Updates and Additions

New Heads of State, Governors and Other Leaders

02/10/12      updates to Guinea-Bissau (PM), Slovenia (PM).

02/09/12      update to Romania (PM).

02/07/12      update to Maldives (Pres.)

02/06/12      updates to Romania (PM), Taiwan (PM), and ICJ (Pres.) 

02/01/12      update to Falkland Islands (CE).

01/30/12      update to African Union (Comm. Chair.)

01/28/12      update to Nigeria state: Sokoto (Gov.)

01/27/12      update to Nigeria states: Adamawa, Bayelsa, Cross River, Kogi (Gov.)

01/26/12      update to Indian state: Kerala (Gov.)

01/22/12      updates to Bulgaria (Pres.), SAARC (Secy.-gen.)

01/18/12      update to Moldova: Transdniester (PM).

01/17/12      update to European Parl. (Pers.)

01/13/12      update to Russia admin.: Volgograd (Gov.)

01/14/12      update to Guatemala (Pres.)

01/13/12      update to Russia admin.: Arkhangelsk (Gov.)

01/12/12      update to Bosnia-Hercegovina (PM).

01/11/12      updates to Sudan states: Central Darfur, Eastern Darfur, Southern Darfur,

                and Western Darfur (Gov.)

01/10/12      updates to Marshall Islands (Pres.), U.S. state: Mississippi (Gov.)

01/09/12      update to Guinea-Bissau (Pres.)

01/05/12      update to Jamaica (PM).

01/03/12      updates to U.S. cities: Phoenix, AZ and Savannah, GA (Mayor).

01/01/12      updates to Switzerland (Pres.), Swiss cantons: Fribourg, Graubünden, Jura,

                Lucerne, Schaffhausen, Solothurn; Argentina prov: Rio Negro (Gov.); FAO

                (Secy.-gen.); OSCE (Chr.); Nordic Council (Pres.); EU: EIB (Pres.);

                IMO (Secy.-gen.), National Council of Churches (Pres.) and Bonaire (Lt. Gov.)

12/31/11      update to PCA (Secy-gen.)

12/30/11      update to Moldova: Transdniester (Pres.)

12/24/11      update to Tunisia (PM).

12/23/11      updates to Croatia (PM), Russia rep.: Chuvashia (PM).

12/22/11      update to Philippines reg.: Muslim Mindanao (Gov.)

12/21/11      update to Spain (PM).

12/17/11      update to North Korea (Gen. Sec.)

12/15/11      update to Russia fed. district: Privolzhsky (Plenp.)

12/14/11      updates to Papua New Guinea (PM), Russia: Vologda (Gov.)

12/13/11      updates to Malaysia (King), Tunisia (Pres.).

12/12/11      updates to ICCt (Pres. State Parties), St.-Martin, St.-Barthelemy and

                St. Pierre & Miquelon (Pref.), China prov.: Anhui (Gov.) 

12/11/11      update to Peru (PM).

12/10/11      updates to Argentina (Cabinet Chf.), Georgia: South Ossetia (Pres.), 

                Argentina prov.: Chubut, Córdoba, Jujuy, Río Negro, and San Luis (Gov.) 

12/09/11      updates to Gibraltar (PM), Russia rep.: Chuvashia (PM).

12/07/11      updates to Egypt (PM), Yemen (PM) and Swiss canton: Geneva.

12/06/11      updates to Belgium (PM), U.S. govt.: FAA (Admin.)

12/05/11      update to U.S. city: Raleigh (Mayor).

12/04/11      update to Kuwait (PM).

12/03/11      update to Guyana (Pres.)

12/01/11      updates to Kyrgyzstan (Pres., PM), Mexico state: Coahuila (Gov.)

11/30/11      update to Saint Lucia (PM).

11/29/11      update to Morocco (PM).

11/25/11      update to Finland: Aland Is. (PM).

11/24/11      update to Libya (PM).

11/18/11      update to Jersey (PM).

11/16/11      updates to Italy (PM), Solomon Islands (PM). 

11/15/11      update to Nauru (Pres.)

11/11/11      updates to Greece (PM) and Ireland (Pres.)

11/10/11      update to Nauru (Pres.)

11/09/11      updates to British Virgin Islands (PM), Bosnia canton: Hercegovina-Neretva (PM)

11/08/11      updates to Ukraine: Crimea (PM), U.S elections:  

              Governor elections: 

              - Kentucky: Gov. Steve Beshear (Dem.) re-elected defeating David Williams

                (Rep.) and Gatewood Galbraith (Ind.) 55.6%-35.4%-9%;

              - Mississippi: Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant (Rep.) defeats Johnny DuPree (Dem.)

                61.1%-38.9%; 

              Mayor elections:
              - Akron, OH:  Mayor Don Plusquellic (Dem.) defeats Jennifer Hensal (f)(Rep.)

                70.2%-29.7%;
              - Baltimore, MD: Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake (f)(Dem.) defeats Alfred V.

                Griffin (Rep.) 86.7%-13.3%;
              - Boise, ID: Mayor David Bieter (Dem.) defeats David Hall (Ind.) 74.2%-25.7%;

              - Charlotte, NC: Mayor Anthony Foxx (Dem.) defeats Scott Stone (Rep.)

                67.5%-32.4%;

              - Charleston, SC: Mayor Joe Riley (Dem.) defeats William Dudley Gregorie (Rep.)

                and David Farrow (Libt.), Craig Jelks (Ind.) 67.2%-26.6%-3%-1.7%;

              - Columbus, OH: Mayor Michael B. Coleman (Dem.) defeats Earl W. Smith (Rep.) 

                69.5%-29.9%;
              - Des Moines, IA: Mayor Frank Cownie (Dem.) is re-elected unopposed;
              - Hartford, CT:  Mayor Pedro Segarra (Dem.) wins 81.3% defeating J. Stanley

                McCauley (Dem.) 9.6%, Edwin Vargas (Dem.) 7.3% and Patrice Smith (Ind.) 1.6%;
              - Houston, TX: Mayor Annise Parker (Dem.) defeats Jack O'Connor (Rep.),

                Fernando Herrera (Rep.) and Dave Wilson (Dem.) 50.8%-14.6%-14.2%-11.8%;
              - Indianapolis, IN: Mayor Greg Ballard (Rep.) defeats Melina Kennedy (Dem.)

                and O.D. Bowen (Libt.), 51.3%-47.1%-1.4%;

              - Manchester, NH: Mayor Ted Gatsas (Rep.) defeats Chris Herbert (Dem.) 

                69.7%-27.9%;

              - Philadelphia, PA: Mayor Michael Nutter (Dem.) defeats Karen Brown (f)(Rep.)

                and Wali Rahman (Ind.), 74.6%-21.6%-3.6%;

              - Phoenix, AZ (runoff): Greg Stanton (Dem.) defeats Wes Gullett (Rep.)

                56.1%-43.9%;

              - Salt Lake City, UT: Mayor Ralph Becker (Dem.) defeats J. Allen Kimball

                (Rep.) 73.5%-26.5%;

              - San Francisco, CA: Mayor Edwin M. Lee (Dem.) leads John Avalos (Dem.), 

                Dennis Herrera (Dem.), David Chiu (Dem.), Leland Yee (Dem.), Jeff Adachi

                (Dem.) and Bevan Dufty (Dem.) 31.7%-20.1%-13.7%-9.2%-6.7%-5.8%-3.8%, in the 

                instant runoff Lee defeats Avalos 61%-39%;
              - Savannah, GA: Edna B. Jackson (f)(Dem.) wins 36.6%, Jeff Felser (Dem.) 23.5%,

                Regina Thomas (f)(Dem.) 15%, Ellis Cook (Rep.) 12.7% and Floyd Adams (Dem.)

                11%, in 6 Dec 2011 runoff Jackson defeats Felser 54%-46%.

11/04/11      update to terror group FARC (Cmdr.)

11/02/11      updates to Madagascar (PM), Ukraine prov.: L'viv, Zaporizhzhya (Gov.)

11/01/11      updates to Barbados (Gov.-gen.), European Union (ECB).

