Updates and Additions

New Heads of State, Governors and Other Leaders

 

10/01/22      updates to San Marino (Capt. Reg.), Mexico state: Tamaulipas (Gov.) IFAD (Pres.),

                ILO (Dir.-gen.)

09/30/22      updates to Burkina Faso (Pres., PM); Ukraine reg.: Russia annexes Donetsk,

                Lugansk, Kherson, Zaporozhye.

09/28/22      update to Nauru (Pres.)

09/27/22      updates to Saudi Arabia (PM), French Polynesia (High Com.), Russia rep.: Kalmykia

                (PM).

09/26/22      update to IADB (Pres.)

09/25/22      update to Mexico state: Quintana Roo (Gov.)

09/17/22      updates to Senegal (PM), U.S. govt.: Secret Service (Dir.)

09/15/22      update to Mexico state: Durango (Gov.)

09/13/22      update to Kenya (Pres.)

09/12/22      updates to Saint Helena: Tristan da Cunha (Admin.), U.S. govt: Treasurer.

09/09/22      update to Papua New Guinea prov.: Simbu (Gov.)

09/08/22      update to the United Kingdom: Queen Elizabeth II, monarch since 6 Feb 1952, dies.

                Charles Prince of Wales, becomes King Charles III, he also becomes Sovereign

                of the 14 Commonwealth Realms of Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas,

                Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts &

                Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, Solomon Islands, and Tuvalu.

09/08/22      updates to United Nations (OHCR), Papua New Guinea prov.: Jiwaka, Milne Bay (Gov.)

09/07/22      update to Burundi (PM).

09/06/22      updates to United Kingdom (PM), Northern Ireland (Secy.), Papua New Guinea prov.:

                     Eastern Highlands, Madang, Morobe (Gov.)

09/05/22      update to Mexico state: Hidalgo (Gov.)

09/03/22      update to Sovereign Military Order of Malta (PM).

08/31/22      update to Congo (DRC) prov.: Nord-Ubangi (Gov.)

08/30/22      update to Russia: Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (b. 1931 - d. 2022), the former

                president 1990-91, chairman of Supreme Soviet 1989-90, chairmen of Presidium

                of the Supreme Soviet 1988-89, General secretary of the Communist Party of the

                Soviet Union 1985-91, chairman of Russian Bureau of Communist Party of Soviet

                Union 1989-90, and first secretary of Communist Party for Stavropol kray

                1970-78, dies.

08/26/22      update to Uzbekistan rep.: Karakalpakstan (Pres.)

08/23/22      updates to Martinique and Réunion (Pref.); U.S. mayor election: Key West, FL:

                Mayor Teri Johnston (f)(Ind.) defeats Margaret Romero (f)(Rep.), 56.2%-43.7%.

08/22/22      update to Congo (DRC) prov.: Tshopo (Gov.)

08/20/22      update to Guinea (PM).

08/19/22      update to Myanmar reg.: Chin (PM).

08/18/22      updates to Congo (DRC) prov.: Mai-Ndombe (Gov.), Papua New Guinea prov.: East

                New Britain (Gov.)

08/16/22      updates to Congo (DRC) prov.: Mongala (Gov.), Papua New Guinea prov.: Central,

                Western Highlands (Gov.)

08/13/22      update to Saint Helena (Gov.)

08/12/22      update to SICA (Secy.-gen.)

08/10/22      update to South Africa prov.: KwaZulu-Natal (PM).

08/08/22      updates to Pitcairn Islands (Gov.), United Kingdom: Northern Ireland (Secy.)

08/07/22      update to Colombia (Pres.)

08/06/22      update to Saint Kitts and Nevis (PM).

08/03/22      updates to Andean Community (Parl. Pres.), Ukraine prov.: Kherson (Gov.)

08/02/22      updates to Bulgaria (PM), U.S. govt.: Bureau of Prisons (Dir.)

08/01/22      updates to Réunion (Pref.), Pitcairn (Admin.), OPEC (Secy.-gen.)

07/31/22      update to Martinique (Pref.)

07/27/22      update to Pakistan prov.: Punjab (PM).

07/25/22      update to India (Pres.)

07/24/22      updates to Albania (Pres.), Kuwait (PM).

07/23/22      updates to Vanuatu (Pres.), Falkland Islands (Gov.)

07/22/22      update to Sri Lanka (PM).

