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[[File:2015-07-14 11-55-49 fete-nationale-belfort.jpg|thumb|France's national motto ''[[Liberté, égalité, fraternité]]'', seen on a public building in [[Belfort]]]] | |||
This article lists state and national [[motto]]s for the world's nations. The mottos for some [[List of unrecognized countries|states lacking general international recognition]], [[List of extinct states|extinct states]], non-sovereign nations, regions, and territories are listed, but their names are not bolded. | This article lists state and national [[motto]]s for the world's nations. The mottos for some [[List of unrecognized countries|states lacking general international recognition]], [[List of extinct states|extinct states]], non-sovereign nations, regions, and territories are listed, but their names are not bolded. | ||
A state motto is used to describe the intent or motivation of the state in a short phrase. For example, it can be included on a country's [[flag]], [[coat of arms]], or [[currency]]. Some countries | A state motto is used to describe the intent or motivation of the state in a short phrase. For example, it can be included on a country's [[flag]], [[coat of arms]], or [[currency]]. Some countries do not have a national motto. | ||
==Current sovereign countries== | ==Current sovereign countries== | ||
*'''{{flag|Afghanistan}}''': ''[[Shahada|There is no god | *'''{{flag|Afghanistan}}''': ''[[Shahada|There is no other god other than Allah (God); Muhammad is the messenger of God]].'' ({{langx|ar|لا إله إلا الله، محمد رسول الله}}; {{transliteration|ar| Lā ʾilāha ʾillāl–lāh, Muhammadun rasūl allāh}})<ref>As shown on the [[flag of Afghanistan]].</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Albania}}''': ''You, Albania, give me honour, give me the name Albanian'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Albania}}''': ''You, Albania, give me honour, give me the name Albanian'' ({{langx|sq|[[Ti Shqipëri, më jep nder, më jep emrin Shqipëtar]]}}) | ||
*'''{{flag|Algeria}}''': ''By the people and for the people'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Algeria}}''': ''By the people and for the people'' ({{langx|ar|بالشعب و للشعب}}; {{transliteration|ar|DIN|Bil-shaʿb wa lil-shaʿb}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.el-mouradia.dz/arabe/symbole/textes/constitution96.htm |title=Constitution of Algeria |access-date=2006-08-03 |language=ar |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070321052821/http://www.el-mouradia.dz/arabe/symbole/textes/constitution96.htm |archive-date=2007-03-21 }}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Andorra}}''': '' | *'''{{flag|Andorra}}''': ''United virtue is stronger'' ({{langx|la|Virtus Unita Fortior}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coprince-fr.ad/frances/consti.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010121222100/http://www.coprince-fr.ad/frances/consti.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 21, 2001 |title=Constitution de la Principauté d'Andorre |access-date=2006-08-02 |language=fr}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}''': ''[[Each endeavouring, all achieving]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/antigua_barbuda.jsp?menu=community|title=Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat – Antigua and Barbada|access-date=2006-08-02|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060526160421/http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/antigua_barbuda.jsp?menu=community|archive-date=2006-05-26}}</ref> | |||
*'''{{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}''': ''Each endeavouring, all achieving''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/antigua_barbuda.jsp?menu=community|title=Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat – Antigua and Barbada|access-date=2006-08-02|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060526160421/http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/antigua_barbuda.jsp?menu=community|archive-date=2006-05-26}}</ref> | *'''{{flag|Argentina}}''': No official motto. Unofficial motto: ''In Union and Liberty'' ({{langx|es|[[En unión y libertad]]|link=no}}).<ref>As shown on the back of coins; see for instance [[:File:25 centavos coin reverse.JPG|this photo]] of a 1992 25 [[Argentine peso|centavos]] coin.</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Argentina}}''': ''In Union and Liberty'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Armenia}}''': ''One Nation, One Culture'' ({{langx|hy|Մեկ Ազգ, Մեկ Մշակույթ}}; {{transliteration|hy|DIN|Mek Azg, Mek Mshakouyt}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://guidesandmaps.net/index.php?page=armenia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129205458/http://guidesandmaps.net/index.php?page=armenia|url-status=dead|title=Guides and Maps – Armenia|archive-date=January 29, 2009|website=guidesandmaps.net}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Armenia}}''': ''One Nation, One Culture'' ({{ | |||
*'''{{flag|Australia}}''': No official motto. Formerly ''Advance Australia''.<ref>As shown on the [[:Image:Australian Coat of Arms (1908).PNG|1908 coat of arms of Australia]]</ref> | *'''{{flag|Australia}}''': No official motto. Formerly ''Advance Australia''.<ref>As shown on the [[:Image:Australian Coat of Arms (1908).PNG|1908 coat of arms of Australia]]</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Austria}}''': No official motto. | *'''{{flag|Austria}}''': No official motto. [[A.E.I.O.U.]] is often seen as a historical national motto. The meaning is debated, but the most well known meaning is {{lang|la|[[A.E.I.O.U.|Austriae est imperare orbi universo]]}} (Austria's destiny is to rule the world).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pumhösel |first=Alois |date=2024-04-20 |title=Rätsel um Habsburger Motto A.E.I.O.U. bleibt wohl für immer ungelöst |url=https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000215921/raetsel-um-habsburger-motto-aeiou-bleibt-wohl-fuer-immer-ungeloest |access-date=2025-01-08 |work=Der Standard}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Azerbaijan}}''': No official motto. Unofficial: ''The Land of Fire'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Azerbaijan}}''': No official motto. Unofficial: ''The Land of Fire'' ({{langx|az|Odlar Yurdu}}){{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
[[File:Boliviano (reverso).png|thumb | [[File:Boliviano (reverso).png|thumb|The national motto of [[Bolivia]], ''La Unión es la Fuerza'' ([[Unity makes strength|Unity is Strength]]), is inscribed on [[Bolivian boliviano|boliviano]] coins.]] | ||
[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|thumb | [[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|thumb|The national motto of Brazil, ''Ordem e progresso'' (Order and progress), is inscribed on the [[flag of Brazil|Brazilian flag]].]] | ||
*'''{{flag|Bahamas}}''': ''Forward, Upward, Onward Together''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/bahamas.jsp?menu=community|title=Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat – The Bahamas|access-date=2006-08-02|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060526160012/http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/bahamas.jsp?menu=community|archive-date=2006-05-26}}</ref> | *'''{{flag|Bahamas}}''': ''Forward, Upward, Onward Together''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/bahamas.jsp?menu=community|title=Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat – The Bahamas|access-date=2006-08-02|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060526160012/http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/bahamas.jsp?menu=community|archive-date=2006-05-26}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Bangladesh}}''': No official motto. Former recognized official national slogan and war cry (2022–2024): ''Victory to Bengal'' ({{langx|bn|[[Joy Bangla (slogan)|Joy Bangla]]}}; ''জয় বাংলা'').<ref>{{cite news|url= https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/joy-bangla-to-be-national-slogan-hc|title='Joy Bangla' to be national slogan: HC|publisher= Daily Prothom Alo|date= 10 March 2020|access-date = 10 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="bn2">{{cite news|url= https://m.bdnews24.com/en/detail/bangladesh/1732865|title= HC orders govt to announce 'Joy Bangla' as national slogan in three months|publisher=bdnews24.com|date= March 10, 2020|access-date= March 10, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Report |first1=Star Digital |title='Joy Bangla' declared national slogan of Bangladesh |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/joy-bangla-declared-national-slogan-bangladesh-2974106 |access-date=2 March 2022 |work=The Daily Star |date=2 March 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='Joy Bangla' no longer national slogan |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/joy-bangla-no-longer-national-slogan-3772741 |work=The Daily Star |date=10 December 2024 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
*'''{{flag|Bangladesh}}''': No official motto. | |||
*'''{{flag|Barbados}}''': ''Pride and Industry''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/barbados.jsp?menu=community|title=Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat – Barbados|access-date=2006-08-02|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070609220258/http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/barbados.jsp?menu=community|archive-date=2007-06-09}}</ref> | *'''{{flag|Barbados}}''': ''Pride and Industry''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/barbados.jsp?menu=community|title=Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat – Barbados|access-date=2006-08-02|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070609220258/http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/barbados.jsp?menu=community|archive-date=2007-06-09}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Belarus}}''': No official motto. Unofficial motto: ''[[Long Live Belarus!]]'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Belarus}}''': No official motto. Unofficial motto: ''[[Long Live Belarus!]]'' ({{langx|be|Жыве Беларусь!}}, {{Transliteration|be|Žyvie Biełaruś!}}) | ||
*'''{{flag|Belgium}}''': ''[[Unity makes strength]]'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Belgium}}''': ''[[Unity makes strength]]'' ({{langx|nl|Eendracht maakt macht}}, {{langx|fr|L'union fait la force}}, {{langx|de|Einigkeit macht stark}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.diplomatie.be/en/belgium/belgiumdetail.asp?TEXTID=1574|title=Diplomatie.be|website=www.diplomatie.be}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Belize}}''': ''Under the shade I flourish'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Belize}}''': ''Under the shade I flourish'' ({{langx|la|Sub umbra floreo}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/belize.jsp?menu=community |title=Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat – Belize |access-date=2006-08-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218025626/http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/belize.jsp?menu=community |archive-date=2015-02-18 }}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Benin}}''': ''Fellowship, Justice, Labour'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Benin}}''': ''Fellowship, Justice, Labour'' ({{langx|fr|Fraternité, Justice, Travail}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bj.refer.org/benin_ct/cop/assemble/constitution/constitution1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061119122411/http://www.bj.refer.org/benin_ct/cop/assemble/constitution/constitution1.html|archive-date=2006-11-19|title=La Constitution de la République du Bénin|access-date=2006-08-02}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag| | *'''{{flag|Bolivia}}''': ''[[Unity makes strength]]'' ({{langx|es|La Unión es la Fuerza|link=no}}).<ref>As shown on the coins; see for example {{cite web|url=http://www.bcb.gov.bo/sitio/monedas/ligera/monedas/m10c.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070428004356/http://www.bcb.gov.bo/sitio/monedas/ligera/monedas/m10c.html|archive-date=2007-04-28|title=Banco Central de Bolivia : Moneda de 10 Centavos|access-date=2006-08-04|language=es}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Botswana}}''': ''Rain'' ({{langx|tn|Pula}}).<ref>As shown on the [[Coat of arms of Botswana]].</ref> | |||
*'''{{flag| | *'''{{flag|Brazil}}''': ''Order and progress'' ({{langx|pt|Ordem e progresso}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brasilemb.org/profile_brazil/brasil_ejournal_maxwell.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060930142232/http://www.brasilemb.org/profile_brazil/brasil_ejournal_maxwell.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=2006-09-30|title=Embassy of Brazil|date=September 30, 2006}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Brunei}}''': ''Always in service with God's guidance'' ({{langx|ar|الدائمون المحسنون بالهدى}} {{Transliteration|ar|Ad-dāʾimūna al-muḥsinūna bi-l-hudā}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brunei.gov.bn/about_brunei/flag.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060804212614/http://www.brunei.gov.bn/about_brunei/flag.htm|archive-date=2006-08-04|title=The Government of Brunei Darussalam – National Flag and Crest|access-date=2006-08-05}}</ref> | |||
*'''{{flag|Brazil}}''': ''Order and progress'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Bulgaria}}''': ''[[Unity makes strength]]'' ({{langx|bg|Съединението прави силата}}, {{Transliteration|bg|Sŭedinenieto pravi silata}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.government.bg/cgi-bin/e-cms/vis/vis.pl?s=001&p=0159&n=000006&g=|title=About Bulgaria: National Symbols – Flag, coat of arms, anthem|access-date=2006-08-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208102912/http://www.government.bg/cgi-bin/e-cms/vis/vis.pl?s=001&p=0159&n=000006&g=|archive-date=2009-02-08|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Brunei}}''': ''Always in service with God's guidance'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Burkina Faso}}''': ''Fatherland or death, we shall triumph! '' ({{langx|fr|La Patrie ou la Mort, nous vaincrons}}).{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
*'''{{flag|Bulgaria}}''': ''[[Unity | *'''{{flag|Burundi}}''': ''Unity, Work, Progress'' ({{langx|fr|Unité, Travail, Progrès}})<ref>Article 7 of {{cite web|url=http://www.idlo.int/texts/leg5567.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060824121326/http://www.idlo.int/texts/leg5567.pdf|archive-date=2006-08-24|title=Constitution de la République du Burundi |access-date=2006-08-05|language=fr}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Burkina Faso}}''': '' | *'''{{flag|Cambodia}}''': ''[[Nation, Religion, King]]'' ({{langx|km|ជាតិ សាសនា ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ}}; {{Transliteration|km|Chéatĕ, Sasânéa, Preăh Môhaksâtr}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cambodia.org/facts/?government=The+Constitution+of+Cambodia|title=Constitution of Cambodia|access-date=2011-04-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524074118/http://www.cambodia.org/facts/?government=The+Constitution+of+Cambodia|archive-date=2011-05-24|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag| | *'''{{flag|Cameroon}}''': ''Peace, Work, Fatherland'' ({{langx|fr|Paix – Travail – Patrie}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elaw.org/resources/text.asp?ID=1730|title=La Constitution du Cameroun|access-date=2006-08-05|language=fr}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag| | [[File:A mari usque ad mare.svg|thumb|right|The Canadian motto within the 1921 [[Arms of Canada]]]] | ||
*'''{{flag| | *'''{{flag|Canada}}''': ''From sea to sea'' ({{langx|la|[[A mari usque ad mare]]}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canadianencyclopedia.ca/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&ArticleId=A0000001|title=The Canada Encyclopedia: A Mari usque ad Mare|access-date=2006-08-05|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070910070143/http://www.canadianencyclopedia.ca/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&ArticleId=A0000001|archive-date=2007-09-10}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Cape Verde}}''': ''Unity, Work, Progress'' ({{lang|pt|Unidade, Trabalho, Progresso}}).<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Dialogic Nation of Cape Verde: Slavery, Language, and Ideology|last=Rego|first=Márcia|publisher=Lexington Books|year=2015|isbn=9780739193785|page=68}}</ref> | |||
*'''{{flag|Central African Republic}}''': ''Unity, Dignity, Work'' ({{langx|fr|Unité, Dignité, Travail}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlo.int/texts/leg5540.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060824121335/http://www.idlo.int/texts/leg5540.pdf|archive-date=2006-08-24|title=Constitution de Centrafrique|access-date=2006-08-08|language=fr}}</ref> | |||
*'''{{flag|Chad}}''': ''Unity, Work, Progress'' ({{langx|fr|Unité, Travail, Progrès}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cefod.org/Fichiers%20web/Constitution%20Tchadienne.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030210123911/http://www.cefod.org/Fichiers%20web/Constitution%20Tchadienne.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2003-02-10 |title=Constitution de la République du Tchad 1996 |access-date=2006-08-08 |language=fr }}</ref> | |||
*'''{{flag| | *'''{{flag|Chile}}''': ''Through reason or by force'' ({{langx|es|Por la razón o la fuerza|link=no}}) | ||
*'''{{flag| | *'''{{flag|China}}''': No official motto. Unofficial: ''[[Serve the People|Serve the people]]'' ({{lang-zh|为人民服务}}) is the motto of the [[Chinese Communist Party|CCP]] and the Chinese government. | ||
*'''{{flag| | *'''{{flag|Colombia}}''': ''Freedom and order'' ({{langx|es|Libertad y orden|link=no}}).<ref>As seen on the [[coat of arms of Colombia]]</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag| | *'''{{flag|Comoros}}''': ''Unity, Solidarity, Development'' ({{langx|fr|Unité, Solidarité, Développement}}).<ref>As seen on the [[national seal of the Comoros]]</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}''': ''Justice, Peace, Work'' ({{langx|fr|Justice – Paix – Travail}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.presidentrdc.cd/constitution.html |title=Constitution de la République Démocratique du Congo |access-date=2006-08-08 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060812032926/http://www.presidentrdc.cd/constitution.html |archive-date=2006-08-12 }}</ref> | |||
*'''{{flag| | *'''{{flag|Republic of the Congo}}''': ''Unity, Work, Progress'' ({{langx|fr|Unité, Travail, Progrès}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://democratie.francophonie.org/IMG/pdf/Constitution_de_la_RDC.pdf|title=Constitution de la République du Congo|access-date=2006-08-08|language=fr}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Cuba}}''': ''Fatherland or death, we shall overcome!'' ({{langx|es|[[Patria o Muerte, Venceremos|¡Patria o Muerte, Venceremos!]]|link=no}})<ref>As shown on the obverse of the coins; see {{cite web|url=http://www.sonic.net/~figgins/cuba/coin.gif|title=this photo of a 1992 coin|access-date=2006-09-26}}</ref> | |||
*'''{{flag|Czech Republic}}''': ''[[Truth prevails]]'' ({{langx|cs|[[Pravda vítězí]]}})<ref>As shown on the [[:Image:Flag of the president of the Czech Republic.svg|Flag of the president of the Czech Republic]]</ref> | |||
*'''{{flag|Denmark}}''': The national motto of Denmark is the royal motto of the reigning monarch and changes with every monarch. The current Royal Motto of [[Frederik X]]: ''United, committed, for the Kingdom of Denmark'' ({{langx|da|[[Royal mottos of Danish monarchs|Forbundet, forpligtet, for Kongeriget Danmark]]}}).<ref>{{Cite web |title=H.M. Dronningen |url=https://www.kongehuset.dk/den-kongelige-familie/h-m-dronningen |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=www.kongehuset.dk}}</ref> | |||
*'''{{flag|Djibouti}}''': ''Unity, Equality, Peace'' ({{langx|so|Itixaad, Gudboonaan, Ammaan}}, {{langx|fr|Unité, Égalité, Paix}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adi.dj/constitut/constitut_dj.htm|title=Constitution de la République de Djibouti|access-date=2006-08-08|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121125063016/http://www.adi.dj/constitut/constitut_dj.htm|archive-date=2012-11-25|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
