State Head of state Head of government Afghanistan President - Hamid Karzai Albania President - Bujar Nishani Prime Minister - Edi Rama Algeria President - Abdelaziz Bouteflika Acting Prime Minister - Youcef Yousfi Andorra Episcopal Co-Prince - Joan Enric Vives Sicília Representative - Josep Maria Mauri French Co-Prince - François Hollande Representative - Sylvie Hubac Head of Government - Antoni Martí Angola President - José Eduardo dos Santos Antigua and Barbuda Queen - Elizabeth II[n 1] Governor-General - Dame Louise Lake-Tack Prime Minister - Baldwin Spencer Argentina President - Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Armenia President - Serzh Sargsyan Prime Minister - Tigran Sargsyan Australia Queen - Elizabeth II[n 1] Governor-General - Sir Peter Cosgrove Prime Minister - Tony Abbott Austria Federal President - Heinz Fischer Federal Chancellor - Werner Faymann Azerbaijan President - Ilham Aliyev Prime Minister - Artur Rasizade Bahamas Queen - Elizabeth II[n 1] Governor-General - Sir Arthur Foulkes Prime Minister - Perry Christie Bahrain King - Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Prime Minister - Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa Bangladesh President - Abdul Hamid Prime Minister - Sheikh Hasina Barbados Queen - Elizabeth II[n 1] Governor-General - Sir Elliott Belgrave Prime Minister - Freundel Stuart Belarus President - Alexander Lukashenko Prime Minister - Mikhail Myasnikovich Belgium King - Philippe Prime Minister - Elio Di Rupo Belize Queen - Elizabeth II[n 1] Governor-General - Sir Colville Young Prime Minister - Dean Barrow Benin President - Yayi Boni Bhutan King - Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck Prime Minister - Tshering Tobgay Bolivia President - Evo Morales Bosnia and Herzegovina High Representative - Valentin Inzko Presidency:[1] Bakir Izetbegović (Chairman) Željko Komšić (Member) Nebojša Radmanović (Member) Chairman of the Council of Ministers - Vjekoslav Bevanda Botswana President - Ian Khama Brazil President - Dilma Rousseff Brunei Sultan and Prime Minister - Hassanal Bolkiah Bulgaria President - Rosen Plevneliev Prime Minister - Plamen Oresharski Burkina Faso President - Blaise Compaoré Prime Minister - Luc-Adolphe Tiao Burma President - Thein Sein Burundi President - Pierre Nkurunziza Cambodia King - Norodom Sihamoni Prime Minister - Hun Sen Cameroon President - Paul Biya Prime Minister - Philémon Yang Canada Queen - Elizabeth II[n 1] Governor General - David Johnston Prime Minister - Stephen Harper Cape Verde President - Jorge Carlos Fonseca Prime Minister - José Maria Neves Central African Republic Head of State of the Transition - Catherine Samba-Panza Acting Prime Minister - André Nzapayeké Chad President - Idriss Déby Prime Minister - Kalzeubet Pahimi Deubet Chile President - Michelle Bachelet China President - Xi Jinping Premier of the State Council - Li Keqiang Colombia President - Juan Manuel Santos Comoros President - Ikililou Dhoinine Congo, Democratic Republic of the President - Joseph Kabila Prime Minister - Augustin Matata Ponyo Congo, Republic of the President - Denis Sassou Nguesso Costa Rica President - Laura Chinchilla President-elect - Luis Guillermo Solís Croatia President - Ivo Josipović Prime Minister - Zoran Milanović Cuba President of the Council of State and President of the Council of Ministers - Raúl Castro Cyprus President - Nicos Anastasiades Czech Republic President - Miloš Zeman Prime Minister - Bohuslav Sobotka Denmark Queen - Margrethe II Prime Minister - Helle Thorning-Schmidt Djibouti President - Ismaïl Omar Guelleh Prime Minister - Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed Dominica President - Charles Savarin Prime Minister - Roosevelt Skerrit Dominican Republic President - Danilo Medina East Timor President - Taur Matan Ruak Prime Minister - Xanana Gusmão Ecuador President - Rafael Correa Egypt Acting President - Adly Mansour Acting Prime Minister - Ibrahim Mahlab El Salvador President - Mauricio Funes President-elect - Salvador Sánchez Cerén Equatorial Guinea President - Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo Prime Minister - Vicente Ehate Tomi Eritrea President - Isaias Afewerki Estonia President - Toomas Hendrik Ilves Prime Minister - Taavi Rõivas Ethiopia President - Mulatu Teshome Prime Minister - Hailemariam Desalegn Fiji President - Ratu Epeli Nailatikau Acting Prime Minister - Frank Bainimarama Finland President - Sauli Niinistö Prime Minister - Jyrki Katainen France President - François Hollande Prime Minister - Manuel Valls Gabon President - Ali Bongo Ondimba Prime Minister - Daniel Ona Ondo Gambia, The President - Yahya Jammeh Georgia President - Giorgi Margvelashvili Prime Minister - Irakli Garibashvili Germany Federal President - Joachim Gauck Federal Chancellor - Angela Merkel Ghana President - John Dramani Mahama Greece President - Karolos Papoulias Prime Minister - Antonis Samaras Grenada Queen - Elizabeth II[n 1] Governor-General - Dame Cécile La Grenade Prime Minister - Keith Mitchell Guatemala President - Otto Pérez Molina Guinea President - Alpha Condé Prime Minister - Mohamed Said Fofana Guinea-Bissau Acting President - Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo Acting Prime Minister - Rui Duarte de Barros Guyana President - Donald Ramotar Prime Minister - Sam Hinds Haiti President - Michel Martelly Prime Minister - Laurent Lamothe Honduras President - Juan Orlando Hernández Hungary President - János Áder Prime Minister - Viktor Orbán Iceland President - Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson Prime Minister - Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson India President - Pranab Mukherjee Prime Minister - Manmohan Singh Indonesia President - Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Iran Supreme Leader - Ayatollah Ali Khamenei President - Hassan Rouhani Iraq President - Jalal Talabani Prime Minister - Nouri al-Maliki Ireland President - Michael D. 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Tammam Salam Lesotho King - Letsie III Prime Minister - Tom Thabane Liberia President - Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Libya Chairman of the General National Congress - Nouri Abusahmain Prime Minister - Abdullah al-Thanay Liechtenstein Prince - Hans-Adam II Regent - Hereditary Prince Alois Head of Government - Adrian Hasler Lithuania President - Dalia Grybauskaitė Prime Minister - Algirdas Butkevičius Luxembourg Grand Duke - Henri Prime Minister - Xavier Bettel Macedonia President - Gjorge Ivanov President of the Government - Nikola Gruevski Madagascar President - Hery Rajaonarimampianina Prime Minister - Omer Beriziky Malawi President - Joyce Banda Malaysia Yang di-Pertuan Agong - Abdul Halim Prime Minister - Najib Razak Maldives President - Abdulla Yameen Mali President - Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta Prime Minister - Moussa Mara Malta President - Marie Louise Coleiro Preca Prime Minister - Joseph Muscat Marshall Islands President - Christopher Loeak Mauritania President - Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz Prime Minister - Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf Mauritius President - Rajkeswur Purryag Prime Minister - Navin Ramgoolam Mexico President - Enrique Peña Nieto Micronesia President - Manny Mori Moldova President - Nicolae Timofti Prime Minister - Iurie Leancă Monaco Prince - Albert II Minister of State - Michel Roger Mongolia President - Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj Prime Minister - Norovyn Altankhuyag Montenegro President - Filip Vujanović Prime Minister - Milo Đukanović Morocco King - Mohammed VI Prime Minister - Abdelilah Benkirane Mozambique President - Armando Guebuza Prime Minister - Alberto Vaquina Namibia President - Hifikepunye Pohamba Prime Minister - Hage Geingob Nauru President - Baron Waqa Nepal President - Ram Baran Yadav Prime Minister - Sushil Koirala Netherlands King - Willem-Alexander Prime Ministers: Mike Eman (Aruba) Ivar Asjes (Curaçao) Mark Rutte (The Netherlands) Sarah Wescot-Williams (Sint Maarten) New Zealand Queen - Elizabeth II[n 1] Governor-General - Sir Jerry Mateparae Prime Minister - John Key Nicaragua President - Daniel Ortega Niger President - Mahamadou Issoufou Prime Minister - Brigi Rafini Nigeria President - Goodluck Jonathan North Korea Supreme Leader - Kim Jong-un[2] Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Peoples Assembly - Kim Yong-nam[2] Premier of the Cabinet - Pak Pong-ju Norway King - Harald V Prime Minister - Erna Solberg Oman Sultan and Prime Minister - Qaboos bin Said al Said Pakistan President - Mamnoon Hussain Prime Minister - Nawaz Sharif Palau President - Tommy Remengesau Palestine[3] President - Mahmoud Abbas Prime Minister - Rami Hamdallah Panama President - Ricardo Martinelli Papua New Guinea Queen - Elizabeth II[n 1] Governor-General - Sir Michael Ogio Prime Minister - Peter ONeill Paraguay President - Horacio Cartes Peru President - Ollanta Humala President of the Council of Ministers - René Cornejo Philippines President - Benigno Aquino III Poland President - Bronisław Komorowski Prime Minister - Donald Tusk Portugal President - Aníbal Cavaco Silva Prime Minister - Pedro Passos Coelho Qatar Emir - Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Prime Minister - Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani Romania President - Traian Băsescu Prime Minister - Victor Ponta Russia President - Vladimir Putin Chairman of the Government - Dmitry Medvedev Rwanda President - Paul Kagame Prime Minister - Pierre Habumuremyi Saint Kitts and Nevis Queen - Elizabeth II[n 1] Governor-General - Sir Edmund Lawrence Prime Minister - Denzil Douglas Saint Lucia Queen - Elizabeth II[n 1] Governor-General - Dame Pearlette Louisy Prime Minister - Kenny Anthony Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Queen - Elizabeth II[n 1] Governor-General - Sir Frederick Ballantyne Prime Minister - Ralph Gonsalves Samoa O le Ao o le Malo - Tufuga Efi Prime Minister - Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi San Marino Captain Regent - Valeria Ciavatta Captain Regent - Luca Beccari São Tomé and Príncipe President - Manuel Pinto da Costa Prime Minister - Gabriel Costa Saudi Arabia King and Prime Minister - Abdullah Senegal President - Macky Sall Prime Minister - Aminata Touré Serbia President - Tomislav Nikolić Prime Minister - Ivica Dačić Prime Minister-designate - Aleksandar Vučić Seychelles President - James Michel Sierra Leone President - Ernest Bai Koroma Singapore President - Tony Tan Prime Minister - Lee Hsien Loong Slovakia President - Ivan Gašparovič President-elect - Andrej Kiska Prime Minister - Robert Fico Slovenia President - Borut Pahor Prime Minister - Alenka Bratušek Solomon Islands Queen - Elizabeth II[n 1] Governor-General - Sir Frank Kabui Prime Minister - Gordon Darcy Lilo Somalia President - Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Prime Minister - Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed South Africa President - Jacob Zuma South Korea President - Park Geun-hye Prime Minister - Jung Hong-won South Sudan President - Salva Kiir Mayardit Spain King - Juan Carlos I President of the Government - Mariano Rajoy Sri Lanka President - Mahinda Rajapaksa Prime Minister - D. M. Jayaratne Sudan President - Omar al-Bashir Suriname President - Dési Bouterse Swaziland King - Mswati III Prime Minister - Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini Sweden King - Carl XVI Gustaf Prime Minister - Fredrik Reinfeldt Switzerland Federal Council:[4] Didier Burkhalter (President), Simonetta Sommaruga, Doris Leuthard, Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, Ueli Maurer, Johann Schneider-Ammann, Alain Berset Syria President - Bashar al-Assad Prime Minister - Wael Nader Al-Halqi Tajikistan President - Emomalii Rahmon Prime Minister - Kokhir Rasulzoda Tanzania President - Jakaya Kikwete Prime Minister - Mizengo Pinda Thailand King - Bhumibol Adulyadej Prime Minister - Yingluck Shinawatra Togo President - Faure Gnassingbé Prime Minister - Kwesi Ahoomey-Zunu Tonga King - Tupou VI Prime Minister - Sialeʻataongo Tuʻivakanō Trinidad and Tobago President - Anthony Carmona Prime Minister - Kamla Persad-Bissessar Tunisia President - Moncef Marzouki Prime Minister - Mehdi Jomaa Turkey President - Abdullah Gül Prime Minister - Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Turkmenistan President - Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Tuvalu Queen - Elizabeth II[n 1] Governor-General - Sir Iakoba Italeli Prime Minister - Enele Sopoaga Uganda President - Yoweri Museveni Prime Minister - Amama Mbabazi Ukraine Acting President - Oleksandr Turchynov Prime Minister - Arseniy Yatsenyuk United Arab Emirates President - Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Prime Minister - Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum United Kingdom Queen - Elizabeth II[n 1] Prime Minister - David Cameron United States President - Barack Obama Uruguay President - José Mujica Uzbekistan President - Islam Karimov Prime Minister - Shavkat Mirziyoyev Vanuatu President - Iolu Abil Prime Minister - Moana Carcasses Kalosil Vatican City Sovereign - Pope Francis President of the Governorate - Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello Venezuela President - Nicolás Maduro Vietnam President - Trương Tấn Sang Prime Minister - Nguyễn Tấn Dũng Yemen President - Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi Prime Minister - Mohammed Basindawa Zambia President - Michael Sata Zimbabwe President - Robert Mugabe States with limited international recognition State Head of state Head of government Abkhazia President - Alexander Ankvab Prime Minister - Leonid Lakerbaia Cook Islands[n 2] Queen - Elizabeth II[n 1] Queens Representative - Tom Marsters Prime Minister - Henry Puna Kosovo President - Atifete Jahjaga Prime Minister - Hashim Thaçi Nagorno-Karabakh President - Bako Sahakyan Prime Minister - Arayik Harutyunyan Niue[n 2] Queen - Elizabeth II[n 1] Governor-General - Sir Jerry Mateparae Premier - Toke Talagi Northern Cyprus President - Derviş Eroğlu Prime Minister - Özkan Yorgancıoğlu Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic President - Mohamed Abdelaziz Prime Minister - Abdelkader Taleb Omar Somaliland President - Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud South Ossetia President - Leonid Tibilov Acting Prime Minister - Domenty Kulumbegov Transnistria President - Yevgeny Shevchuk Prime Minister - Tatiana Turanskaya Alternative governments with limited recognition These alternative governments control part of their claimed territories. They are also recognized as a sovereign state by at least one UN member. Government Sovereign State Head of State Head of Government Republic of China Peoples Republic of China President - Ma Ying-jeou President of the Executive Yuan - Jiang Yi-huah Syrian Republic Syrian Arab Republic President - Ahmad Jarba Prime Minister - Ahmad Tumah
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