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Country Mottos
Country Mottos: compare 216 countries on 1 metric.
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207 countries
 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 |
 American Samoa | Samoa, God is first |
 Andorra | Strength united is stronger |
 Angola | Strength united is stronger |
 Anguilla | Unity, strength and endurance |
 Antigua and Barbuda | Each endeavouring, all achieving |
 Argentina | In union and liberty (unofficial) |
 Armenia | One Nation, One Culture |
 Aruba | One happy island |
 Australia | No official motto, formerly "Advance Australia" |
 Austria | It is Austria's destiny to rule the whole world |
 Azerbaijan | The land of fire (unofficial) |
 Bahamas | Forward, Upward, Onward Together |
 Bahrain | Our Bahrain (unofficial) |
 Bangladesh | Victory to Bengal (national slogan) |
 Barbados | Pride and Industry |
 Belarus | Long live Belarus! (unofficial) |
 Belgium | Unity gives strength |
 Belize | Under the shade I flourish |
 Benin | Fellowship, Justice, Labor |
 Bermuda | Whither the fates carry [us] |
 Bhutan | Gross national happiness (unofficial) |
 Bolivia | Unity is strength |
 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 |
 Cayman Islands | He hath founded it upon the sea |
 Central African Republic | Unity, Dignity, Work |
 Chad | Unity, Work, Progress |
 Chile | Through reason or by force |
 China | none, but motto of ruling CCP is "Serve the People" |
 Colombia | Freedom and order |
 Comoros | Unity, Solidarity, Development |
 Costa Rica | Pure life |
 Croatia | God and Croats |
 Cuba | Fatherland or death |
 Curacao | Feel it for yourself |
 Cyprus | No official Motto |
 Czechia | Truth prevails |
 Denmark | King and fatherland |
 Djibouti | Unity, Equality, Peace |
 Dominica | After God, the Earth |
 Dominican Republic | God, Fatherland, Liberty |
 DR Congo | Justice, Peace, Work |
 Ecuador | God, homeland, and feedom |
 Egypt | Life, Health, Well-Being (unofficial) |
 El Salvador | God, Union, Liberty |
 Equatorial Guinea | Unity, Peace, Justice |
 Eritrea | Victory to the Masses! |
 Eswatini | We are the fortress |
 Ethiopia | none, formerly "Ethiopia holds up her hands unto God" |
 Falkland Islands | Desire the right |
 Faroe Islands | Live free or die |
 Fiji | Fear God and honor the King |
 France | Liberty, equality, fraternity |
 French Guiana | Work creates abundance |
 French Polynesia | Liberty, equality, fraternity |
 Gabon | Union, Work, Justice |
 Gambia | Progress, Peace, Prosperity |
 Georgia | Strength is in Unity! |
 Germany | Unity and justice and freedom (unofficial) |
 Ghana | Freedom and Justice |
 Greece | Freedom or Death |
 Grenada | Ever Conscious of God We Aspire, Build and Advance as One People |
 Guam | Land of the chamorus |
 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 | none, formerly "With the help of God for Homeland and Freedom" |
 Iceland | It will all work out okay (unofficial) |
 India | Truth alone triumphs |
 Indonesia | Unity in diversity |
 Iran | God is the Greatest |
 Iraq | God is the Greatest |
 Ireland | none, but historical motto is "Ireland forever" |
 Israel | If you will it, it is no dream (unofficial) |
 Jamaica | Out of many, One People |
 Japan | none, though some sources suggest "Let the rising sun bloom" |
 Jersey | God and my right |
 Jordan | God, Homeland, King |
 Kazakhstan | none, though some sources suggest "Freedom, unity, progress!" |
 Kenya | All pull together |
 Kiribati | Health, Peace, and Prosperity |
 Kuwait | God, the Nation, the Emir |
 Laos | Peace, independence, democracy, unity and prosperity |
 Latvia | none, though some sources suggest "For fatherland and freedom" |
 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 | none, though some sources suggest "Freedom, socialism, unity" |
 Liechtenstein | For God, Prince and Fatherland |
 Lithuania | Freedom, unity, prosperity (unofficial) |
 Luxembourg | We wish to remain what we are |
 Madagascar | Love, Ancestral Land, Progress |
 Malawi | Unity and Freedom |
 Malaysia | Unity is strength |
 Maldives | State of the Mahal Dibiyat |
 Mali | One people, one goal, one faith |
 Malta | Strength and consistency |
 Marshall Islands | Accomplishment/Achievement through joint effort |
 Martinique | Community service in the country |
 Mauritania | Honor, Fraternity, Justice |
 Mauritius | Star and key of the Indian Ocean |
 Mayotte | We are vigilant |
 Mexico | none, but congressional motto is "The homeland is first" |
 Micronesia | Peace, Unity, Liberty |
