Interactive Timeline

Great Britian

May 1, 1707

Government: Constitutional Monarchy
Leader: David Cameron
Branches: 3

United States

Jul 4, 1776

Government: Democracy
Leader: Barak Obama
Branches: 3

Mexico

Sep 27, 1821

Government: Federal Republic
Leader: Felipe Calderon Hinojosa
Branches: 3

Venezuela

Mar 3, 1845

Government: Federal Republic
Leader: Hugo Chavez
Branches: 3

Cuba

May 20, 1902

Government: Communism
Leader: Raul Castro
Branches: 3

Taiwan

Jan 1, 1912

Government: Multi-Party Democracy
Leader: Ma Ying-Jeou
Branches: 5

Saudi Arabia

Sep 23, 1932

Government: Monarchy
Leader: Abdallah Saud
Branches: 1

Japan

May 3, 1947

Government: Parlimintary with Constitutional Monarchy
Leader: Yukio Hatoyma
Branches: 3

North Korea

Sep 9, 1948

Government: Communist
Leader: Kim Jun-il
Branches: 1

China

Oct 1, 1949

Government: Communist
Leader: Hu Jintao
Branches: 3

Russia

Dec 26, 1991

Government: Federation
Leader: Dimitry Medvedev
Branches: 3

Iraq

Oct 15, 2005

Government: Parlimintary Democracy
Leader: Jalal Talabani
Branches: 3