This page lists state and national mottos for the world's nations. The mottos for some states lacking general international recognition, extinct states, non sovereign nations and territories are listed, but their names are not bolded.

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 coat of arms, coins or banknotes. Some countries choose not to have a national motto.

A

•  Albania: Feja e Shqiptarit është Shqiptaria (Albanian, The Religion of the Albanians is Albanism) and Ti, Shqipëri, më jep nder, më jep emrin Shqiptar (You Albania give me honor, you give me the name Albanian).
•  Algeria: بالشعب و للشعب Bil-shaʿb wa lil-shaʿb (Arabic, By the people and for the people)
•  Andorra: Virtus unita fortior (Latin, Strength, united is stronger)
•  Anguilla: Strength and Endurance
•  Antigua and Barbuda: Each endeavouring, all achieving
•  Argentina: En unión y libertad (Spanish, In Union and Liberty)
•  Armenia: Մեկ Ազգ, Մեկ Մշակույթ Mek Azg, Mek Mshakouyt (Armenian, "One Nation, One Culture")
•  Aruba: Semper pro grediens (Latin, Always progressing)
•  Australia: Advance Australia
•  Austria: formerly AEIOU, with one possible meaning being Austriae est imperare orbi universo (Latin, It is Austria's destiny to rule the world)
  •  Austria-Hungary: Indivisibiliter ac Inseparabiliter (Latin, Indivisibly and inseparably)
•  Azerbaijan: Odlar Yurdu (Azerbaijani, "Country of the Fires"), formerly Bir kərə yüksələn bayraq, bir daha enməz! ("The flag once raised will never fall!")

B

The national motto is depicted by the four stars enshrined within the Coat of arms of Bangladesh.

The national motto of Bolivia, La Unión es la Fuerza (Unity is Strength), is inscribed on boliviano coins.

The national motto of Brazil, Ordem e progresso (Order and progress), is inscribed on the Brazilian flag.

•  Bahamas: Forward, Upward, Onward Together
•  Bangladesh: nationalism, secularism, socialism, and democracy
•  Barbados: Pride and Industry
•  Belgium: Eendracht maakt macht, L'union fait la force and Einigkeit gibt Stärke (Dutch, French and German, Unity gives Strength)
•  Belize: Sub umbra floreo (Latin, Under the shade I flourish)
•  Benin: Fraternité, Justice, Travail (French, Fellowship, Justice, Labour)
•  Bermuda: "Quo fata ferunt" (Latin: Whither the fates carry us)
•  Bolivia: La Unión es la Fuerza (Spanish, Unity is Strength)
•  Botswana: Pula (Tswana, Rain)
•  Brazil: Ordem e progresso (Portuguese, Order and progress)
  •  Empire of Brazil: Independência ou Morte! (Portuguese, Independence or Death!)
•  Brittany: Kentoc'h mervel eget bezañ saotret (Breton: "Rather death than dishonour")
•  British Antarctic Territory: Research and Discovery
•  British Indian Ocean Territory: In tutela nostra Limuria (Latin: "Limuria is in our charge")
•  British Virgin Islands: Vigilante (Latin:Be watchful)
•  Brunei: الدائمون المحسنون بالهدى (Arabic, Always in service with God's guidance)
•  Bulgaria: Съединението прави силата (Bulgarian, Union Makes Strength)
•  Burkina Faso: Unité, Progrès, Justice (French, Unity, Progress, Justice)
•  Burundi: Unité, Travail, Progrès (French, Unity, Work, Progress)

