World Leaders

Country Head of State Head of Government
Afghanistan President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Hamid KARZAI; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Hamid KARZAI; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
Akrotiri Queen ELIZABETH II Administrator Air Vice Marshall Graham STACEY; note - reports to the British Ministry of Defense; the Chief Officer is responsible for the day-to-day running of the civil government of the Sovereign Bases
Albania President of the Republic Bujar NISHANI Prime Minister Sali BERISHA
Algeria President Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA Prime Minister Abdelmakek SELLAL
American Samoa President Donald J Trump Governor Togiola TULAFONO
Andorra French Coprince Francois HOLLANDE Executive Council President (or Cap de Govern) Antoni MARTI PETIT
Angola President Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS; note - the president is both chief of state and head of government President Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS; note - the president is both chief of state and head of government
Anguilla Queen ELIZABETH II Chief Minister Hubert HUGHES
Antigua and Barbuda Queen ELIZABETH II Prime Minister Winston Baldwin SPENCER
Argentina President Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER (since 10 December 2007); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government President Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER (since 10 December 2007); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
Armenia President Serzh SARGSIAN Prime Minister Tigran SARGSIAN
Aruba Queen BEATRIX of the Netherlands Prime Minister Michiel "Mike" Godfried EMAN
Australia Queen of Australia ELIZABETH II Prime Minister Anthony John "Tony" ABBOTT
Austria President Heinz FISCHER (SPOe) Chancellor Werner FAYMANN (SPOe)
Azerbaijan President Ilham ALIYEV Prime Minister Artur RASIZADE
Bahrain King HAMAD bin Isa al-Khalifa Prime Minister KHALIFA bin Salman al-Khalifa
Bangladesh President Zillur RAHMAN Prime Minister Sheikh HASINA Wajed
Barbados Queen ELIZABETH II Prime Minister Mia MOTTLEY
Belarus president Aleksandr LUKASHENKO; note - the United States does not recognize the results of the 19 December 2010 elections under which the Central Election Commission of Belarus declared LUKASHENKO president prime minister Mikhail MYASNIKOVICH
Belgium King ALBERT II Prime Minister Elio DI RUPO
Belize Queen ELIZABETH II Prime Minister Dean BARROW
Benin President Thomas YAYI Boni; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government President Thomas YAYI Boni; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
Bermuda Queen ELIZABETH II Premier Craig CANNONIER
Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel WANGCHUCK; note - King Jigme Singye WANGCHUCK abdicated the throne on 14 December 2006 and his son immediately succeeded him; the nearly two-year delay between the former King's abdication and his son's coronation on 6 November 2008 was to ensure an astrologically auspicious coronation date and to give the new king, who had limited experience, deeper administrative expertise under the guidance of his father Prime Minister Jigme THINLEY
Bolivia President Juan Evo MORALES Ayma; note - the president is both chief of state and head of government President Juan Evo MORALES Ayma; note - the president is both chief of state and head of government
Bosnia and Herzegovina Chairman of the Presidency Nebojsa RADMANOVIC (chairman since November 2012; presidency member since 6 November 2006 - Serb) Chairman of the Council of Ministers Vjekoslav BEVANDA
Botswana President Seretse Khama Ian KHAMA; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government President Seretse Khama Ian KHAMA; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
Brazil President Dilma ROUSSEFF (since 1 January 2011); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government President Dilma ROUSSEFF (since 1 January 2011); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
British Indian Ocean Territory Queen ELIZABETH II Commissioner Colin ROBERTS (since July 2008); Administrator John MCMANUS (since April 2011); note - both reside in the UK and are represented by the officer commanding British Forces on Diego Garcia
