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An '''official residence''' is the [[House|residence]] at which [[heads of state]], [[heads of government]], gubernatorial or other senior figures officially reside. They may or may not be the same location where they conduct their work-related functions.
==Africa==
==={{flag|Algeria}}===
* [[El Mouradia]] ([[President of Algeria|President]])
==={{flag|Benin}}===
* Presidential Palace
==={{flag|Botswana}}===
* State House ([[Heads of state of Botswana|President]])
==={{flag|Burkina Faso}}===
* Presidential Palace
==={{flag|Burundi}}===
* Presidential Palace
==={{flag|Cameroon}}===
* Unity Palace ([[Heads of state of Cameroon|President]])
==={{flag|Cape Verde}}===
* Presidential Palace
==={{flag|Central African Republic}}===
* Presidential Palace
==={{flag|Chad}}===
* Presidential Palace
==={{flag|Comoros}}===
* Presidential Palace
==={{flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congo, Democratic Republic of]]===
* Kinshasa Presidential Palace
* Brazzaville Presidential Palace
==={{flag|Côte d'Ivoire}}===
*[[Le Palais de la Présidence]] ([[Heads of state of Côte d'Ivoire|President]])
==={{flag|Djibouti}}===
* Presidential Palace
==={{flag|Egypt}}===
* [[Abdin Palace]] ([[President of Egypt|President]])
* [[Ras Al-Teen Palace]] (President)
* [[Koubbeh Palace]] (visiting foreign dignitaries)
====Former====
* [[Montaza Palace]] ([[Rulers of Egypt|King]], formerly; kept as a hotel)
* [[Ras el-Tin Palace]] (King, formerly)
==={{flag|Equatorial Guinea}}===
* Presidential Palace
==={{flag|Eritrea}}===
* Presidential Palace
==={{flag|Ethiopia}}===
* National Palace ([[List of Presidents of Ethiopia|President]])
==={{flag|Gabon}}===
* Presidential Palace
==={{flag|Gambia}}===
*[[State House, The Gambia|State House]] ([[Heads of state of The Gambia|President]])
==={{flag|Ghana}}===
* [[Osu Castle]] ([[Heads of state of Ghana|President]])
* [[Manhyia Palace]] (''[[Asantehene]]'')
==={{flag|Guinea}}===
* Presidential Palace
* [[Villa Syli]] (official guest house)
* [[Belle Vue (palace)|Belle Vue]] (demolished; former summer residence of the President)
==={{flag|Guinea-Bissau}}===
* Presidential Palace
==={{flag|Kenya}}===
*[[State House (Kenya)|State House]] ([[Heads of state of Kenya|President]])
==={{flag|Lesotho}}===
*[[Royal Palace, Lesotho|Royal Palace]] ([[List of kings of Lesotho|King]])
==={{flag|Liberia}}===
*[[Executive Mansion]] ([[List of Presidents of Liberia|President]])
==={{flag|Madagascar}}===
* Presidential Palace
==={{flag|Malawi}}===
* [[Sanjika Palace]] ([[Heads of state of Malawi|President]])
==={{flag|Mali}}===
* Presidential Palace
==={{flag|Mauritania}}===
* Presidential Palace
==={{flag|Mauritius}}===
* [[Le Réduit]] ([[List of Presidents of Mauritius|President]])
==={{flag|Morocco}}===
* Royal Palace
==={{flag|Mozambique}}===
* [[Palácio da Ponta Vermelha]] ([[Heads of state of Mozambique|President]])
==={{flag|Namibia}}===
* State House ([[List of Presidents of Namibia|President]])
==={{flag|Niger}}===
* Presidential Palace
==={{flag|Nigeria}}===
* [[Nigerian Presidential Complex|Presidential Complex]]
==={{flag|Rwanda}}===
* Presidential Palace
==={{flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}}===
* Presidential Palace
==={{flag|Senegal}}===
* Palai de la Republique ([[List of Presidents of Senegal|President]])
==={{flag|Seychelles}}===
* [[State House (Seychelles)|State House]] ([[List of Presidents of Seychelles|President]])
==={{flag|Sierra Leone}}===
* State House ([[Heads of government of Sierra Leone|President]])
==={{flag|Somalia}}===
* [[Villa Somalia]] ([[List of Presidents of Somalia|President]])
==={{flag|South Africa}}===
* [[Groote Schuur]] ([[President of South Africa|President]])
====Provincial, former====
* '''[[Cape Province]]''':<br>[[Government House, Cape Province|Government House]] (Governor, formerly; kept as offices for [[Prime Minister of South Africa|Prime Minister]])
* '''[[Transvaal]]''':<br>[[Government House, Pretoria|Government House]] (Lieutenant General, formerly)
* '''[[Colony of Natal|Natal]]''':<br>[[Government House, Natal|Government House]] (Lieutenant-Governor, formerly)
* '''[[Orange Free State]]''':<br>[[Government House, Orange Free State|Government House]] (Governor, formerly)
==={{flag|Sudan}}===
* Presidential Palace
==={{flag|Swaziland}}===
* [[Embo State Palace]] ([[Ngwenyama|King]])
* Royal Kraal (King)
==={{flag|Tanzania}}===
* State House ([[List of Presidents of Tanzania|President]])
==={{flag|Togo}}===
* Presidential Palace
==={{flag|Tunisia}}===
* Presidential Palace
==={{flag|Uganda}}===
* State House ([[President of Uganda|President]])
==={{flag|Zambia}}===
* State House ([[List of Presidents of Zambia|President]])
==={{flag|Zimbabwe}}===
* State House ([[List of Presidents of Zimbabwe|President]])
==Americas==
===Caribbean===
===={{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}====
* [[Government House (Antigua & Barbuda)|Government House]] ([[List of Governors-General of Antigua and Barbuda|Governor General]])
===={{flag|Bahamas}}====
* [[Government House, The Bahamas|Government House]] ([[List of Governors-General of the Bahamas|Governor-General]])
===={{flag|Barbados}}====
*[[Government House]] ([[List of Governors-General of Barbados|Governor-General]])
*[[Ilaro Court]] ([[List of Prime Ministers of Barbados|Prime Minister]])
===={{flag|Cuba}}====
* [[Presidential Palace]]
===={{flag|Dominica}}====
* [[Government House, Dominica|Government House]] ([[List of Presidents of Dominica|President]])
===={{flag|Dominican Republic}}====
*[[Palacio Nacional, Dominican Republic]] ([[List of Presidents of the Dominican Republic|President]])
===={{flag|Grenada}}====
* Government House ([[List of Governors-General of Grenada|Governor-General]])
===={{flag|Haiti}}====
* Presidential Palace (or National Palace)
===={{flag|Jamaica}}====
* Government House, also King's House ([[Governor-General of Jamaica|Governor-General]])
* Jamaica House ([[Prime Minister of Jamaica|Prime Minister]])
===={{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}====
* [[Government House, Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla|Government House]] ([[List of Governors-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis|Governor-General]])
===={{flag|Saint Lucia}}====
* Government House ([[List of Governors-General of Saint Lucia|Governor-General]])
===={{flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}====
* Government House ([[List of Governors-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|Governor-General]])
===={{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}====
* President's House
* Whitehall ([[List of Prime Ministers of Trinidad and Tobago|Prime Minister]])
===North America===
===={{flag|Belize}}====
* Belize House ([[List of Governors-General of Belize|Governor-General]]}
=====Former=====
* [[Government House, Belize|Government House]] (Governor-General, formerly; kept for official government functions, visiting foreign dignitaries, and as House of Culture Museum)
===={{flag|Canada}}====
=====Federal=====
* [[Rideau Hall]] ([[Governor General of Canada|Governor General]]; [[Monarchy of Canada|monarch]], [[Ottawa]] residence)<ref>[http://www.gg.ca/rh/rh_e.asp Governor General of Canada: Rideau Hall]. [http://www.parl.gc.ca/Infoparl/english/issue.htm?param=130&art=820 Galbraith, William; ''Canadian Parliamentary Review'': Fiftieth Anniversary of the 1939 Royal Visit; Vol. 12, No. 3, 1989]. Lanctot, Gustave; ''Royal Tour of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Canada and the United States of America 1939''; E.P. Taylor Foundation; 1964. [http://www.monarchist.ca/mc/palace.htm Aimers, John; ''Monarchy Canada'': The Palace on the Rideau; April 1996]</ref>
