List of national anthems

Rouget de Lisle, the composer of the French national anthem La Marseillaise, sings it for the first time. The anthem is the second-earliest to be adopted by a state, in 1795.

Most nations have anthems, defined as "a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism"; most anthems are either marches or hymns in style. A hymn can become a national anthem by a provision in the state's constitution, by a law enacted by its legislature, or simply by tradition. A royal anthem is a patriotic song similar to a national anthem, but it specifically praises or prays for a monarch or royal dynasty. Such anthems are usually performed at public appearances by the monarch or during other events of royal importance. Some states use the royal anthem as the national anthem, such as the anthem of Jordan.

There are multiple claimants to the position of oldest national anthem. Among the national anthems, the first to be composed was the Dutch national anthem the Wilhelmus, which was written between 1568 and 1572. The Japanese anthem, Kimigayo, employs the oldest lyrics of any national anthem, taking its words from a Heian period (794–1185) poem, yet it was not set to music until 1880. The first anthem to be officially adopted as such was the Spanish anthem Marcha Real, in 1770; its origins remain unclear, being suggested to have sixteenth century Venetian origins, or even to have been composed by king Frederick the Great himself; it is also one of the few national anthems that has never had official lyrics. Anthems became increasingly popular among European states in the 18th century. For example, the British national anthem God Save the Queen was first performed under the title God Save the King in 1745. The French anthem La Marseillaise was written half a century later in 1792, and adopted in 1795.

National anthems are usually written in the most common language of the state, whether de facto or official. For example, India's anthem Jana Gana Mana is written in a Sanskritized version of Bengali, which are both official languages of India. States with multiple national languages may offer several versions of their anthem. For instance, Switzerland's national anthem has different lyrics for each of the country's four official languages: French, German, Italian, and Romansh. The New Zealand national anthem is traditionally sung with the first verse in Māori (Aotearoa) and the second in English (God Defend New Zealand). The tune is the same but the lyrics have different meanings. South Africa's national anthem is unique in that five of the eleven official languages are used in the same anthem, in which each language comprises a stanza.

Anthems of United Nations member states

Only United Nations member states are included in this table. Anthems of sovereign states which are not UN members are listed in a separate table below. An English translation of the title is provided in brackets where appropriate.

Nation	National anthem	Date adopted	Lyrics writer	Music writer	Audio	Source
Afghanistan ! Afghanistan	Milli Tharana (National Anthem)	a2006 !2006	Abdul Bari Jahani	Babrak Wassa	Milli Tharana
Albania ! Albania	Himni i Flamurit (Hymn to the Flag)	a1912 !1912	Aleksandër Stavre Drenova	Ciprian Porumbescu	Himni i Flamurit
Algeria ! Algeria	Kassaman (We Pledge)	a1962 !1962	Moufdi Zakaria	Mohamed Fawzi	Kassaman
Andorra ! Andorra	El Gran Carlemany (The Great Charlemagne)	a1914 !1914	Enric Marfany Bons	Juan Benlloch y Vivó	—
Angola ! Angola	Angola Avante (Forward Angola)	a1975 !1975	Manuel Rui Alves Monteiro	Rui Alberto Vieira Dias Mingas	Angola Avante
Antigua and Barbuda ! Antigua and Barbuda	Fair Antigua, We Salute Thee	a1981 !1981	Novelle Hamilton Richards	Walter Garnet Picart Chambers	Fair Antigua, We Salute Thee
Argentina ! Argentina	Himno Nacional Argentino (Argentine National Anthem)	a1813 !1813	Vicente López y Planes	Blas Parera	Himno Nacional Argentino
Armenia ! Armenia	Mer Hayrenik (Our Fatherland)	a1991 !1991	Mikael Nalbandian	Barsegh Kanachyan	Mer Hayrenik
Australia ! Australia	Advance Australia Fair	a1984 !1984	Peter Dodds McCormick	Peter Dodds McCormick	Advance Australia Fair