British Virgin Islands Queen ELIZABETH II Premier Orlando SMITH
Brunei Sultan and Prime Minister Sir HASSANAL Bolkiah; note - the monarch is both the chief of state and head of government Sultan and Prime Minister Sir HASSANAL Bolkiah; note - the monarch is both the chief of state and head of government
Bulgaria President Rosen PLEVNELIEV Prime Minister Boyko BORISOV
Burkina Faso President Blaise COMPAORE Prime Minister Luc-Adolphe TIAO
Burma President THEIN SEIN President THEIN SEIN
Burundi President Pierre NKURUNZIZA - Hutu; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government President Pierre NKURUNZIZA - Hutu; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
Cambodia King Norodom SIHAMONI Prime Minister HUN SEN [co-prime minister from 1993 to 1997]
Cameroon President Paul BIYA Prime Minister Philemon YANG
Canada Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952) Prime Minister Stephen Joseph HARPER (since 6 February 2006)
Cape Verde President Jorge Carlos FONSECA Prime Minister Jose Maria Pereira NEVES
Cayman Islands Queen ELIZABETH II Premier McKeeva BUSH
Central African Republic President Francois BOZIZE (since 15 March 2003 coup) Prime Minister Faustin-Archange TOUADERA
Chad President Lt. Gen. Idriss DEBY Itno Prime Minister Emmanuel NADINGAR
Chile President Sebastian PINERA Echenique (since 11 March 2010); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government President Sebastian PINERA Echenique (since 11 March 2010); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
China President XI Jinping (since 14 March 2013) Premier LI Yuanchao (since 16 March 2013)
Christmas Island Queen ELIZABETH II Administrator Brian LACY
Clipperton Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Queen ELIZABETH II Administrator (nonresident) Brian LACY
Colombia President Juan Manuel SANTOS Calderon (since 7 August 2010); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government President Juan Manuel SANTOS Calderon (since 7 August 2010); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
Comoros President Ikililou DHOININE President Ikililou DHOININE
Cook Islands Queen ELIZABETH II Prime Minister Henry PUNA
Costa Rica President Laura CHINCHILLA Miranda President Laure Chinchilla Miranda; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
Cote d’Ivoire President Alassane Dramane OUATTARA Prime Minister Jeannot Kouadio-AHOUSSOU
Croatia President Ivo JOSIPOVIC Prime Minister Zoran MILANOVIC
Cuba President of the Council of State and President of the Council of Ministers Gen. Raul CASTRO Ruz (president since 24 February 2008); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government President of the Council of State and President of the Council of Ministers Gen. Raul CASTRO Ruz (president since 24 February 2008); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
Curacao Queen BEATRIX of the Netherlands Prime Minister Emily de JONGH-ELHAGE
Cyprus President Dimitris CHRISTOFIAS; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government President Dimitris CHRISTOFIAS; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
Czech Republic President Vaclav KLAUS Prime Minister Petr NECAS
Democratic Republic of the Congo President Joseph KABILA Prime Minister Augustin Matata PONYO Mapon
Denmark Queen MARGRETHE II Prime Minister Helle THORNING-SCHMIDT
Dhekelia Queen ELIZABETH II Administrator Air Vice Marshall Graham STACEY; note - reports to the British Ministry of Defense
Djibouti President Ismail Omar GUELLEH Prime Minister Mohamed Dileita DILEITA
Dominica President Nicholas J. O. LIVERPOOL Prime Minister Roosevelt SKERRIT
Dominican Republic President Danilo MEDINA Sanchez; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government President Danilo MEDINA Sanchez; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
Ecuador President Rafael CORREA Delgado; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government President Rafael CORREA Delgado; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
Egypt Interim President Adly MANSOUR (since July 2013) Interim Prime Minister Hazem el-BEBLAWI (since July 2013)
El Salvador President Carlos Mauricio FUNES Cartagena; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government President Carlos Mauricio FUNES Cartagena; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
