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{{short description|Wikimedia list article}}{{SLBY|2003}}Africa- {{flag|Algeria}}
- President – Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999–present)
- Prime Minister –
- #Ali Benflis, Prime Minister of Algeria (2000–2003)
- #Ahmed Ouyahia, Prime Minister of Algeria (2003–2006)
- {{flag|Angola}}
- President – José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979–2017)
- Prime Minister – Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos, Prime Minister of Angola (2002–2008)
- {{flag|Benin}}
- President – Mathieu Kérékou, President of Benin (1996–2006)
- {{flag|Botswana}}
- President – Festus Mogae, President of Botswana (1998–2008)
- {{flag|Burkina Faso}}
- President – Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso (1987–2014)
- Prime Minister – Paramanga Ernest Yonli, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2000–2007)
- {{flag|Burundi}}
- President –
- #Pierre Buyoya, President of Burundi (1996–2003)
- #Domitien Ndayizeye, President of Burundi (2003–2005)
- {{flag|Cameroon}}
- President – Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982–present)
- Prime Minister – Peter Mafany Musonge, Prime Minister of Cameroon (1996–2004)
- {{flag|Cape Verde}}
- President – Pedro Pires, President of Cape Verde (2001–2011)
- Prime Minister – José Maria Neves, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2001–2016)
- {{flag|Central African Republic}}
- President –
- #Ange-Félix Patassé, President of the Central African Republic (1993–2003)
- #François Bozizé, President of the Central African Republic (2003–2013)
- Prime Minister –
- #Martin Ziguélé, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2001–2003)
- #Abel Goumba, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2003)
- #Célestin Gaombalet, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2003–2005)
- {{flag|Chad}}
- President – Idriss Déby, President of Chad (1990–present)
- Prime Minister –
- #Haroun Kabadi, Prime Minister of Chad (2002–2003)
- #Moussa Faki, Prime Minister of Chad (2003–2005)
- {{flag|Comoros}}
- President – Azali Assoumani, President of the Comoros (2002–2006)
- {{flag|Republic of the Congo|name=Congo–Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo)}}
- President – Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo (1997–present)
- {{flagdeco|Democratic Republic of the Congo|1997}} {{flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo|2003|name=Congo–Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)}}
- President – Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001–2019)
- {{flag|Djibouti}}
- President – Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti (1999–present)
- Prime Minister – Dileita Mohamed Dileita, Prime Minister of Djibouti (2001–2013)
- {{flag|Egypt}}
- President – Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt (1981–2011)
- Prime Minister – Atef Ebeid, Prime Minister of Egypt (1999–2004)
- {{flag|Equatorial Guinea}}
- President – Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979–present)
- Prime Minister – Cándido Muatetema Rivas, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2001–2004)
- {{flag|Eritrea}}
- President – Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea (1991–present){{Thinsp}}{{efn|Eritrea only became independent in 1993.}}
- {{flag|Ethiopia|1996}}
- President – Girma Wolde-Giorgis, President of Ethiopia (2001–2013)
- Prime Minister – Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1995–2012)
- {{flag|Gabon}}
- President – Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (1967–2009)
- Prime Minister – Jean-François Ntoutoume Emane, Prime Minister of Gabon (1999–2006)
- {{flag|The Gambia}}
- President – Yahya Jammeh, President of the Gambia (1994–2017)
- {{flag|Ghana}}
- President – John Kufuor, President of Ghana (2001–2009)
- {{flag|Guinea}}
- President – Lansana Conté, President of Guinea (1984–2008)
- Prime Minister – Lamine Sidimé, Prime Minister of Guinea (1999–2004)
- {{flag|Guinea-Bissau}}
- President –
- #Kumba Ialá, President of Guinea-Bissau (2000–2003)
- #Veríssimo Correia Seabra, Chairman of the Military Committee for the Restoration of Constitutional and Democratic Order of Guinea-Bissau (2003)
- #Henrique Rosa, Acting President of Guinea-Bissau (2003–2005)
- Prime Minister –
- #Mário Pires, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2002–2003)
- #Artur Sanhá, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2003–2004)
- {{flag|Ivory Coast}}
- President – Laurent Gbagbo, President of the Ivory Coast (2000–2011)
- Prime Minister –
- #Pascal Affi N'Guessan, Prime Minister of the Ivory Coast (2000–2003)
- #Seydou Diarra, Prime Minister of the Ivory Coast (2003–2005)
- {{flag|Kenya}}
- President – Mwai Kibaki, President of Kenya (2002–2013)
- {{flag|Lesotho|1987}}
- Monarch – Letsie III, King of Lesotho (1996–present)
- Prime Minister – Pakalitha Mosisili, Prime Minister of Lesotho (1998–2012)
- {{flag|Liberia}}
- Head of State –
- #Charles Taylor, President of Liberia (1997–2003)
- #Moses Blah, President of Liberia (2003)
- #Gyude Bryant, Chairman of the Transitional Government of Liberia (2003–2006)
- {{flag|Libyan Arab Jamahiriya|name=Libya}}
- De facto Head of State – Muammar Gaddafi, Guide of the Revolution of Libya (1969–2011)
- De jure Head of State – Muhammad az-Zanati, General Secretary of the General People's Congress of Libya (1992–2008)
- Prime Minister –
- #Imbarek Shamekh, General Secretary of the General People's Committee of Libya (2000–2003)
- #Shukri Ghanem, General Secretary of the General People's Committee of Libya (2003–2006)
- {{flag+link|Third Republic of|Madagascar}}
- President – Marc Ravalomanana, President of Madagascar (2002–2009)
- Prime Minister – Jacques Sylla, Prime Minister of Madagascar (2002–2007)
- {{flag|Malawi}}
- President – Bakili Muluzi, President of Malawi (1994–2004)
- {{flag|Mali}}
- President – Amadou Toumani Touré, President of Mali (2002–2012)
- Prime Minister – Ahmed Mohamed ag Hamani, Prime Minister of Mali (2002–2004)
- {{flag|Mauritania|1959}}
- President – Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, President of Mauritania (1984–2005)
- Prime Minister –
- #Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna, Prime Minister of Mauritania (1998–2003)
- #Sghair Ould M'Bareck, Prime Minister of Mauritania (2003–2005)
- {{flag|Mauritius}}
- President –
- #Karl Offmann, President of Mauritius (2002–2003)
- #Raouf Bundhun, Acting President of Mauritius (2003)
- #Sir Anerood Jugnauth, President of Mauritius (2003–2012)
- Prime Minister –
- #Sir Anerood Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2000–2003)
