PRATIYOGITA DARPAN September- 2011 (Online Read)

IBPS PO Exam Prepration Solved Paper - Aug 2011

General Awareness

Q.1 Which of the following carries out 'Open Market Operations?
(1) Finance Ministry     (2) External Affairs Ministry
(4) Planning Commission (5) Ministry of Commerce

Q. 2 Who among the folfowing Ministers will hold telecom portfolio in addition to his own portfolio till next reallotment?
(1) Kamal Nath        (2) Kapil Sibal
(4) Mamta Banerjee (5) None of these

Q. 3 Under provisions of which one of the following Acts, the RBI issues directives to the Banks in India?
(1) RBI Act  (2) Banking Regulation Act (3) Essential Commodities Act
(4) RBI and Banking Regulation Act (5) None of these

Q.4 On which one of the following 'Head of Expenses', the expenses of the Government of India are highest?
(1) Food subsidy (2) Fertilizer subsidy     (3) Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana
(4) Maintenance of national highways     (5) Oil subsidy

Q.5 Which one of the following foreign agencies will assist the municipal agencies to improve quality of municipal schools through its School Excellence Programmes (SEP) ?
(1) IMF     (2) UNDP     (3) UNICEF     (4) ADB  (5) None of these

Q. 6 Which one of the following tools is used by RBI for selective credit control?
(1) It advises banks to lend against certain commodities
(2) It advises banks to recall the loans for advances against certain commodities
(3) It advises banks to charge higher rate of interest for advance against certain commodities
(4) It discourages certain kinds of lending by assigning higher risk weights to loans it deems undesirable
(5) None of these

Most Commonly Spoken Languages

▲	Language	Number of speakers
1.	Chinese (Mandarin)	1,300,000,000
2.	English	508,000,000
3.	Hindustani (Hindi and Urdu)	497,000,000
4.	Spanish	392,000,000
5.	Russian	277,000,000
6.	Arabic	246,000,000
7.	Bengali	211,000,000
8.	Portuguese	191,000,000
9.	Malay-Indonesian	159,000,000
10.	French	129,000,000

YOUNGEST COUNTRIES IN WORLD

South Sudan (July, 2011)
Montenegro (July, 2006)
Serbia (July, 2006)
East Timor (2002)
Palau (1994)
Czech Republic (1993)
Eritrea (1993)
Slovakia (1993)
Bosnia/Hertzegovina (1992)

Bank of Baroda(BOB) Clerk Exam Solved Paper - 2011

SOCIO - ECONOMIC, BANKING AND COMPUTER AWARENESS

1. Which of the following nations is considered the originator of the concept of Micro Finance?
(1) Bangladesh
(2) India
(3) South Africa
(4) Greece
(5)Brazil

2. Which of the following is represented by the letter ‘L' in the abbreviation CAMELS, the rating system used in financial world ?
(1) Loans
(2) Leadership
(3) Liabilities
(4) Liquidity
(5) None of these

3. Repo rate is decided by which of the following organizations?
(1) SEBI
(2) AMFI
(3) All Banks
(4) RBI
(5) IMF

4. Many a times we read a term ‘PPP' in financial dailies/magazines. What is the full form of the same as used in financial world?
(1) Purchasing Power Parity
(2) Per captia Potential Purchases
(3) Public Per captia Power
(4) Present Purchasing Power
(5) Popular Public Preferences

International Organisations and their Headquarters

Organisation	Headquarters
UNO	New York
UNICEF	New York
UNESCO	Paris
UNIDO	Vienna
WHO	Geneva
UNFPA	New York
ILO	Geneva
IMF	Washington DC
WTO	Geneva
International Court Of Justice	The Hague
International Atomic Energy Agency	Vienna
World Bank	Washington D.C.
International Committee of the Red Cross	Geneva
International Maritime Organisation	London
Universal Postal Union	Berne
Food and Agricultural Organisation	Rome
World Meteorological Organisation	Geneva
SAARC	Kathmandu
Amnesty International	London
Transparency International	Berlin
World Intellectual Property Organization	Geneva
International Renewable Energy Agency	Abu Dhabi (UAE) (Interim HQs)
Commonwealth of Nations	London
International Standards Organisation	Geneva

