Most nations have anthems, defined as "a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism";[1] most anthems are either marches or hymns in style. A hymn can become a national anthem by a provision in the state's constitution, by a law enacted by its legislature, or simply by tradition.[2] A royal anthem is a patriotic song similar to a national anthem, but it specifically praises or prays for a monarch or royal dynasty. Such anthems are usually performed at public appearances by the monarch or during other events of royal importance. Some states use the royal anthem as the national anthem, such as the anthem of Jordan.[3]
There are multiple claimants to the position of oldest national anthem. Among the national anthems, the first to be composed was the Dutch national anthem the Wilhelmus, which was written between 1568 and 1572.[4] The Japanese anthem, Kimi ga Yo, employs the oldest lyrics of any national anthem, taking its words from a Heian period (794–1185) poem, yet it was not set to music until 1880.[5] The first anthem to be officially adopted as such was the Spanish anthem Marcha Real, in 1770; its origins remain unclear, being suggested to have sixteenth century Venetian origins, or even to have been composed by king Frederick the Great himself; it is also one of the few national anthems that has never had official lyrics.[6] Anthems became increasingly popular among European states in the 18th century.[7] For example, the British national anthem God Save the Queen was first performed under the title God Save the King in 1745.[8] The French anthem La Marseillaise was written half a century later in 1792, and adopted in 1795.[9]
National anthems are usually written in the most common language of the state, whether de facto or official. For example, India's anthem Jana Gana Mana is written in a Sanskritized version of Bengali, which are both official languages of India.[10] States with multiple national languages may offer several versions of their anthem. For instance, Switzerland's national anthem has different lyrics for each of the country's four official languages: French, German, Italian, and Romansh.[11] The New Zealand national anthem is traditionally sung with the first verse in Māori (Aotearoa) and the second in English (God Defend New Zealand). The tune is the same but the words are not a direct translation of each other. South Africa's national anthem is unique in that five of the eleven official languages are used in the same anthem, in which each language comprises a stanza.[12]
Anthems of United Nations member states
Only United Nations member states are included in this table.[13] Anthems of sovereign states which are not UN members are listed in a separate table below. An English translation of the title is provided in brackets where appropriate.
| Nation | National anthem | Date adopted | Lyrics writer | Music writer | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Afghanistan !  Afghanistan |
Milli Tharana (National Anthem) | a2006 !2006 | Abdul Bari Jahani | Babrak Wassa |
|
Albania !  Albania |
Himni i Flamurit (Hymn to the Flag) | a1912 !1912 | Aleksander Stavre Drenova | Ciprian Porumbescu |
|
Algeria !  Algeria |
Kassaman (We Pledge) | a1963 !1963 | Moufdi Zakaria | Mohamed Fawzi |
|
Andorra !  Andorra |
El Gran Carlemany (The Great Charlemagne) | a1921 !1921 | Enric Marfany Bons | Juan Benlloch y Vivó | — |
Angola !  Angola |
Angola Avante (Forward Angola) | a1975 !1975 | Manuel Rui Alves Monteiro | Rui Alberto Vieira Dias Mingas |
|
Antigua and Barbuda !  Antigua and Barbuda |
Fair Antigua, We Salute Thee[note 1] | a1967 !1967 | Novelle Hamilton Richards | Walter Garnet Picart Chambers |
|
Argentina !  Argentina |
Himno Nacional Argentino (Argentine National Anthem) | a1813 !1813 | Vicente López y Planes | Blas Parera |
|
Armenia !  Armenia |
Mer Hayrenik (Our Fatherland) | a1991 !1991 | Mikael Nalbandian | Barsegh Kanachyan |
