The countries in blue on this map of governments that can all be categorized as:

a) democracies
b)autocracies
c)oligarchies
d)dictatorships

The countries in blue on this map can be categorized as democracies i.e., a type of government where the leaders are elected by the citizens through an election.

Option A

Explanation:

Democracy is a type of governance in which the citizens of the country elect their leaders or elected representatives for a fixed tenure through a voting system. After the end of the tenure there will be elections conducted again to elect the leaders or representatives.

Although there might be some slight variations in the types of democracy being exercised, such as Parliamentary democracy or direct democracy or authoritarian democracy, the common trait of these countries is that they are democratic in nature.

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