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04/25/24      updates to Haiti (PM), Serbia reg.: Vojovdina (Pres.)
04/18/24      update to Nepal prov.: Sudurpaschim (PM).
04/17/24      update to Congo (DRC) prov.: Tshopo (Gov.)
04/15/24      update to Kuwait (PM).
04/12/24      update to Haiti (Pres.)
04/09/24      updates to Bulgaria (PM), Iceland (PM), Ireland (PM), Nepal prov.: Karnali (PM),
                South Sudan admin. area: Pibor (Admin.)
04/08/24      update to Senegal (PM).
04/07/24      update to Nepal prov.: Gandaki (PM).
04/05/24      update to Nepal prov.: Lumbini (PM).
04/04/24      update to Malta (Pres.).
04/03/24      update to Czech Rep. reg.: Moravskoslezský (Gov.)
04/02/24      updates to Portugal (PM), Senegal (Pres.), U.S. city elections Anchorage, AK:
                Suzanne LaFrance (f)(Dem.), Mayor Dave Bronson (Rep.), Bill Popp (Ind.), Chris
                Tuck (Dem.), and Jenny DiGrappa (f)(Ind.) win 36.3%-35.3%-17.2%-7.9%-2.1% (runoff
                to be held 14 May 2024); Milwaukee, WI: Mayor Cavalier Johnson (Dem.) re-elected
                over David King (Rep.), 81%-18.4%.
04/01/24      updates to San Marino (Capt.-Reg.), U.S. city: Burlington, VT (Mayor).
03/31/24      update to the Palestinian Authority (PM).
03/28/24      update to Vanuatu prov.: Sanma (Gov.)
03/25/24      updates to Italy reg.: Sardegna (Pres.), African Union (Parl. Pres.)
03/22/24      updates to U.S. govt.: Housing & Urban Development Dept. (Secy.), India
                terr.: Puducherry (Lt. Gov.)
03/21/24      updates to Vietnam (Pres.), Czech Rep. reg.: Moravskoslezský (Gov.)
03/20/24      updates to Serbia (PM), United Kingdom: Wales (PM), India state: Telegana (Gov.)
03/16/24      update to Bosnia-Hercegovnia (Pres.)
03/13/24      updates to Nepal prov.: Gandaki Pradesh, Madhesh Pradesh, Sudurpaschim Pradesh
                (Gov.), Indonesia prov.: Aceh (Gov.), Orthodox Church of Bulgaria (Patr.)
03/12/24      updates to Tokelau (Head), India state: Haryana (PM), Solomon Islands prov.:
                     Choiseul (PM).
03/11/24      update to ICCt (Pres.)
03/10/24      update to Pakistan (Pres.)
03/09/24      update to Senegal (PM).
03/08/24      update to U.S.: RNC (Chair.)
03/06/24      update to Peru (PM).
03/05/24      updates to Hungary (Pres.); U.S. mayor elections Burlington, VT: Emma Mulvaney-
                Stanak (f)(Vermont Progressive) defeats Joan Shannon (f)(Dem.), William Emmons
                (Ind.), and Christopher Haessly (Ind.), 51.2%-45%-1.8%-1.4%; Fresno, CA: Mayor
                Jerry Dyer (Rep.) wins re-election over Jim Barr (Dem.), Samantha Dussell (f)
                (Ind.), 81.4%-12.7%-5.5%; Sacramento, CA: Flojaune "Flo" Cofer (f)(Dem.), Kevin
                McCarty (Dem.), Richard Pan (Dem.), Steven Hansen (Dem.), Jose Avina II (Ind.),
                and Julius Engel (Ind.), win 29.3%-21.6%-21.3%-21%-6%-1% (runoff on 5 Nov 2024).
03/04/24      update to Pakistan (PM).
03/02/24      updates to Congo (DRC) prov.: Kwilu (Gov.); Pakistan prov.: Balochistan, Khyber-
                Pakhtunkhwa (PM).
03/01/24      update to Finland (Pres.)
02/29/24      updates to Guinea (PM), Indonesia prov.: Riau (Gov.)
02/27/24      update to Pakistan prov.: Sindh (PM).
02/26/24      updates to Hungary (Pres.), Tuvalu (PM), Pakistan prov.: Punjab (PM).
02/24/24      update to Mayotte (Pref.)
02/19/24      update to Guinea (PM).
02/17/24      update to African Union (Chair.)
02/14/24      update to Mayotte (Pref.)
02/13/24      update to Indonesia prov.: Jawa Timur (Gov.)
02/09/24      update to Serbia reg.: Vojovdina (Pres.)
02/08/24      update to Georgia (PM).
02/06/24      updates to Kazakhstan (PM), ICJ (Pres.)
02/05/24      updates to Kazakhstan (PM), Yemen (Aden PM).
02/04/24      update to Namibia (Pres.)
02/03/24      update to United Kingdom: Northern Ireland (PM).
02/02/24      updates to India state: Jharkhand (PM), Ukraine prov.: Zaporizhzhya (Gov.)
02/01/24      update to Myanmar state: Shan (PM).
01/31/24      update to Malaysia (King).
01/29/24      updates to British Virgin Islands (Gov.), Malaysia state: Sarawak (Gov.)
01/28/24      updates to Bhutan (PM), North Macedonia (PM).
01/27/24      update to Nigeria state: Kogi (Gov.)
01/24/24      update to Canada prov.: Quebec (Lt. Gov.)
01/22/24      updates to Liberia (Pres.), CE (Parl. Pres.)
01/18/24      update to British Virgin Islands (Gov.)
01/17/24      update to NAM (Chair.)
01/16/24      update to Antigua and Barbuda: Barbuda (Chair.)
01/15/24      update to Guatemala (Pres.)
01/14/24      updates to Denmark (King), Rep. of China (Taiwan) city: Sinbei (Mayor).
01/11/24      update to African Union: Parliament (Pres.)
01/09/24      updates to France (PM), Syro-Malabar Catholic Church (Metrp.)
01/08/24      updates to Micronesia state: Pohnpei (Gov.), U.S. state: Louisiana (Gov.), U.S.
                cities: Charleston, SC and Wichita (Mayor).
01/04/24      update to Kuwait (PM).
01/03/24      update to Marshall Islands (Pres.)
01/02/24      updates to U.S. cities: Des Moines, Houston, Manchester, NH (Mayor).
01/01/24      updates to Chad (PM), Switzerland (Pres.), Andorra (Fr. Rep.); Swiss cantons:
                Aargau, Fribourg, Graubünden, Jura, Schaffhausen, Solothurn; Greece regions:
                Anatolikí Makedonía kai Thráki, Attiki, Dytikí Makedonía, Iónioi Nísoi,
                Pelopónnisos, Thessalía (Gov.); U.S. cities: Akron, Hartford, Memphis,
                Philadelphia (Mayor); EAEU (Chair.), EFTA (Sec.-gen.) EIB (Pres.), G-7 (Chair.),
                IMO (Sec.-gen.), ISO (Pres.), Norden (Pres.), OSCE (Chair.), Parlasur (Pres.),
                WCO (Sec.-gen.), and WMO (Sec.-gen.)