* [[Citadelle of Quebec]] (Governor General, [[Quebec City]] residence)<ref>[http://www.gg.ca/citadelle/index_e.asp Governor General of Canada: La Citadelle]</ref>
* [[24 Sussex Drive]] ([[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]])<ref>[http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/feature.asp?pageId=34 Prime Minister of Canada: 24 Sussex Drive]</ref>
* [[Harrington Lake]] (Prime Minister, country retreat)<ref>[http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca/bins/ncc_web_content_page.asp?cid=16297-24563-24537-24540&lang=1 National Capital Commission: Harrington Lake]</ref>
* [[Stornoway (residence)|Stornoway]] ([[Leader of the Opposition (Canada)|Leader of Opposition]])<ref>[http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca/bins/ncc_web_content_page.asp?cid=16297-24563-24537-24541&lang=1&bhcp=1 National Capital Commission: Stornoway]</ref>
* [[The Farm (Canada)|The Farm, Gatineau Park]] ([[Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons|Speaker of the House of Commons]])<ref>[http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca/bins/ncc_web_content_page.asp?cid=16297-24563-24537-24542&lang=1 National Capital Commission: The Farm]</ref>
* [[7 Rideau Gate]] (visiting foreign dignitaries}<ref>[http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca/bins/ncc_web_content_page.asp?cid=16297-24563-24537-24543&lang=1 National Capital Commission: 7 Rideau Gate]</ref>
======Former, federal======
* [[Hatley Park National Historic Site|Hatley Castle]] ([[Monarchy of Canada|monarch]], formerly; never resided in; kept as [[Royal Roads University]])<ref>[http://www.ltgov.bc.ca/whatsnew/sp/sp_may07_2004.htm Office of the Lieutenant Governor: Speech by Iona Campolo, Retired Heads of Mission Association's Gala Dinner, Royal Roads University, Hatley Castle, Victoria, BC, February 5, 2007]</ref>
=====Provincial=====
* '''[[British Columbia]]''':<br>[[Government House (British Columbia)|Government House]] ([[Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia|Lieutenant Governor]])
* '''[[Manitoba]]''':<br>[[Government House (Manitoba)|Government House]] ([[Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba|Lieutenant Governor]])
* '''[[New Brunswick]]''':<br>[[Old Government House]] ([[Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick|Lieutenant Governor]])
* '''[[Nova Scotia]]''':<br>[[Government House (Nova Scotia)|Government House]] ([[Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia|Lieutenant Governor]])
* '''[[Prince Edward Island]]''':<br>[[Government House (Prince Edward Island)|Government House]] ([[Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island|Lieutenant Governor]])
* '''[[Newfoundland and Labrador]]''':<br>[[Government House (Newfoundland and Labrador)|Government House]] ([[Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador|Lieutenant Governor]])
<small><nowiki>*</nowiki>The provinces of [[Alberta]], [[Saskatchewan]], and [[Ontario]] no longer have official residences for their [[Lieutenant-Governor (Canada)|lieutenant governors]], but do provide them with accommodations; in the case of Ontario, only if necessary.</small>
======Provincial, former======
[[Image:Government House Regina.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Government House]], [[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]]]]
* '''[[Alberta]]''':<br>[[Government House (Alberta)|Government House]] ([[Lieutenant Governor of Alberta|Lieutenant Governor]], formerly; kept for official government functions)
* '''[[Ontario]]''':<br>[[Government House (Ontario)|Government House]] ([[Lieutenant Governor of Ontario|Lieutenant Governor]], formerly; demolished)
* '''[[Quebec]]''':<br>[[Government House (Quebec)|Government House]] ([[Lieutenant Governor of Quebec|Lieutenant Governor]], formerly; destroyed by fire)
* '''[[Saskatchewan]]''':<br>[[Government House (Saskatchewan)|Government House]] ([[Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan|Lieutenant Governor]], formerly; kept as offices of the Lieutenant Governor, and for official government functions)
===={{flag|Costa Rica}}====
* Casa Presidencial (President)
===={{flag|El Salvador}}====
*[[Casa Presidencial (El Salvador)|Casa Presidencial]], also called Casa Blanca (President)
===={{flag|Guatemala}}====
* [[Casa Presidencial (Guatemala)|Casa Presidencial]]
===={{flag|Honduras}}====
* [[Palacio "José Cecilio del Valle"]] ([[President of Honduras|President]])
===={{flag|Mexico}}====
* [[Los Pinos]] ([[President of Mexico|President]])
=====Former=====
[[Image:MexCity-palacio.jpg|thumb|right|200px|National Palace, Mexico City]]
* [[National Palace (Mexico)|National Palace]] ([[List of Emperors of Mexico|Emperor]] then President, formerly; kept as seat of Federal Executive)
* [[Chapultepec Castle|Castillo de Chapultepec]] (Emperor then President, formerly; kept as National Museum of History)
<nowiki>*</nowiki><small>In every state of the Mexico the [[Palacio de Gobierno]], or Government Palace, was the official residence the governor, they are now maintained solely as the relevant governor's offices.</small>
=====States=====
Queretaro
* Casa de la Corregidora (Governor mansion)
===={{flag|Nicaragua}}====
* Presidential Palace
===={{flag|Panama}}====
* [[Palacio de las Garzas]] ([[List of Heads of State of Panama|President]])
===={{flag|United States}}====
[[Image:HobanNorthPortico.jpg|thumb|right|200px|White House, Washington]]
*[[White House]] ([[President of the United States|President]])
*[[Camp David]] (President, retreat)
*[[Number One Observatory Circle]] ([[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]])
*[[Blair House]] (visiting foreign dignitaries)
{{see also|List of United States presidential residences|Western White House}} (non-official presidential residences)
=====State=====
* '''[[Alabama]]''':<br>[[Alabama Governor's Mansion|Governor's Mansion]]
* '''[[Alaska]]''':<br>[[Alaska Governor's Mansion|Governor's Mansion]]
* '''[[Arkansas]]''':<br>[[Arkansas Governor's Mansion|Governor's Mansion]]
* '''[[Colorado]]''':<br>[[Colorado Governor's Mansion|Governor's Mansion]]
* '''[[Connecticut]]''':<br>[[Connecticut Governor's Mansion|Governor's Mansion]]
* '''[[Delaware]]''':<br>[[Delaware Governor's Mansion|Governor's Mansion]], also Woodburn
* '''[[Florida]]''':<br>[[Florida Governor's Mansion|Governor's Mansion]]
* '''[[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]''':<br>[[Georgia Governor's Mansion|Governor's Mansion]]
* '''[[Hawaii]]''':<br>[[Washington Place]]
* '''[[Idaho]]''':<br>[[The Idaho House]]
* '''[[Illinois]]''':<br>[[Illinois Executive Mansion|Executive Mansion]] ([[Governor of Illinois|Governor]])
* '''[[Indiana]]''':<br>[[Indiana Governor's Mansion|Governor's Mansion]]
* '''[[Iowa]]''':<br>[[Terrace Hill]] ([[List of Governors of Iowa|Governor]])
* '''[[Kansas]]''':<br>[[Cedar Crest (mansion)|Governor's Mansion]], also Cedar Crest
* '''[[Kentucky]]''':<br>[[Kentucky Governor's Mansion|Governor's Mansion]]
[[Image:KY Governors Mansion.png|thumb|right|200px|Governor's Mansion, Kentucky]]
* '''[[Louisiana]]''':<br>[[Louisiana Governor's Mansion|Governor's Mansion]]
* '''[[Maine]]''':<br>[[The Blaine House]] ([[List of Governors of Maine|Governor]])
* '''[[Maryland]]''':<br>[[Government House (Maryland)|Government House]] ([[Governor of Maryland|Governor]])
*'''[[Massachusetts]]''':<br/>''Despite several proposals for establishing an official residence for the [[Governor of Massachusetts]], the Commonwealth of Massachusetts does not have a Governor's Mansion.''
