Africa
Algeria
President – Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999–present)
Prime Minister – Ahmed Ouyahia, Prime Minister of Algeria (2008–present)
Angola
President – José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979–present)
Benin
President – Yayi Boni, President of Benin (2006–present)
Prime Minister – Pascal Koupaki, Prime Minister of Benin (2011–present)
Botswana
President – Ian Khama, President of Botswana (2008–present)
Burkina Faso
President – Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso (1987–present)
Prime Minister –
Tertius Zongo, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2007–2011)
Luc-Adolphe Tiao, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2011–present)
Burundi
President – Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi (2005–present)
Cameroon
President – Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982–present)
Prime Minister – Philémon Yang, Prime Minister of Cameroon (2009–present)
Cape Verde
President – Pedro Pires, President of Cape Verde (2001–present)
Prime Minister – José Maria Neves, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2001–present)
Central African Republic
President – François Bozizé, President of the Central African Republic (2003–present)
Prime Minister – Faustin-Archange Touadéra, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2008–present)
Chad
President – Idriss Déby, President of Chad (1990–present)
Prime Minister – Emmanuel Nadingar, Prime Minister of Chad (2010–present)
Comoros
President –
Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, President of Comoros (2006–2011)
Ikililou Dhoinine, President of Comoros (2011–present)
Republic of the Congo
President – Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo (1997–present)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
President – Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001–present)
Prime Minister – Adolphe Muzito, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2008–present)
Côte d'Ivoire
President –
Laurent Gbagbo, President of Côte d'Ivoire (2000–2011, co-claimant 2010–2011)
Alassane Ouattara, President of Côte d'Ivoire (2010–present)
Prime Minister –
Guillaume Soro, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire (2007–present)
Gilbert Aké, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire (co-claimant 2010–2011)
Djibouti
President – Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti (1999–present)
Prime Minister – Dileita Mohamed Dileita, Prime Minister of Djibouti (2001–present)
Egypt
President –
Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt (1981–2011)
Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, Acting President of Egypt (2011–present)
Prime Minister –
Ahmed Nazif, Prime Minister of Egypt (2004–2011)
Ahmed Shafik, Prime Minister of Egypt (2011)
Essam Sharaf, Prime Minister of Egypt (2011–present)
Equatorial Guinea
President – Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979–present)
Prime Minister – Ignacio Milam Tang, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2008–present)
Eritrea
President – Isaias Afewerki, President of Eritrea (1991–present)
Ethiopia
President – Girma Wolde-Giorgis, President of Ethiopia (2001–present)
Prime Minister – Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1995–present)
Gabon
President – Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of Gabon (2009–present)
Prime Minister – Paul Biyoghé Mba, Prime Minister of Gabon (2009–present)
The Gambia
President – Yahya Jammeh, President of the Gambia (1994–present)
Ghana
President – John Atta Mills, President of Ghana (2009–present)
Guinea-Bissau
President – Malam Bacai Sanhá, President of Guinea-Bissau (2009–present)
Prime Minister – Carlos Gomes Júnior, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2009–present)
Guinea
President - Alpha Condé, President of Guinea (2010–present)
Prime Minister – Mohamed Said Fofana, Prime Minister of Guinea (2010–present)
Kenya
President – Mwai Kibaki, President of Kenya (2002–present)
Prime Minister – Raila Odinga, Prime Minister of Kenya (2008–present)
Lesotho
Monarch – Letsie III, King of Lesotho (1996–present)
Prime Minister – Pakalitha Mosisili, Prime Minister of Lesotho (1998–present)
Liberia
President – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia (2006–present)
Libya
De facto Head of State – Muammar Gaddafi, Guide of the Revolution of Libya (1969–present)
De jure Head of State – Mohamed Abu Al-Quasim al-Zwai, Secretary General of General People's Congress of Libya (2010–present)
Prime Minister – Baghdadi Mahmudi, Prime Minister of Libya (2006–present)
Madagascar
Head of State – Andry Rajoelina, President of the High Transitional Authority of Madagascar (2009–present)
Prime Minister – Albert Camille Vital, Prime Minister of Madagascar (2009–present)
Malawi
President – Bingu wa Mutharika, President of Malawi (2004–present)
Mali
President – Amadou Toumani Touré, President of Mali (2002–present)
Prime Minister –
Modibo Sidibé, Prime Minister of Mali (2007–2011)
Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé, Prime Minister of Mali (2011–present)
Mauritania
President – Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, President of Mauritania (2009–present)
Prime Minister – Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf, Prime Minister of Mauritania (2008–present)
Mauritius
President – Sir Anerood Jugnauth, President of Mauritius (2003–present)
Prime Minister – Navin Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2005–present)
Rodrigues (autonomous region)
Chief Commissioner –
Johnson Roussety, Chief Commissioner of Rodrigues (2006–2011)
Gaetan Jabeemisar, Chief Commissioner of Rodrigues (2011–present)
Chief Executive – Pritam Singh Mattan, Chief Executive of Rodrigues (2010–present)
Mayotte (Overseas collectivity of France)
Prefect –
Hubert Derache, Prefect of Mayotte (2009–2011)
Patrick Duprat, Acting Prefect of Mayotte (2011)
Thomas Degos, Prefect of Mayotte (2011-present)
President of the General Council –
