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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.
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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.
Afghanistan: There is no other god other than Allah (God) ; Muhammad is the messenger of God. (Arabic: لا إله إلا الله، محمد رسول الله; Lā ʾilāha ʾillāl–lāh, Muhammadun rasūl allāh)[1]
Albania: You, Albania, give me honour, give me the name Albanian (Albanian: Ti Shqipëri, më jep nder, më jep emrin Shqipëtar)
Algeria: By the people and for the people (Arabic: بالشعب و للشعب; Bil-shaʿb wa lil-shaʿb).[2]
Andorra: Strength united is stronger (Latin: Virtus Unita Fortior).[3]
Angola: Virtue is stronger when united (Latin: Virtus Unita Fortior)
Antigua and Barbuda: Each endeavouring, all achieving[4]
Argentina: No official motto. Unofficial motto: In Union and Liberty (Spanish: En unión y libertad).[5]
Armenia: One Nation, One Culture (Armenian: Մեկ Ազգ, Մեկ Մշակույթ; Mek Azg, Mek Mshakouyt).[6]
Australia: No official motto. Formerly Advance Australia.[7] Sporting chant, "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, oi, oi, oi!"
Austria: The future is in our hands, Austria is in our hearts (Die Zukunft liegt in unseren Händen, Österreich liegt in unseren Herzen). Previously, one of the possible meanings was: Latin: Austriae est imperare orbi universo (Austria's destiny is to rule the world).
Azerbaijan: No official motto. Unofficial: The Land of Fire (Azerbaijani: Odlar Yurdu)
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Bahamas: Forward, Upward, Onward Together[8]
Bahrain: No official motto.
Bangladesh: No official motto. Recognized official national slogan and war cry: Victory to Bengal (Bengali: Joy Bangla; জয় বাংলা).[9][10][11]
Barbados: Pride and Industry[12]
Belarus: No official motto. Unofficial motto: Long Live Belarus! (Belarusian: Жыве Беларусь!, Žyvie Biełaruś!)
Belgium: Unity makes strength (Dutch: Eendracht maakt macht, French: L'union fait la force, German: Einigkeit macht stark).[13]
Belize: Under the shade I flourish (Latin: Sub umbra floreo).[14]
Benin: Fellowship, Justice, Labour (French: Fraternité, Justice, Travail).[15]
Bhutan: No official motto.
Bolivia: Unity makes strength (Spanish: La Unión es la Fuerza).[16]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: No official motto.
Botswana: Rain (Tswana: Pula).[17]
Brazil: Order and progress (Ordem e progresso)[18]
Brunei: Always in service with God's guidance (Arabic: الدائمون المحسنون بالهدى Ad-dāʾimūna al-muḥsinūna bi-l-hudā).[19]
Bulgaria: Unity makes strength (Bulgarian: Съединението прави силата Sŭedinenieto pravi silata).[20]
Burkina Faso: Fatherland or death, we shall triumph! (French: La Patrie ou la Mort, nous vaincrons).
Burundi: Unity, Work, Progress (French: Unité, Travail, Progrès)[21]
Cambodia: Nation, Religion, King (Khmer: ជាតិ សាសនា ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ; Chéatĕ, Sasânéa, Preăh Môhaksâtr)[22]
Cameroon: Peace, Work, Fatherland (French: Paix – Travail – Patrie)[23]
Canada: From sea to sea (Latin: A mari usque ad mare)[24]
Cape Verde: Unity, Work, Progress (Unidade, Trabalho, Progresso).[25]
Central African Republic: Unity, Dignity, Work (French: Unité, Dignité, Travail).[26]
Chad: Unity, Work, Progress (French: Unité, Travail, Progrès)[27]
Chile: Through reason or by force (Spanish: Por la razón o la fuerza)
People's Republic of China: No official motto.
- Serve The People! (Mandarin Chinese: 为人民服务) is the motto of the Chinese Communist Party.
- Long live the People's Republic of China, Long live the Great People's Unity of the World! (Mandarin Chinese: 中华人民共和国万岁，世界人民大团结万岁) is the motto inscribed onto the Tiananmen, the symbol of the PRC.
