Government types

Main article: Country Management

Government	About this type...	Bonuses	Penalties	Public Market Commission	Turns to Attack
Monarchy	Monarchy is the default government and there are no additional costs for converting to another government.			6%	2
Democracy	Zero market commissions allow players to resell on the public market more effectively. The cost of 3 turns per attack makes this a weaker government when engaging in battle.	+10% max. technology		0%	3
Republic	Larger explore rates and a higher per-capita income give Republics the opportunity to make large, successful countries. Their lower military strength makes them more vulnerable or susceptible to attacks.	+20% explore rate +20% max. per capita income	-10% military strength	6%	2
Theocracy	Theocracies enjoy lower military costs, increased building rates and more money from tax revenues, but the lack of maximum allowed technology can make them somewhat vulnerable.	-20% Military costs +40 construction speed +50% max. population	-35% max. technology Double GDI expenses	6%	2
Communism	Communists are renowned for their larger industrial capacity than other governments. Though a communist can do quite well selling military units on the public market, a considerably higher market tax helps bring them in-line with other governments.	+20% tech effectiveness +35% industrial production +35% market sale cap		10%	2
Dictatorship	Dictatorships can be extremely powerful. A Dictators' enhanced military strength and spy effectiveness makes them primarily a war-dominating government, though building structures takes considerably longer.	+25% military strength +30 spy effectiveness +32% building capture	-30% build rate	6%	2
Tyranny	It only takes tyrants 1 turn to make a successful attack on other countries. These warmongers also benefit from extra gains (more land or more civilians, bushels and buildings killed/destroyed).	+20% attack gains -10% military upkeep costs	-25% per capita income	6%	1
Fascism	Fascist governments are well poised to make lots of money since food is always in demand and oil can potentially make a lot more than food. Market volatility directly impacts how successful this government can be.	+15% food production +75% Oil Production +15% Bonus effectiveness	-10% per capita income -15% population	6%	2