Ahmed Attoumani Douchina, President of the General Council of Mayotte (2008–2011)
Daniel Zaïdani, President of the General Council of Mayotte (2011–present)
Morocco
Monarch – Mohammed VI, King of Morocco (1999–present)
Prime Minister – Abbas El Fassi, Prime Minister of Morocco (2007–present)
Western Sahara (self-declared, partially recognized state)
President – Mohamed Abdelaziz, President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (1976–present)
Prime Minister – Abdelkader Taleb Oumar, Prime Minister of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (2003–present)
Mozambique
President – Armando Guebuza, President of Mozambique (2005–present)
Prime Minister – Aires Ali, Prime Minister of Mozambique (2010–present)
Namibia
President – Hifikepunye Pohamba, President of Namibia (2005–present)
Prime Minister – Nahas Angula, Prime Minister of Namibia (2005–present)
Niger
Head of State –
Salou Djibo, President of the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy of Niger (2010–2011)
Mahamadou Issoufou, President of Niger (2011–present)
Prime Minister –
Mahamadou Danda, Prime Minister of Niger (2010–2011)
Brigi Rafini, Prime Minister of Niger (2011–present)
Nigeria
President – Goodluck Jonathan, President of Nigeria (2010–present)
Rwanda
President – Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda (2000–present)
Prime Minister – Bernard Makuza, Prime Minister of Rwanda (2000–present)
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (British overseas territory)
Governor – Andrew Gurr, Governor of Saint Helena (2007–present)
São Tomé and Príncipe
President – Fradique de Menezes, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (2003–present)
Prime Minister – Patrice Trovoada, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2010–present)
Príncipe (self-governing province)
President – José Cassandra, President of the Regional Government of Príncipe (2006–present)
Senegal
President – Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal (2000–present)
Prime Minister – Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye, Prime Minister of Senegal (2009–present)
Seychelles
President – James Michel, President of Seychelles (2004–present)
Sierra Leone
President – Ernest Bai Koroma, President of Sierra Leone (2007–present)
Somalia
President – Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, President of Somalia (2009–present)
Prime Minister –
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, Prime Minister of Somalia (2010–2011)
Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, Prime Minister of Somalia (2011–present)
Somaliland (unrecognized secessionist state)
President – Ahmed Mahamoud Silanyo, President of Somaliland (2010–present)
Puntland (self-declared autonomous state)
President – Abdirahman Mohamud Farole, President of Puntland (2009–present)
South Africa
President – Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa (2009–present)
South Sudan
the autonomous region of Southern Sudan seceded from Sudan on 9 July 2011
President – Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of South Sudan (2005–present)
Sudan
President – Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan (1989–present)
Southern Sudan (autonomous region)
President – Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of Southern Sudan (2005–2011)
Swaziland
Monarch – Mswati III, King of Swaziland (1986–present)
Prime Minister – Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (2008–present)
Tanzania
President – Jakaya Kikwete, President of Tanzania (2005–present)
Prime Minister – Mizengo Pinda, Prime Minister of Tanzania (2008–present)
Zanzibar (semi-autonomous region)
President – Ali Mohamed Shein, President of Zanzibar (2010–present)
Togo
President – Faure Gnassingbé, President of Togo (2005–present)
Prime Minister – Gilbert Houngbo, Prime Minister of Togo (2008–present)
Tunisia
President –
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, President of Tunisia (1987–2011)
Mohamed Ghannouchi, Acting President of Tunisia (2011)
Fouad Mebazaa, Acting President of Tunisia (2011–present)
Prime Minister –
Mohamed Ghannouchi, Prime Minister of Tunisia (1999–2011)
Beji Caid el Sebsi, Prime Minister of Tunisia (2011–present)
Uganda
President – Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda (1986–present)
Prime Minister –
Apolo Nsibambi, Prime Minister of Uganda (1999–2011)
Amama Mbabazi, Prime Minister of Uganda (2011–present)
Zambia
President – Rupiah Banda, President of Zambia (2008–present)
Zimbabwe
President – Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987–present)
Prime Minister – Morgan Tsvangirai, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe (2009–present)
Asia
Afghanistan
President – Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan (2001–present)
Bahrain
Monarch - Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain (1999–present)
Prime minister - Prince Khalifa ibn Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of Bahrain (1970–present)
Bangladesh
President – Zillur Rahman, President of Bangladesh (2009–present)
Prime Minister – Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (2009–present)
Bhutan
Monarch – Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (2006–present)
Prime Minister – Jigme Thinley, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2008–present)
Brunei
Monarch – Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)
Prime Minister – Hassanal Bolkiah, Prime Minister of Brunei (1984–present)
Cambodia
Monarch – Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia (2004–present)
Prime Minister - Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1985–present)
China (People's Republic of China)
Communist Party Leader – Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (2002–present)
President – Hu Jintao, President of the People's Republic of China (2003–present)
Premier – Wen Jiabao, Premier of the People's Republic of China (2003–present)
Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region)