10/31/11      updates to Armenia prov.: Yerevan (Mayor), Australia: Northern Terr. (Admin.),

                PARLACEN (Pres.)

10/29/11      update to Saint Helena (Gov.)

10/27/11      updates to Saint Helena: Ascension (Admin.), Canada prov. Northwest Terr.

                (PM), South Korea prov. Seoul (Mayor).

10/24/11      update to Jordan (PM).

10/23/11      update to Jamaica (PM).

10/22/11      update to U.S. state: Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (Rep.) wins 65.8% of the 

                vote and Tara Hollis (f)(Dem.) 17.9%. 

10/21/11      updates to U.S. govt.: Commerce Dept. (Secy.), Australia state: South Australia

                (PM).

10/19/11      updates to IPU (Pres.), Cherokee Nation (Prncp. Chf.)

10/18/11      updates to Haiti (PM), Christmas Island (Council Pres.)

10/14/11      update to Uganda: Ankole (King).

10/12/11      updates to Wallis & Futuna: Uvea (PM), Netherlands prov.: Limburg (Gov.) 

10/11/11      updates to Isle of Man (PM), U.S. city: Raleigh, NC: Nancy McFarlane (f)(Ind.)

                      wins 61.1% beating Billie Jean Redmond (f)(Rep.) 29.5% and Randall Williams

               (Rep.) 9.2%; Cherokee Nation (OK): Bill John Baker defeats Prin. Chief Chad

                Smith 53.9% to 46%

10/07/11      updates to Rwanda (PM), Canada prov.: Alberta (PM).

10/04/11      update to U.S. state: West Virginia: acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin (Dem.) is

                elected with 49.6%, Bill Maloney (Rep.) wins 46.9%; U.S. city: Key West, FL:

                Mayor Craig Cates (Rep.) wins 70.2% and Margaret Romero (Ind.) 27.4% and

                Carie Noda (f)(Ind.) 2.3%.

10/03/11      updates to Denmark (PM), Nordic Council (Pres.)

10/01/11      updates to San Marino (Capt.-Reg.), Vatican City (Pres. Pont. Comsn.)

09/30/11      update to U.S. govt.: Joint Chiefs (Chrm.)

09/27/11      updates to Montserrat (PM), Georgia: Abkhazia (PM).

09/26/11      update to Jersey (Lt. Gov.)

09/23/11      updates to Zambia (Pres.), St. Helena (Gov.), U.S. govt.: Navy (CNO)

09/21/11      update to Sudan: Darfur (Chrm.)

09/20/11      update to Sweden county: Stockholm (Gov.)

09/19/11      update to Mexico state: Nayarit (Gov.)

09/16/11      update to Mexico state: Estado de México (Gov.)

09/14/11      update to Bosnia-Hercegovina: Brcko (Mayor). 

09/13/11      update to United Nations (Gen. Amb. Pres.)

09/12/11      update to Turks & Caicos (Gov.)

09/11/11      updates to France reg.: Guadeloupe (Pref.), India state: Uttarakhand (CM)

09/09/11      updates to Cape Verde (Pres.), Kosovo (KFOR).

09/08/11      update to India state: Goa (Gov.)

09/07/11      update to U.S. govt.: Army (CoS.)

09/06/11      update to U.S. govt.: CIA (Dir.) 

09/04/11      update to India states: Jharkhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh (Gov.)

09/03/11      update to São Tomé & Príncipe (Pres.)

09/02/11      updates to Japan (PM), India state: Mizoram (Gov.), Sudan state: Blue Nile

                (Gov.)

09/01/11      updates to Singapore (Pres.), India state: Tamil Nadu (Gov.)

08/31/11      updates to New Zealand (Gov.-gen.), U.S. govt: ATF (Dir.)

08/29/11      update to Nepal (PM).

08/27/11      update to China prov.: Hebei (Gov.)

08/25/11      update to Pakistan: Azad Kashmir (Pres.)

08/23/11      updates to Libya (Pres., PM), U.S. city: Birmingham, AL: Mayor William Bell

                (Dem.) re-elected with 88.96% vs. Kamau Afrika 3.4%, Patricia Bell (f) 3.66%,

                T.C. Cannon 1.47%, Harry Turner, Jr. 1.59% and Willis Hendrix 0.88%;
                Montgomery, AL: Mayor Todd Strange (Rep.) is re-elected over Hobson Cox

               (Dem.) 81%-19%.

08/22/11      updates to Turks & Caicos (Gov.), Russia prov.: Saint Petersburg (Gov.)

08/17/11      update to Ukraine: Crimea (PM).

08/15/11      updates to Canada prov.: Prince Edward Island (Lt. gov.), CARICOM (Secy.-gen.),

                and Colombo Plan (Secy.-gen.)

08/14/11      update to Cherokee Nation (Prncp. Chf.)

08/10/11      update to German state: Saarland (Min.-pres.)

08/08/11      updates to Thailand (PM), U.S. govt.: Mint (Dir.), Tibet exile (PM).

08/05/11      update to Andean Parliament (Pres.)

08/04/11      update to India state: Karnataka (CM).

08/03/11      update to Kosovo (UNMIK).

08/02/11      updates to Papua New Guinea (PM), Norway: Jan Mayen (Chf.)

08/01/11      update to U.S. govt.: Commerce Dept. (Secy.)

07/29/11      update to Russia rep: Tula (Gov.)

07/28/11      updates to Peru (Pres., PM), Armenia prov.: Lori (Gov.)

07/27/11      update to Micronesia state: Chuuk (Gov.)

07/26/11      updates to Mayotte (Pref.), Pakistan: Azad Kashmir (PM).

07/25/11      update to Vietnam (Pres.)

07/22/11      update to Kazakhstan prov.: Aktobe (Gov.)

07/21/11      update to Spain reg.: Valencia (Pres.)

07/18/11      updates to Afghanistan (ISAF), U.S. city: Denver (Mayor), France: Haute-Corse

                (Pref.)

07/16/11      update to Spain reg.: Asturias (Pres.)

07/14/11      update to Spain reg.: Aragón (Pres.)

07/12/11      updates to Ukrine prov.: Donetsk (Gov.), U.S. city: Fort Worth (Mayor).

07/10/11      update to Bosnia-Hercegovina (Pres.)

07/09/11      update: independence of South Sudan (Pres.)

07/08/11      update to Latvia (Pres.), Spain reg.: Extemadura (Pres.), U.S. govt.: FDIC

                (Chr.)

07/06/11      updates to Swiss canton: Nidwalden and U.S. city: Las Vegas (Mayor).

07/05/11      update to IMF (Mang. Dir.)

07/04/11      update to Mayotte (Pref.)

07/01/11      updates to Arab League (Secy.-gen.), OSCE (Secy.-gen.), U.S. cities:

                Jacksonville, Miami-Dade (Mayor), U.S. govt. Defense Dept. (Secy.), CIA

               (Dir.), Australia state: Western Australia (Gov.), Swiss cantons: Basel-Land

               and Obwalden, Kosovo (UNMIK Admin.), Spain reg.: Navarre (Pres.)

06/30/11      updates to Western European Union (dissolved), U.S. govt.: FWS (Dir.)

06/29/11      update to Cocos Islands (Shire Pres.)

06/27/11      update to Spain reg.: Cantabria (Pres.)

06/26/11      update to Vanuatu (PM).

06/25/11      updates to Spain: Menorca (Pres.) & Mallorca (Pres.), U.S. city: Dallas (Mayor)

06/22/11      updates to Finland (PM), Spain reg.: Castille-La Mancha (Pres.)

06/21/11      update to Portugal (PM).

06/19/11      update to Somalia (PM).

06/18/11      updates to Spain: Baleares (Pres.) and Aran (Synd.), U.S. city: Fort Worth, TX:

                Betsy Price (f)(Rep.) wins 55.9% and Jim Lane (Dem.) 44%

06/17/11      update to Indonesia prov.: Sulawesi Tengah (Gov.) 

06/16/11      updates to Vanuatu (PM), Russia admin.: Tver (Gov.)