* '''[[Michigan]]''':<br>[[Michigan Governor's Residence|Lansing Governor's Residence]]<br>[[Michigan Governor's Residence#Summer residence|Mackinac Island Governor's Residence]] (summer residence)
* '''[[Minnesota]]''':<br>[[Minnesota Governor's Residence|Governor's Residence]]
* '''[[Mississippi]]''':<br>[[Mississippi Governor's Mansion|Governor's Residence]]
* '''[[Missouri]]''':<br>[[Missouri Governor's Mansion|Governor's Mansion]]
* '''[[Montana]]''':<br>[[Montana Governor's Residence|Governor's Mansion]]
* '''[[Nebraska]]''':<br>[[Nebraska Governor's Mansion|Governor's Mansion]]
* '''[[Nevada]]''':<br>[[Nevada Governor's Mansion|Governor's Mansion]]
* '''[[New Hampshire]]''':<br>[[New Hampshire Governor's Mansion|Governor's Mansion]], also Bridges House
* '''[[New Jersey]]''': <br>[[Drumthwacket]] ([[Governor of New Jersey|Governor]])
* '''[[New Mexico]]''':<br>[[New Mexico Governor's Mansion|Governor's Mansion]]
* '''[[New York]]''':<br>[[New York State Executive Mansion|Executive Mansion]] ([[List of Governors of New York|Governor]])
* '''[[North Carolina]]''':<br>[[North Carolina Executive Mansion|Executive Mansion]] ([[Governor of North Carolina|Governor]])
* '''[[North Dakota]]''':<br>[[North Dakota Governor's Residence|Governor's Mansion]]
* '''[[Ohio]]''':<br>[[Ohio Governor's Mansion|Governor's Mansion]]
* '''[[Oklahoma]]''':<br>[[Oklahoma Governor's Mansion|Governor's Mansion]]
* '''[[Oregon]]''':<br>[[Mahonia Hall]] ([[Governor of Oregon|Governor]])
* '''[[Pennsylvania]]''':<br>[[Pennsylvania Governor's Mansion|Governor's Mansion]]
* '''[[South Carolina]]''':<br>[[South Carolina Governor's Mansion|Governor's Mansion]]
* '''[[South Dakota]]''':<br>[[South Dakota Governor's Residence|Governor's Mansion]]
* '''[[Tennessee]]''':<br>[[Tennessee Governor's Mansion|Governor's Mansion]]
* '''[[Texas]]''':<br>[[Texas Governor's Mansion|Governor's Mansion]]
[[Image:Texas governors mansion.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Governor's Mansion, Texas]]
* '''[[Utah]]''':<br>[[Utah Governor's Mansion|Governor's Mansion]]
* '''[[Vermont]]''':<br>[[The Pavilion (government building)|The Pavilion]] ([[Governor of Vermont|Governor]])
* '''[[Virginia]]''':<br>[[Executive Mansion (Virginia)|Executive Mansion]] ([[Governor of Virginia|Governor]])
* '''[[Washington]]''':<br>[[Washington Governor's Mansion|Governor's Mansion]]
* '''[[West Virginia]]''':<br>[[West Virginia Governor's Mansion|Executive Mansion]] ([[List of Governors of West Virginia|Governor]])
* '''[[Wisconsin]]''':<br>[[Wisconsin Governor's Mansion|Governor's Mansion]]
* '''[[Wyoming]]''':<br>[[Wyoming Governor's Mansion|Governor's Mansion]]
======State, former======
[[Image:Iolani Palace (1328).JPG|thumb|right|200px|{{okina}}Iolani Palace, Honolulu]]
* '''[[California]]''':<br>[[California Governor's Mansion]] (Governor, formerly; kept for official government functions)
* '''[[Hawaii]]''':<br>[[Washington Place]] ([[Kingdom of Hawaii|Queen]] then [[Governor of Hawaii|Governor]], formerly; kept as museum)<br>[[ʻIolani Palace|{{okina}}Iolani Palace]] (Queen, formerly; kept for official government functions)<br>[[Hulihee Palace]] (Queen, formerly; retained as museum)
* '''[[Oregon]]''':<br>[[Mahonia Hall#Previous governors' residence|Stiff-Jarman House]] (Governor, formerly; kept as headquarters of the [[Oregon Department of Environmental Quality]])
=====Territorial=====
* '''[[Puerto Rico]]''':<br>[[La Fortaleza]] ([[Governor of Puerto Rico|Governor]])
* '''[[Guam]]''':<br>Government House ([[List of Guam Governors|Governor]])
===South America===
===={{flag|Argentina}}====
* [[Casa Rosada]] ([[President of Argentina|President]])
* [[Quinta de Olivos]] (President, summer residence)
===={{flag|Bolivia}}====
* [[Palacio Quemado|Palacio de Gobierno]] (President)
===={{flag|Brazil}}====
* [[Palácio da Alvorada]] ([[President of Brazil|President]])
* [[Granja do Torto]] (President, retreat)
* [[Palácio do Jaburu]] ([[Vice President of Brazil|Vice President]])
=====Former=====
* [[Catete Palace]] (President, formerly; kept as Museu da República)
* [[National Museum of Brazil|Paço de São Cristóvão]] ([[John VI of Portugal|King]] and [[Imperial Family of Brazil|Emperor]], formerly; kept as the National Museum of Brazil)
* [[Imperial Museum, Petrópolis|Palácio Imperial de Petrópolis]] (Emperor, summer residence, formerly; kept as Imperial Museum of Brazil)
=====State=====
* [[Rio de Janeiro]]
* Palácio da Guanabara
===={{flag|Chile}}====
* [[Private residence]] ([[List of presidents of Chile|President]])
* [[Cerro Castillo]] (President, retreat)
=====Former=====
[[Image:La Moneda 2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Palacio de La Moneda, Santiago]]
* [[Palacio de La Moneda]] (President, formerly; kept as office for President)
===={{flag|Colombia}}====
*[[Palacio de Nariño]] ([[President of Colombia|President]])
*[[Casa de Huspedes (Cartagena)]] (President)
*[[Hacienda Hato Grande]] (President, retreat)
===={{flag|Ecuador}}====
* [[Palacio de Carondelet]] ([[List of heads of state of Ecuador|President]])
===={{flag|Guyana}}====
* [[British Guiana, Government House|State House]] ([[List of Presidents of Guyana|President]])
===={{flag|Paraguay}}====
* [[Palacio de López]] ([[List of Presidents of Paraguay|President]])
===={{flag|Peru}}====
[[Image:Palacenight.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Palacio de Gobierno, Lima]]
* [[Government Palace (Peru)|Palacio de Gobierno]] ([[List of Presidents of Peru|President]])
===={{flag|Suriname}}====
* Presidential Palace
===={{flag|Uruguay}}====
* [[Suarez Residence]] ([[List of Presidents of Uruguay|President]])
* [[Anchorena Park]] (President, retreat)
===={{flag|Venezuela}}====
* [[Palacio de Miraflores]] ([[President of Venezuela|President]])
=====Former=====
* [[La Casona]]
==Asia==
==={{flag|Afghanistan}}===
* [[Presidential Palace (Afghanistan)|Presidential Palace]]
==={{flag|Azerbaijan}}===
* Presidential Palace
==={{flag|Bahrain}}===
*[[Rifa'a Palace]] ([[House of Al-Khalifa|King]])
==={{flag|Bangladesh}}===
*[[Bangabhaban]] ([[List of Presidents of Bangladesh|President]])
==={{flag|Bhutan}}===
*[[Dechenchholing Palace]] ([[List of rulers of Bhutan|King]])
==={{flag|Brunei}}===
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* [[Istana Nurul Iman]] ([[List of Sultans of Brunei|Sultan]])
==={{flag|Cambodia}}===
* [[Khemarindra Palace]] ([[King of Cambodia|King]])
==={{flagicon|People's Republic of China}} [[People's Republic of China|China, People's Republic of]]===
[[Image:Zhongnanhai06.jpg|thumb|200px|Zhongnanhai]]
*[[Zhongnanhai]] (most top [[Communist Party of China]] leaders)
====Special administrative regions====
* '''[[Hong Kong]]''':<br>[[Government House, Hong Kong|Government House]] ([[Chief Executive of Hong Kong|Chief Executive]])<br>[[Fanling Lodge]] ([[Chief Executive of Hong Kong|Chief Executive]] - Summer/alternate)<br>[[Victoria House]] (15 Barker Road) ([[Chief Secretary (Hong Kong)|Chief Secretary]])<br>[[45 Shouson Hill Road]] ([[Financial Secretary (Hong Kong)|Financial Secretary]])<br>[[Residence of Secretary for Justice]] (19 Severn Road) ([[Secretary for Justice]])<br>[[Chief Justice's House]] ([[Chief Justice]] of the [[Court of Final Appeal#Hong Kong|Court of Final Appeal]])<br>[[Headquarters House]] (11 Barker Road) (Commander-in-Chief)
