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Framed pictures of current Heads of Government. Width and ornaments of the frames correspond to the length in power. Width and darkness of the matting correspond to the latest Press Freedom Index (RSF) and Corruption Perceptions Index (TI) for the country, respectively. Database last updated on 2008-07-14 14:25:20 |
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Matti Vanhanen Prime Minister of Finland since 2003 
Finland's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 1 |
Geir Haarde Prime Minister of Iceland since 2006
Iceland's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 1 |
Brian Cowen Taoiseach of Ireland since 2008
Ireland's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 1 |
Jan Peter Balkenende Prime Minister of Netherlands since 2002
Netherlands's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 1 |
Mirek Topolánek Prime Minister of Czech Republic since 2006
Czech Republic's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 5 |
Andrus Ansip Prime Minister of Estonia since 2005
Estonia's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 6 |
Jens Stoltenberg Prime Minister of Norway since 2005
Norway's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 6 |
Robert Fico Prime Minister of Slovakia since 2006
Slovakia's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 8 |
Ferenc Gyurcsány Prime Minister of Hungary since 2004
Hungary's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 10 |
Ivars Godmanis Prime Minister of Latvia since 2007
Latvia's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 10 |
José Sócrates Prime Minister of Portugal since 2005
Portugal's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 10 |
Janez Janša Prime Minister of Slovenia since 2004
Slovenia's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 10 |
Yves Camille Désiré Leterme Prime Minister of Belgium since 2008
Belgium's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 14 |
Fredrik Reinfeldt Prime Minister of Sweden since 2006
Sweden's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 14 |
Alfred Gusenbauer Chancellor of Austria since 2007
Austria's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 16 |
Evo Morales President of Bolivia since 2006
Bolivia's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 16 |
Stephen Harper Prime Minister of Canada since 2006
Canada's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 16 |
Nikola Špirić Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2007
Bosnia and Herzegovina's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 19 |
Anders Fogh Rasmussen Prime Minister of Denmark since 2001
Denmark's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 19 |
Patrick Manning Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago since 2001
Trinidad and Tobago's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 15 |
Yayi Boni President of Benin since 2006
Benin's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 23 |
Angela Merkel Chancellor of Germany since 2005
Germany's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 23 |
Orette Bruce Golding Prime Minister of Jamaica since 2007
Jamaica's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 23 |
Hifikepunye Pohamba President of Namibia since 2005
Namibia's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 26 |
Gediminas Kirkilas Prime Minister of Lithuania since 2006
Lithuania's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 27 |
Gordon Brown Prime Minister of United Kingdom since 2007
United Kingdom's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 27 |
Óscar Arias President of Costa Rica since 2006
Costa Rica's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 29 |
Dimitris Christofias President of Cyprus since 2008
Cyprus's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 30 |
Han Seung-Soo Prime Minister of Korea, South since 2008
Korea, South's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 31 |
Kostas Karamanlis Prime Minister of Greece since 2004
Greece's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 32 |
Navin Ramgoolam Prime Minister of Mauritius since 2005
Mauritius's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 32 |
John Kufuor President of Ghana since 2001
Ghana's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 34 |
Kevin Rudd Prime Minister of Australia since 2007
Australia's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 35 |
Sergey Dmitrievich Stanishev Prime Minister of Bulgaria since 2005
Bulgaria's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 35 |
François Fillon Prime Minister of France since 2007
France's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 35 |
Modibo Sidibé Prime Minister of Mali since 2007
Mali's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 35 |
Martín Torrijos President of Panama since 2004
Panama's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 39 |
Silvio Berlusconi (1994-1995, 2001-2006 & 2008-) Prime Minister of Italy since 2008
Italy's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 40 |
Antonio Saca President of El Salvador since 2004
El Salvador's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 41 |
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero President Of The Government of Spain since 2004
Spain's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 41 |
Thabo Mbeki President of South Africa since 1999
South Africa's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 44 |
José Maria Neves Prime Minister of Cape Verde since 2001
Cape Verde's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 45 |
Nikola Gruevski Prime Minister of Macedonia since 2006
Macedonia's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 45 |
Milo Đukanović Prime Minister of Montenegro since 2008
Montenegro's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 45 |
Luisa Diogo President of Mozambique since 2004
Mozambique's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 45 |
Mirko Cvetković Prime Minister of Serbia since 2008
Serbia's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 45 |
Michelle Bachelet President of Chile since 2006
Chile's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 49 |
Ehud Olmert President of Israel since 2006
Israel's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 50 |
Yasuo Fukuda Prime Minister of Japan since 2007
Japan's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 51 |
Leonel Fernã¡Ndez President of Dominican Republic since 2004
