List of state leaders in 2005
2004 state leaders - Events of 2005 - 2006 state leaders - State leaders by year
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Africa
- Algeria
- President - Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999–present)
- Prime Minister - Ahmed Ouyahia, Prime Minister of Algeria (2003–present)
- Angola
- President - José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979–present)
- Prime Minister - Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos, Prime Minister of Angola (2002–present)
- Benin
- President - Mathieu Kérékou, President of Benin (1996–present)
- Botswana
- President - Festus Mogae, President of Botswana (1998–present)
- Burkina Faso
- President - Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso (1987–present)
- Prime Minister - Paramanga Ernest Yonli, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2000–present)
- Burundi
- President - Domitien Ndayizeye, President of Burundi (2003–present)
- Cameroon
- President - Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982–present)
- Prime Minister - Ephraim Inoni, Prime Minister of Cameroon (2004–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 - Célestin Gaombalet, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2003–present)
- Chad
- President - Idriss Déby, President of Chad (1990–present)
- Prime Minister -
- Moussa Faki, Prime Minister of Chad (2003–2005)
- Pascal Yaodimnadji (2005–present)
- Comoros
- President - Azali Assoumani, President of Comoros (1999–present)
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- President - Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001–present)
- Republic of the Congo
- President - Denis Sassou-Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo (1997–present)
- Prime Minister - Isidore Mvouba, Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo (2005–present)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- President - Laurent Gbagbo, President of Côte d'Ivoire (2000–present)
- Prime Minister - Seydou Diarra, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire (2003–present)
- Djibouti
- President - Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti (1999–present)
- Prime Minister - Dileita Mohamed Dileita, Prime Minister of Djibouti (2001–present)
- Equatorial Guinea
- President - Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979–present)
- Prime Minister - Miguel Abia Biteo Borico (2004–present)
- Eritrea
- President - Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea (1993–present)
- Ethiopia
- President - Girma Wolde-Giorgis, President of Ethiopia (2001–present)
- Prime Minister - Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1995–present)
- Gabon
- President - Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (1967–present)
- Prime Minister - Jean-François Ntoutoume Emane, Prime Minister of Gabon (1999–present)
- The Gambia
- President - Yahya Jammeh, President of the Gambia (1994–present)
- Ghana
- President - John Kufuor, President of Ghana (2001–present)
- Guinea
- President - Lansana Conté, President of Guinea (1984–present)
- Prime Minister - Cellou Dalein Diallo, Prime Minister of Guinea (2004–present)
- Guinea-Bissau
- President - Henrique Rosa, interim President of Guinea-Bissau (2003–present)
- Prime Minister - Carlos Gomes Júnior, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2004–present)
- Kenya
- President - Mwai Kibaki, President of Kenya (2002–present)
- Lesotho
- Monarch - Letsie III, King of Lesotho (1996–present)
- Prime Minister - Pakalitha Mosisili, Prime Minister of Lesotho (1998–present)
- Liberia
- President - Gyude Bryant, Chairman of the Transitional Government of Liberia (2003–present)
- Libya
- General Secretary - Zentani Muhammad az-Zentani, General Secretary of the General People's Congress (1992–present)
- De facto ruler - Muammar al-Qaddafi, Guide of the Revolution (1969/1979–present)
- Prime Minister - Shukri Ghanem, General Secretary of the General People's Committee (2003–present)
- Madagascar
- President - Marc Ravalomanana, President of Madagascar (2002–present)
- Prime Minister - Jacques Sylla, Prime Minister of Madagascar (2002–present)
- Malawi
- President - Bingu wa Mutharika, President of Malawi (2004–present)
- Mali
- President - Amadou Toumani Touré, President of Mali (2002–present)
- Prime Minister - Ousmane Issoufi Maďga, Prime Minister of Mali (2004–present)
- Mauritania
- President - Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, President of Mauritania (1984–present)
- Prime Minister - Sghaďr Ould M'Bareck, Prime Minister of Mauritania (2003–present)