=====Former British Colony of Hong Kong=====
*[[Flagstaff House]] (commander of British forces in Hong Kong, formerly)
*[[Island House]] (formerly, District Officers (North), and later District Commissioners for the New Territories)
*[[Gate Lodge]] ([[Governor of Hong Kong]]'s summer residence 1900-1934)
=====Former Portuguese Colony of Macau=====
* [[Macau Government House]] (home and later office of the Governor of Macau, Avenida de Praia Grande); now office of the [[Chief Executive of Macau]]
==={{flagicon|ROC}} [[Republic of China|Taiwan]]===
[[Image:Presidential Building, Taiwan (0750).JPG|thumb|200px|Presidential Building]]
* [[Presidential Building (Taipei)|Presidential Building]] (formerly office of [[Governor-General of Taiwan]])
====Former====
* [[Presidential Palace (Nanjing)|Presidential Palace]] in [[Nanjing]] (1927–1937, 1946–1949; kept as museum from 1998)
==={{flag|India}}===
====National====
[[Image:Rashtrapati Bhavan (Dehli).jpg|thumb|200px|Rashtrapati Bhavan]]
* [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]] ([[President of India|President]])
* [[Rashtrapati Nilayam]] (President, retreat)
* [[The Retreat Building]] (President, retreat)
* [[Vice President House]] ([[Vice-President of India|Vice-President]])
* [[7 Race Course Road]] ([[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]])
* [[Hyderabad House]] (visiting foreign dignitaries)
====State====
* '''[[Andhra Pradesh]]''':<br>[[Raj Bhavan (Andhra Pradesh)|Raj Bhavan]] ([[Governors of Andhra Pradesh|Governor]])
* '''[[Arunachal Pradesh]]''':<br>[[Raj Bhavan (Arunachal Pradesh)|Raj Bhavan]] ([[Governors of Arunachal Pradesh|Governor]])
* '''[[Assam]]''':<br>[[Raj Bhavan (Assam)|Raj Bhavan]] ([[Governors of Assam|Governor]])
* '''[[Bihar]]''':<br>[[Raj Bhavan (Bihar)|Raj Bhavan]] ([[Governors of Bihar|Governor]])
* '''[[Chattisgarh]]''':<br>[[Raj Bhavan (Chattisgarh)|Raj Bhavan]] ([[Governors of Chhattisgarh|Governor]])
* '''[[Goa]]''':<br>[[Raj Bhavan (Goa)|Raj Bhavan]] ([[Governors of Goa|Governor]])
* '''[[Gujarat]]''':<br>[[Raj Bhavan (Gujarat)|Raj Bhavan]] ([[Governors of Gujarat|Governor]])
* '''[[Haryana]]''':<br>[[Raj Bhavan (Haryana)|Raj Bhavan]] ([[Governors of Haryana|Governor]])
* '''[[Himachal Pradesh]]''':<br>[[Raj Bhavan (Himachal Pradesh)|Raj Bhavan]] ([[Governors of Himachal Pradesh|Governor]])
* '''[[Jammu and Kashmir]]''':<br>[[Raj Bhavan (Jammu)|Raj Bhavan, Jammu]] ([[Governors of Jammu and Kashmir|Governor]], winter residence)<br>[[Raj Bhavan (Srinagar)|Raj Bhavan, Srinagar]] (Governor, summer residence)
* '''[[Jharkhand]]''':<br>[[Raj Bhavan (Jharkhand)|Raj Bhavan]] ([[Governors of Jharkhand|Governor]])
* '''[[Karnataka]]''':<br>[[Raj Bhavan (Karnataka)|Raj Bhavan]] ([[Governors of Karnataka|Governor]])
* '''[[Kerala]]''':<br>[[Raj Bhavan (Kerala)|Raj Bhavan]] ([[Governors of Kerala|Governor]])
* '''[[Madhya Pradesh]]''':<br>[[Raj Bhavan (Madhya Pradesh)|Raj Bhavan, Bhopal ]] ([[Governors of Madhya Pradesh|Governor]])<br>[[Raj Bhavan, (Pachmarhi)|Raj Bhavan, Pachmarchi ]] (Governor, summer residence)
[[Image:Raj Bhavan Chennai.jpg|thumb|200px|Raj Bhavan, Tamil Nadu]]
* '''[[Maharashtra]]''':<br>[[Raj Bhavan (Maharashtra)|Raj Bhavan, Mumbai ]] ([[Governors of Maharashtra|Governor]])<br>[[Raj Bhavan (Nagpur)|Raj Bhavan, Nagpur ]] (Governor, winter residence)<br>[[Raj Bhavan (Pune)|Raj Bhavan, Pune ]] (Governor, monsoon residence)<br>[[Raj Bhavan (Mahabaleshwar)|Raj Bhavan, Mahabaleshwar ]] (Governor, summer residence)
* '''[[Manipur]]''':<br>[[Raj Bhavan (Manipur)|Raj Bhavan]] ([[Governors of Manipur|Governor]])
* '''[[Meghalaya]]''':<br>[[Raj Bhavan (Meghalaya)|Raj Bhavan]] ([[Governors of Meghalaya|Governor]])
* '''[[Mizoram]]''':<br>[[Raj Bhavan (Mizoram)|Raj Bhavan]] ([[Governors of Mizoram|Governor]])
* '''[[Nagaland]]''':<br>[[Raj Bhavan (Nagaland)|Raj Bhavan]] ([[Governors of Nagaland|Governor]])
* '''[[Orissa]]''':<br>[[Raj Bhavan (Orissa)|Raj Bhavan]] ([[Governors of Orissa|Governor]])
[[Image:Raj Bhavan Udagamandalam.JPG|thumb|200px|Raj Bhavan, Ooty]]
* '''[[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]''':<br>[[Raj Bhavan (Punjab)|Raj Bhavan]] ([[Governors of Punjab|Governor]])
* '''[[Rajasthan]]''':<br>[[Raj Bhavan (Rajasthan)|Raj Bhavan]] ([[Governors of Rajasthan|Governor]])
* '''[[Sikkim]]''':<br>[[Raj Bhavan (Sikkim)|Raj Bhavan]] ([[Governors of Sikkim|Governor]])
* '''[[Tamil Nadu]]''':<br />[[Raj Bhavan (Tamil Nadu)|Raj Bhavan, Chennai]] ([[Governors of Tamil Nadu|Governor]])<br />[[Raj Bhavan (Ooty)|Raj Bhavan, Ooty]] (Governor, summer residence)
* '''[[Tripura]]''':<br>[[Raj Bhavan (Tripura)|Raj Bhavan]] ([[Governors of Tripura|Governor]])
* '''[[Uttar Pradesh]]''':<br>[[Raj Bhavan (Uttar Pradesh)|Raj Bhavan]] ([[Governors of Uttar Pradesh|Governor]])
* '''[[Uttarakhand]]''':<br>[[Raj Bhavan (Uttarakhand)|Raj Bhavan]] ([[Governors of Uttarakhand|Governor]])
* '''[[West Bengal]]''':<br>[[Raj Bhavan (West Bengal)|Raj Bhavan, Kolkata]] ([[Governors of West Bengal|Governor]])<br>[[Raj Bhavan, Darjeeling]] (Governor, summer residence)
====Union Territories====
* '''[[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]''':<br> [[Raj Niwas, Port Blair|Raj Niwas]] ([[Lt Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands|Lieutenant Governor]])
* '''[[Chandigarh]]''':<br> [[Raj Bhavan (Punjab)|Raj Bhavan, Punjab]] ([[Administrator of Chandigarh|Administrator]])
* '''[[National Capital Territory of Delhi]]''':<br> [[Raj Niwas, Delhi|Raj Niwas]] ([[Lieutenant Governors of Delhi|Lieutenant Governor]])
* '''[[Pondicherry]]''':<br> [[Raj Niwas, Pondicherry|Raj Niwas]] ([[Lieutenant Governors of Pondicherry|Lieutenant Governor]])
==={{flag|Indonesia}}===
* [[Istana Negara, Jakarta|Istana Negara]] ([[List of Presidents of Indonesia|President]])
* [[Istana Merdeka]] (President)
* [[Istana Bogor]] (President, retreat)
* [[Istana Cipanas]] (President, retreat)
* [[Villa Pelabuhan Ratu]] (President, seaside retreat)
* [[Istana Tampak Siring, Bali]] (President)
* [[Gedung Agung]] (President)
* [[Diponegoro House]] ([[List of Vice Presidents of Indonesia|Vice President]])
* [[Wisma Negara]] (visiting foreign dignitaries)
====Sultanates====
* '''[[Yogyakarta Sultanate]]''':<br>Keraton Ngayokyakarto Hadiningrat (Sultan)
* '''[[Surakarta]]''':<br>Keraton Surakarta Hadiningrat (Sultan)
* '''[[Kasepuhan]]''':<br>Keraton Kasepuhan, Cirebon (Sultan)
* '''Kanoman''':<br>Keraton Kanoman, Cirebon (Sultan)
* '''[[Sultanate of Deli|Deli]]''':<br>Istana Maimun, Medan (Sultan)
* ''' Siak''':<br>Istana Siak Seri Indera Pura (Sultan)
====Provincial====
[[Image:Pagaruyung.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Pagaruyung Palace, since destroyed by fire]]
* '''[[West Sumatra]]''':<br>[[Istana Pagaruyung]] (Yang di-pertuan gadih)
* '''[[South Sulawesi]]''':<br>[[Istana Luwu]] (Governor)
====Territorial====
* '''[[Aceh]]''':<br>[[Meligoe Aceh]] (Governor)
==={{flag|Iran}}===
[[Image:Shamsol Emareh Golestan.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Golestan Palace]]
* ''Per Sharia Law (Iran is an Islamic Republic), the nation is not permitted to construct a residence soley for the use of a political dignitary, in this case the president. However the president may construct his own residence only for his use.''