- #Paul Bérenger, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2003–2005)
- {{flagdeco|Mayotte}} {{flag|Mayotte|local}} (overseas collectivity of France)
- redesignated from a departmental collectivity of the French Republic on 28 March
- Prefect – Jean-Jacques Brot, Prefect of Mayotte (2002–2005)
- Head of Government – Younoussa Bamana, President of the General Council of Mayotte (1991–2004)
- {{flag|Morocco}}
- Monarch – Mohammed VI, King of Morocco (1999–present)
- Prime Minister – Driss Jettou, Prime Minister of Morocco (2002–2007)
- {{flag|Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic|name=Western Sahara}} (self-declared, partially recognised state)
- President – Mohamed Abdelaziz, President of Western Sahara (1976–2016)
- Prime Minister –
- #Bouchraya Hammoudi Bayoun, Prime Minister of Western Sahara (1999–2003)
- #Abdelkader Taleb Omar, Prime Minister of Western Sahara (2003–2018)
- {{flag|Mozambique}}
- President – Joaquim Chissano, President of Mozambique (1986–2005)
- Prime Minister – Pascoal Mocumbi, Prime Minister of Mozambique (1994–2004)
- {{flag|Namibia}}
- President – Sam Nujoma, President of Namibia (1990–2005)
- Prime Minister – Theo-Ben Gurirab, Prime Minister of Namibia (2002–2005)
- {{flag|Niger}}
- President – Mamadou Tandja, President of Niger (1999–2010)
- Prime Minister – Hama Amadou, Prime Minister of Niger (2000–2007)
- {{flag|Nigeria}}
- President – Olusegun Obasanjo, President of Nigeria (1999–2007)
- {{flag|Rwanda}}
- President – Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda (2000–present)
- Prime Minister – Bernard Makuza, Prime Minister of Rwanda (2000–2011)
- {{flag|Saint Helena and Dependencies}} (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
- Governor – David Hollamby, Governor of Saint Helena (1999–2004)
- {{flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}}
- President –
- #Fradique de Menezes, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (2001–2003)
- #Fernando Pereira, Chairman of the Military Junta of National Salvation of São Tomé and Príncipe (2003)
- #Fradique de Menezes, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (2003–2011)
- Prime Minister – Maria das Neves, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Principe (2002–2004)
- {{flag|Senegal}}
- President – Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal (2000–2012)
- Prime Minister – Idrissa Seck, Prime Minister of Senegal (2002–2004)
- {{flag|Seychelles}}
- President – France-Albert René, President of Seychelles (1977–2004)
- {{flag|Sierra Leone}}
- President – Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, President of Sierra Leone (1998–2007)
- {{flag+link|Transitional National Government of|Somalia}}
- President – Abdiqasim Salad Hassan, President of Somalia (2000–2004)
- Prime Minister –
- #Hassan Abshir Farah, Prime Minister of Somalia (2001–2003)
- #Muhammad Abdi Yusuf, Prime Minister of Somalia (2003–2004)
- {{flag|Somaliland}} (unrecognised, secessionist state)
- President – Dahir Riyale Kahin, President of Somaliland (2002–2010)
- {{flag|Puntland|old}} (self-declared autonomous state)
- President – Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, President of Puntland (2002–2004)
- {{flag|South Africa}}
- President – Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa (1999–2008)
- {{flag|Sudan}}
- President – Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan (1989–present)
- {{flag|Swaziland}}
- Monarch – Mswati III, King of Swaziland (1986–present)
- Prime Minister –
- #Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (1996–2003)
- #Paul Shabangu, Acting Prime Minister of Swaziland (2003)
- #Themba Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (2003–2008)
- {{flag|Tanzania}}
- President – Benjamin Mkapa, President of Tanzania (1995–2005)
- Prime Minister – Frederick Sumaye, Prime Minister of Tanzania (1995–2005)
- {{flag|Togo}}
- President – Gnassingbé Eyadéma, President of Togo (1967–2005)
- Prime Minister – Koffi Sama, Prime Minister of Togo (2002–2005)
- {{flag|Tunisia}}
- President – Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, President of Tunisia (1987–2011)
- Prime Minister – Mohamed Ghannouchi, Prime Minister of Tunisia (1999–2011)
- {{flag|Uganda}}
- President – Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda (1986–present)
- Prime Minister – Apolo Nsibambi, Prime Minister of Uganda (1999–2011)
- {{flag|Zambia}}
- President – Levy Mwanawasa, President of Zambia (2002–2008)
- {{flag|Zimbabwe}}
- President – Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987–2017)
Asia- {{flag+link|Transitional Islamic State of|Afghanistan|variant=2002}}
- President – Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan (2001–2014)
- {{flag|Bahrain}}
- Monarch – Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain (1999–present)
- Prime Minister – Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of Bahrain (1970–present){{Thinsp}}{{efn|Bahrain only became independent in 1971.}}
- {{flag|Bangladesh}}
- President – Iajuddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh (2002–2009)
- Prime Minister – Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (2001–2006)
- {{flag|Bhutan}}
- Monarch – Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (1972–2006)
- Prime Minister –
- #Kinzang Dorji, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2002–2003)
- #Jigme Thinley, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2003–2004)
- {{flag|Brunei}}
- Monarch – Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present){{Thinsp}}{{efn|Brunei only became independent in 1984.}}
- Prime Minister – Hassanal Bolkiah, Prime Minister of Brunei (1984–present)
- {{flag|Cambodia}}
- Monarch – Norodom Sihanouk, King of Cambodia (1993–2004)
- Prime Minister – Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1985–present){{Thinsp}}{{efn|Hun Sen was titled Second Prime Minister in 1993{{ndash}}98.}}
- {{flag|China|name=China (People's Republic of China)}}
- Communist Party Leader – Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (2002–2012)
- President –
- #Jiang Zemin, President of China (1993–2003)
- #Hu Jintao, President of China (2003–2013)
- Premier –
- #Zhu Rongji, Premier of the State Council of China (1998–2003)
- #Wen Jiabao, Premier of the State Council of China (2003–2013)
- {{flag|East Timor}}
- President – Xanana Gusmão, President of East Timor (2002–2007)
- Prime Minister – Mari Alkatiri, Prime Minister of East Timor (2001–2006)
- {{flag|India}}
- President – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, President of India (2002–2007)
- Prime Minister – Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India (1998–2004)
- {{flag|Indonesia}}
- President – Megawati Sukarnoputri, President of Indonesia (2001–2004)
