WORLD - - - - - - - -  5629632; (5.79 billion, 10/96 - US Census)

1. Afghanistan: - - - -   21251 (1995; 16 million NYT, 10.96); 
President Burhanuddin Rabbani ousted September
1996 by Taliban forces; 6 man ruling council or shura led
by Mullah Mohammed Omar, b. 1958, 
Foreign Minister Mohammed Ghaus Akhund; 
Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammed Stanakzai.

2. Albania - - - - - - - -   3414; President Sali Berisha; 
elections, May 1996, third since 1991.

3. Algeria - - - -  27325; 
President Liamine Zeroual; 
Foreign Minister Ahmed Ataf

4. American Samoa- - -  53

5. Andorra - - - - - -  65

6. Angola- - - - - - -  10674; 
President Jose Eduardo dos Santos

7. Anguilla- - - - - -   8

8. Antigua and Barbuda - -     65

9. Argentina - - - - - - -  34182; 
President Carlos Saul Menem, b. July 2, 1930; in office July 1989. 
Inflation: 17.1 (10/96); Congressional elections 1997.

10. Armenia - -    3548; President Levon Ter-Petrosyan; elected in 1991. 
Elections September 1996 marked by fraud.

11. Aruba - - - - - - - - -     69

12. Australia -  - - - -  17853; Prime Minister John Howard

13. Austria - - - - - - - -   7918

14. Azerbaijan- - - - - - -   7472; President Haydar Aliev; 

15. Bahamas - - - - - - - -    272

16. Bahrain -- - -    549; 
Sheik Isa bin Salman Al-Khalifa; 
Crown Prince Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa

15. Bangladesh-  - 117787; Prime Minister Khaleda Zia;
elections: June 12, 1996; (Feb 15, 1996 election results discounted?)

16. Barbados- - - - - - - -    261

17. Belarus - - - - -  10163; President Aleksandr Luashenko

18. Belgium - - - - - - - -  10080; Premier Jean-Luc 
Dehaene

19. Belize- - - - - - - - -    210

20. Benin - - -- -   5246;President Nicephore D. Soglo lost 
to Mathieu Kerekou in March 96 elections.

21. Bermuda - - - - - - - -     63

22. Bhutan- - - - - - - - -   1614

23. Bolivia - - - - - - - -   7237; 
President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada; 
Foreign Minister Dr.Antonio Arambar Quiroga

24. Bosnia and Herzegovina   3527; President Alija Izetbegovic, b. 1915

25. Botswana- - - - - - - -   1443

26. Brazil- - -  - - - - 159143; President Fernando Henrique Cardoso

27. British Virgin Islands      18

28. Brunei Darussalam - - -    280

29. Bulgaria- - - - - - - -   8818

30. Burkina Faso- - - - - -  10046

31. Burundi - - -   6209; 
President Sylvestre Ntibantunganya ousted in a coup in July 1996 by Major Pierre Buyoya.

32. Canada- - - - - - -     29141; 
Prime Minister Jean Chretien

33. Cambodia- - - -  -      9968; 
First Prime Minister: Prince Norodom Ranariddh; 
Second Prime Minister: Hun Sen

34. Cameroon- - - - - - - -  12871; President Paul Biya

35. Cape Verde- - - - - - -    381

36. Cayman Islands- - - - -     30

37. Central African Republic  3235; President Ange-Felix Patasse

38. Chad- - - - - - - - - -   6183; 
President Idries Deby;
elections: June 2, 1996; 
1st democratic presidential elections in 36 years of independence from France; 
7/96: unemployment 12%: 3 million