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12/12/22      added Timbuktu to Mali Traditional States.
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04/26/21      added the CED 1856-1948 to the Danube Commission.
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02/01/21      added Kenya Regions 1963-1965 to Kenya.
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11/23/20      added to Vanuatu: Provinces from 1994.
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04/26/20      added Nepali Princely States under Nepal.
04/18/20      added to U.S. govt.: National Institutes of Health (NIH) and U.S. Information
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12/20/19      added to U.S. Native Nations: Little Shell Chippewa.
12/20/19      update to U.S. govt.: U.S. Space Force.
12/01/19      expanded Micronesia States (1945-1978).
08/09/19      additions to Burma States (1948-1988) and Myanmar Regions: Wa Division.
04/14/19      additions to Canada First Nations.
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10/25/17      added Roman Empire and Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire pages.
05/22/17      added Tannu Tuva 1941 constitution, Chinese Soviet 1931 constitution,
                     and Czechoslovakia constitutions 1918 and 1960.
05/11/17      added Southern Rhodesia 1961 constitution, South Vietnam 1956 constitution,
                     Yugoslavia 1974 constitution, Hejaz 1926 constitution, Montenegro 1905
                constitution, Indonesia 1950 constitution, Nigeria 1979 constitution,
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09/07/16      added South Vietnam 1967 constitution.
06/14/16      added Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
12/14/15      added Logone to Central African Republic
11/11/15      added Western Kurdistan to Syria.
11/08/15      added State of Muskogee (1799-1803) and Republic of the Floridas (1817)
                under Florida.
03/20/15      added Tucson, AZ to U.S. cities.
02/07/15      added U.S. Lighthouse Service to U.S. government.
12/13/14      added Fuuta Jaloo to Guinea and Timbuktu to Mali native states.
11/15/14      added annual update pages for 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014.
03/07/14      added 5 Districts to French Southern and Antarctic Lands.
10/01/13      added Aragón Council of Defense 1936-37 to Spain Regions.
09/16/13      added Charter Company territories to Mozambique.
04/27/13      additions to China provinces.
11/01/12      added Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
10/28/12      expanded Vanuatu with 1887-1906 U.K. & French Naval Commissioners.
10/01/12      added France's Hauteville House under Guernsey.
09/26/12      update to Albania: Sazan (Saseno) Island.
07/19/12      added Verapaz Belgian concession 1843-54 under Guatemala.
07/08/12      added 1873 Cantonal Revolution under Spain.
06/20/12      added Carlist governments to Spain.
06/17/12      added Pious Establishments of France in Rome and French Domain in the 
                Holy Land.
01/16/12      added Chatham Islands to New Zealand.
09/01/11      added Goa Dependencies page under Portuguese India.
07/09/11      new South Sudan and South Sudan states pages.
05/01/11      expanded Cameroon traditional states, Tanzania traditional states
                and States of Palau.
03/01/11      update Mayotte becomes a French overseas département.
02/11/11      added new Regions to Myanmar (Burma).
02/05/11      added new Regions to Greece.
01/01/11      added Dutch Language Union (Nederlandse Taalunie)(DLU).
12/28/10      added Lihou to Guernsey.
11/10/10      added Trust Terr. of Pacific Islands district administrators:
                Chuuk, Marshall Is., Mariana Islands, Palau, Ponape, Rota, and Yap.
11/03/10      added Long Beach, California to U.S. Mayors.
10/20/10      added Tadjourah and Rahayto sultanates under Djibouti.
10/15/10      update to Bolivia Departments.
10/10/10      added new separate pages for: Curaçao, Bonaire, Saba, Sint Eustatius
                and Sint Maarten.
07/31/10      added to British Indian Ocean Territory.
07/27/10      expanded Ghana: English Gold Coast 1632-1751.
07/23/10      expanded Monaco governors-general 1732-1911.
07/13/10      added Rimatara and Rurutu under French Polynesia. 
07/09/10      added Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM).
07/08/10      added International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) est.
06/15/10      added Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS).
05/30/10      added Saipan, CNMI to U.S. Mayors.
05/05/10      added Council of the Baltic States (CBSS).
04/17/10      new page for Regions of Finland.
03/09/10      added International Seabed Authority (ISA).
02/25/10      added Association of Caribbean States (ACS) and Caribbean Development Bank
                (CDB).
02/10/10      added Billings, Montana; Jackson, Mississippi; Lansing, Michigan; Manchester,
                New Hampshire; Orlando, Florida; and Trenton, New Jersey to U.S. Mayors.
09/21/09      expanded Ghana Traditional States.
09/07/09      addition to Bosnia-Hercegovnia: Serbian Autonomous Oblasts 1991-92.
07/25/09      added Cordillera Administrative Region under the Philippines.
06/01/09      added to Croatia: Kraijna constitution 1991-95.
05/25/09      added United National Environmental Programme (UNEP).
05/22/09      expanded Rodrigues Island under Mauritius.
05/04/09      new page begun for Counties of Liberia (incomplete).
04/22/09      added Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).
04/10/09      added Fort Worth, Texas to U.S. Mayors.
03/18/09      new page: Vermont State Government 1777-1791.
03/10/09      new page: Provinces of Belgium
02/27/09      new page: Provinces of South Korea.
02/13/09      added Latin American Parliament (Parlatino) and the Andean Parliament.
12/12/08      added to Congo (Kinshasa) prov.: Katanga 1960 constitution.
11/15/08      added Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO).
11/07/08      added Latin Union (LU).
10/27/08      addition to Sudan: Transitional Darfur Regional Authority.
10/01/08      additions to Saba (anthem), Crete (anthem), Azad Kashmir (constitution).
09/23/08      additions to U.S. govt.: Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC)
                and the Comptrollers of the Currency.
09/08/08      added 1907 constitution to Crete under Greece.
09/04/08      additions to U.S. govt.: General Services Admin., National Science Found.
08/22/08      added mayors of Hagatna (Agana), Guam to U.S. mayors.
07/22/08      added the Tangier Zone Statute under Morocco and constitutions
                of South Yemen and Zaire.
07/10/08      expanded Other Ugandan Traditional States.
07/02/08      expanded Republic of Ragusa under Croatia.
06/16/08      added Italo-Albanian Catholic Church, expanded Elba under Italy states.
06/01/08      expanded Kazakhstan Administrative Divisions added pre-1991 divisions.
05/20/08      addition to US govt.: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
03/18/08      added Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO).
03/17/08      additions to U.S. govt.: Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 
                and Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
03/01/08      additions to U.S. govt.: Patent Office, Bureau of Land Management,
                U.S. Marshals Service, War Relocation Authority, Census Bureau,
                and NOAA Commissioned Corps.
02/17/08      new page: Kosovo page and re-edit of Serbia page.
02/08/08      added Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC).
02/03/08      added British and French forts in Benin 1650-1807.
01/03/08      added Constitution to Brunei Darussalam.
12/06/07      added Orthodox Church of New Zealand, Orthodox Church of Korea and 
                Old Calendar Church of Bulgaria.
12/04/07      added Organization of Central American States (ODECA) and
                Central American Integration System (SICA) and Collective Security
                Treaty Organization (CSTO).
12/01/07      added Nunatsiavut to Newfoundland.
11/11/07      added Birmingham, Alabama; Oakland, California; and Shreveport,
                Louisiana to U.S. Mayors.
11/03/07      added Santa Fe, New Mexico to U.S. Mayors.
10/19/07      added Kansas City, Missouri to U.S. Mayors.
10/18/07      added Rochester, New York; Savannah, Georgia; and
                Topeka, Kansas to U.S. Mayors.
08/25/07      added Kupang to Indonesian traditional states and Islamabad Cap. Terr.,
                Northern Areas and Tribal Areas to Pakistan provinces.
08/22/07      added International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) and
                United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Intersputnik.
08/01/07      added National Council of the Churches (NCC).
07/25/07      added new page Denmark Counties 1970-2006.
07/16/07      expanded Red Cross (ICRC, ICRM, IFRCS) entries. 
07/03/07      added International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO),
                International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) and Islamic
                Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO).
06/20/07      added Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA); United Nations Conference
                on Trade and Development (UNCTAD); United Nations Relief and Works Agency
                for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
06/12/07      added World Customs Organization (WCO). 
05/07/07      added International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
05/01/07      expanded Malta: Gozo.
02/21/07      added new pages for Saint-Barthelemy and Saint-Martin
01/23/07      added San José, California to U.S. Mayors.
01/18/07      new page: Regions of Denmark.
12/20/06      new page: Venezuela States since 1990.
12/08/06      added International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
12/06/06      expanded Burma states 1947-1974.
10/31/06      added Organisation Commune Africaine et Mauricienne (OCAM).
10/08/06      expansion and updates to Indian Princely states A-J and K-M
                and Pakistan Princely States.
06/03/06      separate Montenegro page and re-edit of Serbia page.
05/20/06      expanded Armenia (Eriwan khanate) and Japan (Ryukyu Islands).
05/12/06      expanded Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
05/10/06      added Canton & Enderbury Islands and Kirimati to Kiribati