- {{flag|Iran}}
- Supreme Leader – Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989–present)
- President – Mohammad Khatami, President of Iran (1997–2005)
- {{flag+link|Coalition Provisional Authority of|Iraq|variant=1991}} (under an occupation led by the United States)
- following the 9 April fall of the capital, the occupied Ba'athist Iraq was superseded ensuing invasion on 21 April
- President – Saddam Hussein, President of Iraq (1979–2003)
- Administrator –
- #Jay Garner, Civilian administrator of Iraq (2003)
- #Paul Bremer, Civilian administrator of Iraq (2003–2004)
- Head of Government –
- #Saddam Hussein, Prime Minister of Iraq (1994–2003)
- #Mohammad Bahr al-Ulloum, President of the Governing Council of Iraq (2003)
- #Ibrahim al-Jaafari, President of the Governing Council of Iraq (2003)
- #Ahmed Chalabi, President of the Governing Council of Iraq (2003)
- #Ayad Allawi, President of the Governing Council of Iraq (2003)
- #Jalal Talabani, President of the Governing Council of Iraq (2003)
- #Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, President of the Governing Council of Iraq (2003)
- {{flag|Israel}}
- President – Moshe Katsav, President of Israel (2000–2007)
- Prime Minister – Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister of Israel (2001–2006)
- {{flag|Palestinian National Authority}} (non-state administrative authority)
- President – Yasser Arafat, President of the Palestinian National Authority (1994–2004)
- Prime Minister –
- #Mahmoud Abbas, Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority (2003)
- #Ahmed Qurei, Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority (2003–2005)
- {{flag|Japan}}
- Monarch – Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989–present)
- Prime Minister – Junichirō Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan (2001–2006)
- {{flag|Jordan}}
- Monarch – Abdullah II, King of Jordan (1999–present)
- Prime Minister –
- #Ali Abu al-Ragheb, Prime Minister of Jordan (2000–2003)
- #Faisal al-Fayez, Prime Minister of Jordan (2003–2005)
- {{flag|Kazakhstan}}
- President – Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan (1990–2019){{Thinsp}}{{efn|Kazakhstan only became independent in 1991.}}
- Prime Minister –
- #Imangali Tasmagambetov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (2002–2003)
- #Daniyal Akhmetov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (2003–2007)
- {{flag|North Korea|name=North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)}}
- Communist Party Leader – Kim Jong-il, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (1997–2011)
- De facto Head of State – Kim Jong-il, Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea{{Thinsp}}{{efn|The position of Chairman of the National Defence Commission was declared to be the highest office of state by the constitution that came into effect in 1998.}} (1993–2011)
- De jure Head of State – Kim Yong-nam, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea (1998–present)
- Premier –
- #Hong Song-nam, Premier of the Cabinet North Korea (1997–2003)
- #Pak Pong-ju, Premier of the Cabinet of North Korea (2003–2007)
- {{flag|South Korea|name=South Korea (Republic of Korea)}}
- President –
- #Kim Dae-jung, President of South Korea (1998–2003)
- #Roh Moo-hyun, President of South Korea (2003–2008)
- Prime Minister –
- #Kim Suk-soo, Prime Minister of South Korea (2002–2003)
- #Goh Kun, Prime Minister of South Korea (2003–2004)
- {{flag|Kuwait}}
- Monarch – Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (1977–2006)
- Prime Minister –
- #Sheikh Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (1978–2003)
- #Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (2003–2006)
- {{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}
- President – Askar Akayev, President of Kyrgyzstan (1990–2005){{Thinsp}}{{efn|Kyrgyzstan only became independent in 1991.}}
- Prime Minister – Nikolai Tanayev, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2002–2005)
- {{flag|Laos}}
- Communist Party Leader – Khamtai Siphandon, General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)
- President – Khamtai Siphandon, President of Laos (1998–2006)
- Premier – Bounnhang Vorachith, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Laos (2001–2006)
- {{flag|Lebanon}}
- President – Émile Lahoud, President of Lebanon (1998–2007)
- Prime Minister – Rafic Hariri, President of the Council of Ministers of Lebanon (2000–2004)
- {{flag|Malaysia}}
- Monarch – Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (2001–2006)
- Prime Minister –
- #Mahathir Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia (1981–2003)
- #Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Prime Minister of Malaysia (2003–2009)
- {{flag|Maldives}}
- President – Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, President of the Maldives (1978–2008)
- {{flag|Mongolia}}
- President – Natsagiin Bagabandi, President of Mongolia (1997–2005)
- Prime Minister – Nambaryn Enkhbayar, Prime Minister of Mongolia (2000–2004)
- {{flag|Myanmar|1974}}
- Head of State – Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of Myanmar (1992–2011)
- Prime Minister –
- #Than Shwe, Prime Minister of Myanmar (1992–2003)
- #Khin Nyunt, Prime Minister of Myanmar (2003–2004)
- {{flag|Kingdom of Nepal|name=Nepal}}
- Monarch – Gyanendra, King of Nepal (2001–2008)
- Prime Minister –
- #Lokendra Bahadur Chand, Prime Minister of Nepal (2002–2003)
- #Surya Bahadur Thapa, Prime Minister of Nepal (2003–2004)
- {{flag|Oman}}
- Monarch – Qaboos bin Said al Said, Sultan of Oman (1970–present)
- Prime Minister – Qaboos bin Said al Said, Prime Minister of Oman (1972–present)
- {{flag|Pakistan}}
- President – Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan (2001–2008)
- Prime Minister – Zafarullah Khan Jamali, Prime Minister of Pakistan (2002–2004)
- {{flag|Philippines}}
- President – Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, President of the Philippines (2001–2010)
- {{flag|Qatar}}
- Monarch – Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (1995–2013)
- Prime Minister – Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar (1996–2007)
- {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
- Monarch – Fahd, King of Saudi Arabia (1982–2005)
- Regent – Crown Prince Abdullah, Regent of Saudi Arabia (1996–2005)
- Prime Minister – Fahd, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1982–2005)
- {{flag|Singapore}}
- President – S. R. Nathan, President of Singapore (1999–2011)
- Prime Minister – Goh Chok Tong, Prime Minister of Singapore (1990–2004)
- {{flag|Sri Lanka}}
- President – Chandrika Kumaratunga, President of Sri Lanka (1994–2005)