Austria ! Austria	Land der Berge, Land am Strome (Land of Mountains, Land on the River)	a1947 !1947	Paula von Preradović	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart/Johann Holzer	Land der Berge, Land am Strome
Azerbaijan ! Azerbaijan	Azərbaycan marşı (Azerbaijan's Anthem/National Anthem of the Republic of Azerbaijan)	a1992 !1992	Ahmed Javad	Uzeyir Hajibeyov	Azərbaycan marşı
Bahamas ! Bahamas	March On, Bahamaland	a1973 !1973	Timothy Gibson	Timothy Gibson	March On, Bahamaland
Bahrain ! Bahrain	Bahrainona (Our Bahrain)	a1971 !1971	Mohamed Sudqi Ayyash	unknown	Our Bahrain
Bangladesh ! Bangladesh	Amar Shonar Bangla (My Golden Bengal)	a1972 !1972	Rabindranath Tagore	Rabindranath Tagore	Amar Shonar Bangla
Barbados ! Barbados	National Anthem of Barbados	a1966 !1966	Irving Burgie	C. Van Roland Edwards	In Plenty and In Time of Need
Belarus ! Belarus	My Belarusy (We, the Belarusians)	a1955 !1955	Michael Klimovich	Nestar Sakalowski	My Belarusy
Belgium ! Belgium	The Brabançonne	a1830 !1830	Jenneval (Louis-Alexandre Dechet)	François Van Campenhout	The Brabançonne
Belize ! Belize	Land of the Free	a1981 !1981	Samuel Alfred Haynes	Selwyn Walford Young	Land of the Free
Benin ! Benin	L'Aube Nouvelle (The Dawn of a New Day)	a1960 !1960	Gilbert Jean Dagnon	Gilbert Jean Dagnon	L'Aube Nouvelle
Bhutan ! Bhutan	Druk tsendhen (The Thunder Dragon Kingdom)	a1953 !1953	Dasho Gyaldun Thinley	Aku Tongmi	—
Bolivia ! Bolivia	Himno Nacional de Bolivia (National Anthem of Bolivia)	a1852 !1852	José Ignacio de Sanjinés	Leopoldo Benedetto Vincenti	Himno Nacional de Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina ! Bosnia and Herzegovina	Državna himna Bosne i Hercegovine (The National Anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina)	a1999 !1999	none	Dušan Šestić	Državna himna Bosne i Hercegovine
Botswana ! Botswana	Fatshe leno la rona (Blessed Be This Noble Land)	a1966 !1966	Kgalemang Tumedisco Motsete	Kgalemang Tumedisco Motsete
Brazil ! Brazil	Hino Nacional Brasileiro (Brazilian National Anthem)	a1922 !1922	Joaquim Osório Duque Estrada	Francisco Manuel da Silva	Hino Nacional Brasileiro
Brunei ! Brunei	Allah Peliharakan Sultan (God Bless the Sultan)	a1951 !1951	Pengiran Haji Mohamed Yusuf bin Abdul Rahim	Awang Haji Besar bin Sagap	—
Bulgaria ! Bulgaria	Mila Rodino (Dear Motherland)	a1964 !1964	Tsvetan Radoslavov	Tsvetan Radoslavov	Mila Rodino
Burkina Faso ! Burkina Faso	Une Seule Nuit (One Single Night)	a1984 !1984	Thomas Sankara	Thomas Sankara	Une Seule Nuit
Burma ! Burma	Kaba Ma Kyei (Till the End of the World)	a1948 !1948	Saya Tin	Saya Tin	Kaba Ma Kyei
Burundi ! Burundi	Burundi Bwacu (Our Burundi)	a1962 !1962	Jean-Baptiste Ntahokaja and others	Marc Barengayabo	—
Cambodia ! Cambodia	Nokor Reach (Royal Kingdom)	a1941 !1941	Samdach Chuon Nat	F. Perruchot and J. Jekyll	Nokoreach
Cameroon ! Cameroon	O Cameroun, Berceau de nos Ancêtres (O Cameroon, Cradle of Our Forefathers)	a1957 !1957	René Djam Afame, Samuel Minkio Bamba, and Moïse Nyatte Nko'o (French), Dr Benard Nsokika Fonlon (English)	René Djam Afame	O Cameroun, Berceau de nos Ancêtres
Canada ! Canada	O Canada	a1980 !1980	Adolphe-Basile Routhier (French); Robert Stanley Weir (English)	Calixa Lavallée	O Canada
Cape Verde ! Cape Verde	Cântico da Liberdade (Song of Freedom)	a1996 !1996	Amílcar Spencer Lopes	Adalberto Higino Tavares Silva	—
Central African Republic ! Central African Republic	La Renaissance (The Rebirth)	a1960 !1960	Barthélémy Boganda	Herbert Pepper	—
Chad ! Chad	La Tchadienne (People of Chad)	a1960 !1960	Louis Gidrol and others	Paul Villard	—
Chile ! Chile	Himno Nacional de Chile (National Anthem of Chile)	a1828 !1828	Eusebio Lillo	Ramón Carnicer	Himno Nacional de Chile
People's Republic of China ! People's Republic of China	Yìyǒngjūn Jìnxíngqǔ (March of the Volunteers)	a1949 !1949 (provisional) 1982 (official) 2004 (constitutional)	Tian Han	Nie Er	Yìyǒngjūn Jìnxíngqǔ
Colombia ! Colombia	Himno Nacional de la República de Colombia (National Anthem of the Republic of Colombia)	a1920 !1920	Rafael Núñez	Oreste Sindici	Himno Nacional de la República de Colombia