07/21/22      update to Sri Lanka (Pres.)

07/18/22      update to India state: West Bengal (Gov.)

07/15/22      updates to Sri Lanka (Pres.), Australia state: Western Australia (PM).

07/13/22      updates to ECOWAS (Pres.), U.S. govt.: ATF (Dir.)

07/11/22      updates to Jersey (PM), Ukraine prov.: Chernivtsi (Gov.)

07/09/22      update to Ukraine prov.: Kherson (Gov.)

07/08/22      update to United Kingdom: Wales (Secy.)

07/07/22      updates to Pitcairn (Gov.), Congo (DRC) prov.: Bas-Uélé (Gov.)

07/06/22      update to Vanuatu (Pres.)

07/05/22      update to OPEC (Secy.-gen.)

07/04/22      update to NATO (SACEUR).

07/03/22      update to ECOWAS (Chair.)

07/01/22      updates to Israel (PM), Falklands (Gov.); China reg.: Hong Kong (Chf. exc.);

                Pakistan prov.: Punjab (PM); Malaysia terr.: Labuan (Chair.); Switzerland

                cantons: Basel-Land, Luzern, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schwyz and Vaud; Australia

                state: Western Australia (PM), Azerbaijan: Nagorno-Karabakh (PM).

06/30/22      updates to Philippines (Pres.), Jersey (Lt. gov.), India state: Maharashtra (PM),

                Pakistan prov.: Punjab (PM).

06/28/22      updates to Congo (DRC) prov.: Lomami (Gov.), U.S. city: Bismarck (Mayor).

06/27/22      update to Congo (DRC) prov.: Sankuru (Gov.)

06/25/22      update to Somalia (PM).

06/24/22      update to Grenada (PM).

06/23/22      update to Congo (DRC) prov.: Kasaï Oriental (Gov.)

06/22/22      update to Kazakhstan admin.: Almaty (Gov.)

06/21/22      update to Congo (DRC) prov.: Haut-Lomami (Gov.)

06/20/22      updates to Georgia: South Ossetia (PM); Congo (DRC) prov.: Kasaï Central,

                Tanganyika (Gov.); Saint Helena (Gov.)

06/18/22      update to Congo (DRC) prov.: Kongo Central (Gov.)

06/14/22      updates to Sovereign Military Order of Malta (Grand Master); Greece reg.: Athos;

                U.S. mayor election: Bismarck, ND: Mike Schmitz (Dem.) defeats incumbent Mayor

                Steve Bakken (Rep.), 58.9%-40.9%

06/11/22      updates to Canada terr.: Nunatsiavut (PM), Kazakhstan admin.: Abay, Ulytau,

                Zhetysu (Gov.)

06/08/22      updates to Ukraine: Donetsk Rep. (PM), Congo (DRC) prov.: Kongo Central (Gov.),

                Solomon Islands prov.: Central (PM), South Sudan area: Ruweng (Admin.)

06/07/22      updates to Sovereign Military Order of Malta (Grand Master), Swiss canton: Bern;

                     U.S. mayor elections: Long Beach, CA: Vice mayor Rex Richardson (Dem.), Suzie

                     Price (f)(Dem.), Joshua Rodriguez (Ind.), Raul Cedillo (Ind.), Franklin Sims

                     (Ind.), and Deb Mozer (f)(Ind.) win 44.1%-36.9%-8.2%-5.9%-2.8%-1.9% (Richardson

                     and Price face a runoff on 8 Nov 2011); Los Angeles, CA: Rep. Karen Bass (f)

                     (Dem.), Rick Caruso (Dem.), Kevin de León (Dem.), Gina Viola (f)(Ind.), Mike

                     Feuer (Dem.), Andy Kim (Rep.), and Alex Gruenenfelder Smith (Ind.) win

                     43.1%-35.9%-7.8%-6.9%-1.9%-1.5%-0.9% (Bass and Caruso face a runoff on 8 Nov

                     2022); San José, CA: Cindy Chavez (f)(Dem.), Matt Mahan (Dem.), Devora "Dev"

                     Davis (f)(Ind.), Raul Peralez (Dem.), James Spence (Rep.), Travis Hill (Ind.)

                     win 39.1%-32.3%-10.5%-10.8%-9%-6.9%-1% (Chavez and Mahan face a runoff on 8 Nov

                     2022).