Equatorial Guinea President Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO (he seized power in a military coup) Prime Minister Vicente Ehate TOMI
Eritrea President ISAIAS Afworki; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government and is head of the State Council and National Assembly President ISAIAS Afworki; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government and is head of the State Council and National Assembly
Estonia President Toomas Hendrik ILVES Prime Minister Andrus ANSIP
Eswatini King MSWATI III Prime Minister Barnabas Sibusiso DLAMINI
Ethiopia President GIRMA Woldegiorgis [Acting] Prime Minister HAILEMARIAM Desalegn; note - Prime Minister HAILEMARIAM assumed office due to the death of former Prime Minister MELES
Falkland Islands Queen ELIZABETH II Governor Nigel HAYWOOD is the Queen's representative
Faroe Islands Queen MARGRETHE II of Denmark Prime Minister Kaj Leo JOHANNESSEN
Fiji President Ratu Epeli NAILATIKAU Prime Minister Laisenia QARASE; note - although QARASE is still the legal prime minister, he has been confined to his home island; former President ILOILOVATU appointed Commodore Voreqe BAINIMARAMA interim prime minister under the military regime
Finland President Sauli NINISTO Prime Minister Jyrki KATAINEN
France President Francois HOLLANDE (since 15 May 2012) Prime Minister Jean-Marc AYRAULT (since 16 May 2012)
French Guiana President Nicolas SARKOZY President of French Polynesia Gaston TONG SANG
French Polynesia President Francois HOLLANDE President of French Polynesia Oscar TEMARU
Gabon President Ali Ben BONGO Ondimba Prime Minister Raymond NDONG SIMA
Georgia President Mikheil SAAKASHVILI; the president is the chief of state and serves as head of government for the power ministries of internal affairs and defense Prime Minister Ivane "Vano" MERABISHVILI; the prime minister is head of government for all the ministries of government except the power ministries of internal affairs and defense
Germany President Joachim GAUCK (since 23 March 2012) Chancellor Angela MERKEL (since 22 November 2005)
Ghana President John Dramani MAHAMA; note - President MAHAMA assumed office due to the death of former president MILLS; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government President John Dramani MAHAMA; note - President MAHAMA assumed office due to the death of former president MILLS
Gibraltar Queen ELIZABETH II Chief Minister Fabian PICARDO
Greece President Karolos PAPOULIAS (since 12 March 2005) Prime Minister Antonis SAMARAS (since 20 June 2012)
Greenland Queen MARGRETHE II of Denmark Prime Minister Kuupik KLEIST
Grenada Queen ELIZABETH II Prime Minister Tillman THOMAS
Guam President Donald J Trump Governor Eddie CALVO
Guatemala President Otto Fernando PEREZ MOLINA; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government President Otto Fernando PEREZ MOLINA
Guernsey Queen ELIZABETH II Chief Minister Peter HARWOOD
Guinea President Alpha CONDE Prime Minister Mohamed Said FOFANA
Guinea-Bissau [Transitional] President Manuel Serifo NHAMADJO; note: in the aftermath of the April 2012 coup that deposed the government, an agreement was reached between ECOWAS mediators and the military junta to name NHAMADJO as transitional president with a one year term [Transitional] Prime Minister Rui Duarte BARROS (since 16 May 2012)
Guyana President Donald RAMOTAR Prime Minister Samuel HINDS (except for a period as chief of state after the death of President Cheddi JAGAN on 6 March 1997)
Haiti President Michel MARTELLY Prime Minister Laurent LAMOTHE
Holy See Pope BENEDICT XVI Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio BERTONE
Honduras President Porfirio LOBO Sosa; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government President Porfirio LOBO Sosa
Hong Kong President of China HU Jintao Chief Executive LEUNG Chun-ying
Hungary Janos ADER Prime Minister Viktor ORBAN
Iceland President Olafur Ragnar GRIMSSON Prime Minister Johanna SIGURDARDOTTIR
India President Pranab MUKHERJEE (since 22 July 2012) Prime Minister elect Nawaz Sharif (since 15 May 2014)
Indonesia President Susilo Bambang YUDHOYONO; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government President Susilo Bambang YUDHOYONO; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