Comoros ! Comoros	Udzima wa ya Masiwa (The Union of the Great Islands)	a1978 !1978	Said Hachim Sidi Abderemane	Said Hachim Sidi Abderemane and Kamildine Abdallah	—
Democratic Republic of the Congo ! Democratic Republic of the Congo	Debout Congolais (Arise Congolese)	a1960 !1960, a1997 !1997	Joseph Lutumba	Simon-Pierre Boka di Mpasi Londi	—
Republic of the Congo ! Republic of the Congo	La Congolaise (The Congolese)	a1959 !1959, a1991 !1991	Jacques Tondra and Georges Kibanghi	Jean Royer and Joseph Spadilière	—
Costa Rica ! Costa Rica	Himno Nacional de Costa Rica (National Anthem of Costa Rica)	a1853 !1853	José María Zeledón Brenes	Manuel María Gutiérrez	Himno Nacional de Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire ! Côte d'Ivoire	L'Abidjanaise (Song of Abidjan)	a1960 !1960	Mathieu Ekra, Joachim Bony, and Pierre Marie Coty	Pierre Marie Coty and Pierre Michel Pango	—
Croatia ! Croatia	Lijepa naša domovino (Our Beautiful Homeland)	a1972 !1972	Antun Mihanović	Josip Runjanin	Lijepa naša domovino
Cuba ! Cuba	El Himno de Bayamo (The Anthem of Bayamo)	a1902 !1902	Perucho Figueredo	Perucho Figueredo	El Himno de Bayamo
Cyprus ! Cyprus	Ýmnos eis tīn Eleutherían (Hymn to Liberty)	a1960 !1960	Dionýsios Solomós	Nikolaos Mantzaros	Ýmnos eis tīn Eleutherían
Czech Republic ! Czech Republic	Kde domov můj? (Where is My Home?)	a1918 !1918	Josef Kajetán Tyl	František Škroup	Kde domov můj
Denmark ! Denmark	Der er et yndigt land (There is a Lovely Country)	a1835 !1835	Adam Oehlenschläger	Hans Ernst Krøyer	Der er et yndigt land
Djibouti ! Djibouti	Djibouti	a1977 !1977	Aden Elmi	Abdi Robleh	—
Dominica ! Dominica	Isle of Beauty, Isle of Splendour	a1978 !1978	Wilfred Oscar Morgan Pond	Lemuel McPherson Christian	—
Dominican Republic ! Dominican Republic	Himno Nacional (National Anthem)	a1934 !1934	Emilio Prud'Homme	Jose Rufino Reyes Siancas	Himno Nacional
East Timor ! East Timor	Pátria (Fatherland)	a2002 !2002	Francisco Borja da Costa	Afonso de Araujo	Pátria
Ecuador ! Ecuador	Salve, Oh Patria (We Salute You, Our Homeland)	a1948 !1948	Juan León Mera	Antonio Neumane	Salve, Oh Patria
Egypt ! Egypt	Bilady, Bilady, Bilady (My Country, My Country, My Country)	a1979 !1979	Sayed Darwish (adapted from a speech by Mustafa Kamil)	Sayed Darwish	Bilady, Bilady, Bilady
El Salvador ! El Salvador	Himno Nacional de El Salvador (National Anthem of El Salvador)	a1879 !1879	Juan José Cañas	Juan Aberle	Himno Nacional de El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea ! Equatorial Guinea	Caminemos pisando las sendas de nuestra inmensa felicidad (Let Us Tread the Path of our Immense Happiness)	a1968 !1968	Atanasio Ndongo Miyone	Atanasio Ndongo Miyone	—
Eritrea ! Eritrea	Ertra, Ertra, Ertra (Eritrea, Eritrea, Eritrea)	a1993 !1993	Solomon Tsehaye Beraki	Isaac Abraham Meharezghi and Aron Tekle Tesfatsion	—
Estonia ! Estonia	Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm (My Fatherland, My Happiness and Joy)	a1920 !1920	Johann Voldemar Jannsen	Fredrik Pacius	Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm
Ethiopia ! Ethiopia	Wodefit Gesgeshi, Widd Innat Ityopp'ya (March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia)	a1992 !1992	Dereje Melaku Mengesha	Solomon Lulu Mitiku	Wodefit Gesgeshi, Widd Innat Ityopp'ya
Fiji ! Fiji	Meda Dau Doka (God Bless Fiji)	a1970 !1970	Michael Francis Alexander Prescott	Charles Austin Miles	Meda Dau Doka
Finland ! Finland	Maamme (Our Land)	a1867 !1867	Johan Ludvig Runeberg	Fredrik Pacius	Maamme
France ! France	La Marseillaise (The Song of Marseille)	a1795 !1795	Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle	Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle	La Marseillaise
Gabon ! Gabon	La Concorde (The Concord)	a1960 !1960	Georges Aleka Damas	Georges Aleka Damas	—
The Gambia ! The Gambia	For The Gambia Our Homeland	a1965 !1965	Virginia Julie Howe	Jeremy Frederick Howe	—
Georgia ! Georgia	Tavisupleba (Freedom)	a2004 !2004	David Magradze	Zakaria Paliashvili	Tavisupleda
Germany ! Germany	Deutschlandlied (Song of Germany) – the Third stanza	a1922 !1922	August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben	Joseph Haydn	Das Deutschlandlied