- Prime Minister – Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2001–2004)
- {{flag|Syria}}
- President – Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria (2000–present)
- Prime Minister –
- #Muhammad Mustafa Mero, Prime Minister of Syria (2000–2003)
- #Muhammad Naji al-Otari, Prime Minister of Syria (2003–2011)
- {{flag|Taiwan|name=Taiwan (Republic of China)}}
- President – Chen Shui-bian, President of Taiwan (2000–2008)
- Premier – Yu Shyi-kun, President of the Executive Yuan of Taiwan (2002–2005)
- {{flag|Tajikistan}}
- President – Emomali Rahmonov, President of Tajikistan (1992–present)
- Prime Minister – Oqil Oqilov, Prime Minister of Tajikistan (1999–2013)
- {{flag|Thailand}}
- Monarch – Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946–2016)
- Prime Minister – Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand (2001–2006)
- {{flag|Turkey}}
- President – Ahmet Necdet Sezer, President of Turkey (2000–2007)
- Prime Minister –
- #Abdullah Gül, Prime Minister of Turkey (2002–2003)
- #Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey (2003–2014)
- {{flag|Turkmenistan}}
- President – Saparmurat Niyazov, President of Turkmenistan (1990–2006){{Thinsp}}{{efn|Turkmenistan only became independent in 1991.}}
- {{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
- President – Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (1976–2004)
- Prime Minister – Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (1990–2006)
- {{flag|Uzbekistan}}
- President – Islam Karimov, President of Uzbekistan (1990–2016){{Thinsp}}{{efn|Uzbekistan only became independent in 1991.}}
- Prime Minister –
- #Oʻtkir Sultonov, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan (1995–2003)
- #Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan (2003–2016)
- {{flag|Vietnam}}
- Communist Party Leader – Nông Đức Mạnh, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (2001–2011)
- President – Trần Đức Lương, President of Vietnam (1997–2006)
- Prime Minister – Phan Văn Khải, Prime Minister of Vietnam (1997–2006)
- {{flag|Yemen}}
- President – Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Yemen (1978–2012){{Thinsp}}{{efn|Saleh was president of North Yemen until 1990.}}
- Prime Minister – Abdul Qadir Bajamal, Prime Minister of Yemen (2001–2007)
Europe- {{flag|Albania}}
- President – Alfred Moisiu, President of Albania (2002–2007)
- Prime Minister – Fatos Nano, Prime Minister of Albania (2002–2005)
- {{flag|Andorra}}
- Monarchs –
- French Co-Prince – Jacques Chirac, French Co-prince of Andorra (1995–2007)
- Co-Prince's Representative – Philippe Massoni (2002–2007)
- Episcopal Co-Prince –
- #Archbishop Joan Martí i Alanis, Episcopal Co-prince of Andorra (1971–2003)
- #Joan Enric Vives Sicília, Episcopal Co-prince of Andorra (2003–present)
- Co-Prince's Representative – Nemesi Marqués Oste (1993–2012)
- Prime Minister – Marc Forné Molné, Head of Government of Andorra (1994–2005)
- {{flag|Armenia}}
- President – Robert Kocharyan, President of Armenia (1998–2008)
- Prime Minister – Andranik Margaryan, Prime Minister of Armenia (2000–2007)
- {{flag|Austria}}
- President – Thomas Klestil, Federal President of Austria (1992–2004)
- Chancellor – Wolfgang Schüssel, Federal Chancellor of Austria (2000–2007)
- {{flag|Azerbaijan}}
- President –
- #Heydar Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan (1993–2003)
- #Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan (2003–present)
- Prime Minister –
- #Artur Rasizade, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (1996–2003)
- #Ilham Aliyev, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (2003)
- #Artur Rasizade, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (2003–2018)
- {{flag|Nagorno-Karabakh}} (unrecognised, secessionist state)
- President – Arkadi Ghukasyan, President of Nagorno-Karabakh (1997–2007)
- Prime Minister – Anushavan Danielyan, Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh (1999–2007)
- {{flag|Belarus|1995}}
- President – Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus (1994–present)
- Prime Minister –
- #Gennady Novitsky, Prime Minister of Belarus (2001–2003)
- #Sergei Sidorsky, Prime Minister of Belarus (2003–2010)
- {{flag|Belgium|state}}
- Monarch – Albert II, King of the Belgians (1993–2013)
- Prime Minister – Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium (1999–2008)
- {{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
- Head of State – Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Serb Member –
- #Mirko Šarović (2002–2003; Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2002–2003)
- #Borislav Paravac (2003–2006; Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2003)
- Bosniak Member – Sulejman Tihić (2002–2006)
- Croat Member –
- #Dragan Čović (2002–2005; Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2003)
- #Dragan Čović (2002–2005; Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2003–2004)
- Prime Minister – Adnan Terzić, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2002–2007)
- High Representative – The Lord Ashdown, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (2002–2006)
- {{flag|Bulgaria}}
- President – Georgi Parvanov, President of Bulgaria (2002–2012)
- Prime Minister – Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (2001–2005)
- {{flag|Croatia}}
- President – Stjepan Mesić, President of Croatia (2000–2010)
- Prime Minister –
- #Ivica Račan, Prime Minister of Croatia (2000–2003)
- #Ivo Sanader, Prime Minister of Croatia (2003–2009)
- {{flag|Cyprus|1960}}
- President –
- #Glafcos Clerides, President of Cyprus (1993–2003)
- #Tassos Papadopoulos, President of Cyprus (2003–2008)
- {{flag|Northern Cyprus}} (unrecognised, secessionist state)
- President – Rauf Denktaş, President of Northern Cyprus (1976–2005)
- Prime Minister – Derviş Eroğlu, Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (1996–2004)
- {{flag|Czech Republic}}
- President –
- #Václav Havel, President of the Czech Republic (1993–2003)
- #Václav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic (2003–2013)
- Prime Minister – Vladimír Špidla, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (2002–2004)
- {{flag|Denmark}}
- Monarch – Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972–present)
- Prime Minister – Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (2001–2009)
- {{flag|Estonia}}
- President – Arnold Rüütel, President of Estonia (2001–2006)
- Prime Minister –
- #Siim Kallas, Prime Minister of Estonia (2002–2003)
- #Juhan Parts, Prime Minister of Estonia (2003–2005)
- {{flag|Finland}}
- President – Tarja Halonen, President of Finland (2000–2012)
- Prime Minister –
- #Paavo Lipponen, Prime Minister of Finland (1995–2003)
- #Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Prime Minister of Finland (2003)
