Mottos of 205 Countries or Entities
Thirty seven (37) mention God, 42 mention unity, 33 mention freedom, 42 have no official motto.
Afghanistan: There is
no god but God; Muhammad is the messenger of God.
Albania: You, Albania,
give me honor, give me the name Albanian
Algeria: By the people
and for the people
Andorra: Strength
united is stronger
Angola: Strength united
is stronger
Antigua and Barbuda:
Each endeavouring, all achieving
Argentina: In Union and
Liberty
Armenia: One Nation,
One Culture
Australia: No official
motto. Formerly Advance Australia
Austria: No official
motto.
Azerbaijan: The Land of
Fire (unofficial)
Bolivia, (Unity is
Strength), is inscribed on boliviano coins.
Brazil, (Order and
progress), is inscribed on the Brazilian flag.
Bahamas: Forward,
Upward, Onward Together
Bahrain: No official
motto.
Bangladesh: No official
motto. National slogan and war cry: Victory to Bengal. Four fundamental
principles: Democracy, Socialism, Secularism and Nationalism
Barbados: Pride and
Industry
Belarus: No official
motto. Unofficial motto: Long Live Belarus!
Belgium: Unity gives
Strength
Belize: Under the shade
I flourish
Benin: Fellowship,
Justice, Labour
Bhutan: No official
motto.
Bolivia: Spanish: Unity
is Strength
Bosnia and Herzegovina:
No official motto.
Botswana: Rain
Brazil: Order and
progress
Brunei: Always in
service with God's guidance
Bulgaria: Unity Makes
Strength
Burkina Faso: Unity,
Progress, Justice
Burundi: Unity, Work,
Progress
Cambodia: Nation,
Religion, King
Cameroon: Peace, Work,
Fatherland
Canada: From sea to sea
Cape Verde: Unity,
Work, Progress
Central African
Republic: Unity, Dignity, Work
Chad: Unity, Work,
Progress
Chile: Through Reason or
By Force
China: No official
motto. (Serve The People!) is the motto of the Communist Party of China and
Chinese government.
Colombia: Freedom and Order
[citation needed]
Comoros: Unity,
Solidarity, Development [citation needed]
Democratic Republic of
the Congo: Justice, Peace, Work
Republic of the Congo:
Unity, Work, Progress
Costa Rica: No official
motto. "Pure Life" is the de facto motto.
Côte d'Ivoire: Unity,
Discipline, Labor
Croatia: No official
motto. Unofficial motto: God and Croats
Cuba: Fatherland or
death
Cyprus: No official
motto
Czech Republic: Truth
prevails
Denmark: God, King and
Fatherland. Royal motto of Margrethe II: God's help, the love of the people,
Denmark's strength.
Djibouti: Unity,
Equality, Peace
Dominica: After God,
the Earth
Dominican Republic:
God, Fatherland, Liberty
East Timor: Unity,
Action, and Progress
Ecuador: God, homeland,
and freedom
Egypt: No official
motto
El Salvador: God,
Union, Liberty
Equatorial Guinea: Unity,
Peace, Justice [citation needed]
Eritrea: State of
Eritrea
Estonia: No official
motto.
Ethiopia: formerly “Ethiopia
holds up her hands unto God”, taken from Psalm 68:31. Currently none.
Fiji: Fear God and
honour the Queen
Finland: No official
motto. Unofficial motto: Home, Religion and the Fatherland
France: Liberty,
equality, fraternity
Gabon: Union, Work,
Justice
Gambia: Progress,
Peace, Prosperity
Georgia: Strength is in
Unity
Germany: No official
motto, in practice it is commonly referred as Unity and Justice and Freedom
Lower Saxony: Always a Good
Idea
Ghana: Freedom and
Justice
Greece: Freedom or
Death
Grenada: Ever Conscious
of God We Aspire, and Advance as One People
Guatemala: Grow Free
and Fertile
Guinea: Work, Justice,
Solidarity
Guinea-Bissau: Unity,
Struggle, Progress
Guyana: One People, One
Nation, One Destiny
Haiti: Liberty, Equality,
Fraternity
Honduras: Free, Sovereign
and Independent
Hungary: formerly
"With the help of God for Homeland and Freedom", battle cry of Prince
Francis II Rákóczi in the early 18th century.