Iran Supreme Leader Ali Hoseini-KHAMENEI President Mahmud AHMADI-NEJAD
Iraq President Jalal TALABANI Prime Minister Nuri al-MALIKI
Ireland President Michael D. HIGGINS (since 29 October 2011) Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Enda KENNY (since 9 March 2011)
Isle of Man Lord of Mann Queen ELIZABETH II Chief Minister Allan BELL
Israel President Shimon PERES Prime Minister Binyamin NETANYAHU
Italy President Giorgio NAPOLITANO (since 15 May 2006) Prime Minister Mario MONTI (since 16 November 2011); note - the prime minister is referred to as the President of the Council of Ministers; Mario MONTI resigned on 21 December 2012, but remains as caretaker prime minister until a new government is formed; the 24-25 February 2013 elections proved to be a political stalemate which will be settled by formal talks to form a new government to start on 10 March 2013; as of 15 April 2013 no governing coalition has been formed and MONTI remains prime minister
Jamaica Queen ELIZABETH II Prime Minister Portia SIMPSON-MILLER
Japan Emperor AKIHITO (since 7 January 1989) Prime Minister Shinzo ABE (since 26 December 2012)
Jersey Queen ELIZABETH II Chief Minister Ian GORST
Jordan King ABDALLAH II Prime Minister Abdullah NSOUR
Kazakhstan President Nursultan A. NAZARBAYEV (chairman of the Supreme Soviet from 22 February 1990, elected president 1 December 1991) Prime Minister Serik AKHMETOV
Kenya President Mwai KIBAKI
note - according to the 2008 powersharing agreement the role of the prime minister was not well defined; constitutionally, the president remains chief of state and head of government, but the prime minister is charged with coordinating government business
President Mwai KIBAKI
Kiribati President Anote TONG (since 10 July 2003); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government President Anote TONG (since 10 July 2003); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
Kosovo President Atifete JAHJAGA Prime Minister Hashim THACI
Kuwait Amir SABAH al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah Prime Minister JABIR AL-MUBARAK al-Hamad al-Sabah
Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek ATAMBAEV Prime Minister Jantoro SATYBALDIEV
Laos President Lt. Gen. CHOUMMALI Saignason Prime Minister THONGSING Thammavong
Latvia President Andris BERZINS Prime Minister Valdis DOMBROVSKIS
Lebanon President Michel SULAYMAN Prime Minister Najib MIQATI
Lesotho King LETSIE III; note - King LETSIE III formerly occupied the throne from November 1990 to February 1995 while his father was in exile Prime Minister Thomas Motsoahae THABANE
Liberia President Ellen JOHNSON SIRLEAF; note - the President is both the chief of state and head of government President Ellen JOHNSON SIRLEAF; note - the President is both the chief of state and head of government President Ellen JOHNSON SIRLEAF
Libya President Muhammad al-MAQARYAF Prime Minister Ali ZAYDAN
Liechtenstein Prince HANS ADAM II Head of Government (Prime Minister) Klaus TSCHUETSCHER
Lithuania President Dalia GRYBAUSKAITE Prime Minister Andrius KUBILIUS
Luxembourg Grand Duke HENRI Prime Minister Jean-Claude JUNCKER
Macau President of China HU Jintao Chief Executive Fernando CHUI Sai-on
Macedonia President Gjorge IVANOV Prime Minister Nikola GRUEVSKI
Madagascar President Andry Nirina RAJOELINA Prime Minister Jean Omer BERIZIKY
Malawi President Joyce BANDA; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government; former President Bingu wa MUTHARIKA died on 5 April 2012, Vice President Joyce BANDA was subsequently sworn in on 7 April 2012 President Joyce BANDA; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government; former President Bingu wa MUTHARIKA died on 5 April 2012, Vice President Joyce BANDA was subsequently sworn in on 7 April 2012
Malaysia King - Tuanku ABDUL HALIM Mu'adzam Shah (selected on 13 December 2011; installed on 11 April 2012); the position of the king is primarily ceremonial Prime Minister NAJIB Razak
Maldives President Mohamed WAHEED Hassan Maniku; note - the president is both chief of state and head of government President Mohamed WAHEED Hassan Maniku; note - the president is both chief of state and head of government
Mali [Interim] President Dioncounda TRAORE
