Congo, Democratic Republic of the: dictatorship; presumably undergoing a transition to representative government
Congo, Republic of the:
republic
Cook Islands:
self-governing parliamentary democracy
Costa Rica:
democratic republic
Cote d'Ivoire:
republic; multiparty presidential regime established
1960
Croatia:
presidential/parliamentary democracy
Cuba:
Communist state
Cyprus:
republic
note: a disaggregation of the two ethnic communities inhabiting the island began following the outbreak of communal strife in 1963; this separation was further solidified after the Turkish intervention in July 1974 after a Greek junta-based coup attempt gave the Turkish Cypriots de facto control in the north; Greek Cypriots control the only internationally recognized government; on 15 November 1983 Turkish Cypriot "President" Rauf DENKTASH declared independence and the formation of a "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" (TRNC), recognized only by Turkey; both sides publicly support a settlement based on a federation (Greek Cypriot position) or confederation (Turkish Cypriot position)
Czech Republic:
parliamentary democracy