06/03/22      update to Ukraine prov.: Kharkov (Russian occupied Gov.)

06/02/22      update to United Kingdom: Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Platinum Jubilee

                marking 70 years on the throne.

06/01/22      updates to Swiss cantons: Geneva, Neuchâtel, Sankt Gallen, Thurgau, Uri; 

                PCA (Secy.-gen.), U.S. govt.: Coast Guard (Comdt.)

05/31/22      updates to German state: Hessen (PM), China prov.: Tianjin (Mayor).

05/30/22      updates to Moldova: Transnistria (PM), Pakistan prov.: Punjab (Gov.)

05/27/22      update to Moldova: Transnistria (PM).

05/26/22      update to India state: Delhi (Lt. Gov.)

05/25/22      update to Slovenia (PM).

05/24/22      update to Georgia: South Ossetia (Pres.)

05/23/22      updates to Australia (PM), Somalia (Pres.)

05/21/22      updates to South Korea (PM), Ukraine prov.: Kyiv (Gov.)

05/20/22      updates to Timor-Leste (Pres.), Canada prov.: Nunatsiavut (PM).

05/19/22      update to Tokelau (Head of State).

05/16/22      updates to France (PM), U.S. govt.: MARAD (Admin.)

05/15/22      update to Brazil state: Alagoas (Gov.)

05/14/22      updates to United Arab Emirates (Pres.)

05/13/22      updates to United Arab Emirates (Pres.), UAE emirate: Abu Dubai (Ruler),

                Australia terr.: Northern Territory (CM).

05/12/22      updates to South Korea (PM), Sri Lanka (PM), Cyprus: Northern Cyprus (PM),

                Indonesia prov.: Bangka-Belitung, Banten, Gorontalo, Papua Barat,

                Sulawesi Barat (Gov.)

05/11/22      update to Russia rep.: Kalmykia (PM).

05/10/22      updates to Hungary (Pres.), South Korea (Pres.), Australia terr.: Northern

                     Territory (CM), Russia reg.: Mari El (Pres.), Kirov, Ryazan, Saratov, and

                     Tomsk (Gov.)

05/09/22      update to Ukraine prov.: Zaporizhzhya (Russia appointed Gov.)

05/08/22      update to Costa Rica (Pres.)

05/05/22      update to British Virgin Islands (PM).

05/04/22      update to Tristan da Cunha (Admin.)

05/01/22      updates to Switzerland cantons: Glarus, Valais, Zürich.; U.S. govt.: National

                Archives (Archivist).

04/30/22      update to Pakistan prov.: Punjab (PM).

04/28/22      update to Montenegro (PM).

04/27/22      update to China city: Tianjin (Mayor).

04/26/22      update to Ukraine prov.: Kherson (Russia appointed Gov.)

04/25/22      updates to German state: Saarland (PM), Ukraine reg.: Crimea (Pres. Rep.), U.S.

                govt.: ATF (Dir.)

04/20/22      update to Congo DRC prov.: Nord-Ubangi (Gov.)

04/19/22      update to Yemen (Pres.)

04/18/22      updates to Pakistan prov.: Azad Kashmir (PM), Sindh (Gov.)

04/17/22      update to Pakistan prov.: Balochistan (Gov.)

04/16/22      update to Pakistan prov.: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (Gov.)

04/13/22      update to U.S. govt.: USPTO (Dir.)

04/11/22      update to Pakistan (PM).

04/08/22      update to Australia state: Tasmania (PM).

04/07/22      update to Kazakhstan reg.: Atyrau, Qyzylorda, Zhambyl (Gov.)

04/06/22      update to Montserrat (Gov.)

04/05/22      updates to Palau state: Airai (Gov.); U.S. election: Milwaukee, WI: acting Mayor

                Cavalier Johnson (Dem.) elected over Robert Donovan (Ind.), 71.5%-28.2%

04/03/22      updates to Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin (Terr. Council Pres.), Pakistan

                prov.: Punjab (Gov.)

04/02/22      updates to Brazil states: Alagoas, Ceará, Maranhão (Gov.)

04/01/22      updates to San Marino (Capt.-Reg.), Tristan da Cunha (Admin.), U.S. govt.: FAA

                (Dir.), NCC (Pres.)

03/31/22      updates to Brazil states: Maranhão, Piaui, Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo (Gov.)

03/28/22      updates to Saint Barthelemy and Saint Martin (Pref.)