note: in the aftermath of the March 2012 coup, deposed President TOURE, in a brokered deal, resigned to facilitate the naming of an interim president and transition back toward democratic rule
[Interim] Prime Minister Cheick Modibo DIARRA
Malta President George ABELA Prime Minister Lawrence GONZI
Marshall Islands President Christopher J. LOEAK; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government President Christopher J. LOEAK; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Abdel AZIZ; note - AZIZ, who deposed democratically elected President Sidi Ould Cheikh ABDELLAHI in a coup and installed himself as President of the High State Council on 6 August 2008, retired from the military and stepped down from the presidency in April 2009 to run for president; he was elected president in an election held on 18 July 2009 Prime Minister Moulaye Ould Mohamed LAGHDAF
Mauritius President Rajkeswur Kailash PURRYAG; note - former President Sir Anerood JUGNAUTH resigned on 31 March 2012 Prime Minister Navinchandra RAMGOOLAM
Mayotte President Nicolas SARKOZY President of the General Council Ahmed Attoumani DOUCHINA
Mexico President Enrique PENA NIETO (since 1 December 2012); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government President Enrique PENA NIETO (since 1 December 2012); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
Micronesia President Emanuel MORI; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government President Emanuel MORI; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
Moldova President Nicolae TIMOFTI Prime Minister Vladimir FILAT; reelected/confirmed on 14 January 2011
Monaco Prince ALBERT II Minister of State Michel ROGER
Mongolia President Tsakhia ELBEGDORJ Prime Minister Norov ALTANKHUYAG
Montenegro President Filip VUJANOVIC Prime Minister Igor LUKSIC
Montserrat Queen ELIZABETH II; represented by Governor Adrian DAVIS (since 8 April 2011) Premier Rueben T. MEADE); note - the office of premier came into effect with the new Constitution Order; he replaces the Chief Minister
Morocco King MOHAMMED VI Prime Minister Abdelilah BENKIRANE
Mozambique President Armando Emilio GUEBUZA Prime Minister Alberto Clementino VAQUINA
Namibia President Hifikepunye POHAMBA; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government President Hifikepunye POHAMBA; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government; Prime Minister Nahas ANGULA (since 21 March 2005)
Nauru President Sprent DABWIDO; note - the president is both chief of state and head of government President Sprent DABWIDO; note - the president is both chief of state and head of government
Nepal President Ram Baran YADAV Prime Minister Baburam BHATTARAI
Netherlands King WILLEM-ALEXANDER (since 30 April 2013) Prime Minister Mark RUTTE; note - Mark RUTTE tendered his resignation 23 April 2012; new elections will probably be held on 12 September 2012
New Caledonia President Francois HOLLANDE President of the Government Harold MARTIN; note - since 3 March 2011, three different governments of Harold MARTIN have collapsed over the choice of a flag that will be used while it is being decolonized; President MARTIN is head of a caretaker government
New Zealand Queen ELIZABETH II Prime Minister John KEY
Nicaragua President Jose Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra; note - the president is both chief of state and head of government President Jose Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra; note - the president is both chief of state and head of government
Niger President ISSOUFOU Mahamadou Prime Minister Brigi RAFINI; appointed by the president and shares some executive responsibilities with the president
Nigeria President Goodluck JONATHAN; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government; JONATHAN assumed the presidency on 5 May 2010 following the death of President YAR'ADUA; JONATHAN was declared Acting President on 9 February 2010 by the National Assembly during the extended illness of the former president President Goodluck JONATHAN; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government; JONATHAN assumed the presidency on 5 May 2010 following the death of President YAR'ADUA; JONATHAN was declared Acting President on 9 February 2010 by the National Assembly during the extended illness of the former president
Niue Queen ELIZABETH II Premier Toke TALAGI