                expanded British Indian Ocean Terr. added English Hirado Post to Japan.
05/03/06      added Gozo to Malta and Buffer Zone to Cyprus.
04/26/06      expanded Pitcairn and Saint Helena.
04/16/06      added Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
04/07/06      added Albany (NY) to U.S. Mayors.
03/18/06      added Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA).
03/01/06      added Igelsia Ni Cristo, Fulan Gong, and Buddhist Thailand.
01/15/06      new page: Belarus Administrative Divisions.
01/14/06      added Podolia (1672-99) to Poland and Kokang to Myanmar Shan states.
01/13/06      expanded of Cameroon Traditional states.
12/26/05      new page: Ukraine Administrative Divisions and German occupation
                Reichskommissariat Ukraine General Districts.
12/01/05      new page: Russian S.F.S.R. Administrative divisions (to 1991).
11/12/05      added Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
10/21/05      new page: Self-Proclaimed Micronations (Hutt River Province, Saugeais, 
                Sealand and Seborga).
10/01/05      added Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to U.S. govt.
09/29/05      added Croatia Counties, Japan Prefectures and Slovak Regions.
09/03/05      added United Church of Christ (UCC).
08/09/05      added baLobedu to South African Traditional states.
07/10/05      added Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD).
05/28/05      added Poland Voivodships 1919-39 and from 1999,
                and General-government districts 1939-45.
05/12/05      additions to Poland: Danzig 1526-1815.

    New Polities and International Organizations

01/18/24      update to South Korea prov.: Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province.
01/01/24      updates to Norway counties restored: Akershus, Buskerud, Finnmark, Řstfold,
                Telemark, Troms, and Vestfold.
10/19/23      update to Somalia reg.: SSC-Khaatumo.
09/25/23      update to Somalia reg.: Hiiraan.
08/19/23      update to Ethiopia states: Central Ethiopia, South Ethiopia.
06/25/23      update to Somalia reg.: Hiiraan.
12/09/22      update to Indonesia new province: Papua Barat Daya.
11/11/22      update to Indonesia new provinces: Papua Pegunungan, Papua Selatan, Papua Tengah.
10/05/22      updates to Ukraine reg.: Russia annexes Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson, Zaporozhye.
06/08/22      updates to Kazakhstan new reg.: Abay, Ulytau, Zhetysu.
01/18/22      update to Indonesia prov.: Ibu Kota Nusantara.
11/30/21      update to Barbados (becomes a republic).
11/23/21      update to Ethiopia new state: South West Ethiopia.
10/07/21      update to Madagascar new regions: Fitovinany and Vatovavy.
08/10/21      update to The Sudan new region: Darfur Region.
07/14/21      update to Chile Regions (elected governors take office).
01/01/21      update to France reg. new European Collectivity: Alsace.
12/04/20      update to Panama new comarca: Naso Tjër Di.
06/18/20      update to Ethiopia new state: Sidama.
01/26/20      update to India new terr.: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
01/12/20      update to Nepal prov.: Bagmati (name).
01/01/20      update to Norway new counties: Adger, Innlandet, Troms og Finnmark,
                Vestfold og Telemark, Vestland and Viken.
10/31/19      updates to India new territories: Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh.
10/05/19      updates to Myanmar: Shan and Karen states and Yemen: Aden Protectorates.
08/08/19      update to Myanmar regions: added Wa Self-Administered Division.
03/21/19      update to Syria (Islamic State ended).
02/22/19      update to Philippines: new Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. 
01/01/19      update to Taiwan (ROC) prov.: Fukien (abolished).
12/15/18      update to Orthodox Church of Ukraine (Metrp.)
07/01/18      update to Taiwan (ROC) prov.: Taiwan (abolished).
01/19/18      update to Nepal: new Provinces instituted.
01/01/18      update to France region: Corse (becomes collectivité unique).
01/01/18      update to Norway new county: Trřndelag.
05/11/17      update to Yemen: South Yemen (Southern Transitional Council).
10/05/16      update to Somalia: HirShabelle administration.
07/28/16      update to Russia: federal district Krymskiy (abolished).
07/16/16      update to The Sudan: Darfur TRDA (abolished).
03/31/16      updates Nicaragua Autonomous Regions (names).
01/30/16      update to Mexico: Distrito Federal becomes Ciudad de México.
01/16/16      update Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) opens.
01/01/16      update to France new regions: Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine, Aquitaine-
                Limousin-Poitou-Charentes, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté,
                Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées, Normandie & Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
12/29/15      update South Sudan abolishes its 10 states creating 28 new states.
12/18/15      updates to French Guiana and Martinique become territorial authorities.
12/14/15      update to Central African Republic: 'Republic' of Logone declared.
10/29/15      update to Congo (Kinshasa) 21 new provinces effected: Bas-Uélé, Équateur,
                Haut-Katanga, Haut-Lomami, Haut-Uélé, Ituri, Kasaď, Kasaď Central, Kasaď
                Oriental, Kwango, Kwilu, Lomami, Lualaba, Mai-Ndombe, Mongala, Nord-Ubangi,
                Sankuru, Sud-Ubangi, Tanganyika, Tshopo and Tshuapa.
07/08/15      update New Development Bank (NDB) established.
06/17/15      update Norfolk Island self-government abolished.
01/01/15      update Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) established.
12/25/14      update to Taiwan new special municipality: Taoyuan city.
06/29/14      update Islamic State declared by ISIL in Syria and Iraq.
06/02/14      update to India new state: Telangana.
03/21/14      update to Russia: annexation of Crimea, creating a new Russian federal
                district (Krymsky), republic (Crimea) and federal city (Sevastopol).
03/17/14      update to Ukraine: Crimea declares independence.
01/01/14      Mayotte becomes an overseas department of France.
08/28/13      update to Somalia: Juba Interim Admin. recognized.
07/11/13      update to Sudan province: Western Kordofan restored.
05/13/13      update to Somalia: new region Jubbaland.
04/22/13      update to Indonesia new province: Kalimantan Utara (Gov.)
07/01/12      update to South Korea: Sejong special autonomous city created.
05/17/12      update to Papua New Guinea new provinces: Hela, Jiwaka.
04/06/12      added Azawad under Mali.
01/10/12      update to The Sudan new states: Central Darfur and Eastern Darfur.
10/27/11      update to Venezuela: Francisco de Miranda Territory created.
09/01/11      added Cabildo Insulares to Spain's Canary Islands.
07/09/11      independence of South Sudan.
03/31/11      update Mayotte to become an overseas department of France.
01/01/11      update to Greece: Regions.
12/25/10      update to Taiwan: SinbeiTaichung and Tainan special municipalities created.
10/10/10      Netherlands Antilles dissolved into autonomous countries Curaçao & St. Maarten;
                Bonaire, Saba & St. Eustatius become special municipalities of Netherlands.
07/08/10      International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) est.
05/30/10      Bolivia departments granted autonomy.
01/19/10      update to Russia: new federal district Severo-Kavkazsky (North Caucasian).
10/19/09      update to Uganda: Rwenzururu kingdom recognized. 
10/07/08      update to Nepal: Mustang kingship abolished.
08/31/08      update to The Sudan: Abyei Area created.
05/28/08      update to Nepal: becomes a republic.
05/23/08      update Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) est.
03/01/08      update to Russia: new kray Zabaikalsky.
02/17/08      independence of Kosovo.
12/01/07      update to Newfoundland: Nunatsiavut.
10/11/07      update to Chechnya-Ichkeria: became an emirate.
07/01/07      updates to Russia: new kray Kamchatka and Somalia: Maakhir state.
04/23/07      update to The Sudan: Transitional Darfur Regional Authority est.
02/21/07      new French overseas collectivities: Saint-Barthelemy and Saint-Martin
01/01/07      updates to EU: Bulgaria and Romania join; Sri Lanka new prov.: Eastern 
                and Northern.
06/28/06      update to UN: Montenegro joins the United Nations.
06/05/06      independence of Serbia.
06/03/06      independence of Montenegro.
12/01/05      update to Russia: new kray: Perm.
10/01/05      update Ibero-American Secretariat est.
08/14/05      added Galmudug State to Somalia.
07/09/05      update to The Sudan: Government of Southern Sudan.
06/15/05      update to Papua New Guinea: Bougainville Autonomous Government
06/14/05      update to Iraq: Kurdistan Autonomous Region.
04/21/05      update to U.S. govt.: new Director of National Intelligence (DNI). 
10/16/04      update to Indonesia: new province (Sulawesi Barat).
09/01/04      update Antarctic Treaty Secretariat est.
07/01/04      updates Denmark (regions), Indonesia: new province (Kepulauan Riau).
05/01/04      update to EU: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia,
                Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia join.
03/29/04      update to NATO: Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania,
                Slovakia, and Slovenia join.
02/27/04      update French Polynesia autonomy increased.
02/19/04      update to Haiti: north secedes as Artibonite (to 03/19/04).
01/15/04      update Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) secretariat est.
12/14/03      update to Indonesia: new province (Irian Jaya Barat). 
02/04/03      update Yugoslavia formally abolished: successor Serbia and Montenegro.
03/11/03      update creation of International Criminal Court.
01/24/03      update to U.S. govt.: Department of Homeland Security.
10/12/02      update to Mauritius: autonomous status for Rodrigues Island.
09/27/02      update to UN: East Timor joins the United Nations.
09/10/02      update to UN: Switzerland joins the United Nations.
07/28/02      update to U.S. govt: Transportation Security Administration.
07/09/02      update to Organization of African Unity (OAU) becomes African Union.
05/20/02      independence of East Timor.
04/11/02      update to Somalia: State of Southwest Somalia.
02/14/02      update to Bahrain: becomes a kingdom.


