Advanced Placement (AP) Comparative Government and Politics (also known as AP CoGo or AP CompGov) is an Advanced Placement comparative politics course and exam offered by the College Board.
It was first administered in 1987.
To better match a typical introductory college course, changes were made to the course and the exam in the fall of 2005.
These changes include the following: The countries whose politics, political institutions, policy making, and political cultures are examined are the following: Former countries on the AP exam are the following: Note: For testing purposes, the College Board uses the names in parentheses when making reference to these sovereign entities.
(Changed for the 2020 exam)[1]