|
Australia !  Australia |
Advance Australia Fair[note 1] | a1984 !1984 | Peter Dodds McCormick | Peter Dodds McCormick |
|
Austria !  Austria |
Land der Berge, Land am Strome (Land of Mountains, Land on the River) | a1946 !1946 | Paula von Preradović | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
|
Azerbaijan !  Azerbaijan |
Azərbaycan marşı (Azerbaijan's Anthem) | a1992 !1992 | Ahmed Javad | Uzeyir Hajibeyov |
|
Bahamas !  Bahamas |
March on, Bahamaland[note 1] | a1973 !1973 | Timothy Gibson | Timothy Gibson |
|
Bahrain !  Bahrain |
Bahrainona (Our Bahrain) | a1971 !1971 | Mohamed Sudqi Ayyash | unknown |
|
Bangladesh !  Bangladesh |
Amar Shonar Bangla (My Golden Bengal) | a1972 !1972 | Rabindranath Tagore | Rabindranath Tagore |
|
Barbados !  Barbados |
In Plenty and In Time of Need | a1966 !1966 | Irving Burgie | C. Van Roland Edwards |
|
Belarus !  Belarus |
My Belarusy (We, the Belarusians)[note 2] | a1955 !1955 | Michael Klimovich | Nestar Sakalowski |
|
Belgium !  Belgium |
The Brabançonne (The Song of Brabant) | a1860 !1860 | Jenneval (Louis-Alexandre Dechet) | François Van Campenhout |
|
Belize !  Belize |
Land of the Free | a1981 !1981 | Samuel Alfred Haynes | Selwyn Walford Young |
|
Benin !  Benin |
L'Aube Nouvelle (The Dawn of a New Day) | a1960 !1960 | Gilbert Jean Dagnon | Gilbert Jean Dagnon |
|
Bhutan !  Bhutan |
Druk tsendhen (The Thunder Dragon Kingdom) | a1953 !1953 | Dasho Gyaldun Thinley | Aku Tongmi | — |
Bolivia !  Bolivia |
Himno Nacional de la República de Bolivia (National Anthem of the Republic of Bolivia) | a1851 !1851 | José Ignacio de Sanjinés | Leopoldo Benedetto Vincenti |
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina !  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Državna himna Bosne i Hercegovine (The National Anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina) | a1999 !1999 | none | Dušan Šestić |
|
Botswana !  Botswana |
Fatshe leno la rona (Blessed Be This Noble Land) | a1966 !1966 | Kgalemang Tumedisco Motsete | Kgalemang Tumedisco Motsete |
|
Brazil !  Brazil |
Hino Nacional Brasileiro (Brazilian National Anthem) | a1922 !1922 | Joaquim Osório Duque Estrada | Francisco Manuel da Silva |
|
Brunei !  Brunei |
Allah Peliharakan Sultan (God Bless the Sultan) | a1951 !1951 | Pengiran Haji Mohamed Yusuf bin Abdul Rahim | Awang Haji Besar bin Sagap | — |
Bulgaria !  Bulgaria |
Mila Rodino (Dear Motherland) | a1964 !1964 | Tsvetan Radoslavov | Tsvetan Radoslavov |
|
Burkina Faso !  Burkina Faso |
Une Seule Nuit (One Single Night) | a1984 !1984 | Thomas Sankara | Thomas Sankara |
|
Burma !  Burma |
Kaba Ma Kyei (Till the End of the World, Burma) | a1947 !1947 | Saya Tin | Saya Tin |
|
Burundi !  Burundi |
Burundi bwacu (Our Burundi) | a1962 !1962 | Jean-Baptiste Ntahokaja and others | Marc Barengayabo | — |
Cambodia !  Cambodia |
Nokoreach (Royal Kingdom) | a1941 !1941 | Chuon Nat | F. Perruchot and J. Jekyll |
|
Cameroon !  Cameroon |
O Cameroun, Berceau de nos Ancêtres (O Cameroon, Cradle of Our Forefathers) | a1957 !1957 | René Djam Afame, Samuel Minkio Bamba, and Moïse Nyatte Nko'o | René Djam Afame |
|
Canada !  Canada |
O Canada[note 1] | a1980 !1980 | Adolphe-Basile Routhier (French); Robert Stanley Weir (English) | Calixa Lavallée |
|
Cape Verde !  Cape Verde |
Cântico da Liberdade (Song of Freedom) | a1996 !1996 | Amílcar Spencer Lopes | Adalberto Higino Tavares Silva | — |
Central African Republic !  Central African Republic |
La Renaissance (The Rebirth) | a1960 !1960 | Barthélémy Boganda | Herbert Pepper | — |
Chad !  Chad |
La Tchadienne (People of Chad) | a1960 !1960 | Louis Gidrol and others | Paul Villard | — |
Chile !  Chile |
Himno Nacional de Chile (National Anthem of Chile) | a1828 !1828 | Eusebio Lillo | Ramón Carnicer |
|
People's Republic of China !  People's Republic of China |
Yìyǒngjūn Jìnxíngqǔ (The March of the Volunteers) | a1949 !1949 (provisional) 1982 (official) 2004 (constitutional) |