Ghana ! Ghana	God Bless Our Homeland Ghana	a1957 !1957	Michael Kwame Gbordzoe	Philip Gbeho	—
Greece ! Greece	Ýmnos eis tīn Eleutherían (Hymn to Liberty)	a1865 !1865	Dionýsios Solomós	Nikolaos Mantzaros	Ýmnos eis tīn Eleutherían
Grenada ! Grenada	Hail Grenada	a1974 !1974	Irva Merle Baptiste	Louis Arnold Masanto	—
Guatemala ! Guatemala	Himno Nacional de Guatemala (National Anthem of Guatemala)	a1896 !1896	José Joaquín Palma	Rafael Álvarez Ovalle	[[File:|noicon|80px]] [[:File:|Himno Nacional de Guatemala]]
Guinea ! Guinea	Liberté (Liberty)	a1958 !1958	Unknown	Kodofo Moussa	—
Guinea-Bissau ! Guinea-Bissau	Esta É a Nossa Pátria Bem Amada (This Is Our Beloved Country)	a1974 !1974	Amílcar Cabral	Xiao He	—
Guyana ! Guyana	Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains	a1966 !1966	Archibald Leonard Luker	Robert Cyril Gladstone Potter	—
Haiti ! Haiti	La Dessalinienne (Song of Dessalines)	a1904 !1904	Justin Lhérisson	Nicolas Geffrard	La Dessalinienne
Honduras ! Honduras	Himno Nacional de Honduras (National Anthem of Honduras)	a1915 !1915	Augusto Constancio Coello	Carlos Hartling	Himno Nacional de Honduras
Hungary ! Hungary	Himnusz (Hymn)	a1844 !1844	Ferenc Kölcsey	Ferenc Erkel	Himnusz
Iceland ! Iceland	Lofsöngur (Hymn)	a1944 !1944	Matthías Jochumsson	Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson	Lofsöngur
India ! India	Jana Gana Mana (Hail the ruler of all minds)	a1950 !1950	Rabindranath Tagore	Rabindranath Tagore	Jana Gana Mana
Indonesia ! Indonesia	Indonesia Raya (Great Indonesia)	a1945 !1945	Wage Rudolf Supratman	Wage Rudolf Supratman	Indonesia Raya
Iran ! Iran	Soroud-e Melli-e Jomhouri-e Eslami-e Iran (National Anthem of Iran)	a1990 !1990	multiple	Hassan Riyahi	Soroud-e Melli-e Jomhouri-e Eslami-e Iran
Iraq ! Iraq	Mawtini (My Homeland)	a2004 !2004	Ibrahim Touqan	Mohammed Flayfel
Ireland ! Ireland	Amhrán na bhFiann (The Soldier's Song)	a1926 !1926	Peadar Kearney (English), Liam Ó Rinn (Irish)	Peadar Kearney and Patrick Heeney	Amhrán na bhFiann
Israel ! Israel	HaTikvah (The Hope)	a1948 !1948 (de facto) 2004 (de jure)	Naftali Herz Imber	Samuel Cohen	HaTikvah
Italy ! Italy	Il Canto degli Italiani (The Song of the Italians)	a1946 !1946 (de facto)	Goffredo Mameli	Michele Novaro	Il Canto degli Italiani
Jamaica ! Jamaica	Jamaica, Land We Love	a1962 !1962	Hugh Sherlock	Robert Lightbourne	—
Japan ! Japan	Kimigayo (His Majesty's Reign)	a1999 !1999 (de jure)	Traditional Waka poem from the Heian period (794–1185)	Yoshiisa Oku and Akimori Hayashi; credited usually to Hiromori Hayashi	Kimi ga Yo
Jordan ! Jordan	Al-salam Al-malaki Al-urdoni (The Royal Anthem of Jordan)	a1946 !1946	Abdul Monem Al-Refai	Abdul Qader al-Taneer	Al-salam Al-malaki Al-urdoni
Kazakhstan ! Kazakhstan	Meniñ Qazaqstanım (My Kazakhstan)	a2006 !2006	Zhumeken Nazhimedenov (with modifications by Nursultan Nazarbayev)	Shamshi Kaldayakov	Meniñ Qazaqstanım
Kenya ! Kenya	Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu (Oh God of All Creation)	a1963 !1963	Graham Hyslop, G. W. Senoga-Zake, Thomas Kalume, Peter Kibukosya, and Washington Omondi	The Anthem Commission	Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu
Kiribati ! Kiribati	Teirake Kaini Kiribati (Stand up, Kiribati)	a1979 !1979	Urium Tamuera Ioteba	Urium Tamuera Ioteba	—
North Korea ! North Korea	Aegukka (The Patriotic Song)	a1947 !1947	Pak Seyŏng	Kim Wŏn'gyun	—
South Korea ! South Korea	Aegukga (The Patriotic Song)	a1948 !1948	uncertain	Ahn Eak-tae	—
Kuwait ! Kuwait	Al-Nasheed Al-Watani (National Anthem)	a1978 !1978	Ahmad Meshari Al-Adwani	Ibrahim Al-Soula	—
Kyrgyzstan ! Kyrgyzstan	Kyrgyz Respublikasynyn Mamlekettik Gimni (National Anthem of the Kyrgyz Republic)	a1992 !1992	Djamil Sadykov and Eshmambet Kuluev	Nasyr Davlesov and Kalyi Moldobasanov	Kyrgyz Respublikasynyn Mamlekettik Gimni
Laos ! Laos	Pheng Xat Lao (National Anthem of Laos)	a1947 !1947	Sisana Sisane	Thongdy Sounthonevichit	Pheng Xat Lao
Latvia ! Latvia	Dievs, svētī Latviju! (God Bless Latvia)	a1920 !1920	Kārlis Baumanis	Kārlis Baumanis	Dievs, svētī Latviju!
