| Country | Monarch | Type |
| Lesotho | King Letsie III | Constitutional |
| Morocco | King Muhammad VI | Constitutional |
| Swaziland | King Mswati III | Absolute |
| Country | Monarch | Type |
| Bahrain | Sheik Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa | Constitutional |
| Bhutan | King Jigme Singye Wangchuck | Constitutional |
| Brunei | Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah | Constitutional |
| Cambodia | King Norodom Sihanouk | Constitutional |
| Japan | Emperor Akihito | Constitutional |
| Jordan | King Abdullah II | Constitutional |
| Kuwait | Sheik Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah | Constitutional |
| Malaysia | King Syed Sirajuddin | Constitutional |
| Nepal | King Gyandendra | Constitutional |
| Oman | Sultan Qabus ibn Sa'id | Absolute |
| Qatar | Emir Sheik Hamad ibn Khalifa al-Thani | Traditional |
| Samoa | Malietoa Tanumafili II | Constitutional |
| Saudi Arabia | King Fahd bin 'Abdulaziz | Absolute |
| Thailand | King Bhumibol Adulyadej | Constitutional |
| Tonga | King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV | Constitutional |
| Country | Monarch | Type |
| Belgium | King Albert II | Constitutional |
| Denmark | Queen Margrethe II | Constitutional |
| Liechtenstein | Prince Hans Adam II | Quasi-Absolute |
| Luxembourg | Grand Duke Henri | Constitutional |
| Monaco | Prince Rainier III | Constitutional |
| Netherlands | Queen Beatrix | Constitutional |
| Norway | King Harald V | Constitutional |
| Spain | King Juan Carlos I | Parliamentary |
| Sweden | King Carl XVI Gustaf | Constitutional |
| United Kingdom & Commonwealth Realms | Queen Elizabeth II | Constitutional |