autarky
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a country that has autarchy
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a country that is ruled by a president or other leader that people vote for, rather than by a king or queen
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a country made up of individual states with the power to make their own decisions, but with a national government responsible for areas such as foreign policy and defence
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a country governed by a small group of people. Someone in this group is called an oligarch.
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a country controlled by someone who takes power by force and does not allow fair elections
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a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken
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