    New Anthems, Flags, Constitutions and Currencies


04/05/24      update to Zimbabwe (currency).
03/09/24      update to U.S. state: Utah (flag).
01/23/24      update to UN Tourism (abbreviation).
01/18/24      update to South Korea prov.: Jeonbuk (flag).
01/01/24      update to Sierra Leone (currency).
12/29/23      update to Chad (constitution).
12/22/23      update to Kyrgyzstan (flag).
11/16/23      update to Mexico state: Guanajuato (flag).
10/01/23      update to Tuvalu (constitution).
09/11/23      update to Mexico state: Yucatán (flag).
08/30/23      update to Central African Rep. (constitution).
08/19/23      updates to Ethiopia states: Central Ethiopia, South Ethiopia (flags).
07/26/23      update to Niger (constitution suspended).
07/22/23      update to Mali (constitution).
06/22/23      update to Niger (anthem).
06/22/23      update to U.S. city: Syracuse, NY (flag).
06/07/23      update to Vatican City (constitution).
05/25/23      update to U.S. state: Tennessee (songs).
03/01/23      update to Nepal prov.: Koshi (name).
02/09/23      update to U.S. city: Kansas City, MO (flag).
02/02/23      updates to Martinique (local anthem, flag).
01/01/23      update to Croatia (currency).
09/30/22      update to Ukraine reg.: Russia annexed Kherson, Zaporozhye (flags).
09/19/22      update to Kazakhstan (capital name).
09/08/22      update to United Kingdom (anthem, national holiday).
09/03/22      update to Sovereign Military Order of Malta (constitution).
08/16/22      update to Tunisia (constitution).
07/09/22      update to Ukraine reg.: Russia occupied Kharkov (flag).
07/01/22      update to U.S. state: Mississippi (song).
06/01/22      update to Turkey (short form name Türkiye in all languages).
06/01/22      update to Russia reg.: Penza (flag).
04/27/22      update to Central African Republic (digital currency).
04/13/22      update to Venezuela city: Caracas (flag).
02/15/22      update to Malaysia state: Sarawak (PM title).
01/27/22      update to Saudi Arabia (national holiday).
01/24/22      update to U.S. city: Lincoln, NE (flag).
01/24/22      update to Burkina Faso (constitution suspended to 1/31).
01/22/22      update to Honduras (flag).
01/17/22      update to Nepal prov.: Madhes Pradesh (name).
11/23/21      update to Ethiopia state: South West Ethiopia (flag).
10/25/21      update to Nigeria (digital currency).
10/01/21      update to Venezuela (currency).
09/07/21      update to El Salvador (digital currency).
09/05/21      update to Guinea (constitution suspended).
06/07/21      update to U.S. state: Oregon (song lyrics).
05/18/21      update to U.S. state: Tennessee (song).
05/18/21      update to U.S. state: Maryland (song repealed).
05/05/21      update to Kyrgyzstan (new constitution).
01/01/21      update to Algeria (constitution).
01/01/21      update to France reg.: Alsace (flag).
01/11/21      update to U.S. state: Mississippi (flag).
01/01/21      update to Australia (anthem).
01/01/21      update to Algeria (constitution).
12/02/20      update to British Virgin Islands (national holiday).
11/30/20      update to U.S. state: Rhode Island (full name).
10/20/20      update to The Bahamas (digital currency).
10/06/20      update to U.S. city: Salt Lake City (flag).
10/06/20      update to Nepal prov.: Lumbini (name).
10/01/20      update to Mali (new constitution).
09/23/20      update to Nigeria state: Akwa Ibom (flag).
09/10/20      update to Republika Srpska (national holiday).
08/26/20      update to Serbia (national holiday).
06/30/20      update to U.S. state: Mississippi (flag repealed).
06/18/20      update to Ethiopia state: Sidama (flag).
06/12/20      update to Nepal prov.: Bagmati (name).
05/15/20      update to U.S. Space Force (flag).
04/07/20      update to Guinea (constitution).
04/05/20      update ACP renamed OACPS.
04/03/20      update to U.S. state: New York (flag).
03/30/20      update to IOC: Games of the XXXII Olympiad postponed to 23/7/21-8/8/2021.
02/10/20      update to Russia reg.: Kemerovo - Kuzbass (flag).
01/30/20      update: ISESCO renamed Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural
                Organization.
01/01/20      updates to Norway counties: Adger, Innlandet, Troms og Finnmark,
           Vestfold og Telemark, Vestland and Viken (flags).
11/12/19      update to U.S. city: Topeka, KS (flag).
11/01/19      update to U.S. govt: Bureau of Reclamation (flag).
10/14/19      update to U.S. city: Des Moines (flag).
10/13/19      update to Italy autonomous prov.: Blozano (name).
10/01/19      update to Myanmar reg.: Sagaing (flag).
08/28/19      update to The Philippines: Bangsamoro Autonomous Reg. (flag).
08/05/19      update to India: Jammu and Kashmir (flag, constitution).
06/21/19      update to IHO (flag).
05/10/19      update to Martinique (flag, hymn).
04/29/19      update to Saint Helena (flag).
04/10/19      update to Cuba (new constitution).
03/27/19      update to Russia reg.: Kemerovo - Kuzbass (name).
03/23/19      update to Kazakhstan (capital name).
02/20/19      update to Zimbabwe (currency).
02/12/19      update to North Macedonia (polity name).
02/04/19      update to Italy reg.: Lombardia (flag)
01/16/19      update to Burundi (capital).
01/08/19      update to Russia reg.: Pskov (flag).
12/21/18      update to Argentina prov.: San Juan (flag).
12/11/18      update to Syria: SSG (flag).
10/03/18      update to Tulsa, OK (flag).
09/28/18      update to Nepal prov.: Sudurpaschim (name).
09/13/18      update to Ethiopia reg.: Somali State (flag).
09/11/18      update to U.S. govt.: TSA (flag).
08/20/18      update to Venezuela (currency).
07/06/18      update to Nepal prov.: Gandaki (name).
07/01/18      update to Wyoming state (song).
06/18/18      updates to Kazakhstan prov.: Shymkent (new region), Türkistan (polity name).
06/08/18      update to Myanmar state: Mon (flag).
06/07/18      update to Burundi (constitution).
05/04/18      update to Chad (constitution).
04/19/18      update to Eswatini (Swaziland) (polity name).
02/27/18      update to Ukraine: Donetsk Republic (flag).
02/24/18      update to Nepal prov.: Kamali (name).
02/20/18      update to Venezuela (currency).
02/07/18      update to Canada (anthem).
11/28/17      updates to Mauritania (flag, anthem).
09/25/17      update to Mauritania (anthem lyrics).
07/24/17      update to Orlando, FL (flag).
04/13/17      update to South Ossetia (polity name).
04/11/17      update to Kyrgyzstan (flag).
04/06/17      update to Thailand (new constitution).
03/10/17      update to Nagorno-Karabakh (polity name, new constitution).
02/07/17      update to Equatorial Guinea (capital).
01/28/17      update to The Gambia (country name).
11/01/16      update to Norden (flag).
10/05/16      update to Somalia reg.: HirShabelle (flag).
09/30/16      updates to France regions: Grand Est, Hauts-de-France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine,
                and Occitanie (names).
08/07/16      update to Thailand (new constitution).
07/12/16      update to U.S.: Washington, DC (draft statehood constitution).
07/01/16      update to Czech Republic (English short-form polity name).
04/29/16      update to Ukraine: Lugansk Republic (anthem).
03/27/16      update to Central African Republic (new constitution).
03/06/16      update to Algeria (new constitution).
09/20/15      update to Nepal (new constitution).
07/30/15      update to Peru reg.: San Martin (flag).
07/01/15      update to U.S. state: Virginia (state song).
05/09/15      update to Ukraine: Lugansk Republic (anthem).
03/01/15      update to Belgium reg.: Brussels-Capital (flag).
01/28/15      update to Taiwan city: Tainan (flag).
01/17/15      update to France reg.: Centre-Val de Loire (name).
01/01/15      update to Lithuania (currency).
12/19/14      update to Peru reg.: Ica (flag).
11/15/14      update to Burkina Faso (constitution restored).
11/02/14      update to Ukraine: Lugansk Republic (flag).
10/31/14      update to Burkina Faso (constitution suspended).
07/22/14      update to Thailand (new constitution).
06/21/14      update to Ukraine: Donetsk Republic (flag).
05/22/14      update to Thailand (constitution suspended).
05/18/14      update to Ukraine: Lugansk Republic (constitution).
05/14/14      update to Ukraine: Donetsk Republic (constitution).
03/17/14      update to Crimea (constitution, currency).
03/07/14      update to West Virginia (state song).
01/27/14      update to Tunisia (new constitution).
01/18/14      update to Egypt (new constitution).
01/01/14      updates to Latvia (currency), Vietnam (constitution).
12/26/13      update to Russia reg.: Ulyanovsk (flag).
11/01/13      update to Solomon Island (rulers title style).
10/25/13      update to Cabo Verde (polity name).
09/06/13      update to Fiji (new constitution).
07/29/13      update to Montserrat (national anthem).
07/15/13      update to Paraguay (flag).
07/03/13      update to Egypt (constitution suspended).
06/26/13      update to WMO (flag).
06/17/13      update to ACP (flag).
05/22/13      update to Zimbabwe (new constitution, country name).
05/11/13      update to Ascension Island (flag).
04/30/13      update to The Netherlands (national holiday).
03/25/13      updates to Central African Rep. (constitution suspended) and
                Indonesia prov.: Aceh (flag).
03/13/13      update to Vatican City (national holiday).
01/08/13      update to Libya (state name).
01/03/13      update to Palestine (country name).
12/25/12      update to Egypt (new constitution).
10/15/12      update to Turks and Caicos (new constitution).
09/03/12      update to British Virgin Is. (local anthem).
08/01/12      update to Somalia (new constitution, anthem, country name).
05/28/12      update to Malawi (flag).
05/01/12      update to Belarus (flag).
04/25/12      update to St. Barthélemy (local holiday, moved to 9 Oct [1847]
                from 27 May [1848]).
03/22/12      update to to Mali (constitution suspended until 1 Apr 2012).
03/01/12      update to Tokelau (anthem).
02/27/12      update to Syria (new constitution).
02/07/12      update to Peru reg.: Puno (flag).
01/01/12      update to Hungary (constitution). 
09/27/11      update to Montserrat (new constitution).
08/26/11      update to Argentina prov.: Catamarca (flag).
08/23/11      update to Libya (flag, anthem, constitution).
07/29/11      update to Morocco (new constitution).
07/09/11      update to South Sudan (anthem, constitution, currency, flag).
06/28/11      update to Org. of Islamic Cooperation (flag).
06/01/11      update to Russia rep.: Mari El (flag). 
05/25/11      update to Belgium reg.: Wallonia-Brussels (name).
03/09/11      update to U.S. state: Utah (flag).
02/13/11      update to Egypt (constitution suspended).
01/01/11      updates to Estonia, Bonaire, Saba, St. Eustatius (currencies).
12/16/10      update to Argentina prov.: Córdoba (flag).
12/15/10      update to OECD (flag).
12/11/10      update to Madagascar (constitution).
11/25/10      update to Niger (constitution).
11/22/10      update to U.S. state: Louisiana (flag).
10/26/10      update to Saint-Martin (local flag).
10/21/10      updates to Myanmar (Burma) (flag, country name).
10/10/10      updates to Curaçao and Sint Maarten (constitutions).
08/27/10      update to Kenya (constitution).
08/18/10      update to New Caledonia (anthem).
08/07/10      update to Malawi (flag).
07/13/10      update to New Caledonia (flag).
07/02/10      update to Kyrgyzstan (constitution).
05/07/10      update to Guinea (constitution).
04/13/10      update to Argentina prov.: Tucumán (flag).
03/04/10      update to Pitcairn (constitution order).
02/26/10      update to Dominican Rep. (constitution).
02/18/10      update to update to Niger (constitution suspended).
02/17/10      update to Russia kray: Kamchatka (flag).
02/12/10      update to Peru reg.: Pasco (flag).
02/05/10      update to Angola (constitution).
01/31/10      update to African Union (flag).
01/29/10      update to French Guiana (flag).
12/22/09      update to Somalia: Puntland (flag).
11/06/09      updates to Cayman Islands (new constitution).
11/06/09      updates to Cayman Islands (PM title).
10/21/09      update to Tokelau (flag).
09/28/09      update to North Korea (constitution).
09/23/09      update to Russia oblast: Arkhangelsk (flag).
09/01/09      update to Saint Helena (constitution, country name).
08/18/09      update to Niger (constitution).
08/14/09      update to Turks and Caicos (constitution suspended).
06/02/09      update to Belarus oblast: Vitebsk (flag).
04/12/09      update to Zimbabwe (currency).
03/25/09      update to Argentina prov.: Rio Negro (flag).
03/18/09      update to Bolivia (state name).
02/27/09      update to Ukraine prov.: Zakarpattya (flag). 
02/07/09      update to Bolivia (constitution).
01/01/09      updates to Falklands (constitution), Slovakia and Turkey (currency).
12/15/08      update to Turkmenistan (anthem).
10/30/08      update to Poland: Dolnoslaskie (flag). 
10/22/08      update to Ecuador (constitution).
09/26/08      update to Turkmenistan (constitution).
08/07/08      update to Maldives (constitution).
07/18/08      update to Bhutan (constitution).
07/16/08      update to Republika Srpska (anthem).
06/26/08      update to New Caledonia (anthem).
06/15/08      update to Kosovo (constitution).
06/11/08      update to Kosovo (anthem).
05/29/08      updates to Tokelau (flag) and Myanmar (Burma) (constitution).
05/28/08      update to Nepal (country name).
05/18/08      update to Myanmar (draft constitution).
02/17/08      update to Kosovo (flag).
01/22/08      update to Iraq (flag).
01/01/08      updates to Cyprus, Britsh Sovereign Base Areas, Malta and Venezuela
                (currency).
10/23/07      update to Kyrgyzstan (constitution).
10/22/07      update to Montenegro (constitution, country name).
10/11/07      update to Chechnya-Ichkeria (constitution, flag).
08/19/07      update to Thailand (constitution).
08/03/07      update to Nepal (anthem).
06/19/07      update to British Virgin Islands (constitution).
01/15/07      update to Nepal (constitution).
01/09/07      update to The Sudan (currency).
01/02/07      update to Gibraltar (constitution).
01/01/07      update to Slovenia (currency)
12/10/06      update to Nagorno-Karabakh (constitution).
11/10/06      update to Serbia (constitution).
11/09/06      update to Kyrgyzstan (constitution).
10/04/06      update to Lesotho (flag).
10/01/06      update to Palau (capital).
08/09/06      update to Turks and Caicos (constitution).
07/06/06      update to Mongolia (anthem lyrics).
06/21/06      update to OECS (flag).
05/14/06      update to Afghanistan (anthem).
03/07/06      update to Venezuela (flag).
02/18/06      update to Congo (Kinshasa) (flag and constitution).
01/06/06      update to Kazakhstan (anthem).
11/08/05      update to Myanmar (Burma) (capital)
10/25/05      update to Iraq (constitution). 
07/26/05      update to Swaziland (constitution). 
07/09/05      update to The Sudan (constitution).
04/24/05      update to Vatican City (national holiday).
02/28/05      update to Burundi (constitution).
01/09/05      update to Zanzibar (flag).
01/01/05      updates to Madagascar (currency) and Turkey (currency).
11/16/04      update to Sint Eustatius (flag).
11/05/04      update to Rodrigues Island (flag).
08/18/04      update to Chechnya (flag).
08/17/04      update to Serbia (state flag).
07/20/04      update to Georgia (Adjaria flag).
07/12/04      update to Montenegro (flag and anthem). 
06/28/04      update to Iraq (flag and anthem)
04/23/04      update to Georgia (anthem).
03/08/04      update to Iraq (constitution).
02/28/04      update to Vojvodina (flag).
01/26/04      update to Afghanistan (constitution).
01/14/04      update to Georgia (flag).
01/04/04      update to Afghanistan (flag).
05/26/03      update to Rwanda (constitution).
05/08/03      update to U.S. state of Georgia (flag).
02/04/03      update to Serbia & Montenegro (constitution).
10/20/02      update to Tristan da Cunha (flag)
06/27/02      update to Afghanistan (flag).
02/14/02      update to Bahrain (flag).
01/28/02      update to Afghanistan (flag).
01/26/02      update to Christmas Island (flag).
01/07/02      update to Comoros (flag).
01/01/02      update to Rwanda (flag).
01/01/02      update to European Union (currency).