Chief Executive – Donald Tsang, Chief Executive of Hong Kong (2005–present)
Macau (Special Administrative Region)
Chief Executive – Fernando Chui, Chief Executive of Macau (2009–present)
East Timor
President – José Ramos-Horta, President of East Timor (2007–present)
Prime Minister – Xanana Gusmão, Prime Minister of East Timor (2007–present)
India
President – Pratibha Patil, President of India (2007–present)
Prime Minister – Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India (2004–present)
Indonesia
President – Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of Indonesia (2004–present)
Iran
Supreme Leader – Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989–present)
President – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran (2005–present)
Iraq
President – Jalal Talabani, President of Iraq (2005–present)
Prime Minister – Nouri al-Maliki, Prime Minister of Iraq (2006–present)
Israel
President – Shimon Peres, President of Israel (2007–present)
Prime Minister – Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel (2009–present)
Palestine (non-state administrative authority)
President - Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian National Authority (in the West Bank) (2005–present)
Prime Minister - Salam Fayyad, Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority (in the West Bank) (2007–present)
Gaza Strip (in rebellion against the Palestinian National Authority)
President - Aziz Duwaik, Acting President of the Palestinian National Authority (in the Gaza Strip) (2009–present)
Prime Minister - Ismail Haniyeh, Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority (in the Gaza Strip) (2007–present)
Japan
Monarch – Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989–present)
Prime Minister – Naoto Kan, Prime Minister of Japan (2010–present)
Jordan
Monarch – Abdullah II, King of Jordan (1999–present)
Prime Minister –
Samir Rifai, Prime Minister of Jordan (2009–2011)
Marouf al-Bakhit, Prime Minister of Jordan (2011–present)
Kazakhstan
President – Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan (1990–present)
Prime Minister – Karim Massimov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (2007–present)
North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
Communist Party Leader – Kim Jong-il, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (1997–present)
De facto Head of State – Kim Jong-il, Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea (1993–present)
De jure Head of State – Kim Yong-nam, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea (1998–present)
Premier – Choe Yong-rim, Premier of North Korea (2010–present)
South Korea (Republic of Korea)
President – Lee Myung-bak, President of South Korea (2008–present)
Prime Minister – Kim Hwang-sik, Prime Minister of South Korea (2010–present)
Kuwait
Monarch – Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (2006–present)
Prime Minister – Sheikh Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (2006–present)
Kyrgyzstan
President – Roza Otunbayeva, President of Kyrgyzstan (2010–present)
Prime Minister – Almazbek Atambayev, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2010–present)
Laos
Communist Party Leader – Choummaly Sayasone, General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (2006–present)
President – Choummaly Sayasone, President of Laos (2006–present)
Prime Minister – Thongsing Thammavong, Prime Minister of Laos (2010–present)
Lebanon
President – Michel Suleiman, President of Lebanon (2008–present)
Prime Minister –
Saad Hariri, Prime Minister of Lebanon (2009–2011)
Najib Mikati, Prime Minister of Lebanon (2011–present)
Malaysia
Monarch – Mizan Zainal Abidin, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (2006–present)
Prime Minister – Najib Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia (2009–present)
Maldives
President – Mohamed Nasheed, President of Maldives (2008–present)
Mongolia
President – Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, President of Mongolia (2009–present)
Prime Minister – Sükhbaataryn Batbold, Prime Minister of Mongolia (2009–present)
Myanmar
Head of State –
Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of Myanmar (1992–2011)
Thein Sein, President of Myanmar (2011–present)
Prime Minister – Thein Sein, Prime Minister of Myanmar (2007–2011)
Nepal
President – Ram Baran Yadav, President of Nepal (2008–present)
Prime Minister –
Madhav Kumar Nepal, Prime Minister of Nepal (2009–2011)
Jhala Nath Khanal, Prime Minister of Nepal (2011–present)
Oman
Monarch – Qaboos bin Said al Said, Sultan of Oman (1970–present)
Pakistan
President – Asif Ali Zardari, President of Pakistan (2008–present)
Prime Minister – Yousaf Raza Gillani, Prime Minister of Pakistan (2008–present)
Philippines
President – Benigno Aquino, President of the Philippines (2010–present)
Mindanao (autonomous region)
Governor – Ansaruddin Alonto-Adiong, Acting Governor of Mindanao (2009–present)
Qatar
Monarch – Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (1995–present)
Prime Minister – Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar (2007–present)
Saudi Arabia
Monarch – Abdullah, King of Saudi Arabia (2005–present)
Prime Minister – Abdullah, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (2005–present)
Singapore
President – S.R. Nathan, President of Singapore (1999–present)
Prime Minister – Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore (2004–present)
Sri Lanka
President – Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka (2005–present)
Prime Minister – D. M. Jayaratne, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2010–present)
Syria
President – Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria (2000–present)
Prime Minister –
Muhammad Naji al-Otari, Prime Minister of Syria (2003–2011)
Adel Safar, Prime Minister of Syria (2011–present)
Taiwan (Republic of China)
President – Ma Ying-jeou, President of the Republic of China (2008–present)
Premier – Wu Den-yih, Premier of the Republic of China (2009–present)
Tajikistan