*'''{{flag|Dominica}}''': ''After God, the Earth'' ([[Dominican Creole French]]: Après Bondié, C'est la Ter).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/dominica.jsp?menu=community|title=Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat – Dominica|access-date=2006-08-02|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060526160216/http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/dominica.jsp?menu=community|archive-date=2006-05-26}}</ref> | *'''{{flag|Dominica}}''': ''After God, the Earth'' ([[Dominican Creole French]]: Après Bondié, C'est la Ter).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/dominica.jsp?menu=community|title=Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat – Dominica|access-date=2006-08-02|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060526160216/http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/dominica.jsp?menu=community|archive-date=2006-05-26}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Dominican Republic}}''': ''God, Fatherland, Liberty'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Dominican Republic}}''': ''God, Fatherland, Liberty'' ({{langx|es|Dios, Patria, Libertad|link=no}})<ref>Article 93 of {{cite web|url=http://pdba.georgetown.edu/Constitutions/DomRep/domrep02.html|title=Constitución politica de la Republica Domenica de 2002|access-date=2006-08-05|language=es}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|East Timor}}''': ''Unity, Action, and Progress'' ({{lang | *'''{{flag|East Timor}}''': ''Unity, Action, and Progress'' ({{lang|pt|Unidade, Acção, Progresso}})<ref>As shown on the [[:Image:East timor coa.png|coat of arms]].</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Ecuador}}''': ''God, homeland, and freedom'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Ecuador}}''': ''God, homeland, and freedom'' ({{langx|es|Dios, patria y libertad|link=no}}).{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
*'''{{flag| | *'''{{flag|El Salvador}}''': ''God, Union, Liberty'' ({{langx|es|Dios, Unión, Libertad|link=no}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.casapres.gob.sv/Simbolos_Patrios/bandera.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060817052014/http://www.casapres.gob.sv/Simbolos_Patrios/bandera.htm|archive-date=2006-08-17|title=Casa Presidencial – Bandera Nacional de El Salvador|access-date=2006-08-14|language=es}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Equatorial Guinea}}''': ''Unity, Peace, Justice'' ({{langx|es|Unidad, Paz, Justicia|link=no}})<ref>As seen on the [Coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea]</ref> | |||
*'''{{flag|Equatorial Guinea}}''': ''Unity, Peace, Justice'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Eritrea}}''': ''Victory to the Masses!'' ({{langx|ar|انتصار للجماهير}}, {{langx|ti|ዓወት ንሓፋሽ!}}, also in English). | ||
*'''{{flag|Eritrea}}''': ''Victory to the Masses!'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Estonia}}''': No official motto. Unofficial motto: ''Long live Estonia!'' ({{langx|et|Elagu Eesti!}}) or ''Long live the Republic of Estonia!'' ({{Lang|et|Elagu Eesti Vabariik!}}) | ||
*'''{{flag|Estonia}}''': No official motto. | *'''{{flag|Eswatini}}''': ''We are the fortress'' ({{langx|ss|Siyinqaba}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sntc.org.sz/tourism/social.asp|title=Swaziland National Trust Commission – General Swaziland Information: Social|access-date=2006-08-27}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Ethiopia}}''': Currently no official motto. Formerly: ''Ethiopia First'' ([[Amharic]]: ኢትዮጲያ ትቅደም; "Ethiopia Tikdem"), and prior to that: ''Ethiopia holds up her hands unto God'' ({{langx|gez|ኢትዮጵያ ታበድ አደዊሃ ሃበ አግዚአብሐር}}; ''Itiyopia tabetsih edewiha habe Igziabiher''), taken from [[Psalm 68|Psalm 68:31]].<ref name="ethiopia">As shown on the [[:Image:Imperial Coat of Arms of Ethiopia (Haile Selassie).svg|coat of arms of Haile Selassie]].</ref> | |||
*'''{{flag|Ethiopia}}''': Currently no official motto. Formerly: ''Ethiopia | *European Union : United in diversity<ref>{{Cite web |title=EU motto {{!}} European Union |url=https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/symbols/eu-motto_en |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=european-union.europa.eu |language=en}}</ref> | ||
* | *'''{{flag|Fiji}}''': ''Fear God and honour the King'' ({{langx|fj|Rerevaka na Kalou ka Doka na Tui}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fiji.gov.fj/publish/national_symbols.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061005042951/http://www.fiji.gov.fj/publish/national_symbols.shtml|archive-date=2006-10-05|title=National Symbols – Fiji Government Online|access-date=2006-08-02}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Finland}}''': No official motto. | *'''{{flag|Finland}}''': No official motto. When [[Kingdom of Finland (1918)|a Kingdom was planned as a form of government in 1917]], the motto was "Strong, Stable, Free" ({{langx|fi|Vankka, vakaa, vapaa}}){{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
*'''{{flag|France}}''': ''Liberty, equality, fraternity'' ({{langx|fr|[[Liberté, égalité, fraternité]]}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.info-france-usa.org/atoz/libeqfra.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060927055047/http://www.info-france-usa.org/atoz/libeqfra.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=2006-09-27|title=Embassy of France in the U.S. – Liberty, Equality, Brotherhood|date=September 27, 2006}}</ref> | |||
*'''{{flag|Gabon}}''': ''Union, Work, Justice'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Gabon}}''': ''Union, Work, Justice'' ({{langx|fr|Union, Travail, Justice}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accpuf.org/images/pdf/cm/gabon/031-tf-txt_const.pdf|title=Constitution de la République Gabonaise|access-date=2008-01-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217030702/http://www.accpuf.org/images/pdf/cm/gabon/031-tf-txt_const.pdf|archive-date=2019-12-17|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Gambia}}''': ''Progress, Peace, Prosperity''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seagam.org/Coarms.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071007172048/http://www.seagam.org/Coarms.htm|url-status= | *'''{{flag|Gambia}}''': ''Progress, Peace, Prosperity''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seagam.org/Coarms.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071007172048/http://www.seagam.org/Coarms.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=2007-10-07|title=Seatle Gambia Association – Coat of Arms of The Gambia|access-date=2006-08-15}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Georgia | *'''{{flag|Georgia}}''': ''Strength is in Unity!'' ({{lang-ka|ძალა ერთობაშია!}}; ''[[Dzala ertobashia]]'').<ref>As shown on the [[:Image:Greater coat of arms of Georgia.svg|coat of arms of Georgia]].</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Germany}}''': No official motto, de facto: ''Unity and justice and freedom'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Germany}}''': No official motto, ''de facto'': ''Unity and justice and freedom'' ({{langx|de|[[Deutschlandlied|Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit]]}}), historically: [[Gott mit uns]], [[Blut und Boden]]. | ||
*'''{{flag|Ghana}}''': ''Freedom and Justice''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Republic of Ghana: The Ghana Coat of Arms|url=http://www.ghana.gov.gh/living/coatofarms.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060414083128/http://www.ghana.gov.gh/living/coatofarms.php|archive-date=2006-04-14|access-date=2006-08-16}}</ref> | *'''{{flag|Ghana}}''': ''Freedom and Justice''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Republic of Ghana: The Ghana Coat of Arms|url=http://www.ghana.gov.gh/living/coatofarms.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060414083128/http://www.ghana.gov.gh/living/coatofarms.php|archive-date=2006-04-14|access-date=2006-08-16}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Greece}}''': ''Freedom or Death'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Greece}}''': ''Freedom or Death'' ({{langx|el|Ελευθερία ή θάνατος}}; ''[[Eleftheria i thanatos]]'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe/greece/grsymbols.htm|title=Greece, State Symbols, Song, Flags and more|access-date=2013-11-17}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Grenada}}''': ''Ever Conscious of God We Aspire, and Advance as One People''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/grenada.jsp?menu=community|title=Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat – Grenada|access-date=2006-08-02|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060526160108/http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/grenada.jsp?menu=community|archive-date=2006-05-26}}</ref> | *'''{{flag|Grenada}}''': ''Ever Conscious of God We Aspire, Build and Advance as One People''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/grenada.jsp?menu=community|title=Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat – Grenada|access-date=2006-08-02|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060526160108/http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/grenada.jsp?menu=community|archive-date=2006-05-26}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Guatemala}}''': ''Grow Free and Fertile'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Guatemala}}''': ''Grow Free and Fertile'' ({{langx|es|Libre Crezca Fecundo|link=no}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.banguat.gob.gt/inc/ver.asp?id=/en/currency%20and%20bills/Monedas%20y%20Billetes%20Translation.htm&e=18108|access-date=2008-03-11|title=Banco de Guatemala – Bills and Currency in Current Circulation}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Guinea}}''': ''Work, Justice, Solidarity'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Guinea}}''': ''Work, Justice, Solidarity'' ({{langx|fr|Travail, Justice, Solidarité}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://droit.francophonie.org/doc/html/gn/con/fr/1990/1990dfgncofr1.html|title=OIF – Guinée : Loi fondamentale|access-date=2006-08-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060219061841/http://droit.francophonie.org/doc/html/gn/con/fr/1990/1990dfgncofr1.html|archive-date=19 February 2006|language=fr}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Guinea-Bissau}}''': ''Unity, Struggle, Progress'' ({{lang | *'''{{flag|Guinea-Bissau}}''': ''Unity, Struggle, Progress'' ({{lang|pt|Unidade, Luta, Progresso}}).<ref>Article 21 of {{cite web|url=http://www.cmseducation.org/wconsts/guibis.html|title=Constitution de la Guinée-Bissau|access-date=2006-08-22|language=fr|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070218213556/http://www.cmseducation.org/wconsts/guibis.html|archive-date=2007-02-18}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Guyana}}''': ''One People, One Nation, One Destiny''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/guyana.jsp?menu=community|title=Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat – Guyana|access-date=2006-08-02|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111220073606/http://caricom.org/jsp/community/guyana.jsp?menu=community|archive-date=2011-12-20}}</ref> | *'''{{flag|Guyana}}''': ''One People, One Nation, One Destiny''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/guyana.jsp?menu=community|title=Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat – Guyana|access-date=2006-08-02|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111220073606/http://caricom.org/jsp/community/guyana.jsp?menu=community|archive-date=2011-12-20}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Haiti}}''': ''Liberty, equality, fraternity'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Haiti}}''': ''Liberty, equality, fraternity'' ({{langx|fr|[[Liberté, égalité, fraternité]]}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.haiti-reference.com/histoire/constitutions/const_1987.htm |title=Article 4 of the Constitution |publisher=Haiti-reference.com |access-date=24 July 2013}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Honduras}}''': ''Free, sovereign and independent'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Honduras}}''': ''Free, sovereign and independent'' ({{langx|es|Libre, Soberana E Independiente|link=no}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sica.int/miembros/hn/simbolos.aspx?IdEnt=1|title=Secretaría General del Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana – República de Honduras – Simbolos Patrios|access-date=2006-08-22|language=es}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Hungary}}''': Currently no official motto. Formerly ''With | *'''{{flag|Hungary}}''': Currently no official motto. Formerly ''With God for Homeland and Freedom'' ({{langx|la|Cum Deo pro Patria et Libertate}}), [[battle cry]] of Prince [[Francis II Rákóczi]] in the early 18th century. While there is no official motto, several of them are used in parallel such as ''Strength, Loyalty, Hope'' ([[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]: Erő, Hűség, Remény)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-03-16 |title=1848 öröksége az erő, a hűség és a remény {{!}} Vajdasági Magyar Szövetség {{!}} VMSZ hivatalos honlapja |url=https://www.vmsz.org.rs/hirek/tortenesek/1848-oroksege-az-ero-huseg-es-remeny |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=www.vmsz.org.rs |language=hu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=MNLadmin10868 |date=2018-03-31 |title=Nemzeti jelképeink: erő, hűség, remény |url=https://mnl.gov.hu/mnl/hbml/hirek/nemzeti_jelkepeink_ero_huseg_remeny |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=Magyar Nemzeti Levéltár |language=hu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=A piros az erő, a fehér a hűség, a zöld a remény jelképe |url=https://hirado.hu/cikk/2023/03/24/a-piros-az-ero-a-feher-a-huseg-a-zold-a-remeny-jelkepe/ |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=hirado.hu |language=hu}}</ref> or Let there be Peace, Freedom and Concord known from the [[12 points of the Hungarian Revolutionaries of 1848|12 points]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sajtoiroda |first=A. M. |date=2023-03-15 |title=Legyen béke, szabadság, egyetértés |url=https://kormany.hu/hirek/legyen-beke-szabadsag-egyetertess |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=kormany.hu |language=en}}</ref> before the Habsburg rule the official motto was Kingdom of Mary Patroness of Hungary ([[Latin]]: Regnum Mariae Patronae Hungariae)<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Adeleye |first1=Gabriel |title=World dictionary of foreign expressions: a resource for readers and writers |last2=Acquah-Dadzie |first2=Kofi |last3=Sienkewicz |first3=Thomas J. |last4=McDonough |first4=James T. |date=1999 |publisher=Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers |isbn=978-0-86516-422-2 |location=Wauconda, Ill |language=en, hu}}</ref> | ||
[[File:Emblem of India.svg|thumb | [[File:Emblem of India.svg|thumb|The [[National Emblem of India]] bears the motto ''[[Satyameva Jayate]]'' ([[Sanskrit]]: "Truth alone triumphs").]] | ||
[[File:Flag of Iraq.svg|thumb | [[File:Flag of Iraq.svg|thumb|The [[flag of Iraq]] displays the national motto, ''[[Allahu Akbar]]'' ("God is Great").]] | ||
*'''{{flag|India}}''': ''Truth alone triumphs'' ({{langx|sa|सत्यमेव जयते}}, ''[[Satyameva Jayate]]'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/knowindia/state_emblem.php|title=National Portal of India : Know India : National babes|access-date=2006-08-22}}</ref> | |||
*'''{{flag|India}}''': ''Truth alone triumphs'' ({{ | |||
*'''{{flag|Indonesia}}''': ''Unity in diversity'' ([[Kawi language|Old Javanese]]: [[Bhinneka Tunggal Ika]]).<ref>Article 36A of the [[s:Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia|Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia]]</ref> | *'''{{flag|Indonesia}}''': ''Unity in diversity'' ([[Kawi language|Old Javanese]]: [[Bhinneka Tunggal Ika]]).<ref>Article 36A of the [[s:Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia|Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia]]</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Iran}}''': ''God is the Greatest'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Iran}}''': ''God is the Greatest'' ({{langx|ar|الله اكبر}}; [[Takbir|Allahu Akbar]]). ''De facto'' motto: ''Independence, freedom, the Islamic Republic'' ({{langx|fa|استقلال، آزادى، جمهورى اسلامى}}; ''Esteqlāl, āzādī, jomhūrī-ye eslāmī'').<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bookrags.com/browse/Encyclopedia%20of%20Religious%20Practices/50|title=Encyclopedia of Religious Practices}}</ref><ref>[[Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran]], Article 18</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Iraq}}''': ''God is the Greatest'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Iraq}}''': ''God is the Greatest'' ({{langx|ar|الله أكبر}}, [[Takbir|Allahu Akbar]]).<ref>As shown on the [[flag of Iraq]].</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Israel}}''': No official motto. Unofficial: ''If you will it, it is no dream'' ({{langx|he|אם תרצו, אין זו אגדה}}; ''Im Tirtzu, Ein zo Agadah''). | |||
*'''{{flag|Israel}}''': No official motto. Unofficial: ''If you will it, it is no dream'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Ivory Coast}}''': ''Unity, Discipline, Labor'' ({{langx|fr|Union, Discipline, Travail}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abidjan.net/gouvernement/constitution.htm|title=La Constitutioni de la République de Côte d'Ivoire|access-date=2006-08-08|language=fr|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060822155753/http://www.abidjan.net/gouvernement/constitution.htm|archive-date=2006-08-22}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag| | |||
*'''{{flag|Jamaica}}''': ''Out of many, One People''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jis.gov.jm/special_sections/Independence/symbols.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028013030/http://www.jis.gov.jm/special_sections/Independence/symbols.html|url-status=dead|title=Independence<!-- Bot generated title -->|archive-date=October 28, 2011}}</ref> | *'''{{flag|Jamaica}}''': ''Out of many, One People''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jis.gov.jm/special_sections/Independence/symbols.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028013030/http://www.jis.gov.jm/special_sections/Independence/symbols.html|url-status=dead|title=Independence<!-- Bot generated title -->|archive-date=October 28, 2011}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Japan}}''': No official motto. | *'''{{flag|Japan}}''': No official motto. ''[[Charter Oath]]'' or ''The Oath in Five Articles'' (Japanese: 五箇条の御誓文; ''Gokajō no Goseimon'') was previously used between 1868 and 1912 | ||
*'''{{flag|Jordan}}''': ''God, Homeland, King'' ([[Jordanian Arabic]]: الله، الوطن، الملك; ''Allāh, Al-Waṭan, Al-Malīk'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/july2006/jordan.html|title=Jordan (country profile)|access-date=2013-11-20|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714213221/http://martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/july2006/jordan.html|archive-date=2014-07-14}}</ref> | *'''{{flag|Jordan}}''': ''God, Homeland, King'' ([[Jordanian Arabic]]: الله، الوطن، الملك; ''Allāh, Al-Waṭan, Al-Malīk'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/july2006/jordan.html|title=Jordan (country profile)|access-date=2013-11-20|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714213221/http://martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/july2006/jordan.html|archive-date=2014-07-14}}</ref> | ||
[[File:Coat of arms of Kiribati.svg|thumb | [[File:Coat of arms of Kiribati.svg|thumb|[[Gilbertese language|Kiribati]]: "Health, Peace and Prosperity" on the [[Coat of arms of Kiribati]].]] | ||
*'''{{flag|Kenya}}''': ''All pull together'' ({{langx|sw|[[Harambee]]}}).<ref>[http://www.hinduismtoday.com/blogs-news/hindu-press-international/kenyan-national-motto-controversial-to-some/3084.html "Kenyan National Motto Controversial to Some"], ''Hindu Press International'', July 5, 2003 [http://allafrica.com/stories/200805051353.html "Kenya: What's in a Name? Goddesses Have Always Been Worshipped"], ''The Nation'', May 5, 2008</ref> | |||
*'''{{flag|Kenya}}''': ''All pull together'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Kiribati}}''': ''Health, Peace and Prosperity'' ({{langx|gil|Te mauri, te raoi ao te tabomoa}}).<ref>As shown on the [[:Image:Coat of arms of Kiribati.svg|coat of arms of Kiribati]].</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Kiribati}}''': ''Health, Peace and Prosperity'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|North Korea}}''': ''Strong and Prosperous Nation'' ([[Korean language|Korean]]: 강성대국). | ||
*'''{{flag|North Korea}}''': | *'''{{flag|South Korea}}''': ''To broadly benefit the human world'' ({{Korean|홍익인간|弘益人間|[[Hongik Ingan]]}}).<ref>Specified as ideology on Education Act Number 86, 1949-12-31 http://www.law.go.kr/lsInfoP.do?lsiSeq=5396#0000 (in Korean)</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|South Korea}}''': | *'''{{Flag|Kosovo}}''': No official motto. Proposed motto: ''Honour, Duty, Homeland'' ({{langx|sq|Nderi, Detyra, Atdheu}}). | ||
*'''{{Flag|Kosovo}}''': No official motto. Proposed motto: ''Honour, Duty, Homeland'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Kuwait}}''': ''God, The Nation, The Emir'' ({{langx|ar|الله, الوطن, الأمير}}). | ||
*'''{{flag|Kuwait}}''': ''God, The Nation, The Emir'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Laos}}''': ''Peace, independence, democracy, unity and prosperity'' ({{langx|lo|ສັນຕິພາບ ເອກະລາດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ເອກະພາບ ວັດທະນາຖາວອນ}} {{Transliteration|lo|Santiphap, Ekalat, Paxathipatai, Ekaphap, Vatthanathavon}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://invest.laopdr.org/politics.htm|title=Laos – Foreign Investment Management Cabinet: Politics|access-date=2006-08-22|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060822213041/http://www.invest.laopdr.org/politics.htm|archive-date=2006-08-22}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Lebanon}}''': ''[[National Anthem of Lebanon|We are all for the Country, the Sublime and the Flag]]'' ({{langx|ar|كلنا للوطن ، للعلا للعلم}} ).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://guidesandmaps.net/index.php?page=lebanon|title=Lebanon – Guides and Maps|access-date=2013-11-23|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202235316/http://guidesandmaps.net/index.php?page=lebanon|archive-date=2013-12-02}}</ref> | |||