- #Matti Vanhanen, Prime Minister of Finland (2003–2010)
- {{flag|France}}
- President – Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995–2007)
- Prime Minister – Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Prime Minister of France (2002–2005)
- {{flag|Georgia|1990}}
- President –
- #Eduard Shevardnadze, President of Georgia (1992–2003)
- #Nino Burjanadze, Acting President of Georgia (2003–2004)
- Prime Minister –
- #Avtandil Jorbenadze, Minister of State of Georgia (2001–2003)
- #Zurab Zhvania, Minister of State of Georgia (2003–2005)
- {{flag|Abkhazia}} (unrecognised, secessionist state)
- President – Vladislav Ardzinba, President of Abkhazia (1990–2005){{Thinsp}}{{efn|Abkhazia only declared independence in 1992.}}
- Prime Minister –
- #Gennadi Gagulia, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2002–2003)
- #Raul Khajimba, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2003–2004)
- {{flag|South Ossetia}} (unrecognised, secessionist state)
- President – Eduard Kokoity, President of South Ossetia (2001–2011)
- Prime Minister –
- #Gerasim Khugayev, Prime Minister of South Ossetia (2001–2003)
- #Igor Sanakoyev, Prime Minister of South Ossetia (2003–2005)
- {{flag|Germany}}
- President – Johannes Rau, Federal President of Germany (1999–2004)
- Chancellor – Gerhard Schröder, Federal Chancellor of Germany (1998–2005)
- {{flag|Greece}}
- President – Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, President of Greece (1995–2005)
- Prime Minister – Costas Simitis, Prime Minister of Greece (1996–2004)
- {{flag|Hungary}}
- President – Ferenc Mádl, President of Hungary (2000–2005)
- Prime Minister – Péter Medgyessy, Prime Minister of Hungary (2002–2004)
- {{flag|Iceland}}
- President – Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland (1996–2016)
- Prime Minister – Davíð Oddsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (1991–2004)
- {{flag|Ireland}}
- President – Mary McAleese, President of Ireland (1997–2011)
- Prime Minister – Bertie Ahern, Taoiseach of Ireland (1997–2008)
- {{flagdeco|Italy}} {{flag|Italy|2003}}
- President – Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of Italy (1999–2006)
- Prime Minister – Silvio Berlusconi, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (2001–2006)
- {{flag|Latvia}}
- President – Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, President of Latvia (1999–2007)
- Prime Minister – Einars Repše, Prime Minister of Latvia (2002–2004)
- {{flag|Liechtenstein}}
- Monarch – Hans-Adam II, Prince Regnant of Liechtenstein (1989–present)
- Prime Minister – Otmar Hasler, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (2001–2009)
- {{flag|Lithuania|1988}}
- President –
- #Valdas Adamkus, President of Lithuania (1998–2003)
- #Rolandas Paksas, President of Lithuania (2003–2004)
- Prime Minister – Algirdas Brazauskas, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2001–2006)
- {{flag|Luxembourg}}
- Monarch – Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (2000–present)
- Prime Minister – Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1995–2013)
- {{flag|Macedonia}}
- President – Boris Trajkovski, President of Macedonia (1999–2004)
- Prime Minister – Branko Crvenkovski, President of the Government of Macedonia (2002–2004)
- {{flag|Malta}}
- President – Guido de Marco, President of Malta (1999–2004)
- Prime Minister – Eddie Fenech Adami, Prime Minister of Malta (1998–2004)
- {{flag|Moldova}}
- President – Vladimir Voronin, President of Moldova (2001–2009)
- Prime Minister – Vasile Tarlev, Prime Minister of Moldova (2001–2008)
- {{flag|Transnistria|state}} (unrecognised, secessionist state)
- President – Igor Smirnov, President of Transnistria (1990–2011){{Thinsp}}{{efn|Transnistria only declared independence in 1991.}}
- {{flag|Monaco}}
- Monarch – Rainier III, Sovereign Prince of Monaco (1949–2005)
- Prime Minister – Patrick Leclercq, Minister of State of Monaco (2000–2005)
- {{flag|Kingdom of the Netherlands}}
- Monarch – Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands (1980–2013)
- {{flag|Netherlands}} (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
- Prime Minister – Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (2002–2010)
- {{flag|Netherlands Antilles}} (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
- see {{Slink||North America}}
- {{flag|Aruba}} (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
- see {{Slink||North America}}
- {{flag|Norway}}
- Monarch – Harald V, King of Norway (1991–present)
- Regent – Crown Prince Haakon, Regent of Norway (2003–2004)
- Prime Minister – Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister of Norway (2001–2005)
- {{flag|Poland}}
- President – Aleksander Kwaśniewski, President of Poland (1995–2005)
- Prime Minister – Leszek Miller, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Poland (2001–2004)
- {{flag|Portugal}}
- President – Jorge Sampaio, President of Portugal (1996–2006)
- Prime Minister – José Manuel Barroso, Prime Minister of Portugal (2002–2004)
- {{flag|Romania}}
- President – Ion Iliescu, President of Romania (2000–2004)
- Prime Minister – Adrian Năstase, Prime Minister of Romania (2000–2004)
- {{flag|Russia}}
- President – Vladimir Putin, President of Russia (1999–2008)
- Prime Minister – Mikhail Kasyanov, Chairman of the Government of Russia (2000–2004)
- {{flag|San Marino|1862}}
- Captains-Regent –
- #Giuseppe Maria Morganti and Mauro Chiaruzzi, Captains Regent of San Marino (2002–2003)
- #Pier Marino Menicucci and Giovanni Giannoni, Captains Regent of San Marino (2003)
- #Giovanni Lonfernini and Valeria Ciavatta, Captains Regent of San Marino (2003–2004)
- {{flag|Serbia and Montenegro}}
- {{Vanchor|renamed}} from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on 4 February
- President –
- #Vojislav Koštunica, President of Yugoslavia (2000–2003)
- #Svetozar Marović, President of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006)
- Prime Minister –
- #Dragiša Pešić, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (2001–2003)
- #Svetozar Marović, Prime Minister of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006)
- Kosovo (Self-Governing Entity under UN administration)
- President – Ibrahim Rugova, President of Kosovo (2002–2006)
- Prime Minister – Bajram Rexhepi, Prime Minister of Kosovo (2002–2004)
- UN Special Representative –
- #Michael Steiner, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (2002–2003)
- #Charles H. Brayshaw, Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (2003)
- #Harri Holkeri, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (2003–2004)
- {{flag|Slovakia}}
- President – Rudolf Schuster, President of Slovakia (1999–2004)