TrophiesName with Game in Indian Sports

TROPHY	SPORTS
Agarwal Cup	Badminton
Agha Khan Cup	Hockey
All-India Women’s Guru Nanak Championship	Hockey
Bandodkar Trophy	Football
Bangalore Blues Challenge Cup	Basketball
Barna-Bellack Cup	Table Tennis
Beighton Cup	Hockey
Bombay Gold Cup	Hockey
Burdwan Trophy	Weight-lifting
Charminar Trophy	Athletics
Chadha Cup	Badminton
C. K. Naydu Trophy	Cricket
Chakoia Gold Trophy	Football
Divan Cup	Badminton
Deodhar Trophy	Cricket
Duleep Trophy	Cricket
D. C. M. Cup	Football
Durand Cup	Football
Dhyan Chand Trophy	Hockey
Dr. B. C. Roy Trophy (Junior)	Football
Ezra Cup	Polo
F. A. Cup	Football
G. D. Birla Trophy	Cricket
Ghulam Ahmed Trophy	Cricket
Gurmeet Trophy	Hockey
Gura Nanak Cup	Hockey
Gyanuati Devi Trophy	Hockey
Holkar Trophy	Bridge
lrani Trophy	Cricket
I. F. A. Shield	Football
lndira Gold Cup	Hockey
Jawaharlal Challenge	Air Racing
Jaswant Singh Trophy	Best Services Sportsman
Kuppuswamy Naidu Trophy	Hockey
Lady Rattan Tata Trophy	Hockey
MCC Trophy	Hockey
Moinuddaula Gold Cup	Cricket
Murugappa Gold Cup	Hockey
Modi Gold Cup	Hockey
Narang Cup	Badminton
Nehru Trophy	Hockey
Nixan Gold Cup	Football
Obaid Ullah Gold Cup	Hockey
Prithi Singh Cup	Polo
Rani Jhansi Trophy	Cricket
Ranjit Trophy	Cricket
Rangaswami Cup	Hockey
Ranjit Singh Gold Cup	Hockey
Rajendra Prasad Cup	Tennis
Ramanujan Trophy	Table Tennis
Rene Frank Trophy	Hockey
Radha Mohan Cup	Polo
Raghbir Singh Memorial	Football
Rohinton Baria Trophy	Cricket
Rovers Cup	Football
Sanjay Gold Cup	Football
Santosh Trophy	Football
Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee	Football
Subroto Cup	Football
Scindia Gold Cup	Hockey
Sahni Trophy	Hockey
Sheesh Mahal Trophy	Cricket
Todd Memorial Trophy	Football
Tommy Eman Gold Cup	Hockey
Vittal Trophy	Football
Vizzy Trophy	Cricket
Vijay Merchant Trophy	Cricket
Wellington Trophy	Rowing

LEADERS OF COUNTRIES IN WORLD

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 –
    1. Tertius Zongo, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2007–2011)
    
    
    2. 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 –
    1. Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, President of Comoros (2006–2011)
    
    
    2. 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 –
    1. Laurent Gbagbo, President of Côte d'Ivoire (2000–2011, co-claimant 2010–2011)
    
    
    2. 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 –
    1. Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt (1981–2011)
    
    
    2. Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, Acting President of Egypt (2011–present)
    
    
  
  
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Ahmed Nazif, Prime Minister of Egypt (2004–2011)
    
    
    2. Ahmed Shafik, Prime Minister of Egypt (2011)
    
    
    3. 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 –
    1. Modibo Sidibé, Prime Minister of Mali (2007–2011)
    
    
    2. 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 –
      1. Johnson Roussety, Chief Commissioner of Rodrigues (2006–2011)
      
      
      2. 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 –
    1. Hubert Derache, Prefect of Mayotte (2009–2011)
    
    
    2. Patrick Duprat, Acting Prefect of Mayotte (2011)
    
    
    3. Thomas Degos, Prefect of Mayotte (2011-present)
    
    
  
  

• • President of the General Council –
    1. Ahmed Attoumani Douchina, President of the General Council of Mayotte (2008–2011)
    
    
    2. 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 –
    1. Salou Djibo, President of the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy of Niger (2010–2011)
    
    
    2. Mahamadou Issoufou, President of Niger (2011–present)
    
    
  
  
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Mahamadou Danda, Prime Minister of Niger (2010–2011)
    
    
    2. 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 –
    1. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, Prime Minister of Somalia (2010–2011)
    
    
    2. 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 –
    1. Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, President of Tunisia (1987–2011)
    
    
    2. Mohamed Ghannouchi, Acting President of Tunisia (2011)
    
    
    3. Fouad Mebazaa, Acting President of Tunisia (2011–present)
    
    
  
  
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Mohamed Ghannouchi, Prime Minister of Tunisia (1999–2011)
    
    
    2. Beji Caid el Sebsi, Prime Minister of Tunisia (2011–present)
    
    
  
  

•  Uganda
  • President – Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda (1986–present)
  