*'''{{flag|Laos}}''': ''Peace, independence, democracy, unity and prosperity'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Lesotho}}''': ''Peace, Rain, Prosperity'' ({{langx|st|Khotso, Pula, Nala}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lesothoemb-usa.gov.ls/lesothomap.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060905083909/http://www.lesothoemb-usa.gov.ls/lesothomap.htm|archive-date=2006-09-05|title=Lesotho Embassy in Washington – Lesotho Fact Sheet|access-date=2006-08-22}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Lebanon}}''': ''[[National Anthem of Lebanon|We are all for the Country, the Sublime and the Flag]]'' ({{ | |||
*'''{{flag|Lesotho}}''': ''Peace, Rain, Prosperity'' ({{ | |||
*'''{{flag|Liberia}}''': ''The love of liberty brought us here''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://usinfo.state.gov/af/Archive/2006/Mar/16-300883.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060824163048/http://usinfo.state.gov/af/Archive/2006/Mar/16-300883.html|archive-date=2006-08-24|title=Liberian President Sirleaf Addresses Joint Session of Congress|access-date=2006-08-22}}</ref> | *'''{{flag|Liberia}}''': ''The love of liberty brought us here''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://usinfo.state.gov/af/Archive/2006/Mar/16-300883.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060824163048/http://usinfo.state.gov/af/Archive/2006/Mar/16-300883.html|archive-date=2006-08-24|title=Liberian President Sirleaf Addresses Joint Session of Congress|access-date=2006-08-22}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Liechtenstein}}''': ''For God, Prince and Fatherland'' ({{langx|de|Für Gott, Fürst und Vaterland}}).{{Citation needed|date=March 2008}} | |||
*'''{{flag|Liechtenstein}}''': ''For God, Prince and Fatherland'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Lithuania}}''': No official motto. ''Freedom, Unity, Prosperity'' ({{langx|lt|Laisvė, vienybė, gerovė}}) used on coins since 2015. ''May unity bloom!'' ({{langx|lt|Vienybė težydi!}}) from the [[Tautiška giesmė|national anthem]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
*'''{{flag|Lithuania}}''': No official motto | *'''{{flag|Luxembourg}}''': ''We want to remain what we are'' ({{langx|lb|[[Mir wëlle bleiwe wat mir sinn]]}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.visitluxembourg.com/place/tiirmschen |title=Tiirmchen }}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Madagascar}}''': ''Love, Ancestral-land, Progress'' ({{langx|mg|Fitiavana, Tanindrazana, Fandrosoana}}).<ref>Article 4 of {{cite web|url=http://www.simicro.mg/hcc/hcc/constitution.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060716004703/http://www.simicro.mg/hcc/hcc/constitution.html|archive-date=2006-07-16|title=Constitution de la République de Madagascar|access-date=2006-08-22|language=fr}}</ref> | |||
*'''{{flag|Malawi}}''': ''Unity and Freedom''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://symbolhunt.com/malawi/motto/ | title=Motto of Malawi – Unity and Freedom | Symbol Hunt | date=28 December 2020 }}</ref> | |||
*'''{{flag| | *'''{{flag|Malaysia}}''': ''Unity is strength'' ({{langx|ms|Bersekutu Bertambah Mutu}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.my/MYGOV/BI/Directory/Government/AboutMsianGov/MsianFlagAndCrest/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411102941/http://www.gov.my/MYGOV/BI/Directory/Government/AboutMsianGov/MsianFlagAndCrest/|archive-date=2008-04-11|title=Government of Malaysia – Malaysian flag and crest|access-date=2006-08-23}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Maldives}}''': ''State of the Mahal Dibiyat'' ({{langx|ar|الدولة المحلديبية}}; ''Al-Dawlat Al-Mahaldheebiya'').{{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} | |||
*'''{{flag| | *'''{{flag|Mali}}''': ''One people, one goal, one faith'' ({{langx|fr|Un peuple, un but, une foi}}).<ref>Article 25 of {{cite web|url=http://www.justicemali.org/pdf/39-constitution.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060923162643/http://www.justicemali.org/pdf/39-constitution.pdf|archive-date=2006-09-23|title=La constitution du Mali|access-date=2006-08-26|language=fr}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Malta}}''': ''Virtuous strength and consistency'' ({{langx|la|Virtute et constantia}}).<ref>{{cite web|title=National Symbols- Maltese History and Heritage|date=9 September 2013 |url=http://vassallohistory.wordpress.com/national-symbols/comment-page-1/|access-date=2014-01-14}}</ref> | |||
*'''{{flag|Malta}}''': '' | *'''{{flag|Marshall Islands}}''': ''Accomplishment''/''Achievement through Joint Effort'' ({{langx|mh|Jepilpilin ke Ejukaan}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/facts-about-marshall-islands-10951.html|title=Fascinating Facts about the Marshall Islands|access-date=2013-11-13}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Marshall Islands}}''': ''Accomplishment''/''Achievement through Joint Effort'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Mauritania}}''': ''Honor, Fraternity, Justice'' ({{langx|ar|شرف، إخاء، عدالة}}, {{langx|fr|Honneur, Fraternité, Justice}}).<ref>Article 9 of {{cite web|url=http://genre.francophonie.org/IMG/pdf/Mauritanie_Constitution.pdf|title=Constitution de la Republique islamique de Mauritanie|access-date=2006-08-27|language=fr|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726063418/http://genre.francophonie.org/IMG/pdf/Mauritanie_Constitution.pdf|archive-date=2011-07-26}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Mauritania}}''': ''Honor, Fraternity, Justice'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Mauritius}}''': ''Star and key of the Indian Ocean'' ({{langx|la|Stella Clavisque Maris Indici}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/abtmtius?content_id=53690d31693c8010VgnVCM100000ca6a12acRCRD|title=The Republic of Mauritius Web Portal – Coat of Arms|access-date=2006-08-27|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070320222453/http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/abtmtius/?content_id=53690d31693c8010VgnVCM100000ca6a12acRCRD|archive-date=2007-03-20}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Mauritius}}''': ''Star and key of the Indian Ocean'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Mexico}}''': No official motto, ''The Homeland is First'' ({{langx|es|La Patria es Primero|link=no}}) is the motto of the Mexican Congress.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
*'''{{flag|Mexico}}''': No official motto, ''The Homeland is First'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Micronesia}}''': ''Peace, Unity, Liberty''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://country-facts.findthedata.org/l/115/Micronesia-Federated-States-of|title=Facts about Micronesia|access-date=2013-11-13|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131113192400/http://country-facts.findthedata.org/l/115/Micronesia-Federated-States-of|archive-date=2013-11-13}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag| | *'''{{flag|Monaco}}''': ''With God's help'' ({{langx|la|Deo juvante}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.monte-carlo.mc/index-monaco_montecarlo-fr.html|title=Monaco en un clin d'œil!|access-date=2006-08-03|language=fr}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag| | *'''{{flag|Montenegro}}''': No official motto. Unofficial motto: ''May Montenegro be eternal!'' ({{lang-sh-Latn-Cyrl|Da je vječna Crna Gora!|separator=" / "|Да је вјечна Црна Гора!}}). From the [[Oj, svijetla majska zoro|national anthem]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
*'''{{flag|Morocco}}''': ''God, the Country, the King'' ({{langx|ar|الله، الوطن، الملك}}; ''Allāh, Al-Waṭan, Al-Malīk'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maroc.ma/NR/exeres/FFBFF494-EE11-4387-A900-18D10EA578EA.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012133552/http://www.maroc.ma/NR/exeres/FFBFF494-EE11-4387-A900-18D10EA578EA.htm|url-status=dead|title=Gouvernement Du Royaume Du Maroc: Monarchy|archive-date=October 12, 2007}}</ref> Sovereign's motto: If you aid God, He will aid you ({{Langx|ar|إن تَنصُروا اللهَ ينصُرُکُم}} {{Transliteration|ar|ʾIn tanṣurū 'Ilaha yanṣurukum}})<ref>{{cite web|title=National arms of Morocco |url=http://www.ngw.nl/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=National_Arms_of_Morocco|access-date=7 October 2015|quote=The motto "ن تنصروا الله ينصركم{{lrm}}" (If you glorify God, he will glorify you) is taken from the Qur'an (Verse 7, Sura 47).}}</ref> | |||
*'''{{flag| | *'''{{flag|Myanmar}}''': Currently no official motto. Formerly: ''Happiness through harmony'' ({{langx|my|သမဂ္ဂါနံ တပေါ သုခေါ}}; ''Samaggānaṃ tapo sukho'').{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
*'''{{flag|Morocco}}''': ''God, the Country, the King'' ({{ | |||
*'''{{flag| | |||
*'''{{flag|Namibia}}''': ''Unity, liberty, justice''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grnnet.gov.na/Nav_frames/Nutshell_launch.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060820231932/http://www.grnnet.gov.na/Nav_frames/Nutshell_launch.htm|archive-date=2006-08-20|title=Namibia in a Nutshell – Symbols|access-date=2006-08-23}}</ref> | *'''{{flag|Namibia}}''': ''Unity, liberty, justice''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grnnet.gov.na/Nav_frames/Nutshell_launch.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060820231932/http://www.grnnet.gov.na/Nav_frames/Nutshell_launch.htm|archive-date=2006-08-20|title=Namibia in a Nutshell – Symbols|access-date=2006-08-23}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Nauru}}''': ''God's will first''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.funtrivia.com/en/Geography/Nauru-17640.html|title=Nauru -Fun Facts and Information|access-date=2013-11-24}}</ref> | *'''{{flag|Nauru}}''': ''God's will first''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.funtrivia.com/en/Geography/Nauru-17640.html|title=Nauru -Fun Facts and Information|access-date=2013-11-24}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Nepal}}''': ''Mother and motherland are greater than heaven'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Nepal}}''': ''Mother and motherland are greater than heaven'' ({{langx|sa|जननी जन्मभूमिश्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी}}; ''[[Janani Janmabhumishcha Swargadapi Gariyasi]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.valmikiramayan.net/yuddha/sarga124/yuddhaitrans124.htm#Verse17|title=Valmiki Ramayana – Yuddha Kanda|website=www.valmikiramayan.net}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Netherlands}}''': ''I will maintain'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Netherlands}}''': ''I will maintain'' ({{langx|fr|Je maintiendrai}}, {{langx|nl|Ik zal handhaven}}).<ref name="koninklijkhuis.nl">{{cite web|url=http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/english/content.jsp?objectid=13335|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060507134647/http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/english/content.jsp?objectid=13335|archive-date=2006-05-07|title=The Dutch royal house: The royal coat of arms|access-date=2006-08-02}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|New Zealand}}''': No official motto, formerly ''Onward''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mch.govt.nz/about/faq.html|title=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and heritage – FAQ|access-date=2008-03-11}}</ref> | *'''{{flag|New Zealand}}''': No official motto, formerly ''Onward''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mch.govt.nz/about/faq.html|title=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and heritage – FAQ|access-date=2008-03-11}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Nicaragua}}''': ''In God We Trust'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Nicaragua}}''': ''In God We Trust'' ({{langx|es|En Dios Confiamos|link=no}})<ref>As shown on the [[Nicaraguan córdoba|Córdoba]] (bank notes and coins); see for example [https://web.archive.org/web/20050218112731/http://www.bcn.gob.ni/moneda/circulacion/ Banco Central de Nicaragua]</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Niger}}''': ''Fraternity, Work, Progress'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Niger}}''': ''Fraternity, Work, Progress'' ({{langx|fr|Fraternité, Travail, Progrès}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.assemblee.ne/texteslegaux/cons99.htm|title=Constitution du 18 juillet 1999|access-date=2006-08-23|language=fr}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Nigeria}}''': ''Unity and Faith, Peace and Progress''.<ref>Article 15 of the {{cite web|url=http://www.nigeria-law.org/ConstitutionOfTheFederalRepublicOfNigeria.htm|title=Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria|access-date=2006-08-23}}</ref> | *'''{{flag|Nigeria}}''': ''Unity and Faith, Peace and Progress''.<ref>Article 15 of the {{cite web|url=http://www.nigeria-law.org/ConstitutionOfTheFederalRepublicOfNigeria.htm|title=Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria|access-date=2006-08-23}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Norway}}''': No official motto. [[Royal mottos of Norwegian monarchs|Royal motto]] of [[Harald V of Norway|Harald V]]: ''Everything for Norway'' ({{langx|no|Alt for Norge}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe/norway/nosymbols.htm|title=Norway state symbol – songs, flags and more|access-date=2013-11-15}}</ref> and [[Kingdom of Norway (1814)|Eidsvoll oath]]: ''[[Enige og tro inntil Dovre faller|United and loyal until the mountains of Dovre crumble]]'' ({{langx|no|Enige og tro inntil Dovre faller/Einige og tru til Dovre fell}})<ref>[[:nn:Einige og tru til Dovre fell]].</ref>{{Circular reference|date=August 2018}} | |||
*'''{{flag|Oman}}''': ''God, The Nation, The Sultan'' ({{langx|ar|الله، الوطن، السلطان}}). | |||
*'''{{flag|Norway}}''': No official motto. [[Royal mottos of Norwegian monarchs|Royal motto]] of [[Harald V of Norway|Harald V]]: ''Everything for Norway'' ({{ | [[File:State emblem of Pakistan.svg|thumb|Pakistan: ''Īmān, Ittiḥād, Nazm.'' ([[Urdu]] "Faith, Unity, Discipline").]] | ||
*'''{{flag|Oman}}''': | [[File:Coat of arms of Panama.svg|thumb|[[Panama]]: ''Pro mundi beneficio'' ([[Latin]]: "For the benefit of the world").]] | ||
[[File:State emblem of Pakistan.svg | *'''{{flag|Pakistan}}''': ''[[Faith, Unity, Discipline]]'' ({{langx|ur|ايمان، اتحاد، نظم}}; ''Iman, Ittihad, Nazm'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infopak.gov.pk/BasicFacts.aspx|title=Information of Pakistan: Basic Facts|access-date=2006-08-02}}</ref> | ||
[[File:Coat of arms of Panama.svg | *'''{{flag|Panama}}''': ''For the benefit of the world'' ({{langx|la|Pro mundi beneficio}}).<ref>As shown on the [[:Image:Escudo armas Panama.png|Coat of arms of Panama]]</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Pakistan}}''': ''[[Faith, Unity, Discipline]]'' ({{ | |||
*'''{{flag|Panama}}''': ''For the benefit of the world'' ({{ | |||
*'''{{flag|Papua New Guinea}}''': ''Unity in Diversity''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://guidesandmaps.net/index.php?page=papua%20new%20guinea|title=Papua New Guinea – Guides and Maps|access-date=2013-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203014556/http://guidesandmaps.net/index.php?page=papua%20new%20guinea|archive-date=2013-12-03|url-status=dead}}</ref> | *'''{{flag|Papua New Guinea}}''': ''Unity in Diversity''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://guidesandmaps.net/index.php?page=papua%20new%20guinea|title=Papua New Guinea – Guides and Maps|access-date=2013-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203014556/http://guidesandmaps.net/index.php?page=papua%20new%20guinea|archive-date=2013-12-03|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Paraguay}}''': ''Peace and justice'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Paraguay}}''': ''Peace and justice'' ({{langx|es|Paz y justicia|link=no}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paraguaysp.com.br/himno.htm|title=Consulado General de la República del Paraguay|access-date=2006-08-26|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427041813/http://www.paraguaysp.com.br/himno.htm|archive-date=2006-04-27|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Peru}}''': '' | *'''{{flag|Peru}}''': ''Firm and happy for the union'' ({{langx|es|[[Firme y feliz por la unión]]|link=no}}).<ref>{{Cite web |title=SpijExtWeb |url=https://spij.minjus.gob.pe/spij-ext-web/#/detallenorma/H1394636 |access-date=2025-10-17 |website=spij.minjus.gob.pe}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Philippines}}''': ''For God, for the people, for nature and for the country'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Philippines}}''': ''For God, for the people, for nature and for the country'' ({{langx|tl|[[Maka-Diyos, Maka-Tao, Makakalikasan at Makabansa]]}}).<ref>Section 40 of {{cite web|url=http://www.gov.ph/aboutphil/RA8491.doc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060923162644/http://www.gov.ph/aboutphil/RA8491.doc|archive-date=2006-09-23|title=Republic Act No. 8491: An act prescribing the code of the national flag, anthem, motto, coat-of-arms and other heraldic items and devices of the Philippines|access-date=2006-08-27|url-status=dead|format=DOC}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Poland}}''': No official motto. [[Unofficial mottos of Poland]] include: ''For our freedom and yours'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Poland}}''': No official motto. [[Unofficial mottos of Poland]] include: ''[[For our freedom and yours]]'' ({{langx|pl|Za wolność Naszą i Waszą}}); ''For Faith, Law and the People'' ({{langx|la|Pro Fide, Lege et Grege}}), and ''God, Honour, Fatherland'' ({{langx|pl|Bóg, Honor, Ojczyzna}}).{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}} | ||
*'''{{flag|Portugal}}''': ''This is my blissful beloved homeland'' ({{lang | *'''{{flag|Portugal}}''': ''This is my blissful beloved homeland'' ({{lang|pt|Esta é a ditosa Pátria minha amada}}){{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
[[File:Lesser CoA of the empire of Russia.svg|thumb|200px|right|The national motto of the [[Russian Empire]]: ''{{nowrap|Съ нами Богъ!}}''<br /> ({{ | [[File:Lesser CoA of the empire of Russia.svg|thumb|200px|right|The national motto of the [[Russian Empire]]: ''{{nowrap|Съ нами Богъ!}}''<br /> ({{transliteration|ru|S nami Bog!}})|alt=God is with us!, is inscribed on the [[Coat of arms of Russia]] as shown.]] | ||
*'''{{flag|Romania}}''': No official motto. Formerly ''Nothing without God'' ({{langx|la|[[Nihil sine Deo]]}}), which has been proposed to return.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mediafax.ro/politic/noua-constitutie-propunerea-ca-nihil-sine-deo-sa-fie-deviza-romaniei-nu-a-intrunit-voturile-necesare-adoptarii-10933397|title=NOUA CONSTITUȚIE: Propunerea ca "Nihil sine Deo" să fie deviza României nu a întrunit voturile necesare adoptării|first=Liviu|last=Dadacus|newspaper=[[Mediafax]]|date=6 June 2013|language=ro}}</ref> Before ''Nihil sine Deo'', ''[[Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno|All for One]]'' ([[Romanian language|Romanian]]: ''Toți pentru unul'') was used as the motto of Romania for a short period of time, still being a popular patriotic phrase to this day and an unofficial motto.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://adevarul.ro/news/eveniment/de-rosu-galben-albastrur-scurta-istorie-tricolorului--partea-i-1_565d770d7d919ed50ec6c42c/index.html|title=De ce roșu, galben și albastru? O scurtă istorie a tricolorului (partea I)|newspaper=[[Adevărul]]|date=1 December 2015}}</ref> | |||
*'''{{flag|Romania}}''': No official motto. Formerly ''Nothing without God'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Russia}}''': No official motto. | ||
*'''{{flag|Russia}}''': No official motto | **{{flag|Russian Empire}}: ''[[Gott mit uns|God is with us!]]'' ({{langx|ru|Съ нами Богъ!}}) | ||