03/27/22      updates to UNPO (Gen. Asmb. Pres.), Japan pref.: Ishiwaka (Gov.)

03/25/22      update to Wallis and Futuna (Terr. Asemb. Pres.)

03/22/22      updates to Armenia prov.: Syunik (Gov.), Solomon Islands prov.: Isabel (PM).

03/21/22      updates to Australia state: South Australia (PM), Mauritius: Rodrigues

                (Chf. Exec.)

03/20/22      update to Bosnia and Hercegovnia (Pres.)

03/19/22      update to Turkmenistan (Pres.)

03/18/22      update to Wake Island (Gov.)

03/17/22      update to Nigeria state: Anambra (Gov.)

03/15/22      updates to Malaysia: Johor (CM), Sudan: Abyei Area (UNISFA Cmdr.), Ukraine

                prov.: Kyiv (Gov.)

03/13/22      update to Armenia (Pres.)

03/11/22      updates to Chile (Pres.), Easter Island (Gov.), Brazil state: Tocantins (Gov.)

03/07/22      updates to Montserrat (Gov.), Ukraine prov.: Kirovohrad (Gov.)

03/05/22      update to Mauritius: Rodrigues (Chf. Comm.)

03/03/22      updates to Burkina Faso (PM), Libya (PM), Mozambique (PM), Japan pref.:

                Nagasaki (Gov.), Ethiopian Orthodox Church (Patr.)

03/01/22      updates to Ukraine prov.: Cherkasy, Kyiv City, Odesa (Gov.)

02/24/22      updates to Ukraine prov.: Military Administrations.

02/21/22      update to Congo DRC prov.: Sud-Kivu (Gov.)

02/17/22      updates to Russia rep.: Dagestan (PM), U.S. govt.: FDA (Comm.)

02/15/22      update to Guernsey (Lt. Gov.)

02/14/22      updates to Czech Republic reg.: Plzeňský (Gov.), Parlatino (Secy.-gen.)

02/11/22      update to Parlatino (Pres.)

02/09/22      update to Central Africa Rep. (PM).

02/08/22      updates to Peru (PM), Ukraine prov.: Kyyiv (Gov.), SEGIB (Secy.-gen.), U.S. city

                election: Oklahoma City, OK: Mayor David Holt (Rep.) is re-elected over

                Frank Urbanic (Rep.), Carol Hefner (f)(Rep.), and Jimmy Lawson (Dem.),

                59.8%-19.9%-13.6%-6.6%

02/06/22      update to United Kingdom: Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee begins, marking

                70 years since she acceded to the throne. She is the longest reigning British

                monarch in history and the longest-reigning queen regnant in world history

                (having surpassed Queen Victoria to the record on 9 Sep 2015).

02/05/22      updates to African Union (Chair.), U.S. govt.: FDIC (Chair.)

02/03/22      update to United Kingdom: Northern Ireland (First Min.)

02/01/22      updates to Armenia (Pres.), Peru (PM), Myanmar reg.: Kayah, Yangon (CM), UNICEF

                (Exec. Dir.)

01/31/22      updates to Kazakhstan reg.: Almaty (Gov.), NCC (Pres.)

01/27/22      updates to Honduras (Pres.), Congo DRC prov.: Sud-Kivu (Gov.)

01/26/22      update to U.S. govt.: NEA (Chair.)

01/24/22      updates to Burkina Faso (Pres., PM); CE (PACE Pres.)

01/22/22      update to Bosnia-Hercegovina (EUFOR Cmdr.)

01/19/22      updates to Kosovo (UNMIK Rep.), The Sudan (PM).

01/18/22      update to Ecuador terr.: Galápagos (Gov.)

01/16/22      update to North Macedonia (PM).

01/15/22      update to U.S. state: Virginia (Gov.)

01/13/22      updates to Armenia prov.: Aragatsotn, Ararat (Gov.), Venezuela state: Barinas

                (Gov.)

01/12/22      update to Palau state: Ngaraard (Gov.)

01/11/22      updates to European Union (Parl. Pres.), Palau state: Koror (Gov.),

                Crete Orthodox Church (Achbsp.)

01/07/22      update to Old Roman Catholic Church Archdiocese of California (Absp.)

01/05/22      updates to Kazakhstan (PM), Bosnia-Hercegovnia canton: Sarajevo (PM), Palau

                state: Ngchesar (Gov.), U.S. govt.: Census (Dir.)