Republic of China (Taiwan): No official motto. Nationalism, Democracy, Welfare (Chinese: 民族、民權、民生) is the motto of the Kuomintang and ROC government.
Colombia: Freedom and order (Spanish: Libertad y orden).[28]
Comoros: Unity, Solidarity, Development (French: Unité, Solidarité, Développement).[29]
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Justice, Peace, Work (French: Justice – Paix – Travail).[30]
Republic of the Congo: Unity, Work, Progress (French: Unité, Travail, Progrès).[31]
Costa Rica: Work and peace forever (Spanish: Vivan siempre el trabajo y la paz)[32][circular reference]
Ivory Coast: Unity, Discipline, Labor (French: Union, Discipline, Travail).[33]
Croatia: No official motto.
Cuba: Fatherland or death, we shall overcome! (Spanish: ¡Patria o Muerte, Venceremos!)[34]
Cyprus: Cyprus was, is, will remain a mother to her children, but to you always a foreigner (Greek: Η Κύπρος ήταν, είναι, θα μείνει για τα τέκνα της μάνα, μα για σας πάντα ξένη) (Turkish: Kıbrıs çocuklarına anneydi ve öyle kalacak, ama sizin için her zaman bir yabancı)[citation needed]
Czech Republic: Truth prevails (Czech: Pravda vítězí)[35]
Denmark: No official motto. Royal motto of Frederik X: United, committed, for the Kingdom of Denmark (Danish: Forbundet, forpligtet, for Kongeriget Danmark).[36]
Djibouti: Unity, Equality, Peace (Somali: Itixaad, Gudboonaan, Ammaan, French: Unité, Égalité, Paix).[37]
Dominica: After God, the Earth (Dominican Creole French: Après Bondié, C'est la Ter).[38]
Dominican Republic: God, Fatherland, Liberty (Spanish: Dios, Patria, Libertad)[39]
East Timor: Unity, Action, and Progress (Unidade, Acção, Progresso)[40]
Ecuador: God, homeland, and freedom (Spanish: Dios, patria y libertad).
Egypt: No official motto.
El Salvador: God, Union, Liberty (Spanish: Dios, Unión, Libertad)[41]
Equatorial Guinea: Unity, Peace, Justice (Spanish: Unidad, Paz, Justicia)[42]
Eritrea: Victory to the Masses! (Arabic: انتصار للجماهير, Tigrinya: ዓወት ንሓፋሽ!, also in English).
Estonia: No official motto. Unofficial motto: Long live Estonia! (Estonian: Elagu Eesti!) or Long live the Republic of Estonia! (Estonian: Elagu Eesti Vabariik!)
Eswatini: We are the fortress (Swazi: Siyinqaba)[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 (Ge'ez: ኢትዮጵያ ታበድ አደዊሃ ሃበ አግዚአብሐር; Itiyopia tabetsih edewiha habe Igziabiher), taken from Psalm 68:31.[44]
Fiji: Fear God and honour the King (Fijian: Rerevaka na Kalou ka Doka na Tui)[45]
Finland: No official motto. When a Kingdom was planned as a form of government in 1917, the motto was "Strong, Stable, Free" (Finnish: Vankka, vakaa, vapaa)
France: Liberty, equality, fraternity (French: Liberté, égalité, fraternité)[46]
Gabon: Union, Work, Justice (French: Union, Travail, Justice)[47]
Gambia: Progress, Peace, Prosperity.[48]
Georgia: Strength is in Unity! (Georgian: ძალა ერთობაშია!; Dzala ertobashia).[49]
Germany: No official motto, de facto: Unity and justice and freedom (German: Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit).