====Former====
* [[Golestan Palace]] ([[Iranian monarchy|Shah]], formerly; kept as museum)
* [[Ali Qapu]] (Shah, formerly; kept as museum)
* [[Niavaran Palace Complex]] (Shah, formerly; kept as museum)
* [[Sadabad Palace]] (Shah, formerly; kept as museum)
==={{flag|Iraq}}===
====Former====
* [[Presidential Palace, Baghdad|Presidential Palace]] (President, formerly)
==={{flag|Israel}}===
* President House
* Prime Minister House
==={{flag|Japan}}===
[[Image:Kantei 1929.jpg|thumb|200px|Kōtei (Official Residence of Prime Minister) at its completion in 1929 as Kantei (Prime Minister's Office)]]
* [[Kōkyo]], also known as Imperial Palace ([[Emperor of Japan|Emperor]])
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* [[Kantei]] ([[Prime Minister of Japan|Prime Minister]]'s Office)
* [[Kantei|Kōtei]] (Official Residence of [[Prime Minister of Japan|Prime Minister]], adjacent to Kantei)
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====Former====
* [[Kyōto Gosho]], also known as Kyōto Imperial Palace (Emperor, until 1869; kept as museum)
* [[Edo Castle|Edo-jō]], also known as Edo Castle ([[Shōgun]], 1603–1867; demolished, now part of Imperial Palace Gardens)
* [[Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum|Gaishō Kōtei]], also known as Prince Asaka Residence (Prime Minister, 1947 and 48–50, now open to the public as museum)
==={{flag|Jordan}}===
*[[Raghdan Palace]] ([[List of kings of Jordan|King]])
*[[Basman Palace]] (King)
*[[Al Qasr al Sagheer]] (King)
==={{flag|Kazakhstan}}===
* Presidential Palace
==={{flagicon|North Korea}} [[North Korea|Korea, North]]===
* [[Pyongyang No. 15]] ([[Chairman of the National Defense Commission of North Korea|Chairman of National Defense Commission]])
====Former====
[[Image:Kumsusan Palace.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Kumsusan Memorial Palace]]
* [[Kumsusan Memorial Palace]] ([[List of Presidents of North Korea|President]], formerly; kept as mausoleum)
==={{flagicon|South Korea}} [[South Korea|Korea, South]]===
[[Image:Seoul Gyeongbokgung Blue House Bukhansan cropped.jpg|thumb|200px|Blue House]]
* [[Cheong Wa Dae|Blue House]] ([[President of South Korea|President]])
==={{flag|Kuwait}}===
* [[Sief Palace]] ([[List of emirs of Kuwait|Emir]])
* [[Dar Salwa]] (Emir)
====Former====
* [[Dasman Palace]] (Emir, formerly)
==={{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}===
* [[White House, Bishkek|White House]], also Government House or Presidential Palace
==={{flag|Laos}}===
* Presidential Palace
==={{flag|Lebanon}}===
[[Image:Beiteddine Palace InnerCourtyard.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Beiteddine Palace]]
* [[Baabda Palace]] ([[List of Presidents of Lebanon|President]])
* [[Beiteddine Palace]] (President, summer retreat)
====Former====
* [[Fakhreddine Palace]] ([[Fakhr-al-Din II|King]], formerly; kept as a museum)
==={{flag|Malaysia}}===
*[[Istana Negara, Kuala Lumpur|Istana Negara]], also called National Palace ([[Yang di-Pertuan Agong|King]])
*[[Istana Melawati]] (King, retreat)
*[[Seri Perdana]] ([[Prime Minister of Malaysia|Prime Minister]])
*[[Seri Satria]] (Deputy Prime Minister)
==={{flag|Maldives}}===
[[Image:Theemuge.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Presidential Palace, Maldives]]
* [[Theemuge]] ([[President of the Maldives|President]])
==={{flag|Mongolia}}===
* Presidential Palace
==={{flag|Nepal}}===
* [[Narayanhity Palace]] ([[Nepalese monarchy|King]])
==={{flag|Oman}}===
* Qasr al Alam Royal Palace
==={{flag|Pakistan}}===
====Federal====
* [[Aiwan-e-Sadr]] ([[President of Pakistan|President]])
* [[Prime Minister House]]
====Provincial====
* '''[[Balochistan (Pakistan)|Balochistan]]''':<br>Governor's House
* '''[[North-West Frontier Province]]''':<br>Governor's House
* '''[[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]]''':<br>[[Governor House]]
* '''[[Sindh]]''':<br>Flag Staff House ([[Provincial Governors of Pakistan|Governor]])
==={{flag|Philippines}}===
* [[Malacañang Palace|Malacañan Palace]] ([[President of the Philippines|President]])
* [[Mansion House, Baguio City|Mansion House]] (President, summer retreat)
* [[Malacañang sa Sugbo|Malacañan sa Sugbo]] (President, Palace in Visayas)
* [[Malacañang sa Davao|Malacañang sa Davao]] (President, Palace in Mindanao)
==={{flag|Qatar}}===
* Emir's Palace ([[List of emirs of Qatar|Emir]])
==={{flag|Saudi Arabia}}===
* Riyadh Qasr Malik Abdullah bin Abdulaziz ([[List of kings of Saudi Arabia|King]])
* Jeddah Qasr Malik Abdullah bin Abdulaziz (King)
* Mina Royal Palace
* Makkah Royal Palace
==={{flag|Singapore}}===
[[Image:Istana 20, Singapore, Jan 06.JPG|thumb|right|200px|[[Istana Singapore]]]]
* [[Istana Singapore]] ([[President of Singapore|President]])
==={{flag|Sri Lanka}}===
* [[President's House, Colombo|President's House]]
* [[Prime Minister's House (Colombo)|Prime Minister's House]]
==={{flag|Syria}}===
* Presidential Palace, also called Tesheen Palace
==={{flag|Tajikistan}}===
* Presidential Palace
==={{flag|Thailand}}===
[[Image:Grand Palace in Bangkok - Chakri Mahaprasad Hall.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Grand Palace, Bangkok]]
* [[Grand Palace, Bangkok|Grand Palace]] ([[House of Chakri|monarch]])
* [[Bang Pa-In Royal Palace]] (monarch, summer retreat)
* [[Chitralada Palace]] (monarch)
* [[Sanam Chan Palace]] (monarch)
* [[Vimanmek Palace]] (monarch)
* [[Chitralada Villa]] (monarch)
* [[Baan Phitsanulok]] ([[List of Prime Ministers of Thailand|Prime Minister]])
==={{flag|Turkmenistan}}===
*[[Türkmenbaşy Palace]] ([[Politics of Turkmenistan|President]])
==={{flag|United Arab Emirates}}===
* [[Amiti Palace]] ([[President of the United Arab Emirates|President]])
==={{flag|Uzbekistan}}===
* [[Oqsaroy]] ([[President of Uzbekistan|President]])
==={{flag|Vietnam}}===
[[Image:Vietnamese Presidential Palace, Hanoi, 2006-Nov-17.jpg|thumb|200px|Presidential Palace, Hanoi]]
* [[Presidential Palace, Hanoi|Presidential Palace]]
==={{flag|Yemen}}===
* Presidential Palace
==Europe==
==={{flag|Albania}}===
* Pallati i Brigadave
==={{flag|Armenia}}===
* Presidential Palace, also "President House"
* #1 Government House ([[Prime Minister of Armenia|Prime Minister]])
==={{flag|Austria}}===
[[Image:CIMG2973 bkanzleramt wien.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Ballhausplatz Nr. 2]]
* [[Hofburg Imperial Palace]] ([[President of Austria|President]])
* Ballhausplatz Nr. 2 ([[Chancellor of Austria|Chancellor]])
==={{flag|Belarus}}===
* [[Drozdi]] ([[President of Belarus|President]])
==={{flag|Belgium}}===
* [[Royal Palace of Brussels]] ([[Monarchy of Belgium|monarch]])
* [[Royal Castle of Laeken|Château de Laeken]] (monarch)
* [[Rue de la Loi-Wetstraat 16]] ([[List of Prime Ministers of Belgium|Prime Minister]])
==={{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}===
* Presidency Building
* Konak Residence (visiting foreign dignitaries; also used for state receptions)
==={{flag|Bulgaria}}===
[[Image:Euxinograd-palace-benkovski.png|right|thumb|200px|Euxinograd palace, Bulgaria]]
* [[Euxinograd]] ([[List of Presidents of Bulgaria|President]])
