Updates and Additions

New Heads of State, Governors and Other Leaders

    

05/21/20      update to Azerbaijan: Artsakh (Pres.)

05/19/20      updates to Lesotho (PM), U.S. govt.: DEA (Admin.); U.S. elections Norfolk, VA:

                incumbent Mayor Kenny Alexander (Dem.) is re-elected unopposed with 94.3% of

                vote; Portland OR: incumbent Mayor Ted Wheeler (Dem.) leads Sarah Iannarone (f)

                     (Dem.), Teressa Raiford (f)(Dem.), Ozzie González (Ind.) and Bruce Broussard

                     (Ind.), 49.4%-23.8%-8.4%-5.8%-5.2%, Wheeler and Iannarone face a runoff on

                     3 Nov 2020.

05/17/20      updates to Afghanistan (opposition Pres.), Malaysia: Kedah (PM).

05/07/20      update to Iraq (PM).

05/06/20      update to Swiss canton: Ticino.

05/05/20      update to Trinidad and Tobago: Tobago (Sec. THA).

05/01/20      updates to Palau state: Sonsorol (Gov.), Switzerland cantons: Valais, Zürich.

04/30/20      update to Trinidad and Tobago: Tobago (Sec. THA).

04/29/20      update to Order of Malta (SMOM) (Grand master).

04/24/20      update to Georgia: Abkhazia (PM).

04/23/20      update to Georgia: Abkhazia (Pres.)

04/20/20      update to Vanuatu (PM).

04/07/20      updates to U.S. govt.: U.S. Navy (Secy.); U.S. Mayor election: Milwaukee, WI

                Mayor Tom Barrett (Dem) is re-elected over Lena Taylor (f)(Dem.), 62.5%-36.5%.

04/05/20      update the ACP renamed OACPS.

04/03/20      updates to Russia admin.: Kamchatka (Gov.), Sakha (PM).

04/02/20      updates to Russia admin.: Komi Rep. (Pres.), Arkhangelsk, Nenets (Gov.)

04/01/20      update to San Marino (Capt.-Reg.)

03/31/20      updates to U.S. govt.: White House (CoS), NSF (Dir.)

03/24/20      update to Sri Lanka prov.: Western (Gov.)

03/23/20      updates to China prov.: Shanghai (Mayor), India state: Madhya Pradesh (PM),

                Sri Lanka prov.: North Central (Gov.)

03/21/20      update to Slovakia (PM).

03/20/20      update to Bosnia-Hercegovnia (Pres.)

03/15/20      update to St. Helena: Ascension (Admin.)

03/13/20      update to Greece (Pres.)

03/09/20      updates to Afghanistan (opposition Pres.), Tokelau (Head), Malaysia state:

                Malacca (PM).

03/04/20      updates to Haiti (PM), Ukraine (PM), Germany state: Thüringen (PM).

03/03/20      updates to Slovenia (PM), Bosnia-Hercegovina canton: Sarajevo (PM); U.S. mayor

                     elections: Fresno, CA: Jerry Dyer (Rep.) defeats Andrew Janz (Dem.), 51.8%-

                     39.9%; Sacramento, CA: Mayor Darrell Steinberg (Dem.) wins re-election over

                Mac Arteaga (Ind.) and Jrmar Jefferson (Dem.), 75.4%-15%-9.5%

03/02/20      update to Malaysia state: Malacca (PM).

03/01/20      updates to Malaysia (PM), Uruguay (Pres.), ACP (Secy.-gen.)

02/29/20      update to Guinea-Bissau (PM).

02/28/20      updates to Guinea-Bissau (rival Pres.), Malaysia state: Johor (PM), UNDOF (Cmdr.)

02/27/20      updates to Guinea-Bissau (Pres.), Martinique (Pref.), Tunisia (PM).

02/21/20      update to PAM (Pres.)

02/20/20      update to U.S. govt.: ODNI (Dir.)

02/18/20      updates to Croatia (Pres.), Gibraltar (Gov.)

02/17/20      update to Italy reg.: Calabria (Pres.)

02/15/20      update to Sint Eustatius (Gov.)

02/14/20      updates to Nigeria state: Bayelsa (Gov.) and Russia admin.: Kaluga (Gov.)

02/13/20      updates to United Kingdom: Northern Ireland (Secy. of State), China prov.:

                     Hubei (Pty. Secy.)

02/10/20      update to CPLP (Dir.-gen.)

02/09/20      update to African Union (Chair.)