Tian Han | Nie Er |
|
Colombia !  Colombia |
Himno Nacional de la República de Colombia (National Anthem of the Republic of Colombia) | a1920 !1920 | Rafael Núñez | Oreste Sindici |
|
Comoros !  Comoros |
Udzima wa ya Masiwa (The Union of the Great Islands) | a1978 !1978 | Said Hachim Sidi Abderemane | Said Hachim Sidi Abderemane and Kamildine Abdallah | — |
Democratic Republic of the Congo !  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Debout Congolais (Arise Congolese) | a1960 !1960 | Joseph Lutumba | Simon-Pierre Boka di Mpasi Londi | — |
Republic of the Congo !  Republic of the Congo |
La Congolaise (The Congolese) | a1959 !1959 | Levent Kimbangui | Français Jacques Tondra | — |
Costa Rica !  Costa Rica |
Himno Nacional de Costa Rica (National Anthem of Costa Rica) | a1853 !1853 | José María Zeledón Brenes | Manuel María Gutiérrez |
|
Côte d'Ivoire !  Côte d'Ivoire |
L'Abidjanaise (Song of Abidjan) | a1960 !1960 | Mathieu Ekra, Joachim Bony, and Pierre Marie Coty | Pierre Marie Coty and Pierre Michel Pango | — |
Croatia !  Croatia |
Lijepa naša domovino (Our Beautiful Homeland)[note 3] | a1972 !1972 | Antun Mihanović | Josip Runjanin |
|
Cuba !  Cuba |
El Himno de Bayamo (The Anthem of Bayamo) | a1902 !1902 | Perucho Figueredo | Perucho Figueredo |
|
Cyprus !  Cyprus |
Ýmnos eis tīn Eleutherían (Hymn to Liberty)[note 4][note 5] | a1960 !1960 | Dionýsios Solomós | Nikolaos Mantzaros |
|
Czech Republic !  Czech Republic |
Kde domov můj (Where is My Home?)[note 6] | a1918 !1918 | Josef Kajetán Tyl | František Škroup |
|
Denmark !  Denmark |
Der er et yndigt land (There is a Lovely Country)[note 7] | a1835 !1835 | Adam Oehlenschläger | Hans Ernst Krøyer |
|
Djibouti !  Djibouti |
Djibouti | a1977 !1977 | Aden Elmi | Abdi Robleh | — |
Dominica !  Dominica |
Isle of Beauty, Isle of Splendour | a1967 !1967 | Wilfred Oscar Morgan Pond | Lemuel McPherson Christian | — |
Dominican Republic !  Dominican Republic |
Himno Nacional (National Anthem) | a1934 !1934 | Emilio Prud'Homme | Jose Rufino Reyes Siancas |
|
East Timor !  East Timor |
Pátria (Fatherland) | a2002 !2002 | Francisco Borja da Costa | Afonso de Araujo |
|
Ecuador !  Ecuador |
Salve, Oh Patria (We Salute You, Our Mothership) | a1948 !1948 | Juan León Mera | Antonio Neumane |
|
Egypt !  Egypt |
Bilady, Bilady, Bilady (My Country, My Country, My Country) | a1979 !1979 | Sayed Darwish (adapted from a speech by Mustafa Kamil) | Sayed Darwish |
|
El Salvador !  El Salvador |
Himno Nacional de El Salvador (National Anthem of El Salvador) | a1879 !1879 | Juan José Cañas | Juan Aberle |
|
Equatorial Guinea !  Equatorial Guinea |
Caminemos pisando la senda (Let Us Tread the Path) | a1968 !1968 | Atanasio Ndongo Miyone | Atanasio Ndongo Miyone | — |
Eritrea !  Eritrea |
Ertra, Ertra, Ertra (Eritrea, Eritrea, Eritrea) | a1993 !1993 | Solomon Tsehaye Beraki | Isaac Abraham Meharezghi and Aron Tekle Tesfatsion | — |
Estonia !  Estonia |
Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm (My Fatherland, My Happiness and Joy) | a1920 !1920 | Johann Voldemar Jannsen | Fredrik Pacius |
|
Ethiopia !  Ethiopia |
Wodefit Gesgeshi, Widd Innat Ityopp'ya (March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia) | a1992 !1992 | Dereje Melaku Mengesha | Solomon Lulu Mitiku |
|
Fiji !  Fiji |
Meda Dau Doka (God Bless Fiji) | a1970 !1970 | Michael Francis Alexander Prescott | Charles Austin Miles |
|
Finland !  Finland |
Maamme (Our Land) | a1867 !1867 | Johan Ludvig Runeberg | Fredrik Pacius |
|
France !  France |
La Marseillaise (The Song of Marseille) | a1795 !1795 | Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle | Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle |
|
Gabon !  Gabon |
La Concorde (The Concord) | a1960 !1960 | Georges Aleka Damas | Georges Aleka Damas | — |
The Gambia !  The Gambia |
For The Gambia Our Homeland | a1965 !1965 | Virginia Julie Howe | Jeremy Frederick Howe | — |