- Mauritius
- President - Sir Anerood Jugnauth, President of Mauritius (2003–present)
- Prime Minister - Paul Bérenger, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2003–present)
- Morocco
- Monarch - Mohammed VI, King of Morocco (1999–present)
- Prime Minister - Driss Jettou, Prime Minister of Morocco (2002–present)
- Mozambique
- President -
- Joaquim Chissano, President of Mozambique (1986–2005)
- Armando Guebuza (2005–present)
- Prime Minister - Luisa Diogo, Prime Minister of Mozambique (2004–present)
- President -
- Namibia
- President -
- Sam Nujoma, President of Namibia (1990–2005)
- Hifikepunye Pohamba (2005–present)
- Prime Minister -
- Theo-Ben Gurirab, Prime Minister of Namibia (2002–2005)
- Nahas Angula (2005–present)
- President -
- Niger
- President - Tandja Mamadou, President of Niger (1999–present)
- Prime Minister - Hama Amadou, Prime Minister of Niger (2000–present)
- Nigeria
- President - Olusegun Obasanjo, President of Nigeria (1999–present)
- Rwanda
- President - Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda (2000–present)
- Prime Minister - Bernard Makuza, Prime Minister of Rwanda (2000–present)
- Săo Tomé and Príncipe
- President - Fradique de Menezes, President of Săo Tomé and Príncipe (2001–present)
- Prime Minister - Damiăo Vaz d'Almeida, Prime Minister of Săo Tomé and Principe (2004–present)
- Senegal
- President - Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal (2000–present)
- Prime Minister - Macky Sall, Prime Minister of Senegal (2004–present)
- Seychelles
- President - James Michel, President of Seychelles (2004–present)
- Sierra Leone
- President - Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, President of Sierra Leone (1998–present)
- Somalia
- Mogadishu Government -
- President - Abdullahi Yusuf, President of Somalia (2004–present)
- Prime Minister - Ali Muhammad Ghedi, Prime Minister of Somalia (2004–present)
- Republic of Somaliland
- President - Dahir Riyale Kahin, President of Somaliland (2002–present)
- Mogadishu Government -
- South Africa
- President - Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa (1999–present)
- Sudan
- President - Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir, President of Sudan (1993–present)
- Swaziland -
- Monarch - Mswati III, King of Swaziland (1986–present)
- Prime Minister - Themba Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (2003–present)
- Tanzania
- President - Benjamin Mkapa, President of Tanzania (1995–present)
- Prime Minister - Frederick Sumaye, Prime Minister of Tanzania (1995–present)
- Togo
- President -
- Gnassingbe Eyadema, President of Togo (1967–2005)
- Faure Gnassingbé (2005-2005)
- Abass Bonfoh (acting) (2005–present)
- Prime Minister - Koffi Sama, Prime Minister of Togo (2002–present)
- President -
- Tunisia
- President - Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, President of Tunisia (1987–present)
- Prime Minister - Mohamed Ghannouchi, Prime Minister of Tunisia (1999–present)
- Uganda
- President - Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda (1986–present)
- Prime Minister - Apolo Nsibambi, Prime Minister of Uganda (1999–present)
- Western Sahara
- Head of State - Mohammed Abdel Aziz, Head of State of Western Sahara (1982–present)
- Prime Minister - Abdelkader Taleb Oumar, Prime Minister of Western Sahara (2003–present)
- Zambia
- President - Levy Mwanawasa, President of Zambia (2002–present)
- Zimbabwe
- President - Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987–present)
Asia
- Afghanistan
- President - Hamid Karzai, President and Chairman of the Afghan Transitional Administration (2002–present)
- Bangladesh
- President - Iajuddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh (2002–present)
- Prime Minister - Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (2001–present)
- Bhutan
- King - Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (1972–present)
- Prime Minister - Lyonpo Yeshey Zimba (2004–present)
- Brunei -
- Sultan - Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)
- Prime Minister - Hassanal Bolkiah, Prime Minister of Brunei (1984–present)
- Cambodia
- King - Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia (2004–present)
- Prime Minister - Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1998–present)
- 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 -
- Tung Chee Hwa, Chief Executive of Hong Kong (1997–2005)
- Donald Tsang (acting) (2005–present)
- Macau - Edmund Ho, Chief Executive of Macau (1999–present)
- East Timor
- President - Xanana Gusmăo, President of East Timor (2002-present)
- Prime Minister - Marí Alkatiri, Prime Minister of East Timor (2002-present)
