List of national anthems facts for kids

Rouget de Lisle, the composer of the French national anthem "La Marseillaise", sings it for the first time. The anthem is one of the earliest to be adopted by a modern nation, in 1795.

This is a list of national anthems. This list shows the country on the left, the national anthem in the middle, and the meaning in English on the right. The names of states that do not exist anymore, or that are not independent nations, or the names of state organisations are italicized.

A

• Acadia - Ave Maris Stella (Star of the Sea, We Hail Thee)
• Afghanistan - Mili Thirana
• Åland - Ålänningens sång (The Ålander's Song)
• African Union - African Union Anthem
• Alaskan Republic - The Star-Spangled Banner
• Albania - Hymni i Flamurit (Hymn to the Flag)
• Algeria - Kassaman (We Pledge)
• American Samoa - Amerika Samoa
• Andalusia - Himno Nacional de Andalucía, (Andalusian National Anthem)
• Andorra - El Gran Carlemany (The Great Charlemagne)
• Angola - Angola Avante (Forward Angola)
• Antigua and Barbuda - Fair Antigua, We Salute Thee
• Argentina - Himno Nacional Argentino (Argentine National Anthem)
• Armenia - Mer Hayrenik (Our Fatherland)
• Aruba - Aruba Dushi Tera (Aruba Precious Country)
• Australia - Advance Australia Fair
• Austria - Land der Berge, Land am Strome (Land of Mountains, Land on the River)
• Azerbaijan - National Anthem of the Republic of Azerbaijan

B

• The Bahamas - March On, Bahamaland
• Bahrain - Bahrainona (Our Bahrain)
• Bangladesh - Amar Sonar Bangla (My Golden Bengal)
• Barbados - In Plenty and In Time of Need
• Basque Country - Eusko Abendaren Ereserkia (Anthem of the Basque Homeland)
• Bavaria - Bayernhymne (Gott mit Dir Du Land der Bayern) (Hymn of Bavaria / God be with you, land of Bavarians)
• Belarus - My Belarusy (We, the Belarusians)
• Belarusian National Republic - Vajacki mars (Come, We Shall March in Joint Endeavor)
• Belgium - The Brabançonne (The Song of Brabant)
• Belize - Land of the Free
• Benin - L'Aube Nouvelle (The Dawn of a New Day)
• Bharata - Jana Gana Mana (Thou Art the Ruler of the Minds of All People)
• Bhutan - Druk tsendhen (The Thunder Dragon Kingdom)
• Biafra - Land of the Rising Sun
• Bolivia - Bolivianos, el hado propicio (Bolivians, A Favourable Destiny)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina - Intermeco; Formerly: Jedna i Jedina (One and Only)
• Botswana - Fatshe leno la rona (Blessed Be This Noble Land)
• Brazil - Hino Nacional Brasileiro (Brazilian National Anthem)
• Brittany - Bro Goz ma Zadoù (Land of My Fathers)
• Brunei - Allah Peliharakan Sultan (God Bless the Sultan)
• Bulgaria - Mila Rodino (Dear native land)
• Burkina Faso - Une Seule Nuit (One Single Night)
• Burundi - Burundi bwacu (Beloved Burundi)

C

• Cambodia - Nokoreach
• Cameroon - Chant de Ralliement (Rallying Song)
• Canada - O Canada; Royal Anthem: God Save the Queen
• Cape Verde - Cântico da Liberdade
• Catalonia - Els Segadors (The Reapers)
• Cayman Islands - Beloved Isles Cayman
• Central African Republic - La Renaissance (The Rebirth)
• Chad - La Tchadienne
• Chile - Himno Nacional de Chile (Chilean National Anthem)
• China, People's Republic of - The March of the Volunteers (official)
• China, Republic of (Taiwan) - National Anthem of the Republic of China, National Banner Song
• China (Qing Dynasty) - Gong Jin'ou (Cup of Solid Gold)
• Colombia - Oh Gloria inmarcesible (Oh Unfading Glory!)
• Comoros - Udzima wa ya Masiwa (The Union of the Great Islands)
• Congo, Democratic Republic of the - Debout Congolais (Arise Congolese)
• Congo, Republic of - La Congolaise
• Cook Islands - Te Atua Mou E
• Cornwall - Bro Goth Agan Tasow
• Corsica - Dio vi Salve Regina (Hymn to the Virgin Mary)
• Costa Rica - Noble patria, tu hermosa bandera (Noble Fatherland, Your Beautiful Flag)
• Côte d'Ivoire - L'Abidjanaise (Song of Abidjan)
• Croatia - Lijepa naša domovino (Our Beautiful Homeland)
• Cuba - La Bayamesa (The Bayamo Song)
• Cyprus - Hymn to Freedom
• Czech Republic - Kde domov můj? (Where is My Home?)

