word | | Executive branch |
| August | India | ... state: President Pratibha Devisingh PATIL (since 25 July 2007); Vice President Mohammad Hamid ANSARI (since 11 August 2007) head of government: Prime Minister Manmohan SINGH (since 22 May 2004) cabinet: Cabinet appointed ... |
| August | Iran | ... Ali Hoseini-KHAMENEI (since 4 June 1989) head of government: President Mahmud AHMADI-NEJAD (since 3 August 2005); First Vice President Mohammad Reza RAHIMI (since 13 September 2009) cabinet: Council of Ministers ... |
| August | Japan | ... state: Emperor AKIHITO (since 7 January 1989) head of government: Prime Minister Yoshihiko NODA (since 30 August 2011); Deputy Prime Minister Katsuya OKADA (13 January 2012) cabinet: Cabinet is appointed by the ... |
| August | Kenya | ... in December 2012); vice president appointed by the president; note - the new constitution sets elections for August 2011 but this date is expected to slip election results: President Mwai KIBAKI reelected; percent ... |
| August | Libya | ... cabinet was formed by the prime minister in November 2011 elections: TNC Chairman al-JALIL in August 2011 announced transitional national assembly elections to be held in June 2012 election results: NA |
| August | Liechtenstein | ... chief of state: Prince HANS ADAM II (since 13 November 1989, assumed executive powers on 26 August 1984); Heir Apparent Prince ALOIS, son of the monarch (born 11 June 1968); note - on ... |
| August | Macedonia | ... President Gjorge IVANOV (since 12 May 2009) head of government: Prime Minister Nikola GRUEVSKI (since 26 August 2006) cabinet: Council of Ministers elected by the majority vote of all the deputies in ... |
| August | Madagascar | ... mayor Andry RAJOELINA, who will head the High Transitional Authority; a power-sharing agreement reached in August 2009 established a 15-month transition period, concluding in general elections in 2010; as of ... |
| August | Mauritania | chief of state: President Mohamed Ould Abdel AZIZ (since 5 August 2009); note - AZIZ, who deposed democratically elected President Sidi Ould Cheikh ABDELLAHI in a coup and installed himself as President of ... |
| August | Nepal | ... President Paramananda JHA (since 23 July 2008) head of government: Prime Minister Baburam BHATTARAI (since 29 August 2011); Deputy Prime Ministers Bijay Kumar GACHCHADAR (since 29 August 2011) and Narayan Kaji SHRESTHA ... |