**{{flag| | **{{flag|USSR}}: ''[[Workers of the world, unite!]]'' ({{langx|ru|Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь!}}) | ||
**{{ | **Unofficial mottos: ''Advance, Russia!'' ({{langx|ru|Вперёд, Россия}}); ''[[Russia will be free]]'' ({{langx|ru|Россия будет свободной}}) | ||
** | **{{flag|Tatarstan}} Unofficial: ''We can!'' ({{langx|tt-Cyrl|Без Булдырабыз!|translit=Bez Buldırabız!}}).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-20 |title=Без булдырабыз! Публикуем яркие цитаты Минтимера Шаймиева |url=https://116.ru/text/politics/2022/01/20/70388798/ |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=116.ru – новости Казани |language=ru}}</ref> | ||
**{{flag|Tatarstan}} Unofficial: ''We can!'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Rwanda}}''': ''Unity, Work, Patriotism'' ({{langx|rw|Ubumwe, Umurimo, Gukunda Igihugu}})<ref>Article 6 of {{cite web|url=http://democratie.francophonie.org/IMG/pdf/Rwanda.pdf|title=Constitution de la République du Rwanda|access-date=2006-08-27|language=fr|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070622050947/http://democratie.francophonie.org/IMG/pdf/Rwanda.pdf|archive-date=2007-06-22}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Rwanda}}''': ''Unity, Work, Patriotism'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic}}''': ''Liberty, Democracy, Unity'' ({{langx|ar|حرية، ديمقراطية، وحدة}}, {{langx|es|Libertad, Democracia, Unidad|link=no}}) | ||
*'''{{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}''': ''Country Above Self''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/st_kitts_nevis.jsp?menu=community|title=Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat – St. Kitts and Nevis|access-date=2006-08-02|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060526160400/http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/st_kitts_nevis.jsp?menu=community|archive-date=2006-05-26}}</ref> | *'''{{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}''': ''Country Above Self''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/st_kitts_nevis.jsp?menu=community|title=Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat – St. Kitts and Nevis|access-date=2006-08-02|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060526160400/http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/st_kitts_nevis.jsp?menu=community|archive-date=2006-05-26}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Saint Lucia}}''': ''The land, the people, the light''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/saintlucia.jsp?menu=community|title=Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat – Saint Lucia|access-date=2006-08-02|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060526160317/http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/saintlucia.jsp?menu=community|archive-date=2006-05-26}}</ref> | *'''{{flag|Saint Lucia}}''': ''The land, the people, the light''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/saintlucia.jsp?menu=community|title=Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat – Saint Lucia|access-date=2006-08-02|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060526160317/http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/saintlucia.jsp?menu=community|archive-date=2006-05-26}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}''': ''Peace and justice'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}''': ''Peace and justice'' ({{langx|la|Pax et justitia}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/st_vincent_grenadines.jsp?menu=community|title=Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat – St. Vincent and the Grenadines|access-date=2006-08-02|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060213025800/http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/st_vincent_grenadines.jsp?menu=community|archive-date=2006-02-13}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Samoa}}''': ''God be the Foundation of Samoa'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Samoa}}''': ''God be the Foundation of Samoa'' ({{langx|sm|Fa'avae i le Atua Samoa}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.govt.ws/gi_details.cfm?gi_id=005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928060330/http://www.govt.ws/gi_details.cfm?gi_id=005|archive-date=2007-09-28|title=Government of Samoa – Crest|access-date=2006-08-27}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|San Marino}}''': ''Liberty'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|San Marino}}''': ''Liberty'' ({{langx|la|Libertas}})<ref>{{cite web|title=San Marino State Symbols, songs, flags and more|url=http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe/sanmarino/smsymbols.htm|access-date=2013-11-25}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}}''': ''Unity, Discipline, Work'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}}''': ''Unity, Discipline, Work'' ({{langx|pt|Unidade, Disciplina, Trabalho}}).<ref>As shown on the [[:Image:Coa São Tomé & Príncipe.PNG|coat of arms of São Tomé and Príncipe]].</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}''': ''[[Shahada|There is no God other than God and Muhammad is the Messenger of God]]'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}''': ''[[Shahada|There is no God other than God and Muhammad is the Messenger of God]]'' ({{langx|ar|لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله}}; ''Lā ʾilāha illā l-Lāh; Muḥammadu r-rasūlu l-Lāh'').<ref>As shown on the [[flag of Saudi Arabia]].</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Senegal}}''': ''One people, one goal, one faith'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Senegal}}''': ''One people, one goal, one faith'' ({{langx|fr|Un peuple, un but, une foi}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gouv.sn/textes/const_detail.cfm?numero=TITREPREMIER|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060725231741/http://www.gouv.sn/textes/const_detail.cfm?numero=TITREPREMIER|archive-date=2006-07-25|title= La Constitution : Titre Premier |website=Gouvernement du Sénégal |access-date=2006-08-27}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Serbia}}''': No official motto. Unofficial: ''[[Only Unity Saves the Serbs]]'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Serbia}}''': No official motto. Unofficial: ''[[Only Unity Saves the Serbs]]'' ({{langx|sr|Само слога Србина спасава / Samo sloga Srbina spasava}}).{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
*'''{{flag|Seychelles}}''': ''The end crowns the work'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Seychelles}}''': ''The end crowns the work'' ({{langx|la|Finis coronat opus}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.egov.sc/GovernmentAgencies/natcesym/natcesym.ASPX|title= National Ceremony & Symbols |website=Government of Seychelles |access-date=2013-11-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324110913/http://www.egov.sc/GovernmentAgencies/natcesym/natcesym.ASPX |archive-date= Mar 24, 2014 }}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Sierra Leone}}''': ''Unity, freedom, justice''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://statehouse-sl.org/constitution/constitution-ii.html|title=National Constitution of Sierra Leone|access-date=2006-08-02}}</ref> | *'''{{flag|Sierra Leone}}''': ''Unity, freedom, justice''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://statehouse-sl.org/constitution/constitution-ii.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030810162252/http://statehouse-sl.org/constitution/constitution-ii.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=August 10, 2003|title=National Constitution of Sierra Leone|access-date=2006-08-02}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Singapore}}''': ''Onward Singapore'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Singapore}}''': ''Onward Singapore'' ({{langx|ms|[[Majulah Singapura]]}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinese-armorial.com/Singapore_1959/Singapore_1959.html|title=Singapore, 1959 – present|access-date=2013-11-18}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Slovakia}}''': | *'''{{flag|Slovakia}}''': ''[[Truth prevails]]'' ({{langx|sk|[[Pravda víťazí]]}}). Formerly (1939–1945) ''Faithful to Ourselves, Together Ahead!'' ({{langx|sk|Verní sebe, svorne napred!}}). | ||
*'''{{flag|Solomon Islands}}:''' ''To lead is to serve''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://country-facts.findthedata.org/l/142/Solomon-Islands|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131122171553/http://country-facts.findthedata.org/l/142/Solomon-Islands|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-11-22|title=Solomon Islands Facts|access-date=2013-11-22}}</ref> | *'''{{flag|Solomon Islands}}:''' ''To lead is to serve''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://country-facts.findthedata.org/l/142/Solomon-Islands|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131122171553/http://country-facts.findthedata.org/l/142/Solomon-Islands|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-11-22|title=Solomon Islands Facts|access-date=2013-11-22}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Somalia}}''': No official motto. Currently unofficially and formerly officially (1947–2012) ''Arise Somalis!'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Somalia}}''': No official motto. Currently unofficially and formerly officially (1947–2012) ''Arise Somalis!'' ({{Langx|so|Soomaaliyeey Toosoo!}}){{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
*'''{{flag|South Africa}}''': ''Diverse people unite or Unity in Diversity'' ( | *'''{{flag|South Africa}}''': ''Diverse people unite or Unity in Diversity'' ({{Langx|xam|ǃke e꞉ ǀxarra ǁke}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.za/about-sa/national-coat-arms|title=National Coat of Arms|website=South African Government|access-date=2016-08-22}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|South Sudan}}''': ''Justice, Liberty, Prosperity''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.worldatlas.com/flags/south-sudan | title=Flags, Symbols & Currency of South Sudan | date=24 February 2021 }}</ref> | *'''{{flag|South Sudan}}''': ''Justice, Liberty, Prosperity''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.worldatlas.com/flags/south-sudan | title=Flags, Symbols & Currency of South Sudan | date=24 February 2021 }}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Spain}}''': ''Further beyond'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Spain}}''': ''Further beyond'' ({{langx|la|[[Plus ultra|Plus Ultra]]}}).<ref name=Spain>{{cite web|url=http://www.la-moncloa.es/IDIOMAS/en-GB/Espana/ElEstado/Simbolos/Elescudo.htm|title=Spain: Symbols – The national coat of arms|access-date=2006-08-27}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Sudan}}''': ''Victory is Ours'' ({{langx|ar|النصر لنا}}; ''An-Naṣr Linā'').<ref>As shown on the [[:File:Sudan coa.gif|Coat of arms of Sudan]]</ref> | |||
*'''{{flag|Sudan}}''': ''Victory is Ours'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Suriname}}''': ''Justice, piety, loyalty'' ({{langx|la|Justitia, pietas, fides}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/suriname.jsp?menu=community|title=Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat – Surinam|access-date=2006-08-02|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060526160249/http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/suriname.jsp?menu=community|archive-date=2006-05-26}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Suriname}}''': ''Justice, piety, loyalty'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Sweden}}''': No official national motto. [[Royal mottos of Swedish monarchs|Royal motto]] of [[Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden|Carl XVI Gustaf]]: ''For Sweden – with the Times'' ({{langx|sv|För Sverige – i tiden}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kungar.se/motto/|title=Motto's of the Swedish monarchs|access-date=2013-11-16}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Sweden}}''': No official national motto. [[Royal mottos of Swedish monarchs|Royal motto]] of [[Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden|Carl XVI Gustaf]]: ''For Sweden – | *'''{{flag|Switzerland}}''': No official motto. Unofficial: ''One for all, all for one'' ({{langx|la|[[Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno]]}}).{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
*'''{{flag|Switzerland}}''': No official motto. Unofficial: ''One for all, all for one'' ({{ | [[File:Coat of arms of Siam (greater).svg|thumb|The national motto of the [[Rattanakosin Kingdom|Kingdom of Siam]], as shown on [[Chulalongkorn]]'s coat of arms]] | ||
*'''{{flag|Taiwan}}''': No official motto. ''[[Three Principles of the People|Nationalism, Democracy, Welfare]]'' ({{lang-zh|民族、民權、民生}}) is the motto of the [[Kuomintang]] and ROC government. | |||
[[File:Coat of arms of Siam.svg|thumb | *'''{{flag|Tajikistan}}''': ''Independence, Freedom, Homeland!'' ({{langx|tg|Истиқлол, Озодӣ, Ватан! / Istiqlol, Ozodi, Vatan!}}).{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
*'''{{flag|Tajikistan}}''': ''Independence, Freedom, Homeland!'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Tanzania}}''': ''Freedom and Unity'' ({{langx|sw|Uhuru na Umoja}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tanzania.go.tz/profile.html |title=Tanzania National website: Country profile |access-date=2006-08-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060721203345/http://www.tanzania.go.tz/profile.html |archive-date=2006-07-21 }}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Tanzania}}''': ''Freedom and Unity'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Thailand}}''': No official motto. Unofficial: ''[[Nation, Religion, King]]'' ({{langx|th|ชาติ ศาสนา พระมหากษัตริย์}}; {{Transliteration|th|Chat, Satsana, Phra Mahakasat}})<ref>ชนิดา พรหมพยัคฆ์ เผือกสม, '''การเมืองในประวัติศาสตร์ธงชาติไทย.''' กรุงเทพฯ: สำนักพิมพ์มติชน, 2546.</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Thailand}}''': No official motto. Unofficial: ''Nation, Religion, King'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Togo}}''': ''Work, liberty, homeland'' ({{langx|fr|Travail, Liberté, Patrie}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.republicoftogo.com/fr/news/news.asp?newsID=6614|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070104075910/http://www.republicoftogo.com/fr/news/news.asp?newsID=6614|archive-date=2007-01-04|title=La constitution togolaise|access-date=2006-08-27|language=fr}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Togo}}''': ''Work, liberty, homeland'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Tonga}}''': ''God and Tonga are my Inheritance'' ({{langx|to|Ko e {{okina}}Otua mo Tonga ko hoku tofi{{okina}}a}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unisdr.org/archive/33990|title=Tonga's Motto inspires leaders to safeguard a resilient inheritance|date=17 July 2013 |access-date=2013-11-13}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Tonga}}''': ''God and Tonga are my Inheritance'' ({{ | |||
*'''{{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}''': ''Together we aspire, together we achieve''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/trinidad_tobago.jsp?menu=community |title=Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat – Trinidad and Tobago |access-date=2006-08-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060526160457/http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/trinidad_tobago.jsp?menu=community |archive-date=2006-05-26 }}</ref> | *'''{{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}''': ''Together we aspire, together we achieve''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/trinidad_tobago.jsp?menu=community |title=Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat – Trinidad and Tobago |access-date=2006-08-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060526160457/http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/trinidad_tobago.jsp?menu=community |archive-date=2006-05-26 }}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Tunisia}}''': ''[[ | *'''{{flag|Tunisia}}''': ''[[Freedom, Order, Justice]]'' ({{langx|ar|حرية، نظام، عدالة}}; ''Ḥoṛiya, Niẓam, 'Adāla'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ministeres.tn/html/armorie.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060930072642/http://www.ministeres.tn/html/armorie.html|archive-date=2006-09-30|title=Site du gouvernement tunisien – Armoiries|access-date=2006-08-23|language=fr}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Turkey}}''': No official motto. | *'''{{flag|Turkey}}''': No official motto. The motto of the [[Grand National Assembly of Turkey|Parliament of Turkey]]: ''[[Sovereignty unconditionally belongs to the Nation]]'' ({{langx|tr|Egemenlik kayıtsız şartsız milletindir}}).<ref name="tbmm">[[Sovereignty unconditionally belongs to the Nation]]</ref> Other mottos: ''[[How happy is the one who says I am a Turk]]'' ({{langx|tr|Ne mutlu Türk'üm diyene}}), ''Either independence or death'' ({{langx|tr|Ya istiklâl ya ölüm}}), [[Peace at Home, Peace in the World]] ([[Turkish language|Turkish]]: Yurtta barış, dünyada barış, originally [[Peace at Home, Peace in the World|yurtta sulh, cihanda sulh]]). | ||
*'''{{flag|Turkmenistan}}''': ''Turkmenistan is the motherland of Neutrality'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Turkmenistan}}''': No official motto. Unofficial: ''Turkmenistan is the motherland of Neutrality'' ({{langx|tk|Türkmenistan Bitaraplygyň watanydyr!}}).{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
[[File:United States one dollar bill, reverse.jpg|thumb | [[File:United States one dollar bill, reverse.jpg|thumb|The national motto of the United States is [[In God We Trust]], as shown on the reverse of the [[United States one-dollar bill]].]] | ||
*'''{{flag|Tuvalu}}''': ''Tuvalu for the Almighty'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Tuvalu}}''': ''Tuvalu for the Almighty'' ({{langx|tvl|Tuvalu mo te Atua}}).<ref>As shown on the [[:File:Coat of arms of Tuvalu.svg|coat of arms of Tuvalu]]</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Uganda}}''': ''For God and My Country'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Uganda}}''': ''For God and My Country'' ({{langx|sw|kwa mungu na nchi yangu}}, also in English).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deluga.ec.europa.eu/en/country/index.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080116013600/http://www.deluga.ec.europa.eu/en/country/index.htm|archive-date=2008-01-16|title=Delegation of the European Commission to Uganda|access-date=2006-08-27}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Ukraine}}''': No official motto. ''[[ | *'''{{flag|Ukraine}}''': No official motto. ''[[Slava Ukraini|Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the heroes!]]'' ({{langx|uk|Слава Україні! Героям слава!|Slava Ukraini! Heroiam slava!}}; the transliteration of these slogans are also used in English) is the military greeting and ''de facto'' motto.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unian.info/politics/10285848-ukraine-s-parliament-approves-new-army-police-greeting.html|title=Ukraine's parliament approves new army, police greeting|website=[[UNIAN]]|date=4 October 2018}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|United | *'''{{flag|United Kingdom}}''': No official motto.<ref>{{cite news|title=Brown denies 'British motto' plan|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7007152.stm|website=BBC News|publisher=BBC|access-date=12 July 2014}}</ref> Sovereign's motto: ''[[Dieu et mon droit]]'' (French: God and my right) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland; ''[[In My Defens God Me Defend]]'' in Scotland. | ||
*'''{{flag|United States}}''': ''[[In God We Trust]]'' (official), ''[[E Pluribus Unum]]'' ([[Latin language|Latin]]: Out of many, one), (''de facto''). See also [[list of U.S. state and territory mottos]] | |||
*'''{{flag|United States}}''': ''[[In God We Trust]]'' (official), ''[[E Pluribus Unum]]'' ([[Latin language|Latin]]: Out of many, one), (de facto). See also [[list of U.S. state and territory mottos]] | *'''{{flag|Uruguay}}''': ''Liberty or Death'' ({{langx|es|Libertad o Muerte|link=no}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discoveruruguay.com/about_uruguay_general_information.htm|title=Discover Uruguay|access-date=2006-10-28|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061107125927/http://www.discoveruruguay.com/about_uruguay_general_information.htm|archive-date=2006-11-07}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Uruguay}}''': ''Liberty or Death'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Uzbekistan}}''': ''The Strength is in The Justice!'' ({{langx|uz|Kuch adolatdadir!}} / {{Lang|uz-Cyrl|Куч адолатдадир!}}){{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
*'''{{flag|Uzbekistan}}''': ''The Strength is in The Justice!'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Vanuatu}}''': ''In God we stand'' ({{langx|bi|Long God yumi stanap}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/(Symbol)/6db3e3f0f763b9a3802565db005e953b?Opendocument|title=United Nations Human Rights Website – Core Document Forming Part of the State Parties – Vanuatu|access-date=2006-08-27}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Vanuatu}}''': ''In God we stand'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Vatican City}}''': No official motto. Personal motto of [[Pope Leo XIV]]: In the one [Christ we are] one ({{langx|la|In illo uno unum}}).<ref>{{Cite web |last=CNA |title=14 things to know about Pope Leo XIV — the first U.S.-born pope |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/263975/14-things-to-know-about-pope-leo-xiv-the-first-us-born-pope#:~:text=His%20episcopal%20motto%20%E2%80%94%20which%20is%20a%20bishop%E2%80%99s%20personal%20motto%20%E2%80%94%20is%20%E2%80%9CIn%20illo%20uno%20unum,%E2%80%9D%20which%20means%20%E2%80%9CIn%20the%20one%20Christ%20we%20are%20one,%E2%80%9D%20reflecting%20his%20commitment%20to%20unity. |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=Catholic News Agency |language=en}}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Vatican City}}''': No official motto. [[Pope | *'''{{flag|Venezuela}}''': Currently no official motto. Historical: ''God and Federation'' ({{langx|es|[[Dios y Federación]]|link=no}}).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.worldatlas.com/flags/venezuela | title=Flags, Symbols & Currency of Venezuela | date=24 February 2021 }}</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Venezuela}}''': Currently no official motto. Historical: ''God and Federation'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Vietnam}}''': ''Independence, Liberty, Happiness'' ({{langx|vi|Ðộc lập, Tự do, Hạnh phúc}}).<ref>Thêm nhận thức về 6 chữ ‘Độc lập – Tự do – Hạnh phúc’ trong Quốc hiệu Việt Nam. (2020, February 9). In TUOI TRE ONLINE. https://tuoitre.vn/them-nhan-thuc-ve-6-chu-doc-lap-tu-do-hanh-phuc-trong-quoc-hieu-viet-nam-20200901155315637.htm The national motto is commonly seen on government documents after the name of the state.</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Vietnam}}''': ''Independence, Liberty, Happiness'' ({{ | *'''{{flag|Yemen}}''': ''God, Homeland, Revolution, Unity'' ({{langx|ar|الڷه، الوطن، الثورة، الوحدة}}; ''Allāh, Al-Waṭan, Ath-Thawrah, Al-Waḥdah'').<ref>Kamran, O. (2021, October 26). From Turkey to Syria: List of national "mottos" of 39 Muslim countries and their meanings. Siasat.Pk News Blog. Retrieved May 10, 2022, from https://blog.siasat.pk/here-is-a-list-of-all-national-mottos-belonging-to-muslim-countries/</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Yemen}}''': ''God, Homeland, Revolution, Unity'' ({{ | |||