06/14/11      updates to Greece: Mount Athos (Protos).

06/13/11      update to Lebanon (PM).

06/16/11      update to French Guiana (Pref.)

06/11/11      update to Canada prov.: Yukon (PM).

06/09/11      update to U.S. govt: Solicitor General.

06/08/11      update to China prov.: Jiangxi (Gov.)

06/07/11      updates to Ukraine: Sevastopol, Sudan: Abyei (Chair), U.S. city: Las Vegas, NV:

                Carolyn Goodman (f)(Ind.) wins 60.5% and Chris Giunchigliani (f)(Dem.) 39.4%

06/06/11      update to WMO (Pres.)

06/03/11      update to U.S. govt.: American Battle Monuments Commission (Chair.)

06/01/11      update to Swiss cantons: Appenzell-Ausserrhoden, Bern, Neuchâtel, St. Gallen,

                Thurgau. and Malaysia: Labuan (Chr.)

05/29/11      updates to Georgia: Abkhazia (Pres.), Nigeria states: Borno, Gombe, Imo, 

                Kano, Kwara, Nasarawa, Ogun, Oyo, Zamfara (Gov.)

05/28/11      update to Benin (PM).

05/26/11      updates to Comoros (Pres.), Syro-Malabar Catholic Church (Mjr. Arch.-Bsp.)

05/24/11      update to Uganda (PM), U.S. city: Miami-Dade, FL: Julio Robaina (Rep.) wins

                33.7% and Carlos Gimenez (Rep.), Marcelo Llorente (Rep.), Luke Campbell

               (Dem.), Roosevelt Bradley (Dem.) 28.8%-14.8%-11.1%-3.8%; in runoff on 6/28/11

                Gimenez defeats Robaina 51.1%-48.9% 

05/23/11      update to Comoros: Grand Comore, Anjouan (Gov.)

05/20/11      update to India state: West Bengal (CM).

05/19/11      update to Russia rep.: Bashkortostan (PM).

05/18/11      updates to IMF (Mng. Dir.), India state: Kerala (CM).

05/17/11      update to U.S. city: Jacksonville, FL: Alvin Brown (Dem.) wins 50.4% of vote,

                Mike Hogan (Rep.) 49.6%.

05/16/11      updates to India states: Tamil Nadu & Puducherry (CM), U.S. city: Chicago

                (Mayor).

05/14/11      updates to Haiti (Pres.), U.S. cities: Dallas, TX: Mike Rawlings (Dem.) wins

                40.9% of vote, David Kunkle (Dem.) 31.9% and Ron Natinsky (Rep.) 25.1%. 

                in 6/18/11 runnoff Rawlings defeats Kunkle 55.8%-44.2%; San Antonio, TX:

                Mayor Julián Castro (Dem.) defeats Will McLeod (Ind.) and Rhett R. Smith

                (Dem.) 81.4%-6.7%-5.1%

05/13/11      update to Vanuatu (PM).

05/12/11      updates to Andorra (PM), German state: Baden-Württemberg (Min.-pres.),

                and Australia: Capital Terr. (CM).

05/10/11      update to Bosnia-Hercegovnia canton: Central Bosnia (PM).

05/09/11      update to Swiss canton: Zurich

05/07/11      update to U.S. govt.: Fed. Bureau of Prisons (Dir.)

05/04/11      update to U.S.: Democratic Natl. Cmte. (Chr.) 

05/03/11      update to U.S. city: Denver, CO: Chris Romer (Dem.) wins 28.5% of vote, Michael

                Hancock (Dem.), James Mejia (Dem.) and Doug Linkhart (Dem.) 27.1%-25.7%-9.4%.

                in runoff on 6/7/11 Hancock wins 58% and Romer 42%.

05/02/11      update to U.S. city: Kansas City (Mayor).

05/01/11      updates to Swiss canton: Valais, Caribbean Development Bank (Pres.), 

                 U.S. announces al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has been killed.

04/28/11      update to Andorra (Gen. Syn.)

04/25/11      update to East African Com. (Secy.-gen.)

04/24/11      update to Vanuatu (PM).

04/19/11      updates to Cuba (Pty. Gen. Secy.), German state: Sachsen-Anhalt (PM).

04/18/11      updates to Burkina Faso (PM), Russia rep.: Kabardino-Balkariya (PM).

04/15/11      updates to Guernsey (Lt.-gov.), Bosnia canton: Posavina (PM).

04/14/11      updates to Syria (PM), Swiss canton: Ticino (Pres.)

04/13/11      update to Kazakhstan prov.: Almaty (Gov.)

04/11/11      updates to Côte d'Ivoire (rival Pres., PM), United States Army (CoS), 

                U.S. city: Rochester, NY (Mayor), China prov.: Fujian (Gov.)

04/08/11      update to Montserrat (Gov.), Australia state: Victoria (Gov.)

04/07/11      updates to Niger (Pres., PM), Kosovo (Pres.) and Isle of Man (Lt.-gov.)

04/05/11      updates to Mexico states: Baja California Sur & Quintana Roo (Gov.), Sumbawa

               (Sultan), U.S.: Democratic Natl. Cmte. (Chr.) 

04/04/11      updates to France region: Corsica (Pref.), Russia rep.: Kabardino-Balkariya

               (PM) 

04/03/11      update to Mali (PM), Somalia state: Azania (Pres.).

04/01/11      updates to San Marino (Capt.-Reg.), French Polynesia (Pres.), Greenland (High

                Com.), Swiss canton: Aargau (Ldm.) Mexico states: Guerrero & Hidalgo (Gov.)

                and U.S. city: Tampa (Mayor), Syro-Malabar Catholic Church (Mjr. Arch.-Bsp.),

                and GCC (Secy.-gen.)

03/31/11      update Mayotte becomes a French overseas département.

03/30/11      updates to Kosovo (Pres.), Martinique (Pref.), Myanmar (Burma)(Pres.), 

                Myanmar Regions (Chief min.)

03/29/11      update to U.S. city: Rochester, NY: Thomas Richards (Dem.) wins 49.05% of vote,

                ex-mayor Bill Johnson (Working Families) 42.2% and Alex White (Grn.) 8.7%.

03/28/11      updates to Australia state: New South Wales (PM) and Ukrainian Greek Catholic

                Church (Patr.)

03/23/11      update to Russia rep.: Chuvashia (PM).

03/19/11      update to Peru (PM).

03/18/11      update to U.S. city: Miami-Dade County (Mayor).

03/17/11      update to Bosnia-Hercegovina: Bosnia & Hercegovina Fed. (Pres, PM).

03/15/11      update to Maronite Catholic Church (Patr.), U.S. city Miami-Dade, FL: voters

                appove vote to remove Mayor Carlos Alvarez (Rep.) 88.1%-11.9%.

03/14/11      update to Canada prov.: British Columbia (PM).

03/11/11      updates to Russian rep.: Karachayevo-Cherkessia (PM), UNASUR (Secy.-gen.)

03/10/11      update to Russian rep.: Ingushetia (PM).

03/09/11      update to Ireland (PM).

03/07/11      updates to Egypt (PM), German state: Hamburg (Mayor).

03/05/11      update to Libya (opposition govt.)

03/03/11      updates to New Caledonia (Pres.), Montserrat (Gov.) 

03/02/11      update to Congo (Kinshasa) prov.: Kasaï Occidental (Gov.)

03/01/11      updates ACTO (Secy. Gen.), SAARC (Secy.-gen.), U.S. city: Tampa, FL: Rose

                Ferlita (f)(Rep.) wins 25.9% of the vote, Bob Buckhorn (Dem.) 23.5%, Dick

                Greco (Dem.) 22.6%, Ed Turanchik (Dem.) 19.4% and Thomas Scott (Dem.) 8.6%.

                In runoff held on 3/22/11, Buckhorn wins 62.9% and Ferlita 37.1%. 

02/28/11      update to Bosnia canton: Zenica-Doboj (PM).

02/27/11      update to Tunisia (PM).

02/26/11      updates to Russian rep.: Karachayevo-Cherkessia (Pres.), U.S. city: Dallas

               (Mayor)

02/25/11      update to Russian admin.: Kamchatka (Gov.) 