01/04/22      updates to U.S. cities: Cincinnati, Topeka (Mayor).

01/03/22      updates to Tristan da Cunha (Admin.), U.S. cities: Atlanta, Cleveland, Pittsburgh

                (Mayor).

01/01/22      updates to Switzerland (Pres.); Swiss cantons: Aargau, Fribourg, Graubünden,

                Jura, Schaffhausen, Solothurn; Denmark reg.: Nordjylland (Chair.); Palau state:

                Peleliu (Gov.); U.S. cities: New York, Rochester, Seattle (Mayor), New York

                City boroughs: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Staten Island (Pres.); BIS (Chair.),

                EAEU (Chair.), G-7 (Chair.), ISO (Pres.), Norden (Pres.), OSCE (Chair.),

                Mercosur (Parlasur Pres.), SCO (Secy.-gen.), UPU (Dir.-gen.)

 Recent Additions to WorldStatesmen.org  

09/05/22      added Chile Regions from 2021 to Chile.

06/06/21      additions to Russia Admin. Divisions.

04/26/21      added the CED 1856-1948 to the Danube Commission.

04/25/21      added Far Eastern Republic Admin. Divisions (1920-1922) to Russia.

02/01/21      added Kenya Regions 1963-1965 to Kenya.

01/29/21      added Zangezur (Syunik)(1918-21) under Armenia.

11/23/20      added to Vanuatu: Provinces from 1994.

10/27/20      added French India Dependencies under India.

05/21/20      added Former Swiss Subject Territories under Switzerland. 

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.

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

09/30/22      updates to Ukraine reg.: Russia annexes Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson, Zaporozhye.

06/08/22      updates to Kazakhstan new reg.: Abay, Ulytau, Zhetysu.

11/30/21      update to Barbados (becomes a republic).

11/23/21      update to Ethiopia new state: South West Peoples.

10/07/21      update to Madagascar new regions: Fitovinany and Vatovavy.

08/10/21      update to The Sudan new region: Darfur Region.

07/14/21      update to Chile Regions (elected governors take office).

01/01/21      update to France reg. new European Collectivity: Alsace.

12/04/20      update to Panama new comarca: Naso Tjër Di.

07/04/20      update to Ethiopia new state: Sidama.

01/26/20      update to India new terr.: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.

01/12/20      update to Nepal prov.: Bagmati (name).

01/01/20      update to Norway new counties: Adger, Innlandet, Troms og Finnmark,

                Vestfold og Telemark, Vestland and Viken.

10/31/19      updates to India new territories: Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh.

10/05/19      updates to Myanmar: Shan and Karen states and Yemen: Aden Protectorates.

08/08/19      update to Myanmar regions: added Wa Self-Administered Division.

03/21/19      update to Syria (Islamic State ended).

02/22/19      update to Philippines: new Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. 

01/01/19      update to Taiwan (ROC) prov.: Fukien (abolished).

12/15/18      update to Orthodox Church of Ukraine (Metrp.)

07/01/18      update to Taiwan (ROC) prov.: Taiwan (abolished).

01/19/18      update to Nepal: new Provinces instituted.

01/01/18      update to France region: Corse (becomes collectivité unique).

01/01/18      update to Norway new county: 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

09/30/22      update to Ukraine reg.: Russia annexed Kherson, Zaporozhye (flags).

09/19/22      update to Kazakhstan (capital name).

09/08/22      update to United Kingdom (anthem, national holiday).

09/03/22      update to Sovereign Military Order of Malta (constitution).

08/17/22      update to Tunisia (constitution).

07/09/22      update to Ukraine reg.: Russia occupied Kharkov (flag).

06/01/22      update to Turkey (short form name Türkiye in all languages).

04/27/22      update to Central African Republic (digital currency).

04/15/22      update to Russia oblast: Penza (flag).

04/13/22      update to Venezuela city: Caracas (flag).

02/15/22      update to Malaysia state: Sarawak (PM title).

01/24/22      update to U.S. city: Lincoln, NE (flag).

01/24/22      update to Burkina Faso (constitution suspended to 1/31).

01/17/22      update to Nepal prov.: Madhes Pradesh (name).

10/25/21      update to Nigeria (digital currency).

10/01/21      update to Venezuela (currency).

09/07/21      update to El Salvador (digital currency).