*'''{{flag|Zambia}}''': ''One Zambia, One Nation''<ref>As shown on the [[:Image:Coat of arms of Zambia.svg|coat of arms of Zambia]].</ref> | *'''{{flag|Zambia}}''': ''One Zambia, One Nation''<ref>As shown on the [[:Image:Coat of arms of Zambia.svg|coat of arms of Zambia]].</ref> | ||
*'''{{flag|Zimbabwe}}''': ''Unity, Freedom, Work''<ref>As shown on the [[:Image:Coat of arms of Zimbabwe.svg|coat of arms of Zimbabwe]].</ref> | *'''{{flag|Zimbabwe}}''': ''Unity, Freedom, Work''<ref>As shown on the [[:Image:Coat of arms of Zimbabwe.svg|coat of arms of Zimbabwe]].</ref> | ||
==Semi autonomous dependencies == | == Semi autonomous dependencies == | ||
*{{flag|Anguilla}}: ''Unity, Strength and Endurance'' | *{{flag|Andalusia}}: ''Andalucía por sí, para España y la Humanidad'' ''<br />{{small|Andalusia for herself, for Spain and for Humanity}}'' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Símbolos de Andalucía - Junta de Andalucía|url=https://www.juntadeandalucia.es/organismos/transparencia/informacion-institucional-organizativa/simbolos.html|access-date=2025-11-29}}</ref> | ||
*{{flag|Anguilla}}: ''Unity, Strength and Endurance''{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | |||
*{{flag|American Samoa}}: ''Samoa Muamua le Atua'' ''<br />{{small|Samoa, God is First}}'' ([[Samoan language|Samoan]])<ref>{{cite web|title=United States Mint- Samoa Quarter|url=https://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/DCAndTerritories/?action=dcterritories&local=AS|access-date=2014-01-13}}</ref> | *{{flag|American Samoa}}: ''Samoa Muamua le Atua'' ''<br />{{small|Samoa, God is First}}'' ([[Samoan language|Samoan]])<ref>{{cite web|title=United States Mint- Samoa Quarter|url=https://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/DCAndTerritories/?action=dcterritories&local=AS|access-date=2014-01-13}}</ref> | ||
*{{flag|Aruba}}: ''Semper progrediens'' ''<br />{{small|Always progressing}}'' ([[Latin]])<ref name="ReferenceA">As shown on the [[:File:Coat of arms of Sint Maarten.svg|Coat of arms of Sint Maarten]]</ref> | *{{flag|Aruba}}: ''Semper progrediens'' ''<br />{{small|Always progressing}}'' ([[Latin]])<ref name="ReferenceA">As shown on the [[:File:Coat of arms of Sint Maarten.svg|Coat of arms of Sint Maarten]]</ref> | ||
*{{flag|Asturias}}: ''Hoc Signo Tuetur Pius, Hoc Signo Vincitur Inimicus<br />{{small|With this sign thou shalt defend the pious, with this sign thou shalt defeat the enemy}}'' ([[Latin]]) | *{{flag|Asturias}}: ''Hoc Signo Tuetur Pius, Hoc Signo Vincitur Inimicus<br />{{small|With this sign thou shalt defend the pious, with this sign thou shalt defeat the enemy}}'' ([[Latin]]) (official) <ref>As shown in the [[:File:Coat of Arms of Asturias.svg|Coat of arms of Asturias]]</ref><br /> ''Asturias, paraíso natural<br /> {{small|Asturias, natural paradise}}'' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]) (often used for tourism)<ref>As referenced in the [https://www.turismoasturias.es/es/ official tourism website] of Asturias</ref> <br />''Asturies enxamás vencida <br />{{small|Asturias, never defeated}}'' ([[Asturian language|Asturian]]) (used during the [[Peninsular War]] by the ''Junta General'' and still often used unofficially) {{Citation needed|date=February 2026}} | ||
*{{flag|Azores}}: ''Antes morrer livres que em paz sujeitos<br />{{small|Rather die as free men than be enslaved in peace}}'' ( | *{{flag|Azores}}: ''Antes morrer livres que em paz sujeitos<br />{{small|Rather die as free men than be enslaved in peace}}'' (Portuguese)<ref name="portugal">{{cite web|title=A Country Named Portugal – Os Herois Do Mar – Azores and Madeira |url=http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/sites/country/22554.php?Page=4|access-date=2014-01-14}}</ref> | ||
*{{flagicon|Basque Country}} [[Basque Country (greater region)|Basque Country]]: {{lang|eu|[[Zazpiak Bat]]}} ([[Basque language|Basque]]: The seven are one) | *{{flagicon|Basque Country}} [[Basque Country (greater region)|Basque Country]]: {{lang|eu|[[Zazpiak Bat]]}} ([[Basque language|Basque]]: The seven are one){{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
*{{flag|Bermuda}}: ''Quo fata ferunt'' ([[Latin language|Latin]]: Whither the fates carry us)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bnl.bm/colmgt/colmgt-faqs/|title=Bermuda National Library Web Portal FAQ|access-date=2012-01-07}}</ref> | *{{flag|Bermuda}}: ''Quo fata ferunt'' ([[Latin language|Latin]]: Whither the fates carry us)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bnl.bm/colmgt/colmgt-faqs/|title=Bermuda National Library Web Portal FAQ|access-date=2012-01-07}}</ref> | ||
*{{flag|British Antarctic Territory}}: ''Research and Discovery''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.britlink.org/british-antarctic-territory/ | title=British Antarctic Territory – Britlink }}</ref> | *{{flag|British Antarctic Territory}}: ''Research and Discovery''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.britlink.org/british-antarctic-territory/ | title=British Antarctic Territory – Britlink | date=20 August 2019 }}</ref> | ||
*{{flag|British Indian Ocean Territory}}: ''In tutela nostra Limuria'' ([[Latin]]: "[[Limuria]] is in our charge")<ref>{{cite web|url=https://biot.gov.io/governance/|title=British Indian Ocean Territory – Governance|access-date=2018-07-16}}</ref> | *{{flag|British Indian Ocean Territory}}: ''In tutela nostra Limuria'' ([[Latin]]: "[[Limuria]] is in our charge")<ref>{{cite web|url=https://biot.gov.io/governance/|title=British Indian Ocean Territory – Governance|access-date=2018-07-16}}</ref> | ||
*{{flag|British Virgin Islands}}:Unofficial ''Vigilate'' ([[Latin]]: Be watchful)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://symbolhunt.com/british-virgin-islands/ | title=🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands National symbols: National Animal, National Flower | date=28 December 2020 }}</ref> | *{{flag|British Virgin Islands}}: Unofficial ''Vigilate'' ([[Latin]]: Be watchful)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://symbolhunt.com/british-virgin-islands/ | title=🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands National symbols: National Animal, National Flower | date=28 December 2020 }}</ref> | ||
*{{flag|Brittany}}: ''Kentoc'h mervel eget bezañ saotret'' ([[Breton language|Breton]]: Rather death than dishonour)<ref>Gwenc'hlan Le Scouëzec, Guide de la Bretagne, page 40, Coop Breizh, Spézet, 1987; and Le Journal de la Bretagne des origines à nos jours, page 106, Larousse, Paris, 2001</ref> | *{{flag|Brittany}}: ''Kentoc'h mervel eget bezañ saotret'' ([[Breton language|Breton]]: Rather death than dishonour)<ref>Gwenc'hlan Le Scouëzec, Guide de la Bretagne, page 40, Coop Breizh, Spézet, 1987; and Le Journal de la Bretagne des origines à nos jours, page 106, Larousse, Paris, 2001</ref> | ||
*{{flag|Canary Islands}}: ''Océano'' ( | *{{flag|Canary Islands}}: ''Océano'' (Spanish: Ocean)<ref>{{cite web|title=Coat of arms of the Canary Islands – Details and Evolution|url=http://www.oocities.org/athens/atrium/3642/arms.htm|access-date=2014-01-14}}</ref> | ||
*{{flag|Catalonia}}: No official motto. Traditional motto / unofficial: ''Som i Serem'' ([[Catalan language|Catalan]]: "We are and We will be") | |||
*{{flag|Cayman Islands}}: ''He hath founded it upon the seas''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.ky/portal/page/portal/cighome/cayman/islands/nationalsymbols/coatofarms|title=Coat of Arms|website=www.gov.ky|access-date=2018-02-03}}</ref> | *{{flag|Cayman Islands}}: ''He hath founded it upon the seas''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.ky/portal/page/portal/cighome/cayman/islands/nationalsymbols/coatofarms|title=Coat of Arms|website=www.gov.ky|access-date=2018-02-03}}</ref> | ||
*{{Flag|Cocos (Keeling) Islands}}: ''Maju Pulu Kita'' ( | *{{Flag|Cocos (Keeling) Islands}}: ''Maju Pulu Kita'' ({{Langx|coa|Onward our island}}){{Citation needed|date=January 2021}} | ||
*{{flag|Easter Island}}: Traditional motto / unofficial; ''He hanga te Atu'a he pakea te ma'eha ote mori nei ite he nua ta'atoa'' ([[Rapa Nui language|Rapa Nui]]: "May God let the clarity of this vital light be extended to all peoples"){{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | |||
*{{flag|Easter Island}}: Traditional motto / unofficial; ''He hanga te Atu'a he pakea te ma'eha ote mori nei ite he nua ta'atoa'' ([[Rapa Nui language|Rapa Nui]]: "May God let the clarity of this vital light be extended to all peoples") | *{{flag|Falkland Islands}}: ''[[Desire the Right]]''{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
*{{Flag|French Southern and Antarctic Lands}}: ''[[Liberté, égalité, fraternité]]'' (French: Liberty, equality, fraternity) | |||
*{{flag|Falkland Islands}}: ''[[Desire the Right]]'' | |||
*{{Flag|French Southern and Antarctic Lands}}: ''[[Liberté, égalité, fraternité]]'' ( | |||
*{{flag|French Polynesia}}: ''Tahiti Nui Māre'are'a'' ([[Tahitian language|Tahitian]]: Great Tahiti of the Golden Haze) {{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} | *{{flag|French Polynesia}}: ''Tahiti Nui Māre'are'a'' ([[Tahitian language|Tahitian]]: Great Tahiti of the Golden Haze) {{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} | ||
*{{flag|Galicia}}: ''Hoc hic mysterium fidei firmiter profitemur ([[Latin]]: "Here, we firmly profess this mystery of faith")'' | *{{flag|Galicia}}: ''Hoc hic mysterium fidei firmiter profitemur ([[Latin]]: "Here, we firmly profess this mystery of faith")''{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
*{{flag|Gibraltar}}: ''Montis Insignia Calpi'' ({{ | *{{flag|Gibraltar}}: ''Montis Insignia Calpi'' ({{langx|la|Badge of the Rock of Gibraltar}}) and ''Nulli Expugnabilis Hosti'' ({{langx|la|Conquerable by no enemy}})<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gibraltar.gov.gi/national-symbols|title=Gibraltar – National Symbols|access-date=2013-11-18}}</ref> | ||
*{{flag| | *{{flag|Irkutsk Oblast}}: Babr | ||
*{{flag|Isle of Man}}: ''Quocunque Ieceris Stabit'' ([[Latin]]: Whithersoever you throw it, it will stand)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://manxscenes.com/aaa/iom_facts.htm|title=Some basic facts about the Isle of Man|access-date=2013-11-19}}</ref> | *{{flag|Isle of Man}}: ''Quocunque Ieceris Stabit'' ([[Latin]]: Whithersoever you throw it, it will stand)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://manxscenes.com/aaa/iom_facts.htm|title=Some basic facts about the Isle of Man|access-date=2013-11-19}}</ref> | ||
*{{Flag|Kurdistan Region}}: No official motto. Unofficial motto/proverb: ''ھیچ دۆستێک جگە لە چیاکان'' ([[Kurdish language|Kurdish]]: "[[No friends but the mountains]]"). Also used is the title of the regional anthem "[[Ey Reqîb]]" (Kurdish: "O, Enemy"){{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | |||
*{{Flag|Kurdistan Region}}: No official motto. Unofficial motto/proverb: ''ھیچ دۆستێک جگە لە چیاکان'' ([[Kurdish language|Kurdish]]: "[[No friends but the mountains]]"). Also used is the title of the regional anthem "[[Ey Reqîb]]" (Kurdish: "O, Enemy") | *{{flag|Madeira}}: ''Das Ilhas, As Mais Belas E Livres'' (Portuguese: Of the Islands, the Most Beautiful and Free)<ref name="portugal"/> | ||
*{{flag|Madeira}}: ''Das Ilhas, As Mais Belas E Livres'' ( | |||
*{{flag|Montserrat}}: ''A people of excellence, moulded by nature, nurtured by God'' {{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} | *{{flag|Montserrat}}: ''A people of excellence, moulded by nature, nurtured by God'' {{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} | ||
*{{flag|New Caledonia}}: ''Terre de parole, terre de partage'' ( | *{{flag|New Caledonia}}: ''Terre de parole, terre de partage'' (French: Land of speech, land of sharing)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indexmundi.com/new_caledonia/ | title=New Caledonia – Country Profile – 2020 }}</ref> | ||
*{{flag|Niue}}: | *{{flag|Niue}}: ''Atua, Niue Tukulagi'' ([[Niuean language|Niuean]]: God, Niue Eternally){{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
*{{flag|Nuevo León}}: ''Semper Ascendens'' ([[Latin]]: Always Ascending).{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | |||
*{{flag|Nuevo León}}: ''Semper Ascendens'' ([[Latin]]: Always Ascending). | |||
*{{flag|Puerto Rico}}: ''Joannes est nomen ejus'' ([[Latin language|Latin]]: "John is his name"). Taken from the [[Vulgate]] translation of [[Gospel of Luke|Luke]] 1:63, referring to the fact that the island's former name was "San Juan" (now the [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|capital]]'s name) in honour of Saint [[John the Baptist]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Puerto Rico – Arms and Seal|url=http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/pr).html|access-date=2013-11-12}}</ref> | *{{flag|Puerto Rico}}: ''Joannes est nomen ejus'' ([[Latin language|Latin]]: "John is his name"). Taken from the [[Vulgate]] translation of [[Gospel of Luke|Luke]] 1:63, referring to the fact that the island's former name was "San Juan" (now the [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|capital]]'s name) in honour of Saint [[John the Baptist]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Puerto Rico – Arms and Seal|url=http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/pr).html|access-date=2013-11-12}}</ref> | ||
*{{Flag|Réunion}}: ''Florebo quocumque ferar'' ([[Latin]]: I will flourish wherever I am brought) | *{{Flag|Réunion}}: ''[[Florebo quocumque ferar]]'' ([[Latin]]: I will flourish wherever I am brought){{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
*{{Flag|Saba}}: ''Remis velisque'' ([[Latin]]: With oars and sails) | *{{Flag|Saba}}: ''Remis velisque'' ([[Latin]]: With oars and sails){{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
*{{flag|Saint Helena}}: ''Loyal and unshakeable''{{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} | *{{flag|Saint Helena}}: ''Loyal and unshakeable''{{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} | ||
*{{Flag|Saint Pierre and Miquelon}}: ''A Mare Labor'' ([[Latin]]: From the Sea, Work)<ref>{{Citation|title=Saint Pierre and Miquelon|date=2020-04-28|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saint_Pierre_and_Miquelon&oldid=953638132|work=Wikipedia | *{{Flag|Saint Pierre and Miquelon}}: ''A Mare Labor'' ([[Latin]]: From the Sea, Work)<ref>{{Citation|title=Saint Pierre and Miquelon|date=2020-04-28|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saint_Pierre_and_Miquelon&oldid=953638132|work=Wikipedia|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref> | ||
*{{flag|Scotland}}: Sovereign's motto: ''[[In My Defens God Me Defend]] (Often shown abbreviated as IN DEFENS)'' and ''[[Nemo Me Impune Lacessit]]'' ([[Latin]]: No-one provokes me with impunity) | *{{flag|Scotland}}: Sovereign's motto: ''[[In My Defens God Me Defend]] (Often shown abbreviated as IN DEFENS)'' and ''[[Nemo Me Impune Lacessit]]'' ([[Latin]]: No-one provokes me with impunity) | ||
*{{flag|Sicily}}: ''An.Tu.Do. ANimus TUus DOminus'' ([[Latin]]: Courage is your lord). | *{{flag|Sicily}}: ''An.Tu.Do. ANimus TUus DOminus'' ([[Latin]]: Courage is your lord).{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
*{{flag|Sint Maarten}}: ''Semper progrediens'' ([[Latin]]: ''Always progressing'')<ref name="ReferenceA"/> | *{{flag|Sint Maarten}}: ''Semper progrediens'' ([[Latin]]: ''Always progressing'')<ref name="ReferenceA"/> | ||
*{{flag|South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands}}: ''Leo terram propriam protegat'' ([[Latin]]: "Let the lion protect his own land") | *{{flag|South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands}}: ''Leo terram propriam protegat'' ([[Latin]]: "Let the lion protect his own land"){{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} | ||
*{{flag|Tokelau}}: ''Tokelau mo te Atua'' ([[Tokelauan language|Tokelauan]]: Tokelau For The Almighty)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokelau.org.nz/About+Us/Government/Tokelau+Flag+and+National+Symbol.html|title=Tokelau Flag and National Symbol|access-date=2013-11-21}}</ref> | *{{flag|Tokelau}}: ''Tokelau mo te Atua'' ([[Tokelauan language|Tokelauan]]: Tokelau For The Almighty)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokelau.org.nz/About+Us/Government/Tokelau+Flag+and+National+Symbol.html|title=Tokelau Flag and National Symbol|access-date=2013-11-21}}</ref> | ||
*{{flag|Tristan da Cunha}}: ''Our faith is our strength'' <ref> | *{{flag|Tristan da Cunha}}: ''Our faith is our strength''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tristandacunha.org/|title=TristanDaCunha.org}}</ref> | ||
*{{Flag|Wales}}: ''Cymru am byth'' ([[Welsh language|Welsh]]: Wales Forever, alternatively Long live Wales)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/fun-stuff/cymru-am-byth-meaning-behind-8592076|title=The meaning behind the Welsh motto #cymruambyth|first=Victoria|last=Jones|date=February 6, 2015|website=WalesOnline}}</ref> | *{{Flag|Wales}}: ''Cymru am byth'' ([[Welsh language|Welsh]]: Wales Forever, alternatively Long live Wales)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/fun-stuff/cymru-am-byth-meaning-behind-8592076|title=The meaning behind the Welsh motto #cymruambyth|first=Victoria|last=Jones|date=February 6, 2015|website=WalesOnline}}</ref> | ||
*{{Flag|Wallis and Futuna}}: ''[[Liberté, égalité, fraternité]]'' ( | *{{Flag|Wallis and Futuna}}: ''[[Liberté, égalité, fraternité]]'' (French: Liberty, equality, fraternity){{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
*{{flag|U.S. Virgin Islands}}: ''United In Pride And Hope''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usmint.gov/news/press-releases/20091103-us-virgin-islands-official-first-day-coin-cover-available|title=U.S. Virgin Islands Official First Day Coin Cover Available November 10|date=2009-11-03|website=U.S. Mint|access-date=2020-01-31}}</ref> | *{{flag|U.S. Virgin Islands}}: ''United In Pride And Hope''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usmint.gov/news/press-releases/20091103-us-virgin-islands-official-first-day-coin-cover-available|title=U.S. Virgin Islands Official First Day Coin Cover Available November 10|date=2009-11-03|website=U.S. Mint|access-date=2020-01-31}}</ref> | ||
*{{flag|Zanzibar}}: ''Zanzibar kwa Afrika; Zanzibar kwa ajili ya Dunia'' ([[Swahili language|Swahili]]: "Zanzibar for Africa — Zanzibar for the world") | *{{flag|Zanzibar}}: ''Zanzibar kwa Afrika; Zanzibar kwa ajili ya Dunia'' ([[Swahili language|Swahili]]: "Zanzibar for Africa — Zanzibar for the world") | ||
*{{flag|Åland}}: ''Islands of Peace'' | *{{flag|Åland}}: ''Islands of Peace''{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
==Historical countries== | ==Historical countries== | ||
*{{flag|Austria-Hungary}}: ''Indivisibiliter ac Inseparabiliter'' ([[Latin]]: "Indivisible and inseparable unity").<ref>As shown [[:Image:Austria-Hungaria transparency.png|on the coat of arms]].</ref> | *{{flag|Austria-Hungary}}: ''Indivisibiliter ac Inseparabiliter'' ([[Latin]]: "Indivisible and inseparable unity").<ref>As shown [[:Image:Austria-Hungaria transparency.png|on the coat of arms]].</ref> | ||
*{{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} [[Azerbaijan Democratic Republic]]: | *{{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} [[Azerbaijan Democratic Republic]]: ''Bir kərə yüksələn bayraq bir daha enməz!'' ([[Azerbaijani language|Azerbaijani]]: "The flag once raised will never fall!"){{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
*{{ | *{{flag|Kingdom of Bavaria}}: ''[[In Treue fest]]'' (German: "Steadfast in loyalty")<ref>Joost Augusteijn, Storm. H. J., ''Region and State in Nineteenth-Century Europe: Nation-Building, Regional Identities and Separatism'', Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, | ||
[https://books.google.com/books?id=-cVrs_hXWt0C&pg=PA102 p. 102].</ref> | [https://books.google.com/books?id=-cVrs_hXWt0C&pg=PA102 p. 102].</ref> | ||
*{{Flagicon|Biafra}} [[Republic of Biafra]]: ''Peace, Unity, Freedom''{{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} | *{{Flagicon|Biafra}} [[Republic of Biafra]]: ''Peace, Unity, Freedom''{{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} | ||
*{{flag|Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic}}: ''[[Workers of the world, unite!|Пралетарыі ўсіх краін, яднайцеся!]]'' (''Praletaryi ŭsich krain, jadnajciesja!'') ([[Belarusian language|Belarusian]]: Workers of the world, unite!) | *{{flag|Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic}}: ''[[Workers of the world, unite!|Пралетарыі ўсіх краін, яднайцеся!]]'' (''Praletaryi ŭsich krain, jadnajciesja!'') ([[Belarusian language|Belarusian]]: Workers of the world, unite!){{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
