List of national mottos

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Template:Lists by country This page lists state and national mottos for the world's independent states and if applicable, their component states. Some of the mottos in this list may be outdated. The mottos for some states lacking general international recognition and some extinct states are also listed.



A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

  • Haiti: L'union fait la force (French, "Unity is strength")[62]
  • Holy See: None
  • Honduras: Libre, Soberana E Independiente(Spanish, "Free, sovereign and independent")[63]
  • Hungary: none, formerly Regnum Mariae Patrona Hungariae (Latin, "Kingdom of Mary, the Patron of Hungary")

I

J

  • Jamaica: Out of many, one people [65]
  • Jordan: الأردن أوّلاً, | الله، الوطن، الملك (Allah Al-Watan Al-Malek) (Arabic, "God, the Homeland, the King")[citation needed]

K

L

  • Laos: Peace, independence, democracy, unity and prosperity
  • Latvia: Tēvzemei un Brīvībai (Latvian, "For Fatherland and Freedom"). "Dievs, svētī Latviju!" (Latvian, "God, save Latvia!") Often used nowadays.
  • Lebanon: Koullouna Lil Watan, Lil Oula wal'Allam (Arabic, "Us all! For our Nation, for our Emblem and Glory!")
  • Lesotho: Khotso, Pula, Nala (Sotho, "Peace, Rain, Prosperity")
  • Liberia: The love of liberty brought us here
  • Libya: Freedom, socialism, unity
  • Lithuania: Vienybė težydi (Lithuanian, Let unity bloom)
  • Luxembourg: Mir wëlle bleiwe wat mir sin (Luxembourgeois, "We want to stay what we are")

M

N

O

P

  • Pakistan: Yaqeen-mukkam , ittihad , nizam (Urdu, "Faith (self-confidence), unity, discipline")[69]
  • Palau: Rainbow's End
  • Panama: Pro mundi beneficio (Latin, "For the benefit of the world")
  • Papua New Guinea: Unity in Diversity
  • Paraguay: Paz y justicia (Spanish, "Peace and justice")
  • Philippines: Maka-Diyos, Makatao, Makakalikasan at Makabansa (Tagalog, "God, People, Nature and Country")
    • Former: Isang bansa, isang diwa (Tagalog, "One nation, one spirit")
  • Peru: Firme y feliz por la Unión (Spanish, "Steady and happy for the union")
  • Poland: none; unofficially, Bóg, Honor, Ojczyzna (Polish, "God, Honour, Fatherland")
  • Portugal: Esta é a ditosa Pátria minha amada (Portuguese, "This is my fortunate and beloved Homeland")
    • Azores: Antes morrer livres que em paz sujeitos (Portuguese, "To die free rather than to be subjugated in peace")
    • Madeira: Das ilhas, as mais belas e livres (Portuguese, "Of the islands, the most beautiful and free")

Q

R

S

T

  • Tanzania: Uhuru na Umoja (Swahili, "Freedom and Unity")[75]
  • Thailand: ไทยนี้รักสงบ แต่ถึงรบไม่ขลาด
  • Togo: Travail, Liberté, Patrie (French, "Work, liberty, homeland")
  • Tonga: Ko e ʻOtua mo Tonga ko hoku tofiʻa (Tongan, "God and Tonga are my Inheritance")
  • Trinidad and Tobago: Together we aspire, together we achieve[76]
  • Tunisia: Order, Freedom,and Justice
  • Turkey: Yurtta Sulh, Cihanda Sulh (Turkish, "Peace at home, peace in the world")
  • Tuvalu: Tuvalu mo te Atua (Tuvaluan, "Tuvalu for the Almighty")

U

V

W

Y

Z

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  4. ^ As shown on the back of coins; see for instance this photo of a 1992 25 centavos coin.
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  32. ^ Schedule A of "Coat of Arms Act". Retrieved 2006-08-06.
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  47. ^ As shown on the coat of arms.
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  52. ^ http://www.info-france-usa.org/atoz/libeqfra.asp
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  55. ^ As shown for example on 2 euro coins: "ECB: Euro coins, country-specific side - Germany". Retrieved 2006-08-16.
  56. ^ "Up ewig ungedeelt". Retrieved 2006-08-02.
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  63. ^ "Secretaría General del Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana - República de Honduras - Simbolos Patrios". Retrieved 2006-08-22.Template:Es
  64. ^ Article 36A of the Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia
  65. ^ http://www.jis.gov.jm/special_sections/Independence/symbols.html
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