A country run by a royal family would be described as a monarchy.
Monarchy
The Zhou (pronounced "joe") ruled after the shang
The Saudi Arabian government is an oligarchy ruled by the royal family Saud. The reign has been passed from brother to brother since 1950 before which their father, Ibn Saud ruled.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is ruled by a Monarch system. There is a king and a royal family that dominates the legal and political system.
92 years
The Bourbons.
No! The Tudors were not a country.They were a royal family that ruled England.
The House of Bourbon.
ANSWER:Because when it came to the American Colonies, a royal colony was owned and ruled by the king or queen.
Britain is not technically ruled by a woman. While the Queen of England is, in fact, a woman - she and the rest of the royal family - are more figure heads at current. The political system within England functions from Parliament.
Its a State, and is ruled by an Emir who is from the Al-Thani royal family of Qatar
democrasy
monarchy