Norfolk Island Queen ELIZABETH II Administrator Owen WALSH
North Korea KIM Jong Un; note - the rubberstamp Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) reelected KIM Yong Nam in 2009 president of its Presidium also with responsibility of representing state and receiving diplomatic credentials Premier CHOE Yong Rim
Northern Mariana Islands President Donald J Trump Governor Benigno R. FITIAL
Norway King HARALD V Prime Minister Jens STOLTENBERG
Oman Sultan and Prime Minister QABOOS bin Said Al-Said; note - the monarch is both the chief of state and head of government Sultan and Prime Minister QABOOS bin Said al-Said (sultan since 23 July 1970 and prime minister since 23 July 1972)
Pakistan President Asif Ali ZARDARI Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz ASHRAF
Palau President Johnson TORIBIONG; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government President Johnson TORIBIONG; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
Panama President Ricardo MARTINELLI Berrocal; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government President Ricardo MARTINELLI Berrocal; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
Papua New Guinea Queen ELIZABETH II Prime Minister Peter Paire O'NEILL
Paraguay President Fernando Armindo LUGO Mendez; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government President Fernando Armindo LUGO Mendez; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
Peru President Ollanta HUMALA Tasso (since 28 July 2011); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government President Ollanta HUMALA Tasso (since 28 July 2011); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government note: Prime Minister Juan Federico JIMENEZ Mayor (since 23 July 2012) does not exercise executive power; this power rests with the president
Philippines President Benigno AQUINO; note - president is both chief of state and head of government President Benigno AQUINO; note - president is both chief of state and head of government
Pitcairn Islands Queen Elizabeth II Mayor and Chairman of the Island Council Mike WARREN
Poland President Bronislaw KOMOROWSKI Prime Minister Donald TUSK
Portugal President Anibal CAVACO SILVA Prime Minister Pedro Manuel Mamede PASSOS COELHO
Puerto Rico President Barack H. OBAMA Governor Luis FORTUNO
Qatar Amir HAMAD bin Khalifa Al Thani; note - Amir HAMAD also holds the positions of Minister of Defense and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Prime Minister HAMAD bin Jasim bin Jabir Al Thani
Republic of the Congo President Denis SASSOU-Nguesso (since 25 October 1997, following the civil war in which he toppled elected president Pascal LISSOUBA); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government President Denis SASSOU-Nguesso; note - the position of prime minister was abolished in September 2009
Romania President Traian BASESCU
note: President BASESCU has had two suspensions to his presidency since assuming the post on 20 December 2004, the first from 20 April-23 May 2007, the second from 10 July-27 August 2012; he survived a referendum on both occasions
Prime Minister Victor-Viorel PONTA
Russia President Vladimir Vladimirovich PUTIN (since 7 May 2012) Premier Dmitriy Anatolyevich MEDVEDEV (since 8 May 2012)
Rwanda President Paul KAGAME Prime Minister Pierre Damien HABUMUREMYI
Saint Helena Queen ELIZABETH II Governor Mark CAPES
note: the constitution order provides for an administrator for Ascension and Tristan da Cunha appointed by the governor
Administrator Ascension Island: Colin WELLS (since 27 Ocotber 2011)
Administrator Tristan da Cunha: Sean BURNS (since 15 September 2010)
Saint Kitts and Nevis Queen ELIZABETH II Prime Minister Dr. Denzil DOUGLAS
Saint Lucia Queen ELIZABETH II Prime Minister Kenny Davis ANTHONY
Saint Pierre and Miquelon President Francois HOLLANDE President of the Territorial Council Stephane ARTANO
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Queen ELIZABETH II Prime Minister Ralph E. GONSALVES
Samoa TUIATUA Tupua Tamasese Efi Prime Minister TUILA'EPA Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi
San Marino Co-chiefs of State Captain Regent Teodoro LONFERNINI and Captain Regent Denise GRONZETTI (for the period 1 October 2012-1 April 2013) Secretary of State for Foreign and Political Affairs Antonella MULARONI
