1. Italy Category: Government - Executive branch: chief of state: President Giorgio NAPOLITANO (since 15 May 2006); head of government: Prime Minister Silvio BERLUSCONI (referred to in Italy as the president of the Council of Ministers) (since 8 May 2008) note - in Italy the prime minister is referred to as the president of the Council of Ministers; cabinet: Council of Ministers nominated by the prime minister and approved by the president; elections: president elected by an electoral college consisting of both houses of parliament and 58 regional representatives for a seven-year term (no term limits); election last held 10 May 2006 (next to be held in May 2013); prime minister appointed by the president and confirmed by parliament; election results: Giorgio NAPOLITANO elected president on the fourth round of voting; electoral college vote - 543


2. China Category: People - Nationality: noun: Chinese (singular and plural); adjective: Chinese


3. Akrotiri Category: Military - Military - note: Akrotiri has a full RAF base, Headquarters for British Forces on Cyprus, and Episkopi Support Unit


4. Juan de Nova Island Category: Geography - Land boundaries (km): 0 km


5. Latvia Category: Government - Constitution: 15 February 1922; restored to force by the Constitutional Law of the Republic of Latvia adopted by the Supreme Council on 21 August 1991; multiple amendments since

Maldives Facts Info Stuff (MV):

1. British Virgin Islands Category: Transportation - Merchant marine: registered in other countries: 1 (Panama 1) (2008)


2. Denmark Category: People - Total fertility rate (children born/woman): 1.74 children born/woman (2008 estimate)


3. Kazakhstan Category: Government - Legislative branch: bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (47 seats; 7 members are appointed by the president; other members are elected by local assemblies; to serve six-year terms) and the Mazhilis (107 seats; 9 out of the 107 Mazhilis members are elected from the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan, which represents the country's ethnic minorities; members are popularly elected to serve five-year terms); elections: Senate - (indirect) last held December 2005; next to be held in 2011; Mazhilis - last held 18 August 2007 (next to be held in 2012); election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; Mazhilis - percent of vote by party - Nur-Otan 88.1%, NSDP 4.6%, Ak Zhol 3.3%, Auyl 1.6%, Communist People's Party 1.3%, Patriots Party .8% Ruhaniyat .4%; seats by party - Nur-Otan 98; note - parties must achieve a threshold of 7% of the electorate to qualify for seats in the Mazhilis


4. Yemen Category: Geography - Irrigated land (sq km): 5,500 sq km (2003)


5. Burkina Faso Category: People - Population below poverty line (%): 46.4% (2004)

1. Kyrgyzstan Category: Economy - Agriculture - products: tobacco, cotton, potatoes, vegetables, grapes, fruits and berries; sheep, goats, cattle, wool


2. Oman Category: Economy - Electricity - consumption (kWh): 11.19 billion kWh (2007)


3. Paracel Islands Category: People - Population: no indigenous inhabitants; note: there are scattered Chinese garrisons


4. Solomon Islands Category: Military - Manpower fit for military service: males age 16-49: 116,891 (2008 estimate)


5. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Category: Geography - Environment - current issues: NA