Georgia !  Georgia |
Tavisupleba (Freedom) | a2004 !2004 | David Magradze | Zakaria Paliashvili |
|
Germany !  Germany |
Das Deutschlandlied (The Germany Song) – the Third stanza | a1922 !1922 | August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben | Joseph Haydn |
|
Ghana !  Ghana |
God Bless Our Homeland Ghana | a1957 !1957 | Philip Gbeho | Philip Gbeho | — |
Greece !  Greece |
Ýmnos eis tīn Eleutherían (Hymn to Liberty)[note 4] | a1865 !1865 | Dionýsios Solomós | Nikolaos Mantzaros |
|
Grenada !  Grenada |
Hail Grenada | a1974 !1974 | Irva Merle Baptiste | Louis Arnold Masanto | — |
Guatemala !  Guatemala |
Himno Nacional de Guatemala (National Anthem of Guatemala) | a1896 !1896 | José Joaquín Palma | Rafael Álvarez Ovalle |
|
Guinea !  Guinea |
Liberté (Liberty) | a1958 !1958 | Unknown | Kodofo Moussa | — |
Guinea-Bissau !  Guinea-Bissau |
Esta é a Nossa Pátria Bem Amada (This Is Our Beloved Country) | a1974 !1974 | Amílcar Cabral | Amílcar Cabral | — |
Guyana !  Guyana |
Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains | a1966 !1966 | Archibald Leonard Luker | Robert Cyril Gladstone Potter | — |
Haiti !  Haiti |
La Dessalinienne (Song of Dessalines) | a1904 !1904 | Justin Lhérisson | Nicolas Geffrard |
|
Honduras !  Honduras |
Himno Nacional de Honduras (National Anthem of Honduras) | a1915 !1915 | Augusto Constancio Coello | Carlos Hartling |
|
Hungary !  Hungary |
Himnusz (Hymn) | a1844 !1844 | Ferenc Kölcsey | Ferenc Erkel |
|
Iceland !  Iceland |
Lofsöngur (Hymn) | unknown | Matthías Jochumsson | Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson |
|
India !  India |
Jana Gana Mana (Fathership of All People) | a1950 !1950 | Rabindranath Tagore | Rabindranath Tagore |
|
Indonesia !  Indonesia |
Indonesia Raya (Great Indonesia) | a1945 !1945 | Wage Rudolf Supratman | Wage Rudolf Supratman |
|
Iran !  Iran |
Soroud-e Melli-e Jomhouri-e Eslami-e Iran (National Anthem of Iran) | a1990 !1990 | multiple | Hassan Riyahi | — |
Iraq !  Iraq |
Mawtini (My Homeland) | a2004 !2004 | Ibrahim Touqan | Mohammed Flayfel |
|
Ireland !  Ireland |
Amhrán na bhFiann (The Soldier's Song) | a1926 !1926 | Liam Ó Rinn | Peadar Kearney and Patrick Heeney |
|
Israel !  Israel |
HaTikvah (The Hope) | a1948 !1948 (de facto) 2004 (de jure) |
Naftali Herz Imber | Samuel Cohen |
|
Italy !  Italy |
Il Canto degli Italiani (The Song of the Italians) | a1946 !1946 (de facto) | Goffredo Mameli | Michele Novaro |
|
Jamaica !  Jamaica |
Jamaica, Land We Love[note 1] | unknown | Hugh Sherlock | Robert Lightbourne | — |
Japan !  Japan |
Kimi ga Yo (May Your Reign Last Forever) | a1999 !1999 (de jure) | Traditional Waka poem from the Heian period (794-1185) | Traditional melody of the Meiji period (1880) |
|
Jordan !  Jordan |
Al-salam Al-malaki Al-urdoni (The Royal Anthem of Jordan) | a1946 !1946 | Abdul Monem Al-Refai | Abdul Qader al-Taneer |
|
Kazakhstan !  Kazakhstan |
Meniñ Qazaqstanım (My Kazakhstan) | a2006 !2006 | Zhumeken Nazhimedenov (with modifications by Nursultan Nazarbayev) | Shamshi Kaldayakov |
|
Kenya !  Kenya |
Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu (Oh God of All Creation) | a1963 !1963 | Graham Hyslop, G. W. Senoga-Zake, Thomas Kalume, Peter Kibukosya, and Washington Omondi | traditional African tune |
|
Kiribati !  Kiribati |
Teirake Kaini Kiribati (Stand up, Kiribati) | a1979 !1979 | Urium Tamuera Ioteba | Urium Tamuera Ioteba | — |
North Korea !  North Korea |
Aegukka (The Patriotic Song) | a1947 !1947 | Pak Seyŏng | Kim Wŏn'gyun | — |
South Korea !  South Korea |
Aegukga (The Patriotic Song) | a1948 !1948 | uncertain | Ahn Eak-tae | — |
Kuwait !  Kuwait |
Al-Nasheed Al-Watani (National Anthem) | a1978 !1978 | Ahmad Meshari Al-Adwani | Ibrahim Al-Soula | — |
Kyrgyzstan !  Kyrgyzstan |
Kyrgyz Respublikasynyn Mamlekettik Gimni (National Anthem of the Kyrgyz Republic) | a1992 !1992 | Djamil Sadykov and Eshmambet Kuluev | Nasyr Davlesov and Kalyi Moldobasanov |