- India
- President - Abdul Kalam, President of India (2002–present)
- Prime Minister - Manmohan Singh (2004–present)
- Indonesia
- President - Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of Indonesia (2004–present)
- Iran
- Supreme Leader - Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989–present)
- President - Mohammad Khatami, President of Iran (1997–present)
- Japan
- Emperor - Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989–present)
- Prime Minister - Junichiro Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan (2001–present)
- Kazakhstan
- President - Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan (1991–present)
- Prime Minister - Daniyal Akhmetov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (2003–present)
- North Korea
- Communist Party Leader - Kim Jong-il, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (1997–present)
- Dear Leader - Kim Jong-il, Chairman of the National Defense Commission (1993–present)
- Head of State (de facto) - Kim Yong-nam, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–present)
- Premier - Pak Pong-ju, Premier of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (2003–present)
- South Korea
- President - Roh Moo-hyun, President of the Republic of Korea (2003–present)
- Prime Minister - Lee Hai Chan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (2004–present)
- Kyrgyzstan
- President -
- Askar Akayev, President of Kyrgyzstan (1990–2005)
- Kurmanbek Bakiyev, interim (2005–present)
- Prime minister -
- Nikolay Tanayev, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2002–2005)
- Kurmanbek Bakiyev, interim (2005–present)
- President -
- Laos
- Communist Party Leader - Khamtai Siphandon, General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1992–present)
- President - Khamtai Siphandon, President of Laos (1998–present)
- Prime Minister - Boungnang Vorachith, Prime Minister of Laos (2001–present)
- Maldives
- President - Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, President of Maldives (1978–present)
- Mongolia
- President - Natsagiyn Bagabandi, President of Mongolia (1997–present)
- Prime Minister - Tsakhiagiyn Elbegdorj, Prime Minister of Mongolia (2004–present)
- Myanmar
- Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council - Than Shwe, President of Myanmar (1992–present)
- Prime Minister - Lieutenant-General Soe Win, Prime Minister of Myanmar (2004–present)
- Nepal
- Monarch - Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, Raja of Nepal (2001–present)
- Prime Minister -
- Pakistan -
- President - Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan (2001–present)
- Prime Minister - Shaukat Aziz, Prime Minister of Pakistan (2004–present)
- The Philippines
- President - Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President of the Philippines (2001–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 - Chandrika Kumaratunga, President of Sri Lanka (1994–present)
- Prime Minister - Mahinda Rajapakse, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2004–present)
- Taiwan (Republic of China)
- President - Chen Shui-bian, President of the Republic of China (2000–present)
- Premier -
- Yu Shyi-kun, President of the Executive Yuan (2002–2005)
- Frank Hsieh (2005–present)
- Tajikistan
- President - Emomali Rahmonov, President of Tajikistan (1992–present)
- Prime Minister - Akil Akilov, Prime Minister of Tajikistan (1999–present)
- Thailand
- King - Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946–present)
- Prime Minister - Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand (2001–present)
- Turkey
- President - Ahmet Necdet Sezer, President of Turkey (2000–present)
- Prime Minister - Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey (2003–present)
- Turkmenistan -
- President - Saparmurat Niyazov, Turkmenbashi (1990–present)
- Prime Minister - Saparmurat Niyazov, Prime Minister of Turkmenistan (1992–present)
- Uzbekistan
- President - Islam Karimov, President of Uzbekistan (1991–present)
- Prime Minister - Shavkat Mirziyayev, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan (2003–present)
- Vietnam
- Communist Party Leader - Nong Duc Manh, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (2001–present)
- President - Tran Duc Luong, President of Vietnam (1997–present)
- Prime Minister - Phan Van Khai, Prime Minister of Vietnam (1997–present)
Australia and Oceania
- American Samoa (U.S. territory)
- Togiola Tulafono, Governor of American Samoa (2003–present)
- Australia
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952–present)
