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Official residence

An official residence is a residence designated by an authority and assigned to an official (such as a head of state, head of government, governor, Parliament Leadership [Speaker & Vice Speaker] or other senior figures), and may be the same place where the office holder conducts their work functions or lives.

List of official residences, by country

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

Angola

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Armenia

Australia

Federal

State

Territorial

Internal territory
External territories
State, former

Austria

Former royal residences

Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belarus

Belgium

Belize

Former

  • Government House (King and the Governor-General, formerly; kept for official government functions, state guest house for visiting foreign dignitaries, and as House of Culture Museum)

Benin

  • Presidential Palace

Bhutan

Bolivia

  • Casa Grande del Pueblo (President)
  • (President's office)
  • Palace of Calacoto (Official residence of the President)
  • Castillo blanco (Winter residence of the President)
  • Principado de la Glorieta (Summer residence of the President)
  • Villa Albina (Summer residence of the President)
  • Mercado street (Office prime minister)
  • Casa Verde (Official residence of the prime minister)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil

Former

State

Brunei

Bulgaria

Current

  • The Largo (A complex of government office buildings in Sofia):
  • Dondukov 1 (The office of the Council of Ministers)
  • Dondukov 2 (The office of the President)
  • National Assembly office building
  • Boyana Residence (A complex of residential buildings outside Sofia):
  • Home No. 1 (National History Museum)
  • Home No. 2 (Residences of the members of the Cabinet)
  • Villa Kalina (The home of the President)
  • Euxinograd (former royal residence outside Varna; currently used by the President and Prime Minister)

Former royal residences

Burundi

  • Kiriri Presidential Palace

Cambodia

Cameroon

  • Unity Palace

Canada

Federal

Provincial

The provinces of Ontario and Quebec no longer have official residences for their lieutenant governors, but do provide them with accommodations; in the case of Ontario, only if necessary. There is a Government House in Regina, Saskatchewan, though it does not serve as a residence, containing only the lieutenant governor's offices. Alberta also has a Government House, but it is used solely for official entertaining and meetings.

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

  • Presidential Palace

Chile

Former

China

Former

Office and Residence
Residence

Special administrative regions

Hong Kong

Macau

Former Portuguese Macau

Former British Colony of Hong Kong

Colombia

Comoros

  • Presidential Palace

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Former

Congo, Republic of the

  • Brazzaville Presidential Palace

Costa Rica

  • Casa Presidencial, Costa Rica (President)

Croatia

Cuba

Former

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Former

Djibouti

  • Presidential Palace

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Estonia

Former

  • Kadriorg Palace (President, 1938–1940, formerly; kept as museum)
  • Oru Palace (President, 1935–1940, summer residence)
  • Paslepa Residence (President, 199?–2008, summer residence)

Eswatini

  • Lozitha Palace (King)

Ethiopia

Fiji

Finland

Former

France

Former royal and imperial residences

Territorial

French Polynesia

  • Presidence (President of French Polynesia)
  • Haut Commissariat (High Commissioner of French Polynesia)

Other

The following are official residences maintained by private, nongovernmental institutions:

Gabon

  • Presidential Palace

Gambia

Georgia

Germany

Current

Federal

States

Former royal residences

Brandenburg/Prussia/Imperial/East Germany/Former West Germany

Other

Ghana

Greece

Former

Grenada

Former

Guatemala

Former

Guyana

Guinea

Former

  • Belle Vue (demolished; former summer residence of the President)

Guinea-Bissau

Haiti

Former

Honduras

Hungary

Former

Iceland

India

Union

State

Union territories

Indonesia

  • Istana Negara, Jakarta (President)
  • Istana Merdeka, Jakarta (President)
  • Istana Tampaksiring, Bali (President)
  • Garuda Palace, Nusantara (President)
  • Gedung Agung, Yogyakarta (President)
  • Istana Bogor, Bogor, West Java (President, retreat)
  • Istana Cipanas, Cipanas, West Java (President, retreat)
  • Vice Presidential Palace, Jakarta (Vice President)
  • Rumah Dinas Ketua MPR RI Widya Chandra Complex (Speaker Of MPR RI)
  • Rumah Dinas Wakil Ketua MPR RI Widya Chandra Complex (Vice Speaker Of MPR RI)
  • Rumah Dinas Ketua DPR RI Widya Chandra Complex (Speaker Of DPR RI)
  • Rumah Dinas Ketua DPR RI Widya Chandra Complex (Vice Speaker Of DPR RI)
  • Rumah Dinas Ketua DPD RI Widya Chandra Complex (Speaker Of DPD RI)
  • Rumah Dinas Wakil Ketua DPD RI Widya Chandra Complex (Vice Speaker Of DPD RI)
  • Kompleks Kediaman Pimpinan MPR/DPR/DPD Plaza Legislatif IKN Nusantara (Parliamentary Leadership)
  • Rumah Jabatan Anggota (DPR RI but not used anymore and replace by Housing Allowance DPR RI)
  • Kompleks Rumah Dinas Kabinet Indonesia Wdiya Chandra (Cabinet Of Indonesia)
  • Rumah Dinas Hakim Agung & MK Kompleks Yudikatif (Judicial Of Indonesia)
  • Kompleks Yudikatif IKN Nusantara (Judicial Of Indonesia)
  • Kompleks Rumah Dinas Anggota MPR/DPR/DPD Plaza Legislatif (Member Of Parliament Of Indonesia)