Ghana: Freedom and Justice.[50]
Greece: Freedom or Death (Greek: Ελευθερία ή θάνατος; Eleftheria i thanatos).[51]
Grenada: Ever Conscious of God We Aspire, Build and Advance as One People.[52]
Guatemala: Grow Free and Fertile (Spanish: Libre Crezca Fecundo).[53]
Guinea: Work, Justice, Solidarity (French: Travail, Justice, Solidarité).[54]
Guinea-Bissau: Unity, Struggle, Progress (Unidade, Luta, Progresso).[55]
Guyana: One People, One Nation, One Destiny.[56]
Haiti: Liberty, equality, fraternity (French: Liberté, égalité, fraternité)[57]
Honduras: Free, sovereign and independent (Spanish: Libre, Soberana E Independiente)[58]
Hungary: Currently no official motto. Formerly With God for Homeland and Freedom (Latin: 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: Erő, Hűség, Remény)[59][60][61] or Let there be Peace, Freedom and Concord known from the 12 points[62] before the Habsburg rule the official motto was Kingdom of Mary Patroness of Hungary (Latin: Regnum Mariae Patronae Hungariae)[63]
Iceland: No official motto.
India: Truth alone triumphs (Sanskrit: सत्यमेव जयते, Satyameva Jayate).[64]
Indonesia: Unity in diversity (Old Javanese: Bhinneka Tunggal Ika).[65]
Iran: God is the Greatest (Persian: الله اكبر; Allahu Akbar). De facto motto: Independence, freedom, the Islamic Republic (Persian: استقلال، آزادى، جمهورى اسلامى; Esteqlāl, āzādī, jomhūrī-ye eslāmī).[66][67]
Iraq: God is the Greatest (Arabic: الله أكبر, Allahu Akbar).[68]
Ireland: No official motto. Historical use: Ireland forever (Irish: Éirinn go Brách, French: L'Irlande à l'Éternité, also in English).
Israel: No official motto. Unofficial: If you will it, it is no dream (Hebrew: אם תרצו, אין זו אגדה; Im Tirtzu, Ein zo Agadah).
Italy: No official motto.
Jamaica: Out of many, One People[69]
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).[70]
Kazakhstan: No official motto.
Kenya: All pull together (Swahili: Harambee).[71]
Kiribati: Health, Peace and Prosperity (Gilbertese: Te mauri, te raoi ao te tabomoa).[72]
North Korea: No official motto.
South Korea: No official motto. Educational motto: To broadly benefit the human world (Korean: 홍익인간; Hanja: 弘益人間; Hongik Ingan).[73]
Kosovo: No official motto. Proposed motto: Honour, Duty, Homeland (Albanian: Nderi, Detyra, Atdheu).
Kuwait: God, The Nation, The Emir (Arabic: الله,الوطن, الأمير).
Kyrgyzstan: No official motto.
Laos: Peace, independence, democracy, unity and prosperity (Lao: ສັນຕິພາບ ເອກະລາດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ເອກະພາບ ວັດທະນາຖາວອນ Santiphap, Ekalat, Paxathipatai, Ekaphap, Vatthanathavon)[74]
Latvia: No official motto.
Lebanon: We are all for the Country, the Sublime and the Flag (Arabic: كلنا للوطن ، للعلا للعلم ).[75]
Lesotho: Peace, Rain, Prosperity (Sotho: Khotso, Pula, Nala).[76]
Liberia: The love of liberty brought us here[77]
Libya: No official motto.
Liechtenstein: For God, Prince and Fatherland (German: Für Gott, Fürst und Vaterland).[citation needed]
Lithuania: No official motto. Freedom, Unity, Prosperity (Lithuanian: Laisvė, vienybė, gerovė) used on coins since 2015. May unity bloom! (Lithuanian: Vienybė težydi!) from the national anthem.