*{{flag|Empire of Brazil}}: ''Independência ou Morte''! ( | *{{flag|Empire of Brazil}}: ''Independência ou Morte''! (Portuguese: Independence or Death!){{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} | ||
*{{flag|Byzantine Empire}}: "King of Kings, Ruling Over Kings" (Greek: ''βασιλεὺς βασιλέων, βασιλεύων βασιλευόντων''; ''Basileus Basileōn, Basileuōn Basileuontōn'') under the Palaiologos dynasty.<ref>{{Cite book|last=D'Amato|first=Raffaele | *{{flag|Byzantine Empire}}: "King of Kings, Ruling Over Kings" (Greek: ''βασιλεὺς βασιλέων, βασιλεύων βασιλευόντων''; ''Basileus Basileōn, Basileuōn Basileuontōn'') under the Palaiologos dynasty.<ref>{{Cite book|last=D'Amato|first=Raffaele|title=Byzantine Naval Forces 1261–1461 : the Roman Empire's Last Marines.|date=2016|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing Plc|others=Igor Dzis, Peter Dennis|isbn=978-1-4728-0730-4|location=London|page=39|oclc=1021804299}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Gruber|first=Isaiah|title=Orthodox Russia in Crisis : Church and Nation in the Time of Troubles|date=2012|isbn=978-1-60909-049-4|location=DeKalb, Illinois|page=47|oclc=1129583738}}</ref> | ||
*{{flag|Republic of China (1912–1949)|name=Republic of China (Mainland period)}}: No official motto. Unofficial: ''[[Three Principles of the People|Nationalism, Democracy, Welfare]]'' ({{lang-zh|民族、民權、民生}}), the historical motto of the [[Kuomintang]] and the [[Nationalist government]]. | *{{flag|Republic of China (1912–1949)|name=Republic of China (Mainland period)}}: No official motto. Unofficial: ''[[Three Principles of the People|Nationalism, Democracy, Welfare]]'' ({{lang-zh|民族、民權、民生}}), the historical motto of the [[Kuomintang]] and the [[Nationalist government]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
*{{flag|Confederate States of America}}: ''[[Deo vindice]]'' ([[Latin]]: With [[God]] as our defender/[[wikt:protector|protector]])<ref>{{cite book |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Sigillologia. Being Some Account of the Great or Broad Seal of the Confederate States of America. A Monograph |url=https://archive.org/stream/sigillologiabein00pick#page/4/mode/2up/search/%22Deo+vindice%22 |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=Kervand & Towers |date=1873 |pages=4–5 |lccn=10019533 |ol=25400537M |via=Powell & Ginck}}</ref> | *{{flag|Confederate States of America}}: ''[[Deo vindice]]'' ([[Latin]]: With [[God]] as our defender/[[wikt:protector|protector]])<ref>{{cite book |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Sigillologia. Being Some Account of the Great or Broad Seal of the Confederate States of America. A Monograph |url=https://archive.org/stream/sigillologiabein00pick#page/4/mode/2up/search/%22Deo+vindice%22 |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=Kervand & Towers |date=1873 |pages=4–5 |lccn=10019533 |ol=25400537M |via=Powell & Ginck}}</ref> | ||
*{{flag|Czechoslovakia}} (1918–1993): ''[[Pravda vítězí]]'' ([[Czech language|Czech]]), ''Pravda víťazí'' ([[Slovak language|Slovak]]), ''Veritas vincit'' ([[Latin]]), all meaning "Truth prevails" {{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} | *{{flag|Czechoslovakia}} (1918–1993): ''[[Pravda vítězí]]'' ([[Czech language|Czech]]), ''Pravda víťazí'' ([[Slovak language|Slovak]]), ''Veritas vincit'' ([[Latin]]), all meaning "[[Truth prevails]]" {{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} | ||
*{{flag| | *{{flag|Republic of the Seven United Netherlands}}: ''[[Unity makes strength|Concordia res parvae crescunt]]'' (Small things flourish by concord; Literally translated as: Together the small will grow){{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
*{{flag|Ethiopian Empire}} ''ሞዓ አንበሰ ዘአምነባደ ይሁዳ'' (''Moa Ambassa ze Imnegede Yehuda'') ([[Ge'ez language|Ge'ez]]: Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah).<ref name="ethiopia" /> | *{{flag|Ethiopian Empire}} ''ሞዓ አንበሰ ዘአምነባደ ይሁዳ'' (''Moa Ambassa ze Imnegede Yehuda'') ([[Ge'ez language|Ge'ez]]: Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah).<ref name="ethiopia" /> | ||
*{{flag|Republic of Florence}}: ''Regna cadunt luxu surgunt virtutibus urbes!'' ([[Latin]]: Fall, you kingdoms of luxury, for the cities of virtue shall thrive!) | *{{flag|Republic of Florence}}: ''Regna cadunt luxu surgunt virtutibus urbes!'' ([[Latin]]: Fall, you kingdoms of luxury, for the cities of virtue shall thrive!){{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
*{{flag|French First Republic}}: Various mottos ranging from "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, or Death." (French: ''[[Liberté, égalité, fraternité|Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité]] ou la Mort'') to "Unity, indivisibility of the Republic; liberty, equality, brotherhood or death" (French: ''Unité, Indivisibilité de la République ; Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité ou la mort'').<ref>{{cite web|last=étrangères|first=Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires|title=Liberty, Equality, Fraternity|url=https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/coming-to-france/france-facts/symbols-of-the-republic/article/liberty-equality-fraternity|access-date=2021-03-27|website=France Diplomacy – Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs | *{{flag|French First Republic}}: Various mottos ranging from "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, or Death." (French: ''[[Liberté, égalité, fraternité|Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité]] ou la Mort'') to "Unity, indivisibility of the Republic; liberty, equality, brotherhood or death" (French: ''Unité, Indivisibilité de la République; Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité ou la mort'').<ref>{{cite web|last=étrangères|first=Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires|title=Liberty, Equality, Fraternity|url=https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/coming-to-france/france-facts/symbols-of-the-republic/article/liberty-equality-fraternity|access-date=2021-03-27|website=France Diplomacy – Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs}}</ref> | ||
*{{flag|Kingdom of France}}: ''[[Montjoie Saint Denis!]]'' ( | *{{flag|Kingdom of France}}: ''[[Montjoie Saint Denis!]]'' (French){{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
*{{flag|Vichy France}} (1940–1944): ''[[Travail, Famille, Patrie]]'' ( | *{{flag|Vichy France}} (1940–1944): ''[[Travail, Famille, Patrie]]'' (French: Work, Family, Homeland) | ||
*{{flag|Kingdom of Galicia}}: ''Hoc hic mysterium fidei firmiter profitemur'' ( | *{{flag|Kingdom of Galicia}}: ''Hoc hic mysterium fidei firmiter profitemur'' (Latin: Here is the mystery of faith that we strongly profess){{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
*{{flag|West Germany}} (1949–1990): ''Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit'' ( | *{{flag|West Germany}} (1949–1990): ''Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit'' (German: Unity and justice and freedom){{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
*{{flag|East Germany}} (1949–1990): ''[[Workers of the world, unite!|Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt Euch!]]'' ( | *{{flag|East Germany}} (1949–1990): ''[[Workers of the world, unite!|Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt Euch!]]'' (German: Workers of all countries, unite!) | ||
*{{flag|German Empire}} (1871–1918): ''Gott mit uns'' ( | *{{flag|German Empire}} (1871–1918): ''Gott mit uns'' (German: God with us)<ref>As shown on the [[:Image:Wappen Deutsches Reich - Reichswappen (Grosses).svg|Greater coat of arms of the German Empire]]</ref> | ||
*{{flag|Nazi Germany}} (1933–1945): ''Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Führer'' ( | *{{flag|Nazi Germany}} (1933–1945): ''Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Führer'' (German: One People, One Realm, One Leader.)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Definition of EIN VOLK, EIN REICH, EIN FÜHRER |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ein+Volk%2C+ein+Reich%2C+ein+F%C3%BChrer |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=www.merriam-webster.com }}</ref> | ||
*{{flag|Kingdom of Greece}} (1832–1924 and 1935–67): ''Ίσχύς μου ή άγάπη του λαού'' (''Iskhis mou i ayapi tou laou'') ({{ | *{{flag|Kingdom of Greece}} (1832–1924 and 1935–67): ''Ίσχύς μου ή άγάπη του λαού'' (''Iskhis mou i ayapi tou laou'') ({{langx|el| The love of the people is my strength}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.formerkingofgreece.org/en/genealogical-tree/464-king-geoerge-a.html|title=The Greek Royal Family|access-date=2013-11-17|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610223747/http://www.formerkingofgreece.org/en/genealogical-tree/464-king-geoerge-a.html|archive-date=2015-06-10}}</ref> | ||
*{{flag|Habsburg Monarchy}}: [[A.E.I.O.U.]] "All the world is subject to Austria" (German: ''Alles Erdreich ist Österreich untertan''. Latin: ''Austria est imperare orbis universo'')<ref>{{cite web|title=AEIOU|url=https://www.habsburger.net/en/chapter/aeiou|access-date=2021-03-24|website=Die Welt der Habsburger | *{{flag|Habsburg Monarchy}}: [[A.E.I.O.U.]] "All the world is subject to Austria" (German: ''Alles Erdreich ist Österreich untertan''. Latin: ''Austria est imperare orbis universo'')<ref>{{cite web|title=AEIOU|url=https://www.habsburger.net/en/chapter/aeiou|access-date=2021-03-24|website=Die Welt der Habsburger}}</ref> | ||
*{{flag|Hawaiian Kingdom}}: ''Ua Mau ke Ea o ka | *{{flag|Hawaiian Kingdom}}: ''[[Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono]]'' ([[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]]: The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ltgov.hawaii.gov/blog/ua-mau-ke-ea-o-ka-aina-i-ka-pono/|title=Lt. Governor of the State of Hawaiʻi Shan S. Tsutsui – UA MAU KE EA O KA 'ĀINA I KA PONO|access-date=2014-07-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714223223/http://ltgov.hawaii.gov/blog/ua-mau-ke-ea-o-ka-aina-i-ka-pono/|archive-date=2014-07-14|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
*{{flagicon|Iran|1925}} [[Pahlavi dynasty|Imperial State of Iran]]: ''مرا داد فرمود و خود داور است'' (''Marā dād farmūd-o khod dāvar ast'') ([[Persian language|Persian]]: Justice He bids me do, as He will judge me).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fotw.info/flags/ir_imp-i.html |title=Iranian Empire (Pahlavi dynasty): Imperial standards |access-date=2007-05-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070412122220/https://www.fotw.info/flags/ir_imp-i.html |archive-date=2007-04-12 }}</ref> | *{{flagicon|Iran|1925}} [[Pahlavi dynasty|Imperial State of Iran]]: ''مرا داد فرمود و خود داور است'' (''Marā dād farmūd-o khod dāvar ast'') ([[Persian language|Persian]]: Justice He bids me do, as He will judge me).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fotw.info/flags/ir_imp-i.html |title=Iranian Empire (Pahlavi dynasty): Imperial standards |access-date=2007-05-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070412122220/https://www.fotw.info/flags/ir_imp-i.html |archive-date=2007-04-12 }}</ref> | ||
*{{flagicon|Italy|1861}} [[Kingdom of Italy]]: ''[[FERT|Foedere et Religione Tenemur]]'' (FERT) ([[Latin]]: We are held together by pact and by religion)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.torinocuriosa.it/curiosita.php?cdcur=144|title=I secreti del motto sabaudo FERT|access-date=2013-11-19|language=it|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131119110945/http://www.torinocuriosa.it/curiosita.php?cdcur=144|archive-date=2013-11-19|url-status=dead}}</ref>'', [[FERT|Fortitudo Eius Rempublicam Tenet]]'' (FERT) ([[Latin]]: 'His bravery [or strength] preserves [or defends] the state') | *{{flagicon|Italy|1861}} [[Kingdom of Italy]]: ''[[FERT|Foedere et Religione Tenemur]]'' (FERT) ([[Latin]]: We are held together by pact and by religion)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.torinocuriosa.it/curiosita.php?cdcur=144|title=I secreti del motto sabaudo FERT|access-date=2013-11-19|language=it|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131119110945/http://www.torinocuriosa.it/curiosita.php?cdcur=144|archive-date=2013-11-19|url-status=dead}}</ref>'', [[FERT|Fortitudo Eius Rempublicam Tenet]]'' (FERT) ([[Latin]]: 'His bravery [or strength] preserves [or defends] the state') | ||
*{{flag|Italian Social Republic}}: ''Per l'onore d'Italia'' ( | *{{flag|Ireland|green}} [[Irish Catholic Confederation]]: ''Hiberni unanimes pro Deo Rege et Patria'' (Latin: Irishmen united for God, king and country) | ||
*{{flag|Italian Social Republic}}: ''Per l'onore d'Italia'' (Italian: For the honor of Italy) {{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} | |||
*{{flag|Korean Empire}}: 광명천지 (光明天地, ''Kwangmyeong Cheonji'') "Let there be light across the land"{{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} | *{{flag|Korean Empire}}: 광명천지 (光明天地, ''Kwangmyeong Cheonji'') "Let there be light across the land"{{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} | ||
*{{flag|First Mexican Empire}}: ''Independencia, Unión, Religion'' ( | *{{flag|First Mexican Empire}}: ''Independencia, Unión, Religion'' (Spanish: "Independence, Union, Religion"), the [[Plan of Iguala|three guarantees]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.memoriapoliticademexico.org/Efemerides/2/24021821.html|title=Memoria Política de México|website=www.memoriapoliticademexico.org}}</ref> | ||
*{{flag|Second Mexican Empire}}: ''Equidad en la Justicia'' ( | *{{flag|Second Mexican Empire}}: ''Equidad en la Justicia'' (Spanish: "Equity in Justice")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.revistalarazonhistorica.com/28-6/|title=28.6|website=Revista La razón histórica}}</ref> | ||
*{{flag|Netherlands Antilles}}: ''Libertate Unanimus'' | *{{flag|Netherlands Antilles}}: ''Libertate Unanimus'' ([[Latin]]: United in Freedom)<ref name="koninklijkhuis.nl"/> | ||
*{{flag|Newfoundland}}: ''Quaerite Prime Regnum Dei'' ([[Latin]]: Seek ye first the kingdom of God) {{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} | *{{flag|Newfoundland}}: ''Quaerite Prime Regnum Dei'' ([[Latin]]: Seek ye first the kingdom of God){{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} | ||
*{{flag|North Borneo}}: ''Pergo et Perago'' ([[Latin]]: I undertake and I achieve) {{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} | *{{flag|Crown Colony of North Borneo}}: ''Pergo et Perago'' ([[Latin]]: I undertake and I achieve){{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} | ||
*{{flag|Ottoman Empire}}: ''دولت ابد مدت'' (''Devlet-i Ebed-müddet'') ([[Turkish language|Turkish]]: "The Eternal State")<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=McDonald|first1=Sean|last2=Moore|first2=Simon|date=2015-10-20|title=Communicating Identity in the Ottoman Empire and Some Implications for Contemporary States|url=https://doi.org/10.1080/15456870.2015.1090439|journal=Atlantic Journal of Communication|volume=23|issue=5|pages=269–283|doi=10.1080/15456870.2015.1090439|s2cid=146299650 |issn=1545-6870}}</ref> | *{{flag|Ottoman Empire}}: ''دولت ابد مدت'' (''Devlet-i Ebed-müddet'') ([[Turkish language|Turkish]]: "The Eternal State")<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=McDonald|first1=Sean|last2=Moore|first2=Simon|date=2015-10-20|title=Communicating Identity in the Ottoman Empire and Some Implications for Contemporary States|url=https://doi.org/10.1080/15456870.2015.1090439|journal=Atlantic Journal of Communication|volume=23|issue=5|pages=269–283|doi=10.1080/15456870.2015.1090439|s2cid=146299650 |issn=1545-6870|url-access=subscription}}</ref> | ||
*{{flagicon|Philippines|1985}} [[History of the Philippines (1965–1986)|Fourth Philippine Republic]]: ''[[Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa]]'' ([[Filipino language|Filipino]]: "One Country, One Spirit"). Abolished after the 1986 [[People Power Revolution]].<ref>As defined in {{cite web|url=http://www.lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1978/pd_1413_1978.html |title=Presidential Decree No. 1413 of the Philippines|access-date=2013-11-18}}</ref> | *{{flagicon|Philippines|1985}} [[History of the Philippines (1965–1986)|Fourth Philippine Republic]]: ''[[Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa]]'' ([[Filipino language|Filipino]]: "One Country, One Spirit"). Abolished after the 1986 [[People Power Revolution]].<ref>As defined in {{cite web|url=http://www.lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1978/pd_1413_1978.html |title=Presidential Decree No. 1413 of the Philippines|access-date=2013-11-18}}</ref> | ||
*{{flag| | *{{flag|Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth}}: ''[[Pro Fide, Lege et Rege|Pro fide, lege, et rege]]'' ([[Latin]]: "For Faith, Law, and King"); ''Si Deus nobiscum quis contra nos?'' ([[Latin]]: If God is with us, then who is against us?){{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
*{{flag|Kingdom of Portugal|1830}}: ''[[In hoc signo vinces|In Hoc Signo Vinces]]'' ([[Latin language|Latin]]: "By this sign you shall conquer"). In a legend retold in the [[national epic]] ''[[Os Lusiadas]]'' by [[Luís Vaz de Camões]], the first [[King of Portugal]] saw the ''[[Coat of arms of Portugal#Quinas|Quinas]]'' (the five blue [[inescutcheon]]s with silver [[bezant]]s), in a miracle, during the [[Battle of Ourique]]. The usage of this motto is well documented on coins, monuments and documents. | *{{flag|Kingdom of Portugal|1830}}: ''[[In hoc signo vinces|In Hoc Signo Vinces]]'' ([[Latin language|Latin]]: "By this sign you shall conquer"). In a legend retold in the [[national epic]] ''[[Os Lusiadas]]'' by [[Luís Vaz de Camões]], the first [[King of Portugal]] saw the ''[[Coat of arms of Portugal#Quinas|Quinas]]'' (the five blue [[inescutcheon]]s with silver [[bezant]]s), in a miracle, during the [[Battle of Ourique]]. The usage of this motto is well documented on coins, monuments and documents.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
*{{flag|Prussia}}: ''[[Suum cuique]]'' (Latin: "To each his own") 1525–1947 | *{{flag|Prussia}}: ''[[Suum cuique]]'' (Latin: "To each his own") 1525–1947{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
*{{flag|Republic of Ragusa}}: ''Sloboda se ne prodaje za sve zlato svijeta'' ([[Croatian language|Croatian]]: Freedom is not sold for all the gold in the world) | *{{flag|Republic of Ragusa}}: ''Sloboda se ne prodaje za sve zlato svijeta'' ([[Croatian language|Croatian]]: Freedom is not sold for all the gold in the world){{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
*{{flag|Rhodesia}}: ''Sit Nomine Digna'' ([[Latin]]: May she be worthy of the name) | *{{flag|Rhodesia}}: ''Sit Nomine Digna'' ([[Latin]]: May she be worthy of the name){{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
*{{flag|Russian Empire|1914}}: ''[[Gott mit uns|Съ нами Богъ!]]'' (''S nami Bog!'') ([[Russian language|Russian]]: God is with us!) and ''За Вѣру, Царя и Отечество!'' (''Za Veru, Tsarya i Otechestvo!'') ([[Russian language|Russian]]: For Faith, For Tsar, For Fatherland) | *{{flag|Russian Empire|1914}}: ''[[Gott mit uns|Съ нами Богъ!]]'' (''S nami Bog!'') ([[Russian language|Russian]]: God is with us!) and ''За Вѣру, Царя и Отечество!'' (''Za Veru, Tsarya i Otechestvo!'') ([[Russian language|Russian]]: For Faith, For Tsar, For Fatherland){{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
*{{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russian State]]: ''Единая и Неделимая Россия!'' (''Yedinaya i Nedelimaya Rossiya!'') ([[Russian language|Russian]]: United and Indivisible Russia!) and ''[[In hoc signo vinces|Симъ побѣдиши!]]'' (''Sim pobedishi!'') ([[Russian language|Russian]]: In this, conquer!) | *{{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russian State]]: ''Единая и Неделимая Россия!'' (''Yedinaya i Nedelimaya Rossiya!'') ([[Russian language|Russian]]: United and Indivisible Russia!) and ''[[In hoc signo vinces|Симъ побѣдиши!]]'' (''Sim pobedishi!'') ([[Russian language|Russian]]: In this, conquer!){{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
*[[Roman Empire]] and previously [[Roman Republic]]: ''Senatus Populusque Romanus'' ([[Latin]]: The Senate and people of Rome, often abbreviated [[SPQR]]) | *[[Roman Empire]] and previously [[Roman Republic]]: ''Senatus Populusque Romanus'' ([[Latin]]: The Senate and people of Rome, often abbreviated [[SPQR]]) | ||
*{{flag|Union of South Africa}}: ''[[Ex Unitate Vires]]'' ([[Latin]]: Union is Strength)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.safariafrica.co.za/tourist-information/south-african-coat-of-arms.htm|title=South African Coat of Arms (history)|access-date=2013-11-20}}</ref> | *{{flag|Union of South Africa}}: ''[[Ex Unitate Vires]]'' ([[Latin]]: Union is Strength)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.safariafrica.co.za/tourist-information/south-african-coat-of-arms.htm|title=South African Coat of Arms (history)|access-date=2013-11-20}}</ref> | ||
*{{flag|Upper Volta}}: ''Unité, Travail, Justice'' ( | *{{flag|Upper Volta}}: ''Unité, Travail, Justice'' (French: Unity, Work, Justice) {{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} | ||