02/22/11      update to Kosovo (Pres.); U.S. cities (Mayor results): 

              - Chicago, IL: Rahm Emanuel (Dem.) wins 55.2% of the vote, Gery Chico (Dem.) 

                24%, Miguel del Valle (Dem.) 9.3%, and Carol Moseley Braun (f)(Dem.) 9%;

              - Kansas City, MO: Mike Burke (Dem.), Sly James (Dem.) each win 26% of vote, 

                Mayor Mark Funkhouser 20.7% (Dem.), Jim Rowland 13.4%, Deb Hermann (f) 11.1%.

                In runoff held on 3/22/11, James wins 54.3% and Burke 45.6%.

02/15/11      update to Japan pref.: Aichi (Gov.)

02/11/11      update to Egypt (Pres.)

02/10/11      updates to Pakistan prov.: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (Gov.), Bosnia canton: Tuzla (PM)

02/09/11      update to Jordan (PM).

02/08/11      update to Russia rep.: Kalmykia (PM). 

02/06/11      update to Nepal (PM).

02/03/11      update to Bosnia-Hercegovina: Republika Srpska (PM).

02/02/11      update to Venezuela state: Apure (Gov.)

02/01/11      updatess to Mexico state: Puebla (Gov.), Pakistan prov: Gilgit-Baltistan (Gov.)

01/31/11      updates to Egypt (PM), Bosnia canton: Una-Sana (PM).

01/30/11      update to African Union (Chair.)

01/25/11      update to U.S. govt.: US Mint (Dir.)

01/24/11      updates to French Polynesia (High Com.), Australia state: Tasmania (PM).
01/20/11      update to Japan pref.: Miyazaki (Gov.)

01/19/11      update to Vietnam (Secy.-gen.)

01/18/11      updates to U.S. state: Pennsylvania (Gov.), U.S. city: Rochester, NY (Mayor).

01/17/11      update to U.S. state: Alabama (Gov.)

01/15/11      updates to Tunisia (Pres.), Mexico state Tlaxcala (Gov.), U.S. state:

                Tennessee (Gov.)

01/14/11      updates to Tunisia (Pres.) and U.S. state: Iowa (Gov.), U.S. govt.: US Mint

                (Dir.)

01/13/11      updates to Pakistan prov.: Punjab (Gov.), U.S. govt.: Chief of Staff.,  

                Bosnia-Hercegovina canton: Sarajevo (PM).

01/12/11      updates to U.S. state: South Carolina (Gov.), Mauritius: Rodrigues (Com.)

01/11/11      updates to U.S. state: Colorado, U.S. cities: Denver and San Francisco (Mayor)

                and Navajo Nation (Pres.), Solomon Islands prov.: Malaita (PM), 

                Micronesia state: Kosrae (Gov.)

01/10/11      updates to U.S. states: Georgia, Kansas, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Oregon (Gov.),

                U.S. govt.: US Mint (Dir.), Nigeria state: Delta (Gov.), Solomon Islands

                prov.: Temotu (PM).

01/08/11      update to U.S. state: South Dakota (Gov.)

01/06/11      updates to U.S. state: Vermont (Gov.), U.S. city: Oakland (Mayor).

01/05/11      updates to U.S. states: Connecticut and Maine (Gov.), U.S. govt.: House of Rep.

                (Speaker).

01/04/10      updates to U.S. states: Florida and Rhode Island (Gov.), Pakistan prov.:

                Punjab (Gov), Mexico state: Coahuila (Gov.), Br. Indian Ocean Ter. (UK Cmdr.)

01/03/11      update to Guam (Gov.), U.S. states: California, Minnesota, Nevada, Wisconsin,

                and Wyoming (Gov.), U.S. cities: Louisville and Providence (Mayor).

01/02/11      update to U.S. city: Washington, DC (Mayor).

01/01/11      updates to Brazil (Pres.), Switzerland (Pres.), Peru: Lima (Mayor) and Regions

                (Pres.); Swiss cantons: Fribourg, Graubünden, Jura, Lucerne,

                Schaffhausen, Solothurn, Zug; Mexico states: Sinaloa and Tamaulipas (Gov.);

                U.S. states: Michigan, New Mexico, New York (Gov.), U.S. city: Rochester, NY

                (Mayor).; Palau state: Angaur (Gov.); Greece: Regions (Gov.); CARICOM

                (Secy.-gen.), ISO (Pres.), OSCE (Chr.), Nordic Council (Pres.), 

                Mediterranean Parl. (Pres.) and Malaysia state: Sabah (Head of State).   

12/31/10      updates to Uganda kingdom: Tooro (PM), U.S. govt.: Marshals Serv. (Dir.)

12/30/10      update to Moldova (Pres.)

12/29/10      update to Montenegro (PM).

12/28/10      updates to Belarus (PM) and Moldova (Pres.)

12/27/10      update to Spain reg.: Catalonia (Pres.)

12/25/10      update to Taiwan: Sinbei, Taichung and Tainan (Mayors).

12/24/10      updates to Guinea (PM) and Tuvalu (PM).

12/23/10      update to Laos (PM).

12/22/10      update to Tonga (PM).

12/21/10      updates to Guinea (Pres.), Ukraine prov.: L'viv, Ternopil (Gov.)

12/20/10      update to Papua New Guinea (Gov.-gen.)

12/17/10      updates to Kyrgyzstan (PM), Canada prov. Yukon (Com.) and

                Armenia prov.: Yerevan (Mayor), Solomon Islands prov.: Central, Isabel (PM).

12/16/10      update to China prov.: Hubei (Gov.)

12/13/10      update to Papua New Guinea (Gov.-gen.)

12/11/10      update to Venezuela state: Guárico (Gov.)

12/08/10      update to China prov.: Jiangsu (Gov.)

12/07/10      updates to U.S. state: North Dakota (Gov.), Oglala Sioux (Pres.), Cheyenne

                River Sioux (Chair.)

12/06/10      updates to U.S. state: Hawaii (Gov.), U.S. govt.: Postal Service.

12/05/10      update to The Sudan: Darfur Region (Chr.)

12/04/10      update to Côte d'Ivoire (Pres., PM in opposition).

12/03/10      updates to Canada prov.: Newfoundland and Labrador (PM) and Latin American

                Parliament (Parlatino) (Pres.)

12/02/10      updates to Vanuatu (PM) and Australia state: Victoria (PM).

12/01/10      updates to Mexico states: Aguascalientes, Oaxaca, Veracruz (Gov.), Japan 

                pref.: Ehime (Gov.), Swiss canton: Geneva (Pres.)

11/30/10      update to Cook Islands (PM).

11/25/10      update to India state: Andhra Pradesh (CM). 

11/19/10      update to South Africa prov.: North-West (PM).

11/16/10      update to Ukraine prov.: Kyiv city.

11/15/10      updates to Bosnia: Republika Srpska (Pres.), U.S. state: West Virgina (Gov.)

11/11/10      update to India state: Maharashtra (PM).

11/10/10      updates to Bosnia-Hercegovina (Pres.), France reg.: Languedoc-Roussillon

                (Pres.), Nigeria state: Delta (Gov.) and Ukraine prov.: Luhansk (Gov.)

11/04/10      updates to French Antarctic Terr. (Admin.), Br. Sovereign Base Areas (Admin.)

11/03/10      update to Tanzania: Zanzibar (Pres.)

11/02/10      update to New Caledonia (High Com.)

11/02/10      United States election results: In the U.S. House of Representatives -

                the Republicans win control, they will have 242 of the 435 seats

                and the Democrats 193 (previous balance was 256 Democrats vs.