D-F

• Denmark - Civil: Der er et Yndigt Land (There is a Lovely Land); Royal: Kong Christian Stod Ved Højen Mast (King Christian stood by the lofty mast)
• Djibouti - National anthem of Djibouti
• Dominica - Isle of Beauty, Isle of Splendour
• Dominican Republic - Himno Nacional

• East Timor - Pátria (Fatherland)
• East Turkistan - Uygur March
• Ecuador - Salve, Oh Patria (We Salute You Our Homeland)
• Egypt - Bilady, Bilady, Bilady (My Homeland, My Homeland, My Homeland)
• El Salvador - Saludemos la Patria orgullosos (Proudly Salute the Fatherland)
• Equatorial Guinea - Caminemos pisando la senda (Let Us Tread the Path)
• Eritrea - Ertra, Ertra, Ertra (Eritrea, Eritrea, Eritrea)
• Esperantio - La Espero ((The) Hope)
• Estonia - Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm (My Native Land, My Pride and Joy)
• Ethiopia - Whedefit Gesgeshi Woude Henate Ethiopia (March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia)
• European Union - Ode "An die Freude" (Ode "to Joy")

• Faroe Islands - Tú alfagra land mítt (O Faeroe Islands, My Dearest Treasure)
• Fiji - God Bless Fiji
• Finland - Maamme/Vårt land (Our Land)
• Flanders - De Vlaamse Leeuw (The Flemish Lion)
• France - La Marseillaise
• Frisia - De âlde Friezen (The Old Frisians)

G-H

• Galicia - Os Pinos (Galician Nathional Anthem)
• Gabon - La Concorde (Concord)
• The Gambia - For The Gambia Our Homeland
• Georgia - Tavisupleba (Freedom), former anthem Dideba zetsit kurtheuls (Praise Be To The Heavenly Bestower of Blessings)
• German Democratic Republic - Auferstanden aus Ruinen (Arisen from Ruins)
• Germany - Das Lied der Deutschen, 3rd stanza (Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit)
• Ghana - God Bless Our Homeland Ghana
• Gibraltar - Gibraltar Anthem
• Greece - Imnos eis tin Eleftherian (Hymn to Freedom)
• Greenland - Nunarput utoqqarsuanngoravit (You Our Ancient Land)
• Grenada - Hail Grenada
• Guam - Stand Ye Guamanians
• Guatemala - Guatemala Feliz (Guatemala, Be Praised!)
• Guernsey - Sarnia Cherie (Guernsey Dear)
• Guinea - Liberté (Freedom)
• Guinea-Bissau - Esta é a Nossa Pátrai Bem Amada (This Is Our Beloved Country)
• Guyana - Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains

• Haiti - La Dessalinienne
• Hawaii - Hawai'i Pono'i (Hawaii's Own)
• Honduras - Tu bandera es un lampo de cielo (Your Flag Is A Heavenly Light)
• Hungary - Isten, áldd meg a magyart (God Bless the Hungarian)

I-J

• Iceland - Lofsöngur (Hymn)
• India See: Bharat
• Indonesia - Indonesia Raya (Great Indonesia)
• Iran - Sorud-e Melli-e Jomhuri-ye Eslami Iran — National Anthem of the Islamic Republic of Iran
• Iraq - (Old anthem) Ardulfurataini Watan (Land of Two Rivers) — Royal Salute
• Ireland, Republic of -Amhrán na bhFiann (The Soldier's Song)
• Isle of Man - Arrane Ashoonagh dy Vannin (Isle of Man National Anthem)
• Israel - Hatikvah (The Hope)
• Italy - Il Canto degli Italiani (the Song of the Italians) – also known as Fratelli d'Italia and l'Inno di Mameli

• Jamaica - Jamaica, Land We Love
• Japan - Kimi Ga Yo (君が代 May 1,000 Years of Happy Reign Be Yours)
• Jersey - Ma Normandie (My Normandy)
• Jordan - As-salam al-malaki al-urdoni (Long Live the King!)

K-L

• Kashmir (Pakistan) - Watan Hamara Azad-Kashmir
• Kazakhstan - Anthem of the Republic of Kazakhstan
• Kenya - Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu (Oh God of All Creation)
• Kiribati - Teirake kaini Kiribati (Stand Kiribati)
• Korea - There are 2 different songs and 1 old song, which have same title.