*{{flag|Raj of Sarawak}}: ''Dum Spiro, Spero'' ([[Latin language|Latin]]: "While I breathe, I hope")<ref>As shown on the [[:Image:Sarawak Royal Emblem.png|coat of arms of Sarawak]].</ref> | *{{flag|Raj of Sarawak}}: ''Dum Spiro, Spero'' ([[Latin language|Latin]]: "While I breathe, I hope")<ref>As shown on the [[:Image:Sarawak Royal Emblem.png|coat of arms of Sarawak]].</ref> | ||
*{{flag|Kingdom of Scotland}}: ''[[In my defens God me defend]]''. | *{{flag|Kingdom of Scotland}}: ''[[In my defens God me defend]]''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=82cNAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA514 |title=The Progress and Public Processions of Queen Elizabeth, by John Nichols |access-date=30 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430112905/https://books.google.com/books?id=82cNAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA514 |archive-date=30 April 2016 |url-status=live |last1=Nichols |first1=John |year=1823 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XlE0AAAAIAAJ&pg=RA2-PT218 |title=The Fourth part of the Institutes of Laws of England: Concerning the Jurisdiction of Courts, by Edward Coke |access-date=30 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617095916/https://books.google.com/books?id=XlE0AAAAIAAJ&pg=RA2-PT218 |archive-date=17 June 2016 |url-status=live |last1=Coke |first1=Sir Edward |year=1671 }}</ref> | ||
*{{flag|Shanghai International Settlement}}: ''Omnia Juncta in Uno'' ([[Latin language|Latin]]: "All Joined into One")<ref>As shown on the [[:Image:Seal of the Shanghai International Settlement.svg|Seal of the Shanghai International Settlement]].</ref> | *{{flag|Shanghai International Settlement}}: ''Omnia Juncta in Uno'' ([[Latin language|Latin]]: "All Joined into One")<ref>As shown on the [[:Image:Seal of the Shanghai International Settlement.svg|Seal of the Shanghai International Settlement]].</ref> | ||
*{{flagicon|Thailand|1855}} [[Rattanakosin Kingdom|Siam]] (1873–1910) : ''สพฺเพสํ สงฺฆภูตานํ สามคฺคี วุฑฺฒิ สาธิกา'' ([[Pāli]]: शब्बेसम् सम्घभुतनम् समग्घि भुद्धि सधिक, ''Sabbesaṃ saṃghabhūtānaṃ samagghī vuḍḍhi sadhikā'', "Unity amongst those uniting brings about success and prosperity")<ref>Present in [[:file:Coat of arms of Siam.svg|Chulalongkorns coat of arms]]</ref> | *{{flagicon|Thailand|1855}} [[Rattanakosin Kingdom|Siam]] (1873–1910) : ''สพฺเพสํ สงฺฆภูตานํ สามคฺคี วุฑฺฒิ สาธิกา'' ([[Pāli]]: शब्बेसम् सम्घभुतनम् समग्घि भुद्धि सधिक, ''Sabbesaṃ saṃghabhūtānaṃ samagghī vuḍḍhi sadhikā'', "Unity amongst those uniting brings about success and prosperity")<ref>Present in [[:file:Coat of arms of Siam (greater).svg|Chulalongkorns coat of arms]]</ref> | ||
*{{flag|Soviet Union}}: [[Workers of the world, unite!|Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь!]] (''Proletarii vsekh stran, soyedinyaytes'!'') ([[Russian language|Russian]]: Proletarians of all nations, unite!) (Also translated into the languages of the other fourteen republics) | *{{flag|Soviet Union}}: [[Workers of the world, unite!|Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь!]] (''Proletarii vsekh stran, soyedinyaytes'!'') ([[Russian language|Russian]]: Proletarians of all nations, unite!) (Also translated into the languages of the other fourteen republics) | ||
*{{flag|Francoist Spain}}: ''Una, Grande y Libre'' ( | *{{flag|South Yemen}}: ''لنناضل من أجل الدفاع عن الثورة اليمنية، وتنفيذ الخطة الخمسية، وتحقيق الوحدة اليمنية'' ([[Arabic]]: For the struggle to defend the Yemeni revolution, implement the five-year plan, and achieve the Yemeni unification) | ||
*{{flag|Republic of Venice}}: ''Pax tibi Marce, evangelista meus'' ([[Latin language|Latin]]: "Peace be to you [[Mark the Evangelist|Mark]], my evangelist") | *{{flag|Francoist Spain}}: ''Una, Grande y Libre'' (Spanish: One, Great and Free) and ''Plus Ultra'' ([[Latin language|Latin]]: Further Beyond){{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
*{{flag|North Vietnam}}: ''Ðộc lập, Tự do, Hạnh phúc | *{{flag|Republic of Texas}}: ''[[Remember the Alamo]]''<ref name="Staff">{{cite web |title=Flags and Other Symbols {{!}} TX Almanac |url=https://www.texasalmanac.com/articles/flags-and-other-symbols |website=www.texasalmanac.com |access-date=26 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122002636/https://www.texasalmanac.com/articles/flags-and-other-symbols |archive-date=22 January 2022 |date=2023}}</ref><ref name="Greenfield2001">{{cite news |last1=Greenfield |first1=David |title=Texas Tidbits |url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/texas-tidbits-64/ |access-date=26 September 2023 |work=Texas Monthly |date=1 March 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003222809/http://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/texas-tidbits-64/ |archive-date=3 October 2015}}</ref> | ||
*{{flag|Republic of Venice}}: ''Pax tibi Marce, evangelista meus'' ([[Latin language|Latin]]: "Peace be to you [[Mark the Evangelist|Mark]], my evangelist"){{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | |||
*{{flag|North Vietnam}}: ''Ðộc lập, Tự do, Hạnh phúc'' ([[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]]: Independence, Liberty, Happiness) | |||
{{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} | {{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} | ||
*{{flag|Wallachia}}: ''Dreptate, Frăție'' ([[Romanian language|Romanian]]: "Justice, Brotherhood").<ref>{{ | *{{flag|Wallachia}}: ''Dreptate, Frăție'' ([[Romanian language|Romanian]]: "Justice, Brotherhood").<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ro.wikisource.org/wiki/Decretul_No._1_al_Guvernului_provisoriu_al_%C8%9A%C4%83rii-Rom%C3%A2nesci|title=Decretul No. 1 al Guvernului provisoriu al Țării-Românesci – Wikisource|website=ro.wikisource.org}}</ref> | ||
*{{flag|West Indies Federation}}: ''To dwell together in unity''{{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} | *{{flag|West Indies Federation}}: ''To dwell together in unity''{{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} | ||
*{{flagicon|Württemberg}} [[Kingdom of Württemberg]]: ''Furchtlos und treu'' ( | *{{flagicon|Württemberg}} [[Kingdom of Württemberg]]: ''Furchtlos und treu'' (German: Fearless and faithful){{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
*{{flag|Yugoslavia}}: "[[Brotherhood and unity]]". ([[Serbo-Croatian language|Serbo-Croatian]]: ''Братство и јединство / Bratstvo i jedinstvo'', [[Macedonian language|Macedonian]]: ''Братство и единство'', [[Slovene language|Slovene]]: ''Bratstvo in enotnost'', [[Albanian language|Albanian]]: ''Vllaznim-Bashkim | *{{flag|Yugoslavia}}: "[[Brotherhood and unity]]". ([[Serbo-Croatian language|Serbo-Croatian]]: ''Братство и јединство / Bratstvo i jedinstvo'', [[Macedonian language|Macedonian]]: ''Братство и единство'', [[Slovene language|Slovene]]: ''Bratstvo in enotnost'', [[Albanian language|Albanian]]: ''Vllaznim-Bashkim'', later ''Vëllazërim-Bashkim'', [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]: ''Testvériség és egység'', [[Romanian language|Romanian]]: ''Frăție și unitate'', [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]: ''Братерство і єдність''){{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} | ||
*{{flag|Zaire}}: ''Paix — Justice — Travail'' ( | *{{flag|Zaire}}: ''Paix — Justice — Travail'' (French: Peace — Justice — Work)<ref>''Constitution de la République du Zaïre'', article 5: "Sa devise est : Paix — Justice — Travail". Source: ''Journal Officiel de la République du Zaïre'' (N. 1 du 1er janvier 1983)</ref> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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This article lists state and national mottos for the world's nations. The mottos for some states lacking general international recognition, extinct states, non-sovereign nations, regions, and territories are listed, but their names are not bolded.
A state motto is used to describe the intent or motivation of the state in a short phrase. For example, it can be included on a country's flag, coat of arms, or currency. Some countries do not have a national motto.
Current sovereign countries[edit | edit source]
- File:Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan: There is no other god other than Allah (God); Muhammad is the messenger of God. (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; Lā ʾilāha ʾillāl–lāh, Muhammadun rasūl allāh)[1]
Albania: You, Albania, give me honour, give me the name Albanian (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.)
Algeria: By the people and for the people (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; Bil-shaʿb wa lil-shaʿb).[2]
Andorra: United virtue is stronger (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[3]
Antigua and Barbuda: Each endeavouring, all achieving[4]
Argentina: No official motto. Unofficial motto: In Union and Liberty (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[5]
Armenia: One Nation, One Culture (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; Mek Azg, Mek Mshakouyt).[6]
Australia: No official motto. Formerly Advance Australia.[7]
Austria: No official motto. A.E.I.O.U. is often seen as a historical national motto. The meaning is debated, but the most well known meaning is Austriae est imperare orbi universo (Austria's destiny is to rule the world).[8]
Azerbaijan: No official motto. Unofficial: The Land of Fire (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.)[citation needed]
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Bahamas: Forward, Upward, Onward Together[9]
Bangladesh: No official motto. Former recognized official national slogan and war cry (2022–2024): Victory to Bengal (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; জয় বাংলা).[10][11][12][13]
Barbados: Pride and Industry[14]
Belarus: No official motto. Unofficial motto: Long Live Belarus! (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist., Žyvie Biełaruś!)
Belgium: Unity makes strength (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist., Script error: The function "langx" does not exist., Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[15]
Belize: Under the shade I flourish (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[16]
Benin: Fellowship, Justice, Labour (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[17]
Bolivia: Unity makes strength (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[18]
Botswana: Rain (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[19]
Brazil: Order and progress (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.)[20]
Brunei: Always in service with God's guidance (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist. Ad-dāʾimūna al-muḥsinūna bi-l-hudā).[21]
Bulgaria: Unity makes strength (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist., Sŭedinenieto pravi silata).[22]
Burkina Faso: Fatherland or death, we shall triumph! (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[citation needed]
Burundi: Unity, Work, Progress (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.)[23]
Cambodia: Nation, Religion, King (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; Chéatĕ, Sasânéa, Preăh Môhaksâtr)[24]
Cameroon: Peace, Work, Fatherland (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.)[25]
Canada: From sea to sea (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.)[26]- File:Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde: Unity, Work, Progress (Unidade, Trabalho, Progresso).[27]
Central African Republic: Unity, Dignity, Work (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[28]
Chad: Unity, Work, Progress (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.)[29]
Chile: Through reason or by force (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.)
China: No official motto. Unofficial: Serve the people (Chinese: 为人民服务) is the motto of the CCP and the Chinese government.
Colombia: Freedom and order (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[30]
Comoros: Unity, Solidarity, Development (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[31]
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Justice, Peace, Work (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[32]
Republic of the Congo: Unity, Work, Progress (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[33]
Cuba: Fatherland or death, we shall overcome! (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.)[34]
Czech Republic: Truth prevails (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.)[35]
Denmark: The national motto of Denmark is the royal motto of the reigning monarch and changes with every monarch. The current Royal Motto of Frederik X: United, committed, for the Kingdom of Denmark (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[36]
Djibouti: Unity, Equality, Peace (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist., Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[37]
Dominica: After God, the Earth (Dominican Creole French: Après Bondié, C'est la Ter).[38]
Dominican Republic: God, Fatherland, Liberty (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.)[39]
East Timor: Unity, Action, and Progress (Unidade, Acção, Progresso)[40]
Ecuador: God, homeland, and freedom (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[citation needed]
El Salvador: God, Union, Liberty (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.)[41]
Equatorial Guinea: Unity, Peace, Justice (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.)[42]
Eritrea: Victory to the Masses! (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist., Script error: The function "langx" does not exist., also in English).
Estonia: No official motto. Unofficial motto: Long live Estonia! (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) or Long live the Republic of Estonia! (Elagu Eesti Vabariik!)
Eswatini: We are the fortress (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.)[43]
Ethiopia: Currently no official motto. Formerly: Ethiopia First (Amharic: ኢትዮጲያ ትቅደም; "Ethiopia Tikdem"), and prior to that: Ethiopia holds up her hands unto God (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; Itiyopia tabetsih edewiha habe Igziabiher), taken from Psalm 68:31.[44]- European Union : United in diversity[45]
Fiji: Fear God and honour the King (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.)[46]
Finland: No official motto. When a Kingdom was planned as a form of government in 1917, the motto was "Strong, Stable, Free" (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.)[citation needed]
France: Liberty, equality, fraternity (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.)[47]
Gabon: Union, Work, Justice (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.)[48]
Gambia: Progress, Peace, Prosperity.[49]
Georgia: Strength is in Unity! (Template:Lang-ka; Dzala ertobashia).[50]
Germany: No official motto, de facto: Unity and justice and freedom (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.), historically: Gott mit uns, Blut und Boden.
Ghana: Freedom and Justice.[51]
Greece: Freedom or Death (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; Eleftheria i thanatos).[52]
Grenada: Ever Conscious of God We Aspire, Build and Advance as One People.[53]
Guatemala: Grow Free and Fertile (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[54]
Guinea: Work, Justice, Solidarity (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[55]
Guinea-Bissau: Unity, Struggle, Progress (Unidade, Luta, Progresso).[56]
Guyana: One People, One Nation, One Destiny.[57]
Haiti: Liberty, equality, fraternity (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.)[58]- File:Flag of Honduras (darker variant).svg Honduras: Free, sovereign and independent (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.)[59]
Hungary: Currently no official motto. Formerly With God for Homeland and Freedom (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.), battle cry of Prince Francis II Rákóczi in the early 18th century. While there is no official motto, several of them are used in parallel such as Strength, Loyalty, Hope (Hungarian: Erő, Hűség, Remény)[60][61][62] or Let there be Peace, Freedom and Concord known from the 12 points[63] before the Habsburg rule the official motto was Kingdom of Mary Patroness of Hungary (Latin: Regnum Mariae Patronae Hungariae)[64]
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India: Truth alone triumphs (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist., Satyameva Jayate).[65]
Indonesia: Unity in diversity (Old Javanese: Bhinneka Tunggal Ika).[66]
Iran: God is the Greatest (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; Allahu Akbar). De facto motto: Independence, freedom, the Islamic Republic (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; Esteqlāl, āzādī, jomhūrī-ye eslāmī).[67][68]
Iraq: God is the Greatest (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist., Allahu Akbar).[69]
Israel: No official motto. Unofficial: If you will it, it is no dream (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; Im Tirtzu, Ein zo Agadah).
Ivory Coast: Unity, Discipline, Labor (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[70]
Jamaica: Out of many, One People[71]
Japan: No official motto. Charter Oath or The Oath in Five Articles (Japanese: 五箇条の御誓文; Gokajō no Goseimon) was previously used between 1868 and 1912
Jordan: God, Homeland, King (Jordanian Arabic: الله، الوطن، الملك; Allāh, Al-Waṭan, Al-Malīk).[72]
Kenya: All pull together (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[73]
Kiribati: Health, Peace and Prosperity (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[74]
North Korea: Strong and Prosperous Nation (Korean: 강성대국).
South Korea: To broadly benefit the human world (Template:Korean).[75]
Kosovo: No official motto. Proposed motto: Honour, Duty, Homeland (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).
Kuwait: God, The Nation, The Emir (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).
Laos: Peace, independence, democracy, unity and prosperity (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist. Santiphap, Ekalat, Paxathipatai, Ekaphap, Vatthanathavon)[76]
Lebanon: We are all for the Country, the Sublime and the Flag (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist. ).[77]
Lesotho: Peace, Rain, Prosperity (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[78]
Liberia: The love of liberty brought us here[79]
Liechtenstein: For God, Prince and Fatherland (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[citation needed]
Lithuania: No official motto. Freedom, Unity, Prosperity (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) used on coins since 2015. May unity bloom! (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) from the national anthem.[citation needed]
Luxembourg: We want to remain what we are (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[80]
Madagascar: Love, Ancestral-land, Progress (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[81]
Malawi: Unity and Freedom.[82]
Malaysia: Unity is strength (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[83]
Maldives: State of the Mahal Dibiyat (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; Al-Dawlat Al-Mahaldheebiya).[citation needed]
Mali: One people, one goal, one faith (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[84]
Malta: Virtuous strength and consistency (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[85]
Marshall Islands: Accomplishment/Achievement through Joint Effort (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[86]
Mauritania: Honor, Fraternity, Justice (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist., Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[87]
Mauritius: Star and key of the Indian Ocean (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[88]
Mexico: No official motto, The Homeland is First (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) is the motto of the Mexican Congress.[citation needed]- Template:Country data Micronesia: Peace, Unity, Liberty.[89]
Monaco: With God's help (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[90]
Montenegro: No official motto. Unofficial motto: May Montenegro be eternal! (Template:Lang-sh-Latn-Cyrl). From the national anthem.[citation needed]
Morocco: God, the Country, the King (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; Allāh, Al-Waṭan, Al-Malīk).[91] Sovereign's motto: If you aid God, He will aid you (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist. ʾIn tanṣurū 'Ilaha yanṣurukum)[92]
Myanmar: Currently no official motto. Formerly: Happiness through harmony (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; Samaggānaṃ tapo sukho).[citation needed]
Namibia: Unity, liberty, justice[93]
Nauru: God's will first[94]
Nepal: Mother and motherland are greater than heaven (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; Janani Janmabhumishcha Swargadapi Gariyasi)[95]
Netherlands: I will maintain (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist., Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[96]
New Zealand: No official motto, formerly Onward[97]
Nicaragua: In God We Trust (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.)[98]
Niger: Fraternity, Work, Progress (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[99]
Nigeria: Unity and Faith, Peace and Progress.[100]
Norway: No official motto. Royal motto of Harald V: Everything for Norway (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.)[101] and Eidsvoll oath: United and loyal until the mountains of Dovre crumble (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.)[102][circular reference]
Oman: God, The Nation, The Sultan (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).