Luxembourg: We want to remain what we are (Luxembourgish: Mir wëlle bleiwe wat mir sinn).[78]
Madagascar: Love, Ancestral-land, Progress (Malagasy: Fitiavana, Tanindrazana, Fandrosoana).[79]
Malawi: Unity and Freedom.[80]
Malaysia: Unity is strength (Malay: Bersekutu Bertambah Mutu).[81]
Maldives: State of the Mahal Dibiyat (Arabic: الدولة المحلديبية; Al-Dawlat Al-Mahaldheebiya).[citation needed]
Mali: One people, one goal, one faith (French: Un peuple, un but, une foi).[82]
Malta: Strength and consistency (Latin: Virtute et constantia).[83]
Marshall Islands: Accomplishment/Achievement through Joint Effort (Marshallese: Jepilpilin ke Ejukaan).[84]
Mauritania: Honor, Fraternity, Justice (Arabic: شرف، إخاء، عدالة, French: Honneur, Fraternité, Justice).[85]
Mauritius: Star and key of the Indian Ocean (Latin: Stella Clavisque Maris Indici).[86]
Mexico: No official motto, The Homeland is First (Spanish: La Patria es Primero) is the motto of the Mexican Congress.
Federated States of Micronesia: Peace, Unity, Liberty.[87]
Moldova: No official motto.
Monaco: With God's help (Latin: Deo juvante).[88]
Mongolia: No official motto.
Montenegro: No official motto. Unofficial motto: May Montenegro be eternal! (Serbo-Croatian: Da je vječna Crna Gora! / Да је вјечна Црна Гора!). From the national anthem.
Morocco: God, the Country, the King (Arabic: الله، الوطن، الملك; Allāh, Al-Waṭan, Al-Malīk).[89] Sovereign's motto: If you aid God, He will aid you (Arabic: إن تَنصُروا اللهَ ينصُرُکُم ʾIn tanṣurū 'Ilaha yanṣurukum)[90]
Mozambique: No official motto.
Myanmar: Currently no official motto. Formerly: Happiness through harmony (Burmese: သမဂ္ဂါနံ တပေါ သုခေါ; Samaggānaṃ tapo sukho).
Namibia: Unity, liberty, justice[91]
Nauru: God's will first[92]
Nepal: Mother and motherland are greater than heaven (Sanskrit: जननी जन्मभूमिश्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी; Janani Janmabhumishcha Swargadapi Gariyasi)[93]
Netherlands: I will maintain (French: Je maintiendrai, Dutch: Ik zal handhaven).[94]
New Zealand: No official motto, formerly Onward[95]
Nicaragua: In God We Trust (Spanish: En Dios Confiamos)[96]
Niger: Fraternity, Work, Progress (French: Fraternité, Travail, Progrès).[97]
Nigeria: Unity and Faith, Peace and Progress.[98]
Northern Cyprus: No official motto.
North Macedonia: No official motto.
Norway: No official motto. Royal motto of Harald V: Everything for Norway (Norwegian: Alt for Norge)[99] and Eidsvoll oath: United and loyal until the mountains of Dovre crumble (Norwegian: Enige og tro inntil Dovre faller/Einige og tru til Dovre fell)[100][circular reference]
Oman: No official national motto.
Pakistan: Faith, Unity, Discipline (Urdu: ايمان، اتحاد، نظم; Iman, Ittihad, Nazm).[101]
Palau: No official national motto.
Palestine: No official motto, Unofficial: From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free (Arabic: من النهر إلى البحر ، ستكون فلسطين حرة; Min alnahr 'iilaa al-bahr, satakun Filastin huratan).[102]
Panama: For the benefit of the world (Latin: Pro mundi beneficio).[103]
Papua New Guinea: Unity in Diversity.[104]
Paraguay: Peace and justice (Spanish: Paz y justicia).[105]
Peru: Firm and happy for the union (Spanish: Firme y feliz por la unión).[citation needed]
Philippines: For God, for the people, for nature and for the country (Tagalog: Maka-Diyos, Maka-Tao, Makakalikasan at Makabansa).[106]
Poland: No official motto. Unofficial mottos of Poland include: For our freedom and yours (Polish: Za wolność Naszą i Waszą); For Faith, Law and the People (Latin: Pro Fide, Lege et Grege), and God, Honour, Fatherland (Polish: Bóg, Honor, Ojczyzna).[citation needed]
Portugal: This is my blissful beloved homeland (Esta é a ditosa Pátria minha amada)
(S nami Bog!)
Qatar: No official motto.