==={{flag|Croatia}}===
* [[Predsjednički dvori]] ([[President of Croatia|President]])
* [[Banski dvori]] ([[Government of Croatia|Government]])
==={{flag|Cyprus}}===
* [[Presidential Palace, (Nicosia)|Presidential Palace]]
==={{flag|Czech Republic}}===
* [[Prague Castle]] ([[President of the Czech Republic|President]])
* [[Lány (Kladno District)|The Lány Chateau]] (President, summer residence)
* [[Kramářova Vila]] ([[Prime Minister of the Czech Republic|Prime Minister]])
==={{flag|Denmark}}===
[[Image:Copenhagen amalienborg seen from opera house.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Amalienborg Palace]]
* [[Gråsten Palace]] ([[List of Danish monarchs|monarch]], summer retreat)
* [[Amalienborg Palace]] (monarch, winter retreat)
* [[Fredensborg Palace]] (monarch, spring and autumn retreat)
* [[Sorgenfri Palace]] (monarch)
* [[Marselisborg Palace]] (monarch)
* [[Chancellory House]] (crown prince)
* [[Schackenborg Castle]] (younger son of the monarch)
* [[Chateau de Cayx]] (monarch, summer retreat in [[France]])
* [[Marienborg]] ([[Prime Minister of Denmark|Prime Minister]], summer residence)
==={{flag|Estonia}}===
*[[Kadriorg Palace]] ([[President of Estonia|President]])
*[[Paslepa]] (President, residence)
==={{flag|Finland}}===
[[Image:Presidentinlinna.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Presidential Palace, Helsinki]]
* [[Presidential Palace, Helsinki|Presidential Palace]] ([[President of Finland|President]])
* [[Mäntyniemi]], also Talludden (President)
* [[Kultaranta]], also Gullranda (President, summer residence)
* [[Kesäranta]], also Villa Bjälbo ([[Prime Minister of Finland|Prime Minister]])
====Former====
* [[Tamminiemi]] (President, formerly; kept as [[Urho Kekkonen]] Museum)
==={{flag|France}}===
[[Image:Palais de l'Elysée Entrée.JPG|thumb|200px|Palais de l'Elysée]]
* [[Élysée Palace|Palais de l'Élysée]] ([[President of France|President]])
* [[Château de Rambouillet]] (President)
* Fort de [[Bregancon|Brégançon]] (President, summer residence)
* Domaine National de Marly (President)
* Domaine de Souzy-la-Biche (President)
* [[Hôtel Matignon]] ([[Prime Minister of France|Prime Minister]])
* [[Hôtel de Lassay]] (President of the [[French National Assembly]])
* Hôtel de [[Marigny]] (visiting foreign dignitaries)
====Territorial====
* '''[[French Polynesia]]''':<br>Presidence (President of French Polynesia)<br>Haut Commissariat (High Commissioner of French Polynesia)
==={{flag|Georgia}}===
* Presidential Palace
==={{flag|Germany}}===
[[Image:Bundeskanzleramt from Reichstag.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Bundeskanzleramt]]
* [[Schloss Bellevue]] ([[President of Germany|President]])
* [[Villa Hammerschmidt]] (President, second residence)
* [[German Chancellery|Bundeskanzleramt]] ([[Chancellor of Germany|Chancellor]])
* [[Palais Schaumburg]] (Chancellor, second residence)
==={{flag|Greece}}===
* [[New Royal Palace]] ([[List of Presidents of Greece|President]])
* [[Maximos Mansion]] ([[List of Prime Ministers of Greece|Prime Minister]])
==={{flag|Guernsey}}===
* Government House (Lieutenant Governor)
==={{flag|Hungary}}===
*[[Sándor Palace]] ([[Heads of state of Hungary|President]])
====Former====
[[Image:Buda--Castles01.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Buda Castle, Budapest]]
* [[Buda Castle]] ([[Royal Hungary|King]], formerly; retained as Historical Museum of Budapest and [[Hungarian National Gallery]])
==={{flag|Iceland}}===
* [[Bessastaðir]] ([[President of Iceland|President]])
==={{flag|Ireland}}===
* [[Áras an Uachtaráin]] ([[President of Ireland|President]])
* [[Stewards House]], [[Farmleigh]] ([[Taoiseach]])
* [[Farmleigh]] (visiting foreign dignitaries)
* [[Mansion House, Dublin]] ([[Lord Mayor of Dublin]])
==={{flag|Isle of Man}}===
* [[Government House, Isle of Man|Government House]] ([[Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man|Lieutenant Governor]])
==={{flag|Italy}}===
* [[Quirinal Palace|Palazzo del Quirinale]] Official residence of the [[President of the Italian Republic|President of the Republic]] in Rome
* [[Castelporziano]] President
* [[Villa Rosebery]] President
* [[Palazzo Chigi]] Official Seat of the Italian Government and Roman residence of the [[Italian Prime Minister]]
* [[Villa Doria Pamphili]] Prime Minister
* [[Villa Madama]] Prime Minister
==={{flag|Jersey}}===
* Government House ([[Lieutenant Governor of Jersey|Lieutenant Governor]])
==={{flag|Kosovo}}===
* Presidenca e Kosovës
==={{flag|Latvia}}===
* [[Rīgas pils]] ([[List of Presidents of Latvia|President]])
==={{flag|Liechtenstein}}===
*[[Schloss Vaduz]] ([[List of princes of Liechtenstein|Prince]])
==={{flag|Lithuania}}===
[[Image:Wilno - Pałac prezydencki.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Presidential Palace, Vilinus]]
* [[Presidential Palace, Vilnius|Presidential Palace]]
====Former====
* [[Historical Presidential Palace, Kaunas]] (President, formerly; kept as museum)
* [[Royal Palace of Lithuania]] (formerly [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania|Grand Duke]]; demolished)
==={{flag|Luxembourg}}===
* [[Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg|Grand Ducal Palace]] ([[List of Grand Dukes of Luxembourg|monarch]])
* [[Berg Castle]] (monarch)
==={{flag|Macedonia}}===
* Presidential Palace
==={{flag|Malta}}===
* [[San Anton Palace]] {[[President of Malta|President]])
* Verdala Palace (President, summer retreat)
* Inquisitor's Palace ([[Prime Minister of Malta|Prime Minister]])
==={{flag|Moldova}}===
* Presidential Palace
==={{flag|Monaco}}===
*[[Palais de Monaco]] ([[Prince of Monaco|monarch]])
==={{flag|Montenegro}}===
* Presidential Palace
==={{flag|Netherlands}}===
[[Image:Koninlijk Paleis DSCN2407.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Royal Palace, Amsterdam]]
* [[Huis ten Bosch]] ([[Monarchy of the Netherlands|monarch]])
* [[Noordeinde Palace]] (monarch; kept as office for monarch)
* [[The Dutch Royal Palace|The Royal Palace]]
* [[Villa Eikenhorst]] (Crown Prince and family)
* [[Castle Drakensteyn]] (monarch, retreat; visiting foreign dignitaries)
* [[Catshuis]] ([[Prime Minister of the Netherlands|Prime Minister]])
====Former====
* [[Het Loo]] (monarch, formerly; retreat, now kept as museum)
* [[Noordeinde 66]] (monarch, formerly; kept as office for Prince of Orange)
* [[Soestdijk Palace]] (monarch, formerly; residence of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard, now kept as museum)
==={{flag|Norway}}===
[[Image:Slottet oslo 2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Royal Palace, Oslo]]
* [[Royal Palace, Oslo|Royal Palace]]
* [[Bygdø Royal Estate]] ([[Norwegian monarchy|monarch]])
* [[Gamlehaugen]] (monarch, summer retreat)
* [[Ledaal]] (monarch)
* [[Stiftsgården]] (monarch)
* [[Skaugum|Skaugum Estate]] (crown prince)
* [[Inkognito gt. 18]] ([[Heads of government of Norway|Prime Minister]])
* [[Parkveien 45]], also called Villa Parafina (visiting foreign dignitaries)
==={{flag|Poland}}===
* [[Presidential Palace, Warsaw|Pałac Prezydencki]] ([[President of the Republic of Poland|President]])