39. Channel Islands - - - -    147

40. Chile - - - - - - - - -  14044;
President Eduardo Frei

41. China - - - - - - - -  1208841; 
President Jiang Zemin 
Prime Minister Li; 
Foreign Minister Qian Qichen

42. Colombia  - - - - - - -  34545; President Ernesto Samper

43. Comoros - - - - - - - -    630

44. Congo - - - - - - - - -   2516; 
President Pascal Lissouba; 
Prime Minister Jacques-Joachim Yhombi-Opango

45. Cook Islands  - - - - -     19

46. Costa Rica  - - - - - -   3.5 million (NYT, 9/96) 
President Jose Maria Figueres

47. Cote d'Ivoire - - - - -  13780

48. Croatia - - - - - - - -   4504;President Franjo Tudjman

49. Cuba  - - - - - - - - -  10960; President Fidel Castro

50. Cyprus  - - - - - - - -    734; President Glafkos Clerdes; 

51. Czech Republic  - - - -  10295; 
President Vaclav Havel; 
Prime Minister (outgoing?) Vaclav Klaus; 
elections: June 1996; first since 1993

52. Denmark - - - - - - - -   5173; 
Prime Minister Poul  Nyrup Rasmussen; b. June 1943, in office Jan 25, 1993.

53. Djibouti  - - - - - - -    566

54. Dominica  - - - - - - -     71

55. Dominican Republic  - -   7684; Leonel Fernandez;
elections May 1996; runoff June 30, 1996; took office
August 16, 1996.

European Union: Manuel Marin, vice president of the 
European Commission

56. East Timor  - - - - - -    800

57. Ecuador - - - - - - - -  11220; President Sixto Duran Ballen; 
May 1996 and run-off in July '96.

58. Egypt - - - - - - - - -  61636; President Hosni Mubarak; 
Foreign Mininister Musa Amr

59. El Salvador - - - - - -   5641; President Armando Calderon Sol; 
elections; 1994.

60. Equatorial Guinea - - -    389

61. Eritrea - - - - - - - -   3437; President Issayas Afewerki; 
elections: 1997.

62. Estonia - - - - - - - -   1541

63. Ethiopia  - - - - - - -  53435; Prime Minister Meles Zenawi

64. Faeroe Islands  - - - -     47

65. Falkland Islands  - - -      2

66. Fiji  - - - - - - - - -    771

67. Finland - - - - - - - -   5083; President Martti Ahtisaari; 
Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen

68. France  - - - - - - - -  57747;President Jacques Chirac; 
government of Prime Minister Alain Juppe; 
Foreign Minister Herve de Charette

69. French Guiana - - - - -    141

70. French Polynesia  - - -    215

71. Gabon - - - - - - - - -   1283;President Omar Bango

72. Gambia  - - - - - - - -   1081; President Yahya Jammeh; 
won late September 1996 elections.

73. Gaza Strip  - - - - - -    764; Palestian Authority; 
President Yasir Arafat

74. Georgia - - - - - - - -   5450; (5725 - 1995); 
President Eduard A. Shevardnadze; b Jan. 1928, in office November 6, 1992.

75. Germany - - - - - - - -  81278; 
Chancellor Helmut Kohl; 
4 million unemployed; 11% (1996)

76. Ghana - - - - - - - - -  16944; President Jerry Rawlings

77. Gibraltar - - - - - - -     28
   
78. Greece  - - - - - - - -  10416; 
Prime Minister Costas Simitis, b. 1936.

79. Greenland - - - - - - -     58

80. Grenada - - - - - - - -     92

81. Guadeloupe  - - - - - -    421

82. Guam  - - - - - - - - -    147

83. Guatemala - - - - - - -  10322; President Alvaro Arzu Irigoyen; 
elections Jan 96.

84. Guinea  - - - - - - - -   6501

85. Guinea-Bissau - - - - -   1050

86. Guyana  - - - - - - - -    825

87. Haiti - - - - - - - - -   7035; President Rene Preval; 
unemployment over 50% (NYT, 4/29/96)

88. Holy See  - - - - - - -      1; Pope John Paul II

89. Honduras- - - - - - - -   5493; 
President Carlos Roberto Reina

90. Hong Kong - - - - - - -   5838; Chris Paten - the last British
governor after 157 years of British rule

91. Hungary - - - - - - - -  10161

92. Iceland - - - - - - - -    266; 
Prime Minister David Oddsson, 
Foreign Minister Halldor Asgrimsson

93. India - - - - - - - - - 918570; 
President Shankar Dayal Sharma; 
Prime Minister Haradanahali Dodde Gowda Deve Gowda; 
elections May 1996

94. Indonesia - - - - - -   194615; President Suharto; 
elections -- March - April 97

95. Iran (Islamic Republic)  65758; President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani;
Foreign Minister: Dr. Ali Akbar Velayati

96. Iraq  - - - - - - - - -  19925; President Saddam Hussein

97. Ireland - - - - - - - -   3539;Prime Minister John Bruton

Isle of Man - - - - - -     73

98. Israel  - - - - - - - -   5458; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Likud); 
Elections: May 29, 1996.