Romania: No official motto. Formerly Nothing without God (Latin: Nihil sine Deo), which has been proposed to return.[107] 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.[108]
Russia: No official motto at sovereignty level.
Rwanda: Unity, Work, Patriotism (Kinyarwanda: Ubumwe, Umurimo, Gukunda Igihugu)[110]
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic: Liberty, Democracy, Unity (Arabic: حرية، ديمقراطية، وحدة, Spanish: Libertad, Democracia, Unidad)
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Country Above Self.[111]
Saint Lucia: The land, the people, the light.[112]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Peace and justice (Latin: Pax et justitia)[113]
Samoa: God be the Foundation of Samoa (Samoan: Fa'avae i le Atua Samoa).[114]
San Marino: Liberty (Latin: Libertas)[115]
São Tomé and Príncipe: Unity, Discipline, Work (Portuguese: Unidade, Disciplina, Trabalho).[116]
Saudi Arabia: There is no God other than God and Muhammad is the Messenger of God (Arabic: لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله; Lā ʾilāha illā l-Lāh; Muḥammadu r-rasūlu l-Lāh).[117]
Senegal: One people, one goal, one faith (French: Un peuple, un but, une foi).[118]
Serbia: No official motto. Unofficial: Only Unity Saves the Serbs (Serbian: Само слога Србина спасава / Samo sloga Srbina spasava).
Seychelles: The end crowns the work (Latin: Finis coronat opus).[119]
Sierra Leone: Unity, freedom, justice.[120]
Singapore: Onward Singapore (Malay: Majulah Singapura).[121]
Slovakia: Currently no official motto. Formerly (1939–1945) Faithful to Ourselves, Together Ahead! (Slovak: Verní sebe, svorne napred!).
Slovenia: No official motto.
Solomon Islands: To lead is to serve[122]
Somalia: No official motto. Currently unofficially and formerly officially (1947–2012) Arise Somalis! (Somali: Soomaaliyeey Toosoo!)
South Africa: Diverse people unite or Unity in Diversity (ǀXam: ǃke e꞉ ǀxarra ǁke).[123]
South Sudan: Justice, Liberty, Prosperity[124]
Spain: Further beyond (Latin: Plus Ultra).[125]
Sri Lanka: No official motto.
Sudan: Victory is Ours (Arabic: النصر لنا; An-Naṣr Linā).[126]
Suriname: Justice, piety, loyalty (Latin: Justitia, pietas, fides).[127]
Sweden: No official national motto. Royal motto of Carl XVI Gustaf: For Sweden – with the Times (Swedish: För Sverige – i tiden).[128]
Switzerland: No official motto. Unofficial: One for all, all for one (Latin: Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno).
Syria: Unity, Freedom, Socialism (Arabic: وحدة ، حرية ، اشتراكية, romanized: Waḥdah, Ḥurrīyah, Ishtirākīyah) Ba'ath Party.[citation needed]
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Tajikistan: Independence, Freedom, Homeland! (Tajik: Истиқлол, Озодӣ, Ватан! / Istiqlol, Ozodi, Vatan!).
Tanzania: Freedom and Unity (Swahili: Uhuru na Umoja).[129]
Thailand: No official motto. Unofficial: Nation, Religion, King (Thai: ชาติ ศาสนา พระมหากษัตริย์; Chat, Satsana, Phra Mahakasat)[130]
Togo: Work, liberty, homeland (French: Travail, Liberté, Patrie).[131]
Tonga: God and Tonga are my Inheritance (Tongan: Ko e ʻOtua mo Tonga ko hoku tofiʻa).[132]
Trinidad and Tobago: Together we aspire, together we achieve.[133]
Tunisia: Freedom, Order, Justice (Arabic: حرية، نظام، عدالة; Ḥoṛiya, Niẓam, 'Adāla).[134]
Turkey: No official motto. Motto of the Parliament of Turkey: Sovereignty unconditionally belongs to the People (Turkish: Egemenlik kayıtsız şartsız milletindir).[135] Other mottos: How happy is the one who says I am a Turk (Turkish: Ne mutlu Türk'üm diyene), Either independence or death (Turkish: Ya istiklâl ya ölüm), 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 (Turkmen: Türkmenistan Bitaraplygyň watanydyr!).
