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(abbreviations: Admin. =
Administrator, Gov. = Governor, PM = Prime minister,
Pres. = President, Secy.-gen. = Secretary-general)
- 04/09/21 update to United Kingdom: HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip
- of Greece)(b. 1921 - d. 2021), husband since 1947 of Queen Elizabeth II
-
of the
United
Kingdom, dies.
- 04/09/21
update to
Russia rep.: North Ossetia-Alania
(Pres.)
- 04/08/21 updates to South Korea admin.: Busan, Seoul (Mayors), Russia admin.: Ulyanovsk
- (Gov.)
- 04/07/21
update to
Russia rep.: Tyva (Pres.)
- 04/06/21 updates to U.S. city elections: Anchorage, AK: Dave Bronson (Rep.) leads Forrest
- Dunbar (Dem.), Bill Falsey (Ind.), Bill Evans (Ind.), Mike Robbins (Rep.) and
- George Martinez (Ind.), 32.6%-31.7%-13.2%-9.6%-7.5%-3.4% (a runoff to held 11 May
-
2021);
Saint
Louis, MO:
Tishaura O.
Jones
(f)(Dem.) wins
51.7% of the
vote
-
over
Cara Spencer
(f)(Dem.)
47.8%.
- 04/05/21
updates to Vietnam (Pres., PM), Japan pref.: Chiba
(Gov.)
- 04/04/21
update to Kosovo (Pres.)
- 04/03/21 update to Niger (PM).
- 04/02/21
update to Niger (Pres.)
- 04/01/21
updates to San Marino (Capt.-reg.), Slovakia
(PM).
- 03/30/21
update to
Brazil state:
Santa
Catarina
(Gov.)
- 03/26/21
update to
Russia reg.: Penza (Gov.)
- 03/25/21
updates to Liechtenstein (PM), U.S. govt.: PHS
(Surg. gen.)
- 03/23/21
updates to Russia
reg.: Penza
(Gov.),
U.S. govt.: Labor Dept. (Secy.), CIA
(Dir.)
- 03/22/21
updates to Kosovo (Pres., PM), Laos
(Pres., PM),
U.S. city: Boston (Mayor).
- 03/19/21 update to U.S. govt.: HHS Dept. (Secy.)
- 03/18/21
update to U.S.
govt.: USTR
(Amb.)
- 03/17/21
update to Tanzania (Pres.)
- 03/16/21 update to U.S. govt.: Interior Dept. (Secy.)
- 03/15/21
update to Libya (PM).
- 03/11/21
updates to ICCt (Pres.), U.S.
govt.: Justice
Dept.
(Attny.-gen.),
EPA
(Admin.)
- 03/10/21 updates to Côte d'Ivorie (PM), Libya (Pres.), India state: Uttarakhand (PM),
-
U.S. govt.: HUD
(Secy.)
- 03/08/21
update to Tokelau (Head).
- 03/03/21 update to U.S. govt.: Commerce Dept. (Secy.)
- 03/02/21
updates to
U.S. state: Rhode Island (Gov.), U.S. govt.: Education Dept. (Secy.)
- 03/01/21
updates to WTO (Dir.-gen.), U.S.
govt.: BLM
(Dir.)
- 02/28/21
update to
Indonesia
prov.: Sulawesi
Selatan
(Gov.)
- 02/25/21
updates to
U.S. govt.: Energy Dept. (Secy.), Indonesia
prov.: Kepulauan Riau,
- Sumatera Barat, Bengkulu (Gov.)
- 02/24/21
updates to
U.S. govt.: Agriculture Dept. (Secy.), UN
Ambassador.
- 02/23/21 update to Canada prov.: Nova Scotia (PM), India state: Puducherry (Gov.)
- 02/22/21
update to Georgia (PM).
- 02/20/21
update to Turks and Caicos (PM).
- 02/19/21 updates to BIOT (Comm. Rep.), Nepal prov.: Province No. 2 (Gov.),
- Serbian Orthodox Church (Patr.)
- 02/18/21
updates to
India state: Puducherry (Gov.), Indonesia
prov.: Kepulauan Riau,
- Sumatera Barat, BengkuluBengkulu (Gov.)
- 02/15/21
updates to Congo (Kinshasa) (PM) Indonesia prov.: Kalimantan Utara (Gov.)
- 02/21/21
update to
Indonesia
prov.: Sumatera Barat
(Gov.)
- 02/13/21
updates to Italy (PM), Indonesia prov.: Kepulauan Riau
(Gov.)
- 02/09/21
update to U.S.
govt.: Veterans
Affairs
(Secy.)
- 02/08/21
updates to Haiti (opposition Pres.), ICJ
(Pres.)
- 02/06/21
update to AU (Chair.)
- 02/03/21 updates to Kyrgyzstan (PM), Swiss canton: Basel-Stadt, Congo (DRC) prov.:
-
Maniema,
Mongala
(Gov.),
Australia: Norfolk Island (Mayor), U.S. govt.:
- Transportation Dept. (Secy.)