C

•  Cambodia: ជាតិ សាសនា ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ (Chéat, Sasna, Preăhmôhaksât) (Khmer, Nation, Religion, King)
•  Cameroon: Paix - Travail - Patrie (French, Peace, Work, Fatherland)
•  Canada: A mari usque ad mare (Latin, From sea to sea)
•  Cayman Islands: He hath founded it upon the seas
•  Central African Republic: Unité, Dignité, Travail (French, Unity, Dignity, Work)
•  Chad: Unité, Travail, Progrès (French, Unity, Work, Progress)
•  Chile: Por la razón o la fuerza (Spanish, Through Reason Or By Force)
•  Colombia: Libertad y orden (Spanish, Freedom and order)
•  Comoros: Unité, Justice, Progrès (French, Unity, justice, progress)
•  Confederate States of America: Deo Vindice (Latin, Under God, Our Vindicator)
•  Democratic Republic of the Congo: Justice - Paix - Travail (French, Justice, Peace, Work)
•  Republic of the Congo: Unité, Travail, Progrès (French, Unity, Work, Progress)
•  Costa Rica: Vivan siempre el trabajo y la paz (Spanish, Long live work and peace)
•  Côte d'Ivoire: Union, Discipline, Travail (French, Unity, Discipline, Labor)
•  Cuba: Patria o muerte (Spanish, Homeland or death)
•  Czech Republic: Pravda vítězí! (Czech, Truth prevails!)
•  Czechoslovakia (1918–1993): Pravda víťazí! (Slovak), Pravda vítězí! (Czech), Veritas Vincit (Latin), all meaning "Truth prevails!"
•  Cyprus: Δεν ξεχνώ και αγωνίζομαι (Greek), Den xehno ke agonizomai, I do not forget and I strive

D

•  Denmark: Motto of Queen Margrethe II: Guds hjælp, Folkets kærlighed, Danmarks styrke (Danish, God's help, the love of the people, Denmark's strength)
•  Djibouti: Itixaad, Gudboonaan, Ammaan and Unité, Égalité, Paix (Somali and French: Unity, Equality, Peace)
•  Dominica: Après Bondié, C'est la Ter (French Patois, After God, the Earth)
•  Dominican Republic: Dios, Patria, Libertad (Spanish, God, Country, Liberty)

E

•  England: Dieu et mon droit (French, God and my right.) (royal motto)
•  East Timor: Honra, pátria e povo (Portuguese, Honour, homeland and people)
•  Ecuador: Dios, patria y libertad (Spanish, God, homeland and liberty)
•  El Salvador: Dios, Unión, Libertad (Spanish, God, Union, Liberty)
•  Estonia: there is no official motto at state level, however such mottos, as Welcome to Estonia and Heade üllatuste maa (Estonian, Country of good surprises) have been used for the purpose of popularizing Estonia in the world
•  Equatorial Guinea: Unidad, Paz, Justicia (Spanish, Unity, Peace, Justice)
•  European Union: United in diversity, Unis dans la diversité, etc. (Translated into the languages of the member states of the EU and Latin)

F

•  Falkland Islands: Desire the right
  • Falkland Islands Dependencies: Desire the right
•  Fiji: Rerevaka na Kalou ka Doka na Tui (Fijian, Fear God and honour the Queen)
•  France: Liberté, égalité, fraternité (French, Liberty, equality, fraternity)
  • Vichy France: Travail, Famille, Patrie (French: Work, Family, Fatherland)

G

•  Gabon: Union, Travail, Justice (French, Union, Work, Justice)
•  Gambia: Progress,Peace, Prosperity
•  Georgia: ძალა ერთობაშია! (Dzala ertobashia) (Georgian, Strength is in Unity)
•  Germany: Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit (German: Unity and justice and freedom)
  •  East Germany: Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt Euch! (German: Workers of the world, unite!)
  •  German Empire: Gott mit uns (German: God with us)
  •  Nazi Germany: Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Führer (German: One nation, one country, one leader.)
•  Ghana: Freedom and Justice
•  Gibraltar: Nulli Expugnabilis Hosti (Latin: Conquered by no enemy)
•  Greece: Ελευθερία ή θάνατος (Eleutheria i thanatos) (Greek: Freedom or Death)
•  Grenada: Ever Conscious of God We Aspire, and Advance as One People
•  Guatemala: Libre Crezca Fecundo (Spanish: Grow Free and Fertile)
•  Guinea: Travail, Justice, Solidarité (French, Work, Justice, Solidarity)
•  Guinea-Bissau: Unidade, Luta, Progresso (Portuguese, Unity, Struggle, Progress)
•  Guyana: One People, One Nation, One Destiny

H

•  Haiti: L'union fait la force (French, Unity makes strength)
•  Kingdom of Hawaii: Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono (Hawaiian, The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness)
•  Honduras: Libre, Soberana E Independiente (Spanish, Free, sovereign and independent)
•  British Hong Kong: Dieu et mon droit (French, God and my right)
•  Hungary: formerly Cum Deo pro Patria et Libertate Latin, ("With the help of God for Homeland and Freedom")

The national emblem of India has includes the motto Satyameva Jayate which means 'Truth alone triumphs' in Sanskrit

The flag of Iraq displays the national motto, Allahu Akbar (God is Great).