 Moldova | none, though some sources suggest "Our language is a treasure" |
 Monaco | With God's help |
 Mongolia | Great Mongol (unofficial) |
 Montenegro | May Montenegro be eternal! (unofficial) |
 Montserrat | A people of excellence, molded by nature, nurtured by God |
 Morocco | God, the Country, the King |
 Myanmar | none, formerly "Happiness through harmony" |
 Namibia | Unity, liberty, justice |
 Nauru | God's will first |
 Nepal | Mother and motherland are greater than heaven |
 Netherlands | I will maintain |
 New Caledonia | Land of speech, land of sharing |
 New Zealand | none, formerly "Onward" |
 Nicaragua | In God We Trust |
 Niger | Fraternity, Work, Progress |
 Nigeria | Unity and Faith, Peace and Progress |
 Niue | none, formerly "Onward" |
 North Korea | Powerful and propserous nation |
 North Macedonia | Liberty or Death |
 Norway | none, but royal motto is "Everything for Norway" |
 Pakistan | Faith, Unity, Discipine |
 Palau | none, though some sources suggest "Rainbow's end" |
 Palestine | From river to the sea, Palestine will be free (unofficial) |
 Panama | For the benefit of the world |
 Papua New Guinea | Unity in diversity |
 Paraguay | Peace and justice |
 Peru | Steady and happy for the union |
 Philippines | For God, for the people, for nature and for the country |
 Poland | For our freedom and yours (unofficial) |
 Portugal | This is my beloved blessed homeland |
 Puerto Rico | John is his name |
 Republic of the Congo | Unity, Work, Progress |
 Reunion | I will flourish wherever I am brought |
 Romania | Nothing without God (unofficial) |
 Russia | none, though some sources suggest "God is with us" |
 Rwanda | Unity, Work, and Patriotism |
 Saint Lucia | The land, the people, the light |
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon | From the sea, work |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Peace and justice |
 Samoa | God be the Foundation of Samoa |
 San Marino | Liberty |
 Saudi Arabia | There is no God other than God and Muhammad is the Messenger of God |
 Senegal | One people, one goal, one faith |
 Serbia | Only Unity Saves the Serbs |
 Seychelles | The end crowns the work |
 Sierra Leone | Unity, freedom, justice |
 Singapore | Onward Singapore |
 Sint Maarten | Always progressing |
 Slovakia | none, formerly "Faithful to Ourselves, Together Ahead!" |
 Solomon Islands | To lead is to serve |
 Somalia | Arise Somalis! (unofficial), some sources suggest "Go forward, and never backward" |
 South Africa | Diverse people unite / Unity in diversity |
 South Korea | To broadly benefit humanity / Devotion to human welfare |
 South Sudan | Justice, Liberty, Prosperity |
 Spain | Further beyond |
 Sudan | Victory is Ours |
 Suriname | Justice, piety, loyalty |
 Sweden | none, but royal motto is "For Sweden – in the time" |
 Switzerland | One for all, all for one (unofficial) |
 Syria | Unity, Freedom, Socialism |
 Tajikistan | Independence, Freedom, Homeland! |
 Tanzania | Freedom and Unity |
 Thailand | Nation, Religion, King (unofficial) |
 Timor-Leste | Unity, Action, Progress |
 Togo | Work, Liberty, Homeland |
 Tokelau | Tokelau for the Almighty |
 Tonga | God and Tonga are my Inheritance |
 Trinidad and Tobago | Together we aspire, together we achieve |
 Tunisia | Freedom, Order, and Justice |
 Turkey | none, but motto of Parliament is "Sovereignty unconditionally belongs to the People" and "How happy is the one who says I am a Turk!" is one of multiple unofficial mottos |
 Turkmenistan | Turkmenistan is the motherland of Neutrality! |
 Turks and Caicos Islands | One people, one nation, one destiny |
 Tuvalu | Tuvalu for the Almighty |
 Uganda | For God and My Country |
 Ukraine | Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the heroes! (unofficial) |
 United Arab Emirates | God, Nation, President |
 United Kingdom | God and my right (unofficial) |
 United States | In God We Trust |
 United States Virgin Islands | United in pride and hope |
 Uruguay | Liberty or Death |
 Uzbekistan | The Strength Is in the Justice! |
 Vanuatu | With God we stand |
 Vatican City | By giving mercy and by choosing (unofficial) |
 Venezuela | none, but historical motto is "God and federation" |
 Vietnam | Independence, Liberty/Freedom, Happiness |
 Western Sahara | Liberty, Democracy, Unity |
 Yemen | God, Homeland, Revolution, Unity |
 Zambia | One Zambia, One Nation |
 Zimbabwe | Unity, Freedom, Work |
Quick answers
- Where does this country mottos data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: List of National Motto of the Countries - Flag Pictures; List of national mottos - Wikipedia.