- 02/02/21 updates to Myanmar and Myanmar Regions, U.S. govt.: DHS (Secy.)
- 02/01/21
update to Myanmar (Pres.)
- 01/29/21
updates to
British
Virgin Islands
(Gov.), South
Korea admin.:
BusanBusan (Mayor),
-
Ukraine
prov.: Cherkasy
(Gov.)
- 01/28/21
update to Kyrgyzstan (Pres.)
- 01/27/21
update to Mongolia (PM).
- 01/26/21 updates to Estonia (PM), Belarus reg.: Brest (Gov.), South Korea admin.: Busan
-
(Mayor), U.S.
govt.: State
Dept. and
Treasury
Dept.
(Secy.)
- 01/23/21 updates to Canada (Gov.-gen.), Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Pref.), U.S. govt.:
- NRC (Chair.)
- 01/22/21
updates to British Virgin Islands (Gov.), U.S. govt.:
Defense
Dept.
(Secy.)
- 01/21/21 updates to Canada (Gov.-gen.), Palau (Pres.), U.S. govt.: FCC and SEC (Chairs),
- DNI, MARAD (Admin.), DNC (Chair.)
- 01/20/21 updates to Kyrgyzstan (PM); United States: Joseph R. Biden becomes the 46th
- President and Kamala Harris (f) Vice Pres.; U.S. govt.: CoS, NSC, Cabinet;
-
U.S.
Senate (Pres. Pro-tem.,
Maj. Ldr.); Wake Island
(Gov.)
- 01/18/21
update to Anguilla (Gov.)
- 01/15/21 updates to Laos (Gen. Secy.), Congo (DRC) prov.: Mongala (Gov.), U.S. govt.:
- GSA (Admin.)
- 01/14/21
updates
to Canada
terr.: Nunavut
(Comm.), U.S.
govt.: ICE
(Dir.), OCC
(Compt.)
- 01/12/21
updates to
U.S. govt.: DHS (Secy.), FEMA
(Dir.)
- 01/11/21
updates to Wallis and Futuna (Admin.); Puerto Rico: San Juan (Mayor); U.S.
-
govt.: Transportation
Dept.
(Secy.), MARAD
(Admin.)
- 01/10/21
update to North Korea (Gen. Secy.)
- 01/08/21
update to U.S.
govt.: Education
Dept.
(Secy.)
- 01/05/21 update to U.S. city: El Paso (Mayor).
- 01/04/21 updates to U.S. states: Montana, Utah (Gov.), U.S. city: Fresno (Mayor).
- 01/03/21
update to American Samoa (Gov.)
- 01/02/21
updates to Puerto Rico (Gov.), U.S. city: Honolulu
(Mayor).
- 01/01/21 updates to Moldova (PM), Switzerland (Pres.); Swiss cantons: Aargau, Fribourg,
-
Graubünden, Jura,
Schaffhausen,
Solothurn,
Zug;
Australia: Lord Howe
Island
-
(Board Chair.), EAEU
(Chair.), G-7
(Chair.), Mercosur
(Dir.), Norden
(Pres.),
-
OSCE
(Chair.)
-
- 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.
- 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
- 07/04/20
update to Ethiopia new reg.: 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
-
- 01/11/21
update to U.S.
state: Mississippi
(flag).
- 01/01/21
update to Algeria (constitution).
- 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).
- 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 revoked).
- 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).
-
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).
- 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: 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
- 03/30/21
Argentina the
86th member of
AIIB.
- 02/19/21
Comoros the
170th member
of CTBTO.
- 02/04/21
Cuba the 169th
member of CTBTO.
- 01/20/21
U.S. rejoins
UNFCC-PA
(effective
2/20/2021).
- 01/05/21
Tonga the 85th
members of AIIB.
- 01/04/21 Liberia the 84th member of AIIB.
- 01/01/21
Austria the
163rd member
of IRENA.
- 12/07/20
Lebanon the
94th member of
IHO.
- 11/11/20
Nigeria
ratifies
AfCTA.
- 11/09/20 North Macedonia the 13th member of BSEC.
- 11/08/20
Dominica the
162nd member
of IRENA.
- 11/02/20 Brazil the 83rd member of AIIB.
- 11/04/20
U.S. withdraws
from UNFCC-PA.
- 10/16/20
Andorra the
190th member
of IMF.
- 10/13/20 Vietnam the 63rd member of BIS.
- 09/17/20
Comoros the
172nd member
of IAEA.
- 07/31/20
Biafra, Guam,
Yoruba,
Zambesia
admitted to UNPO.
- 07/01/20
U.S., Canada
and Mexico the
USMCA replaces
NAFTA.
- 06/01/20 Cook Islands the 82nd member of AIIB.
- 05/25/20
Benin the 81st
member of AIIB.
- 05/11/20
Nauru the
193rd member
of WIPO.
- 04/28/20
Colombia the
37th member of
OECD.
- 04/28/20 Uruguay the 80th member of AIIB.
-
04/28/20 Angola ratifies
AfCTA.
- 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.
- 01/09/19
Canada the
160th member
of IRENA.
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