Tuvalu: Tuvalu for the Almighty (Tuvaluan: Tuvalu mo te Atua).[136]
Uganda: For God and My Country (Swahili: kwa mungu na nchi yangu, also in English).[137]
Ukraine: No official motto. Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the heroes! (Ukrainian: Слава Україні! Героям слава!, romanized: Slava Ukraini! Heroiam slava!; the transliteration of these slogans are also used in English) is the military greeting and de facto motto.[138]
United Arab Emirates: God, Nation, President (Arabic: الله, الوطن, الرئيس; Allah, al-Waṭan, al-Ra'īs).[citation needed]
United Kingdom: No official motto.[139] 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 (Spanish: Libertad o Muerte).[140]
Uzbekistan: The Strength is in The Justice! (Uzbek: Kuch adolatdadir! / Куч адолатдадир!)
Vanuatu: In God we stand (Bislama: Long God yumi stanap).[141]
Vatican City: No official motto. Pope Francis' personal motto: By Giving mercy and by choosing (Latin: Miserando Atque Eligendo).[a]
Venezuela: Currently no official motto. Historical: God and Federation (Spanish: Dios y Federación).[143]
Vietnam: Independence, Liberty, Happiness (Vietnamese: Ðộc lập, Tự do, Hạnh phúc).[144]
Yemen: God, Homeland, Revolution, Unity (Arabic: الڷه، الوطن، الثورة، الوحدة; Allāh, Al-Waṭan, Ath-Thawrah, Al-Waḥdah).[145]
Zambia: One Zambia, One Nation[146]
Zimbabwe: Unity, Freedom, Work[147]
Anguilla: Unity, Strength and Endurance
American Samoa: Samoa Muamua le Atua
Samoa, God is First (Samoan)[148]
Aruba: Semper progrediens
Always progressing (Latin)[149]
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)
Azores: Antes morrer livres que em paz sujeitos
Rather die as free men than be enslaved in peace (Portuguese)[150]
Basque Country: Zazpiak Bat (Basque: The seven are one)
Bermuda: Quo fata ferunt (Latin: Whither the fates carry us)[151]
British Antarctic Territory: Research and Discovery[152]
British Indian Ocean Territory: In tutela nostra Limuria (Latin: "Limuria is in our charge")[153]
British Virgin Islands: Unofficial Vigilate (Latin: Be watchful)[154]
Brittany: Kentoc'h mervel eget bezañ saotret (Breton: Rather death than dishonour)[155]
Canary Islands: Océano (Spanish: Ocean)[156]
Catalonia: No official motto. Traditional motto / unofficial: Som i Serem (Catalan: "We are and We will be")
Cayman Islands: He hath founded it upon the seas[157]
Cocos (Keeling) Islands: Maju Pulu Kita (Cocos Islands Malay: Onward our island)[citation needed]
Cook Islands: No official motto.
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")
England: Sovereign's motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right).[158]
Falkland Islands: Desire the Right
Faroe Islands: No official motto.
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]
Galicia: Hoc hic mysterium fidei firmiter profitemur (Latin: "Here, we firmly profess this mystery of faith")
Gibraltar: Montis Insignia Calpi (Latin: Badge of the Rock of Gibraltar) and Nulli Expugnabilis Hosti (Latin: Conquerable by no enemy)[159]
Greenland: No official motto.
Guam: No official motto.
Guernsey: No official motto.
Isle of Man: Quocunque Ieceris Stabit (Latin: Whithersoever you throw it, it will stand)[160]
Jersey: No official motto.
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")
Madeira: Das Ilhas, As Mais Belas E Livres (Portuguese: Of the Islands, the Most Beautiful and Free)[150]
Montserrat: A people of excellence, moulded by nature, nurtured by God [citation needed]
New Caledonia: Terre de parole, terre de partage (French: Land of speech, land of sharing)[161]
Niue: Atua, Niue Tukulagi (Niuean: God, Niue Eternally)
Northern Mariana Islands: No official motto.
