Absolute Monarchy. In an absolute monarchy, the monarch has total authority over the government and his or her people. A cabinet of advisers might be assembled to assist the monarch, but members of the cabinet do not make the major decisions.
HIV/AIDS is a global pandemic. As of 2012, approximately 35.3 million people have HIV worldwide with the number of new infections that year being about 2.3 million. This is down from 3.1 million new infections in 2001. Of these approximately 16.8 million are women and 3.4 million are less than 15 years old.
Almost all of the regionâs nations have generalized HIV epidemicsâthat is, their national HIV prevalence is greater than 1%. In eight countries, 10% or more of adults are estimated to be HIV-positive. South Africa has the highest number of people living with HIV in the world (7.1 million). Swaziland has the highest prevalence in the world (27.2%).