* Summer Residence (President, summer retreat)
==={{flag|Portugal}}===
* [[Belém Palace|Palácio de Belém]] ([[President of Portugal|President]])
* [[Palácio de São Bento]] ([[List of Prime Ministers of Portugal|Prime Minister]])
* [[Palácio das Necessidades]] (Minister of Foreign Affairs)
==={{flag|Romania}}===
* [[Cotroceni Palace]] ([[President of Romania|President]])
==={{flag|Russia}}===
[[Image:Grand Kremlin Palace.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Kremlin]]
* [[Moscow Kremlin|Kremlin]] ([[President of Russia|President]])
* [[Zavidovo]] (President)
* [[Novo-Ogaryovo]] (President)
====Former====
* [[Alexander Palace]] ([[Tsar#Russia|Tsar]], formerly; kept as museum)
* [[Anichkov Palace]] (Tsar, formerly; kept as Pioneers Palace)
* [[Catherine Palace]] (Tsar, summer retreat, formerly; kept as museum)
* [[Nicholas Palace]] (Tsar, formerly; kept as commercial offices)
* [[Oranienbaum, Russia|Oraniembaum]] (Tsar, formerly; kept as museum)
* [[Pavlovsk]] (Tsar, formerly; kept as museum)
* [[Peterhof]] (Tsar, formerly; kept as museum)
* [[Pella Palace]] (Tsar, summer retreat, formerly; demolished)
* [[Summer Palace (Saint Petersburg)|Summer Palace]] (Tsar, summer retreat, formerly; demolished)
* [[Tauride Palace]] (Tsar, formerly; kept as offices for Interparliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States)
* [[Vladimir Palace]] (Tsar, formerly; kept as Academics' House)
* [[Winter Palace]] (Tsar, winter retreat, formerly; kept as museum)
* [[Yelagin Palace]] (Tsar, summer retreat, formerly; kept as museum)
==={{flag|Serbia}}===
[[Image:Predsednistvo.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Novi Dvor (''New Palace'')]]
* [[Beli Dvor]] ([[House of Karađorđević|Crown Prince]])
* [[Novi Dvor]] (''New Palace'') ([[President of Serbia]])
====Former====
* [[Old Palace (Belgrade)|Old Palace]] ([[House of Obrenović|King]], formerly; kept as City Assembly of Belgrade)
==={{flag|Slovakia}}===
[[Image:Bratislava-grassalkovičov palác.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Grassalkovich Palace]]
* [[Grassalkovich Palace]] ([[List of Presidents of Slovakia|President]])
==={{flag|Slovenia}}===
* Presidential Palace
==={{flag|Spain}}===
[[Image:PalacioRealMadrid.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Palacio Real (Royal Palace), Madrid]]
* [[Palacio Real de Madrid]] (Official residence of [[Spanish Royal Family|Spanish Monarchs]], but used only for state ceremonies. In [[Madrid]]'s city center)
* [[Palacio de la Zarzuela]] (De facto residence of the Monarch. Also his office. A few miles outside of Madrid)
* [[Palacio de Marivent]] (Summer retreat of the Monarch. In [[Majorca]], [[Balearic Islands]])
* [[Alcázar of Seville|Reales Alcázares de Sevilla]] (official residence of the Monarch in [[Andalusia]])
*[[Palacio de Albéniz]] (official residence of the Monarch in [[Catalonia]]. In [[Barcelona]])
* [[Palacio de la Moncloa]] ([[Prime Minister of Spain|President of the Government]]. Also his office)
* [[Palacio de El Pardo]] (visiting foreign dignitaries, former dictator [[Francisco Franco]]'s residence)
====Autonomous communities====
* '''[[Andalusia]]''':<br>[[Palacio de San Telmo]] (President of the [[Junta de Andalucía|Junta]])
* '''[[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque Country]]''':<br>[[Ajuria Enea]] ([[List of Basque Presidents|Lehendakari]])
*'''[[Catalonia]]''':<br>[[Casa dels Canonges]] ([[List of Presidents of the Generalitat de Catalunya|President of the Generalitat]])
*'''[[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]]''':<br>[[Monte Pío]] ([[List of Presidents of Galicia|President of the Xunta]])
==={{flag|Sweden}}===
[[Image:Royal-Palace-Stockholm.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Royal Palace, Stockholm]]
* [[Stockholm Palace]] ([[Monarch of Sweden|monarch]])
* [[Drottningholm Palace]] (monarch)
* [[Strömsholm Palace]] (monarch)
* [[Rosersberg Palace]] (monarch)
* [[Ulriksdal Palace]] (monarch)
* [[Rosendal Palace]] (monarch)
* [[Tullgarn Palace]] (monarch)
* [[Gripsholm Castle]] (monarch)
* [[Sager House]] ([[Prime Minister of Sweden|Prime Minister]])
* [[Harpsund]] (Prime Minister, summer retreat)
==={{flag|Turkey}}===
* [[Çankaya Köşkü]] ([[President of Turkey|President]])
* [[Dolmabahçe Palace]] (occasionally used by the [[Prime Minister of Turkey|Prime Minister]] for hosting foreign guests in Istanbul)
* [[Huber Köşkü]] Istanbul Residence of the President ([[President of Turkey|President]])
====Former====
* [[Topkapı Palace]] ([[Ottoman Dynasty|Emperor]], formerly; kept as museum)
* [[Yıldız Palace]] ([[Ottoman Dynasty|Emperor]], formerly; kept as museum)
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* [[Mariyinsky Palace]] ([[President of Ukraine|President]])
==={{flag|United Kingdom}}===
[[Image:Buckingham Palace, London, England, 24Jan04.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Buckingham Palace, London]]
[[Image:Blair Cheney at Number 10.jpg|thumb|100px|10 Downing Street]]
* [[Buckingham Palace]] (Official London Residence of the [[Elizabeth II|Monarch]])
* [[Windsor Castle]] (Official Residence of the Monarch)
* [[Holyrood Palace]] (Residence of the Monarch in [[Scotland]])
* [[Hillsborough Castle]] (Residence of the Monarch in [[Northern Ireland]])
* [[Clarence House]] (Official Residence of the [[Charles, Prince of Wales|Prince of Wales]])
* [[Kensington Palace]] (Residence of the [[Duke of Gloucester]] and the [[Duke of Kent]])
* [[St. James's Palace]] (Seat of the Royal Court and Senior Palace of the Sovereign, Residence of the [[Princess Royal]])
* [[10 Downing Street]] ([[Prime Minister|First Lord of the Treasury]])
* [[11 Downing Street]] ([[Chancellor of the Exchequer|Second Lord of the Treasury]])
* [[Chequers|Chequers Court]] (Country Residence of the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]])
* [[Carlton House Terrace]] (Cabinet Ministers and Senior Civil Servants)
* [[Admiralty House (London)|Admiralty House]] (Ministerial Flats)
* [[Chevening|Chevening House]] (Country Residence of a Senior Member of the Cabinet)
* [[Dorneywood]] (Country Residence of a Senior Member of the Cabinet)
* [[Bute House]] ([[First Minister of Scotland|Scottish First Minister]])
* [[Lambeth Palace]] ([[Archbishop of Canterbury]])
* [[Palace of Westminster]] ([[Lord Speaker]] of the [[House of Lords]] and the [[Speaker of the House of Commons]])
{{seealso|List of British Royal Residences}}
====Former====
* [[Bridewell Palace]] ([[Edward VI of England|King]], formerly; demolished)
* [[Carlton House]] ([[Prince Regent|Prince]], formerly; demolished)
* [[Cumberland House]] ([[Prince Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn|Prince]], formerly; demolished)
* [[Hampton Court Palace]] ([[George III of the United Kingdom|King]], formerly; kept as museum)
* [[Kew Palace]] ([[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen]], formerly; kept as museum)
* [[Marlborough House]] ([[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen]], formerly; kept for headquarters for [[Commonwealth Secretariat]])