                179 Republicans). In the Senate - Democrats retain control with 53 seats

                (incl. 2 independents caucusing with them) and the Republicans 47 seats

                (incl. 1 independent caucusing with them)(the previous balance was 59

                Democrats vs. 41 Republicans);
              Governor elections: 
              - Alabama: Robert Bentley (Rep.) defeats Ron Sparks (Dem.), 57.9%-42.1%;
              - Alaska: Gov. Sean Parnell (Rep.) defeats Ethan Berkowitz (Dem.), Don Wright

                (AK Indep. Pty) and Billy Toien (Libt.), 58.9%-38.3%-1.9%-1.0%;
              - Arizona:  Gov. Jan Brewer (f)(Rep.) defeats Attny.-gen. Terry Goddard

                (Dem.), Barry Hess (Libt.) and Larry Gist (Grn.), 54.7%-42.2%-2.2%-0.9%;
              - Arkansas: Gov. Mike Bebe (Dem.) defeats Jim Keet (Rep.), Jim Lendall (Grn.),

                64.5%-33.6%-1.9%;
              - California: ex-Gov. Jerry Brown (Dem.) defeats Meg Whitman (f)(Rep.), 

                Chelene Nightingale (f)(Amer. Indep.) and Dale Ogden (Libt.),

                53.1%-41.7%-1.6%-1.5%;
              - Colorado: Mayor John Hickenlooper (Dem.) defeats Tom Tancredo (Const.), Dan

                Maes (Rep.) and Jaimes Brown (Libt.), 50.7%-36.8%-11.1%-0.7%;

              - Connecticut: Mayor Dan Malloy (Dem.) defeats Thomas Foley (Rep.) and Tom

                Marsh (CT Indep. Pty) with 49.6%-48.9%-1.5%;
              - Florida: Rick Scott (Rep.) defeats CFO Alex Sink (f) (Dem.), Peter Allen

                (Ind.), C.C. Reed (Ind.), Michael Arth (Ind.), Daniel Imperato (Libt.)

                48.9%-47.7%-2.3%-0.4%-0.3%-0.3%;
              - Georgia: Nathan Deal (Rep.) defeats ex-Gov. Roy Barnes (Dem.) and John Monds

                (Libt.), 52.9%-43.1%-4%;
              - Hawaii: Neil Abercrombie (Dem.) defeats Lt.Gov. James R. "Duke" Aiona (Rep.),

                Daniel Cunningham (Free Energy Pty.) and Tom Polland (Ind.),

                58.2%-41.1%-0.3%-0.3%;
              - Idaho: Gov. Butch Otter (Rep.) defeats Keith Allred (Dem.), Jana Kemp (f)

                (Ind.), Ted Dunlop (Libt.) and Pro-Life (=Marvin Richardson)(Const.),

                59.1%-32.9%-5.9%-1.3%-1%;
              - Illinois: Gov. Pat Quinn (Dem.) defeats Bill Brady (Rep.), Scott Lee Cohen

                (Indep.) and Rich Whitney (Grn.) with 46.6%-46.1%-3.6%-2.7%;
              - Iowa: ex-Gov. Terry Branstad (Rep.) defeats Gov. Chet Culver (Dem.) and

                Jonathan Narcisse (Ind.) and Eric Cooper (Libt.), 53%-43.3%-1.8%-1.3%; 

              - Kansas: Sen. Sam Brownback (Rep.) defeats Tom Holland (Dem.), Andrew Gray

                (Libt.) and Ken Cannon (Ref.), 63.4%-32.1%-2.7%-1.8%; 

              - Maine: Paul LePage (Rep.) defeats Eliot Cutler (Ind.), Libby Mitchell (Dem.),

                and Shawn Moody (Ind.), 38.3%-36.5%-19.1%-5.1%;
              - Maryland: Gov. Martin O'Malley (Dem.) defeats ex-Gov. Robert Ehrlich (Rep.),

                Susan Gaztanaga (f)(Libt.) & Maria Allwine (f) (Grn.), 55.8%-42.3%-0.8%-0.6%;
              - Massachusetts: Gov. Deval Patrick (Dem.) defeats Charles Baker Jr. (Rep.), 

                Tim Cahill (Ind.) and Jill Stein (f)(Grn.), 48.4%-42.1%-8.0%-1.4%;
              - Michigan: Rick Snyder (Rep.) defetas Mayor Virg Bernero (Dem.), Ken

                Proctor (Libt.) and Harley Mikkelson (Grn.), 58.1%-39.9%-0.7%-0.7%;

              - Minnesota: Mark Dayton (Dem.) defeats Tom Emmer (Rep.), Tom Horner (MN Indep.

                Pty), Chris Wright (GRP), Farheen Hakeen (Grn.), 43.7%-43.2%-11.9%-0.4%-0.3%;
              - Nebraska: Gov. Dave Heineman (Rep.) defeats Mike Meister (Dem.) 74.3%-25.7%; 

              - Nevada: Brian Sandoval (Rep.) defeats Rory Reid (Dem.) and Eugene Disimone

                (Ind.), 53.4%-41.6%-0.9% with 1.7% voting for none of the above;
              - New Hampshire: Gov. John Lynch (Dem.) defeats John Stephen (Rep.) and John

                Babiarz (Libt), 52.6%-45.1%-2.3%;
              - New Mexico: Susana Martinez (f)(Rep.) defeats Lt.Gov. Diane Denish (f)(Dem.)

                53.6%-46.4%;

              - New York: Attny.-Gen. Andrew Cuomo (Dem.) defeats Carl Paladino (Rep.), 

                Howie Hawkins (Grn.), Warren Redlich (Libt.), Kristin Davis (f)

                (Anti-Prohibition Pty.), Charles Barron (Freedom Pty.) and Jimmy McMillan

                (Rent Is Too Damn High Pty.), 61.4%-34.1%-1.4%-1.1%-0.6%-0.5%-1%;
              - Ohio: John Kasich (Rep.) defeats Gov. Ted Strickland (Dem.) and Ken Matesz

                (Libt.) and Dennis Spisak (Grn.), 49.4%-46.7%-2.4%-1.5%;

              - Oklahoma: Mary Fallin (f)(Rep.) defeats Lt.Gov. Jari Askins (f)(Dem.),

                60.1%-39.9%;

              - Oregon: ex-Gov. John Kitzhaber (Dem.) defeats Chris Dudley (Rep.), Greg Kord

                (Const.) and Wes Wagner (Libt.) with 49.2%-48.1%-1.4%-1.3%;
              - Pennsylvania: Attny.-Gen. Tom Corbett (Rep.) defeats Dan Onorato (Dem.),

                54.5%-45.5%;

              - Rhode Island: Sen. Lincoln Chafee (Ind.) defeats John Robitaille (Rep.), 

                Frank Caprio (Dem.) and Ken Block (Mod.), 36.1%-33.6%-23%-6.5%;
              - South Carolina: Nikki Haley (f)(Rep.) defeats Vincent Sheheen (Dem.) and

                Morgan Reeves (Grn.), 51.4%-47.1%-1.5%;
              - South Dakota: Lt.Gov. Dennis Daugaard (Rep.) defeats Scott Heidepriem (Dem.),

                61.5%-38.5%;

              - Tennessee: Mayor Bill Halsam (Rep.) defeats Mike McWherter (Dem.), Carl

                Whitaker (Ind.), Brandon Dodds (Ind.) and Bayron Binkley (Ind.),

                65%-33.1%-0.4%-0.3%-0.3%;

              - Texas: Gov. Rick Perry (Rep.) defeats Bill White (Dem.), Kathie Glass (f)

                (Libt.) and Deb Shafto (f)(Grn.), 55.1%-42.3%-2.2%-0.4%;
              - Utah: Gov. Gary Herbert (Rep.) defeats Mayor Peter Corroon (Dem.),

                Farley Anderson (Ind.) and Andrew McCullough (Libt.), 64.2%-31.8%-2%-2%;

              - Vermont: Peter Shumlin (Dem.) defeats Lt.Gov. Brian Dubie (Rep.), Dennis

                Steele (VT Indep. Pty) and Cris Ericson (f)(Ind.), 49.6%-47.8%-0.8%-0.8% (if

                no candidate wins 50% +1 the state legislature will pick Gov. in Jan. 2011);

              - Wisconsin: Scott Walker (Rep.) defeats Mayor Tom Barrett (Dem.) and James

                Langer (WI Indep. Pty.) and James James (Common Sense) 52.3%-46.6%-0.5%-0.4%;
              - Wyoming: Matthew Mead (Rep.) defeats Leslie Petersen (f)(Dem.) and Mike

                Wheeler (Libt.), 71.6-25.1%-3.3%;
              Territory governors: 

              - Guam: Eddie Baza Calvo (Rep.) defeats ex.-Gov. Carl T. Gutierrez (Dem.),

                50.5%-49.5%;

              - Virgin Islands: Gov. John deJongh (Dem.) defeats ex.-Lt.Gov. Kenneth E. Mapp

                (Ind.), 56.2%-43.5%;

              Mayor elections: 

              - Louisville, KY: Greg Fischer (Dem.) defeats Hal Heiner (Rep.), Nimbus Couzin

                (Ind.) and Jerry Mills (Ind.), 51%-48.6%-0.2%-0.2%;
              - Oakland, CA: Don Perata (Dem.), Jean Quan (f)(Dem.), Rebecca Kaplan (f)(Dem.)