Nuevo León: Semper Ascendens (Latin: Always Ascending).
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.[162]- Réunion: Florebo quocumque ferar (Latin: I will flourish wherever I am brought)
Saba: Remis velisque (Latin: With oars and sails)
Saint Helena: Loyal and unshakeable[citation needed]- Saint Pierre and Miquelon: A Mare Labor (Latin: From the Sea, Work)[163]
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)
Sicily: An.Tu.Do. ANimus TUus DOminus (Latin: Courage is your lord).
Sint Maarten: Semper progrediens (Latin: Always progressing)[149]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Leo terram propriam protegat (Latin: "Let the lion protect his own land")[citation needed]
Tokelau: Tokelau mo te Atua (Tokelauan: Tokelau For The Almighty)[164]
Tristan da Cunha: Our faith is our strength[165]
Turks and Caicos Islands: No official motto. [citation needed]
Wales: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales Forever, alternatively Long live Wales)[166]- Wallis and Futuna: Liberté, égalité, fraternité (French: Liberty, equality, fraternity)
U.S. Virgin Islands: United In Pride And Hope[167]
Zanzibar: Zanzibar kwa Afrika; Zanzibar kwa ajili ya Dunia (Swahili: "Zanzibar for Africa — Zanzibar for the world")
Åland: Islands of Peace
Austria-Hungary: Indivisibiliter ac Inseparabiliter (Latin: "Indivisible and inseparable unity").[168]- Azerbaijan Democratic Republic: Bir kərə yüksələn bayraq bir daha enməz! (Azerbaijani:"The flag once raised will never fall!")
Kingdom of Bavaria: In Treue fest (German: "Steadfast in loyalty")[169]
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!)
Empire of Brazil: Independência ou Morte! (Portuguese: Independence or Death!)[citation needed]
Byzantine Empire: "King of Kings, Ruling Over Kings" (Greek: βασιλεὺς βασιλέων, βασιλεύων βασιλευόντων; Basileus Basileōn, Basileuōn Basileuontōn) under the Palaiologos dynasty.[170][171]- 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.
Confederate States of America: Deo vindice (Latin: With God as our defender/protector)[172]- 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)
Ethiopian Empire ሞዓ አንበሰ ዘአምነባደ ይሁዳ (Moa Ambassa ze Imnegede Yehuda) (Ge'ez: Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah).[44]
Republic of Florence: Regna cadunt luxu surgunt virtutibus urbes! (Latin: Fall, you kingdoms of luxury, for the cities of virtue shall thrive!)
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).[173]
Kingdom of France: Montjoie Saint Denis! (French)
Vichy France (1940–1944): Travail, Famille, Patrie (French: Work, Family, Homeland)
Kingdom of Galicia: Hoc hic mysterium fidei firmiter profitemur (Latin: Here is the mystery of faith that we strongly profess)- West Germany (1949–1990): Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit (German: Unity and justice and freedom)
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)[174]
Nazi Germany (1933–1945): Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Führer (German: One People, One Realm, One Leader.)[175]
Kingdom of Greece (1832–1924 and 1935–67): Ίσχύς μου ή άγάπη του λαού (Iskhis mou i ayapi tou laou) (Greek: The love of the people is my strength)[176]
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)[177]
Hawaiian Kingdom: Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono (Hawaiian: The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness)[178]
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).[179]
Kingdom of Italy: Foedere et Religione Tenemur (FERT) (Latin: We are held together by pact and by religion)[180], Fortitudo Eius Rempublicam Tenet (FERT) (Latin: 'His bravery [or strength] preserves [or defends] the state')