|
Laos !  Laos |
Pheng Xat Lao (National Anthem of Laos) | a1947 !1947 | Sisana Sisane | Thongdy Sounthonevichit |
|
Latvia !  Latvia |
Dievs, svētī Latviju! (God Bless Latvia) | a1920 !1920 | Kārlis Baumanis | Kārlis Baumanis |
|
Lebanon !  Lebanon |
Lebanese National Anthem | a1927 !1927 | Rashid Nakhle | Wadih Sabra |
|
Lesotho !  Lesotho |
Lesotho Fatse La Bontata Rona (Lesotho, Land of Our Fathers) | a1967 !1967 | François Coillard | Ferdinand-Samuel Laur | — |
Liberia !  Liberia |
All Hail, Liberia, Hail! | a1847 !1847 | Daniel Bashiel Warner | Olmstead Luca |
|
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya !  Libya |
Allahu Akbar (God Is Great) | a1969 !1969 | Egyptian marching song | Egyptian marching song | — |
Liechtenstein !  Liechtenstein |
Oben am jungen Rhein (Up Above the Young Rhine) | a1963 !1963 | Jakob Josef Jauch | unknown |
|
Lithuania !  Lithuania |
Tautiška giesmė (National Song) | a1919 !1919 | Vincas Kudirka | Vincas Kudirka |
|
Luxembourg !  Luxembourg |
Ons Hémécht (Our Homeland) | a1895 !1895 | Michel Lentz | Jean Antoine Zinnen |
|
Macedonia !  Macedonia |
Denes nad Makedonija (Today Over Macedonia) | a1992 !1992 (de jure) | Vlado Maleski | Todor Skalovski |
|
Madagascar !  Madagascar |
Ry Tanindrazanay malala ô! (Oh, Beloved Land of our Ancestors) | a1960 !1960 | Norbert Raharisoa | Rahajason | [[File:|noicon|80px]] [[:File:|Ry Tanindrazanay malala ô]] |
Malawi !  Malawi |
Mlungu dalitsani Malawi (God Bless Malawi) | a1964 !1964 | Michael-Fredrick Paul Sauka | Michael-Fredrick Paul Sauka | — |
Malaysia !  Malaysia |
Negaraku (My Country) | a1957 !1957 | multiple | Perak state anthem ("Allah Lanjutkan Usia Sultan") |
|
Maldives !  Maldives |
Gaumii salaam (National Salute) | a1972 !1972 | Muhammad Jameel Didi | Pandit Wannakuwattawaduge Don Amaradeva | — |
Mali !  Mali |
Pour l'Afrique et pour toi, Mali (For Africa and for You, Mali) | a1962 !1962 | Seydou Badian Kouyate | Banzoumana Sissoko | — |
Malta !  Malta |
L-Innu Malti (The Maltese Hymn) | a1964 !1964 | Dun Karm Psaila | Robert Samut |
|
Marshall Islands !  Marshall Islands |
Forever Marshall Islands | a1991 !1991 | Amata Kabua | Amata Kabua | — |
Mauritania !  Mauritania |
National Anthem of Mauritania | a1960 !1960 | Baba Ould Cheikh | Tolia Nikiprowetzky | — |
Mauritius !  Mauritius |
Motherland | a1968 !1968 | Jean Georges Prosper | Philippe Gentil (M.B.E. Esq.) |
|
Mexico !  Mexico |
Himno Nacional Mexicano (Mexican National Anthem) | a1943 !1943 | Francisco González Bocanegra | Jaime Nunó |
|
Federated States of Micronesia !  Federated States of Micronesia |
Patriots of Micronesia | a1991 !1991 | unknown | traditional German song (Ich hab' mich ergeben) |
|
Moldova !  Moldova |
Limba Noastră (Our Language) | a1994 !1994 | Alexei Mateevici | Alexandru Cristea | — |
Monaco !  Monaco |
Hymne Monégasque (Monégasque Anthem) | a1848 !1848 | Louis Notari | Théophile Bellando de Castro |
|
Mongolia !  Mongolia |
Mongol ulsiin töriin duulal (National Anthem of Mongolia) | a1950 !1950 | Tsendiin Damdinsüren | Bilegiin Damdinsüren and Luvsanjyamts Murdorj | — |
Montenegro !  Montenegro |
Oj, svijetla majska zoro (O, Bright Dawn of May) | a2004 !2004 | Sekula Drljević | Žarko Mirković[14] | — |
Morocco !  Morocco |
Hymne Chérifien (Anthem of Morocco) | a1956 !1956 | Ali Squalli Houssaini | Léo Morgan |
|
Mozambique !  Mozambique |
Pátria Amada (Lovely Homeland) | a2002 !2002 | unknown | unknown | — |
Namibia !  Namibia |
Namibia, Land of the Brave | a1991 !1991 | Axali Doëseb | Axali Doëseb |
|
Nauru !  Nauru |
Nauru Bwiema (Song of Nauru) | a1968 !1968 | Margaret Hendrie | Laurence Henry Hicks | — |
Nepal !  Nepal |
Sayaun Thunga Phool Ka (Hundreds of Flowers)[15] | a2007 !2007 | Byakul Maila[16] | Ambar Gurung |
|
Netherlands !  Netherlands |
Wilhelmus (William) | a1932 !1932 | unknown | Adrianus Valerius |
