How many true Monarchies are there? Where the family is all powerful?

Question

How many true Monarchies are there? Where the family is all powerful?

Answer 1

There are currently only four monarchy in the world that is controlled by an absolute monarch. Absolute monarchy is a monarchical form of government where the monarch has the power to rule his or her land or state and its citizens freely, with some laws or legally-organized direct opposition in force. Although some religious authority may be able to discourage the monarch from some acts and the sovereign is expected to act according to custom, in an absolute monarchy there is no constitution or body of law above what is decreed by the sovereign (king or queen). Among the few states that retain a rather absolute monarchy are Brunei, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Vatican City.

Answer 2

Well - there are Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and one or two other minor sheikhdoms.  Further East, there was Nepal, until the people decided to persuade the king - forcefully - that he ought to act as if it was the 19th century, not the 16th - and one or two mini sultanates in south east Asia and the Pacific islands, smaller than an Irish market town.   Not much else, I'm glad to say.

Answer 3

Here is a web site.

http://monarchies.50megs.com/currentmona...

Answer 4

Thankfully, there are very few absolute monarchies left. Perhaps Nepal and Thailand are the only two remaining. Hopefully, revolution will liberate these nations soon from what can only be considered "multigenerational dictatorships." There is no form of government more oppressive and more opposed to democracy and rule by the will of the people than that of monarchy. Hopefully, some day, even the British will tell the members of the House of Windsor to get off the public dole and to get real jobs as ordinary workers just like everyone else. While the Windsors are not an absolute monarchy, and, in fact, are actually nothing more than windowdressing on top of a parliamentary democracy...the Windsors are a tax burden with which British working-class citizens should not be encumbered.