Dominican Republic's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 52 |
Seretse Khama Ian Khama President of Botswana since 2008
Botswana's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 53 |
Ivo Sanader Prime Minister of Croatia since 2003
Croatia's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 53 |
Feleti Sevele Prime Minister of Tonga since 2006
Tonga's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 53 |
George W. Bush President of United States since 2001
United States's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 53 |
Youssouf Saleh Abbas Prime Minister of Chad since 2008
Chad's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 124 |
Tabaré Vázquez President of Uruguay since 2005
Uruguay's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 57 |
Frank Bainimarama Prime Minister of Fiji since 2007
Fiji's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 58 |
Karim Masimov Prime Minister of Kazakhstan since 2007
Kazakhstan's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 128 |
Donald Tusk Prime Minister of Poland since 2007
Poland's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 58 |
Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu Prime Minister of Romania since 2004
Romania's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 58 |
Faustin-Archange Touadéra Prime Minister of Central African Republic since 2008
Central African Republic's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 62 |
Charles Rabemananjara Prime Minister of Madagascar since 2007
Madagascar's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 66 |
Komlan Mally Prime Minister of Togo since 2007
Togo's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 66 |
Rafael Correa President of Ecuador since 2007
Ecuador's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 68 |
Daniel Ortega President of Nicaragua since 2007
Nicaragua's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 69 |
Tertius Zongo Prime Minister of Burkina Faso since 2007
Burkina Faso's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 70 |
Pakalitha Mosisili Prime Minister of Lesotho since 1998
Lesotho's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 70 |
Denis Sassou Nguesso President of Congo, Republic of the since 1997
Congo, Republic of the's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 73 |
Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah Prime Minister of Kuwait since 2006
Kuwait's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 73 |
Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva President of Brazil since 2003
Brazil's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 75 |
Cristina Fernández De Kirchner President of Argentina since 2007
Argentina's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 76 |
Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghef Prime Minister of Mauritania since 2008
Mauritania's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 77 |
Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré Prime Minister of Senegal since 2007
Senegal's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 77 |
Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Prime Minister of United Arab Emirates since 2006
United Arab Emirates's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 77 |
Sali Berisha Prime Minister of Albania since 2005
Albania's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 80 |
Nicanor Duarte Frutos President of Paraguay since 2003
Paraguay's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 82 |
Xanana Gusmão Prime Minister of East Timor since 2007
East Timor's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 83 |
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf President of Liberia since 2006
Liberia's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 84 |
Zinaida Greceanîi Prime Minister of Moldova since 2008
Moldova's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 85 |
Sanjaagiin Bayar Prime Minister of Mongolia since 2007
Mongolia's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 86 |
Jacques-Édouard Alexis Prime Minister of Haiti since 2006
Haiti's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 87 |
Mizengo Pinda President of Tanzania since 2008
Tanzania's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 88 |
Lado Gurgenidze Prime Minister of Georgia since 2008
Georgia's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 89 |
Álvaro Colom President of Guatemala since 2008
Guatemala's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 90 |
Fernando Da Piedade Dias Dos Santos Prime Minister of Angola since 2002
Angola's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 91 |
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Prime Minister of Malaysia since 2003
Malaysia's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 92 |
Levy Mwanawasa President of Zambia since 2002
Zambia's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 93 |
Seyni Oumarou Prime Minister of Niger since 2007
Niger's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 95 |
James Michel President of Seychelles since 2004
Seychelles's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 95 |
Abbas El Fassi Prime Minister of Morocco since 2007
Morocco's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 97 |
Jigme Yoser Thinley Prime Minister of Bhutan since 2008
Bhutan's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 98 |
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Prime Minister of Turkey since 2003
Turkey's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 98 |
Tigran Sargsyan Prime Minister of Armenia since 2008
Armenia's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 101 |
Bingu Wa Mutharika President of Malawi since 2004
Malawi's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 101 |
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono President of Indonesia since 2004
Indonesia's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 103 |
Ernest Bai Koroma President of Sierra Leone since 2007
Sierra Leone's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 103 |
Manmohan Singh Prime Minister of India since 2004
India's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 105 |
Yulia Tymoshenko Prime Minister of Ukraine since 2007
Ukraine's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 105 |
Fouad Siniora Prime Minister of Lebanon since 2005
Lebanon's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 107 |
Hun Sen Prime Minister of Cambodia since 1993
Cambodia's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 108 |