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New Zealand !  New Zealand |
God Defend New Zealand, God Save the Queen[note 8] | a1940 !1940 (national hymn)[note 9] 1977 (national anthem)[note 9] |
Thomas Bracken (English version)[note 9] Thomas H. Smith (Māori version)[note 9] |
John Joseph Woods[note 9] |
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Nicaragua !  Nicaragua |
Salve a ti, Nicaragua (Hail to Thee, Nicaragua) | a1971 !1971 | Salomón Ibarra Mayorga | Luis A. Delgadillo | — |
Niger !  Niger |
La Nigérienne (The Nigerien) | a1961 !1961 | Maurice Albert Thiriet | Robert Jacquet and Nicolas Abel François Frionnet | — |
Nigeria !  Nigeria |
Arise O Compatriots, Nigeria's Call Obey | a1978 !1978 | John A. Ilechukwu, Eme Etim Akpan, B. A. Ogunnaike, Sotu Omoigui, and P. O. Aderibighe | Nigerian Police Band, under the directorship of B. E. Odiase |
|
Norway !  Norway |
Ja, vi elsker dette landet (Yes, We Love This Country)[note 10] | a1864 !1864 | Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson | Rikard Nordraak |
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Oman !  Oman |
Nashid as-Salaam as-Sultani (National Anthem of Oman) | a1970 !1970 | unknown | unknown | — |
Pakistan !  Pakistan |
Qaumī Tarāna (National Anthem) | a1954 !1954 | Hafeez Jullundhri | Ahmed Ghulamali Chagla |
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Palau !  Palau |
Belau rekid (Our Palau) | a1980 !1980 | multiple | Ymesei O. Ezekiel | — |
Panama !  Panama |
Himno Istmeño (Hymn of the Isthmus) | unknown | Jeronimo de la Ossa | Santos Jorge |
|
Papua New Guinea !  Papua New Guinea |
O Arise, All You Sons[note 1] | a1975 !1975 | Tom Shacklady | Tom Shacklady | — |
Paraguay !  Paraguay |
Paraguayos, República o Muerte (Paraguayans, the Republic or Death) | a1933 !1933 | Francisco Acuña de Figueroa | Françoice Dupuis, and Remberto Giménez |
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Peru !  Peru |
Himno Nacional del Perú (National Anthem of Peru) | a1821 !1821 | José de la Torre Ugarte y Alarcón | Jose Bernardo Alcedo |
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Philippines !  Philippines |
Lupang Hinirang (Chosen Land) | a1898 !1898 | José Palma | Julián Felipe |
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Poland !  Poland |
Mazurek Dąbrowskiego (Poland Is Not Yet Lost)[note 11] | a1926 !1926 | Józef Wybicki | unknown |
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Portugal !  Portugal |
A Portuguesa (The Portuguese) | a1911 !1911 | Henrique Lopes de Mendonça | Alfredo Keil |
|
Qatar !  Qatar |
As Salam al Amiri (National Anthem of Qatar) | a1996 !1996 | Sheikh Mubarak bin Saïf al-Thani | unknown | — |
Romania !  Romania |
Deşteaptă-te, române! (Awaken Thee, Romanian) | a1989 !1989 | Andrei Mureşanu | Anton Pann and Gheorghe Ucenescu |
|
Russia !  Russian Federation |
Gosudarstvenny Gimn Rossiyskoy Federatsii (State Hymn of the Russian Federation) | a2000 !2000 | Sergey Mikhalkov | Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov |
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Rwanda !  Rwanda |
Rwanda nziza (Beautiful Rwanda) | a2002 !2002 | Faustin Murigo | Jean-Bosco Hashakimana | — |
Saint Kitts and Nevis !  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
O Land of Beauty![note 1] | a1983 !1983 | Kenrick Georges | Kenrick Georges |
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Saint Lucia !  Saint Lucia |
Sons and Daughters of Saint Lucia | a1979 !1979 | Charles Jesse | Leton Felix Thomas | — |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines !  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
St Vincent Land So Beautiful | a1979 !1979 | Phyllis Punnett | unknown | — |
Samoa !  Samoa |
The Banner of Freedom | a1962 !1962 | Sauni Iiga Kuresa | Sauni Iiga Kuresa | — |
San Marino !  San Marino |
Inno Nazionale della Repubblica (The National Anthem of the Republic) | a1894 !1894 | Federico Consolo | Federico Consolo | — |