 International Organization Membership Updates


08/25/24      Honduras to withdraw from ICSID.
03/13/24      Papua New Guinea the 178th member of CTBT.
03/07/24      Sweden the 32nd member of NATO.
03/04/24      Somalia the 8th member of EAC.    
02/27/24      Kyrgyzstan the 176th member of IMO.
02/14/24      Serbia the 178th member of IFAD.
02/02/24      Palau the 186th member of WCO.
01/17/24      South Sudan the 121st member of NAM.
01/05/24      Saudi Arabia withdraws from 1979 Moon Treaty.
01/01/24      Belize the 160th member of UNTWO.
01/01/24      Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, & U.A.E. join BRICS.
01/01/24      Angola withdraws from OPEC.
12/19/23      Togo the 95th member of AIIB.
12/07/23      Bolivia the 6th member of Mercosur.
12/05/23      Colombia rejoins UNASUR.
11/28/23      Palau the 196th member of Interpol.
11/19/23      Nicaragua withdraws from OAS leaving 34 members.
11/24/23      South Africa the 94th member of AIIB.
11/16/23      Cabo Verde the 99th member of IHO.
11/16/23      Iraq the 74th member of the EBRD.
11/14/23      Armenia the 124th member of ICCt.
11/08/23      Russia rescinds CTBT accession leaving 177 members.
11/07/23      Russia withdraws from CFE Treaty, NATO suspends CFE operations. 
10/30/23      Bellah, Lezghin, Madhesh, Sulu membership discontinued in UNPO.
10/24/23      The Bahamas the 180th member of IPU.
10/19/23      Hungary withdraws from IIB.
09/19/23      Guinea the 178th member of IAEA.
09/16/23      Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger est. Alliance of Sahel States (AES).
09/12/23      Libya the 93rd member of AIIB.
08/18/23      South Sudan the 172nd member of UNIDO.
08/17/23      Guatemala the 169th member of IRENA.
08/15/23      Bulgaria withdraws from IBEC and IIB.
08/08/23      Tuvalu the 110th member of IMSO.
07/25/23      Sri Lanka the 178th member of CTBTO.
07/20/23      Maldives the 109th member of IMSO.
07/10/23      U.S. rejoins UNESCO.
07/05/23      Mozambique joins AfCTA.
07/04/23      Iran the 9th member of SCO.
06/09/23      Romania withdraws from IBEC and IIB.
05/18/23      Rwanda the 169th member of ISA.
05/09/23      Nicaragua Red Cross dissolved leaving 191 IFRCS & ICRM members.
05/05/23      Brazil rejoins UNASUR.
05/04/23      Argentina rejoins UNASUR.
04/27/23      Russia withdraws from UNTWO.
04/21/23      Niger Delta the 44th member of UNPO.
04/04/23      Cabo Verde the 177th member of IAEA.
04/04/23      Finland the 31st member of NATO.
03/08/23      Barbados the 108th member of IMSO.
02/24/23      Kiribati rejoins the PIF.
02/20/23      Egypt the 8th member of NDB.
02/19/23      Botswana and Comoros join AfCTA.
02/15/23      South Sudan the 185th member of BTWC.
02/14/23      San Marino the 56th member of ANT.
01/30/23      Slovakia withdraws from IBEC.
01/29/23      Poland withdraws from IBEC.
01/29/23      Slovakia withdraws from IIB.
01/27/23      Czech Republic withdraws from IIB.
01/26/23      Solomon Islands the 185th member of WCO.
01/26/23      Czech Republic withdraws from IBEC.
01/20/23      Solomon Islands the 177th member of CTBTO.
01/17/23      Palau the 171st member of UNIDO.
01/03/23      The Gambia the 176th member of IAEA.
11/29/22      Barbados the 175th member of IOM.
09/22/22      Săo Tomé and Príncipe the 176th member of CTBTO.
09/21/22      Equatorial Guinea the 175th member of CTBTO.
09/16/22      Uruguay the 107th member of IMSO.
08/31/22      Guinea-Bissau joins AfCTA.
08/11/22      Costa Rica the 55th member of ANT.
08/04/22      Iraq the 92nd member of AIIB.
08/01/22      Timor-Leste the 174th member of CTBTO.
07/11/22      Congo (Kinshasa) the 7th member of EAC.
07/09/22      Kiribati withdraws from the PIF.
07/03/22      Papua New Guinea the 168th member of IRENA.
06/30/22      Dominica the 173rd member of CTBTO.
06/25/22      Gabon, Togo 55th and 56th members of Commonwealth.
05/17/22      Russia withdraws from the CBSS.
05/04/22      Morocco the 91st member of AIIB.
05/03/22      Albania the 98th member of IHO.
04/29/22      Tunisia the 90th member of AIIB.
04/18/22      Morocco joins AfCTA.
03/31/22      Tuvalu the 172nd member of CTBTO.
03/24/22      The Gambia the 171st member of CTBTO.
03/16/22      Russia expelled from CE leaving 46 members.
03/09/22      Marshall Islands withdraws from PIF.
03/09/22      Qatar and United Arab Emirates members of PAM.
03/02/22      Tonga the 175th member of IAEA.
02/23/22      Congo (DRC) joins AfCTA.
02/09/22      Saint Kitts and Nevis the 174th member of IAEA.
02/07/22      Angola the 106th member of IMSO.
02/05/22      Cabo Verde joins AfCTA.
01/17/22      Tanzania joins AfCTA.
01/14/22      Peru the 89th member of AIIB.
01/01/22      Antigua and Barbuda the 160th member of UNTWO.
12/30/21      San Marino the 167th member of IRENA.
12/22/21      Equatorial Guinea the 184th member of WCO.
12/17/21      Croatia the 88th member of AIIB.
12/09/21      Angola the 97th member of IHO.
12/02/21      U.K. as 27th member rejoins the PC.
11/23/21      Micronesia the 195th member of Interpol.
11/09/21      Aland Islands the 12th associate member of UNESCO.
10/22/21      Botswana the 175th member of IMO.
10/19/21      Algeria the 73rd member of EBRD.
10/04/21      United Arab Emirates the 7th member of NDB.
09/23/21      United Arab Emirates the 72nd member of EBRD.
09/21/21      Honduras the 166th member of IRENA
09/16/21      Bangladesh the 6th member of NDB.
09/16/21      Congo (Kinshasa) membership in IHO restored.
09/15/21      Seychelles joins AfCTA.
08/27/21      Central African Rep. the 165th member of IRENA.
08/26/21      Burundi joins AfCFTA.
08/11/21      Chile the 28th member of Colombo Plan.
08/08/21      Iraq the 96th member of IHO.
07/02/21      Chile the 87th member of AIIB.
06/25/21      Seychelles joins AfCTA.
06/23/21      Algeria joins AfCFTA.
06/16/21      Kenya the 95th member of IHO.
06/07/21      Russia withdraws from Treaty on Open Skies (OS).
05/26/21      Faroe Islands the 3rd associate member of WHO.
05/25/21      Costa Rica the 38th member of OECD.
05/14/21      Kyrgyzstan the 164th member of IRENA.
04/19/21      Russia the 174th member of IOM.
04/07/21      Samoa the 173rd member of IAEA.
03/30/21      Argentina the 86th member of AIIB.
02/20/21      U.S. rejoins the UNFCC-PA.
02/19/21      Comoros the 170th member of CTBTO.
02/05/21      Zambia joins AfCFTA.
02/04/21      Cuba the 169th member of CTBTO.
01/15/21      Malawi joins AfCFTA.
01/05/21      Tonga the 85th members of AIIB.
01/04/21      Liberia the 84th member of AIIB.
01/01/21      Austria the 163rd member of IRENA.
12/10/20      India the 29th member of UNRWA.
12/07/20      Lebanon the 94th member of IHO.
12/05/20      Nigeria joins AfCFTA.
12/01/20      Cameroon joins AfCFTA.
11/27/20      Lesotho and Tunisia join AfCFTA.
11/22/20      U.S. withdraws from Treaty on Open Skies (OS).
11/20/20      Solomon Islands the 105th member of IMSO.
11/09/20      North Macedonia the 13th member of BSEC.
11/08/20      Dominica the 162nd member of IRENA.
11/04/20      Angola joins AfCFTA.
11/04/20      U.S. withdraws from UNFCC-PA.
11/02/20      Brazil the 83rd member of AIIB.
10/16/20      Andorra the 190th member of IMF.
10/13/20      Vietnam the 63rd member of BIS.
09/22/20      Central African Rep. joins AfCFTA.
09/17/20      Comoros the 172nd member of IAEA.
07/31/20      Biafra, Guam, Yoruba, Zambesia admitted to UNPO.
07/01/20      U.S., Canada and Mexico the USMCA replaces NAFTA.
06/19/20      Montserrat the 11th associate member of ACS.
06/01/20      Cook Islands the 82nd member of AIIB.
05/25/20      Benin the 81st member of AIIB.
05/11/20      Nauru the 193rd member of WIPO.
04/28/20      Colombia the 37th member of OECD.
04/28/20      Uruguay the 80th member of AIIB.
04/16/20      Rwanda the 79th member of AIIB.
04/05/20      ACP renamed the OACPS.
03/27/20      North Macedonia the 30th member of NATO.
03/04/20      Ireland the 81st member of AfDB.
02/26/20      Côte d'Ivoire the 78th member of AIIB.
02/24/20      Kuwait the 62nd member of BIS.
02/21/20      Ghana the 77th member of AIIB.
02/20/20      Morocco the 61st member of BIS.
02/01/20      Maldives readmitted to Commonwealth as 54th member.
01/31/20      United Kingdom withdraws from EU (leaving 27 members).
01/29/20      Poland the 77th member of IFAD.
01/01/20      Palau the 159th member of UNWTO.
12/27/19      Algeria the 76th member of AIIB.
12/05/19      Bhutan, Marshall Islands the 191st and 192nd members of IFRCS.
11/28/19      Bhutan the 192nd member of ICRC.
11/26/19      Kiribati the 123rd member of ICCt.
11/01/19      Ecuador the 75th member of AIIB.
10/07/19      Mauritius joins AfCFTA.
08/20/19      Greece the 74th member of AIIB.
08/15/19      Serbia the 73rd member of AIIB.
07/31/19      Ghana the 93rd member of IHO.
07/16/19      Libya the 71st member of EBRD.
07/15/19      Solomon Islands the 92nd member of IHO.
07/12/19      Guinea the 72nd member of AIIB.
07/10/19      Belgium the 71st member of AIIB.
07/07/19      Gabon joins joins AfCFTA.
07/04/19      Solomon Islands the 192nd member of WIPO.
07/02/19      Equatorial Guinea joins joins AfCFTA.
06/27/19      Săo Tomé and Príncipe joins AfCFTA.
06/24/19      United Arab Emirates an associate member of PAM.
06/07/19      San Marino the 70th member of EBRD.
05/30/19      AfCFTA enters into force.
05/22/19      Slovenia the 54th member of ANT.
05/16/19      Nauru the 187th member of WMO.
05/14/19      Mongolia the 122nd member of PCA.
05/02/19      Samoa the 91st member of IHO.
04/18/19      Guyana the 90th member of IHO.
04/09/19      Venezuela membership given to opposition govt. by OAS.
04/06/19      Saint Vincent the 179th member of IPU.
04/01/19      Antigua and Barbuda the 170th member of UNIDO.
03/17/19      The Philippines withdraws from the ICCt.
03/15/19      Venezuela membership given to opposition govt. by IADB.
03/14/19      Dominica the 193rd member of ICAO.
03/14/19      Guadeloupe the 4th associate member of OECS.
03/11/19      Niue the 68th member of ADB.
03/08/19      Micronesia the 169th member of UNIDO.
02/13/19      Zimbabwe the 168th member of CTBTO.
02/05/19      Saint Lucia the 171st member of IAEA.
01/23/19      Qatar an associate member of PAM.
01/17/19      Belarus the 70th member of AIIB.
01/09/19      Canada the 160th member of IRENA.
     01/01/19      Qatar withdraws from OPEC.
     12/31/18      Israel and U.S. withdraw from UNESCO.
     12/28/18      Romania the 69th member of AIIB.
     12/14/18      Catalonia admitted to the UNPO.
     12/07/18      Qatar the 28th member of UNRWA.
    
11/27/18      Uzbekistan the 173rd member of IOM.
    