The National Emblem of
India bears the motto "Truth alone triumphs".
The flag of Iraq
displays the national motto, "God is Great".
Iceland: No official
motto.
India: Truth alone
triumphs
Indonesia: Unity in Diversity
Iran: God is the
Greatest), de facto: Independence, Freedom, (the) Islamic Republic)
Iraq: God is the
Greatest
Ireland: No official
motto. “Ireland forever” has traditional and historical use.
Israel: No official
motto.
Italy: No official
motto.
Jamaica: Out of many,
One People
Japan: No official
motto.
Jordan: "God,
Homeland, King"
Kiribati: "Health,
Peace and Prosperity" on the Coat of arms of Kiribati.
Kazakhstan: Freedom,
Unity, Progress!
Kenya: Harambee
(Swahili: "All pull together") [citation needed]
Kiribati: "Health,
Peace and Prosperity"
North Korea: No
official motto. De facto motto: Powerful and Prosperous Nation [citation
needed]
South Korea: To Broadly
Benefit Humanity/Devotion to Human Welfare
Kuwait: God, The
Nation, The Emir
Kyrgyzstan: No official
motto.
Laos: Peace, Independence,
Democracy, Unity and Prosperity
Latvia: For Fatherland
and Freedom) [citation needed] ; Honor to serve for Latvia [citation needed]
Lebanon: We are all for
the Country, the Sublime and the Flag
Lesotho: Peace, Rain,
Prosperity
Liberia: The love of
liberty brought us here
Libya: No official
motto.
Liechtenstein: For God,
Prince and Fatherland [citation needed]
Lithuania: Freedom,
Unity, Prosperity
Luxembourg: We wish to
remain what we are
Madagascar: Love,
Ancestral-land, Progress
Malawi: Unity and
Freedom [citation needed]
Malaysia: Unity is Strength
Maldives: State of the
Mahal Dibiyat [citation needed]
Mali: One People, One Goal,
One Faith
Malta: Strength and Consistency
Marshall Islands:
Accomplishment (Achievement) through Joint Effort
Mauritania: Honor,
Fraternity, Justice
Mauritius: Star and Key
of the Indian Ocean
Mexico: No official
motto, “The Homeland is First” is the motto of the Mexican Congress
Federated States of
Micronesia: Peace, Unity, Liberty
Moldova: No official
motto.
Monaco: With God's Help
Mongolia: No official
motto.
Montenegro: No official
motto. Unofficial motto: May Montenegro be eternal! (From the national anthem)
Morocco: God, the
Country, the King. Sovereign's motto If you aid God, He will aid you
Mozambique: Republic of
Mozambique [citation needed]
Myanmar: Formerly “Happiness
through harmony”. Currently none.
Namibia: Unity, Liberty,
Justice
Nauru: God's Will First
Nepal: "Mother and
Motherland are Greater than Heaven"
Netherlands: "I will maintain"
New Zealand: No
official motto, formerly, “Onward”
Nicaragua: In God We
Trust
Niger: Fraternity,
Work, Progress
Nigeria: Unity and
Faith, Peace and Progress
North Macedonia:
Liberty or Death.
Norway: No official
national motto. Royal motto of Harald V: “Everything for Norway” and “United
and loyal until the mountains of Dovre crumble.
Oman: No official
national motto.
Pakistan: "Faith,
Unity, Discipline"
Palau: Republic of
Palau [citation needed]
Palestine: No official
motto, Unofficial, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free”
Panama: For the Benefit
of the World
Papua New Guinea: Unity
in Diversity
Paraguay: Peace and
justice
Peru: "Steady and
happy for the union" [citation needed]
Philippines: "For
God, for the people, for nature and for the country"
Poland: No official
motto. Unofficial mottos of Poland include: "For our freedom and
yours"; and “God, Honour, Fatherland.”
