Socialist countries are countries which have in their law books the policy of eradicating major forms of private ownership of property.
Some countries call themselves Marxist and Leninist socialist countries. They pay lip service to the teachings of the great socialist thinkers Karl Marx of Germany and Vladimir Lenin of Russia.
Marx and Lenin followers are also called Communists because they plan to establish classless [therefore communist] societies in the distant future.
Today, the following countries call themselves socialist and honour the teachings of Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin [not all of them really do]:
Vietnam (established 1945).
North Korea (established 1948).
China (established 1949).
Cuba (established 1959).
Laos (established 1975).
Countries which called themselves socialist and honoured the teachings of Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin:
Soviet Union (1917-1991).
Mongolia (1924-1992).
Yugoslavia (1943-1992).
Poland (1945-1989).
Albania (1946-1991).
Bulgaria (1946-1990).
Romania (1947-1989).
Czechoslovakia (1948-1990).
Hungary (1949-1989).
East Germany (1949-1990).
South Yemen (1967-1990).
Somalia (1969-1991).
Congo (1970-1992).
Ethiopia (1974-1991).
Cambodia (1975-1993).
Mozambique (1975-1990).
Angola (1975-1992).
Benin (1975-1990).
Afghanistan (1978-1992).
Grenada (1979-1983).
Countries which honour socialist thought in their law books:
Bangladesh, Egypt, Guyana, India, Libya, Portugal, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tanzania and Venezuela.
Countries which used to honour socialist thought in their law books:
Algeria, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burma, Cape Verde, Chile, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Iraq, Madagascar, Mali, Nicaragua, Sao Tome And Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sudan, Suriname, Tunisia and Uganda.
