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A socialist state, socialist republic, or socialist country, sometimes referred to as a workers' state or workers' republic, is a sovereign state which is constitutionally dedicated to the establishment of socialism. The term communist state is often used synonymously in the West specifically when referring to one-party socialist states governed by Marxist–Leninist communist parties, despite these countries being officially socialist states in the process of building socialism. These countries have not described themselves as communist nor as having implemented a communist society, but are in the process of doing so.
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Current socialist states
Marxist–Leninist states
- People's Republic of China
- Socialist Republic of Vietnam
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Republic of Cuba
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
Countries with constitutional references to socialism
- People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
- People's Republic of Bangladesh
- Co‑operative Republic of Guyana
- Republic of Nicaragua
- Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
- United Republic of Tanzania
Socialist territories with limited recognition
Former socialist states
Marxist–Leninist states
- Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic (1918)
- Hungarian Soviet Republic (1919)
- Bavarian Soviet Republic (1919)
- Far Eastern Republic (1920–1922)
- Tuvan People’s Republic (1921–1944)
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)
- Mongolian People's Republic (1924–1990)
- Chinese Soviet Republic (1931–1937)
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1945–1992)
- People's Republic of Bulgaria (1946–1989)
- People's Socialist Republic of Albania (1946–1992)
- Polish People's Republic (1947–1989)
- Romanian People's Republic (1947–1989)
- German Democratic Republic (1949–1990)
- Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1989)
- Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1954–1975)
- Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1960–1990)
- People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1967–1990)
- Somali Democratic Republic (1969–1991)
- People's Republic of the Congo (1969–1992)
- Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia (1974–1987)
- People's Republic of Mozambique (1975–1990)
- People's Republic of Benin (1975–1992)
- People's Republic of Angola (1975–1992)
- Democratic Republic of Madagascar (1975–1992)
- Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1978–1987)
- People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada
- People's Republic of Kampuchea (1979–1989)
- People's Republic of Burkina Faso (1984–1987)