President – Emomalii Rahmon, President of Tajikistan (1992–present)
Prime Minister – Oqil Oqilov, Prime Minister of Tajikistan (1999–present)
Gorno-Badakhshan (autonomous province)
Chairman of the Administration – Kadyr Kasymov, Chairman of the Administration of Gorno-Badakhshan (2006–present)
Thailand
Monarch – Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946–present)
Prime Minister –
Abhisit Vejjajiva, Prime Minister of Thailand (2008–2011)
Yingluck Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand (2011–present)
Turkey
President – Abdullah Gül, President of Turkey (2007–present)
Prime Minister – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey (2003–present)
Turkmenistan
President – Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, President of Turkmenistan (2006–present)
United Arab Emirates
President – Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (2004–present)
Prime Minister – Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (2006–present)
Uzbekistan
President – Islam Karimov, President of Uzbekistan (1990–present)
Prime Minister – Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan (2003–present)
Karakalpakstan (autonomous republic)
President – Musa Yerniyazov, President of Karakalpakstan (2002–present)
Prime Minister – Bakhodir Yangiboyev, Prime Minister of Karakalpakstan (2006–present)
Vietnam
Communist Party Leader –
Nông Đức Mạnh, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (2001–2011)
Nguyễn Phú Trọng, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (2011–present)
President –
Nguyễn Minh Triết, President of Vietnam (2006–2011)
Trương Tấn Sang, President of Vietnam (2011–present)
Prime Minister – Nguyễn Tấn Dũng, Prime Minister of Vietnam (2006–present)
Yemen
President -
Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Yemen (1978–present)
Abd al-Rab Mansur al-Hadi, Acting President of Yemen (2011–present)
Prime Minister – Ali Muhammad Mujawar, Prime Minister of Yemen (2007–present)
Europe
Albania
President – Bamir Topi, President of Albania (2007–present)
Prime Minister – Sali Berisha, Prime Minister of Albania (2005–present)
Andorra
Monarchs
French Co-Prince – Nicolas Sarkozy, French Co-Prince of Andorra (2007–present)
Representative – Christian Frémont (2008–present)
Episcopal Co-Prince – Joan Enric Vives Sicília, Episcopal Co-Prince of Andorra (2003–present)
Representative – Nemesi Marqués Oste (1993–present)
Prime Minister –
Jaume Bartumeu, Prime Minister of Andorra (2009–2011)
Antoni Martí, Prime Minister of Andorra (2011–present)
Armenia
President – Serzh Sargsyan, President of Armenia (2008–present)
Prime Minister – Tigran Sargsyan, Prime Minister of Armenia (2008–present)
Austria
President – Heinz Fischer, President of Austria (2004–present)
Chancellor – Werner Faymann, Chancellor of Austria (2008–present)
Azerbaijan
President – Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan (2003–present)
Prime Minister – Artur Rasizade, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (2003–present)
Nakhchivan (autonomous republic)
Chairman of the Supreme Council - Vasif Talibov, Chairman of the Supreme Council of Nakhchivan (1993–present)
Prime Minister – Alovsat Bakhshiev, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Nakhchivan (2000–present)
Nagorno-Karabakh (unrecognized, secessionist state)
President – Bako Sahakyan, President of Nagorno-Karabakh (2007–present)
Prime Minister – Arayik Harutyunyan, Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh (2007–present)
Belarus
President – Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus (1994–present)
Prime Minister – Mikhail Myasnikovich, Prime Minister of Belarus (2010–present)
Belgium
Monarch – Albert II, King of the Belgians (1993–present)
Prime Minister – Yves Leterme, Prime Minister of Belgium (2009–present)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Head of State – Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Serb member – Nebojša Radmanović (2006–present), Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2010–2011)
Croat member – Željko Komšić (2006–present), Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2011–present)
Bosniak member – Bakir Izetbegović (2010–present)
Prime Minister – Nikola Špirić, Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2007–present)
High Representative – Valentin Inzko, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (2009–present)
Bulgaria
President – Georgi Parvanov, President of Bulgaria (2002–present)
Prime Minister – Boyko Borisov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (2009–present)
Croatia
President – Ivo Josipović, President of Croatia (2010–present)
Prime Minister – Jadranka Kosor, Prime Minister of Croatia (2009–present)
Cyprus
President – Dimitris Christofias, President of Cyprus (2008–present)
Northern Cyprus (unrecognized, secessionist state)
President – Derviş Eroğlu, President of Northern Cyprus (2010–present)
Prime Minister – İrsen Küçük, Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (2010–present)
Czech Republic
President – Václav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic (2003–present)
Prime Minister – Petr Nečas, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (2010–present)
Denmark
Monarch – Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972–present)
Prime Minister – Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (2009–present)
Faroe Islands (autonomous region)
High Commissioner – Dan Knudsen, High Commissioner in the Faroe Islands (2008–present)
Prime Minister – Kaj Leo Johannesen, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (2008–present)
Greenland (autonomous region)
High Commissioner – Søren Hald Møller, High Commissioner in Greenland (2005–present)
Prime Minister – Kuupik Kleist, Prime Minister of Greenland (2009–present)
Estonia
President – Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of Estonia (2006–present)
Prime Minister – Andrus Ansip, Prime Minister of Estonia (2005–present)
Finland
President – Tarja Halonen, President of Finland (2000–present)