- Governor-General - Michael Jeffery, Governor-General of Australia (2003–present)
- Prime Minister - John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia (1996–present)
- Cook Islands (self-governing territory of New Zealand)
- High Commissioner - Kurt Meyer, High Commissioner of the Cook Islands (2001–present)
- Queen's Representative - Fred Goodwin, Queen's Representative in the Cook Islands (2001–present)
- Prime Minister - Jim Marurai, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (2004–present)
- Fiji
- President - Ratu Josefa Iloilo, President of Fiji (13 July, 2000–present)
- Prime Minister - Laisenia Qarase, Prime Minister of Fiji (2001–present)
- French Polynesia (French Overseas Territory)
- High Commissioner - Michel Mathieu, High Commissioner of French Polynesia (2001–present)
- President of the Government -
- Gaston Flosse, President of the Government of French Polynesia (2004–2005)
- Oscar Temaru (2005–present)
- Kiribati
- President - Anote Tong, President of Kiribati (2003–present)
- Marshall Islands
- President - Kessai Note, President of the Marshall Islands (2000–present)
- Federated States of Micronesia
- President - Joseph Urusemal, President of the Federated States of Micronesia (2003–present)
- Nauru
- President - Ludwig Scotty, President of Nauru (2004–present)
- New Caledonia (French Overseas Collectivity)
- High Commissioner - Daniel Constantin, High Commissioner of New Caledonia (2002–present)
- President of the Government - Marie-Noëlle Thémereau, President of the Government of New Caledonia (2004–present)
- New Zealand
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952–present)
- Governor-General - Dame Silvia Cartwright, Governor-General of New Zealand (2001–present)
- Prime Minister - Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1999–present)
- Niue (associated state of New Zealand)
- Resident Commissioner - Sandra Lee, Resident Commissioner of Niue (2003–present)
- Prime Minister - Young Vivian, Prime Minister of Niue (2002–present)
- Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth of the U.S.)
- Governor - Juan Babauta, Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (2002–present)
- Palau
- President - Tommy Remengesau, President of Palau (2001–present)
- Papua New Guinea
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Papua New Guinea (1975–present)
- Governor-General - Sir Paulias Matane, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (2004–present)
- Prime Minister - Sir Michael Somare, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (2002–present)
- Pitcairn Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Pitcairn Islands (1952–present)
- Governor - Richard Fell, Governor of the Pitcairn Islands (2001–present)
- Commissioner - Leslie Jacques, Commissioner of the Pitcairn Islands (2003–present)
- Mayor - Jay Warren, Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands (2004–present)
- Samoa
- Monarch - Malietoa Tanumafili II, Head of State of Samoa (1963–present)
- Prime Minister - Tuila'epa Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa (1998–present)
- Solomon Islands
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Solomon Islands (1978–present)
- Governor-General - Nathaniel Waena, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands (2004–present)
- Prime Minister - Sir Allan Kemakeza, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2001–present)
- Tokelau (territory of New Zealand)
- Administrator - Neil Walter, Administrator of Tokelau (2003–present)
- Head of Government -
- Tonga
- Monarch - Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, King of Tonga (1965–present)
- Prime Minister - Prince Lavaka Ata 'Ulukalala, Prime Minister of Tonga (2000–present)
- Tuvalu
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu (1978–present)
- Governor-General -
- Faimalaga Luka, Governor-General of Tuvalu (2003–2005)
- Filoimea Telito, (2005–present)
- Prime Minister - Maatia Toafa, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2004–present)
- Vanuatu
- President - Kalkot Mataskelekele, President of Vanuatu (August 2004–present)
- Prime Minister - Ham Lini, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2004–present)
- Wallis and Futuna (French overseas collectivity)
- Administrator-Superior - Christian Job, Administrator-Superior of Wallis and Futuna (2002–present)
Europe
- Albania
- President - Alfred Moisiu, President of Albania (2002–present)
- Prime Minister - Fatos Nano, Prime Minister of Albania (2002–present)
- Andorra
- Co-Princes
- French Co-Prince - Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995–present)