Sao Tome and Principe President Manuel Pinto DA COSTA Prime Minister Patrice Emery TROVOADA
Saudi Arabia King and Prime Minister ABDALLAH bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud; note - the monarch is both chief of state and head of government King and Prime Minister ABDALLAH bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud; note - the monarch is both chief of state and head of government
Senegal President Macky SALL Prime Minister Abdoul MBAYE
Serbia President Tomislav NIKOLIC Prime Minister Ivica DACIC
Seychelles President James Alix MICHEL; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government President James Alix MICHEL; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai KOROMA; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government President Ernest Bai KOROMA; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
Singapore President Tony TAN Keng Yam Prime Minister LEE Hsien Loong
Slovakia President Ivan GASPAROVIC Prime Minister Robert FICO
Slovenia President Danilo TURK Prime Minister Janez JANSA
Solomon Islands Queen ELIZABETH II Prime Minister Gordon Darcy LILO
Somalia President HASSAN SHEIKH Mahamud Prime Minister Abdi Farrah Shirdon SAID
South Africa President Jacob ZUMA; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government President Jacob ZUMA; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
South Korea President LEE Myung-bak Prime Minister KIM Hwang-sik
South Sudan President Salva KIIR Mayardit; note - the president is both chief of state and head of government President Salva KIIR Mayardit; note - the president is both chief of state and head of government
Spain King JUAN CARLOS I (since 22 November 1975) President of the Government (Prime Minister equivalent) Mariano RAJOY (since 20 December 2011)
Sri Lanka President Mahinda Percy RAJAPAKSA; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government President Mahinda Percy RAJAPAKSA; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
Sudan President Umar Hassan Ahmad al-BASHIR; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government President Umar Hassan Ahmad al-BASHIR; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
Suriname President Desire Delano BOUTERSE; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government President Desire Delano BOUTERSE; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
Svalbard King HARALD V of Norway Governor Odd Olsen INGERO
Sweden King CARL XVI GUSTAF Prime Minister Fredrik REINFELDT
Switzerland President of the Swiss Confederation Eveline WIDMER-SCHLUMPF; note - the president and vice president were elected to office on 14 December 2011 and will take office 1 January 2012; the president is both the chief of state and head of government representing the Federal Council; the Federal Council is the formal chief of state and head of government whose council members, rotating in one-year terms as federal president, represent the Council President of the Swiss Confederation Eveline WIDMER-SCHLUMPF; note - the president and vice president were elected to office on 14 December 2011 and will take office 1 January 2012; the president is both the chief of state and head of government representing the Federal Council; the Federal Council is the formal chief of state and head of government whose council members, rotating in one-year terms as federal president, represent the Council
Syria President Bashar al-ASAD Prime Minister Wael al-HALQI
Taiwan President MA Ying-jeou Premier Sean C. CHEN (President of the Executive Yuan)
Tajikistan President Emomali RAHMON; head of state and Supreme Assembly chairman since 19 November 1992) Prime Minister Oqil OQILOV
Tanzania President Jakaya KIKWETE; note - the president is both chief of state and head of government President Jakaya KIKWETE; note - the president is both chief of state and head of government
note: Zanzibar elects a president who is head of government for matters internal to Zanzibar; Ali Mohamed SHEIN elected to that office on 31 October 2010, sworn in 3 November 2010
Thailand King PHUMIPHON Adunyadet, also spelled BHUMIBOL Adulyadej Prime Minister YINGLAK Chinnawat, also spelled YINGLUCK Shinawatra
The Bahamas Queen ELIZABETH II Prime Minister Perry CHRISTIE
