Editing Eastern Bloc (section)

===List of existing communist states===
{{see also|People's Republic}}
[[File:Communist States.svg|thumb|300px|A map of [[communist state]]s after 1993]]

Since 1993, the following countries have remained communist states:
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!Country
!Local name
!Since
!Ruling party
|-
|China{{NoteTag|[[Hong Kong]] and [[Macau]] are administered under the "[[One country, two systems]]" principle.}}
|In [[Standard Chinese|Chinese]]: 中华人民共和国<br />In [[Pinyin]]: ''Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó''
|1 October 1949
|[[Chinese Communist Party]]
|-
|Cuba
|In [[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''República de Cuba''
|1 July 1961
|[[Communist Party of Cuba]]
|-
|{{no wrap|Laos}}
|In [[Lao language|Lao]]: ''Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao''
|2 December 1975
|{{no wrap|[[Lao People's Revolutionary Party]]}}
|-
|Vietnam
|{{no wrap|In [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]]: ''Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam''}}
|{{no wrap|2 September 1945 ([[North Vietnam]])<br>30 April 1975 ([[Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam|South Vietnam]])<br>2 July 1976 ([[Reunification Day|unified]])}}
|[[Communist Party of Vietnam]]
|-
|}