                Joe Truman (Ind.), Marcie Hodge (f)(Dem.), Terence Candell, Don Macleay, and

                Greg Harland, receive 35.1%-24.1%-20.9%-11.8%-2.4%-1.8%-1.3%-0.89%; in ranked

                choice results: Jean Quan (f)(Dem.) defeats Don Perata (Dem.), 50.98%-19.02%;
              - Providence, RI: Angel Taveras (Dem.) defeats Jonathan P. Scott (Ind.),

                82.1%-17.9%;
              - Shreveport, LA: Mayor Cedric B. Glover (Dem.) defeats Bryan Woolsey (Rep.)

                66%-35%;
              - Washington, DC: Vincent C. Gray (Dem.) defeats Carlos Allen (Ind.), Diane

                Faith (f)(Grn.), Omari Musa (SWP) and write-in votes (mostly for current

                Mayor Adrian Fenty [Dem.]), 73.9%-1.6%-1.09%-0.54%-22.7%.

              Tribal elections:

              - Navajo Nation (president): Vice Pres. Ben Shelly defeats Lynda Lovejoy (f),

                52.7%-47%;

              - Cheyenne River Sioux (chairman): Kevin C. Keckler defeats Derek Bartlett,

                52.5%-47.4%;

              - Oglala Sioux (president): ex-Pres. John Yellow Bird Steel defeats Pres.

                Theresa Two Bulls (f), 51%-48.9%;

              - Pueblo of Zuni (governor)(held 14 Dec 2010): ex-Gov. Arlen Quetawki defeats

                Gov. Norman Cooeyate 53%-47%.

11/01/10      updates to Somalia (PM) and Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church (Cathol.)

10/29/10      update to Bermuda (PM).

10/28/10      update to Parlacen (Pres.) 

10/27/10      updates to United Arab Emirates: Ras al-Khaimah (ruler), UNASR (Secy.-gen.)

                and Nigeria state: Osun (Gov.)

10/24/10      updates to Russia Rep.: Kalmykia (Pres.), French reg.: Languedoc-Roussillon

                (Pres.)

10/23/10      update to Barbados (PM).

10/22/10      update to U.S. govt.: Marine Corps (Comdt.)

10/21/10      updates to Russia admin.: Moscow (Mayor), US gov. National Security Adv.

10/18/10      update to US gov. National Science Foundations (Dir.)

10/16/10      updates to Falkland Islands (Gov.), Nigeria state: Ekiti (Gov.), and

                Uganda kingdom.: Tooro (PM)

10/14/10      update to The Netherlands (PM).
10/12/10      update to Canada prov.: New Brunswick (PM).

10/11/10      update to U.S. city: Honolulu (Mayor).

10/10/10      Netherlands Antilles dissolves into 2 autonomous countries Curaçao (Gov., PM)

                and St. Maarten (Gov., PM), as Bonaire, Saba & St. Eustatius become special

                municipalities of Netherlands.

10/04/10      update to Mexico state: Chihuahua (Gov.)

10/01/10      updates to Canada (Gov.-gen.), South Korea (PM), San Marino (Capt.-Reg.),

                Belgium region: Brussels-Capital (Gov.)

09/29/10      update to Tuvalu (PM).

09/28/10      updates to Russia admin.: Kaliningrad (Gov.), Moscow (Mayor). 

09/27/10      update to Kosovo (Pres.)

09/24/10      update to Somalia (PM).

09/23/10      update to U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay (Cmdr.)

09/22/10      update to Bosnia-Hercegovina: Brcko (Intl. Superv.)

09/18/10      update U.S. mayor election result: Honolulu, HI: Peter B. Carlisle (Ind.) 

                defeats acting mayor Kirk Caldwell (Dem.), Panos Prevedouros (Rep.),

                and Rod Tam (Dem.) 41.2%-36.6%-19.4%-1.5%. 

09/16/10      update to Bosnia-Hercegovina canton: West Hercegovina (PM).

09/15/10      updates to Mexico state: Durango (Gov.), Pakistan prov.: Gilgit-Baltistan

                (Gov.), Saint Helena: Tristan da Cunha (Admin.) 

09/14/10      updates to Peru (PM), United Nations (Gen. Asb. Pres.), U.S. mayor election

                result: Washington, DC (primary): Vincent C. Gray (Dem.) defeats Mayor 

                Adrian Fenty (Dem.) and Leo Alexander (Dem.) 53.1%-45.6%-0.65%.

09/13/10      update to Malaysia state: Kelantan (Sultan).

09/12/10      update to Mexico state: Zacatecas (Gov.)

09/11/10      updates to India state: Jharkhand (CM), Venezuela state: Guárico (Gov.) 

09/09/10      updates to Czech Rep. reg.: Plzenský (Gov.), Russia admin.: Novosibirsk (Gov.)

09/06/10      update to Chile: Easter Island (Gov.)

09/05/10      update to Japan pref.: Kagawa (Gov.)

09/01/10      updates to Council of Baltic States (Dir.-gen.), Japan pref.: Nagano (Gov.),

                and Kosovo (KFOR).

08/31/10      update to Germany state: Hessen (PM).

08/29/10      update to Russia rep.: Chuvashia (Gov.)

08/27/10      update to China prov.: Heilongjiang (Gov.)

08/25/10      updates to Solomon Islands (PM), Germany state: Hamburg (Mayor).

08/20/10      update to British Virgin Islands (Gov.)

08/19/10      update to Indonesia prov.: Kepulauan Riau (Gov.)

08/15/10      update to Indonesia prov.: Sumatera-Barat (Gov.)

08/14/10      update to São Tomé and Príncipe (PM).

08/12/10      update to Suriname (Pres., VP).

08/11/10      update to South Korea (PM).

08/09/10      update to U.S. govt.: DNI.

08/07/10      update to Colombia (Pres.)

08/06/10      update to Hungary (Pres.), Poland (Pres.)

08/03/10      update to Indonesia prov.: Jambi (Gov.)

08/02/10      update to Bosnia-Hercegovina: Brcko (Int. Sup.) 

07/29/10      updates to Pakistan: Azad Kashmir (PM), China prov.: Gansu and Hunan (Gov.)

07/27/10      update to Somaliland (Pres.)

07/25/10      update to OPCW (Dir.-gen.)

07/24/10      update to Lutheran World Fed. (Pres.)

07/22/10      update to Congo (Kinshasa) prov.: Sud-Kivu (Gov.)

07/20/10      update to U.S. city: Honolulu (Mayor).

07/15/10      update to Russia rep.: Bashkortostan (Pres.)

07/13/10      update to Czech Republic (PM).

07/12/10      updates to Wallis and Futuna (Admin.), Congo (Kins.) prov.: Sud-Kivu (Gov.)

07/10/10      update to OSCE (Parl. Pres.)

07/08/10      updates to Poland (Pres.) and Slovakia (PM).

07/04/10      updates to U.S. city: Trenton (Mayor), Afghanistan (ISAF).

07/03/10      update to Wallis and Futuna: Sigave (King).