Sao Tome and Principe !  São Tomé and Príncipe |
Independência total (Total Independence) | a1975 !1975 | Alda Neves da Graça do Espírito Santo | Manuel dos Santos Barreto de Sousa e Almeida | — |
Saudi Arabia !  Saudi Arabia |
As-Salam Al Malaki (The Royal Salute) | a1950 !1950 | Ibrahim Khafaji | Abdul Rahman Al-Khateeb |
|
Senegal !  Senegal |
Pincez Tous vos Koras, Frappez les Balafons (Strum your Koras, Strike the Balafons) | a1960 !1960 | Léopold Sédar Senghor | Herbert Pepper | — |
Serbia !  Serbia |
Bože pravde (God of Justice or Lord, Give Us Justice) | a1882 !1882 (de facto) 2006 (de jure) |
Jovan Đorđević | Davorin Jenko |
|
Seychelles !  Seychelles |
Koste Seselwa (Join together all Seychellois) | adopted 1996 | David François Marc André and George Charles Robert Payet | David François Marc André and George Charles Robert Payet | — |
Sierra Leone !  Sierra Leone |
High We Exalt Thee, Realm of the Free | a1961 !1961 | Clifford Nelson Fyle | John Akar | — |
Singapore !  Singapore |
Majulah Singapura (Onward Singapore) | a1959 !1959 | Zubir Said | Zubir Said | — |
Slovakia !  Slovakia |
Nad Tatrou sa blýska (Storm Over the Tatras)[note 6] | a1918 !1918 | Janko Matúška | folk tune |
|
Slovenia !  Slovenia |
Zdravljica (A Toast)[note 12] | a1989 !1989 | France Prešeren | Stanko Premrl |
|
Solomon Islands !  Solomon Islands |
God Save Our Solomon Islands[note 1] | a1978 !1978 | Panapasa Balekana and Matila Balekana | Panapasa Balekana | — |
Somalia !  Somalia |
Somaliyaay toosoo (Somalia, Wake Up) | a2000 !2000 | Ali Mire Awale | Ali Mire Awale | — |
South Africa !  South Africa |
National Anthem of South Africa[note 13] | a1997 !1997 | Enoch Sontonga and C. J. Langenhoven | Enoch Sontonga and C. J. Langenhoven |
|
South Sudan !  South Sudan |
South Sudan Oyee! | a2011 !2011 | Students and teachers of Juba University, 2011[17] | — | |
Spain !  Spain |
La Marcha Real (The Royal March) | a1770 !1770 | none | unknown |
|
Sri Lanka !  Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka Matha (Mother Sri Lanka) | a1951 !1951 | Ananda Samarakoon | Ananda Samarakoon |
|
Sudan !  Sudan |
Nahnu Jund Allah Jund Al-Watan (We Are the Army of God and of Our Land) | 1956 | Sayyed Ahmed Mohammed Salih | Ahmed Murjan | — |
Suriname !  Suriname |
God zij met ons Suriname (God Be With Our Suriname) | adopted 1959 | Cornelis Atses Hoekstra and Henry de Ziel, | Johannes Corstianus de Puy | — |
Swaziland !  Swaziland |
Nkulunkulu Mnikati wetibusiso temaSwati (O Lord our God of the Swazi) | a1968 !1968 | Andrease Enoke Fanyana Simelane | David Kenneth Rycroft | — |
Sweden !  Sweden |
Du gamla, Du fria (Thou Ancient, Thou Free)[note 14] | 19th century (de facto), never officially adopted | Richard Dybeck | folk tune |
|
Switzerland !  Switzerland |
Schweizerpsalm (Swiss Psalm) | a1961 !1961 (de facto) 1981 (de jure) |
Leonhard Widmer | Alberich Zwyssig |
|
Syria !  Syria |
Humāt ad-Diyār (Guardians of the Homeland) | a1936 !1936 | Khalil Mardam Bey | Mohammed Flayfel | File:Syrianthem.mid Humāt ad-Diyār |
Tajikistan !  Tajikistan |
Surudi Milli (National Anthem) | a1991 !1991 | Gulnazar Keldi | Suleiman Yudakov | — |
Tanzania !  Tanzania |
Mungu ibariki Afrika (God Bless Africa) | a1961 !1961 | collectively | Enoch Sontonga | — |
Thailand !  Thailand |
Phleng Chat (National Song)[note 15] | a1939 !1939 | Luang Saranupraphan | Peter Feit |
|
Togo !  Togo |
Salut à toi, pays de nos aïeux (Hail to Thee, Land of our Forefathers) | a1960 !1960 | Alex Casimir-Dosseh | Alex Casimir-Dosseh | — |
Tonga !  Tonga |
Ko e fasi ʻo e tuʻi ʻo e ʻOtu Tonga (Song of the King of the Tonga Islands) | a1874 !1874 | Uelingatoni Ngū Tupoumalohi | Karl Gustavus Schmitt | File:Fasi fakafonua.mid Ko e fasi ʻo e tuʻi ʻo e ʻOtu Tonga |
Trinidad and Tobago !  Trinidad and Tobago |
Forged from the Love of Liberty | a1962 !1962 | Patrick Castagne | Patrick Castagne | — |