Prime Minister –
Mari Kiviniemi, Prime Minister of Finland (2010–2011)
Jyrki Katainen, Prime Minister of Finland (2011–present)
Åland (autonomous province)
Premier – Viveka Eriksson, Premier of Åland (2007–present)
France
President – Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France (2007–present)
Prime Minister – François Fillon, Prime Minister of France (2007–present)
Georgia
President – Mikheil Saakashvili, President of Georgia (2008–present)
Prime Minister – Nikoloz Gilauri, Prime Minister of Georgia (2009–present)
Adjara (autonomous republic)
Chairman of the Government – Levan Varshalomidze, Chairman of the Government of Ajara (2004–present)
Abkhazia (partially recognized secessionist state)
President –
Sergei Bagapsh, President of Abkhazia (2005–2011)
Alexander Ankvab, Acting President of Abkhazia (2011–present)
Prime Minister – Sergei Shamba, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2010–present)
South Ossetia (partially recognized secessionist state)
President – Eduard Kokoity, President of South Ossetia (2001–present)
Prime Minister – Vadim Brovtsev, Prime Minister of South Ossetia (2009–present)
Germany
President – Christian Wulff, President of Germany (2010–present)
Chancellor – Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany (2005–present)
Greece
President – Karolos Papoulias, President of Greece (2005–present)
Prime Minister – George Papandreou, Prime Minister of Greece (2009–present)
Mount Athos (autonomous monastic state)
Head of State –
Dimitrios Droutsas, Head of State of Mount Athos (2010–2011)
Stavros Lambrinidis, Head of State of Mount Athos (2011–present)
Spiritual Leader – Bartholomew I, Spiritual Leader of Mount Athos (1991–present)
Hungary
President – Pál Schmitt, President of Hungary (2010–present)
Prime Minister – Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary (2010–present)
Iceland
President – Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland (1996–present)
Prime Minister – Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland (2009–present)
Ireland
President – Mary McAleese, President of Ireland (1997–present)
Prime Minister –
Brian Cowen, Prime Minister of Ireland (2008–2011)
Enda Kenny, Prime Minister of Ireland (2011–present)
Italy
President – Giorgio Napolitano, President of Italy (2006–present)
Prime Minister – Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister of Italy (2008–present)
Latvia
President –
Valdis Zatlers, President of Latvia (2007–2011)
Andris Bērziņš, President of Latvia (2011–present)
Prime Minister – Valdis Dombrovskis, Prime Minister of Latvia (2009–present)
Liechtenstein
Monarch – Hans Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1989–present)
Regent – Alois, Prince-regent of Liechtenstein (2004–present)
Prime Minister – Klaus Tschütscher, Prime Minister Liechtenstein (2009–present)
Lithuania
President – Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of Lithuania (2009–present)
Prime Minister – Andrius Kubilius, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2008–present)
Luxembourg
Monarch – Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (2000–present)
Prime Minister – Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1995–present)
Macedonia
President – Gjorge Ivanov, President of Macedonia (2009–present)
Prime Minister – Nikola Gruevski, Prime Minister of Macedonia (2006–present)
Malta
President – George Abela, President of Malta (2009–present)
Prime Minister – Lawrence Gonzi, Prime Minister of Malta (2004–present)
Moldova
President – Marian Lupu, Acting President of Moldova (2010–present)
Prime Minister – Vlad Filat, Prime Minister of Moldova (2009–present)
Gagauzia (autonomous region)
Governor – Mihail Formuzal, Governor of Gagauzia (2006–present)
Transnistria (unrecognized, secessionist state)
President – Igor Smirnov, President of Transnistria (1991–present)
Monaco
Monarch – Albert II, Prince of Monaco (2005–present)
Prime Minister – Michel Roger, Minister of State of Monaco (2010–present)
Montenegro
President – Filip Vujanović, President of Montenegro (2003–present)
Prime Minister – Igor Lukšić, Prime Minister of Montenegro (2010–present)
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Monarch – Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands (1980–present)
Netherlands (constituent country)
Prime Minister – Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (2010–present)
Aruba (constituent country)
see under North America
Curaçao (constituent country)
see under North America
Sint Maarten (constituent country)
see under North America
Norway
Monarch – Harald V, King of Norway (1991–present)
Prime Minister – Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of Norway (2005–present)
Poland
President – Bronisław Komorowski, President of Poland (2010–present)
Prime Minister – Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of Poland (2007–present)
Portugal
President – Aníbal Cavaco Silva, President of Portugal (2006–present)
Prime Minister –
José Sócrates, Prime Minister of Portugal (2005–2011)
Pedro Passos Coelho, Prime Minister of Portugal (2011–present)
Azores (autonomous region)
Head of Government – Carlos César, President of the Government of the Azores (1996–present)
Madeira (autonomous region)
Head of Government – Alberto João Jardim, President of the Government of Madeira (1978–present)
Romania
President – Traian Băsescu, President of Romania (2004–present)
Prime Minister – Emil Boc, Prime Minister of Romania (2008–present)
Russia
President – Dmitry Medvedev‎, President of Russia (2008–present)
Prime Minister – Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister of Russia (2008–present)
San Marino
Captains-Regent –
Giovanni Francesco Ugolini and Andrea Zafferani, Captains-Regent of San Marino (2010–2011)
Maria Luisa Berti and Filippo Tamagnini, Captains-Regent of San Marino (2011–present)
Serbia
President – Boris Tadić, President of Serbia (2004–present)
Prime Minister – Mirko Cvetković, Prime Minister of Serbia (2008–present)