07/01/10      updates to Germany state: Niedersachsen (Min.-Pres.), Swiss cantons:

                Basel-Land, Nidwalden, Obwalden and Schwyz, U.S. govt.: TSA (Dir.)  

                South Korea prov.: Chungcheongbuk, Chungcheongnam, Gangwon, Gyeongsangnam,

                Jeju (Gov.) and Daejon, Gwangju, Incheon (Mayor); Netherlands prov.:

                Noord-Holland (Gov.)

06/30/10      updates to Germany (Pres.) and The Philippines (Pres.)

06/28/10      update to U.S. govt.: Senate (Pres. Pro.)

06/25/10      updates to Seventh-day Adventists (Pres.), U.S. city: Hartford (Mayor).

06/24/10      update to Australia (PM).

06/23/10      updates to Afghanistan (ISAF), British Indian Ocean Terr. (USNSF Diego Garcia)

06/22/10      update to Finland (PM).

06/18/10      updates to Russia rep.: Sakha (PM), Ukraine prov.: Kherson (Gov.)

06/16/10      update to Ukraine prov.: Ternopil (Gov.)

06/15/10      update to Russia admin.: Orenburg (Gov.)

06/14/10      update to Russia admin.: Rostov (Gov.)

06/10/10      updates to Papua New Guinea: Bougainville (Pres.), Byzantine Catholic Church

                in America (Metrop.)

06/08/10      updates to Japan (PM) and U.S. mayor election results: Bismarck, ND: 

                Mayor John Warford (Rep.) defeats Steve Schwab 74.9%-24.8%; San José, CA:

                Mayor Chuck Reed (Dem.) defeats Thomas Nguyen (Dem.), Susan Barragan

               (f)(Ind.) and Bill Chew (Ind.) 76.6%-9.8%-8.2%-5.2%.

06/07/10      updates to North Korea (PM), Sweden county: Östergötland (Gov.) 

06/03/10      update to Pitcairn (Gov.)

06/02/10      update to Ukraine prov.: Vinnytsya (Gov.)

06/01/10      updates to Swiss cantons: Bern, Neuchâtel, Sankt Gallen, Thurgau, Uri; and

                U.S. govt.: NSF (Dir.), Norway countty: Hordaland (Gov.) 

05/31/10      updates to Germany (Pres.), Greece: Athos (Pref.), Canada prov.: Nunavut (Com.)

                and Sint Maarten (Lt. Gov.)

05/30/10      update to Bolivia departments: Beni, Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Oruro,

                Pando, Potosí, Santa Cruz, Tarija (Gov.)

05/29/10      update to Hungary (PM).

05/28/10      updates to U.S. govt.: National Intelligence (Dir.), Canada prov.:

                 Northwest Territories (Com.), and  UNPO (Pres.).

05/26/10      update to Trinidad & Tobago (PM).

05/25/10      updates to U.S. govt.: Coast Guard (Cmdt.), Sudan states: Lakes, Upper Nile,

                Warrap, Western Equatoria (Gov.)

05/22/10      update to Seborga (Prnc.)

05/20/10      update to Belarus prov.: Minsk (Gov.) 

05/19/10      update to Nigeria state: Kaduna (Gov.) 

05/18/10      update to U.S. govt.: TVA (Chr.)

05/17/10      update to Cyprus: Northern Cyprus (PM).

05/13/10      update to Canada: Nunatsiavut (FM).

05/11/10      updates to United Kingdom (PM) and Canada prov.: Alberta (Lt. Gov.)

                U.S. mayor election results: Newark, NJ: Mayor Cory Booker (Dem.) is 

                re-elected over Clifford Minor (Dem.) and Yvonne Garrett-Moore (f)(Ind.)

                59.1%-35.2%-4.4%; Trenton, NJ: Tony Mack (Dem.), Manny Segura (Dem.) and

                Eric Jackson (Dem.) receive 21.6%-17.07%-17.05%, in runoff held on 6/15/10, 

                Mack defeats Segura 62%-38%.

05/08/10      update to Costa Rica (Pres.)

05/09/10      update to Svetambara (Acarya).

05/05/10      update to Nigeria (Pres.)

05/07/10      update to Andean Community (Sec.-gen.) 

05/04/10      updates to Nicaragua reg.: Atlántico Norte (Gov.), UNASUR (Sec.-gen.) and 

                U.S. mayor election results: Norfolk, VA: Mayor Paul D. Fraim (Dem.)

                is re-elected over Daun S. Hester (f)(Dem.) 63%-30%.

05/03/10      updates to U.S. city: New Orleans (Mayor), Sudan states: Gadaref, Kassala, 

                Northern Kordofan, River Nile, Western Darfur and White Nile (Gov.)

05/02/10      update to Swiss canton: Glarus.

05/01/10      updates to UNICEF (Dir.), Swiss cantons: Valais and Zürich.

04/28/10      updates to Russia rep.: Kalmykia (PM), Karachayevo-Cherkessia (PM).

04/25/10      update to Swiss canton: Appenzell-Innerrhoden.

04/23/10      update to Cyprus: Northern Cyprus (Pres., PM).

04/22/10      updates to Russia admin.: Tatarstan (PM), Chelyabinsk (Gov.)

04/21/10      update to Sri Lanka (PM) and prov.: Sabaragamuwa (Gov.)

04/20/10      update to India state: Meghalaya (CM).

04/19/10      updates to Brazil: Distrito Fed. (Gov.), Italy region: Campania, Umbria (Pres.)

04/17/10      update to United Church of Christ (Pres.)

04/16/10      updates to Italy region: Lazio (Pres.), Tuvalu (Gov.-gen.)

04/14/10      updates to The Bahamas (Gov.-gen.), Italy region: Calabria (Pres.)

04/13/10      updates to Swiss canton: Ticino, Italy region: Veneto (Pres.)

                U.S. mayor election result: Long Beach, CA: Mayor Bob Foster (Dem.)

                is re-elected over Stevie Merino (f)(Socialist) 83.8%-16.1%.

04/12/10      update to Tristan da Cunha (Chf. Islander).

04/10/10      updates to Poland (Pres.), Canada prov.: Nunavut (Com.)

04/07/10      update to Kyrgyzstan (Pres., PM)

04/06/10      updates to Ukraine prov.: Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Sumy, Ternopil, 

                Vinnytsya and Sevastopol (Gov.), Nigeria: Capital Terr. (Min.)

04/02/10      updates to Brazil states: Piaui, São Paulo (Gov.) and Russia rep.: Chuvashia

                (PM). 

04/01/10      updates to San Marino (Capt. Reg.), Brazil state: Paraná (Gov.), and 

                Sint Eustatius (Gov.)

03/31/10      updates to Brazil states: Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais,  

                 Rio Grande do Norte, Rondônia (Gov.) 

03/30/10      update to Brazil state: Amapá (Gov.)

03/29/10      update to Monaco (PM).

03/27/10      update to U.S. govt.: Customs & Border (Comm.)

03/26/10      updates to Ukraine prov.: Ivano-Frankyivsk, Poltava and Volyn (Gov.)

03/25/10      updates to France reg.: Corsica (Pres.) and Russia rep.: Tatarstan (Pres.)

03/24/10      update to Norfolk Island (PM).

03/23/10      update to Pakistan prov.: Gilgit-Baltistan (Gov.)

03/19/10      update to Norway county: Vestfold (Gov.)

03/18/10      updates to Nigeria: Capital Terr. (Min.) and Ukraine prov.: Chernivtsi,

                Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Khmelnytsky, Kyiv, Luhansk,

                Mykolayiv, Odessa, Rivne, Zakarpattya, Zaporizhzhya, and Zhytomyr (Gov.)

                and Nigeria: Adamawa (ruler).  

03/17/10      update to Ukraine: Crimea (Pres., PM).

03/13/10      update to Kazakhstan: Aqmola (Gov.)

03/11/10      updates to Chile (Pres.) and Ukraine (PM), Pakistan: Islamabad Terr. (Chf.)

03/06/10      updates to Bosnia-Hercegovina (Pres.), Mauritius: Rodrigues (CE)

03/05/10      update to Chad (PM).

03/04/10      update to Ukraine (PM).

