41. Only Brunei, on the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia, now remains an absolute monarchy . 42. The present system was adopted in 1990, after a democratic movement toppled the absolute monarchy . 43. The Kingdom of Belgium was never an absolute monarchy . 44. These opinions were viewed with suspicion by the absolute monarchy of James I of England. 45. Saudi Arabia, an absolute monarchy , has an unelected Consultative Council that acts like a parliament. 46. Protest against the absolute monarchy was in the air. 47. Politics in Nepal have been unstable since a pro-democracy movement in 1991 ended absolute monarchy . 48. Absolute monarchy persisted in China until its gradual weakening under the Song and Ming dynasties.49. Politics in Nepal has been unstable since a pro-democracy movement in 1990 ended absolute monarchy . 50. Bhutan is one of the world's last absolute monarchies .