I

•  India: सत्यमेव जयते (Satyameva Jayate) (Sanskrit, Truth alone triumphs)
•  Indonesia: Bhinneka Tunggal Ika (Old Javanese, Unity in diversity)
•  Iran:
  • de facto: استقلال، آزادى، جمهورى اسلامى Esteqlāl, āzādī, jomhūrī-ye eslāmī (Persian, Independence, freedom, (the) Islamic Republic)
  • de jure: الله اکبرAllaho Akbar (Arabic, God is the Greatest)
  • The imperial motto, before the Islamic revolution, was 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).
•  Iraq: الله أكبر (Allahu Akbar) (Arabic, God is the Greatest)
• Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946): Foedere et Religione Tenemur (FERT) (Latin, We are held together by pact and by religion)
•  Ireland: National motto (unofficial): Éire go deo (Ireland forever) National motto: Fé Mhóid Bheith Saor (Sworn to be free)
•  Isle of Man: Quocunque Jeceris Stabit (Latin Whithersoever you throw it, it will stand)
•  Italian Social Republic: Per l`onore d`Italia (Italian language For honor of Italy)

J

•  Jamaica: Out of many, One People
•  Empire of Japan: 八紘一宇 Hakkō ichiu, All the world under one roof
•  Jordan: الله، الوطن، المليك (Allāh, Al-Waṭan, Al-Malīk) God, Fatherland, Sovereign

The motto of Kiribati, Te mauri, te raoi ao te tabomoa (Health, Peace and Prosperity), is shown on the coat of arms.

K

•  Kenya: Harambee (Swahili, Let's work together)
•  Kiribati: Te mauri, te raoi ao te tabomoa (Kiribati, Health, Peace and Prosperity)
•  North Korea: 강성대국 (强盛大國, Gangseong Daeguk) (Korean, Prosperous and great country)
•  South Korea: 홍익인간 (弘益人間, Hongik Ingan) (Korean, Benefit all mankind)
•  Korean Empire: 광명천지 (光明天地, Kwangmyeong cheonji) Let there be light across the land

L

•  Laos: "ສັນຕິພາບ ເອກະລາດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ເອກະພາບ ວັດທະນາຖາວອນ" (Lao, Peace, independence, democracy, unity and prosperity)
•  Lesotho: Khotso, Pula, Nala (Sotho, Peace, Rain, Prosperity)
•  Liberia: The love of liberty brought us here
•  Libya: Freedom, Justice, Democracy.
•  Liechtenstein: Für Gott, Fürst und Vaterland (German, For God, Prince and Fatherland)
•  Lithuania: Tautos jėga vienybėje (Lithuanian, The strength of the nation lies in unity)
•  Luxembourg: Mir wëlle bleiwe wat mir sinn (Luxembourgish, We wish to remain what we are)
•  Lebanon: كلنا للوطن، للعلى، للعلم (Arabic,All for the country, for the glory, for the flag)

M

•  Madagascar: Fitiavana, Tanindrazana, Fandrosoana (Malagasy, Love, Ancestral-land, Progress)
•  Malawi: Unity and Freedom
•  Malaysia: Bersekutu Bertambah Mutu (Malay, Unity is Strength)
•  Mali: Un peuple, un but, une foi (French, One people, one goal, one faith)
•  Malta: Repubblika ta' Malta (Maltese: Republic of Malta)
•  Mauritania: شرف، إخاء، عدالة or Honneur, Fraternité, Justice (Arabic and French, Honor, Fraternity, Justice)
•  Mauritius: Stella Clavisque Maris Indici (Latin, Star and key of the Indian Ocean)
•  Monaco: Deo juvante (Latin, With God's help)
•  Morocco: الله، الوطن، الملك (Arabic, God, the Country, the King)