Kosovo (partially recognized secessionist state under nominal international administration)
President –
Jakup Krasniqi, Acting President of Kosovo (2010–2011)
Behgjet Pacolli, President of Kosovo (2011)
Jakup Krasniqi, Acting President of Kosovo (2011)
Atifete Jahjaga, President of Kosovo (2011–present)
Prime Minister – Hashim Thaçi, Prime Minister of Kosovo (2008–present)
UN Special Representative – Lamberto Zannier, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (2008–present)
Slovakia
President – Ivan Gašparovič, President of Slovakia (2004–present)
Prime Minister – Iveta Radičová, Prime Minister of Slovakia (2010–present)
Slovenia
President – Danilo Türk, President of Slovenia (2007–present)
Prime Minister – Borut Pahor, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2008–present)
Spain
Monarch – Juan Carlos I, King of Spain (1975–present)
Prime Minister – José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Prime Minister of Spain (2004–present)
Sweden
Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973–present)
Prime Minister – Fredrik Reinfeldt, Prime Minister of Sweden (2006–present)
Switzerland
Federal Council[13] – Micheline Calmy-Rey (2002–present, President), Doris Leuthard (2006–present), Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf (2008–present), Ueli Maurer (2009–present), Didier Burkhalter (2009–present), Johann Schneider-Ammann (2010–present), Simonetta Sommaruga (2010–present)
Ukraine
President – Viktor Yanukovych, President of Ukraine (2010–present)
Prime Minister – Mykola Azarov, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2010–present)
Crimea (autonomous republic)
Prime Minister – Vasyl Dzharty, Prime Minister of Crimea (2010–present)
United Kingdom
Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–present)
Prime Minister – David Cameron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2010–present)
Isle of Man (British Crown dependency)
Lieutenant-Governor –
Sir Paul Haddacks, Lieutenant-Governor of Man (2005–2011)
Adam Wood, Lieutenant-Governor of Man (2011–present)
Chief Minister – James Anthony Brown, Chief Minister of the Isle of Man (2006–present)
Guernsey (British Crown dependency)
Lieutenant-Governor –
Sir Fabian Malbon, Lieutenant-Governor of Guernsey (2005–2011)
Peter Walker, Lieutenant-Governor of Guernsey (2011–present)
Chief Minister – Lyndon Trott, Chief Minister of Guernsey (2008–present)
Jersey (British Crown dependency)
Lieutenant-Governor – Andrew Ridgway, Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey (2006–present)
Chief Minister – Terry Le Sueur, Chief Minister of Jersey (2008–present)
Gibraltar (British overseas territory)
Governor – Sir Adrian Johns, Governor of Gibraltar (2009–present)
Chief Minister – Peter Caruana, Chief Minister of Gibraltar (1996–present)
Vatican City
Monarch – Pope Benedict XVI, Sovereign of Vatican City (2005–present)
President of the Governorate – Giovanni Lajolo, President of the Governorate of Vatican City (2006–present)
Holy See
Secretary of State – Tarcisio Bertone, Cardinal Secretary of State of the Holy See (2006–present)
North America
Anguilla (British overseas territory)
Governor – William Alistair Harrison, Governor of Anguilla (2009–present)
Chief Minister – Hubert Hughes, Chief Minister of Anguilla (2010–present)
Antigua and Barbuda
Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda (1981–present)
Governor-General – Dame Louise Lake-Tack, Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (2007–present)
Prime Minister – Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (2004–present)
Aruba (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Governor – Fredis Refunjol, Governor of Aruba (2004–present)
Prime Minister – Mike Eman, Prime Minister of Aruba (2009–present)
The Bahamas
Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of the Bahamas (1973–present)
Governor-General – Sir Arthur Foulkes, Governor-General of the Bahamas (2010–present)
Prime Minister – Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (2007–present)
Barbados
Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados (1966–present)
Governor-General – Sir Clifford Husbands, Governor-General of Barbados (1996–present)
Prime Minister – Freundel Stuart, Prime Minister of Barbados (2010–present)
Belize
Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Belize (1981–present)
Governor-General – Sir Colville Young, Governor-General of Belize (1993–present)
Prime Minister – Dean Barrow, Prime Minister of Belize (2008–present)
Bermuda (British overseas territory)
Governor – Sir Richard Gozney, Governor of Bermuda (2007–present)
Premier – Paula Cox, Premier of Bermuda (2010–present)
British Virgin Islands (British overseas territory)
Governor – William Boyd McCleary, Governor of the British Virgin Islands (2010–present)
Premier – Ralph O'Neal, Premier of the British Virgin Islands (2007–present)
Canada
Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952–present)
Governor General – David Johnston, Governor General of Canada (2010–present)
Prime Minister – Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada (2006–present)
Cayman Islands (British overseas territory)
Governor – Duncan Taylor, Governor of the Cayman Islands (2010–present)
Premier – McKeeva Bush, Premier of the Cayman Islands (2009–present)
Costa Rica
President – Laura Chinchilla, President of Costa Rica (2010–present)
Cuba
Communist Party Leader –
Fidel Castro, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (1965–2011)
Raúl Castro, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (2011–present)
President – Raúl Castro, President of Cuba (2008–present)
Curaçao (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Governor – Frits Goedgedrag, Governor of Curaçao (2010–present)
Prime Minister – Gerrit Schotte, Prime Minister of Curaçao (2010–present)
Dominica
President – Nicholas Liverpool, President of Dominica (2003–present)
Prime Minister – Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of Dominica (2004–present)
Dominican Republic