South- Aegukga (The Song of Love for the Country or The Patriotic Song)

North - Aegukka (The Song of Love for the Country or The Patriotic Song) or Achimeun Bitnara (The morning will shine)

Korean Empire (old) - Aegukga (The Song of Love for the Country or The Patriotic Song)

• Kuwait - Al-Nasheed Al-Watani
• Kyrgyzstan - National Anthem of the Kyrgyz Republic

• Laos - Pheng Xat Lao (Hymn of the Lao People)
• Latvia - Dievs, svētī Latviju (God Bless Latvia)
• Lebanon - Koullouna Lilouataan Lil Oula Lil Alam (All Of Us! For Our Country, For Our Flag and Glory)
• Lesotho - Lesotho Fatse La Bontata Rona
• Liberia - All Hail, Liberia, Hail!
• Libya - Allahu Akbar (God Is Greatest!)
• Liechtenstein - Oben am jungen Rhein (High Above the Young Rhine)
• Lithuania - Tautiska Giesme (The National Song)
• Luxembourg - Ons Hémécht (Our Homeland)

M

• Republic of Macedonia - Today Over Macedonia
• Madagascar - Ry Tanindraza nay malala ô (Oh, Our Beloved Fatherland)
• Malawi - Mlungu dalitsani Malawi (Oh God Bless Our Land Of Malawi)
• Malaysia - Negara Ku (My Country)
• Maldives - Gavmii mi ekuverikan matii tibegen kuriime salaam (In National Unity Do We Salute Our Nation)
• Mali - Pour l'Afrique et pour toi, Mali (For Africa and for You, Mali)
• Majorca - La Balanguera (The Balanguera)
• Malta - L-Innu Malti (The Maltese Hymn)
• Man, Isle of - Arrane Ashoonagh Dy Vannin
• Marshall Islands - Forever Marshall Islands
• Mauritius - Motherland
• Mexico - Himno Nacional Mexicano (Mexican National Anthem)
• Federated States of Micronesia - Patriots of Micronesia
• Moldova - Limba Noastra (Our Tongue)
• Monaco - Hymne Monégasque
• Mongolia - Bügd Nairamdakh Mongol
• Montenegro - Oj, svijetla majska zoro (O, bright dawn of May)
• Morocco - Hymne Cherifien
• Mozambique - Patria Amada, formerly Viva, Viva a FRELIMO
• Myanmar - Gba Majay Bma (We Shall Love Burma)

N

• Namibia - Namibia, Land of the Brave
• Nauru - Nauru Bwiema (Nauru Our Homeland)
• Nepal - Ras Triya Gaan (May Glory Crown You, Courageous Sovereign)
• Netherlands (and Kingdom of the Netherlands) - Wilhelmus van Nassouwe (William of Nassau)
• Netherlands Antilles - "Anthem Without a Title"
• Newfoundland - Ode to Newfoundland
• New Zealand - God Defend New Zealand, God Save the Queen
• Nicaragua - Salve a ti, Nicaragua (Hail to You, Nicaragua)
• Niger - La Nigerienne
• Nigeria - Arise O Compatriots, Nigeria's Call Obey
• North Korea - Aegukka (애국가 The Patriotic Hymn – different song from that of South Korea)
• Norway - Ja, vi elsker dette landet (Yes, We Love This Country)

O-R

• Oman - Nashid as-Salaam as-Sultani

• Pakistan - Pak sarzamin shad bad (Blessed Be The Sacred Land)
• State of Palestine - Biladi (My Country)
• Panama - Himno Istmeño (Isthmus Hymn)
• Papua New Guinea - O Arise, All You Sons
• Paraguay - Paraguayos, República o Muerte (Paraguayans, the Republic or Death)
• Peru - Somos libres, seámoslo siempre (We Are Free, Let Us Remain So Forever)
• Philippines - Lupang Hinirang (Chosen Land)
• Poland - Mazurek Dąbrowskiego (Dąbrowski's Mazurka)
• Portugal - A Portuguesa (The Portuguese)
• Puerto Rico - La Borinqueña

• Qatar - As Salam al Amiri
• Quebec - Gens du Pays (People of the Country)

• Romania - Deşteaptă-te, române (Wake up, Romanian), former anthem Trei culori (Three Colours)
• Russia - National Anthem of Russia; formerly The Patriotic Song, Soviet Union Anthem and God Save the Tsar
• Rwanda - Rwanda nziza

