Denmark:
constitutional monarchy
Djibouti:
republic
Dominica:
parliamentary democracy; republic within the Commonwealth
Dominican Republic:
representative democracy
Ecuador:
republic
Egypt:
republic
El Salvador:
republic
Equatorial Guinea:
republic
Eritrea:
transitional government
note: following a successful referendum on independence for the Autonomous Region of Eritrea on 23-25 April 1993, a National Assembly, composed entirely of the People's Front for Democracy and Justice or PFDJ, was established as a transitional legislature; a Constitutional Commission was also established to draft a constitution; ISAIAS Afworki was elected president by the transitional legislature; the constitution, ratified in May 1997, did not enter into effect, pending parliamentary and presidential elections; parliamentary elections have now been scheduled to take place in December 2001