text: The government of Morocco (north Africa) is indeed quite like that of the United States. It has an Executive, Legislative, and Judicial system just as in the US. The major difference is the head of the executive branch of the US is voted by the people through a process called an electoral college whereas in Morocco it is a monarchy (lineage through birth).\n\nThere are other changes of course (there is no government in the WORLD exactly like the US) and it would be a good idea to read up on it at the following web site\n\nhttp://www.bestmorocco.com\n\nEritrea (east Africa) was awarded to Ethiopia in 1952. It's government is "transitional".\n\nAfter much bloodshed Lesotho (in South Africa) has a government setup with the three branches of government the US employs. There are no elections and the executive branch is a monarchy.\n\nChad (central Africa) is in warfare right now but the three forms of government are in place with elections (over 50% and for 5 years for the President).\n\nNiger (western Africa) I know less about. I know they employ the three branches of government and have a president. How he is elected I do not know.\n\nThe majority difference in these countries is some portion of the countries leaders are APPOINTED (as the President of the US appoints his Cabinet) where leaders in the US are elected and those who are not have to be approved by the Legislative Branch (Congress).