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When Mexico’s recently elected first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum, takes office October 1 she will join a group of more than two dozen women serving as heads of state or government worldwide.
CNN has compiled a list of the countries with women at the top. Learn more about each of them:
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with additional information.
Correction: A previous version of the map in this story mislabeled Democratic Republic of Congo.