Portugal: No official
motto.
“God is with us!” is
inscribed on the Coat of arms of Russia.
The national motto of
the Russian Empire: Съ нами Богъ! (S nami Bog!)
Qatar: No official
motto.
Romania: No official
motto. Formerly “Nothing without God”. "All for One" was used as the
motto of Romania for a short period of time.
Russian Federation: No
official motto. Unofficial motto: Forward, Russia, God is with us! (С нами
Бог!, S nami Bog!) [citation needed]
Chuvashia: Chuvash
Republic [citation needed]
North Ossetia: Workers
of the World, Unite!
Sakha Republic: Sakha
Republic [citation needed]
Tatarstan: We can!
(unofficial) [citation needed]
Rwanda: Unity, Work,
Patriotism
Saint Kitts and Nevis:
Country Above Self
Saint Lucia: The Land,
the People, the Light
Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines: Peace and justice
Samoa: God be the
Foundation of Samoa
San Marino: Liberty
São Tomé and Príncipe:
"Unity, Discipline, Work"
Saudi Arabia: "There
is no God other than God and Muhammad is the Messenger of God"
Senegal: One people,
one goal, one faith
Serbia: Unofficial: Only
Unity Saves the Serbs
Seychelles: The End Crowns
the Work
Sierra Leone: Unity,
Freedom, Justice
Singapore: Onward
Singapore
Slovakia Slovak
Republic: Formerly (1918-1939 and 1945–1993) "Truth prevails") and
(1939-1945), "Faithful to Ourselves, Together Ahead!". Currently no
official motto.
Slovenia: No official
motto.
Solomon Islands: To
lead is to serve
Somalia: No official
motto.
South Africa: Diverse People
Unite or Unity in Diversity
South Sudan: Justice,
Liberty, Prosperity [citation needed]
Spain: Further beyond
Sri Lanka: No official
motto.
Sudan: Victory is Ours
Suriname: Justice, Piety,
Loyalty
Swaziland: We are the Fortress
Sweden: No official
national motto. Royal motto of Carl XVI Gustaf: For Sweden - in the time/For
Sweden - with the times
Switzerland: One for
all, all for one
Syria: Unity, Freedom,
Socialism (Ba'ath Party) [citation needed]
Tajikistan:
Independence, Freedom, Homeland!
Tanzania: Uhuru na
Umoja (Swahili: Freedom and Unity)
Thailand: none,
unofficially, "Nation, Religion, King"
Togo: Work, Liberty, Homeland
Tonga: God and Tonga
are my Inheritance
Trinidad and Tobago:
Together we aspire, together we achieve
Tunisia: Freedom,
Dignity, Order and Justice
Turkey: No official
motto. Motto of the Parliament of Turkey: Sovereignty unconditionally belongs
to the People. Other mottos: How happy is the one who says I am a Turk, Either
independence or death
Turkmenistan:
Independence, Neutrality, Stability!
Tuvalu: Tuvalu for the
Almighty
Uganda: For God and My
Country
Ukraine: Liberty, Concord,
Goodness. Traditional: Glory to Ukraine! Glory to Heroes!
United Arab Emirates: God,
Nation, President [citation needed]
United Kingdom: No
official motto. Sovereign's motto: “God and My Right” in England, Wales and
Northern Ireland; “In My Defense God Me Defend” in Scotland.
United States: In God
We Trust (official), Out of Many, One (de facto).
Uruguay: Liberty or
Death
Uzbekistan: The
Strength is in The Justice!
Vanuatu: Long God yumi
stanap (Bislama: In God We Stand)
Vatican City: No
official motto. Pope Francis' personal motto: By Giving Mercy and by Choosing
Venezuela: Historical: God
and Federation [citation needed]
Vietnam: Independence,
Liberty, Happiness [citation needed]
Yemen: God, Homeland,
Revolution, Unity [citation needed]
Zambia: One Zambia, One
Nation
Zimbabwe: Unity,
Freedom, Work
Credit: Wikipedia (accessed,
August 12, 2021)
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