* [[Palace of Placentia]] ([[Charles II of England|King]], formerly; demolished)
* [[Queen's House]] ([[Anne of Denmark|Queen]], formerly; kept as museum)
* [[Richmond Palace]] ([[Charles I of England|King]], formerly; demolished)
* [[Tower of London]] ([[Charles I of England|King]], formerly; kept as barracks and vault)
* [[Palace of Westminster]] ([[Henry VIII of England|King]], formerly; kept as houses of parliament)
* [[Palace of Whitehall]] ([[James II of England|King]], formerly; demolished)
====Territorial====
* '''[[Anguilla]]''':<br>Government House ([[Governor of Anguilla|Governor]])
* '''[[Bermuda]]''':<br>[[Government House, Bermuda|Government House]] ([[Governor of Bermuda|Governor]])
* '''[[British Virgin Islands]]''':<br>[[Government House, British Virgin Islands|Government House]] ([[Governor of the British Virgin Islands|Governor]])
* '''[[Cayman Islands]]''':<br>Government House ([[Governor of the Cayman Islands|Governor]])
* '''[[Falkland Islands]]''':<br>[[Government House (Falkland Islands)|Government House]] ([[Governor of the Falkland Islands|Governor]])
* '''[[Gibraltar]]''':<br>[[The Convent (Gibraltar)|The Convent]] ([[Governor of Gibraltar|Governor]])<br>[[6 Convent Place]] ([[Chief Minister of Gibraltar|Chief Minister]])
* '''[[Montserrat]]''':<br>Government House ([[Governor of Montserrat|Governor]])
* '''[[Pitcairn Islands]]''':<br>Government House ([[Governor of the Pitcairn Islands|Governor]])
* '''[[Saint Helena]]''':<br>Government House ([[Governor of Saint Helena|Governor]])
* '''[[Turks and Caicos Islands]]''':<br>Government House ([[Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands|Governor]])
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[[Image:Watykan Plac sw Piora kolumnada Berniniego.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Apostolic Palace, Vatican]]
* [[Apostolic Palace]] ([[Pope]])
* [[Castel Gandolfo]] (Pope, retreat)
====Former====
* [[Lateran Palace]] (Pope, formerly; kept as [[Pontifical Museum of Christian Antiquities]])
* [[Castel Sant'Angelo]] (Pope, formerly; kept as [[Museo Nazionale di Castel Sant'Angelo]])
==Oceania==
==={{flag|Australia}}===
====Federal====
* [[Government House, Canberra|Government House]] ([[Governor-General of Australia|Governor-General]])
* [[Admiralty House (Sydney)|Admiralty House]] (Governor-General, [[Sydney]] residence)
* [[The Lodge]] ([[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]])
* [[Kirribilli House]] (Prime Minister, [[Sydney]] residence)
====State====
[[Image:GovernmentHouseMelbourne1 gobeirne.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Government House, Melbourne]]
* '''[[Queensland]]''':<br>[[Government House, Queensland|Government House]] ([[Governor of Queensland|Governor]])
* '''[[South Australia]]''':<br>[[Government House, Adelaide|Government House]] ([[Governor of South Australia|Governor]])
* '''[[Tasmania]]''':<br>[[Government House, Hobart|Government House]] ([[Governor of Tasmania|Governor]])
* '''[[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]''':<br>[[Government House, Melbourne|Government House]] ([[Governor of Victoria|Governor]])
* '''[[Western Australia]]''':<br>[[Government House, Perth|Government House]] ([[Governor of Western Australia|Governor]])
=====State, former=====
* '''[[New South Wales]]''':<br>[[Government House, Sydney|Government House]] ([[Governor of New South Wales|Governor]], formerly; kept for official government functions)
* '''[[New South Wales]] Hillview, former Summer residence of the [[Governor of New South Wales|Governor]] at [[Sutton Forest]]
* '''[[Queensland]]''':<br>[[Old Government House, Queensland|Old Government House]] ([[Governor of Queensland|Governor]], formerly; kept as headquarters of the [[National Trust of Australia]])
* '''[[South Australia]]''':<br>[[Old Government House, South Australia|Old Government House]] ([[Governor of South Australia|Governor]] summer residence (1860-1880), formerly) <ref>[http://www.parks.sa.gov.au/belair/visit/index.htm#whats_on Belair National Park - Visiting the Park<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* '''[[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]'''<br>[[La Trobe's Cottage]] ([[Governor of Victoria|Lieutenant Governor]], formerly; kept as museum)<ref>[http://www.nattrust.com.au/trust_properties/melbourne_and_surrounds/la_trobe_s_cottage National Trust of Australia: La Trobe's Cottage]</ref><br>[[Toorak House]] ([[Governor of Victoria|Governor]], formerly; currently being used as a church) <ref>[http://www.whitehat.com.au/Melbourne/Places/ToorakHouse.asp Toorak House<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><br>[[Stonnington Mansion]] ([[Governor of Victoria|Governor]], formerly; currently being restored as private home)<ref>[http://www.adonline.id.au/buildings/stonnington.php Melbourne Buildings: Stonnington]</ref>
====Territorial====
* '''[[Norfolk Island]]''':<br>Government House ([[Administrative heads of Norfolk Island|Administrator]])
* '''[[Northern Territory]]''':<br>[[Government House, Darwin|Government House]] ([[Administrator of the Northern Territory|Administrator]])
* '''[[Christmas Island]]''':<br>Government House (Administrator)
* '''[[Cocos (Keeling) Islands]]''':<br>Government House (Administrator)
==={{flag|Cook Islands}}===
* Government House ([[Queen's Representative]])
==={{flag|Fiji}}===
* [[Government House, Suva|Government House]] ([[President of Fiji|President]])
==={{flag|Nauru}}===
====Former====
* [[State House (Nauru)|State House]] ([[President of Nauru|President]], formerly; kept as immigration detention center)
==={{flag|New Zealand}}===
[[Image:Government House, Wellington.jpg|thumb|300px|right|[[Government House, Wellington]], [[New Zealand]] is the principal residence of the [[Governor-General of New Zealand]]]]
* [[Government House, Wellington|Government House]] ([[Governor-General of New Zealand|Governor-General]])
* [[Government House, Auckland|Government House]] (Governor-General, Auckland residence)
* [[Premier House]] ([[Prime Minister of New Zealand|Prime Minister]])
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====Former====
*[[Old Government House, Auckland]]
====Territorial====
* '''[[Tokelau]]''':<br>Government House ([[Administrators of Tokelau|Administrator]])
==={{flag|Papua New Guinea}}===
* Government House ([[Governor-General of Papua New Guinea|Governor-General]])
==={{flag|Samoa}}===
* Government House ([[O le Ao o le Malo|Chief]])
==={{flag|Solomon Islands}}===
* Government House ([[Governor-General of the Solomon Islands|Governor-General]])
==={{flag|Tonga}}===
[[Image:TongaRoyalPalace.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Royal Palace, Tonga]]
* [[Royal Palace, Tonga|Royal Palace]] ([[House of Tupou|King]])
==={{flag|Tuvalu}}===
* Government House ([[Governor General of Tuvalu|Govenror General]])
==={{flag|Vanuatu}}===
* State House ([[President of Vanuatu|President]])
==See also==
* [[Presidential palace]]
==Footnotes==
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