- Episcopal Co-Prince - Joan Enric Vives Sicília, Bishop of Urgell (2003–present)
- Head of the Government - Marc Forné (1994–present)
- General Syndic - Francesc Areny Casal (1997–present)
- Co-Princes
- Armenia
- President - Robert Kocharyan, President of Armenia (1998–present)
- Prime Minister - Andranik Markaryan, Prime Minister of Armenia (2000–present)
- Austria
- President - Heinz Fischer, Federal President of Austria (2004–present)
- Chancellor - Wolfgang Schüssel, Chancellor of Austria (2000–present)
- Azerbaijan
- President - Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan (2003–present)
- Prime Minister - Artur Rasizade, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (2003–present)
- Nagorno Karabakh
- Belarus
- President - Aleksandr Lukashenko, President of Belarus (1994–present)
- Prime Minister - Sergey Sidorsky, Prime Minister of Belarus (2003–present)
- Belgium
- King - Albert II, King of the Belgians (1993–present)
- Prime Minister - Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium (1999–present)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Presidency
- Borislav Paravac, Serb member (2003–present)
- Sulejman Tihić, Bosniak member (2002–present)
- Dragan Čović, Croat member (2002–2005)
- Ivo Miro Jović, Croat member (2005–present)
- Prime Minister - Adnan Terzic, Prime Minister of Bosnia-Hercegovina (2003–present)
- High Representative - Paddy Ashdown (2002–present)
- Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Republika Srpska
- President - Dragan Cavić, President of the Republika Srpska (2002–present)
- Prime minister -
- Dragan Mikerević, Prime Minister of the Republika Srpska (2003–2005)
- Pero Bukejlovic (2005–present)
- Presidency
- Bulgaria
- President - Georgi Purvanov, President of Bulgaria (2002–present)
- Premier - Simeon Sakskoburggotski, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (2001–present)
- Croatia
- President - Stjepan Mesić, President of Croatia (2000–present)
- Prime Minister - Ivo Sanader, Prime Minister of Croatia (2003–present)
- Czech Republic
- President - Václav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic (2003–present)
- Prime Minister - Stanislav Gross, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (2004–present)
- Cyprus
- President - Tassos Papadopoulos, President of Cyprus (2003–present)
- Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
- President -
- Rauf Denktash, President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (1976–2005)
- Mehmet Ali Talat, (2005–present)
- Prime Minister -
- Mehmet Ali Talat, Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (2004–2005)
- Ferdi Sabit Söyer, (2005–present)
- Denmark
- Monarch - Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972–present)
- Prime Minister - Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (2001–present)
- Faroe Islands: Jóannes Eidesgaard, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (2004–present)
- Greenland: Hans Enoksen, Prime Minister of Greenland (2002–present)
- Estonia
- President - Arnold Rüütel, President of Estonia (2001–present)
- Prime Minister -
- Juhan Parts, Prime Minister of Estonia (2003–2005)
- Andrus Ansip (2005–present)
- Finland
- President - Tarja Halonen, President of Finland (2000–present)
- Prime Minister - Matti Vanhanen, Prime Minister of Finland (2003–present)
- Aland - Roger Nordlund, Prime Minister of Aland (1999–present)
- France
- President - Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995–present)
- Prime Minister -
- Germany
- President - Horst Köhler, President of Germany (2004–present)
- Chancellor - Gerhard Schröder, Chancellor of Germany (1998–present)
- Georgia
- President - Mikhail Saakashvili, President of Georgia (2004–present)
- Prime Minister -
- Zurab Zhvania, Prime Minister of Georgia (2004–2005)
- Zurab Nogaideli (2005–present)
- Abkhazia
- President -
- Vladislav Ardzinba, President of Abkhazia (1994–2005)
- Sergey Bagapsh (2005–present)
- Prime Minister -
- Nodar Khashba, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2004–2005)
- Alexander Ankvab (2005–present)
- President -
- Greece
- President -
- Kostis Stephanopoulos, President of Greece (1995–2005)
- Karolos Papoulias (2005–present)
- Prime Minister - Costas Caramanlis, Prime Minister of Greece (2004–present)
- President -
- Hungary
- President - Ferenc Mádl, President of Hungary (2000–present)
- Prime Minister - Ferenc Gyurcsány, Prime Minister of Hungary (2004–present)
- Iceland
- President - Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland (1996–present)
- Prime Minister - Halldór Ásgrímsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (2004–present)