N

•  Namibia: Unity, liberty, justice
•  Nauru: God's will first
•  Nepal: जननी जन्मभूमिष्च स्वर्गादपि गरियसि (Sanskrit, Mother and motherland are greater than heaven)
•  Netherlands: Je maintiendrai, Ik zal handhaven (French, Dutch I will preserve)
•  Netherlands Antilles: Libertate Unanimus, (Latin, United in Freedom)
•  Newfoundland: Quaerite Prime Regnum Dei (Latin, Seek ye first the kingdom of God)
•  New Zealand: none, formerly Onward
•  Nicaragua: En Dios Confiamos (Spanish, In God We Trust)
•  Niger: Fraternité, Travail, Progrès (French, Fraternity, Work, Progress)
•  Nigeria: Unity and Faith, Peace and Progress
•  North Borneo: Pergo et Perago (Latin, I undertake and I achieve)
•  Norway: Royal motto: Alt for Norge (Norwegian, Everything for Norway) and Eidsvoll oath: Enige og troe, indtil Dovre falder (Norwegian, United and loyal until the mountains of Dovre crumble)

The motto of Nepal, जननी जन्मभूमिश्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी (Mother and motherland are greater than heaven)in Sanskrit.

O

• Ottoman Empire: دولت ابد مدت (Ottoman Turkish, The Eternal State)

P

The coat of arms of Pakistan displays the national motto, Īmān, Ittiḥād, Nazm. (Urdu Faith, Unity, Discipline).

The coat of arms of Panama displays the national motto, Pro mundi beneficio (Latin: For the benefit of the world).

•  Pakistan: ايمان، اتحاد، نظم (Urdu, Faith, Unity, Discipline)
•  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, For God, People, Nature and Country)
  • Former: Isang bansa, isang diwa (Tagalog, One nation, one spirit)
•  Poland: No official motto. Among the unofficial ones Bóg, Honor, Ojczyzna (Polish, God, Honor, Fatherland). See also Unofficial mottos of Poland.
•  Portugal: No official motto.
  •  Kingdom of Portugal "In Hoc Signo Vinces" In a legend told in the National epic poem Os Lusiadas by Luis Vaz de Camoes, The first King of Portugal saw the simbol of the Quinas at the Batle of Ourique. The use of this motto is well documented in coins, monuments and documents.

R

• Roman Republic and Roman Empire: Senatus Populusque Romanus (Latin, The Senate and people of Rome, often abbreviated SPQR)
•  Romania: Formerly Nihil Sine Deo (Latin, Nothing without God) and before that Toţi în unu (Romanian, All in one). Currently none.
•  Rwanda: Ubumwe, Umurimo, Gukunda Igihugu (Kinyarwanda, Unity, Work, Patriotism)
•  Russian Empire - С нами Бог (God is with us)