Lebanon ! Lebanon	Lebanese National Anthem	a1927 !1927	Rashid Nakhle	Wadih Sabra	Lebanese National Anthem
Lesotho ! Lesotho	Lesotho Fatse La Bontata Rona (Lesotho, Land of Our Fathers)	a1966 !1966	François Coillard	Ferdinand-Samuel Laur	—
Liberia ! Liberia	All Hail, Liberia, Hail!	a1847 !1847	Daniel Bashiel Warner	Olmstead Luca	All Hail, Liberia, Hail!
Libya ! Libya	Libya, Libya, Libya	a2011 !2011	Al Bashir Al Arebi	Mohammed Abdel Wahab	—
Liechtenstein ! Liechtenstein	Oben am jungen Rhein (Up Above the Young Rhine)	a1963 !1963	Jakob Josef Jauch	unknown	Oben am jungen Rhein
Lithuania ! Lithuania	Tautiška giesmė (National Song)	a1919 !1919	Vincas Kudirka	Vincas Kudirka	Tautiška giesmė
Luxembourg ! Luxembourg	Ons Heemecht (Our Homeland)	a1895 !1895	Michel Lentz	Jean Antoine Zinnen	Ons Hémécht
Macedonia ! Macedonia	Denes nad Makedonija (Today Over Macedonia)	a1992 !1992 (de jure)	Vlado Maleski	Todor Skalovski	Denes nad Makedonija
Madagascar ! Madagascar	Ry Tanindrazanay malala ô! (Oh, Beloved Land of our Ancestors)	a1958 !1958	Pasteur Rahajason	Norbert Raharisoa	—
Malawi ! Malawi	Mulungu dalitsa Malaŵi (God Bless Malawi)	a1964 !1964	Michael-Fredrick Paul Sauka	Michael-Fredrick Paul Sauka	—
Malaysia ! Malaysia	Negaraku (My Country)	a1957 !1957	multiple	Perak state anthem ("Allah Lanjutkan Usia Sultan")	Negaraku
Maldives ! Maldives	Gaumii salaam (National Salute)	a1972 !1972	Muhammad Jameel Didi	Pandit Wannakuwattawaduge Don Amaradeva	—
Mali ! Mali	Pour l'Afrique et pour toi, Mali (For Africa and for You, Mali)	a1962 !1962	Seydou Badian Kouyate	Banzoumana Sissoko	—
Malta ! Malta	L-Innu Malti (The Maltese Hymn)	a1964 !1964	Dun Karm Psaila	Robert Samut	L-Innu Malti
Marshall Islands ! Marshall Islands	Forever Marshall Islands	a1991 !1991	Amata Kabua	Amata Kabua	—
Mauritania ! Mauritania	National anthem of Mauritania	a1960 !1960	Baba Ould Cheikh	Tolia Nikiprowetzky	—
Mauritius ! Mauritius	Motherland	a1968 !1968	Jean Georges Prosper	Philippe Gentil (M.B.E. Esq.)	Motherland
Mexico ! Mexico	Himno Nacional Mexicano (Mexican National Anthem)	a1943 !1943	Francisco González Bocanegra	Jaime Nunó	Himno Nacional Mexicano
Federated States of Micronesia ! Federated States of Micronesia	Patriots of Micronesia	a1991 !1991	unknown	traditional German song (Ich hab' mich ergeben)	Patriots of Micronesia
Moldova ! Moldova	Limba noastră (Our Language)	a1994 !1994	Alexei Mateevici	Alexandru Cristea	—
Monaco ! Monaco	Hymne Monégasque (Monégasque Anthem)	a1848 !1848	Louis Notari	Charles Albrecht	Hymne Monégasque
Mongolia ! Mongolia	Mongol ulsiin töriin duulal (National Anthem of Mongolia)	a1950 !1950	Tsendiin Damdinsüren	Bilegiin Damdinsüren and Luvsanjyamts Murdorj	—
Montenegro ! Montenegro	Oj, svijetla majska zoro (O, Bright Dawn of May)	a2004 !2004	Sekula Drljević	Žarko Mirković	—
Morocco ! Morocco	Hymne Chérifien (Anthem of Morocco)	a1956 !1956	Ali Squalli Houssaini	Léo Morgan	Hymne Chérifien
Mozambique ! Mozambique	Pátria Amada (Lovely Homeland)	a2002 !2002	Salomão J. Manhiça	unknown	—
Namibia ! Namibia	Namibia, Land of the Brave	a1991 !1991	Axali Doëseb	Axali Doëseb	Namibia, Land of the Brave
