Communist states

China, officially the '''People's Republic of China (PRC'''), is a country in East Asia. It is the second-most populous country after India, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, representing 17% of the world's population. China borders fourteen countries by land across an area of , making it the third-largest country by area. The country is divided into 33 province-level divisions: 22 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities, and 2 semi-autonomous special administrative regions. Beijing is the capital, while Shanghai is the most populous city by urban area and largest financial ce

Laos, officially the '''Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR'''), is a country in mainland Southeast Asia, and the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and southwest. Having a population of more than 7 million, Laos's capital and most populous city is Vientiane. Laos has three UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the town of Luang Prabang, the temple complex of Vat Phou, and the Plain of Jars. The 2021 completion of the Boten–Vientiane railway, Laotian section of the L

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu (Amnok) and Tumen rivers, and South Korea to the south at the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). The country's western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. Pyongyang is the capital and largest city.

Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country in the Caribbean. It comprises the eponymous main island as well as 4,195 islands, islets, and cays. Situated at the convergence of the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean, Cuba is located east of the Yucatán Peninsula, south of both Florida and the Bahamas, west of Hispaniola, and north of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Havana is the largest city and capital. Cuba is the third-most populous country in the Caribbean after Haiti and Dominican Republic, with about 10 million inhabitants. It is the largest country in the C

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), also known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until its dissolution in 1991. It was the world's third-most populous country, largest by area, and bordered twelve countries. A diverse multinational state, it was organized as a federal union of national republics, the largest and most populous being the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. In practice, its government and economy were highly centralized. As a one-party state governed by the Communist Party, it was the flagship communist state. Its capital and largest city was Moscow.

1949–1990 country in central Europe, unified into modern Germany

constituent republic of the Soviet Union (1922–1991)

Central and Southeast European socialist state (1945–1992)

former country in Southeast Asia that existed from 1945 to 1976

1967–1990 state in Western Asia

country of the Warsaw Pact and Eastern Bloc from 1947 to 1989

1924–1992 communist republic in East Asia

1965–1989 republic in Southeastern Europe

Socialist republic ruled by the Bulgarian Communist Party (1946–1990)

Central Asian Republic (1978–1992)

Marxist-Leninist government of Albania (1946–1992)

1921–1944 people's republic in Asia

1949–1989 socialist republic in Central Europe

republic in Central/Eastern Europe between 1960 and 1990

state that is administered and governed by a single communist party

The Derg or Dergue (, ), officially the Provisional Military Administrative Council (PMAC), and also often simply known as Socialist Ethiopia, was the military junta that ruled Ethiopia, including present-day Eritrea, from 1974 to 1987, when they formally "civilianized" the administration, though remaining in power until 1991.

former socialist state with limited recognition in Cambodia

former country

former country in Africa

self-declared socialist state (1975–1992)

former country in Africa

state established in the Republic of the Congo from 1969 to 1991

1975–2002 country in southeast Africa

political entity in southern Vietnam from 1969 to 1975; provisional government of South Vietnam from 1975 to 1976

communist rule in Poland

Government of Grenada 1979–1983

period of Comorian History from 1975 to 1978

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overview of criticism of communist states