03/03/10      update to British Indian Ocean Terr. (Com. Rep.)

03/02/10      updates to Japan pref.: Nagasaki (Gov.); U.S. cities (Mayor results): 

              - Oklahoma City, OK: Mayor Mick Cornett (Rep.) re-elected over Steve Hunt

                (Ind./Dem.), 58.3%-41.7%;

              - Santa Fe, NM : Mayor David Coss (Dem.) defeats Asenath Kepler (f) (Rep.)

                and Miguel Chavez (Dem.), 58%-34%-8%.

03/01/10      updates to Uruguay (Pres.), Russia admin.: Khanty-Mansi (Gov.),

                and ACP (Secy.-gen.)

02/26/10      update to Taiwan: Taiwan (Gov.)

02/25/10      updates to Ukraine (Pres.), Russia admin.: Yevreyskaya (Gov.)

02/23/10      updates to Niger (PM), Brazil state: Distrito Federal (Gov.)

02/20/10      updates to Russia rep.: Dagestan (Pres.), U.S. govt.: Fish & Wildlife Serv.

                (Dir.)

02/18/10      updates to Croatia (Pres.), Niger (Pres., PM).

02/16/10      updates to Anguilla (PM), ECOWAS (Pres., Chr.)

02/15/10      update to Reunion (Pref.)

02/12/10      update to Ukraine prov.: Rivne (Gov.)

02/11/10      update to Brazil state: Distrito Federal (Gov.)

02/10/10      update to Germany state: Baden-Württemberg (PM).

02/07/10      update to U.S. govt.: General Services (Adm.)

02/06/10      update to U.S. (Mayor results): New Orleans, LA: Mitch Landrieu (Dem.) defeats

                Troy Henry (Dem.), John Georges (Dem.) and Robert Couhig (Rep.) 65.52%-

                13.80%-9.21%-5.48%. 

02/05/10      updates to Angola (PM), Ukraine prov.: Kharkiv (Gov.)

02/04/10      updates to Ukraine prov.: Dnipropetrovsk (Gov.), U.S. city: Baltimore (Mayor).

02/03/10      update to the Samaritans (High Preist).

01/31/10      update to African Union (Chr.)

01/28/10      update to Lebanon: UNIFIL (Cmdr.)

01/27/10      update to Honduras (Pres.)

01/26/10      updates to Guinea (PM), Libya (Pres.), Venezuela (VP), U.S. 

                city: Birmingham (Mayor), Belarus admin.: Hrodno (Gov.).

01/25/10      updates to India state: Himachal Pradesh (Gov.), Council of Europe (Parl Pres.)

01/24/10      update to India state: West Bengal (Gov.)

01/23/10      updates to Malaysia: Johore (Sultan), Serbian Orth. Church (Patr.), 

                India state: Chhattisgarh (Gov.)

01/22/10      updates to India states: Jharkhand, Punjab, Maharashtra (Gov.) and

                Wallis and Futuna: Tua (Alo) (king).

01/19/10      updates to U.S. state: New Jersey (Gov.), Russia admin.: Krasnoyarsk (Gov.)
                and Severo-Kavkazsky (Plen.);

                - U.S. Senate: special election for seat of former Sen. Edward Kennedy (Dem.)

                Atty.-gen. Martha Coakley (Dem.) is defeated by state Sen. Scott Brown

                (Rep.) 47%-51.9%; U.S. Senate now has 59 Democrats & 41 Republicans.

01/16/10      updates to Mozambique (PM) and U.S. state: Virginia (Gov.)

01/15/10      updates to Cayman Islands (Gov.), Russia rep.: Komi (Pres.), 

                China prov.: Xizang (Tibet) (Gov.)

01/12/10      updates to China prov.: Qinghai (Gov.), Northern Marianas: Saipan (mayor). 

01/10/10      update to Russia admin.: Volgograd (Gov.)

01/05/10      updates to Palau state: Ngchesar (Gov.), U.S. city: Manchester, NH (mayor).

01/04/10      update to U.S. cities: Atlanta, Billings, Seattle and Toledo (Mayor).

01/03/10      updates to U.S. govt.: Customs (Comm.), Border Patrol (Chf.)

01/02/10      update to U.S. city: Houston (Mayor).

01/01/10      updates to Switzerland (Pres.); Denmark region: Sjælland (Chr.); 

                Swiss cantons: Fribourg, Graubünden, Jura, Lucerne, Schaffhausen

                and Solothurn; Sweden county: Gotland (Gov.); U.S. city: Syracuse (Mayor); 

                to APEC (Exec. Dir.); EU, Nordic Council (Pres.); Mercosur; OSCE (Chr.);

                SCO (Sec.-Gen.) and UNRWA (Com.-gen.); World Council of Churches (Gen. Sec.)

 Recent Additions to WorldStatesmen.org  

01/16/12      added Chatham Islands to New Zealand.

09/01/12      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.

11/10/11      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 to 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      began page for Saipan 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 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).

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 

                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

01/10/12      update to The Sudan new states: Central Darfur and Eastern Darfur.

09/01/11      added Cabildo Insulares to Spain's Canary Islands.

07/09/11      independence of South Sudan.

04/03/11      update to Somalia new state: Azania.

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: Sinbei, Taichung 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.

04/23/07      update to The Sudan: Transitional Darfur Regional Authority 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.

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.

08/14/06      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). 

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.

02/04/03      update Yugoslavia formally abolished: successor Serbia and Montenegro.

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

01/01/12      update to Hungary (constitution). 

09/27/11      update to Montserrat (constitution).

08/26/11      update to Argentina prov.: Catamarca (flag).

08/23/11      update to Libya (flag, anthem, 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). 

03/09/11      update to U.S. state: Utah (flag).

02/13/11      update to Egypt (constitution suspended).

01/31/11      update to Myanmar (Burma) (constitution).

01/01/11      updates to Estonia, Bonaire, Saba, St. Eustatius (currencies).

12/16/10      update to Argentina prov.: Córdoba (flag).

12/15/11      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).

08/07/10      update to Malawi (flag).

07/13/10      update to New Caledonia (flag).

07/02/10      update to Kyrgyzstan (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 (constitution).

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).

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 Turmenistan (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      update to Tokelau (flag).

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).

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). 

08/09/06      update to Turks and Caicos (constitution). 

07/26/05      update to Swaziland (constitution). 

07/09/05      update to The Sudan (constitution).

07/06/06      update to Mongolia (anthem lyrics).

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).

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

03/02/12      Vanuatu to be the 185th member of WIPO.      

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.

01/01/12      Cape Verde the 119th member of ICCt. 

12/16/11      Canada withdraws from UNFCC Kyoto Protocol.

12/05/11      Antigua & Barbuda, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, 

               Ethiopia, Guyana, Maldives, Micronesia, 

               Mozambique, Nauru, South Sudan, Seychelles, 

               Vanuatu and Vatican City join the IOM.

12/02/11      South Sudan the 8th member of IGAD.

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.

10/28/11      Albania the 113th member of PCA.

10/27/11      South Sudan the 194th member of UNESCO.

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.

09/21/11      Tuvalu the 174th member of UNIDO.

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.

07/14/11      South Sudan the 193rd member of UN & 194th member of UNCTAD.

07/13/11      Hungary the 167th member of IFAD.

07/08/11      IOC derecognizes Neth. Antilles Cmte., 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.

02/22/11      Libya suspended by Arab League.

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.

12/02/10      Curaçao and Sint Maarten join Parlatino.

11/29/10      Botswana, Central African Republic, East Timor, 

                Lesotho and Swaziland join the IOM. 

11/24/10      Panama withdrew from PARLACEN.

11/01/10      Seychelles and St. Lucia the 112th & 113th members of ICCt.

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      East Timor 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 (IBRD).

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      East Timor 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.

10/29/10      Montenegro the 150th member of ITSO.

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.

10/07/10      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; 

                São Tomé & Príncipe the 175th member of WCO.

09/01/10      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.

05/13/11      Luxembourg the 79th member of African Development Bank.

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.

09/23/08      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      East Timor 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 Elections

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






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