Iran

Former

Iraq

Ireland

Former

Israel

Italy

Former residences

Ivory Coast

  • Le Palais de la Présidence (President)

Jamaica

Japan

Former

  • Kyoto Imperial Palace, also known as Kyōto Imperial Palace (Emperor, until 1869; kept as museum)

Jordan

  • Raghadan Palace (King)
  • Al Hummar Palace (used for state receptions)
  • Basman Palace (King)
  • Al Qasr al Sagheer (King)

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Kuwait

Former

  • Dasman Palace (Emir, formerly)

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Former

Latvia

Lebanon

Former

Lesotho

Liberia

Libya

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Former

Luxembourg

Madagascar

Malawi

Malaysia

Federal

State

Former

Maldives

Former

Mali

  • Presidential Palace

Malta

Former

  • Fort St. Angelo (former residence of the Grand Master, now restored)
  • Grandmaster's Palace (former residence of the Grand Master and the Governor, now housing the Office of the President and a museum)
  • Palazzo Vilhena (former residence of the Grand Master, now a museum)
  • Aħrax Tower (former summer residence of the Governor, now abandoned)
  • Casa Leoni (former residence of the Governor, now housing a government ministry)

Mauritania

Mauritius

Mexico

Former

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  • Casa Borda, Cuernavaca (Emperor's summer residence, formerly; kept as a cultural centre)

States

Querétaro

  • Casa de la Corregidora (Governor mansion)

Moldova

Transnistria

  • Presidential Palace, Tiraspol

Monaco

Mongolia

Montenegro

  • Blue Palace (Official Residence of the President)

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar

Former

Namibia

Nauru

Netherlands

Former residence

Nepal

New Zealand

Former

Realm

Nicaragua

  • El Carmen Residence (Residence of president Daniel Ortega)
  • (former)

Niger

  • Presidential Palace

Nigeria

Federal

State

North Korea

Former

North Macedonia

Norway

Oman

Pakistan

Federal

Provincial

Palestine

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

Former

Poland

Former

Portugal

Former

Qatar

Romania

Russia

Former

Republics

Krais

Rwanda

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Samoa

Former

  • Villa Vailima

São Tomé and Príncipe

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Serbia

Former

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Singapore

Slovakia

Slovenia

Solomon Islands

Somalia

Somaliland

South Africa

Provincial

Provincial, former

South Korea

– Cheong Wa Dae is the official presidential office and residence complex for the President of South Korea.
– It is located next to Gyeongbokgung, the main palace during the Joseon dynasty.
  • Cheong Nam Dae ("Cheong Wa Dae in the South") (President; no longer used)
– Cheong Nam Dae used to be one of the two vacation residences for the President of Republic of Korea. It was returned to public in 2003.
– It is located in Cheongwon-gun, North Chungcheong Province.
  • Cheong Hae Dae ("Cheong Wa Dae on the Seashore") (President; no longer used)
– Cheong Hae Dae used to be one of the two vacation residences for the President of Republic of Korea. Although the president no longer uses this facility this compound is still under the administration of the Republic of Korea Navy, and thus is not open to public access.
– It is located on one of the islands of Geoje-shi, South Gyeongsang Province.
– This is the official residence for the Speaker of the National Assembly of Republic of Korea. The Speaker, also, does not work here.
– It is located in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, where many foreign missions to Korea are located.
– This is the official residence for the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Korea. The Chief Justice, also, does not work here.
– It is also located in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul.
– This is the official residence for the President of the Constitutional Court of Korea. The President of the Court, also, does not work here.
– It is located close to Cheong Wa Dae.
  • Chongri Gonggwan ("Official Residence of the Prime Minister") (Prime Minister)
– This is the official residence for the Prime Minister of Republic of Korea. The Prime Minister, however, does not work here.
– It is located close to Cheong Wa Dae.
  • Most ministers of state and heads of administrative regions also have official residences, although they are not listed here.

South Sudan

  • Presidential Palace

Spain

Royal family

Prime ministerial and other government residences

Regional

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Suriname

Sweden

Swedish royal family

Former royal residences

Prime Ministerial

Gubernatorial

Switzerland

Official estates of the Swiss Federal Council:

Syria

Former

  • Mustapha Pasha al-Abed's Palace (President)
  • Nazim Pashas's Palace (President)
  • Tishreen Residence, Ar Rabwah, Damascus
  • Al-Rawda Residence, Damascus
  • Al-Muhajirin Residence, Damascus
  • Bashar al-Assad's summer house, built for security and rapid exits on the banks of the Mediterranean Sea

Taiwan

Workplace
Residence
Guest House

Tajikistan

Tanzania

Timor-Leste

Thailand

Former

Togo

Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia

Turkey

State

Former

Turkmenistan

Tuvalu

Uganda

Ukraine

Uruguay

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

Former

City of London

Religious

Territorial

Scotland

United States

State

Territorial

Local

Some mayors in cities with an official mayor's residence choose instead to reside at their private residence, using the official residence for official functions only. This has occurred in the 21st century in Detroit and New York City, although the mayors of both cities live in the official residences. In the case of Denver, no mayor has ever lived in the official residence; the city instead makes it available to certain non-profit groups for special functions.

Uzbekistan

Vanuatu

Vatican City

Former

Venezuela

Vietnam

Former

Yemen

Zambia

Zimbabwe

International organizations

Caribbean Community

Former

Commonwealth of Nations

International Olympic Committee

United Nations

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