11/26/18      Suriname the 183rd member of WCO.
11/20/18      Kiribati rejoins and Vanuatu the 194th member of Interpol.
11/16/18      Andorra the 186th member of WMO.
10/11/18      Kosovo, Serbia and U.A.E. associate members of OIF.
10/04/18      Turkmenistan the 159th member of IRENA.
09/25/18      Thailand the 167th member of CTBTO.
09/13/18      The Sudan the 68th member of AIIB.
09/06/18      Wallis and Futuna the 2nd associate member of PIF.
08/27/18      Bahrain the 67th member of AIIB.
08/17/18      Comoros the 16th member of SADC.
07/19/18      Somalia the 21st member of COMESA.
07/18/18      Tunisia the 20th member of COMESA.
07/11/18      India the 69th member of EBRD.
07/05/18      Lithuania the 36th member of OECD.
06/29/18      Grenada, Laos, and Palau the 170th, 171st and 172nd
                members of the IOM.
06/27/18      Cyprus, Madagascar the 65th and 66th members of AIIB.
06/22/18      Congo (Brazzaville) the 15th member of OPEC.
06/18/18      Costa Rica the 158th member of IRENA.
06/16/18      Palestine the 193rd member of OPCW.
05/24/18      Palestine the 195th member of UNCTAD.
05/23/18      Chad the 157th member of IRENA.
05/19/18      Ukraine withdraws from the CIS.
05/17/18      Palestine the 168th member of UNIDO.
05/14/18      Nauru the 174th member of IMO.
05/11/18      Bulgaria the 89th member of IHO.
04/30/18      Grenada the 170th member of IAEA.
04/03/18      Samoa the 64th member of AIIB.
03/28/18      Ambazonia admitted to the UNPO.
03/19/18      Canada the 63rd member of AIIB.
03/16/18      British Virgin Islands the 11th associate of ACS.
03/09/18      Bolivia the 104th member of IMSO.
03/06/18      Vanuatu the 62nd member of AIIB.
03/03/18      Paraguay the 156th member of IRENA.
02/25/18      Ukraine the 155th member of IRENA.
02/15/18      San Marino the 29th member of PAM.
02/08/18      The Gambia rejoins The Commonwealth.
01/19/18      Armenia the 173rd member of IMO.
01/01/18      Dominican Rep. membership in IHO restored.
01/01/18      Marshall Islands rejoins and Saint Lucia, Vanuatu join IPU.
12/31/17      Slovakia withdraws from UNIDO.
12/29/17      Seychelles the 88th member of IHO.
12/20/17      Marshall Islands the 191st member of ICRM.
12/19/17      Spain the 61st member of AIIB.
12/14/17      Nepal the 154th member of IRENA.
12/12/17      Timor-Leste the 191st member of WIPO.
12/11/17      Marshall Islands the 190th member of WIPO.
12/11/17      Fiji the 60th member of AIIB.
12/04/17      Saint Vincent and the Grenadines the 169th member of IAEA.
12/01/17      Dominica the 169th member of IOM.
11/28/17      Cook Islands, Cuba the 167th and 168th members of IOM.
11/22/17      Timor-Leste the 59th member of AIIB.
11/18/17      Tuvalu the 192nd member of ICAO.
11/04/17      Lebanon the 153rd member of IRENA.
10/30/17      New Caledonia the 11th associate member of UNESCO.
10/27/17      Burundi withdraws from ICCt.
10/23/17      Ireland the 58th member of AIIB.
10/15/17      Turkmenistan joins, Uzbekistan rejoins the IPU.
10/13/17      Afghanistan the 57th member of AIIB.
09/27/17      Palestine, Solomon Islands the 191st & 192nd members of Interpol.
09/13/17      Comoros, Somalia the 157th and 158th members of UNWTO.
08/30/17      Uzbekistan the 54th member of ISESCO.
08/24/17      Uzbekistan the 152nd member of IRENA.
07/13/17      Lebanon the 68th member of EBRD.
06/27/17      Chameria admitted to the UNPO.
06/21/17      El Salvador the 151st member of IRENA.
06/16/17      Hungary the 56th member of AIIB.
06/09/17      India, Pakistan become members of SCO.
06/07/17      Hong Kong the 55th member of AIIB.
06/05/17      Montenegro the 29th member of NATO.
06/01/17      U.S. withdrawal notification from UNFCC-PA.
05/25/17      Equatorial Guinea the 14th member of OPEC.
05/13/17      Ethiopia the 54th member of AIIB; the Bellah People and
                Kabylia admitted to the UNPO.
04/28/17      Venezuela withdrawal notification from OAS.
03/30/17      Tuvalu the 173rd member of IPU.
03/29/17      United Kingdom withdrawal notification from EU and Euratom.
03/27/17      Malaysia the 53rd member of AIIB.
03/24/17      Antigua & Barbuda the 182nd member of WCO.
02/17/17      Vanuatu the 87th member of IHO.
02/13/17      Turkey the 53rd member of ISESCO.
02/08/17      Portugal the 52nd member of AIIB.
01/30/17      Morocco readmitted to African Union.
01/25/17      Kosovo the 181st member of WCO.
01/17/17      Iran the 51st member of AIIB.
01/11/17      Malta the 86th member of IHO.
12/31/16      Denmark and Greece withdraw from UNIDO.
12/28/16      Philippines the 50th member of AIIB.
12/05/16      Tonga the 166th member of IOM.
11/30/16      Uzbekistan the 49th member of AIIB.
11/30/16      Indonesia suspends membership in OPEC.
11/29/16      Belarus the 172nd member of IMO.
11/27/16      New Caledonia an associate member of OIF.
11/16/16      Honduras the 103rd member of IMSO.
10/27/16      Cook Islands the 189th member of WIPO.
10/24/16      Swaziland the 171st member of IPU.
10/13/16      Maldives withdraws from the Commonwealth.
09/21/16      Myanmar and Swaziland the 165th & 166th members of CTBTO.
09/19/16      IOM becomes part of the UN system.
09/10/16      French Polynesia, New Caledonia full members of PIF.
08/19/17      Afghanistan the 150th member of IRENA.
08/19/16      Australia withdraws from UNWTO.
07/29/16      Afghanistan the 164th member of WTO.
07/14/16      Liberia the 163rd member of WTO.
07/01/16      Latvia the 35th member of OECD.
07/01/16      Gabon rejoins OPEC.
06/30/16      China, Solomon Islands & Tuvalu members of IOM.
06/16/16      Azerbaijan the 168th member of ISA.
06/13/16      The Bahamas the 121st member of PCA.
06/04/16      Saint Martin an associate member of ACS.
05/15/16      Guyana the 57th member of IDB.
04/29/16      South Arabia admitted to the UNPO.
04/12/16      Nauru the 189th member of IBRD and IMF.
04/17/16      Djibouti the 120th member of PCA.
04/09/16      Martinique the 3rd associate member of OECS.
03/20/16      Comoros, Egypt and Guyana rejoin the IPU.
03/08/16      Fiji the 102nd member of IMSO.
03/03/16      El Salvador the 124th member of ICCt.
03/02/16      South Sudan the 6th member of EAC.
02/24/16      Tonga the 187th member of ILO.
02/16/16      Turkmenistan the 168th member of IAEA.
02/09/16      Kiribati the 170th member of UNIDO.
01/16/16      the AIIB opens.
01/15/16      China the 67th member of EBRD.
01/05/16      Kosovo the 119th member of PCA.
01/01/16      Indonesia rejoins OPEC.
12/31/15      Belgium withdraws from UNIDO.
12/31/15      Brazil the 28th member of CDB.
12/29/15      Palestine the 118th member of PCA.
12/04/15      Tuvalu the 190th member of IFRCS.
11/30/15      Kazakhstan the 162nd member of WTO.
11/23/15      Eritrea, Kiribati, Saint Kitts & Nevis,
                Saint Lucia, Săo Tomé & Príncipe join the IOM.
11/20/15      Barbados the 167th member of IAEA.
11/18/15      Tuvalu the 190th member of ICRM.
11/11/15      Ecuador the 101st member of IMSO.
11/06/15      District of Columbia admitted to UNPO.
11/03/15      Montserrat the 10th associate member of UNESCO.
10/16/15      Angola the 192nd member of OPCW.
10/14/15      Antigua and Barbuda the 166th member of IAEA.
10/13/15      Iceland the 53rd member of ANT.
10/09/15      Norway withdraws from UNWTO.
09/14/15      Barbados and Samoa become members of UNWTO.
09/09/15      Vanuatu the 165th member of IAEA.
08/07/15      Myanmar the 191st member of OPCW.
08/06/15      Kyrgyzstan the 5th member of EAEU.
08/02/15      South Sudan the 206th member of IOC.
07/17/15      Bolivia the 6th member of Mercosur.
07/01/15      Bretagne admitted to UNPO.
06/12/15      Cook Islands the 186th member of ILO.
05/25/15      Rwanda rejoins the ECCAS.
04/30/15      South Sudan the 80th member of AfDB.
04/26/15      Seychelles the 161st member of WTO.
04/01/15      Palestine the 123rd member of ICCt.
03/20/15      Angola the 164th member of CTBTO.
03/26/15      Brunei the 85th member of IHO.
03/24/15      Palestine the 180th member of WCO.
03/23/15      Mongolia the 52nd member of ANT.
03/22/15      Georgia the 117th member of PCA.
03/16/15      Marshall Islands the 170th member of UNIDO.
03/06/15      Djibouti the 164th member of IAEA.
03/02/15      Georgia and Vietnam the 83rd and 84th 
                members of IHO.
02/16/15      Micronesia, Montenegro and Palau join IFAD.
02/10/15      Palestine the 191st member of NPT.
02/02/15      Order of Malta an associate of PAM.
01/27/15      Guyana the 163rd member of IAEA.
01/27/15      Kazakhstan the 51st member of ANT.
01/12/15      Georgia the 100th member of IMSO.
01/08/15      Niue the 188th member of WIPO.
01/02/15      Palestine the 167th member of ISA.
01/02/15      Armenia the 4th member of EAEU.
01/01/15      Eurasian Economic Union est.
12/31/14      Portugal withdraws from UNIDO.
12/09/14      Brazil and UAE the 26th & 27th members of UNRWA.
11/28/14      Amazigh, Sulu & Trieste admitted to UNPO.
11/25/14      Samoa the 157th member of IOM.
11/18/14      Jordan the 99th member of IMSO.
10/22/14      Kosovo the 205th member of IOC.
10/20/14      Săo Tomé & Príncipe the 116th member of PCA.
10/02/14      Zambia the 171st member of IMO.
09/02/14      Congo (Brazzaville) the 163rd member of CTBTO.
08/06/14      Tokelau the 3rd associate member of PIF.
07/23/14      Equatorial Guinea the 9th member of CPLP.
06/28/14      Savoy admitted and Aceh & Talysh rejoin UNPO.
06/26/14      Yemen the 160th member of WTO.
06/19/14      Macedonia the 156th member of IOM.
06/04/14      Tuvalu the 187th member of WIPO.
05/29/14      Luxembourg the 79th member of AfDB.
03/17/14      Tonga the 164h member of IPU.
03/04/14      Niue the 162nd member of CTBTO.
02/19/14      Russia the 173rd member of IFAD.
02/18/14      Brunei Darussalam the 162nd member of to IAEA.
02/14/14      Guadeloupe, Martinique and Sint Maarten
                separate associate members of ACS.
02/10/14      Guyana the 52nd member of ISESCO.
01/07/14      The Bahamas the 161st member of to IAEA.
01/01/14      Mayotte becomes an outermost region of EU.
12/31/13      New Zealand withdraws from UNIDO.
12/12/13      Suriname the 27th member of CDB.
12/03/13      Montenegro the 82nd member of IHO.
11/26/13      Fiji, Iceland, Marshall Islands and Turkmenistan join IOM.
11/25/13      San Marino the 160th member of to IAEA.
11/22/13      Barotseland admitted & West Papua rejoins the UNPO.
11/12/13      Cyprus and South Sudan join the IFRCS.
11/05/13      Anguilla the 9th associate member of UNESCO.
10/29/13      Turkey the 78th member of AfDB.
10/15/13      North Korea the 98th member of IMSO.
10/07/13      Bhutan joins and Somalia rejoins the IPU.
10/02/13      The Gambia withdraws from The Commonwealth
09/27/13      Iraq the 161st member of CTBTO.
09/24/13      Guinea-Bissau the 160th member of CTBTO.
09/14/13      Syria the 190th member of OPCW.
08/07/13      Niger the 166th member of ISA.
07/19/13      Kiribati the 186th member of WIPO.
07/01/13      Croatia the 28th member of the EU.