02/06/20      updates to Russia reg.: Perm (Gov.), Chuvashia (PM).

02/05/20      updates to Germany state: Thüringen (PM), Ukraine prov.: L'viv, Ivano-Frankivs'k

                (Gov.)

02/03/20      update to Kosovo (PM).

02/02/20      update to Somalia state: Galmudug (Pres.)

02/01/20      updates to GCC (Secy.-gen.), IFRCS (Secy.-gen.), U.S. govt.: Border Patrol (Chf.)

01/31/20      update to European Union: United Kingdom withdraws.

01/29/20      updates to Russia rep.: Chuvashia (Gov.), Venezuela terr.: Distrito Capital (Chf.)

01/28/20      update to Qatar (PM).

01/27/20      updates to Russia rep.: Ingushetia (PM), CE (PACE Pres.)

01/26/20      update to India terr.: Diu and Daman (Admin.)

01/24/20      update to St. Helena: Tristan da Cunha (Admin.)

01/23/20      update to Pacific Community (Dir.-gen.)

01/22/20      update to Russia reg.: Severo-Kavkazskiy (Plenp.)

01/21/20      update to Lebanon (PM).

01/20/20      update to Australia state: Tasmania (PM).

01/16/20      update to Russia (PM).

01/15/20      update to Nigeria state: Imo (Gov.)

01/14/20      updates to Guatemala (Pres.), South Korea (PM), U.S. state: Mississippi (Gov.),

                U.S. govt.: Treasury Dept.: Treasurer.

01/13/20      updates to Malta (PM), Marshall Islands (Pres.), Georgia: Abkhazia (Pres.),

                Micronesia state: Pohnepi (Gov.)

01/11/20      updates to Oman (Sultan, PM), United Kingdom: Northern Ireland (PM).

01/10/20      updates to Oman (Sultan, PM), Solomon Islands prov.: Makira and Ulawa (PM).

01/07/20      updates to Austria (PM), Antigua and Barbuda: Barbuda (Council Chair.), U.S.

                city: Boise (Mayor).

01/06/20      updates to U.S. city: Salt Lake City (Mayor), U.S. govt.: FWS (Dir.)

01/03/20      update to North Macedonia (PM).

01/01/20      updates to Pitcairn Islands (Mayor), Switzerland (Pres.); Swiss cantons: Aargau,

                Fribourg, Graubünden, Jura, Schaffhausen, Solothurn; Czech reg.: Karlovarský

                (Gov.); Norway counties: Adger, Innlandet, Troms og Finnmark and Vestfold og

                Telemark, Vestland, Viken (Gov.); Sweden county: Södermanland (Gov.); U.S. city:

                Savannah (Mayor); EAEU (Chair.), G-7 (Chair.), ISO (Pres.), Norden (Pres.),

                OSCE (Chair.), Parlasur (Pres.)

 Recent Additions to WorldStatesmen.org  

05/21/20      added to Switzerland: Former Swiss Subject Territries.

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

                Agency (USIA).

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.

10/13/18      added to Religions: Ukraine Renewal Church (1923-1942).

06/16/18      added to Netherlands prov.: Rijnmond.

05/30/18      added to China Foreign Colonies: Peking Legation Quarter.

05/12/18      added to Ethiopia: Gambela British concession.

02/17/18      added Nepal Provinces.

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,

                and Somalia 1979 constitution.

05/06/17      added Frederiksnagore and expanded Nicobar & Andaman Islands.

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.

04/20/13      added Polish zone of occupation 1945-48 under Germany.

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

01/26/20      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: Trøndelag.

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, Kasaï, Kasaï Central, Kasaï

                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: 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.

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

05/15/20      update to U.S. Space Force (flag).

04/05/20      update ACP renamed OACPS.

03/30/20      update to IOC: Games of the XXXII Olympiad postponed to 23/7 - 8/8/2021.

02/26/20      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).

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).

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).

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: Donestk Republic (flag).

02/24/18      update to Nepal prov.: Kamali (name).

02/20/18      update to Venezuela (currency).

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).

03/06/16      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).

08/07/10      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).

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 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      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

07/01/20      USMCA to replace NAFTA.

05/11/20      Nauru to be 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 the 192nd member 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.

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.

07/04/19      Solomon Islands the 192nd member of WIPO.

06/24/19      United Arab Emirates an associate member of PAM.

06/07/19      San Marino the 70th member of EBRD.

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.

01/10/19      Catalonia admitted to the UNPO.

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.
     12/07/18      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