- Prime Minister – Mikuláš Dzurinda, Prime Minister of Slovakia (1998–2006)
- {{flag|Slovenia}}
- President – Janez Drnovšek, President of Slovenia (2002–2007)
- Prime Minister – Anton Rop, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2002–2004)
- {{flag|Spain}}
- Monarch – Juan Carlos I, King of Spain (1975–2014)
- Prime Minister – José María Aznar, President of the Government of Spain (1996–2004)
- {{flag|Sweden}}
- Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973–present)
- Prime Minister – Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1996–2006)
- {{flag|Switzerland}}
- Council – Federal Council of Switzerland{{Thinsp}}{{efn|The seven-member Swiss Federal Council is head of state and government collectively. As a party to the Council, the president serves solely in a primus inter pares capacity for one year.}}
- Members – Kaspar Villiger (1989–2003), Moritz Leuenberger (1995–2010), Pascal Couchepin (1998–2009; President of Switzerland, 2003), Ruth Metzler (1999–2003), Joseph Deiss (1999–2006), Samuel Schmid (2000–2008), Micheline Calmy-Rey (2002–2011), Christoph Blocher (2003–2007), and Hans-Rudolf Merz (2003–2010)
- {{flag|Ukraine}}
- President – Leonid Kuchma, President of Ukraine (1994–2005)
- Prime Minister – Viktor Yanukovych, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2002–2005)
- {{flag|United Kingdom}}
- Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–present)
- Prime Minister – Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997–2007)
- {{flag|Isle of Man}} (Crown dependency of the United Kingdom)
- Lieutenant-Governor – Ian Macfadyen, Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man (2000–2005)
- Chief Minister – Richard Corkill, Chief Minister of the Isle of Man (2001–2004)
- {{flag|Guernsey}} (Crown dependency of the United Kingdom)
- Lieutenant-Governor – Sir John Foley, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey (2000–2005)
- Bailiff – Sir de Vic Carey, Bailiff of Guernsey (1999–2005)
- {{flag|Jersey}} (Crown dependency of the United Kingdom)
- Lieutenant-Governor – Sir John Cheshire, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (2001–2006)
- Bailiff – Sir Philip Bailhache, Bailiff of Jersey (1995–2009)
- {{flag|Gibraltar}} (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
- Governor –
- #Sir David Durie, Governor of Gibraltar (2000–2003)
- #David Blunt, Acting Governor of Gibraltar (2003)
- #Sir Francis Richards, Governor of Gibraltar (2003–2006)
- Chief Minister – Peter Caruana, Chief Minister of Gibraltar (1996–2011)
- {{flag|Vatican City}}
- Monarch – Pope John Paul II, Sovereign of Vatican City (1978–2005)
- Head of Government – Cardinal Edmund Szoka, President of the Governorate of Vatican City (1997–2006)
- Holy See (sui generis subject of public international law)
- Secretary of State – Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Cardinal Secretary of State (1990–2006)
- {{flag|FR Yugoslavia|name=Yugoslavia}}
- see under the aforelisted State Union of Serbia and Montenegro
North America- {{flag|Anguilla}} (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
- Governor – Peter Johnstone, Governor of Anguilla (2000–2004)
- Chief Minister – Osbourne Fleming, Chief Minister of Anguilla (2000–2010)
- {{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}
- Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda (1981–present)
- Governor-General – Sir James Carlisle, Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (1993–2007)
- Prime Minister – Lester Bird, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (1994–2004)
- {{flag|Aruba}} (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
- Governor – Olindo Koolman, Governor of Aruba (1992–2004)
- Prime Minister – Nelson Oduber, Prime Minister of Aruba (2001–2009)
- {{flag|The Bahamas}}
- Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of the Bahamas (1973–present)
- Governor-General – Dame Ivy Dumont, Governor-General of the Bahamas (2001–2005)
- Prime Minister – Perry Christie, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (2002–2007)
- {{flag|Barbados}}
- Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados (1966–present)
- Governor-General – Sir Clifford Husbands, Governor-General of Barbados (1996–2011)
- Prime Minister – Owen Arthur, Prime Minister of Barbados (1994–2008)
- {{flag|Belize}}
- Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Belize (1981–present)
- Governor-General – Sir Colville Young, Governor-General of Belize (1993–present)
- Prime Minister – Said Musa, Prime Minister of Belize (1998–2008)
- {{flag|Bermuda}} (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
- Governor – Sir John Vereker, Governor of Bermuda (2002–2007)
- Premier –
- #Jennifer M. Smith, Premier of Bermuda (1998–2003)
- #Alex Scott, Premier of Bermuda (2003–2006)
- {{flag|British Virgin Islands}} (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
- Governor – Tom Macan, Governor of the British Virgin Islands (2002–2006)
- Chief Minister –
- #Ralph T. O'Neal, Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands (1995–2003)
- #Orlando Smith, Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands (2003–2007)
- {{flag|Canada}}
- Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952–present)
- Governor-General – Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada (1999–2005)
- Prime Minister –
- #Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister of Canada (1993–2003)
- #Paul Martin, Prime Minister of Canada (2003–2006)
- {{flag|Cayman Islands}} (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
- Governor – Bruce Dinwiddy, Governor of the Cayman Islands (2002–2005)
- Head of Government – McKeeva Bush, Leader of Government Business of the Cayman Islands (2001–2005)
- {{flag|Costa Rica}}
- President – Abel Pacheco, President of Costa Rica (2002–2006)
- {{flag|Cuba}}
- Communist Party Leader – Fidel Castro, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (1965–2011)
- President – Fidel Castro, President of the Council of State of Cuba (1976–2008)
- Prime Minister – Fidel Castro, President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba (1959–2008)
- {{flag|Dominica}}
- President –
- #Vernon Shaw, President of Dominica (1998–2003)
- #Nicholas Liverpool, President of Dominica (2003–2012)
- Prime Minister – Pierre Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica (2000–2004)
- {{flag|Dominican Republic}}
- President – Hipólito Mejía, President of the Dominican Republic (2000–2004)
- {{flag|El Salvador}}
- President – Francisco Flores Pérez, President of El Salvador (1999–2004)
- {{flag|Grenada}}
- Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Grenada (1974–present)