09/05/21      update to Guinea (constitution suspended).

05/18/21      update to U.S. state: Maryland (song repealed).

05/05/21      update to Kyrgyzstan (new constitution).

01/01/21      update to Algeria (constitution).

01/01/21      update to France reg.: Alsace (flag).

01/11/21      update to U.S. state: Mississippi (flag).

01/01/21      update to Australia (anthem).

01/01/21      update to Algeria (constitution).

12/02/20      update to British Virgin Islands (national holiday).

11/30/20      update to U.S. state: Rhode Island (full name).

10/20/20      update to The Bahamas (digital currency).

10/06/20      update to U.S. city: Salt Lake City (flag).

10/06/20      update to Nepal prov.: Lumbini (name).

10/01/20      update to Mali (transitional charter).

09/23/20      update to Nigeria state: Akwa Ibom (flag).

09/10/20      update to Republika Srpska (national holiday).

08/26/20      update to Serbia (national holiday).

07/04/20      update to Ethiopia new reg.: Sidama (flag).

06/30/20      update to U.S. state: Mississippi (flag repealed).

06/12/20      update to Nepal prov.: Bagmati (name).

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.

02/10/20      update to Russia reg.: Kemerovo - Kuzbass (flag).

01/30/20      update: ISESCO renamed Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural

                Organization.

01/01/20      updates to Norway counties: Adger, Innlandet, Troms og Finnmark,

           Vestfold og Telemark, Vestland and Viken (flags).

11/12/19      update to U.S. city: Topeka, KS (flag).

11/01/19      update to U.S. govt: Bureau of Reclamation (flag).

10/14/19      update to U.S. city: Des Moines (flag).

10/13/19      update to Italy autonomous prov.: Blozano (name).

10/01/19      update to Myanmar reg.: Sagaing (flag).

08/28/19      update to The Philippines: Bangsamoro Autonomous Reg. (flag).

08/05/19      update to India: Jammu and Kashmir (flag, constitution).

06/21/19      update to IHO (flag).

05/10/19      update to Martinique (flag, hymn).

04/29/19      update to Saint Helena (flag).

04/10/19      update to Cuba (new constitution).

03/27/19      update to Russia reg.: Kemerovo - Kuzbass (name).

03/23/19      update to Kazakhstan (capital name).

02/20/19      update to Zimbabwe (currency).

02/12/19      update to North Macedonia (polity name).

02/04/19      update to Italy reg.: Lombardia (flag)

01/16/19      update to Burundi (capital).

01/08/19      update to Russia reg.: Pskov (flag).

12/21/18      update to Argentina prov.: San Juan (flag).

12/11/18      update to Syria: SSG (flag).

10/03/18      update to Tulsa, OK (flag).

09/28/18      update to Nepal prov.: Sudurpaschim (name).

09/13/18      update to Ethiopia reg.: Somali State (flag).

09/11/18      update to U.S. govt.: TSA (flag).

08/20/18      update to Venezuela (currency).

07/06/18      update to Nepal prov.: Gandaki (name).

06/18/18      updates to Kazakhstan prov.: Shymkent (new region), Türkistan (polity name).

06/08/18      update to Myanmar state: Mon (flag).

06/07/18      update to Burundi (constitution).

05/04/18      update to Chad (constitution).

04/19/18      update to Eswatini (Swaziland) (polity name).

02/27/18      update to Ukraine: Donetsk Republic (flag).

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

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

02/07/18      update to Canada (anthem).

11/28/17      updates to Mauritania (flag, anthem).

09/25/17      update to Mauritania (anthem lyrics).

07/24/17      update to Orlando, FL (flag).

04/13/17      update to South Ossetia (polity name).

04/11/17      update to Kyrgyzstan (flag).

04/06/17      update to Thailand (new constitution).

03/10/17      update to Nagorno-Karabakh (polity name, new constitution).

02/07/17      update to Equatorial Guinea (capital).

01/28/17      update to The Gambia (country name).

11/01/16      update to Norden (flag).

10/05/16      update to Somalia reg.: HirShabelle (flag).

09/30/16      updates to France regions: Grand Est, Hauts-de-France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine,

                and Occitanie (names).

08/07/16      update to Thailand (new constitution).

07/12/16      update to U.S.: Washington, DC (draft statehood constitution).

07/01/16      update to Czech Republic (English short-form polity name).