President – Leonel Fernández, President of the Dominican Republic (2004–present)
El Salvador
President – Mauricio Funes, President of El Salvador (2009–present)
Grenada
Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Grenada (1974–present)
Governor-General – Sir Carlyle Glean, Governor-General of Grenada (2008–present)
Prime Minister – Tillman Thomas, Prime Minister of Grenada (2008–present)
Guatemala
President – Álvaro Colom, President of Guatemala (2008–present)
Haiti
President –
René Préval, President of Haiti (2006–2011)
Michel Martelly, President of Haiti (2011–present)
Prime Minister – Jean-Max Bellerive, Prime Minister of Haiti (2009–present)
Honduras
President – Porfirio Lobo Sosa, President of Honduras (2010–present)
Jamaica
Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Jamaica (1962–present)
Governor-General – Sir Patrick Allen, Governor-General of Jamaica (2009–present)
Prime Minister – Bruce Golding, Prime Minister of Jamaica (2007–present)
Mexico
President – Felipe Calderón, President of Mexico (2006–present)
Montserrat (British overseas territory)
Governor –
Peter Waterworth, Governor of Montserrat (2007–2011)
Sarita Francis, Acting Governor of Montserrat (2011)
Adrian Davis, Governor of Montserrat (2011–present)
Chief Minister – Reuben Meade, Chief Minister of Montserrat (2009–present)
Nicaragua
President – Daniel Ortega, President of Nicaragua (2007–present)
Panama
President – Ricardo Martinelli, President of Panama (2009–present)
Saint Barthélemy (Overseas collectivity of France)
Prefect – Jacques Simonnet, Prefect of Saint Barthélemy (2009–present)
President of the Territorial Council – Bruno Magras, President of the Territorial Council of Saint Barthélemy (2007–present)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1983–present)
Governor-General – Sir Cuthbert Sebastian, Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1996–present)
Prime Minister – Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1995–present)
Nevis (autonomous island)
Deputy Governor-General – Eustace John, Deputy Governor-General of Nevis (1992–present)
Premier – Joseph Parry, Premier of Nevis (2006–present)
Saint Lucia
Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Lucia (1979–present)
Governor-General – Dame Pearlette Louisy, Governor-General of Saint Lucia (1997–present)
Prime Minister – Stephenson King, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (2007–present)
Saint Martin (Overseas collectivity of France)
Prefect – Jacques Simonnet, Prefect of Saint Martin (2009–present)
President of the Territorial Council – Frantz Gumbs, President of the Territorial Council of Saint Martin (2009–present)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Overseas collectivity of France)
Prefect – Jean-Régis Borius, Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2009–present)
President of the Territorial Council – Stéphane Artano, President of the Territorial Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2006–present)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979–present)
Governor-General – Sir Frederick Ballantyne, Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2002–present)
Prime Minister – Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2001–present)
Sint Maarten (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Governor – Eugene Holiday, Governor of Sint Maarten (2010–present)
Prime Minister – Sarah Wescot-Williams, Prime Minister of Sint Maarten (2010–present)
Trinidad and Tobago
President – George Maxwell Richards, President of Trinidad and Tobago (2003–present)
Prime Minister – Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (2010–present)
Tobago (autonomous island)
Chief Secretary – Orville London, Chief Secretary of the House of Assembly of Tobago (2001–present)
Turks and Caicos Islands (British overseas territory)
Governor – Gordon Wetherell, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2008–present)
United States of America
President – Barack Obama, President of the United States (2009–present)
Puerto Rico (Commonwealth of the United States)
Governor – Luis Fortuño, Governor of Puerto Rico (2009–present)
United States Virgin Islands (Insular area of the United States)
Governor – John de Jongh, Governor of US Virgin Islands (2007–present)
Oceania
American Samoa (unorganized, unincorporated territory of the United States)
Governor – Togiola Tulafono, Governor of American Samoa (2003–present)
Australia
Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952–present)
Governor-General – Quentin Bryce, Governor-General of Australia (2008–present)
Prime Minister – Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia (2010–present)
Christmas Island (external territory of Australia)
Administrator – Brian Lacy, Administrator of Christmas Island (2009–present)
Shire President – Gordon Thomson, Shire president of Christmas Island (2003–present)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands (external territory of Australia)
Administrator – Brian Lacy, Administrator of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2009–present)
Shire President – Balmut Pirus, Shire president of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2009–present)
Norfolk Island (self-governing territory of Australia)
Administrator – Owen Walsh, Administrator of Norfolk Island (2007–present)
Chief Minister – David Buffett, Chief Minister of Norfolk Island (2010–present)
Fiji
President – Ratu Epeli Nailatikau, President of Fiji (2009–present)
Prime Minister – Frank Bainimarama, Prime Minister of Fiji (2007–present)
French Polynesia (French overseas collectivity)
High Commissioner –
Adolphe Colrat, High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (2008–2011)
Alexandre Rochatte, Acting High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (2011)
Richard Didier, High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (2011–present)
President –
Gaston Tong Sang, President of French Polynesia (2009–2011)
Oscar Temaru, President of French Polynesia (2011–present)
