Updates and Additions

New Heads of State, Governors and Other Leaders

 

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

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

05/21/22      update to South Korea (PM).

05/20/22      update to Timor-Leste (Pres.)

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.)

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

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

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.)

04/19/22      update to Yemen (Pres.)

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

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

                Cavalier Johnson (Dem.) elected mayor 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.), U.S. govt.: FAA (Dir.)

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      update to 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      update to 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      update to U.S. govt.: FDA (Comm.)

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      update to Kazakhstan reg.: Almaty (Gov.)

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      update to 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.)

01/05/22      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 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  

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

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

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

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

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

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).

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: Donestk 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).

 International Organization Membership Updates

05/04/22      Morocco the 91st member of AIIB.

05/03/22      Albania the 98th member of IHO.

04/29/22      Tunisia the 90th member of AIIB.

04/24/22      Nicaragua withdraws from OAS.

03/31/22      Tuvalu the 172nd member of CTBTO.

03/29/22      Congo (Kinshasa) the 7th member of EAC.

03/24/22      The Gambia the 171st member of CTBTO.

03/16/22      Russia expelled from CE leaving 46 members.

01/14/22      Peru the 89th member of AIIB.

01/01/22      Antigua and Barbuda the 160th member of UNTWO.

12/30/21      San Marino the 167th member of IRENA.

12/22/21      Equatorial Guinea the 184th member of WCO.

12/17/21      Croatia the 88th member of AIIB.

12/09/21      Angola the 97th member of IHO.

12/02/21      U.K. as 27th member rejoins the PC.

11/23/21      Micronesia the 195th member of Interpol.

10/22/21      Botswana the 175th member of IMO.

10/19/21      Algeria the 73rd member of EBRD.

10/04/21      United Arab Emirates the 7th member of NDB.

09/23/21      United Arab Emirates the 72nd member of EBRD.

09/21/21      Honduras the 166th member of IRENA

09/16/21      Bangladesh the 6th member of NDB.

09/16/21      Congo (Kinshasa) membership in IHO restored.

08/27/21      Central African Rep. the 165th member of IRENA.

08/26/21      Burundi joins AfCFTA.

08/11/21      Chile the 28th member of Colombo Plan.

08/08/21      Iraq the 96th member of IHO.

07/02/21      Chile the 87th member of AIIB.

06/25/21      Seychelles joins AfCTA.

06/23/21      Algeria joins AfCFTA.

06/16/21      Kenya the 95th member of IHO.

06/07/21      Russia withdraws from Treaty on Open Skies (OS).

05/25/21      Costa Rica the 38th member of OECD.

05/14/21      Kyrgyzstan the 164th member of IRENA.

04/19/21      Russia the 174th member of IOM.

04/07/21      Samoa the 173rd member of IAEA.

03/30/21      Argentina the 86th member of AIIB.

02/20/21      U.S. rejoins the UNFCC-PA.

02/19/21      Comoros the 170th member of CTBTO.

02/04/21      Cuba the 169th member of CTBTO.

01/28/21      Zambia joins AfCFTA.

01/15/21      Malawi joins AfCFTA.

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.

12/10/20      India the 29th member of UNRWA.

12/07/20      Lebanon the 94th member of IHO.

12/05/20      Nigeria joins AfCFTA.
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