Nauru ! Nauru	Nauru Bwiema (Song of Nauru)	a1968 !1968	Margaret Hendrie	Laurence Henry Hicks	—
Nepal ! Nepal	Sayaun Thunga Phool Ka (Hundreds of Flowers)	a2007 !2007	Byakul Maila	Ambar Gurung	Sayaun Thunga Phool Ka
Netherlands ! Netherlands	Wilhelmus (William)	a1932 !1932	unknown	Adrianus Valerius	The Wilhelmus
New Zealand ! New Zealand	God Defend New Zealand	a1940 !1940 (national hymn) 1977 (national anthem)	Thomas Bracken (English version) Thomas H. Smith (Māori version)	John Joseph Woods	God Defend New Zealand
Nicaragua ! Nicaragua	Salve a ti, Nicaragua (Hail to Thee, Nicaragua)	a1971 !1971	Salomón Ibarra Mayorga	Luis A. Delgadillo	—
Niger ! Niger	La Nigérienne (The Nigerien)	a1961 !1961	Maurice Albert Thiriet	Robert Jacquet and Nicolas Abel François Frionnet	—
Nigeria ! Nigeria	Arise, O Compatriots	a1978 !1978	John A. Ilechukwu, Eme Etim Akpan, B. A. Ogunnaike, Sotu Omoigui, and P. O. Aderibighe	Nigerian Police Band, under the directorship of B. E. Odiase	Arise O compatriots, Nigeria's Call Obey
Norway ! Norway	Ja, vi elsker dette landet (Yes, We Love This Country)	a1864 !1864 (de facto)	Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson	Rikard Nordraak	Ja, vi elsker dette landet
Oman ! Oman	Nashid as-Salaam as-Sultani (National Anthem of Oman)	a1932 !1932	Rashid bin Uzayyiz Al Khusaidi	James Frederick Mills, arranged by Bernard Ebbinghaus	—
Pakistan ! Pakistan	Qaumī Tarāna (National Anthem)	a1954 !1954	Hafeez Jullundhri	Ahmed Ghulamali Chagla	Qaumī Tarāna
Palau ! Palau	Belau rekid (Our Palau)	a1980 !1980	multiple	Ymesei O. Ezekiel	—
Panama ! Panama	Himno Istmeño (Hymn of the Isthmus)	a1925 !1925	Jeronimo de la Ossa	Santos Jorge	Himno Istmeño
Papua New Guinea ! Papua New Guinea	O Arise, All You Sons	a1975 !1975	Tom Shacklady	Tom Shacklady	—
Paraguay ! Paraguay	Paraguayos, República o Muerte (Paraguayans, the Republic or Death)	a1933 !1933	Francisco Acuña de Figueroa	Francisco José Debali	Paraguayos, República o Muerte
Peru ! Peru	Himno Nacional del Perú (National Anthem of Peru)	a1821 !1821	José de la Torre Ugarte y Alarcón	Jose Bernardo Alcedo	Himno Nacional del Perú
Philippines ! Philippines	Lupang Hinirang (Chosen Land)	a1898 !1898	José Palma	Julián Felipe	Lupang Hinirang
Poland ! Poland	Mazurek Dąbrowskiego (Poland Is Not Yet Lost, So long as we still live)	a1926 !1926	Józef Wybicki	unknown	Mazurek Dąbrowskiego
Portugal ! Portugal	A Portuguesa (The Portuguese)	a1911 !1911	Henrique Lopes de Mendonça	Alfredo Keil	A Portuguesa
Qatar ! Qatar	As Salam al Amiri (Peace to the Amir)	a1996 !1996	Sheikh Mubarak bin Saïf al-Thani	Abdul Aziz Nasser Obaidan	—
Romania ! Romania	Deșteaptă-te, române! (Awaken Thee, Romanian)	a1990 !1990	Andrei Mureşanu	Anton Pann and Gheorghe Ucenescu	Deşteaptă-te, române!
Russia ! Russian Federation	Gosudarstvenny Gimn Rossiyskoy Federatsii (State Hymn of the Russian Federation)	a2000 !2000	Sergey Mikhalkov	Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov	Gosudarstvenny Gimn Rossiyskoy Federatsii
Rwanda ! Rwanda	Rwanda Nziza (Beautiful Rwanda)	a2002 !2002	Faustin Murigo	Jean-Bosco Hashakimana	—
Saint Kitts and Nevis ! Saint Kitts and Nevis	O Land of Beauty!	a1983 !1983	Kenrick Georges	Kenrick Georges	O Land of Beauty!