06/29/13      Somalia the 189th member of OPCW.
06/27/13      Dominican Rep. the 8th member of SICA.
06/18/13      South Sudan the 189th member of ICRM.
06/17/13      Malawi and Suriname the 150th & 151st members of IOM.
06/15/13      Brunei, Singapore, and South Sudan to join FAO.
05/14/13      Trinidad and U.A.E. rejoin the UNWTO.
05/01/13      Côte d'Ivoire the 122nd member of ICCt. 
04/26/13      Guadeloupe & Martinique separate associate members of ACS.
03/02/13      Tajikistan the 159th member of WTO.
02/15/13      Swaziland the 159th member of to IAEA.
02/13/13      Nauru, Tuvalu and Vanuatu join IFAD.
02/08/13      Chad the 159th member of CTBTO.
02/02/13      Laos the 158th member of WTO.
01/10/13      Brunei the 158th member of CTBTO.
01/08/13      TImor-Leste the 165th member of ISA.
12/31/12      Lithuania & U.K. withdraw from UNIDO.
12/22/12      Latvia withdraws from UNWTO.
12/17/12      Kosovo the 66th member of EBRD.
12/15/12      Canada withdraws from UNFCC-Kyoto Protocol.
12/14/12      South Sudan the 185th member of WMO.
12/05/12      Estonia the 169th member of IFAD.
11/29/12      Myanmar & Papua New Guinea the 148th & 149th members of IOM.
11/27/12      St. Vincent the 147th member of IOM.
11/21/12      Mongolia the 57th member of OSCE.
11/21/12      Uganda the 51st member of ISESCO.
11/09/12      Trinidad & Tobago the 158th member of IAEA.
11/02/12      Fiji the 157th member of IAEA.
11/01/12      Togo the 156th member of IAEA.
10/13/12      Armenia the 54th member & Qatar an associate of OIF.
10/04/12      Somalia the 179th member of WCO.
09/24/12      Ecuador & Swaziland the 163rd & 164th members of ISA
09/22/12      Tuvalu the 184th member of WMO.
09/07/12      Bulgaria withdraws from the ITSO.
09/04/12      Rwanda the 155th member of IAEA. 
08/24/12      Vanuatu the 157th member of WTO.
08/22/12      Russia the 156th member of WTO.
07/31/12      Venezuela the 5th member of Mercosur. 
07/18/12      South Sudan the 178th member of WCO.
07/07/12      Lezgin admitted to UNPO.
07/01/12      Guatemala the 121st member of ICCt. 
06/21/12      Uzbekistan withdraws from the CSTO.
06/01/12      Myanmar rejoins the UNWTO
05/29/12      Palau the 185th member of ILO.
05/12/12      Canada withdraws from the UNWTO
05/10/12      Samoa the 155th member of WTO
04/29/12      Montenegro the 154th member of WTO
04/25/12      Saudi Arabia the 27th member of Colombo Plan.
04/24/12      Somalia the 26th member of Intersputnik.
04/20/12      Cameroon the 81st member of IHO.
04/18/12      South Sudan the 188th member of IMF and World Bank (IBRD).
04/13/12      South Sudan the 184th member of ILO.
04/09/12      Niue the 158th ratification of CTBT.
04/05/12      South Sudan and Myanmar join the IPU.
04/04/12      Papua New Guinea the 154th member of IAEA.
03/02/12      Vanuatu the 185th member of WIPO.      
03/01/12      Pakistan the 50th member of ANT.
02/22/12      South Sudan the 168th member of IFAD.
02/26/12      Bangladesh the 115th member of PCA.
02/17/12      Dominica the 153rd member of IAEA.
02/10/12      South Sudan the 8th member of IGAD.
02/06/12      Indonesia the 157th ratification of CTBT.
02/01/12      Vanuatu the 120th member of ICCt. 
01/12/12      Guatemala the 156th ratification of CTBT.
              and Luxembourg the 25th member of UNRWA.
01/01/12      Cape Verde the 119th member of ICCt. 
12/29/11      Vietnam the 114th member of PCA;
12/29/11      Jordan & Tunisia the 64th & 65th members of ERBD.
12/27/11      Albania the 113th member of PCA.
12/19/11      Colombia the 60th member of BIS.
12/16/11      United Arab Emirates the 59th member of BIS.
12/05/11      Antigua & Barbuda, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, 
                Ethiopia, Guyana, Maldives, Micronesia, 
                Mozambique, Nauru, South Sudan, Seychelles, 
                Vanuatu and Vatican City join the IOM.
12/01/11      Maldives the 118th member of ICCt. 
11/23/11      Palestine the 195th member of UNESCO.
11/23/11      Maldives the 187th member of ICRC and IFRCS.
11/10/11      South Sudan the 191st member of ICAO.
11/04/11      Laos the 152nd member of IAEA.
11/01/11      The Philippines the 117th member of ICCt. 
10/31/11      Curaçao, St. Maarten & South Sudan join Interpol.
10/31/11      Malaysia the 49th signatory to Antarctic Treaty.
10/27/11      South Sudan the 194th member of UNESCO.
10/27/11      Tuvalu the 174th member of UNIDO.
10/25/11      Curaçao, St. Maarten associate members of UNESCO.
10/19/11      Chad joins the IPU.
10/13/11      South Sudan the 20th member of COMESA.
10/10/11      Liberia the 155th member of UNWTO.
10/04/11      South Sudan the 192nd member of UPU.
10/03/11      South Sudan the 193rd member of ITU.
09/29/11      Palau the 97th member of IMSO.
09/28/11      Mongolia the 96th member of IMSO.
09/27/11      South Sudan the 194th member of WHO.
09/22/11      Guinea the 155th ratification of CTBT.
09/18/11      Haratin admitted to UNPO.
09/08/11      Palau the 170th member of IMO.
09/01/11      Tunisia the 116th member of ICCt.
08/01/11      Grenada the 115th member of ICCt.
07/29/11      South Sudan the 54th member of African Union.
07/22/11      Peru the 58th member of BIS.
07/15/11      Luxembourg the 57th member of BIS.
07/14/11      South Sudan the 193rd member of UN & 194th member of UNCTAD.
07/13/11      Hungary the 167th member of IFAD.
07/08/11      IOC de-recognizes Netherlands Antilles NOC, leaving 204 members.
06/30/11      WEU is dissolved.
06/28/11      Org. of Islamic Conference renamed Org. of Islamic Cooperation.
06/25/11      Tokelau an associate member of FAO.
06/15/11      Grenada the 78th member of IRENA.
06/14/11      Ghana the 154th ratification of CTBT.
06/10/11      Philippines the 77th member of IRENA.
05/25/11      Azerbaijan and Fiji join Non-Aligned Movement.
05/15/11      Thailand the 162nd member of ISA.
05/10/11      WEU assembly last session closes.
04/19/11      Rwanda the 112th member of PCA.
04/16/11      Micronesia and Trinidad & Tobago join IPU.
02/19/11      Uzbekistan the 167th member of IFAD.
01/24/11      Yemen the 95th member of the IMSO.
01/01/11      Moldova the 114th member of ICCt.
12/09/10      Estonia the 34th member of the OECD.
12/10/10      Kuwait the 24th member of UNRWA.
12/02/10      Curaçao and Sint Maarten join Parlatino.
11/29/10      Botswana, Central African Republic, Lesotho,
                Swaziland and Timor-Leste join the IOM
11/24/10      Panama withdrew from PARLACEN.
11/01/10      Seychelles and St. Lucia the 112th & 113th members of ICCt.
10/28/10      Andorra the 26th member of PAM.
09/28/10      Malawi the 161st member of ISA.
09/26/10      Moro admitted to UNPO.
09/07/10      Israel the 33rd member of the OECD
08/24/10      Timor-Leste the 192nd member of ITU.
08/19/10      Guinea-Bissau the 177th member of WCO.
07/21/10      Slovenia the 32nd member of the OECD 
07/17/10      Philippines the 111th member of PCA.
07/08/10      International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) est.
06/24/10      Tuvalu the 187th member of IMF and World Bank.
06/01/10      Bangladesh the 111th member of ICCt.
05/26/10      Central African Republic and Trindad & Tobago 
                the 152nd and 153rd members of CTBTO.
05/07/10      Chile the 31st member of the OECD
03/28/10      Seychelles the 155th member of IPU.
02/06/10      Ogaden admitted to UNPO.
01/29/10      Portugal the 48th Antarctic Treaty member. 
12/04/09      Timor-Leste the 183rd member of WMO.
11/28/09      Rwanda the 54th member of The Commonwealth.
11/23/09      Cambodia rejoins as 151st member of IAEA.
11/17/09      Vanuatu the 176th member of WCO.
10/28/09      Marshall Islands the 151st member of CTBTO.
10/22/09      Montenegro the 150th member of ITSO.
10/13/09      Samoa admitted as the 188th member of Interpol.
10/12/09      Faroe Islands the 7th associate member of UNESCO;
                Antigua & Barbuda the 94th member of IMSO.
10/07/09      Madagascar the 110th member of PCA.
10/05/09      UK withdraws and Vanuatu the 154th member of UNWTO.
10/01/09      Czech Republic the 110th member of ICCt.
09/23/09      Saint Vincent & the Grenadines the 150th member of CTBTO
                Săo Tomé & Príncipe the 175th member of WCO.
09/01/09      Chile Republic the 109th member of ICCt.
08/18/09      Georgia withdraws from the CIS.
08/17/09      Liberia the 149th member of CTBTO.
08/14/09      Chad the 160th member of ISA.
07/15/09      Congo (Brazzaville) the 150th member of IAEA.
07/13/09      Lesotho the 149th member of IAEA.
06/24/09      Bahrain and Burundi the 147th & 148th members of IAEA.
06/30/09      Uganda the 169th member of IMO.
06/29/09      Namibia and Trinidad & Tobago join IOM as 126th & 127th members;
                Kosovo the 186th member of IMF and World Bank (IBRD).
05/21/09      The Bahamas the 188th member of OPCW.
05/15/09      Maldives the 183rd member of ILO.
04/26/09      Dominican Republic the 187th member of OPCW.
04/01/09      Albania and Croatia the 27th & 28th members of NATO.
02/18/09      Marshall Islands the 166th member of IFAD.
02/12/09      Iraq the 186th member of OPCW.
02/05/09      Oman the 146th member of IAEA.
01/05/09      United Arab Emirates the 109th member of PCA.
01/12/09      China the 48th member of IADB.
01/01/09      Indonesia withdraws from OPEC.
12/20/08      Lebanon the 185th member of OPCW.
12/11/08      Samoa the 173rd member of UNIDO.
10/15/08      Comoros, Oman, Palestine and Sierra Leone join IPU.
10/07/08      Vatican City admitted as the 187th member of Interpol.
10/01/08      Cook Islands & Suriname the 107th & 108th members of ICCt.
09/25/08      Romania an associate of PAM.
09/23/08      Norway the 153rd member of UNWTO
09/20/08      Gilgit-Baltistan admitted to UNPO.
08/29/08      Bahrain the 108th member of PCA.
08/20/09      Vanuatu the 93rd member of IMSO.
08/17/08      Seychelles rejoin the SADC.
07/23/08      Cape Verde the 153rd member of WTO. 
07/18/08      Cook Islands the 168th member of IMO.
07/08/08      Nepal the 145th member of IAEA.
07/04/08      Bosnia and Hercegovina the 174th member of WCO.
06/19/08      Guinea-Bissau the 184th member of OPCW.
06/18/08      India, Mongolia and Somalia join IOM.
06/01/08      Madagascar the 106th member of ICCt.
05/30/08      Monaco the 47th country to ratify Antarctic Treaty.
05/27/08      Tuvalu the 182nd member of ILO.
05/23/08      Burma and Afrikaners admitted to UNPO.
05/16/08      Ukraine the 152nd member of WTO.
05/15/08      update: UNASUR formed by all South American nations.
05/14/08      Turkey the 78th member of African Development Bank.
05/12/08      update to Commonwealth: Pakistan re-admitted.
04/22/08      Belize the 173rd member of WCO.
04/18/08      Lesotho the 150th member of IPU.
04/12/08      Timor-Leste joins the IPU.
03/19/08      Djibouti the 172nd member of WCO.
03/01/08      Pakistani Balochistan admitted to UNPO.
02/28/08      The Bahamas the 165th member of IFAD.
01/03/08      Congo (Brazzaville) the 183rd member of OPCW.