Italian Social Republic: Per l'onore d'Italia (Italian: For the honor of Italy) [citation needed]- Ancient Japan: 養正之心ヲ弘ム (Yōsei-no kokoro-wo hiromu) (Japanese: "spread the spirit of nurturing rightness"), 積慶重暉 (Sekkei Chōki) (Japanese, "accumulate joyousness and stack brightness"), 掩ヒテ㆓八紘ヲ㆒而為ス㆑宇ト (Ame-no-shita-wo ōhi-te ihe-to nasu) (Japanese, "cover eight crown cords and make it roof" aka Hakkō Ichiu (八紘一宇))
Empire of Japan: 開国進取 (Kaikoku Shinshu) (Japanese: "Open nation and do enterprising") Charter Oath (1868–) -> 大東亜新秩序建設 (Dai-tōa Shin-chitsujo Kensetsu) (Japanese: "Establishing of Great East Asian New Order", it means "東亜に於ける国際正義の確立、共同防共の達成、新文化の創造、経済結合の実現を期す" ("Hoping for establishing international righteousness, co-preventing communism, creating new culture and actualizing economic connection in East Asia")) ja:基本国策要綱 (1940–)
Korean Empire: 광명천지 (光明天地, Kwangmyeong Cheonji) "Let there be light across the land"[citation needed]
First Mexican Empire: Independencia, Unión, Religion (Spanish: "Independence, Union, Religion"), the three guarantees.[181]
Second Mexican Empire: Equidad en la Justicia (Spanish: "Equity in Justice")[182]
Netherlands Antilles: Libertate Unanimus, (Latin: United in Freedom)[94]
Newfoundland: Quaerite Prime Regnum Dei (Latin: Seek ye first the kingdom of God) [citation needed]
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")[183]
Fourth Philippine Republic: Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa (Filipino: "One Country, One Spirit"). Abolished after the 1986 People Power Revolution.[184]
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?)
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.
Prussia: Suum cuique (Latin: "To each his own") 1525–1947
Republic of Ragusa: Sloboda se ne prodaje za sve zlato svijeta (Croatian: Freedom is not sold for all the gold in the world)
Rhodesia: Sit Nomine Digna (Latin: May she be worthy of the name)- 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)
- Russian State: Единая и Неделимая Россия! (Yedinaya i Nedelimaya Rossiya!) (Russian: United and Indivisible Russia!) and Симъ побѣдиши! (Sim pobedishi!) (Russian: In this, conquer!)
- Roman Empire and previously Roman Republic: Senatus Populusque Romanus (Latin: The Senate and people of Rome, often abbreviated SPQR)
Union of South Africa: Ex Unitate Vires (Latin: Union is Strength)[185]
Upper Volta: Unité, Travail, Justice (French: Unity, Work, Justice) [citation needed]
Raj of Sarawak: Dum Spiro, Spero (Latin: "While I breathe, I hope")[186]- Kingdom of Scotland: In my defens God me defend.
Shanghai International Settlement: Omnia Juncta in Uno (Latin: "All Joined into One")[187]
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")[188]
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)
Francoist Spain: Una, Grande y Libre (Spanish: One, Great and Free) and Plus Ultra (Latin: Further Beyond)
Republic of Texas: Remember the Alamo[189][190]
Republic of Venice: Pax tibi Marce, evangelista meus (Latin: "Peace be to you Mark, my evangelist")
North Vietnam: Ðộc lập, Tự do, Hạnh phúc (Vietnamese: Independence, Liberty, Happiness)
[citation needed]
Wallachia: Dreptate, Frăție (Romanian: "Justice, Brotherhood").[191]
West Indies Federation: To dwell together in unity[citation needed]
Kingdom of Württemberg: Furchtlos und treu (German: Fearless and faithful)
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)
Zaire: Paix — Justice — Travail (French: Peace — Justice — Work)[192]
- Press reports have provided a variety of translations for the phrase. According to Vatican Radio: "Pope Francis has chosen the motto Miserando atque eligendo, meaning lowly but chosen; literally in Latin by having mercy, by choosing him. The motto is one Francis used as bishop. It is taken from the homilies of the Venerable Bede on Saint Matthew's Gospel relating to his vocation: 'Jesus saw the tax collector and by having mercy chose him as an apostle saying to him: Follow me.'"[142]
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