Socialist state

There were many communist (actually socialist) governments in the 20th century, more than in any other century. The following article is intended as a list and analysis of these governments. Do note that many of the countries listed are or were not necessarily of the socialist mode of production.

Countries that were or are socialist states

List

Africa

• People's Republic of Mozambique (República Popular de Moçambique) — until 1990
• People's Republic of Angola (República Popular de Angola) — until 1992
• People's Republic of Benin (République populaire du Bénin) — until 1990
• People's Republic of the Congo (République populaire du Congo) — until 1992
• People's Democratic Republic of Algeria — still exists, became a liberal democracy
• People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (ye-Ītyōppyā Hezbāwī Dīmōkrāsīyāwī Rīpeblīk) — until 1991
• Somali Democratic Republic (Jamhuuriyadda Dimuqraadiga Soomaaliyeed) — until 1991
• Democratic Republic of Madagascar (Repoblika Demokratika Malagasy) — until 1992
• Republic of Ghana — overthrown in 1966
• United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania) — still exists, became a liberal democracy
• Burkina Faso — until 1987

America

• Republic of Cuba (Republica de Cuba) — still exists, but socialism is disputed

Asia

• Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Союз Советских Социалистических Республик) — dissolved in 1991
• Mongolian People's Republic — until 1992
• Democratic People's Republic of Korea (조선민주주의인민공화국) — still exists, but socialism is disputed
• People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (جمهورية اليمن الديمقراطية الشعبية) — until 1990
• People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国) — still exists, but socialism is disputed
• Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Cộng hòa Xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam) — still exists, but socialism is disputed
• Lao People's Democratic Republic (ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ) — still exists, but socialism is disputed
• People's Republic of Kampuchea (សាធារណរដ្ឋប្រជាមានិតកម្ពុជា) — until 1989
• Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (မြန်မာ့နည်းမြန်မာ့ဟန် ဆိုရှယ်လစ်စနစ်) — until 1988

Europe

• People's Socialist Republic of Albania (Republika Popullore Socialiste e Shqipërisë) — dissolved in the early 1990s
• German Democratic Republic (Deutsche Demokratische Republik) — "reunification" (actually more like an occupation) with the FRG in 1990
• Polish People's Republic (Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa) — until 1989
• Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia (Федеративна Народна Република Југославија) — destroyed in a NATO-supported conflict in the 1990s
• Hungarian People's Republic (Magyar Népköztársaság) — until 1989
• Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (Československá socialistická republika) — until 1990
• Socialist Republic of Romania (Republica Socialistă România) — until 1989
• People's Republic of Bulgaria (Народна Република България) — until 1990