What's Democracy in a Name?

Countries whose long ("full") names contain the word "democratic", according to The World Factbook (as of 10 May 2007):

• People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
  
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
  
• Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
  
• Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
  
• Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  
• Lao People's Democratic Republic
  
• Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
  
• Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
  

Additionally, these countries, some of which no longer exist, called themselves "democratic" in the past:

• German Democratic Republic (1949-1990)
  
• Democratic Kampuchea (1975-1979)
  
• Somali Democratic Republic (1969-1991)
  
• People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1970-1990)
  
• Democratic Federal Yugoslavia (1943-1946)