- Ireland
- President - Mary McAleese, President of Ireland (1997–present)
- Prime Minister - Bertie Ahern, Taoiseach (1997–present)
- Isle of Man
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Lord of Man (1952–present)
- Lieutenant-Governor - Ian McFayden, Lieutenant-Governor of Man (2000–present)
- Chief minister - Donald Gelling, Chief Minister of Man (2004–present)
- Italy
- President - Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of Italy (1999–present)
- Prime Minister - Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister of Italy (2001–present)
- Latvia
- President - Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, President of Latvia (1999–present)
- Prime Minister - Aigars Kalvitis, Prime Minister of Latvia (2004–present)
- Liechtenstein
- Prince - Hans Adam II, Sovereign Prince of Liechtenstein (1989–present)
- Head of Government - Otmar Hasler, Head of Government (2001–present)
- Lithuania
- President - Valdas Adamkus, President of Lithuania (2004–present)
- Prime Minister - Algirdas Brazauskas, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2001–present)
- Luxembourg
- Monarch - Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (2000–present)
- Prime Minister - Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1995–present)
- Macedonia
- President - Branko Crvenkovski (2004–present)
- Prime Minister - Vlado Buckovski, Prime Minister of Macedonia (2004–present)
- Malta
- President - Eddie Fenech Adami, President of Malta (2004–present)
- Prime Minister - Lawrence Gonzi, Prime Minister of Malta (2004–present)
- Moldova
- President - Vladimir Voronin, President of Moldova (2001–present)
- Prime Minister - Vasile Tarlev, Prime Minister of Moldova (2001–present)
- Transnistria - Igor Smirnov, President of Transnistria (1991–present)
- Monaco
- Prince -
- Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1949–2005)
- Albert II (2005–present)
- Minister of State - Patrick Leclercq, Minister of State of Monaco (2000–present)
- Prince -
- The Netherlands
- Monarch - Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands (1980–present)
- Prime Minister - Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (2002–present)
- Norway
- Monarch - Harald V, King of Norway (1991–present)
- Prime Minister - Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister of Norway (2001–present)
- Poland
- President - Aleksander Kwaśniewski, President of the Republic of Poland (1995–present)
- Prime Minister - Marek Belka, Prime Minister of Poland (2004–present)
- Portugal
- President - Jorge Sampaio, President of Portugal (1996–present)
- Prime Minister -
- Pedro Santana Lopes, Prime Minister of Portugal (2004–2005)
- Jose Socrates (2005–present)
- Romania
- President - Traian Băsescu, President of Romania (2004–present)
- Prime Minister - Calin Popescu-Tariceanu, Prime Minister of Romania (2004–present)
- Russia
- President - Vladimir Putin, President of Russia (1999–present)
- Prime Minister - Mikhail Fradkov, Prime Minister of Russia (2004–present)
- San Marino
- Captains Regent -
- Giuseppe Arzilli and Roberto Raschi (2004–2005)
- Fausta Morganti and Cesare Gasperoni (2005–present)
- Captains Regent -
- Serbia and Montenegro
- Serbia and Montenegro - Svetozar Marović, President of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–present)
- Serbia
- President - Boris Tadić President of Serbia (2004–present)
- Nataša Mičić, Dragan Maršičanin, Predrag Marković-interim presidents
- Prime Minister - Vojislav Koštunica, Prime Minister of Serbia (2004–present)
- Kosovo
- President - Ibrahim Rugova, President of Kosovo (2002–present)
- Prime Minister -
- Ramush Haradinaj, Prime Minister of Kosovo (2004–2005)
- Adem Salihaj (acting, 2005–2005)
- Bajram Kosumi (2005–present)
- UN Administrator - Sřren Jessen-Petersen, UN Administrator to Kosovo (2004–present)
- President - Boris Tadić President of Serbia (2004–present)
- Montenegro
- President - Filip Vujanović, President of Montenegro (2002–present)
- Prime Minister - Milo Đukanović, Prime Minister of Montenegro (2003–present)
- Serbia
- Serbia and Montenegro - Svetozar Marović, President of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–present)
- Slovakia
- President - Ivan Gašparovič, President of Slovakia (2004–present)
- Prime Minister - Mikuláš Dzurinda, Prime Minister of Slovakia (1998–present)
- Slovenia
- President - Janez Drnovšek, President of Slovenia (2002–present)
- Prime Minister - Janez Jansa, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2004–present)
- Spain
- Monarch - Juan Carlos, King of Spain (1975–present)