Upcoming International & U.S. Elections

 
Date
 
 
Location
 
 
Election Type
 
 2 Jan 2024
Marshall Islands
president
(by parliament)
 7 Jan 2024
Bangladesh
parliament
 8 Jan 2024
Puntland (Somalia)
president
(by parliament)
 9 Jan 2024 Bhutan parliament
(2nd round)
11 Jan 2024 Sint Maarten
(Netherlands)

parliament
13 Jan 2024 Republic of China
(Taiwan)

president,
parliament
14 Jan 2024
Comoros
president
16 Jan 2024
Barbuda
(Antigua & Barbuda)
council chair
(by council)
21 Jan 2024
Liechtenstein
referendums
25 Jan 2024
Nepal
senate (indirect)
(3rd round)
26 Jan 2024
Tuvalu
parliament
28 Jan 2024
Finland
president
(1st round)
 4 Feb 2024
Azores (Portugal)
parliament
 4 Feb 2024
El Salvador
president,
parliament
 4 Feb 2024
Mali
president
(postponed)
 7 Feb 2024
Azerbaijan
president
 8 Feb 2024
Pakistan
parliament
11 Feb 2024
Finland
president
(2nd round)
14 Feb 2024
Indonesia
president,
parliament
25 Feb 2024
Belarus
parliament
25 Feb 2024
Cambodia
senate (indirect)
25 Feb 2024
Kurdistan (Iraq)
parliament
(postponed)

25 Feb 2024
Liechtenstein
referendum
25 Feb 2024
Senegal
president
(delayed)
26 Feb 2024
Hungary
president
(by parliament)
 1 Mar 2024
Iran
parliament, senate
 3 Mar 2024
Switzerland
referendum
 5 Mar 2024
Burlington, VT (US)
mayor
 5 Mar 2024
Fresno, CA (US)
mayor
 5 Mar 2024
Sacramento, CA (US) mayor
 8 Mar 2024
Ireland
constitutional
referendum

 9 Mar 2024
Pakistan
president
(by parliament)
10 Mar 2024
Portugal
parliament
13 Mar 2024
San Marino
captains-regent
(by parliament)

15-17 Mar 2024
Russia
president
17 Mar 2024
Maldives
parliament
(postponed)
23 Mar 2024
Slovakia
president
(1st round)
24 Mar 2024
Senegal
president
27 Mar 2024
Malta
president
(by parliament)
31 Mar 2024
Congo (Kinshasa)
senate (indirect)
(1st round)

(rescheduled)
31 Mar 2024
Senegal
president
(rescheduled)
31 Mar 2024
Ukraine
president
(cancelled)
 2 Apr 2024
Anchorage, AK (US)
mayor
 2 Apr 2024
Milwaukee, WI (US)
mayor
 3 Apr 2024
Pakistan
senate (indirect)
 4 Apr 2024
Belarus
senate (indirect)
 4 Apr 2024
Kuwait
parliament
 6 Apr 2024
Slovakia
president
(2nd round)
10 Apr 2024 North Korea parliament
10 Apr 2024
South Korea
parliament
13 Apr 2024 Bangsamoro Region
(Philippines)

special geographic
area referendum

17 Apr 2024
Croatia
parliament
17 Apr 2024
Solomon Islands
parliament
19 Apr 2024
India
parliament
(1st round)
20 Apr 2024 Togo
parliament
(postponed)
21 Apr 2024 Basque Country
(Spain)
parliament
21 Apr 2024 Congo (Kinshasa)
senate (indirect)
(2nd round)
(postponed)
21 Apr 2024 Ecuador
referendum
21 Apr 2024 Maldives
parliament
24 Apr 2024 North Macedonia
president
(1st round)
26 Apr 2024 India
parliament
(2nd round)
29 Apr 2024 Congo (Kinshasa)
senate (indirect)
(1st round)
29 Apr 2024 Togo
parliament
 5 May 2024
Panama
president,
parliament
 6 May 2024
Chad
president
 7 May 2024
India
parliament
(3rd round)
 7 May 2024
Portland, OR (US)
mayor
 8 May 2024
North Macedonia
president
(2nd round)
 8 May 2024 North Macedonia parliament
10 May 2024 Iran
parliament (runoff)
12 May 2024
Catalonia (Spain)
parliament
12 May 2024
Lithuania
president
(1st round)
12 May 2024
Lithuania referendum
13 May 2024
India
parliament
(4th round)
14 May 2024
Anchorage, AK (US)
mayor (runoff)
19 May 2024
Dominican Republic
president, senate,
parliament
20 May 2024
India
parliament
(5th round)
21 May 2024 Norfolk, VA (US)
mayor
25 May 2024 India
parliament
(6th round)
26 May 2024 Congo (Kinshasa)
senate (indirect)
(2nd round)
26 May 2024 Madeira (Portugal)
assembly
29 May 2024 Madagascar
parliament
29 May 2024 South Africa
parliament
29 May 2024 South Africa
senate (indirect)
29 May 2024 Vanuatu
constitutional
referendums
 1 Jun 2024
Iceland
president
 1 Jun 2024
India
parliament
(7th round)
 2 Jun 2024
Mexico
president,
parliament, senate
 6-9 Jun 2024
European Union
parliament
 8 Jun 2024
Gozo (Malta)
region council
 9 Jun 2024
Belgium
parliament, senate
 9 Jun 2024
Bulgaria
parliament
 9 Jun 2024
San Marino
parliament
 9 Jun 2024
South Ossetia (Georgia)
parliament
 9 Jun 2024
Switzerland
referendum
10 Jun 2024
Kurdistan (Iraq)
parliament
11 Jun 2024
Las Vegas, NV (US)
mayor
28 Jun 2024 Mongolia
parliament
29 Jun 2024 Mauritania
president
Jun 2024 South Africa
president
(by parliament)
15-16 Jul 2024
Rwanda
president,
parliament
28 Jul 2024
Venezuela
president
Jul 2024
Sri Lanka
president
 8 Aug 2024
Honolulu, HI (US)
mayor
20 Aug 2024
Cheyenne, WY (US)
mayor
20 Aug 2024
Key West, FL (US) mayor
20 Aug 2024
Miami-Dade, FL (US)
mayor
27 Aug 2024 Tulsa, OK (US)
mayor
 7 Sep 2024
Algeria
president
 8 Sep 2024
Russia
parliament
10 Sep 2024
Jordan
parliament
14 Sep 2024
Norfolk Island
(Australia)
regional council
15 Sep 2024
Romania
president
17 Sep 2024
Wilmington, DE (US)
mayor
22 Sep 2024
Switzerland
referendum
Sep 2024
Austria
parliament
Sep 2024
San Marino
captains-regent
(by parliament)
 6 Oct 2024
Brčko District
(Bosnia and Herzegovina)

assembly
 8 Oct 2024
Juneau, AK (US)
mayor
 9 Oct 2024
Mozambique
president,
parliament
13 Oct 2024
Lithuania parliament
20 Oct 2024
Moldova
president
20 Oct 2024
Moldova
constitutional referendum
26 Oct 2024
Georgia
parliament
27 Oct 2024 Uruguay
president,
parliament
Oct 2024
Botswana
parliament
Oct 2024 Czech Republic
senate
Oct 2024 Ethiopia
president
(by parliament)
Oct 2024 Guernsey (UK)
parliament
 5 Nov 2024
American Samoa (U.S.)
governor
 5 Nov 2024
Hagatna (Guam)(U.S.)
mayor
 5 Nov 2024 Puerto Rico (U.S.)
governor
 5 Nov 2024 San Juan
(Puerto Rico)(U.S.)
mayor
 5 Nov 2024
Saipan (Northern Mariana Is.)(U.S.)
mayor
 5 Nov 2024
U.S. Virgin Islands
assembly
 5 Nov 2024
United States
president, congress,
senate

 5 Nov 2024
Delaware
governor
 5 Nov 2024
Indiana
governor
 5 Nov 2024 Maine
referendum on
state flag
 5 Nov 2024
Missouri
governor
 5 Nov 2024
Montana
governor
 5 Nov 2024
New Hampshire
governor
 5 Nov 2024
North Carolina
governor
 5 Nov 2024
North Dakota
governor
 5 Nov 2024
Utah
governor
 5 Nov 2024
Vermont
governor
 5 Nov 2024
Washington
governor
 5 Nov 2024
West Virginia
governor
 5 Nov 2024
Austin, TX (US)
mayor
 5 Nov 2024
Baltimore, MD (US)
mayor
 5 Nov 2024
Baton Rouge, LA (US)
mayor
 5 Nov 2024
El Paso, TX  (US)
mayor
 5 Nov 2024
Phoenix, AZ (US)
mayor
 5 Nov 2024
Raleigh, NC (US)
mayor
 5 Nov 2024 Richmond, VA (US)
mayor
 5 Nov 2024 Sacramento, CA (US)
mayor (runoff)
 5 Nov 2024 San Diego, CA (US)
mayor
 5 Nov 2024 San Francisco, CA (US)
mayor
 5 Nov 2024 San José, CA (US)
mayor
12 Nov 2024 Palau
president,
parliament
13 Nov 2024 Somaliland (Somalia)
president
24 Nov 2024
Guinea-Bissau
president
24 Nov 2024 Switzerland
referendum
27 Nov 2024 Namibia
president,
parliament
30 Nov 2024 Mauritius
parliament
Nov 2024 Pitcairn Islands (UK)
mayor
Nov 2024 Sark (Guernsey)(UK)
parliament
 7 Dec 2024
Ghana
president,
parliament
 8 Dec 2024
Romania
parliament
12 Dec 2024
Palm Springs, CA (US)
mayor
(by city council)
22 Dec 2024
South Sudan
president,
parliament
Dec 2024
Brčko District
(Bosnia and
Herzegovina)
mayor
(by city council)
Dec 2024
Switzerland
president
(by parliament)



       

Sources: Herrera Electoral Calendar, IFES Election Guide, Ballotpedia and IPU .



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