Saint Lucia ! Saint Lucia	Sons and Daughters of Saint Lucia	a1979 !1979	Charles Jesse	Leton Felix Thomas	—
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ! Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Saint Vincent Land so Beautiful	a1979 !1979	Phyllis Punnett	Joel Bertram Miguel	—
Samoa ! Samoa	The Banner of Freedom	a1962 !1962	Sauni Iiga Kuresa	Sauni Iiga Kuresa	—
San Marino ! San Marino	Inno Nazionale della Repubblica (The National Anthem of the Republic)	a1894 !1894	Federico Consolo	Federico Consolo	—
Sao Tome and Principe ! São Tomé and Príncipe	Independência total (Total Independence)	a1975 !1975	Alda Neves da Graça do Espírito Santo	Manuel dos Santos Barreto de Sousa e Almeida	—
Saudi Arabia ! Saudi Arabia	As-Salam Al Malaki (The Royal Salute)	a1950 !1950	Ibrahim Khafaji	Abdul Rahman Al-Khateeb	As-Salam Al Malaki
Senegal ! Senegal	Pincez Tous vos Koras, Frappez les Balafons (Strum your Koras, Strike the Balafons)	a1960 !1960	Léopold Sédar Senghor	Herbert Pepper	—
Serbia ! Serbia	Bože pravde (God of Justice or Lord, Give Us Justice)	a1882 !1882 (de facto) 2006 (de jure)	Jovan Đorđević	Davorin Jenko	Bože pravde
Seychelles ! Seychelles	Koste Seselwa (Join together all Seychellois)	a1996 !1996	David François Marc André and George Charles Robert Payet	David François Marc André and George Charles Robert Payet	—
Sierra Leone ! Sierra Leone	High We Exalt Thee, Realm of the Free	a1961 !1961	Clifford Nelson Fyle	John Akar	—
Singapore ! Singapore	Majulah Singapura (Onward Singapore)	a1965 !1965	Zubir Said	Zubir Said	—
Slovakia ! Slovakia	Nad Tatrou sa blýska (Storm Over the Tatras)	a1918 !1918	Janko Matúška	folk tune	Nad Tatrou sa blýska
Slovenia ! Slovenia	Zdravljica (A Toast)	a1989 !1989	France Prešeren	Stanko Premrl	Zdravljica
Solomon Islands ! Solomon Islands	God Save Our Solomon Islands	a1978 !1978	Panapasa Balekana and Matila Balekana	Panapasa Balekana	—
Somalia ! Somalia	Soomaaliyeey toosoo (Somalia, Wake Up)	a2000 !2000	Ali Mire Awale	Ali Mire Awale, Yuusuf Xaaji Aadan Cilmi Qabille	—
South Africa ! South Africa	National anthem of South Africa	a1997 !1997	Enoch Sontonga and C. J. Langenhoven	Enoch Sontonga and Marthinus Lourens de Villiers	National Anthem of South Africa
South Sudan ! South Sudan	South Sudan Oyee!	a2011 !2011	Students and teachers of Juba University, 2011		—
Spain ! Spain	La Marcha Real (The Royal March)	a1770 !1770	none	unknown	'La Marcha Real'
Sri Lanka ! Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka Matha (Mother Sri Lanka)	a1951 !1951	Ananda Samarakoon	Ananda Samarakoon	Sri Lanka Matha
Sudan ! Sudan	Nahnu Jund Allah Jund Al-watan (We Are the Army of God and of Our Land)	a1956 !1956	Sayyed Ahmed Mohammed Salih	Ahmed Murjan	—
Suriname ! Suriname	God zij met ons Suriname (God Be With Our Suriname)	a1959 !1959	Cornelis Atses Hoekstra and Henry de Ziel,	Johannes Corstianus de Puy	—
Swaziland ! Swaziland	Nkulunkulu Mnikati wetibusiso temaSwati (O Lord our God of the Swazi)	a1968 !1968	Andrease Enoke Fanyana Simelane	David Kenneth Rycroft	—
Sweden ! Sweden	Du gamla, Du fria (Thou Ancient, Thou Free)	19th century (de facto), never officially adopted	Richard Dybeck	folk tune	Du gamla, Du fria
Switzerland ! Switzerland	Schweizerpsalm (Swiss Psalm)	a1961 !1961 (de facto) 1981 (de jure)	Leonhard Widmer (German), Charles Chatelanat (French), Camillo Valsangiacomo (Italian), and Flurin Camathias (Romansch)	Alberich Zwyssig	Schweizerpsalm
Syria ! Syria	Humāt ad-Diyār (Guardians of the Homeland)	a1936 !1936	Khalil Mardam Bey	Mohammed Flayfel and Ahmad Salim Flayfel	File:Syrianthem.mid Humāt ad-Diyār
Tajikistan ! Tajikistan	Surudi Milli (National Anthem)	a1991 !1991	Gulnazar Keldi	Suleiman Yudakov	—
Tanzania ! Tanzania	Mungu ibariki Afrika (God Bless Africa)	a1961 !1961	collectively	Enoch Sontonga	—
Thailand ! Thailand	Phleng Chat (National Song)	a1939 !1939	Luang Saranupraphan	Peter Feit	Phleng Chat
Togo ! Togo	Salut à toi, pays de nos aïeux (Hail to Thee, Land of our Forefathers)	a1960 !1960	Alex Casimir-Dosseh	Alex Casimir-Dosseh	—
Tonga ! Tonga	Ko e fasi ʻo e tuʻi ʻo e ʻOtu Tonga (Song of the King of the Tonga Islands)	a1875 !1875	Uelingatoni Ngū Tupoumalohi	Karl Gustavus Schmitt	File:Fasi fakafonua.mid Ko e fasi ʻo e tuʻi ʻo e ʻOtu Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago ! Trinidad and Tobago	National anthem of Trinidad and Tobago	a1962 !1962	Patrick Castagne	Patrick Castagne	—