Pakistan: Faith, Unity, Discipline (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; Iman, Ittihad, Nazm).[103]
Panama: For the benefit of the world (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[104]
Papua New Guinea: Unity in Diversity.[105]
Paraguay: Peace and justice (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[106]
Peru: Firm and happy for the union (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[107]
Philippines: For God, for the people, for nature and for the country (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[108]
Poland: No official motto. Unofficial mottos of Poland include: For our freedom and yours (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.); For Faith, Law and the People (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.), and God, Honour, Fatherland (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[citation needed]
Portugal: This is my blissful beloved homeland (Esta é a ditosa Pátria minha amada)[citation needed]
(S nami Bog!)
Romania: No official motto. Formerly Nothing without God (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.), which has been proposed to return.[109] Before Nihil sine Deo, All for One (Romanian: Toți pentru unul) was used as the motto of Romania for a short period of time, still being a popular patriotic phrase to this day and an unofficial motto.[110]
Russia: No official motto.
Russian Empire: God is with us! (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.)- Template:Country data USSR: Workers of the world, unite! (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.)
- Unofficial mottos: Advance, Russia! (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.); Russia will be free (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.)
- Template:Country data Tatarstan Unofficial: We can! (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[111]
Rwanda: Unity, Work, Patriotism (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.)[112]- Template:Country data Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic: Liberty, Democracy, Unity (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist., Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Country Above Self.[113]
Saint Lucia: The land, the people, the light.[114]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Peace and justice (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.)[115]
Samoa: God be the Foundation of Samoa (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[116]
San Marino: Liberty (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.)[117]
São Tomé and Príncipe: Unity, Discipline, Work (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[118]
Saudi Arabia: There is no God other than God and Muhammad is the Messenger of God (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; Lā ʾilāha illā l-Lāh; Muḥammadu r-rasūlu l-Lāh).[119]
Senegal: One people, one goal, one faith (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[120]
Serbia: No official motto. Unofficial: Only Unity Saves the Serbs (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[citation needed]- File:Flag of the Seychelles.svg Seychelles: The end crowns the work (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[121]
Sierra Leone: Unity, freedom, justice.[122]
Singapore: Onward Singapore (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[123]
Slovakia: Truth prevails (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.). Formerly (1939–1945) Faithful to Ourselves, Together Ahead! (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).
Solomon Islands: To lead is to serve[124]
Somalia: No official motto. Currently unofficially and formerly officially (1947–2012) Arise Somalis! (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.)[citation needed]
South Africa: Diverse people unite or Unity in Diversity (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[125]
South Sudan: Justice, Liberty, Prosperity[126]
Spain: Further beyond (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[127]
Sudan: Victory is Ours (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; An-Naṣr Linā).[128]
Suriname: Justice, piety, loyalty (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[129]
Sweden: No official national motto. Royal motto of Carl XVI Gustaf: For Sweden – with the Times (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[130]
Switzerland: No official motto. Unofficial: One for all, all for one (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[citation needed]
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Taiwan: No official motto. Nationalism, Democracy, Welfare (Chinese: 民族、民權、民生) is the motto of the Kuomintang and ROC government.
Tajikistan: Independence, Freedom, Homeland! (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[citation needed]
Tanzania: Freedom and Unity (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[131]
Thailand: No official motto. Unofficial: Nation, Religion, King (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; Chat, Satsana, Phra Mahakasat)[132]
Togo: Work, liberty, homeland (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[133]
Tonga: God and Tonga are my Inheritance (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[134]
Trinidad and Tobago: Together we aspire, together we achieve.[135]
Tunisia: Freedom, Order, Justice (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; Ḥoṛiya, Niẓam, 'Adāla).[136]
Turkey: No official motto. The motto of the Parliament of Turkey: Sovereignty unconditionally belongs to the Nation (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[137] Other mottos: How happy is the one who says I am a Turk (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.), Either independence or death (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.), Peace at Home, Peace in the World (Turkish: Yurtta barış, dünyada barış, originally yurtta sulh, cihanda sulh).
Turkmenistan: No official motto. Unofficial: Turkmenistan is the motherland of Neutrality (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[citation needed]
Tuvalu: Tuvalu for the Almighty (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[138]
Uganda: For God and My Country (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist., also in English).[139]
Ukraine: No official motto. Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the heroes! (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; the transliteration of these slogans are also used in English) is the military greeting and de facto motto.[140]
United Kingdom: No official motto.[141] Sovereign's motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland; In My Defens God Me Defend in Scotland.
United States: In God We Trust (official), E Pluribus Unum (Latin: Out of many, one), (de facto). See also list of U.S. state and territory mottos
Uruguay: Liberty or Death (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[142]
Uzbekistan: The Strength is in The Justice! (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist. / Куч адолатдадир!)[citation needed]
Vanuatu: In God we stand (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[143]- File:Flag of Vatican City State - 2023 version.svg Vatican City: No official motto. Personal motto of Pope Leo XIV: In the one [Christ we are] one (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[144]
Venezuela: Currently no official motto. Historical: God and Federation (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[145]
Vietnam: Independence, Liberty, Happiness (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.).[146]
Yemen: God, Homeland, Revolution, Unity (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; Allāh, Al-Waṭan, Ath-Thawrah, Al-Waḥdah).[147]
Zambia: One Zambia, One Nation[148]
Zimbabwe: Unity, Freedom, Work[149]
Semi autonomous dependencies[edit | edit source]
- Template:Country data Andalusia: Andalucía por sí, para España y la Humanidad
Andalusia for herself, for Spain and for Humanity (Spanish)[150] - Template:Country data Anguilla: Unity, Strength and Endurance[citation needed]
- Template:Country data American Samoa: Samoa Muamua le Atua
Samoa, God is First (Samoan)[151] 
Aruba: Semper progrediens
Always progressing (Latin)[152]- Template:Country data Asturias: Hoc Signo Tuetur Pius, Hoc Signo Vincitur Inimicus
With this sign thou shalt defend the pious, with this sign thou shalt defeat the enemy (Latin) (official) [153]
Asturias, paraíso natural
Asturias, natural paradise (Spanish) (often used for tourism)[154]
Asturies enxamás vencida
Asturias, never defeated (Asturian) (used during the Peninsular War by the Junta General and still often used unofficially) [citation needed] - Template:Country data Azores: Antes morrer livres que em paz sujeitos
Rather die as free men than be enslaved in peace (Portuguese)[155] - Template:Country data Basque CountryTemplate:Preview warning Basque Country: Zazpiak Bat (Basque: The seven are one)[citation needed]
Bermuda: Quo fata ferunt (Latin: Whither the fates carry us)[156]- Template:Country data British Antarctic Territory: Research and Discovery[157]
- Template:Country data British Indian Ocean Territory: In tutela nostra Limuria (Latin: "Limuria is in our charge")[158]
- Template:Country data British Virgin Islands: Unofficial Vigilate (Latin: Be watchful)[159]
- Template:Country data Brittany: Kentoc'h mervel eget bezañ saotret (Breton: Rather death than dishonour)[160]
- Template:Country data Canary Islands: Océano (Spanish: Ocean)[161]
- Template:Country data Catalonia: No official motto. Traditional motto / unofficial: Som i Serem (Catalan: "We are and We will be")
- Template:Country data Cayman Islands: He hath founded it upon the seas[162]
- Template:Country data Cocos (Keeling) Islands: Maju Pulu Kita (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.)[citation needed]
- Template:Country data Easter Island: Traditional motto / unofficial; He hanga te Atu'a he pakea te ma'eha ote mori nei ite he nua ta'atoa (Rapa Nui: "May God let the clarity of this vital light be extended to all peoples")[citation needed]
Falkland Islands: Desire the Right[citation needed]
French Southern and Antarctic Lands: Liberté, égalité, fraternité (French: Liberty, equality, fraternity)
French Polynesia: Tahiti Nui Māre'are'a (Tahitian: Great Tahiti of the Golden Haze) [citation needed]- Template:Country data Galicia: Hoc hic mysterium fidei firmiter profitemur (Latin: "Here, we firmly profess this mystery of faith")[citation needed]
Gibraltar: Montis Insignia Calpi (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) and Nulli Expugnabilis Hosti (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.)[163]- Template:Country data Irkutsk Oblast: Babr
- Template:Country data Isle of Man: Quocunque Ieceris Stabit (Latin: Whithersoever you throw it, it will stand)[164]
- Template:Country data Kurdistan Region: No official motto. Unofficial motto/proverb: ھیچ دۆستێک جگە لە چیاکان (Kurdish: "No friends but the mountains"). Also used is the title of the regional anthem "Ey Reqîb" (Kurdish: "O, Enemy")[citation needed]
- Template:Country data Madeira: Das Ilhas, As Mais Belas E Livres (Portuguese: Of the Islands, the Most Beautiful and Free)[155]
- Template:Country data Montserrat: A people of excellence, moulded by nature, nurtured by God [citation needed]
- Template:Country data New Caledonia: Terre de parole, terre de partage (French: Land of speech, land of sharing)[165]
Niue: Atua, Niue Tukulagi (Niuean: God, Niue Eternally)[citation needed]- Template:Country data Nuevo León: Semper Ascendens (Latin: Always Ascending).[citation needed]
Puerto Rico: Joannes est nomen ejus (Latin: "John is his name"). Taken from the Vulgate translation of Luke 1:63, referring to the fact that the island's former name was "San Juan" (now the capital's name) in honour of Saint John the Baptist.[166]- Template:Country data Réunion: Florebo quocumque ferar (Latin: I will flourish wherever I am brought)[citation needed]
- Template:Country data Saba: Remis velisque (Latin: With oars and sails)[citation needed]
- Template:Country data Saint Helena: Loyal and unshakeable[citation needed]
- Template:Country data Saint Pierre and Miquelon: A Mare Labor (Latin: From the Sea, Work)[167]
Scotland: Sovereign's motto: In My Defens God Me Defend (Often shown abbreviated as IN DEFENS) and Nemo Me Impune Lacessit (Latin: No-one provokes me with impunity)- Template:Country data Sicily: An.Tu.Do. ANimus TUus DOminus (Latin: Courage is your lord).[citation needed]
Sint Maarten: Semper progrediens (Latin: Always progressing)[152]- Template:Country data South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Leo terram propriam protegat (Latin: "Let the lion protect his own land")[citation needed]
- Template:Country data Tokelau: Tokelau mo te Atua (Tokelauan: Tokelau For The Almighty)[168]
- Template:Country data Tristan da Cunha: Our faith is our strength[169]
- File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales Forever, alternatively Long live Wales)[170]
- Template:Country data Wallis and Futuna: Liberté, égalité, fraternité (French: Liberty, equality, fraternity)[citation needed]
- Template:Country data U.S. Virgin Islands: United In Pride And Hope[171]
Zanzibar: Zanzibar kwa Afrika; Zanzibar kwa ajili ya Dunia (Swahili: "Zanzibar for Africa — Zanzibar for the world")
Åland: Islands of Peace[citation needed]
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Historical countries[edit | edit source]
Austria-Hungary: Indivisibiliter ac Inseparabiliter (Latin: "Indivisible and inseparable unity").[172]- Azerbaijan Democratic Republic: Bir kərə yüksələn bayraq bir daha enməz! (Azerbaijani: "The flag once raised will never fall!")[citation needed]
- Template:Country data Kingdom of Bavaria: In Treue fest (German: "Steadfast in loyalty")[173]
- Template:Country data BiafraTemplate:Preview warning Republic of Biafra: Peace, Unity, Freedom[citation needed]
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic: Пралетарыі ўсіх краін, яднайцеся! (Praletaryi ŭsich krain, jadnajciesja!) (Belarusian: Workers of the world, unite!)[citation needed]
Empire of Brazil: Independência ou Morte! (Portuguese: Independence or Death!)[citation needed]- Template:Country data Byzantine Empire: "King of Kings, Ruling Over Kings" (Greek: βασιλεὺς βασιλέων, βασιλεύων βασιλευόντων; Basileus Basileōn, Basileuōn Basileuontōn) under the Palaiologos dynasty.[174][175]
- Republic of China (Mainland period): No official motto. Unofficial: Nationalism, Democracy, Welfare (Chinese: 民族、民權、民生), the historical motto of the Kuomintang and the Nationalist government.[citation needed]
- Template:Country data Confederate States of America: Deo vindice (Latin: With God as our defender/protector)[176]
- Czechoslovakia (1918–1993): Pravda vítězí (Czech), Pravda víťazí (Slovak), Veritas vincit (Latin), all meaning "Truth prevails" [citation needed]
Republic of the Seven United Netherlands: Concordia res parvae crescunt (Small things flourish by concord; Literally translated as: Together the small will grow)[citation needed]- Template:Country data Ethiopian Empire ሞዓ አንበሰ ዘአምነባደ ይሁዳ (Moa Ambassa ze Imnegede Yehuda) (Ge'ez: Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah).[44]
- Template:Country data Republic of Florence: Regna cadunt luxu surgunt virtutibus urbes! (Latin: Fall, you kingdoms of luxury, for the cities of virtue shall thrive!)[citation needed]
- Template:Country data French First Republic: Various mottos ranging from "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, or Death." (French: Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité ou la Mort) to "Unity, indivisibility of the Republic; liberty, equality, brotherhood or death" (French: Unité, Indivisibilité de la République; Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité ou la mort).[177]
Kingdom of France: Montjoie Saint Denis! (French)[citation needed]- Template:Country data Vichy France (1940–1944): Travail, Famille, Patrie (French: Work, Family, Homeland)
- Template:Country data Kingdom of Galicia: Hoc hic mysterium fidei firmiter profitemur (Latin: Here is the mystery of faith that we strongly profess)[citation needed]
- West Germany (1949–1990): Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit (German: Unity and justice and freedom)[citation needed]
East Germany (1949–1990): Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt Euch! (German: Workers of all countries, unite!)
German Empire (1871–1918): Gott mit uns (German: God with us)[178]
Nazi Germany (1933–1945): Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Führer (German: One People, One Realm, One Leader.)[179]- Template:Country data Kingdom of Greece (1832–1924 and 1935–67): Ίσχύς μου ή άγάπη του λαού (Iskhis mou i ayapi tou laou) (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.)[180]
- Template:Country data Habsburg Monarchy: A.E.I.O.U. "All the world is subject to Austria" (German: Alles Erdreich ist Österreich untertan. Latin: Austria est imperare orbis universo)[181]
- Template:Country data Hawaiian Kingdom: Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono (Hawaiian: The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness)[182]
Imperial State of Iran: مرا داد فرمود و خود داور است (Marā dād farmūd-o khod dāvar ast) (Persian: Justice He bids me do, as He will judge me).[183]
Kingdom of Italy: Foedere et Religione Tenemur (FERT) (Latin: We are held together by pact and by religion)[184], Fortitudo Eius Rempublicam Tenet (FERT) (Latin: 'His bravery [or strength] preserves [or defends] the state')
Ireland Irish Catholic Confederation: Hiberni unanimes pro Deo Rege et Patria (Latin: Irishmen united for God, king and country)
Italian Social Republic: Per l'onore d'Italia (Italian: For the honor of Italy) [citation needed]
Korean Empire: 광명천지 (光明天地, Kwangmyeong Cheonji) "Let there be light across the land"[citation needed]- Template:Country data First Mexican Empire: Independencia, Unión, Religion (Spanish: "Independence, Union, Religion"), the three guarantees.[185]
- Template:Country data Second Mexican Empire: Equidad en la Justicia (Spanish: "Equity in Justice")[186]
- Template:Country data Netherlands Antilles: Libertate Unanimus (Latin: United in Freedom)[96]
- File:Dominion of Newfoundland Red Ensign.svg Newfoundland: Quaerite Prime Regnum Dei (Latin: Seek ye first the kingdom of God)[citation needed]
- Template:Country data Crown Colony of North Borneo: Pergo et Perago (Latin: I undertake and I achieve)[citation needed]
Ottoman Empire: دولت ابد مدت (Devlet-i Ebed-müddet) (Turkish: "The Eternal State")[187]
Fourth Philippine Republic: Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa (Filipino: "One Country, One Spirit"). Abolished after the 1986 People Power Revolution.[188]- Template:Country data Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth: Pro fide, lege, et rege (Latin: "For Faith, Law, and King"); Si Deus nobiscum quis contra nos? (Latin: If God is with us, then who is against us?)[citation needed]
- Template:Country data Kingdom of Portugal: In Hoc Signo Vinces (Latin: "By this sign you shall conquer"). In a legend retold in the national epic Os Lusiadas by Luís Vaz de Camões, the first King of Portugal saw the Quinas (the five blue inescutcheons with silver bezants), in a miracle, during the Battle of Ourique. The usage of this motto is well documented on coins, monuments and documents.[citation needed]
- Template:Country data Prussia: Suum cuique (Latin: "To each his own") 1525–1947[citation needed]
- Template:Country data Republic of Ragusa: Sloboda se ne prodaje za sve zlato svijeta (Croatian: Freedom is not sold for all the gold in the world)[citation needed]
Rhodesia: Sit Nomine Digna (Latin: May she be worthy of the name)[citation needed]
Russian Empire: Съ нами Богъ! (S nami Bog!) (Russian: God is with us!) and За Вѣру, Царя и Отечество! (Za Veru, Tsarya i Otechestvo!) (Russian: For Faith, For Tsar, For Fatherland)[citation needed]- Russian State: Единая и Неделимая Россия! (Yedinaya i Nedelimaya Rossiya!) (Russian: United and Indivisible Russia!) and Симъ побѣдиши! (Sim pobedishi!) (Russian: In this, conquer!)[citation needed]
- Roman Empire and previously Roman Republic: Senatus Populusque Romanus (Latin: The Senate and people of Rome, often abbreviated SPQR)
- File:Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Union of South Africa: Ex Unitate Vires (Latin: Union is Strength)[189]
- Template:Country data Upper Volta: Unité, Travail, Justice (French: Unity, Work, Justice) [citation needed]
Raj of Sarawak: Dum Spiro, Spero (Latin: "While I breathe, I hope")[190]- Kingdom of Scotland: In my defens God me defend[191][192]
- Template:Country data Shanghai International Settlement: Omnia Juncta in Uno (Latin: "All Joined into One")[193]
Siam (1873–1910) : สพฺเพสํ สงฺฆภูตานํ สามคฺคี วุฑฺฒิ สาธิกา (Pāli: शब्बेसम् सम्घभुतनम् समग्घि भुद्धि सधिक, Sabbesaṃ saṃghabhūtānaṃ samagghī vuḍḍhi sadhikā, "Unity amongst those uniting brings about success and prosperity")[194]- Template:Country data Soviet Union: Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Proletarii vsekh stran, soyedinyaytes'!) (Russian: Proletarians of all nations, unite!) (Also translated into the languages of the other fourteen republics)
South Yemen: لنناضل من أجل الدفاع عن الثورة اليمنية، وتنفيذ الخطة الخمسية، وتحقيق الوحدة اليمنية (Arabic: For the struggle to defend the Yemeni revolution, implement the five-year plan, and achieve the Yemeni unification)
Francoist Spain: Una, Grande y Libre (Spanish: One, Great and Free) and Plus Ultra (Latin: Further Beyond)[citation needed]- Template:Country data Republic of Texas: Remember the Alamo[195][196]
- Template:Country data Republic of Venice: Pax tibi Marce, evangelista meus (Latin: "Peace be to you Mark, my evangelist")[citation needed]
North Vietnam: Ðộc lập, Tự do, Hạnh phúc (Vietnamese: Independence, Liberty, Happiness)[citation needed]
Wallachia: Dreptate, Frăție (Romanian: "Justice, Brotherhood").[197]- Template:Country data West Indies Federation: To dwell together in unity[citation needed]
- Template:Country data WürttembergTemplate:Preview warning Kingdom of Württemberg: Furchtlos und treu (German: Fearless and faithful)[citation needed]
- Template:Country data Yugoslavia: "Brotherhood and unity". (Serbo-Croatian: Братство и јединство / Bratstvo i jedinstvo, Macedonian: Братство и единство, Slovene: Bratstvo in enotnost, Albanian: Vllaznim-Bashkim, later Vëllazërim-Bashkim, Hungarian: Testvériség és egység, Romanian: Frăție și unitate, Ukrainian: Братерство і єдність)[citation needed]
- Template:Country data Zaire: Paix — Justice — Travail (French: Peace — Justice — Work)[198]
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