99. Italy - - - - - - - - -  57157; 
Prime Minister Romano Prodi; Olive Green Party; President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro

100. Ivory Coast 
-- head of state: Henri Konan B,di,
founding father: Felix Houphouet-Boigny

100. Jamaica - - - - - - - -   2429

101. Japan - - - - - - - - - 124815; Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto; 
Foreign Minister Yukihiko Ikeda; elections October 20, 1996.

102. Jordan  - - - - - - - -   5198; King Hussein, b. 1936; 
Prime Minister Abdul Karim Korbariti,

104.Kazakhstan  - - - - - -  17027; President (?) Nursultan A. Nazarbayev

103. Kenya - - - - - - - - -  27343; President Daniel arap Moi

104. Kiribati  - - - - - - -     77; President Teburoro Tito; in office: Oct. 1. 1994.

105. Korea (P.D.R.)  - - - -  23483; President Kim Sun Il

106. Korea (Republic of) - -  44563

107. Kuwait  - - - - - - - -   1633; Emir Sheik Jaber al Ahmad al-Sabah; 
Foreign Minister Saba al-Ahmed al-Sabah

110.Kyrgyzstan  - - - - - -   4667

108. Laos (P.D.R.) - - - - -   4742

109. Latvia  - - - - - - - -   2583

110. Lebanon - - - - - - - -   2915; 
Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, named in October 1993; 
President Elias Hrawi;
Foreign Minister Fariz Buwayz; 
Leader of Hezbollah: Sheik Hassan Nasrallah; 
parliamentary elections: August 18,1996.

111. Lesotho - - - - - - - -   1996

112. Liberia - - - - - - - -   2941; Civilian leader Wilton Sankawuto; 
Ulimo-J faction leader General Roosevelt Johnson

116.Libya - - - - - -  --    5225; President Moamar Khaddafi

113. Liechtenstein - - - - -     30

114. Lithuania - - - - - - -   3706;President Algirdas 
Brazauskas; in office Feb. 25, 1993; Prime Minister Vytautas 
Landsbergias; elections October 20, 1996.      

115. Luxembourg  - - - - - -    401

116. Macau - - - - - - - - -    398

117. Madagascar  - - - - - -  14303;
President Albert Zaly; in office Feb 10, 1993; 
Prime Minister Francisque Ravony; in office: Aug 1993.

