Government types decide many factors, some of the most important being: holding elections in country, ability for monarch to appoint ruling party and limiting ideologies of possible ruling parties. Fascist Dictatorship and Proletariat Dictatorship get special Casus bellis to spread their ideologies to other countries. Various governments can change nations' names and colors, and each tag has a different flag for each government type (one for monarchies, one for democracies and presidential/bourgeois dictatorships, one for proletarian dictatorships, and one for fascist dictatorships). Change of government type can be achieved by political reforms (mainly Vote Franchise), events, decisions, or successful rebel uprisings.
All uncivilized nations (except 
Liberia) are absolute monarchies. Political reforms can't be enacted before westernizing.
Comparison of government types
| Name | Parties allowed | Can appoint ruling party | Elections | Political reforms | Social reforms | Rebels forcing this government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolute Monarchy | Liberal, Conservative, Reactionary | Yes | No | Depends on Upper House | Depends on Upper House | Reactionaries when HM's Government, Presidential Dictatorship or Prussian Constitutionalism, Carlists as Spain |
| Prussian Constitutionalism | Liberal, Conservative, Reactionary, Socialist | Yes | Yes | Depends on Upper House | Depends on Upper House | None |
| HM's Government | All | Yes | Yes | Depends on Upper House | Depends on Upper House | Jacobins when Prussian Constitutionalism or Absolute Monarchy |
| Democracy | All | No | Yes | Depends on Upper House | Depends on Upper House | Jacobins when HM's Government or any Dictatorship |
| Presidential Dictatorship | Reactionary | Yes | No | Revoke | Revoke | Reactionaries in civilized nations with Absolute Monarchy, Democracy, Communist, Fascist or Bourgeois Dictatorship |
| Proletariat Dictatorship | Communist | Yes | No | Revoke | Enact | Communists |
| Bourgeois Dictatorship | Anarcho-Liberal | Yes | No | Not possible to change | Revoke | Anarcho-liberals |
| Fascist Dictatorship | Fascist | Yes | No | Enact and revoke | Enact and revoke | Fascists |
| Name | Peaceful formation conditions | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Absolute Monarchy | Another monarchy. No elections allowed. Ruling party not fascist, anarcho-liberal or communist. | |
| Prussian Constitutionalism | Absolute Monarchy. Elections allowed. | |
| HM's Government | Prussian Constitutionalism. Non-Secret or Secret Ballots. | |
| Democracy | Any dictatorship. Elections allowed, not Underground parties, and upper house not ruling party only. | Greatly increased immigrant attraction. |
| Presidential Dictatorship | Not Absolute Monarchy or another dictatorship. No elections, underground parties, ruling party only in upper house. Ruling Party is Reactionary. OR: Democracy, no elections, ruling party is conservative or reactionary. | |
| Proletariat Dictatorship | Not Absolute Monarchy or another dictatorship. No elections, underground parties, ruling party only in upper house. Ruling Party is Communist. OR: Democracy, no elections, ruling party is socialist or communist. | Gets special casus belli to install communist governments. |
| Bourgeois Dictatorship | Not Absolute Monarchy or another dictatorship. No elections, underground parties, ruling party only in upper house. Ruling Party is Anarcho-Liberal. OR: Democracy, no elections, ruling party is liberal or anarcho-liberal. | |
| Fascist Dictatorship | Not Absolute Monarchy or another dictatorship. No elections, underground parties, ruling party only in upper house. Ruling Party is Fascist. OR: Democracy, no elections, ruling party is fascist. | Gets special casus belli to install fascist governments. |