- Governor-General – Sir Daniel Williams, Governor-General of Grenada (1996–2008)
- Prime Minister – Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada (1995–2008)
- {{flag|Guatemala}}
- President – Alfonso Portillo, President of Guatemala (2000–2004)
- {{flag|Haiti}}
- President – Jean-Bertrand Aristide, President of Haiti (2001–2004)
- Prime Minister – Yvon Neptune, Prime Minister of Haiti (2002–2004)
- {{flag|Honduras}}
- President – Ricardo Maduro, President of Honduras (2002–2006)
- {{flag|Jamaica}}
- Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Jamaica (1962–present)
- Governor-General – Sir Howard Cooke, Governor-General of Jamaica (1991–2006)
- Prime Minister – P. J. Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica (1992–2006)
- {{flag|Mexico}}
- President – Vicente Fox, President of Mexico (2000–2006)
- {{flag|Montserrat}} (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
- Governor – Tony Longrigg, Governor of Montserrat (2001–2004)
- Chief Minister – John Osborne, Chief Minister of Montserrat (2001–2006)
- {{flag|Netherlands Antilles}} (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
- Governor – Frits Goedgedrag, Governor of the Netherlands Antilles (2002–2010)
- Prime Minister –
- #Etienne Ys, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles (2002–2003)
- #Ben Komproe, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles (2003)
- #Mirna Louisa-Godett, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles (2003–2004)
- {{flag|Nicaragua}}
- President – Enrique Bolaños, President of Nicaragua (2002–2007)
- {{flag|Panama}}
- President – Mireya Moscoso, President of Panama (1999–2004)
- {{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
- Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1983–present)
- Governor-General – Sir Cuthbert Sebastian, Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1996–2013)
- Prime Minister – Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1995–2015)
- {{flag|Saint Lucia}}
- Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Lucia (1979–present)
- Governor-General – Dame Pearlette Louisy, Governor-General of Saint Lucia (1997–2017)
- Prime Minister – Kenny Anthony, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (1997–2006)
- {{flagdeco|Saint Pierre and Miquelon}} {{flag|Saint Pierre and Miquelon|local}} (overseas collectivity of France)
- redesignated from a departmental collectivity of the French Republic on 28 March
- Prefect – Claude Valleix, Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2002–2005)
- Head of Government – Marc Plantegenest, President of the General Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2000–2005)
- {{flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}
- Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979–present)
- Governor-General – Sir Frederick Ballantyne, Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2002–present)
- Prime Minister – Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2001–present)
- {{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
- President –
- #A. N. R. Robinson, President of Trinidad and Tobago (1997–2003)
- #George Maxwell Richards, President of Trinidad and Tobago (2003–2013)
- Prime Minister – Patrick Manning, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (2001–2010)
- {{flag|Turks and Caicos Islands}} (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
- Governor – Jim Poston, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2002–2005)
- Chief Minister –
- #Derek Hugh Taylor, Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands (1995–2003)
- #Michael Misick, Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2003–2009)
- {{flag|United States}}
- President – George W. Bush, President of the United States (2001–2009)
- {{flag|Puerto Rico}} (Commonwealth of the United States)
- Governor – Sila María Calderón, Governor of Puerto Rico (2001–2005)
- {{flag|United States Virgin Islands}} (insular area of the United States)
- Governor – Charles Wesley Turnbull, Governor of the United States Virgin Islands (1999–2007)
Oceania- {{flag|American Samoa}} (unorganised, unincorporated territory of the United States)
- Governor –
- #Tauese Sunia, Governor of American Samoa (1997–2003)
- #Togiola Tulafono, Governor of American Samoa (2003–2013)
- {{flag|Australia}}
- Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952–present)
- Governor-General –
- #Peter Hollingworth, Governor-General of Australia (2001–2003)
- #Sir Guy Green, Administrator of the Government of Australia (2003)
- #Michael Jeffery, Governor-General of Australia (2003–2008)
- Prime Minister – John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia (1996–2007)
- {{flag|Christmas Island}} (external territory of Australia)
- Administrator –
- #Bill Taylor, Administrator of Christmas Island (1999–2003)
- #Ray Stone, Acting administrator of Christmas Island (2003)
- #Evan Williams, Administrator of Christmas Island (2003–2005)
- Shire-President –
- #Andrew Smolders, Shire president of Christmas Island (2001–2003)
- #Gordon Thomson, Shire president of Christmas Island (2003–2011)
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands (external territory of Australia)
- Administrator –
- #Bill Taylor, Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (1999–2003)
- #Ray Stone, Acting administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2003)
- #Evan Williams, Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2003–2005)
- Shire-President – Ronald Grant, Shire president of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2001–2007)
- {{flag|Norfolk Island}} (self-governing territory of Australia)
- Administrator –
- #Tony Messner, Administrator of Norfolk Island (1997–2003)
- #Michael Stephens, Acting Administrator of Norfolk Island (2003)
- #Grant Tambling, Administrator of Norfolk Island (2003–2007)
- Chief Minister – Geoffrey Robert Gardner, Chief Minister of Norfolk Island (2001–2006)
- {{flag|Fiji}}
- President – Ratu Josefa Iloilo, President of Fiji (2000–2006)
- Prime Minister – Laisenia Qarase, Prime Minister of Fiji (2001–2006)
- {{flagdeco|French Polynesia|1946}} {{flag|French Polynesia}} (overseas collectivity of France)
- redesignated from an overseas territory of the French Republic on 28 March
- High Commissioner – Michel Mathieu, High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (2001–2005)
- Head of Government – Gaston Flosse, President of the Government of French Polynesia (1991–2004)
- {{flag|Guam}} (insular area of the United States)
- Governor –
- #Carl Gutierrez, Governor of Guam (1995–2003)
- #Felix Perez Camacho, Governor of Guam (2003–2011)
- {{flag|Kiribati}}
- President –
- #Teburoro Tito, President of Kiribati (1994–2003)