Tunisia ! Tunisia	Humat al-Hima (Defenders of the Homeland)	a1987 !1987	Mustafa Sadiq Al-Rafi'i and Aboul-Qacem Echebbi	Mohammed Abdelwahab	Humat al-Hima
Turkey ! Turkey	İstiklâl Marşı (The March of Independence)	a1921 !1921	Mehmet Akif Ersoy	Osman Zeki Üngör	İstiklâl Marşı
Turkmenistan ! Turkmenistan	Türkmenbaşyň guran beýik binasy (Independent, Neutral, Turkmenistan State Anthem)	a2008 !2008	collectively	Veli Mukhatov	Türkmenbaşyň guran beýik binasy
Tuvalu ! Tuvalu	Tuvalu mo te Atua (Tuvalu for the Almighty)	a1978 !1978	Afaese Manoa	Afaese Manoa	—
Uganda ! Uganda	Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty	a1962 !1962	George Wilberforce Kakoma	George Wilberforce Kakoma	—
Ukraine ! Ukraine	Shche ne vmerla Ukraina (Ukraine's Glory Has Not Perished)	a1917 !1917	Pavlo Chubynsky	Mykhaylo Verbytsky	Shche ne vmerla Ukrainy
United Arab Emirates ! United Arab Emirates	Ishy Biladi (Long Live my Homeland)	a1971 !1971	Arif Al Sheikh Abdullah Al Hassan	Saad Abdel Wahab	Ishy Biladi
United Kingdom ! United Kingdom	God Save the Queen	a1745 !1745	unknown	unknown	God Save the Queen
United States ! United States	The Star-Spangled Banner	a1931 !1931	Francis Scott Key	John Stafford Smith	The Star-Spangled Banner
Uruguay ! Uruguay	Himno Nacional (National Anthem)	a1848 !1848	Francisco Acuña de Figueroa	Francisco José Debali	Himno Nacional
Uzbekistan ! Uzbekistan	O`zbekiston Respublikasining Davlat Madhiyasi (National Anthem of the Republic of Uzbekistan)	a1991 !1991	Abdulla Aripov	Mutal Burhanov	80px O`zbekiston Respublikasining Davlat Madhiyasi
Vanuatu ! Vanuatu	Yumi, Yumi, Yumi (We, We, We)	a1980 !1980	François Vincent Ayssav	François Vincent Ayssav	Yumi, Yumi, Yumi
Vatican city ! Vatican City	Marche Pontificale (Pontifical Anthem and March)	a1949 !1949	Antonio Allegra	Charles Gounod	Marche Pontificale
Venezuela ! Venezuela	Gloria al Bravo Pueblo (Glory to the Brave People)	a1881 !1881	Vicente Salias	Juan José Landaeta	Gloria al Bravo Pueblo
Vietnam ! Vietnam	Tiến Quân Ca (Song of Advancing Soldier)	a1945 !1945	Văn Cao	Văn Cao	Tiến Quân Ca
Yemen ! Yemen	National anthem of Yemen	a1990 !1990	Abdallah Abdulwahab Noman	Ayoob Tarish	National anthem of Yemen
Zambia ! Zambia	Stand and Sing of Zambia, Proud and Free	a1964 !1964	collective	Enoch Sontonga	—
Zimbabwe ! Zimbabwe	Simudzai Mureza WeZimbabwe (Blessed Be The Land of Zimbabwe)	a1994 !1994	Solomon Mutswairo	Fred Changundega	—

Anthems of other states

This table includes anthems of de facto sovereign states which are not members of the United Nations. Many of them have received little or no recognition from the international community; some are widely considered to be part of one of the countries listed above.

Nation	National anthem	Date adopted	Lyrics writer	Music writer	Audio
Abkhazia ! Abkhazia	Aiaaira (Victory)	1992	Genady Alamiya	Valera Çkaduwa	—
Republic of China ! Republic of China (Taiwan)	San Min Chu I (Three Principles of the People)	1937 (de facto) 1943 (de jure)	Sun Yat-sen	Ch'eng Mao-yün	—
Kosovo ! Kosovo	Europe	2008	No lyrics	Mendi Mengjiqi	Europe
Nagorno-Karabakh ! Nagorno-Karabakh	Azat u ankakh Artsakh (Free and independent Artsakh)	1992	Vardan Hakobyan	Armen Nasibyan	—
Palestine ! Palestine	Biladi (My Country)	1996	Said Al Muzayin	Ali Ismael	—
Somaliland ! Somaliland	Samo ku waar	1991	unknown	unknown	—
South Ossetia ! South Ossetia	Respublikæ Hussar Irystony Paddzahadon Gimn (National Anthem of South Ossetia)	1995	Totraz Kokaev	Felix Alborov	—
Transnistria ! Transnistria	My slavim tebia, Pridnestrovie (We glorify you, Pridnestrovie)	1992	Boris Parmenov, Vitaly Pishenko, Nicholas Bozhko	Boris Alexandrov	—
Western Sahara ! Western Sahara	Yā Banīy As-Saharā (O Sons of the Sahara)	1979	unknown	unknown	—

See also

Instrumental performance of the Russian national anthem at the 2010 Moscow Victory Day Parade in Moscow's Red Square, resplendent with a 21 gun salute

• Anthem of Europe
• Anthems of the autonomous communities of Spain
• List of anthems of micronations
• List of anthems of non-sovereign countries, regions and territories
• List of historical national anthems
• List of Singaporean patriotic songs
• List of U.S. state songs
• Olympic Hymn
• