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(abbreviations: Admin. = Administrator, Gov. = Governor, PM = Prime minister, Pres. = President, Secy.-gen. = Secretary-general)

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11/12/24      updates to Fiji (Pres.), Nigeria state: Edo (Gov.)
11/11/24      update to Haiti (PM).
11/08/24      update to South Sudan state: Western Bahr el-Ghazal (Gov.)
11/07/24      update to INTERPOL (Secy.-gen.)
11/06/24      update to Italy reg.: Liguria (Pres.)
11/05/24      updates to Russia rep.: Komi (Pres.), Yevreyskaya (Gov.); United States election
                results - in the Presidential election former President Donald J. Trump (Rep.)
                is re-elected with about 50.5% of the vote from 31 states worth 312 of 538
                Electoral votes (including 1 from Maine) from at least 74.5 million votes,
                defeating incumbent Vice President Kamala D. Harris (f)(Dem.) who wins about
                48% of the vote worth 226 Electoral votes from 19 states and the District of
                Columbia (including 1 from Nebraska) with about 70.8 million votes, and other
                candidates: Jill Stein (f)(Grn.) 0.47%, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (We the People)
                (withdrew) 0.46%, Chase Oliver (Libt.) 0.41%, Claudia De la Cruz (f)(Socialism
                and Liberation) 0.08%; and Cornell West (Ind.) 0.05%; Randall Terry (Const.)
                0.03%, Peter Sonski (American Solidarity) 0.02%; Shiva Ayyadurai (Ind.) 0.02%;
              U.S. Congress: in elections to all 435 seats in the House of Representatives,
                and to 34 of 100 seats in the U.S. Senate, the Republicans lead for majority in
                the House and take the control of the Senate; in the House of Representatives
                Republicans lead in majority with at least 215 seats and Democrats will have
                at least 205 seats (the previous balance was 222 Rep. vs. 213 Dem.); the
                U.S. Senate will be composed of at least 53 Republicans and 46 Democrats
                (including 2 independents who caucus with them; the previous balance was 51
                Dem. [incl. 4 independents] vs. 49 Rep.);
              Party abbreviations: Dem = Democrat, Rep. = Republican, Grn. = Green Party,
                Const. = Constitution,
Ind. = Independent, Libt. = Libertarian, NPL =
                Nonpartisan League, Prog. = Progressive; SWP = Socialist Workers;
              Governor elections:
              - Delaware: Matt Meyer (Dem.)
defeats Mike Ramone (Rep.), 56.1%-43.9%;
              - Indiana:
Senator Mike Braun (Rep.) defeats Jennifer McCormick (f)(Dem.), Donald
                  Rainwater (Libt.), 54.4%-41.1%-4.5%;
              - Missouri:
Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe (Rep.) defeats Crystal Quade (f)(Dem.), Bill
                  Slantz (Libt.), Paul Lehmann (Grn.), 59.2%-38.7%-1.4%-0.8%;
              - Montana: incumbent Gov. Greg Gianforte (Rep.) re-elected vs
. Ryan Busse (Dem.),
                  Kaiser Leib (Libt.), 59%-38.5%-2.5%;
              - New Hampshire:
Kelly Ayotte (f)(Rep.) defeats Joyce Craig (f)(Dem.) and Stephen
                  Villee (Libt.), 53.6%-44.3%-2.1%;
              - North Carolina: Attny. Gen.
Josh Stein (Dem.) defeats Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson
                  (Rep.), Mike Ross (Libt.), Vinny Smith (Const.), and Wayne Turner (Grn.),
                  54.8%-40.2%-3.1%-1%-0.9%;
              - North Dakota:
Kelly Armstrong (Rep.) defeats Merrill Piepkorn (Dem./NPL),
                  Michael Coachman (Ind.), 68.4%-26%-5.6%;
              - Utah: incumbent Gov. Spencer J. Cox (Rep.) is re-elected vs. Brian King (Dem.),
                  Phil Lyman (Ind.), Robert Latham (Libt.), Tommy Williams (Ind.), Tom Tomeny
                  (Ind.), 55.4%-30.2%-9.4%-2.8%-1.9%-0.4%;
              - Vermont:
incumbent Gov. Phil Scott (Rep.) vs. Esther Charlestin (f)(Dem./
                  Vermont Prog.), Kevin Hoyt (Ind.), June Goodband (f)(Green Mountain Peace and
                  Justice), and Eli "Poa" Mutino (Ind.), 73.4%-21.8%-2.6%-1.2%-0.7%;
              - Washington: Attny. Gen. Bob Ferguson (Dem.) defeats
ex-Congressman Dave
                  Reichert (Rep.), 55.8%-44.2%;
              - West Virginia:
Attny. Gen. Patrick Morrisey (Rep.) defeats Mayor Steve Williams
                  (Dem.), Erika Kolenich (f)(Libt.), S. Marshall Wilson (Const.), Chase Linko-
                  Looper (Mountain), 63.6%-30%-3%-2.3%-1.1%;
              - American Samoa: Pulaalii Nikolao Pula (Rep.) leads incumbent Gov. Lemanu
                  Palepoi Sialega Mauga (Dem.), Vaitautolu Talia Iaulualo (Ind.),
                  42.4%-36.2%-21.4% (a runoff to be held 19 Nov 2024);
              - Puerto Rico: Resident Com. Jenniffer Aydin González-Colón (f)(New Progressive
                  [PNP]) defeats Juan Manuel Dalmau Ramírez (Puerto Rican Independence [PIP]),
                  Jesús Manuel Ortiz González (Popular Democratic [PDP]), Javier Jiménez Pérez
                  (Project Dignity), and Javier Córdova Iturregui (Citizens' Victory Movement),
                  39.4%-32.6%-21%-6.7%-0.1%; a Statehood referendum votes for U.S. statehood
                  56.9% vs. independence 30.8% or sovereign free association 12.3%;
                Mayor elections:
                - Austin, TX: incumbent mayor Kirk Watson (Dem.) leads vs. Carmen Llanes
                  Pulido (f)(Dem.), Kathie Tovo (f)(Dem.), Jeffery Bowen (Ind.), Doug
                  Greco (Dem.), 50.1%-20.4%-16.7%-8.1%-4.7%;
                - Baltimore, MD: incumbent Mayor Brandon M. Scott (Dem.) is re-elected vs.
                  Shannon Wright (f)(Rep.) and Write-In, 81.7%-17.1%-1.2%;
                - Cheyenne, WY: incumbent Mayor Patrick Collins (Ind.) is re-elected vs. Rick
                  Coppinger (Rep.), and Write-In, 58.2%-40.5%-1.3%;
                - El Paso, TX: Renard Johnson (Ind.) leads Brian Kennedy (Ind.), Cassandra
                  Hernandez (f)(Ind.), Steven Winters (Ind.), Isabel Salcido (f)(Ind.),
                  Marco Contreras (Ind.), Elizabeth Cordova (f)(Ind.), Ben Mendoza (Ind.),
                  32.5%-24.2%-10.3%-8.6%-7.4%-6.5%-5.9%-4.6% (runoff to be held 14 Dec 2024);
                - Las Vegas, NV (runoff): Shelley Berkley (f)(Dem.) leads Victoria Seaman (f)
                  (Rep.), 53.2%-46.8%;              
                - Norfolk, VA: incumbent Mayor Kenny Alexander (Dem.) is re-elected vs.
                  Thomas Leeman Jr. (Ind.), and Giovanni Dolmo (Ind.), 59.9%-33.7%-6.4%;
                - Phoenix, AZ: incumbent Mayor Kate Gallego (f)(Dem.) is re-elected vs. Matt
                  Evans (Ind.), 61.8%-38.2%;
                - Oakland, CA (recall): incumbent Mayor Sheng Thao (f)(Dem.) is recalled by a
                  vote of 63.8% Yes to 36.2% No;
                - Portland, OR: Keith Wilson (Ind.) leads Rene Gonzalez (Dem.), Carmen Rubio
                  (f)(Dem.), Mingus Mapps (Dem.), Liv Řsthus (f)(Dem.), Sharon Nasset(f)(Ind.),
                       Martin Ward (Ind.), Josh Leake (Ind.), Durrell Knisey Bey (Ind.), Michael
                       Hayes (Ind.), Michael O'Callaghan (Ind.), Alexander Neeley (Ind.), James
                       MacDonald (Ind.), Dustin Witherspoon (Ind.), Yao Jun He (Ind.), Shei'Meka
                       "BeUtee" As-Salaam (f)(Ind.), Saadiq Ali (Ind.), James Atkinson IV (Ind.), 
                  Michael Necula (Ind.), and Write-In, 35.8%-19.6%-19.4%-13.9%-5.2%-0.7%-
                  0.7%-0.7%-0.7%-0.6%-0.6%-0.5%-0.3%-0.3%-0.3%-0.2%-0.2%-0.2%-0.1%-0.1%,
                  in final round allocation of ranked choice votes: Wilson defeats Rubio,
                  61.5%-38.5%;
                - Raleigh, NC: Janet Cowell (f)(Dem.) vs. Paul Fitts (Rep.), Terrance Ruth
                  (Ind.), Eugene Myrick (Ind.), and James Shaughnessy IV (Ind.), 59.8%-18.4%-
                  11.3%-6.4%-3.6%;
                - Richmond, VA: Dr. Danny Avula (Dem.) defeats Michelle Mosby (f)(Ind.),
                  Harrison Roday (Dem.), Andreas Addison (Ind.), and Maurice Neblett (Ind.),
                  46%-25.4%-13%-11.9%-2.9%;
                - Sacramento, CA (runoff): Kevin McCarty (Dem.) leads Flojaune "Flo" Cofer
                  (f)(Dem.), 54.1%-45.9%;
                - San Diego, CA: incumbent Mayor Todd Gloria (Dem.) is re-elected over Larry
                  Turner (Ind.), 55.2%-44.8;
                - San Francisco, CA:  Daniel Lurie (Dem.) leads incumbent Mayor London Breed
                  (f)(Dem.), Aaron Peskin (Dem.), Mark Farrell (Dem.), Ahsha Safaí (Dem.),
                  Ellen Lee Zhou (f)(Ind.), Dylan Hirsch-Shell (Ind.), Keith Freedman (Ind.),
                  Nelson Mei (Ind.), Shahram Shariati (Ind.), Henry Flynn (Ind.), Paul
                  Robertson (Ind.), and Jon Soderstrom (Ind.) in 1st ranked choice votes
                  27.2%-24.4%-22.5%-18.5%-2.9%-2.1%-0.7%-0.4%-0.4%-0.4%-0.3%-0.2%-0.1%, after
                  the 14th round allocation Lurie defeats Breed 56.3%-43.7%;
                - Tulsa, OK (runoff): Monroe Nichols (Dem.) defeats Karen Keith (f)(Dem.),
                  55.6%-44.4%;
                - Wilmington, DE: Gov. John Carney (Dem.) is elected mayor unopposed;
                - Hagĺtńa, GU: Michael Gumataotao (Rep.) is elected vs. Write-In, 66.8%-33.2%;
                - San Juan, PR: incumbent Mayor Miguel Romero Lugo (PNP) is elected vs.
                  Manuel A. Natal Albelo (Citizens' Victory Movement), Terestella González
                  Denton (f)(PDP), Maidalys Irizarry Villegas (f)(Project Dignity), and José
                  Vargas Cruz (PIP), 46.03%-41.2%-10.4%-2.1%-0.3%;
11/04/24      updates to Czech reg.: Královéhradecký, Vysočina (Gov.); Russia admin.: Rostov,
                     Tambov (Gov.)
11/02/24      update to Canada prov.: New Brunswick (PM).
11/01/24      updates to Botswana (Pres.), Czech reg.: Karlovarský (Gov.), COI (Secy.-gen.)
10/30/24      update to Czech reg.: Plzeňský (Gov.)
10/28/24      updates to Australia state: Queensland (PM); Parlacen (Pres.)
10/25/24      update to Montserrat (PM).
10/22/24      update to France reg.: Réunion (Pref.)
10/21/24      updates to Vietnam (Pres.), Czech reg.: Olomoucký (Gov.), The Commonwealth
                (Chair.)
10/20/24      update to Indonesia (Pres.)
10/18/24      updates to Indonesia prov.: Jakarta, Papua Tengah (Gov.)
10/16/24      update to India terr.: Jammu and Kashmir (PM).
10/17/24      update to Canada prov.: Prince Edward Island (Lt. Gov.)
10/15/24      update to Malaysia terr.: Kuala Lumpur (Mayor).
10/07/24      updates to Ethiopia (Pres.), Haiti (Council Pres.)
10/05/24      update to Mexico state: Ciudad de México (Chief).
10/02/24      update to Russia fed. district: Uralskiy (Plenp.)
10/01/24      updates to Japan (PM), Mexico (Pres.), San Marino (Capt. Reg.), Mexico states:
                Morelos, Tabasco and Yucatán (Gov.), Russia rep.: Udmurtia (PM); NATO
                (Secy.-gen.), U.S. city election: Juneau, AK: incumbent Mayor Beth Weldon (f)
                (Ind.) is re-elected over Angela Rodell (f)(Ind.), 59.2%-40.8%
09/30/24      update to Belgium reg.: Flanders (PM).
09/24/24      update to Sri Lanka (PM).
09/23/24      updates to Sri Lanka (Pres.), Syria (PM).
09/21/24      update to India state: Delhi (PM).
09/18/24      updates to Jordan (PM), Georgia reg.: Abkhazia (PM), CE (Secy.-gen.)
09/10/24      update to United Nations (Gen. Asm. Pres.); U.S. city election: Wilmington, DE
                (primary): Gov. John Carney (Dem.) defeats Velda Potter-Jones (f)(Dem.),
                53.8%-46.2%.
09/08/24      update to Ukraine admin.: Zakarpattya (Gov.)
09/06/24      update to Indonesia prov.: Nusa Tenggara Timor (Gov.)
09/05/24      updates to France (PM), France reg.: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (Pres.)
09/02/24      updates to Monaco (PM).
09/01/24      updates to EFTA (Secy.-gen.)
08/29/24      update to New Caledonia (Pres.)
08/28/24      update to Australia: Northern Territory (PM).
08/27/24      update to U.S. city election: Tulsa, OK: Monroe Nichols (Dem.), Karen Keith (f)
                (Dem.), Brent VanNorman (Rep.), and Casey Bradford (Rep.) each win, 33.1%-32.3%
                -31.8%-1.45% (a runoff will be held on 5 Nov 2024).
08/26/24      update to U.S. city: Key West, FL (Mayor).
08/24/24      update to Ukraine admin.: Ternopil (Gov.)
08/23/24      update to France reg.: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (Pres.)
08/22/24      updates to Indonesia prov.: Aceh, Bangka-Belitung (Gov.)
08/20/24      update to U.S. city elections: Key West, FL Danise "Dee Dee" Henriquez (f)(Dem.)
                is elected mayor unopposed; Miami-Dade, FL incumbent Mayor Daniella Levine
                Cava (f)(Dem.) is re-elected over Manny Cid (Rep.), Alex Otaola Casal (Rep.),
                Carlos Garín (Rep.), Shlomo Danzinger (Rep.), Eddy Rojas (Ind.), and Miguel
                Miguel Quintero (Libt.), who win, 57.9%-23.01%-11.8%-2.95%-1.88%-1.28%-1.17%
08/19/24      update to Equatorial Guinea (PM).
08/18/24      update to Thailand (PM).
08/15/24      updates to Ethiopia reg.: Gambella (Admin.), Indonesia prov.: Riau (Gov.)
08/14/24      updates to Thailand (PM), ECO (Secy.-gen.)
08/13/24      update to Greece reg.: Mount Athos (Admin.)
08/12/24      update to Belarus admin.: Brest (Gov.)
08/10/24      updates to Yemen (Sana)(PM); U.S. city election: Honolulu, HI: incumbent Mayor
                Rick Blangiardi (Ind.) wins re-election over Choon James (f)(Ind.), David
                "Duke" Bourgoin (Ind.), and Karl Dicks (Rep.), 78.1%-14.4%-3.9%-3.7%.
08/09/24      update to Spain reg.: Catalonia (Pres.)
08/08/24      updates to Bangladesh (PM), Tunisia (PM).
08/07/24      update to India terr.: Puducherry (Lt. Gov.)
08/06/24      update to United Kingdom: Wales (PM).
08/05/24      updates to Bangladesh (PM), Mauritania (PM), Indonesia prov.: Papua, Papua
                Selatan (Gov.), Nepal prov.: Sudurpashchim (PM), Congo (DRC) prov.: Mai-Ndombe
                (Gov.)
08/01/24      updates to Iceland (Pres.), Bonaire (Lt. Gov.), Nepal prov.: Bagmati, Karnali
                Pradesh, Lumbini (Gov.), Russia prov.: Samara (PM).
07/31/24      updates to India states: Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Manipur, Punjab,
                     Rajasthan, Sikkim, and Telangana (Gov.)
07/30/24      updates to India states: Assam, Meghalaya (Gov.)
07/28/24      update to Iran (Pres.)
07/26/24      update to Italy reg.: Liguria (Pres.)
07/24/24      update to Nepal prov.: Bagmati (PM).
07/23/24      updates to Estonia (PM), U.S. govt.: Secret Service (Dir.)
07/22/24      update to Nepal prov.: Lumbini (PM).
07/19/24      updates to Vietnam (Pty. Secy.), Congo (DRC) prov.: Maniema (Gov.)
07/17/24      update to Russia rep.: Udmurtia (PM).
07/15/24      updates to Nepal (PM), Belgium reg.: French Community, Wallonia (PM), Congo
                (DRC) prov.: Tanganyika (Gov.)
07/12/24      update to Italy reg.: Emilia-Romagna (Pres.)
07/10/24      updates to Germany state: Rheinland-Pfalz (PM), Palau state: Hatohobei (Gov.),
                Ukraine: Lugansk Rep. (PM).
07/07/24      update to Solomon Islands (Gov.-gen.)
07/06/24      updates to the United Kingdom: Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales (Secretaries
                of State).
07/05/24      update to the United Kingdom (PM).
07/04/24      update to China prov.: Sichuan (Gov.)
07/03/24      update to Congo (DRC) prov.: Kwango (Gov.)    
07/02/24      updates to The Netherlands (PM), Congo (DRC) prov.: Haut-Uélé, Lomami, Mongala
                (Gov.)
07/01/24      updates to Australia (Gov.-gen.), Panama (Pres.); Swiss cantons: Basel-Land,
                Luzern, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schwyz;  U.S. city: Anchorage, AK (Mayor).
06/30/24      update to Bulgarian Orthodox Church (Patr.)
06/28/24      updates to China prov.: Anhui, Jilin, Ningxia Hui (Pty. Secy.); Congo (DRC)
                prov.: Kasaď, Kasaď Oriental (Gov.)
06/26/24      updates to Congo (DRC) prov.: Bas-Uélé, Kongo Central (Gov.)
06/25/24      update to Ukraine admin.: Vinnytsya (Gov.)
06/24/24      updates to Congo (DRC) prov.: Sud-Kivu (Gov.), South Sudan state: Northern Bahr
                al-Ghazal (Gov.), Indonesia prov.: Nusa Tenggara Barat, Sumatera Selatan,
                and Sumatera Utara (Gov.)
06/23/24      update to North Macedonia (PM).
06/22/24      update to Spain reg.: Basque Country (Pres.)
06/21/24      update to Congo (DRC) prov.: Kinshasa (Gov.)
06/19/24      update to Indonesia prov.: Lampung (Gov.)
06/17/24      update to Kasaď Central (Gov.)
06/15/24      update to Slovakia (Pres.)
06/14/24      updates to Greece reg.: Mount Athos (Chair.), South Africa prov.: Free State,
                KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West (PM).
06/13/24      updates to Congo (DRC) prov.: Kinshasa (Gov.), Indonesia prov.: Lampung (Gov.)
06/12/24      updates to Congo (Kinshasa)(PM), India states: Andhra Pradesh, Odisha (PM).
06/11/24      update to U.S. city elections: Las Vegas, NV: Shelley Berkley (f)(Dem.) leads
                Victoria Seaman (f)(Rep.), Cedric Crear (Dem.), Tera Anderson (f)(Ind.), Kara
                Jenkins (f)(Ind.), Dan Chapman (Ind.), Donna Miller (f)(Ind.), Lynn Baird(Ind.)
                     and Irina Hansen (f)(Ind.), 35.3%-29.5%-18.7%-4.4%-2%-1.5%-1.3%-1.2% (a runoff
                     to be held 5 Nov 2024).
06/07/24      update to Nepal prov.: Madesh Pradesh (PM).
06/04/24      updates to Gibraltar (Gov.), Russia rep.: Altay (Pres.)
06/03/24      updates to Haiti (PM), Indonesia prov.: Ibu Kota Nusantara (Head), Swiss canton:
                Bern; PIF (Secy.-gen.)
06/01/24      updates to Swiss cantons: Geneva, Neuchâtel, St. Gallen, and Thurgau.
05/31/24      update to Russia reg.: Samara (Gov.)
05/30/24      update to Russia admin.: Khanty-Mansi (Gov.)
05/29/54      updates to Nepal prov.: Gandaki Pradesh (PM), South Sudan state: Jonglei (Gov.)
05/28/24      updates to Argentina (Cabinet Chf.), Japan pref.: Shizuoka (Gov.)
05/25/24      update to Russia rep.: Chechnya (PM).
05/24/24      updates to Chad (PM), Gibraltar (Gov.), Comoros islands: Anjouan, Moheli (Gov.)
05/23/24      update to Comoros island: Ngazidja (Gov.)
05/22/24      update to Vietnam (Pres.)
05/21/24      update to Russia rep.: Chechnya (PM).
05/20/24      updates to Republic of China (Taiwan)(Pres., PM), Iran (Pres.), South Sudan
                states: Unity, Ruweng (Gov.)
05/19/24      update to Iran (Pres.)
05/17/24      updates to Indonesia prov.: Gorontalo, Maluku Utara, Sulawesi Barat, Sulawesi
                Selatan (Gov.), Kazakhstan admin.: Mangistau (Gov.)
05/16/24      update to Solomon Islands prov.: Rennell and Bellona (PM).
05/15/24      updates to Singapore (PM); Solomon Islands prov.: Malaita (PM); Russia admin.:
                      Kaliningrad, Kemerovo, Khabarovsk, Kursk, and Tula (Gov.)
05/14/24      updates to Canada prov.: Northwest Territories (Comm.), U.S. city election:
                Anchorage, AK (runoff): Suzanne LaFrance (f)(Dem.) defeats incumbent Mayor Dave
                Bronson (Rep.), 53.5%-46.5%.
05/13/24      updates to The Philippines reg.: Bangsamoro (Gov.), Solomon Islands prov.:
                Isabel (PM).
05/12/24      update to North Macedonia (Pres.)
05/10/24      updates to Pakistan prov.: Punjab (Gov.); Solomon Islands prov.: Guadalcanal,
                Temotu (PM); UNPO (Asmb. Pres.)
05/09/24      update to Nepal prov.: Koshi (PM).
05/08/24      updates to Serbia reg.: Vojvodina (PM), United Kingdom: Scotland (PM), Solomon
                     Islands prov.: Central (PM).
05/06/24      update to Pakistan prov.: Balochistan (Gov.).
05/05/24      update to Switzerland canton: Glarus.
05/04/24      update to Pakistan prov.: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Gov.)
05/03/24      updates to Sint Maarten (PM), Solomon Islands prov.: Makira-Ulawa (PM).
05/02/24      updates to Serbia (PM), Solomon Islands (PM), South Sudan state: Central
                Equatoria (Gov.), Pakistan prov.: Islamabad Capital Terr. (Chf. Com.)
05/01/24      updates to Switzerland cantons: Basel-Stadt, Valais, Zürich.
04/26/24      update to Indonesia prov.: Maluku (Gov.)
04/25/24      updates to Haiti (Pres.), Azerbaijan reg.: Nakhichevan (PM), Serbia reg.:
                Vojvodina (Pres.)
04/24/24      update to Swiss canton: Ticino.
04/18/24      update to Nepal prov.: Sudurpaschim (PM).
04/17/24      update to Congo (DRC) prov.: Tshopo (Gov.)
04/16/24      update to EAC (Secy.-gen.)
04/15/24      update to Kuwait (PM).
04/10/24      update to Sint Eustatius (Lt. Gov.)
04/09/24      updates to Bulgaria (PM), Iceland (PM), Ireland (PM), Nepal prov.: Karnali (PM),
                South Sudan admin. area: Pibor (Admin.), Congo (DRC) prov.: Kasaď Oriental,
                Lomami (Gov.)
04/08/24      update to Senegal (PM).
04/07/24      update to Nepal prov.: Gandaki (PM).
04/05/24      updates to Nepal prov.: Lumbini (PM), British Indian Ocean Terr. (Admin.)
04/04/24      update to Malta (Pres.), Venezuela state: Guayana Esequiba (Gov.)
04/03/24      update to Czech Rep. reg.: Moravskoslezský (Gov.)
04/02/24      updates to Portugal (PM), Senegal (Pres.), Pitcairn Islands (Admin.); U.S. city
                elections: Anchorage, AK: Suzanne LaFrance (f)(Dem.), Mayor Dave Bronson
                (Rep.), Bill Popp (Ind.), Chris Tuck (Dem.), and Jenny DiGrappa (f)(Ind.) win
                36.3%-35.3%-17.2%-7.9%-2.1% (runoff is held 14 May 2024); Milwaukee, WI: Mayor
                Cavalier Johnson (Dem.) is re-elected over David King (Rep.), 81%-18.4%.
04/01/24      updates to San Marino (Capt.-Reg.), U.S. city: Burlington, VT (Mayor), CE (Comm.
                HR).
03/31/24      update to the Palestinian Authority (PM).
03/28/24      update to Vanuatu prov.: Sanma (Gov.)
03/25/24      updates to Italy reg.: Sardegna (Pres.), African Union (Parl. Pres.)
03/22/24      updates to U.S. govt.: Housing & Urban Development Dept. (Secy.), India
                terr.: Puducherry (Lt. Gov.)
03/21/24      updates to Vietnam (Pres.), Czech Rep. reg.: Moravskoslezský (Gov.)
03/20/24      updates to Serbia (PM), United Kingdom: Wales (PM), India state: Telegana (Gov.)
03/16/24      update to Bosnia-Hercegovnia (Pres.)
03/13/24      updates to Nepal prov.: Gandaki Pradesh, Madhesh Pradesh, Sudurpaschim Pradesh
                (Gov.), Indonesia prov.: Aceh (Gov.), Italy reg.: Trentino-Alto Adige (Pres.),
                Orthodox Church of Bulgaria (Patr.)
03/12/24      updates to Tokelau (Head), India state: Haryana (PM), Solomon Islands prov.:
                     Choiseul (PM).
03/11/24      update to ICCt (Pres.)
03/10/24      update to Pakistan (Pres.)
03/09/24      update to Senegal (PM).
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03/06/24      update to Peru (PM).
03/05/24      updates to Hungary (Pres.); U.S. mayor elections - Burlington, VT: Emma Mulvaney-
                Stanak (f)(Vermont Progressive) defeats Joan Shannon (f)(Dem.), William Emmons
                (Ind.), and Christopher Haessly (Ind.), 51.2%-45%-1.8%-1.4%; Fresno, CA: Mayor
                Jerry Dyer (Rep.) wins re-election over Jim Barr (Dem.), Samantha Dussell (f)
                (Ind.), 81.4%-12.7%-5.5%; Sacramento, CA: Flojaune "Flo" Cofer (f)(Dem.), Kevin
                McCarty (Dem.), Richard Pan (Dem.), Steven Hansen (Dem.), Jose Avina II (Ind.),
                and Julius Engel (Ind.), win 29.3%-21.6%-21.3%-20.9%-6%-1% (runoff to be held 5
                Nov 2024); San José, CA: incumbent Mayor Matt Mahan (Dem.) is re-elected over
                Tyrone Wade (Ind.), 86.6%-13.4%
03/04/24      update to Pakistan (PM).
03/02/24      updates to Congo (DRC) prov.: Kwilu (Gov.); Pakistan prov.: Balochistan, Khyber-
                Pakhtunkhwa (PM).
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02/27/24      update to Pakistan prov.: Sindh (PM).
02/26/24      updates to Hungary (Pres.), Tuvalu (PM), Pakistan prov.: Punjab (PM).
02/24/24      update to Mayotte (Pref.)
02/19/24      update to Guinea (PM).
02/17/24      update to African Union (Chair.)
02/14/24      update to Mayotte (Pref.)
02/13/24      update to Indonesia prov.: Jawa Timur (Gov.)
02/09/24      update to Serbia reg.: Vojovdina (Pres.)
02/08/24      update to Georgia (PM).
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02/05/24      updates to Kazakhstan (PM), Yemen (Aden PM), Cyprus: UNFICYP (Cmdr.)
02/04/24      update to Namibia (Pres.)
02/03/24      update to United Kingdom: Northern Ireland (PM).
02/02/24      updates to India state: Jharkhand (PM), Ukraine prov.: Zaporizhzhya (Gov.)
02/01/24      update to Myanmar state: Shan (PM).
01/31/24      update to Malaysia (King).
01/29/24      updates to British Virgin Islands (Gov.), Malaysia state: Sarawak (Gov.)
01/28/24      updates to Bhutan (PM), North Macedonia (PM).
01/27/24      update to Nigeria state: Kogi (Gov.)
01/24/24      update to Canada prov.: Quebec (Lt. Gov.)
01/22/24      updates to Liberia (Pres.), CE (Parl. Pres.)
01/19/24      update to Greece reg.: Mount Athos (Admin.)
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01/17/24      update to NAM (Chair.)
01/16/24      update to Antigua and Barbuda: Barbuda (Chair.)
01/15/24      update to Guatemala (Pres.)
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01/11/24      updates to Armenia prov.: Armavir (Gov.), African Union: Parliament (Pres.)
01/09/24      updates to France (PM), Syro-Malabar Catholic Church (Metrp.)
01/08/24      updates to Micronesia state: Pohnpei (Gov.), U.S. state: Louisiana (Gov.), U.S.
                cities: Charleston, SC and Wichita (Mayor).
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                Aargau, Fribourg, Graubünden, Jura, Schaffhausen, Solothurn; Greece regions:
                Anatolikí Makedonía kai Thráki, Attiki, Dytikí Makedonía, Iónioi Nísoi,
                Pelopónnisos, Thessalía (Gov.); U.S. cities: Akron, Hartford, Memphis,
                Philadelphia (Mayor); EAEU (Chair.), EFTA (Sec.-gen.) EIB (Pres.), G-7 (Chair.)
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02/20/23      added to U.S. Cities: Burlington, VT and Cheyenne, WY.
02/01/23      added to Egypt: Multinational Force and Observers.
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11/06/22      added to Mozambique: British Chinde Concession (1892-1923).
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10/23/22      added State Union of Belarus and Russia.
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11/23/20      added to Vanuatu: Provinces from 1994.
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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
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12/20/19      added to U.S. Native Nations: Little Shell Chippewa.
12/20/19      update to U.S. govt.: U.S. Space Force.
12/01/19      expanded Micronesia States (1945-1978).
08/09/19      additions to Burma States (1948-1988) and Myanmar Regions: Wa Division.
04/14/19      additions to Canada First Nations.
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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
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12/01/07      added Nunatsiavut to Newfoundland.
11/11/07      added Birmingham, Alabama; Oakland, California; and Shreveport,
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                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
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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),
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06/20/07      added Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA); United Nations Conference
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                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).
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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.
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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.

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


    New Anthems, Flags, Constitutions and Currencies


09/03/24      update to Niue (PM title).
06/25/24      update to Zimbabwe (currency).
05/29/24      update to Nigeria (national anthem).
05/11/24      update to U.S state: Minnesota (flag).
03/09/24      update to U.S. state: Utah (flag).
01/31/24      update to Canada (ruler style).
01/23/24      update to UN Tourism (abbreviation).
01/18/24      update to South Korea prov.: Jeonbuk (flag).
01/01/24      updates to Norway county flags restored: Akershus, Buskerud, Finnmark, Řstfold,
                Telemark, Troms, and Vestfold.
01/01/24      update to Sierra Leone (currency).
12/29/23      update to Chad (constitution).
12/22/23      update to Kyrgyzstan (flag).
11/16/23      update to Mexico state: Guanajuato (flag).
10/06/23      update to South Korea prov.: Chungcheongbuk (flag).
10/01/23      update to Tuvalu (constitution).
09/11/23      update to Mexico state: Yucatán (flag).
08/30/23      update to Central African Rep. (constitution).
08/19/23      updates to Ethiopia states: Central Ethiopia, South Ethiopia (flags).
07/26/23      update to Niger (constitution suspended).
07/22/23      update to Mali (constitution).
06/22/23      update to Niger (anthem).
06/22/23      update to U.S.