04/29/16      update to Ukraine: Lugansk Republic (anthem).

03/27/16      update to Central African Republic (new constitution).

03/06/16      update to Algeria (new constitution).

09/20/15      update to Nepal (new constitution).

07/30/15      update to Peru reg.: San Martin (flag).

07/01/15      update to U.S. state: Virginia (state song).

05/09/15      update to Ukraine: Lugansk Republic (anthem).

03/01/15      update to Belgium reg.: Brussels-Capital (flag).

01/28/15      update to Taiwan city: Tainan (flag).

01/17/15      update to France reg.: Centre-Val de Loire (name).

01/01/15      update to Lithuania (currency).

12/19/14      update to Peru reg.: Ica (flag).

11/15/14      update to Burkina Faso (constitution restored).

11/02/14      update to Ukraine: Lugansk Republic (flag).

10/31/14      update to Burkina Faso (constitution suspended).

07/22/14      update to Thailand (new constitution).

06/21/14      update to Ukraine: Donetsk Republic (flag).

05/22/14      update to Thailand (constitution suspended).

05/18/14      update to Ukraine: Lugansk Republic (constitution).

05/14/14      update to Ukraine: Donetsk Republic (constitution).

03/17/14      update to Crimea (constitution, currency).

03/07/14      update to West Virginia (state song).

01/27/14      update to Tunisia (new constitution).

01/18/14      update to Egypt (new constitution).

01/01/14      updates to Latvia (currency), Vietnam (constitution).

12/26/13      update to Russia reg.: Ulyanovsk (flag).

11/01/13      update to Solomon Island (rulers title style).

10/25/13      update to Cabo Verde (polity name).

09/06/13      update to Fiji (new constitution).

07/29/13      update to Montserrat (national anthem).

07/15/13      update to Paraguay (flag).

07/03/13      update to Egypt (constitution suspended).

06/26/13      update to WMO (flag).

06/17/13      update to ACP (flag).

05/22/13      update to Zimbabwe (new constitution, country name).

05/11/13      update to Ascension Island (flag).

04/30/13      update to The Netherlands (national holiday).

03/25/13      updates to Central African Rep. (constitution suspended) and

                Indonesia prov.: Aceh (flag).

03/13/13      update to Vatican City (national holiday).

01/08/13      update to Libya (state name).

01/03/13      update to Palestine (country name).

12/25/12      update to Egypt (new constitution).

10/15/12      update to Turks and Caicos (new constitution).

09/03/12      update to British Virgin Is. (local anthem).

08/01/12      update to Somalia (new constitution, anthem, country name).

05/28/12      update to Malawi (flag).

05/01/12      update to Belarus (flag).

04/25/12      update to St. Barthélemy (local holiday, moved to 9 Oct [1847]

                from 27 May [1848]).

03/22/12      update to to Mali (constitution suspended until 1 Apr 2012).

03/01/12      update to Tokelau (anthem).

02/27/12      update to Syria (new constitution).

02/07/12      update to Peru reg.: Puno (flag).

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

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

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

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

07/29/11      update to Morocco (new constitution).

07/09/11      update to South Sudan (anthem, constitution, currency, flag).

06/28/11      update to Org. of Islamic Cooperation (flag).

06/01/11      update to Russia rep.: Mari El (flag). 

05/25/11      update to Belgium reg.: Wallonia-Brussels (name).

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

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

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

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

12/15/10      update to OECD (flag).

12/11/10      update to Madagascar (constitution).

11/25/10      update to Niger (constitution).

11/22/10      update to U.S. state: Louisiana (flag).

10/26/10      update to Saint-Martin (local flag).

10/21/10      updates to Myanmar (Burma) (flag, country name).

10/10/10      updates to Curaçao and Sint Maarten (constitutions).

08/27/10      update to Kenya (constitution).

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

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

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

05/07/10      update to Guinea (constitution).

04/13/10      update to Argentina prov.: Tucumán (flag).

03/04/10      update to Pitcairn (constitution order).

02/26/10      update to Dominican Rep. (constitution).

02/18/10      update to update to Niger (constitution suspended).

02/17/10      update to Russia kray: Kamchatka (flag).

02/12/10      update to Peru reg.: Pasco (flag).

02/05/10      update to Angola (constitution).

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

01/29/10      update to French Guiana (flag).

12/22/09      update to Somalia: Puntland (flag).

