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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|sovereign]] [[State (polity)|state]] which is [[Constitution|constitutionally]] dedicated to the establishment of [[socialism]].  
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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|sovereign]] [[State (polity)|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 [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist–Leninist]] [[communist parties]], despite these countries being officially socialist states in the process of building [[socialism]]. These countries have not described themselves as ''[[Communism|communist]]'' nor as having implemented a [[communist society]], but are in the process of doing so.  


The term ''[[communist state]]'' is often used synonymously in the [[Western Bloc|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 [[Socialist mode of production|socialism]]. These countries have not described themselves as ''[[communist]]'' nor as having implemented a [[communist society]], but are in the process of doing so.
== Overview ==
Socialist states commonly have centrally [[Planned economy|planned economies]], [[democratic centralism]], and maintain a policy of [[secularism]] or [[state atheism]]. In recent decades, many socialist states have adopted [[Socialist market economy|market socialist economies]] in response to changing geopolitical circumstances.
 
== Current socialist states ==
 
=== Marxist–Leninist states ===
 
* [[File:Flag_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China.svg|20px]] [[People's Republic of China]]
* [[File:Flag_of_Vietnam.svg|20px]] [[Socialist Republic of Vietnam]]
* [[File:Flag_of_the_DPRK.svg|20px]] [[Democratic People's Republic of Korea]]
* [[File:Flag_of_Cuba.svg|20px]] [[Republic of Cuba]]
* [[File:Flag_of_Laos.svg|20px]] [[Lao People's Democratic Republic]]
 
=== Countries with constitutional references to socialism ===
 
* [[File:Flag_of_Algeria.png|20px]] [[People's Democratic Republic of Algeria]]
* [[People's Republic of Bangladesh]]
* [[Co‑operative Republic of Guyana]]
* [[File:Flag_of_Nicaragua.png|20px]] [[Republic of Nicaragua]]
* [[File:Flag_of_sri_lanka.png|20px]] [[Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka]]
* [[File:Flag_of_Tanzania.svg|20px]] [[United Republic of Tanzania]]
 
=== Socialist territories with limited recognition ===
 
* [[File:Flag_of_South_Yemen.svg|20px]] [[South Yemen Movement]]
 
== Former socialist states ==
 
=== Marxist–Leninist states ===
 
* [[File:Red_flag.svg|20px]] [[Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic (1918)]]
* [[File:Red_flag.svg|20px]] [[Hungarian Soviet Republic (1919)]]
* [[File:Red_flag.svg|20px]] [[Bavarian Soviet Republic (1919)]]
* [[Far Eastern Republic (1920–1922)]]
* [[Tuvan People’s Republic (1921–1944)]]
* [[File:Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union_(1955-1991).svg|20px]] [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)]]
* [[File:Mongolian_People's_Republic_Flag.png|20px]] [[Mongolian People's Republic (1924–1992)|Mongolian People's Republic (1924–1990)]]
* [[File:Flag_of_Chinese_Soviet_Republic.svg|20px]] [[Chinese Soviet Republic (1931–1937)]]
* [[File:Yugoslav_flag.png|20px]] [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1945–1992)]]
* [[File:People's_Republic_of_Bulgaria_flag.png|20px]] [[People's Republic of Bulgaria (1946–1990)]]
* [[File:Flag_of_Albania_(1946–1992).svg|20px]] [[People's Socialist Republic of Albania (1946–1992)]]
* [[File:Flag_of_Poland_(1927–1980).svg|20px]] [[Polish People's Republic (1947–1989)]]
* [[File:Flag_of_Romania_(1965–1989).png|20px]] [[Socialist Republic of Romania (1947–1989)]]
* [[File:GDR_flag.png|20px]] [[German Democratic Republic (1949–1990)]]
* [[File:Flag_of_Hungary_(1949–1956).svg|20px]] [[Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1989)]]
* [[File:Flag_of_Vietnam.svg|20px]] [[Democratic Republic of Vietnam|Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1954–1975)]]
* [[File:Czech_flag.png|20px]] [[Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1948–1990)]]
* [[File:Flag_of_South_Yemen.svg|20px]] [[People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1967–1990)]]
* [[File:Flag_of_Somalia.svg|20px]] [[Somali Democratic Republic (1969–1991)]]
* [[People's Republic of the Congo (1969–1992)]]
* [[File:Flag_of_Derg.png|20px]] [[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)]]
* [[File:Flag_of_Afghanistan_(1980–1987).svg|20px]] [[Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1978–1992)|Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1978–1987)]]
* [[File:Grenada_flag.png|20px]] [[People's Revolutionary Government (Grenada)|People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada]]
* [[People's Republic of Kampuchea (1979–1989)]]
* [[People's Republic of Burkina Faso (1984–1987)]]
 
== States with governing communist or socialist parties ==
 
== See also ==
 
* [[Marxism–Leninism]]
* [[Socialism]]
* [[Dictatorship of the proletariat]]
 
== References ==
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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.

Overview

Socialist states commonly have centrally planned economies, democratic centralism, and maintain a policy of secularism or state atheism. In recent decades, many socialist states have adopted market socialist economies in response to changing geopolitical circumstances.

Current socialist states

Marxist–Leninist states

Countries with constitutional references to socialism

Socialist territories with limited recognition

Former socialist states

Marxist–Leninist states

States with governing communist or socialist parties

See also

References

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