"Nations in Transit 2005" measures progress and setbacks in democratization in 27 countries from Central Europe to the Eurasian region of the Former Soviet Union. A report on Kosovo appears as an addendum to the Serbia and Montenegro report. This volume, which covers events from January 1 through December 31, 2004, is an updated edition of surveys published in 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1998, 1997, and 1995.