S

• Saint Kitts and Nevis - O Land of Beauty!
• Saint Lucia - Sons and Daughters of Saint Lucia
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - St Vincent Land So Beautiful
• Samoa - The Banner of Freedom
• São Tomé and Príncipe - Independência total (Total Independence)
• Saudi Arabia - Aash Al Maleek (Long Live the King)
• Senegal - Pincez Tous vos Koras, Frappez les Balafons (Pluck Your Koras, Strike the Balafons)
• Serbia - Boze Pravde (God the Righteous)
• Serbia and Montenegro - Hej Sloveni (Hey, Slavs)
• Seychelles - Koste Seselwa
• Sierra Leone - High We Exalt Thee, Realm of the Free
• Singapore - Majulah Singapura (Onward Singapore)
• Slovakia - Nad Tatrou sa blýska (Storm Over the Tatras)
• Slovenia - Zdravljica (A Toast) Naprej zastava slave (Go ahead, the Flag of Glory)
• Solomon Islands - God Save Our Solomon Islands
• Somalia - Somalian National Anthem
• South Africa - Nkosi Sikelel iAfrica & Die Stem van Suid Afrika (God Bless Africa & The Call of South Africa combined)
• South Korea - Aegukga (애국가 The Patriotic Hymn – different song from that of North Korea)
• Spain - Marcha Real (Royal March)
• Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka Matha
• Sudan - Nahnu Djundulla Djundulwatan (We Are the Army of God and of Our Land)
• Swaziland - Nkulunkulu Mnikati wetibusiso temaSwati
• Sweden - Civil: Du gamla, Du fria (Thou ancient, Thou free, Thou mountainous North) — Royal: Kungssången (The Royal Anthem)
• Switzerland - Swiss Psalm (Schweizerpsalm, cantique suisse)
• Syria - Homat el Diyar (Guardians of the Homeland)

T

• Taiwan - See "China, Republic of"
• Tajikistan - Suudi mellii (Happiness of the Nation)
• Tanzania - Mungu ibariki Afrika (God Bless Africa)
• Tatarstan - Hymn of the Republic of Tatarstan
• Thailand - Civil: Phleng Chat; Royal: Phleng Sansasoen Phra Barami
• Togo - Salut à toi, pays de nos aïeux (Hail to thee, land of our forefathers)
• Tonga - Koe Fasi Oe Tui Oe Otu Tonga
• Trinidad and Tobago - Forged From The Love of Liberty
• Tunisia - Ala Khallidi (Oh Make Eternal) Himat Al Hima (Defender of the Homeland)
• Turkey - Istiklâl Marsi (The March of Independence)
• Turkmenistan - Turkmenistan State Anthem
• Turks and Caicos Islands - God Save the Queen
• Tuva - Tooruktug Dolgaï Tangdym (The Forest is Full of Pine Nuts)
• Tuvalu - Tuvalu mo te Atua (Tuvalu for the Almighty)

U

• Uganda - Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty
• Ukraine - Shche ne vmerla Ukraina (Ukraine Has Not Died Yet)
• Union of Soviet Socialist Republics - National Anthem of the Soviet Union, The Internationale
• United Arab Emirates - Ishy Bilady (Long Live my Homeland)
• United Kingdom - God Save the Queen
• United States - The Star-Spangled Banner
• Uruguay - Orientales, la Patria o la tumba (Uruguayans, the Fatherland or Death!)
• Uzbekistan - National Anthem of the Republic of Uzbekistan

V-W

• Vanuatu - Yumi, Yumi, Yumi (We, We, We)
• Vatican City - Inno e Marcia Pontificale (Hymn and Pontifical March)
• Venezuela - Gloria al Bravo Pueblo (Glory to the Brave Nation)
• Vietnam - Tien Quan Ca (The March to the Front)
• Virgin Islands, U.S. - Virgin Islands March

• Wales - Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (Land of My Fathers)
• Wallonia - Li Tchant des Walons (Song of the Walloons)

X-Z

• Yemen - United Republic
• Yugoslavia - Hej Sloveni (Hey, Slavs)

• Zambia - Stand and Sing of Zambia, Proud and Free
• Zimbabwe - Kalibusiswe Ilizwe leZimbabwe (Blessed Be The Land of Zimbabwe); Formerly: Ishe Komborera Africa (God Bless Africa)

Images for kids

• 

  Rouget de Lisle, the composer of the French national anthem "La Marseillaise", sings it for the first time. The anthem is one of the earliest to be adopted by a modern state, in 1795.

See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Himnos nacionales y de territorios dependientes para niños