...except after "C"

I know, I know. Last week I bumped it up to eleven and now this week the top ten is actually a full dozen. I promise, next week we'll be back down to our normal ten. However, I've been contemplating the consequences of having a woman president. If Hillary were to actually win the 2008 election, or if we were to find a willing candidate among the Republicans, how would that change the face of leadership? In considering this possibility, I would offer you today the top twelve (by 2005 national population) countries who have elected a female head of state (president, prime minister, or chancellor):

12. Dr. Vaira Vike-Freiberga - Latvia
    
11. Portia Simpson-Miller - Jamaica
    
10. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf - Liberia
9. Mary McAleese - Ireland
8. Helen Clark - New Zealand
7. Tarja Halonen - Finland
6. Michelle Bachelet - Chile
   
5. Luisa Diogo - Mozambique
   
4. Myeong Sook Han - South Korea
   
3. Angela Merkel - Germany
2. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo - Philippines
   
1. Khaleda Zia - Bangladesh