The Gambia President Yahya JAMMEH; note - from 1994 to 1996 he was chairman of the junta; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government President Yahya JAMMEH; note - from 1994 to 1996 he was chairman of the junta; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
Timor-Leste President Taur Matan RUAK (Jose Maria de VASCONCELOS); note - the president plays a largely symbolic role but is able to veto legislation, dissolve parliament, and call national elections Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana GUSMAO; note - he formerly used the name Jose Alexandre GUSMAO
Togo President Faure GNASSINGBE Prime Minister Kwesi AHOOMEY-ZUNU
Tokelau Queen ELIZABETH II Foua TOLOA; note - position rotates annually among the 3 Faipule (village leaders)
Tonga King TUPOU VI; note - King George TUPOU V died on 18 March 2012 in Hong Kong; he was succeeded by his brother Crown Prince TUPOUTO'A Lavaka, who took the throne name TUPOU VI Prime Minister Lord Siale'ataonga TU'IVAKANO
Trinidad and Tobago President George Maxwell RICHARDS Prime Minister Kamla PERSAD-BISSESSAR
Tunisia President Moncef MARZOUKI
note: Tunisia's interim government was appointed in December 2011 and will remain in power pending drafting of a new constitution and holding of general elections in mid-2013
Prime Minister Hamadi JEBALI
Turkey President Abdullah GUL Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN
Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOW; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government President Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOW; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
Turks and Caicos Islands Queen ELIZABETH II Governor Damian (Ric) TODD; note - the office of premier is suspended by the Order in Council, effective 14 August 2009
Tuvalu Queen ELIZABETH II Prime Minister Willie TELAVI
Uganda President Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (since seizing power on 26 January 1986); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government President Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (since seizing power on 26 January 1986); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government
Ukraine President Viktor YANUKOVYCH- in exile March 2014 Prime Minister Mykola AZAROV
United Arab Emirates President KHALIFA bin Zayid Al-Nuhayyan (since 3 November 2004), ruler of Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi) (since 4 November 2004) Prime Minister and Vice President MUHAMMAD bin Rashid Al-Maktum
United Kingdom Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952) Prime Minister David CAMERON (since 11 May 2010)
United States of America chief of state: President Donald J. TRUMP (since 20 January 2017) chief of state: President Donald J. TRUMP (since 20 January 2017)
Uruguay President Jose "Pepe" MUJICA Cordano; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government President Jose "Pepe" MUJICA Cordano; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
Uzbekistan President Islom KARIMOV (since 24 March 1990, when he was elected president by the then Supreme Soviet; elected president of independent Uzbekistan in 1991) Prime Minister Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV
Vanuatu President Iolu Johnson ABBIL Prime Minister Sato KILMAN
Venezuela Past President Hugo CHAVEZ Frias; note - the president is both chief of state and head of government. Hugo CHAVEZ deceased on March 5, 2013. Transition of power in process. Hugo CHAVEZ deceased on March 5, 2013. Transition of power in process. President Hugo CHAVEZ Frias; note - the president is both chief of state and head of government
Vietnam President Truong Tan SANG Prime Minister Nguyen Tan DUNG
Virgin Islands President Barack H. OBAMA Governor John DeJONGH
Wallis and Futuna President Francois HOLLANDE President of the Territorial Assembly Siliako LAUHEA
Yemen President Abd Rabuh Mansur HADI (Field Marshal) Prime Minister Muhammad Salim BA SINDWAH
Zambia President Michael Chilufya SATA; the president is both the chief of state and head of government President Michael Chilufya SATA; the president is both the chief of state and head of government
Zimbabwe Executive President Robert Gabriel MUGABE Prime Minister Morgan TSVANGIRAI

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