118. Malaysia  - - - - - - -  19695; Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad 

119. Mauritania  - - - - - -   2217; President El-Afia Ould Mohammed Khouna

120. Malawi  - - - - - - - -  10843; President Bakili Muluzi

121. Maldives  - - - - - - -    246

122. Mali  - - - - - - - - -  10462; President Alpha Oumar Konare;

123. Malta - - - - - - - - -    364

124. Marshall Islands  - - -     52

125. Martinique  - - - - - -    375

126. Mauritius (1) - - - - -   1104

127. Mexico  - - - - - - - -  91858; President Ernesto Zedillo

128. Micronesia  - - - - - -    121

129. Monaco  - - - - - - - -     31

130. Mongolia  - - - - - - -   2363; 
Prime Minister Mr. Enkhsaikhan, b. 1955; elections June 30, 1996.

131. Montserrat  - - - - - -     11

132. Morocco   - - - - - - -  26488;58. Morocco: King Hasan II.

133. Mozambique  - - - - - -  15527;
President Joaquim Chissano; b . October 1939; in office: Oct. 19, 1986

134. Myanmar   - - - - - - -  45555; 
Gen. Than Shwe; b. 1933; in office: April 24, 1992.

135. Namibia - - - - - - - -   1500; President Sam Nogoma; b. 1929; 
Prime Minister Hage Geingob.

136. Nauru   - - - - - - - -     11; President Bernard Dowiyogo; b. 1946; in office: Dec. 12, 1989.

137. Nepal   - - - - - - - -  21360

138. Netherlands - - - - - -  15397; Queen Beatrix; 
Prime Minister Wim Kok; b. 1938; in office August 22, 1994.

139. Netherlands Antilles  -    197

140. New Caledonia   - - - -    178

141. New Zealand   - - - - -   3531;
Prime Minister Jim Bolger; b 1935; in office: October 27, 1990.

142. Nicaragua   - - - - - -   4275; President Arnoldo 
Aleman; elections: October 20, 1996.

143. Niger   - - - - - - - -   8846; 
President Manamane Ousmane; ousted by 
coup leader Col Barre Mainasara Ibrahim, Jan 96. 

144. Nigeria - - - - - - - - 108467; General Sani Abacha

145. Niue  - - - - - - - - -      2

146. Northern Mariana Islands    47

147. Norway  - - - - - - - -   4318; Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland; 
Foreign Minister Bjorn Tore Godal

148. Oman  - - - - - - - - -   2077; Sultan Qaboos bin Saud; 
Interior Minister Badr bin Saud bin Harib al-Busaidi

149. Pacific Islands (Palau)     17; President Kuniwo Nakamura

    
150. Pakistan  - - - - - - - 136645; Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto

Palestinian Authority: President Yasir Arafat

155.Panama  - - - - - - - -   2585; President Ernesto Perez Balladares;

151. Papua New Guinea  - - -   4205; Prime Minister Sir Julius Chan

152. Paraguay  - - - - - - -   4830; President Juan Carlos Wasmosy

153. Peru  - - - - - - - - -  23331;
President Alberto Fujimori; b. July 28,1938; in office:July 28, 1990; 
Prime MinisterDante Cordova; in office: July 28, 1995.

154. Philippines - - - - - -  66188; President Fidel Ramos; 
Muslim leader Nul Misuari

155. Poland  - - - - - - - -  38341; President Aleksander Kwasniewski, b. 1955.; 
Prime Minister Wlodzimierz Climoszewicz, b. 1950; 
Foreign Minister Dariusz Rosati, b.1947

156. Portugal  - - - - - - -   9830; Prime Minister Antonio Guiterrez; 
President George Sampayo; President Mario Soares

157. Puerto Rico - - - - - -   3646

158. Qatar - - - - - - - - -    540; Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani; 
Foreign Minister Shaikh Hamad bin Jasim al-Thani

159. Republic of Moldova - -   4420

160. Reunion - - - - - - - -    644

161. Romania - - - - - - - -  22922; President Ion Ilescu; 
b. March 30, 1930; in office:Dec. 25, 1989.

162. Russian Federation  - - 147370; President Boris Yeltsin; 
election run off June 96;

163. Rwanda  - - - - - - - -   7750; Prime Minister Pierre Celestin Rwigema; 
President Pasteur Bizimungu; 
Vice President Paul Kagame; 
Foreign Minister Anastase Gasare

164.  Saint Helena  - - - - -      6

165. Saint Kitts and Nevis -     41; Prime Minister Denzil L. Douglas

166. Saint Lucia - - - - - -    141

167. Saint Pierre and Miquelon    6

168. Saint Vincent & Grenadine  111

169. Samoa   - - - - - - - -    169

170. San Marino  - - - - - -     25

171. Sao Tome and Principe -    130

172. Saudi Arabia- - - - - -  17451; Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abd al-Zaiz al-Saud; 
Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal

173. Senegal   - - - - - - -   8102

174. Serbia: President Slobodan Milosevic

175. Seychelles  - - - - - -     73

176. Sierra Leone  - - - - -   4402; President Ahmed Tejan-Kabba; 
rebel leader: Foday Sankoh; 
elections:March-April 1996; 

177. Singapore   - - - - - -   2821; President Ong Teng Cheong; 
Prime Minister Goh Chok Tony

178. Slovakia  - - - - - - -   5333

179. Slovenia  - - - - - - -   1942

180. Solomon Islands - - - -    366

181. Somalia - - - - - - - -   9077

182. South Africa  - - - - -  40555; President Nelson Mandela; 
1994 elections; Inkatha Leader Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi; elections
1999.