- Prime Minister - José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, President of the Government (2004–present)
- Basque Country - Juan José Ibarretxe Markuartu, Basque President (1999–present)
- Catalonia - Pasqual Maragall i Mira, President of Catalonia (2003–present)
- Sweden
- Monarch - Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973–present)
- Prime Minister - Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1996–present)
- Switzerland
- Ukraine
- President -
- Prime Minister -
- Viktor Yanukovych, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2001–2005)
- Mykola Azarov, acting (2005)
- Yuliya Tymoshenko, (2005–present)
- United Kingdom
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1952–present)
- Prime Minister - Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997–present)
- Scotland - Jack McConnell, First Minister of Scotland (2001–present)
- Wales - Rhodri Morgan, First Minister of Wales (2000–present)
- Gibraltar
- Governor - Sir Francis Richards, Governor of Gibraltar (2003–present)
- Chief Minister - Peter Caruana, Chief Minister of Gibraltar (1996–present)
- Vatican City
- Pope -
- John Paul II, Bishop of Rome (1978–2005)
- Benedict XVI, Bishop of Rome (2005–present)
- Acting Head of State (Chamberlain) - Eduardo Cardinal Martinez Somalo (April 2005)
- Secretary of State - Angelo Cardinal Sodano, Cardinal Secretary of State (1990–present)
- Pope -
Middle East
- Bahrain
- King - Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain (1999–present)
- Prime minister - Khalifa bin Salman Ali Khalifa, Prime Minister of Bahrain (1971–present)
- Egypt
- President - Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt (1981–present)
- Prime Minister - Ahmed Nazif, Prime Minister of Egypt (2004-present)
- Iran
- Supreme Leader - Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989–present)
- President - Mohammad Khatami, President of Iran (1997–present)
- Iraq
- President -
- Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer, President of Iraq (2004–2005)
- Jalal Talabani (2005–present)
- Prime Minister -
- Iyad Allawi, Prime Minister of Iraq (2004–2005)
- Ibrahim al-Jaafari (2005–present)
- President -
- Israel
- President - Moshe Katsav, President of Israel (2000–present)
- Prime Minister - Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister of Israel (2001–present)
- Jordan -
- Monarch - King Abdullah II, King of Jordan (1999–present)
- Prime Minister -
- Faisal al-Fayez, Prime Minister of Jordan (2003–2005)
- Adnan Badran (2005–present)
- Kuwait -
- Monarch - Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (1977–present)
- Prime Minister - Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (2003–present)
- Lebanon -
- President - Émile Lahoud, President of Lebanon (1998–present)
- Prime Minister -
- Omar Karami, Prime Minister of Lebanon (2004–2005)
- Najib Mikati, (2005–present)
- Oman -
- Sultan - Qaboos Bin Said, Sultan of Oman (1970–present)
- Prime Minister - Qaboos Bin Said, Prime Minister of Oman (1972–present)
- Palestine (Palestinian Authority) -
- President -
- Rauhi Fattouh, acting President of the Palestinian Authority (2004–2005)
- Mahmoud Abbas (2005–present)
- Prime Minister - Ahmed Qureia, Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority (2003–present)
- President -
- Qatar -
- Monarch - Hamad ibn Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (1995–present)
- Prime Minister - Abdullah ibn Khalifa Al Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar (1996–present)
- Saudi Arabia -
- King - Fahd, King of Saudi Arabia (1982–present)
- Prime Minister - Fahd, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1982–present)
- Syria -
- President - Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria (2000–present)
- Prime Minister - Muhammad al-Otari, Prime Minister of Syria (2003–present)
- United Arab Emirates
- President - Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahayan, President of the United Arab Emirates (2004–present)
- Prime Minister - Maktoum Bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (1990–present)
- Yemen
- President - Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Yemen (1990–present)
- Prime Minister - Abdul Qadir Bajamal, Prime Minister of Yemen (2001–present)
North America and the Caribbean
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda (1981–present)
- Governor-General - Sir James Carlisle, Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (1993–present)
- Prime Minister - Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (2004–present)
- Aruba
- Monarch - Beatrix, Queen of Aruba (