11/06/09      updates to Cayman Islands (new constitution).

11/06/09      updates to Cayman Islands (PM title).

10/21/09      update to Tokelau (flag).

09/28/09      update to North Korea (constitution).

09/23/09      update to Russia oblast: Arkhangelsk (flag).

09/01/09      update to Saint Helena (constitution, country name).

08/18/09      update to Niger (constitution).

08/14/09      update to Turks and Caicos (constitution suspended).

06/02/09      update to Belarus oblast: Vitebsk (flag).

04/12/09      update to Zimbabwe (currency).

03/25/09      update to Argentina prov.: Rio Negro (flag).

03/18/09      update to Bolivia (state name).

02/27/09      update to Ukraine prov.: Zakarpattya (flag). 

02/07/09      update to Bolivia (constitution).

01/01/09      updates to Falklands (constitution), Slovakia and Turkey (currency).

12/15/08      update to Turkmenistan (anthem).

10/30/08      update to Poland: Dolnoslaskie (flag). 

10/22/08      update to Ecuador (constitution).

09/26/08      update to Turkmenistan (constitution).

08/07/08      update to Maldives (constitution).

07/18/08      update to Bhutan (constitution).

07/16/08      update to Republika Srpska (anthem).

06/26/08      update to New Caledonia (anthem).

06/15/08      update to Kosovo (constitution).

06/11/08      update to Kosovo (anthem).

05/29/08      updates to Tokelau (flag) and Myanmar (Burma) (constitution).

05/28/08      update to Nepal (country name).

05/18/08      update to Myanmar (draft constitution).

02/17/08      update to Kosovo (flag).

01/22/08      update to Iraq (flag).

01/01/08      updates to Cyprus, Britsh Sovereign Base Areas, Malta and Venezuela

                (currency).

10/23/07      update to Kyrgyzstan (constitution).

10/22/07      update to Montenegro (constitution, country name).

10/11/07      update to Chechnya-Ichkeria (constitution, flag).

08/19/07      update to Thailand (constitution).

08/03/07      update to Nepal (anthem).

06/19/07      update to British Virgin Islands (constitution).

01/15/07      update to Nepal (constitution).

01/09/07      update to The Sudan (currency).

01/02/07      update to Gibraltar (constitution).

01/01/07      update to Slovenia (currency)

12/10/06      update to Nagorno-Karabakh (constitution).

11/10/06      update to Serbia (constitution).

11/09/06      update to Kyrgyzstan (constitution).

10/04/06      update to Lesotho (flag).

10/01/06      update to Palau (capital).

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

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

06/21/06      update to OECS (flag).

05/14/06      update to Afghanistan (anthem).

03/07/06      update to Venezuela (flag).

02/18/06      update to Congo (Kinshasa) (flag and constitution).

01/06/06      update to Kazakhstan (anthem).

11/08/05      update to Myanmar (Burma) (capital)

10/25/05      update to Iraq (constitution). 

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

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

04/24/05      update to Vatican City (national holiday).

02/28/05      update to Burundi (constitution).

01/09/05      update to Zanzibar (flag).

01/01/05      updates to Madagascar (currency) and Turkey (currency).

11/16/04      update to Sint Eustatius (flag).

11/05/04      update to Rodrigues Island (flag).

08/18/04      update to Chechnya (flag).

08/17/04      update to Serbia (state flag).

07/20/04      update to Georgia (Adjaria flag).

07/12/04      update to Montenegro (flag and anthem). 

06/28/04      update to Iraq (flag and anthem)

04/23/04      update to Georgia (anthem).

03/08/04      update to Iraq (constitution).

02/28/04      update to Vojvodina (flag).

01/26/04      update to Afghanistan (constitution).

01/14/04      update to Georgia (flag).

01/04/04      update to Afghanistan (flag).

05/26/03      update to Rwanda (constitution).

05/08/03      update to U.S. state of Georgia (flag).

02/04/03      update to Serbia & Montenegro (constitution).

10/20/02      update to Tristan da Cunha (flag)

06/27/02      update to Afghanistan (flag).

02/14/02      update to Bahrain (flag).

01/28/02      update to Afghanistan (flag).

01/26/02      update to Christmas Island (flag).

01/07/02      update to Comoros (flag).

01/01/02      update to Rwanda (flag).

01/01/02      update to European Union (currency).

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