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EVOLUTION OF SOVEREIGN STATES IN EUROPE

Sovereignty of State in Europe

Oldest Sovereign State in Europe Newest Sovereign State in Europe
Most Serene Republic of SAN MARINO (September 3, 301) Republic of KOSOVO (February 17, 2008)

Former Political Entities in Europe

List the sovereign states (short name only) that became part of the following. Use bullets or comma to separate your
answers. Minus points for extra answers.
Russian Empire Soviet Union Yugoslavia

Belarus Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina

Estonia Estonia Croatia
Finland Latvia North Macedonia
Latvia Lithuania Serbia
Lithuania Russia Slovenia
Moldova Ukraine Kosovo
Poland
Ukraine

Common YEAR of State Sovereignty

Write the short name of the country and minus points for extra answers.

What is the common YEAR of state sovereignty of sovereign states in Europe? 1991

List the sovereign states in Europe with the same YEAR when they gained their state sovereignty
Sovereign State Formerly part of
1991
• BELARUS • Roman Republic/Roman Empire
• CROATIA
• ESTONIA • Crown of Aragon
• MOLDOVA
• NORTH MACEDONIA
• House of Grimaldi
• RUSSIA
• SLOVENIA
• UKRAINE • Kingdom of Aragon

• Spanish Empire

• Carolingian Empire

• French Empire as Helvetic

Republic

• French Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• United Kingdom of the

Netherlands

• Habsburg monarchy

• Ottoman Empire
• Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia

• German Confederation

• United Kingdoms of Sweden and

Norway
• United Kingdoms of Sweden and
Norway

• Ottoman Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Russian Empire

• Russian Empire-German Empire

• United Kingdom

• Kingdom of Great Britain joined

by Northern Ireland

• Kingdom of Italy

• Union with Denmark as Kingdom

of Iceland

• United Kingdom

• Danish Empire

• Allied Occupied (United States –

Soviet Union – United Kingdom –
France)

• United Kingdom

• Cyprus

• Allied Occupied Germany

(United States – United Kingdom
– France – Soviet Union)
• Soviet Union
• Soviet Union
• Moldova

• Soviet Union
• Yugoslavia
• Soviet Union
• Soviet Union
• Yugoslavia
• Soviet Union
• Yugoslavia
• Soviet Union

• Yugoslavia

• Socialist Republic
• Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
 • State Union of Serbia and
Montenegro
• State Union of Serbia and
Montenegro

• Serbia

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS: GOVERNMENTS IN EUROPE

HEADS OF STATE IN EUROPE

1. Longest serving head of state (title, surname of the head of state and short name of sovereign state)
Queen Elizabeth II, United Kingdom

2. Newest head of state (title, surname of the head of state and short name of sovereign state)
Captain Regent Mancini and Captain Regent Zafferani, San Marino

3. Titles used by heads of state. Indicate the number of countries

• President (35) • Queen (2) • Sovereign Prince (1)
• King (5) • Prince (1) • Captain Regent (1)
• Co-prince (1) • Grand Duke (1) • Sovereign (1)

4. Length of term in office (single term) of heads of state in Europe

• 7 years • 5 years • Until abdication or death
• 6 years • 4 years • Until resignation or death
• 6 months

5. Currently ruling royal houses of heads of state (full name of the royal house and the short name of the sovereign state they rule)
• House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Belgium • House of Orange-Nassau, Netherlands
• House of Glücksburg, Denmark • House of Glücksburg, Norway
• House of Liechtenstein, Liechtenstein • House of Bourbon-Anjou, Spain
• House of Nassau-Weilburg, Luxembourg • House of Bernadotte, Sweden
• House of Grimaldi, Monaco • House of Windsor, United Kingdom

6. Who can select heads of state?

• the legislature • elected by popular • hereditary succession • elected by the Federal
vote Convention
• the Holy See • elected by and from • elected by an • elected by their
the legislature electoral college respected ethnic
groups

7. Who can select presidents?

• the legislature • elected by the Federal • elected by their respected ethnic
Convention groups
• the Holy See • elected by popular vote
8. In sovereign states where presidents are popularly elected, what are the electoral systems used in Europe?
• popular vote using the two round • popular vote using the plurality • popular vote using the instant
system voting system runoff voting system

9. Multiple Heads of State

Sovereign states with more than one head of state serving at once. Indicate the number of head of state
• Principality of • BOSNIA & • Most Serene Republic •
ANDORRA (2) HERZEGOVINA (3) of SAN MARINO (2)
10. Sovereign states where the head of state is NOT a citizen of the country they serve as head of state
• President Zeljko Komsic(CROAT) • • President Milorad Dodik(SERB)

HEADS OF GOVERNMENT IN EUROPE

1. Longest serving head of government (title, surname of the head of government and short name of sovereign state)
Chancellor MERKEL, Germany

2. Newest head of government (title, surname of the head of government and short name of sovereign state)
Chairman of the Government BELOUSOV, Russia

3. Titles used by heads of government. Indicate the number of countries

• Prime Minister (27) • Premier (1)
• Head of Government (1) • President of the Governorate (1)
• Chancellor (2) • President (2)
• Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1) • President of the Council Ministers (2)
• President of the Government (5) • Captain Regent (1)
• Chairman of the Government (3) •
• Taoiseach (1) •
• Minister of State (1)

4. Who can select heads of government?

• President • Prince Regnant • 7-member Federal Council
• legislature • Grand Duke • President and legislature
• King • Sovereign Prince • Presidential Council
• people • Political parties of the country
• Queen and legislature • Sovereign from legislature

GENDER AND POLITICS IN EUROPE

Female National Leaders in Europe

Title, surname of the leader and short name of sovereign states with female national leaders
• Prime Minister Wilmes, Belgium • Prime Minister Jakobsdottir, Iceland
• Queen Margrethe II, Denmark • Prime Minister Solberg, Norway
• Prime Minister Frederiksen, Denmark • Captain Regent Zafferani, San Marino
• President Kaljulaid, Estonia • President of the Government Brnabic, Serbia
• Prime Minister Marin, Finland • President Caputova, Slovakia
• Chancellor Merkel, Germany • President Sommaruga, Switzerland
• President Sakellaropoulou, Greece • Queen Elizabeth II, United Kingdom

LGBT National Leaders in Europe

Title, surname of the leader and short name of sovereign states with national leaders that are of LGBT orientation
• Prime Minister, Bettel, • Prime Minister,Varadkar. IRELAND • Prime Minister, Brnabic, SERBIA
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