S

•  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic: حرية ديمقراطية وحدة Ḥurrīya Dīmuqrāṭīya Waḥda (Arabic, Liberty, Democracy, Unity)
•  Saint Helena: Loyal and unshakeable
•  Saint Kitts and Nevis: Country Above Self
•  Saint Lucia: The land, the people, the light
•  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Pax et justitia (Latin, Peace and justice)
•  Samoa: Fa'avae i le Atua Samoa (Samoan, God be the Foundation of Samoa)
•  San Marino: Libertas (Latin, Liberty)
•  São Tomé and Príncipe:Unidade, Disciplina, Trabalho (Portuguese, Unity, Discipline, Work)
•  Saudi Arabia: لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله (Lā ʾilāha illā l-Lāh; Muḥammadu r-rasūlu l-Lāh) (Arabic, (from the shahada) There is no God other than God and Muhammad is His Prophet)
•  Scotland: In My Defens God Me Defend (Often shown abbreviated as IN DEFENS)
•  Senegal: Un peuple, un but, une foi (French, One people, one goal, one faith)
•  Kingdom of Serbia: С Вером у Бога - за Краља и Отаџбину / S Verom u Boga - za Kralja i Otadžbinu (Serbian), With faith in God - for King and Fatherland. (-1943); Само слога Србина спасава (Serbian), Only unity saves Serbs.
•  Seychelles: Finis coronat opus (Latin, The end crowns the work)
•  Sierra Leone: Unity, freedom, justice
•  Singapore: Majulah Singapura (Malay, Onward Singapore)
•  Sint Maarten: Semper pro grediens (Latin, Always progressing)
• Slovak Republic: Verní sebe, svorne napred! (Slovak), Faithful to ourselves, together ahead! (1939–1945)
•  Solomon Islands: To lead is to serve
•  South Africa: !ke e: /xarra //ke (/Xam, Diverse people unite or Unity in Diversity)
  • Former: Ex Unitate Vires (Latin, From unity, strength, from 1910–2000)
  •  Union of South Africa: Ex Unitate Vires (Latin, From Unity, Strength
•  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Leo terram propriam protegat (Latin: "Let the lion protect his own land")
•  South Sudan: Justice, Liberty, Prosperity
•  Soviet Union: Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Russian, Proletarians of all countries, unite!)
•  Spain: Plus Ultra (Latin, Further beyond)
  • Former: Una, grande y libre (Spanish, One, great and free, during Francisco Franco's dictatorship)
•  Sudan: النصر لنا (An-Naṣr Linā: Arabic, Victory is Ours)
•  Suriname: Justitia, pietas, fides (Latin, Justice, piety, loyalty)
•  Swaziland: Siyinqaba (Swati, We are the fortress)
•  Sweden: royal motto: För Sverige - i tiden (Swedish, For Sweden - With the Times) (See all royal mottos)
•  Switzerland: Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno (Latin, One for all, all for one.)
•  Syria: وحدة ، حرية ، اشتراكية (Waḥdah, Ḥurrīyah, Ishtirākīyah) (Arabic, Unity, Freedom, Socialism) Ba'th Party

T

•  Tanzania: Uhuru na Umoja (Swahili, Freedom and Unity)
•  Thailand
  • 1873-1910 : "Sabbesaṃ saṃghabhūtānaṃ samagghī vuḍḍhi sadhikā" (Pāli: शब्बेसम् सम्घभुतनम् समग्घि भुद्धि सधिक, "Unity amongst those uniting brings about success and prosperity.")
  • Following 1910 : none, unofficially "Chat, Satsana, Phra Mahakasat" (Thai: ชาติ ศาสนา พระมหากษัตริย์, "Country, Faith, King")
•  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
•  Tristan da Cunha: Our faith is our strength
•  Tunisia: حرية، نظام، عدالة Ḥurrīyah, Niẓām,ʿAdālah (Arabic, Freedom, Order and Justice)
•  Turkey: Egemenlik kayıtsız şartsız milletindir. (Turkish, Sovereignty rests unconditionally with the nation)
  and Yurtta sulh, cihanda sulh. (Turkish, Peace in the homeland, peace in the world.) Ne mutlu Türk'üm diyene! (Turkish, What a happiness to say, I am Turk!)
•  Turks and Caicos Islands: Beautiful By Nature, Clean By Choice
•  Tuvalu: Tuvalu mo te Atua (Tuvaluan, Tuvalu for the Almighty)

U

The national motto of the United States is In God we trust, as shown on the reverse of the United States one-dollar bill.

•  Uganda: For God and My Country
•  United Arab Emirates: الله , الوطن , الرئيس Allah, al-Waṭan, al-Ra'īs (Arabic, God, Nation, President)
•  United States: In God We Trust (official) and E pluribus unum (Latin, Out of many, one) (de-facto)
  • See also list of U.S. state and territory mottos
•  Uruguay: Libertad o Muerte (Spanish, "Liberty or Death")

V

•  Vanuatu: Long God yumi stanap (Bislama, Let us stand firm in God)
•  Venezuela: Patria, Socialismo o Muerte, Venceremos!(Official)(Spanish, Homeland, Socialism or Death, We will defeat!) Historical: Dios y Federación (Spanish, God and Federation)
•  Vietnam: Ðộc lập, Tự do, Hạnh phúc (Vietnamese, Independence, Liberty and Happiness)

W

•  Wales: Cymru am byth (Welsh, Wales Forever)
•  West Indies Federation: To dwell together in unity

Z

•  Zambia: One Zambia, One country
•  Zimbabwe: Unity, Freedom, Work