- #Tion Otang, Chairman of the Council of State of Kiribati (2003)
- #Anote Tong, President of Kiribati (2003–2016)
- {{flag|Marshall Islands}}
- President – Kessai Note, President of the Marshall Islands (2000–2008)
- {{flag|Micronesia}}
- President –
- #Leo Falcam, President of Micronesia (1999–2003)
- #Joseph Urusemal, President of Micronesia (2003–2007)
- {{flag|Nauru}}
- President –
- #René Harris, President of Nauru (2001–2003)
- #Bernard Dowiyogo, President of Nauru (2003)
- #René Harris, President of Nauru (2003)
- #Bernard Dowiyogo, President of Nauru (2003)
- #Derog Gioura, President of Nauru (2003)
- #Ludwig Scotty, President of Nauru (2003)
- #René Harris, President of Nauru (2003–2004)
- {{flag|New Caledonia|1853}} (sui generis collectivity of France)
- High Commissioner – Daniel Constantin, High Commissioner of New Caledonia (2002–2005)
- Head of Government – Pierre Frogier, President of the Government of New Caledonia (2001–2004)
- {{flag|New Zealand}}
- Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952–present)
- Governor-General – Dame Silvia Cartwright, Governor-General of New Zealand (2001–2006)
- Prime Minister – Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1999–2008)
- {{flag|Cook Islands}} (associated state of New Zealand)
- Queen's Representative – Frederick Tutu Goodwin, Queen's Representative of the Cook Islands (2001–2013)
- Prime Minister – Robert Woonton, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (2002–2004)
- {{flag|Niue}} (associated state of New Zealand)
- Premier – Young Vivian, Premier of Niue (2002–2008)
- Tokelau (dependent territory of New Zealand)
- Administrator –
- #Lindsay Johnstone Watt, Administrator of Tokelau (1993–2003)
- #Neil Walter, Administrator of Tokelau (2003–2006)
- Head of Government –
- #Pio Tuia, Head of Government of Tokelau (2002–2003)
- #Kolouei O'Brien, Head of Government of Tokelau (2003–2004)
- {{flag|Northern Mariana Islands}} (Commonwealth of the United States)
- Governor – Juan Babauta, Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (2002–2006)
- {{flag|Palau}}
- President – Tommy Remengesau, President of Palau (2001–2009)
- {{flag|Papua New Guinea}}
- Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Papua New Guinea (1975–present)
- Governor-General –
- #Sir Silas Atopare, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (1997–2003)
- #Bill Skate, Acting Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (2003–2004)
- Prime Minister – Sir Michael Somare, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (2002–2010)
- {{flag|Pitcairn Islands}} (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
- Governor – Richard Fell, Governor of the Pitcairn Islands (2001–2006)
- Mayor – Steve Christian, Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands (1999–2004)
- {{flag|Samoa}}
- Head of State – Malietoa Tanumafili II, O le Ao o le Malo of Samoa (1962–2007)
- Prime Minister – Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa (1998–present)
- {{flag|Solomon Islands}}
- Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of the Solomon Islands (1978–present)
- Governor-General – Sir John Lapli, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands (1999–2004)
- Prime Minister – Sir Allan Kemakeza, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2001–2006)
- {{flag|Tonga}}
- Monarch – Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, King of Tonga (1965–2006){{Thinsp}}{{efn|Tonga only became independent in 1970.}}
- Prime Minister – Prince Lavaka Ata ʻUlukālala, Prime Minister of Tonga (2000–2006)
- {{flag|Tuvalu}}
- Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu (1978–present)
- Governor-General –
- #Sir Tomasi Puapua, Governor-General of Tuvalu (1998–2003)
- #Faimalaga Luka, Governor-General of Tuvalu (2003–2005)
- Prime Minister – Saufatu Sopoanga, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2002–2004)
- {{flag|Vanuatu}}
- President – John Bani, President of Vanuatu (1999–2004)
- Prime Minister – Edward Natapei, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2001–2004)
- {{flagdeco|Wallis and Futuna}} {{flag|Wallis and Futuna|local}} (overseas collectivity of France)
- redesignated from an overseas territory of the French Republic on 28 March
- Administrator – Christian Job, Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna (2002–2005)
- Head of Government – Patalione Kanimoa, President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna (2001–2005)
South America- {{flag|Argentina}}
- President –
- #Eduardo Duhalde, President of Argentina (2002–2003)
- #Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina (2003–2007)
- {{flag|Bolivia|state}}
- President –
- #Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, President of Bolivia (2002–2003)
- #Carlos Mesa, President of Bolivia (2003–2005)
- {{flag|Brazil}}
- President – Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil (2003–2010)
- {{flag|Chile}}
- President – Ricardo Lagos, President of Chile (2000–2006)
- {{flag|Colombia}}
- President – Álvaro Uribe, President of Colombia (2002–2010)
- {{flag|Ecuador}}
- President –
- #Gustavo Noboa, President of Ecuador (2000–2003)
- #Lucio Gutiérrez, President of Ecuador (2003–2005)
- {{flag|Falkland Islands}} (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
- Governor – Howard Pearce, Governor of the Falkland Islands (2002–2006)
- Head of Government –
- #Michael Blanch, Chief Executive of the Falkland Islands (2000–2003)
- #Chris Simpkins, Chief Executive of the Falkland Islands (2003–2007)
- {{flag|Guyana}}
- President – Bharrat Jagdeo, President of Guyana (1999–2011)
- Prime Minister – Sam Hinds, Prime Minister of Guyana (1999–2015)
- {{flag|Paraguay|1990}}
- President –
- #Luis Ángel González Macchi, President of Paraguay (1999–2003)
- #Nicanor Duarte, President of Paraguay (2003–2008)
- {{flag|Peru}}
- President – Alejandro Toledo, President of Peru (2001–2006)
- Prime Minister –
- #Luis Solari De La Fuente, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (2002–2003)
- #Beatriz Merino, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (2003)
- #Carlos Ferrero, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (2003–2005)
- {{flag|Suriname}}
- President – Ronald Venetiaan, President of Suriname (2000–2010)
- {{flag|Uruguay}}
- President – Jorge Batlle Ibáñez, President of Uruguay (2000–2005)
- {{flag|Venezuela|1954}}
- President – Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela (2002–2013)
Notes{{Notelist|35em}}External links- Rulers{{Emdash}}a list of rulers throughout time and places
- WorldStatesmen{{Emdash}}an online encyclopedia of the leaders of nations and territories
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