Countries are colour-coded based on their respective governments' claims with regard to democracy.
Blue - Governments that claim to be democratic and allow opposition parties to exist (though in some cases those opposition parties may be persecuted).
Green - Governments that claim to be democratic but do not allow opposition parties to exist.
Red - Governments that do not claim to be democratic.
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