Guam (Insular area of the United States)
Governor -
Felix Perez Camacho, Governor of Guam (2003–2011)
Eddie Calvo, Governor of Guam (2011–present)
Kiribati
President – Anote Tong, President of Kiribati (2003–present)
Marshall Islands
President – Jurelang Zedkaia, President of the Marshall Islands (2009–present)
Micronesia
President – Manny Mori, President of the Federated States of Micronesia (2007–present)
Nauru
President – Marcus Stephen, President of Nauru (2007–present)
New Caledonia (Sui Generis Collectivity of France)
High Commissioner – Albert Dupuy, High Commissioner of New Caledonia (2010–present)
President –
Philippe Gomès, President of the Government of New Caledonia (2009–2011)
Harold Martin, President of the Government of New Caledonia (2011–present)
New Zealand
Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952–present)
Governor-General – Sir Anand Satyanand, Governor-General of New Zealand (2006–present)
Prime Minister – John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand (2008–present)
Cook Islands (Associated state of New Zealand)
Queen's Representative – Sir Frederick Tutu Goodwin, Queen's Representative of the Cook Islands (2001–present)
Prime Minister – Henry Puna, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (2010–present)
Niue (associated state of New Zealand)
Premier – Toke Talagi, Premier of Niue (2008–present)
Tokelau (dependent territory of New Zealand)
Administrator –
John Allen, Acting Administrator of Tokelau (2009–2011)
Jonathan Kings, Administrator of Tokelau (2011–present)
Head of Government –
Kuresa Nasau, Head of Government of Tokelau (2010–2011)
Foua Toloa, Head of Government of Tokelau (2011–present)
Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth of the United States)
Governor – Benigno Fitial, Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (2006–present)
Palau
President – Johnson Toribiong, President of Palau (2009–present)
Papua New Guinea
Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Papua New Guinea (1975–present)
Governor-General – Sir Michael Ogio, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (2010–present)
Prime Minister –
Sir Michael Somare, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (2002–2011)
Sam Abal, Acting Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (2010–2011)
Sam Abal, Acting Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (2011)
Peter O'Neill, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (2011–present)
Bougainville (autonomous region)
President – John Momis, President of Bougainville (2010–present)
Pitcairn Islands (British overseas territory)
Governor – Victoria Treadell, Governor of the Pitcairn Islands (2010–present)
Commissioner – Leslie Jacques, Commissioner of the Pitcairn Islands (2003–present)
Mayor – Mike Warren, Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands (2007–present)
Samoa
Head of State – Tufuga Efi, O le Ao o le Malo of Samoa (2007–present)
Prime Minister – Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa (1998–present)
Solomon Islands
Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of the Solomon Islands (1978–present)
Governor-General – Sir Frank Kabui, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands (2009–present)
Prime Minister – Danny Philip, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2010–present)
Tonga
Monarch – George Tupou V, King of Tonga (2006–present)
Prime Minister – Sialeʻataonga Tuʻivakanō, Prime Minister of Tonga (2010–present)
Tuvalu
Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu (1978–present)
Governor-General – Sir Iakoba Italeli, Governor-General of Tuvalu (2010–present)
Prime Minister – Willy Telavi, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2010–present)
Vanuatu
President – Iolu Abil, President of Vanuatu (2009–present)
Prime Minister –
Sato Kilman, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2010–2011)
Serge Vohor, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2011)
Sato Kilman, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2011)
Edward Natapei, Interim Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2011)
Sato Kilman, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2011–present)
Wallis and Futuna (French overseas collectivity)
Administrator-Superior – Michel Jeanjean, Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna (2010–present)
President of the Territorial Assembly – Siliako Lauhea, President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna (2010–present)
South America
Argentina
President – Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, President of Argentina (2007–present)
Bolivia
President – Evo Morales, President of Bolivia (2006–present)
Brazil
President –
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil (2003–2011)
Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil (2011–present)
Chile
President – Sebastián Piñera, President of Chile (2010–present)
Colombia
President – Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia (2010–present)
Ecuador
President – Rafael Correa, President of Ecuador (2007–present)
Falkland Islands (British overseas territory)
Governor – Nigel Haywood, Governor of the Falkland Islands (2010–present)
Chief Executive – Tim Thorogood, Chief Executive of the Falkland Islands (2008–present)
Guyana
President – Bharrat Jagdeo, President of Guyana (1999–present)
Prime Minister – Sam Hinds, Prime Minister of Guyana (1999–present)
Paraguay
President – Fernando Lugo, President of Paraguay (2008–present)
Peru
President –
Alan García, President of Peru (2006–2011)
Ollanta Humala, President of Peru (2011–present)
Prime Minister –
José Antonio Chang, Prime Minister of Peru (2010–2011)
Rosario Fernández, Prime Minister of Peru (2011)
Salomón Lerner Ghitis, Prime Minister of Peru (2011–present)
Suriname
President – Dési Bouterse, President of Suriname (2010–present)
Uruguay
President – José Mujica, President of Uruguay (2010–present)
Venezuela
President – Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela (2002–present)