183. Spain   - - - - - - - -  39568; 78. Spain: 
Prime Minister Jose Maria Azhar, elected March 3, 1996; ousted
Felipe Gonzalez, in power for 13 years. 

184. Sri Lanka - - - - - - -  18125

185.  Sudan   - - - - - - - -  27361; President (General) Omar al-Bashir Hassan; 
elections (opposition banned) March 1996

186. Suriname  - - - - - - -    418

187. Swaziland - - - - - - -    832

188. Sweden  - - - - - - - -   8738; Prime Minister Goeran Persson; 

189. Switzerland - - - - - -   7131;

190. Syrian Arab Republic  -  14171; President Haffez al-Assad, 
Foreign Minister Faruq al-Sharaa

Taiwan -  - - - - -  - - - -   22000 President Lee Teng-hui; March 23, 1996 elections

191. Tajikistan  - - - - - -   5933; President Imomali Rakhmonov; 
Prime Minister Yakhyo Azimov, b. 1947

192. Tanzania - - - - - - -        President Benjamin Mkapa

193. TFYR Macedonia  - - - -   2142

194. Thailand  - - - - - - -  58183; Prime Minister Banharn Silpa-archa

195. Togo  - - - - - - - - -   4010

196. Tokelau - - - - - - - -      2

197. Tonga   - - - - - - - -     98

201.Trinidad and Tobago - -   1292; Prime Minister Basdeo Panday; 

198. Tunisia   - - - - - - -   8733; President Zeinadddine Ben Ali; Foreign Minister Habib Ben Yahia

199. Turkey  - - - - - - - -  60771 Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan; rotating PM: 
Tansut Ciller to take over in January 1997.

200. Turkmenistan  - - - - -   4010; President Saparmurad Niyazov, b. 1940. 1991 
-- Achieved independence from Moscow; 
4.2 million people; 4th largest oil reserves; capital: Ashkhabad.

201. Turks and Caicos Islands    14

202. Tuvalu  - - - - - - - -      9

203. Uganda  - - - - - - - -  20621; President Yoweri Museveni

204. Ukraine - - - - - - - -  51465; President Leonid  Kuchma; elected July 94.

205. United Arab Emirates  -   1861;: President Sheik Zayid bin 
Sultan al-Nuhhanyan; Foreign Minister Rashid Abdullah al-Nu'aymi

206. United Kingdom  - - - -  58091; Prime Minister John Major; 
Unemployment -- 7.9% (falling)

United Nations: Secretary General Boutros Boutros Ghali

207. United Rep. of Tanzania  28846;
President Ali Hassan Mwinyi; b. May 8, 1925; in office: Nov. 5, 1985; Prime 
Minister Cleopa Msuya; in office:Dec. 7, 1994.

208. U.S.A.  - - - - - - - - 260631; 91. United States: 
President Bill Clinton; Secretary of State: Warren 
Christopher

209. U.S. Virgin Islands - -    104

210. Uruguay - - - - - - - -   3167; 
	President Julio Maria Sanguinetti Cairolo;
	b. Jan 6, 1936; in office: March 1, 1995.

211. Uzbekistan  - - - - - -  22349; President Islam Karimov

212. Vanuatu - - - - - - - -    165

213. Venezuela - - - - - - -  21378; President Rafael Caldera

214. Viet Nam  - - - - - - -  72931; Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet; 

215. Wallis and Futuna Islands   14

216. West Bank - - - - - -    1.4 million; Palestinian Authority; President Yasir Arafat

217. Western Sahara  - - - -    272

218. Yemen - - - - - - - - -  13873; President Ali Abdullah Saleh

219. Yugoslavia - - - - - -   10763

220. Zaire - - - - - - - - -  42552; Prime Minister Kengo Wa Dondo 

221. Zambia  - - - - - - - -   9196; President Mobutu Sese Seko

222. Zimbabwe  - - - - - - -  11002; President Kenneth D. Kaunda

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