Ahmed Tidiane Souaré Prime Minister of Guinea since 2008
Guinea's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 109 |
Nader Al-Dahabi Prime Minister of Jordan since 2007
Jordan's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 109 |
Khalifa Ibn Salman Al Khalifa Prime Minister of Bahrain since 1970
Bahrain's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 111 |
Ephraïm Inoni Prime Minister of Cameroon since 2004
Cameroon's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 112 |
Jorge Del Castillo Prime Minister of Peru since 2006
Peru's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 112 |
Jean Eyeghe Ndong Prime Minister of Gabon since 2006
Gabon's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 114 |
Hugo Chávez President of Venezuela since 1999
Venezuela's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 115 |
Yoweri Museveni President of Uganda since 1986
Uganda's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 116 |
Oqil Oqilov Prime Minister of Tajikistan since 1999
Tajikistan's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 117 |
Raila Odinga President of Kenya since 2008
Kenya's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 118 |
Umaru Yar'adua President of Nigeria since 2007
Nigeria's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 120 |
Samak Sundaravej Prime Minister of Thailand since 2008
Thailand's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 122 |
Igor Vitalyevich Chudinov Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan since 2007
Kyrgyzstan's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 123 |
Pierre Nkurunziza President of Burundi since 2005
Burundi's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 125 |
Ahmed Ouyahia Prime Minister of Algeria since 2008
Algeria's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 126 |
Themba Dlamini Prime Minister of Swaziland since 2003
Swaziland's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 127 |
Bernard Makuza Prime Minister of Rwanda since 2000
Rwanda's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 128 |
Hamid Karzai President of Afghanistan since 2004
Afghanistan's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 130 |
ÃLvaro Uribe President of Colombia since 2002
Colombia's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 131 |
Felipe Calderón President of Mexico since 2006
Mexico's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 132 |
Ahmed Nazif Prime Minister of Egypt since 2004
Egypt's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 133 |
Artur Rasizade Prime Minister of Azerbaijan since 1996
Azerbaijan's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 135 |
Fakhruddin Ahmed Prime Minister of Bangladesh since 2007
Bangladesh's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 137 |
Ignacio Milam Tang Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea since 2008
Equatorial Guinea's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 137 |
Omar Al-Bashir President of Sudan since 1989
Sudan's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 139 |
Robert Mugabe President of Zimbabwe since 1980
Zimbabwe's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 140 |
Mahinda Rajapaksa President of Sri Lanka since 2005
Sri Lanka's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 141 |
Antoine Gizenga Prime Minister of Congo, Democratic Republic of the since 2006
Congo, Democratic Republic of the's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 142 |
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo President of Philippines since 2001
Philippines's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 142 |
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom President of Maldives since 1978
Maldives's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 144 |
Nur Hassan Hussein Prime Minister of Somalia since 2007
Somalia's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 144 |
Lee Hsien Loong Prime Minister of Singapore since 2004
Singapore's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 146 |
Vladimir Putin Prime Minister of Russia since 2008
Russia's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 147 |
Mohamed Ghannouchi Prime Minister of Tunisia since 1999
Tunisia's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 148 |
Yahya Jammeh President of Gambia, The since 1994
Gambia, The's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 149 |
Ali Mohammed Mujur Prime Minister of Yemen since 2007
Yemen's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 149 |
Sergey Sidorsky Prime Minister of Belarus since 2003
Belarus's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 151 |
Baghdadi Mahmudi Prime Minister of Libya since 2006
Libya's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 152 |
Nouri Al-Maliki Prime Minister of Iraq since 2006
Iraq's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 154 |
Nguyễn Tấn Dũng Prime Minister of Vietnam since 2006
Vietnam's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 155 |
Bouasone Bouphavanh Prime Minister of Laos since 2006
Laos's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 156 |
Yousaf Raza Gillani Prime Minister of Pakistan since 2008
Pakistan's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 157 |
Shavkat Mirziyoyev President of Uzbekistan since 2003
Uzbekistan's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 158 |
Girija Prasad Koirala Prime Minister And Acting Head Of State of Nepal since 2006
Nepal's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 159 |
Meles Zenawi Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 1995
Ethiopia's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 160 |
Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud King And Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia since 2005
Saudi Arabia's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 161 |
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad President of Iran since 2005
Iran's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 162 |
Wen Jiabao Premier of China since 2003
China's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 163 |
Thein Sein Chairman Of The State Peace And Development Council of Myanmar since 2007
Myanmar's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 164 |
Raúl Castro Prime Minister of Cuba since 2008
Cuba's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 165 |
Kim Jong-Il Leader of Korea, North since 1994
Korea, North's Press Freedom Rank in 2006 was 168 |