  
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Apolo Nsibambi, Prime Minister of Uganda (1999–2011)
    
    
    2. 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 –
    1. Samir Rifai, Prime Minister of Jordan (2009–2011)
    
    
    2. 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 –
    1. Saad Hariri, Prime Minister of Lebanon (2009–2011)
    
    
    2. 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 –
    1. Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of Myanmar (1992–2011)
    
    
    2. 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 –
    1. Madhav Kumar Nepal, Prime Minister of Nepal (2009–2011)
    
    
    2. 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 –
    1. Muhammad Naji al-Otari, Prime Minister of Syria (2003–2011)
    
    
    2. 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 –
    1. Abhisit Vejjajiva, Prime Minister of Thailand (2008–2011)
    
    
    2. 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 –
    1. Nông Đức Mạnh, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (2001–2011)
    
    
    2. Nguyễn Phú Trọng, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (2011–present)
    
    
  
  
  • President –
    1. Nguyễn Minh Triết, President of Vietnam (2006–2011)
    
    
    2. 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 –
    1. Jaume Bartumeu, Prime Minister of Andorra (2009–2011)
    
    
    2. 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 –
    1. Mari Kiviniemi, Prime Minister of Finland (2010–2011)
    
    
    2. 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 –
      1. Sergei Bagapsh, President of Abkhazia (2005–2011)
      
      
      2. 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 –
      1. Dimitrios Droutsas, Head of State of Mount Athos (2010–2011)
      
      
      2. 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 –
    1. Brian Cowen, Prime Minister of Ireland (2008–2011)
    
    
    2. 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 –
    1. Valdis Zatlers, President of Latvia (2007–2011)
    
    
    2. 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 –
    1. José Sócrates, Prime Minister of Portugal (2005–2011)
    
    
    2. 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 –
    1. Giovanni Francesco Ugolini and Andrea Zafferani, Captains-Regent of San Marino (2010–2011)
    
    
    2. 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 –
      1. Jakup Krasniqi, Acting President of Kosovo (2010–2011)
      
      
      2. Behgjet Pacolli, President of Kosovo (2011)
      
      
      3. Jakup Krasniqi, Acting President of Kosovo (2011)
      
      
      4. 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 –
      1. Sir Paul Haddacks, Lieutenant-Governor of Man (2005–2011)
      
      
      2. 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 –
      1. Sir Fabian Malbon, Lieutenant-Governor of Guernsey (2005–2011)
      
      
      2. 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 –
    1. Fidel Castro, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (1965–2011)
    
    
    2. 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 –
    1. René Préval, President of Haiti (2006–2011)
    
    
    2. 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 –
    1. Peter Waterworth, Governor of Montserrat (2007–2011)
    
    
    2. Sarita Francis, Acting Governor of Montserrat (2011)
    
    
    3. 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 –
    1. Adolphe Colrat, High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (2008–2011)
    
    
    2. Alexandre Rochatte, Acting High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (2011)
    
    
    3. Richard Didier, High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (2011–present)
    
    
  
  
  • President –
    1. Gaston Tong Sang, President of French Polynesia (2009–2011)
    
    
    2. Oscar Temaru, President of French Polynesia (2011–present)
    
    
  
  

•  Guam (Insular area of the United States)
  • Governor -
    1. Felix Perez Camacho, Governor of Guam (2003–2011)
    
    
    2. 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 –
    1. Philippe Gomès, President of the Government of New Caledonia (2009–2011)
    
    
    2. 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 –
      1. John Allen, Acting Administrator of Tokelau (2009–2011)
      
      
      2. Jonathan Kings, Administrator of Tokelau (2011–present)
      
      
    
    
    • Head of Government –
      1. Kuresa Nasau, Head of Government of Tokelau (2010–2011)
      
      
      2. 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 –
    1. Sir Michael Somare, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (2002–2011)
    
    
    2. Sam Abal, Acting Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (2010–2011)
    
    
    3. Sam Abal, Acting Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (2011)
    
    
    4. 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 –
    1. Sato Kilman, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2010–2011)
    
    
    2. Serge Vohor, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2011)
    
    
    3. Sato Kilman, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2011)
    
    
    4. Edward Natapei, Interim Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2011)
    
    
    5. 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 –
    1. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil (2003–2011)
    
    
    2. 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 –
    1. Alan García, President of Peru (2006–2011)
    
    
    2. Ollanta Humala, President of Peru (2011–present)
    
    
  
  
  • Prime Minister –
    1. José Antonio Chang, Prime Minister of Peru (2010–2011)
    
    
    2. Rosario Fernández, Prime Minister of Peru (2011)
    
    
    3. 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)