Tunisia !  Tunisia |
Humat al-Hima (Defenders of the Homeland) | a1987 !1987 | Mustafa Sadiq Al-Rafi'i and Aboul-Qacem Echebbi | Mohammed Abdelwahab |
|
Turkey !  Turkey |
İstiklâl Marşı (The March of Independence) | a1921 !1921 | Mehmet Akif Ersoy | Osman Zeki Üngör |
|
Turkmenistan !  Turkmenistan |
Türkmenbaşyň guran beýik binasy (Independent, Neutral, Turkmenistan State Anthem) | a1991 !1991 | Saparmurat Niyazov | Saparmurat Niyazov |
|
Tuvalu !  Tuvalu |
Tuvalu mo te Atua (Tuvalu for the Almighty)[note 1] | a1978 !1978 | Afaese Manoa | Afaese Manoa | — |
Uganda !  Uganda |
Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty | a1963 !1963 | George Wilberforce Kakoma | George Wilberforce Kakoma | — |
Ukraine !  Ukraine |
Shche ne vmerla Ukrainy (Ukraine's Glory Has Not Perished) | a1917 !1917 | Pavlo Chubynsky | Mykhaylo Verbytsky |
|
United Arab Emirates !  United Arab Emirates |
Ishy Biladi (Long Live my Homeland) | a1971 !1971 | Arif Al Sheikh Abdullah Al Hassan | Saad Abdel Wahab |
|
United Kingdom !  United Kingdom |
God Save the Queen | 1745 | unknown | unknown |
|
United States !  United States |
The Star-Spangled Banner | a1931 !1931 | Francis Scott Key | John Stafford Smith |
|
Uruguay !  Uruguay |
Himno Nacional (National Anthem) | a1938 !1938 | Francisco Acuña de Figueroa | Francisco José Debali |
|
Uzbekistan !  Uzbekistan |
O`zbekiston Respublikasining Davlat Madhiyasi (National Anthem of the Republic of Uzbekistan) | a1991 !1991 | Abdulla Aripov | Mutal Burhanov |
|
Vanuatu !  Vanuatu |
Yumi, Yumi, Yumi (We, We, We) | a1980 !1980 | François Vincent Ayssav | François Vincent Ayssav |
|
Venezuela !  Venezuela |
Gloria al Bravo Pueblo (Glory to the Brave People) | a1881 !1881 | Vicente Salias | Juan José Landaeta |
|
Vietnam !  Vietnam |
Tiến Quân Ca (Army March) | a1945 !1945 | Văn Cao | Văn Cao |
|
Yemen !  Yemen |
National anthem of Yemen | a1990 !1990 | Abdallah Abdulwahab Noman | Ayoob Tarish |
|
Zambia !  Zambia |
Stand and Sing of Zambia, Proud and Free | unknown | Enoch Sontonga | Enoch Sontonga | — |
Zimbabwe !  Zimbabwe |
Simudzai Mureza WeZimbabwe (Blessed Be The Land of Zimbabwe) | a1994 !1994 | Solomon Mutswairo | Fred Changundega | — |
Anthems of other states
This table includes anthems of de facto sovereign states which are not members of the United Nations. Many of them have received little or no recognition from the international community; some are widely considered to be part of one of the countries listed above.
| Nation | National anthem | Date adopted | Lyrics writer | Music writer | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abkhazia !  Abkhazia |
Aiaaira (Victory) |
1992 | Genady Alamiya | Valera Çkaduwa | — |
Republic of China !  Republic of China (Taiwan) |
San Min Chu I (Three Principles of the People)[note 16] |
1937 (de facto) 1943 (de jure) |
Sun Yat-sen | Ch'eng Mao-yün | — |
Kosovo !  Kosovo |
Europe[18] | 2008 | No lyrics[18] | Mendi Mengjiqi[18] |
|
Libyan Republic !  Libya |
Libya, Libya, Libya | 1951 | Al Baschir Al Arebi | Mohamad Abdel Wahab | — |
Nagorno-Karabakh !  Nagorno-Karabakh |
Azat u ankakh Artsakh (Free and independent Artsakh) |
1992 | Vardan Hakobyan | Armen Nasibyan | — |
Palestine !  Palestine |
Biladi (My Country) |
1996 | Said Al Muzayin | Ali Ismael | — |
South Ossetia !  South Ossetia |
Respublikæ Hussar Irystony Paddzahadon Gimn (National Anthem of South Ossetia) |
1995 | Totraz Kokaev | Felix Alborov | — |
Transnistria !  Transnistria |
My slavim tebia, Pridnestrovie (We glorify you, Pridnestrovie) |
1992 | Boris Parmenov, Vitaly Pishenko, Nicholas Bozhko | Boris Alexandrov | — |
Holy See !  Holy See |
Marche Pontificale (Pontifical Anthem and March) |
1949 | Antonio Allegra | Charles Gounod |
|
Western Sahara !  Western Sahara |
Yā Banīy As-Saharā (O Sons of the Sahara) |
1979 | unknown | unknown | — |
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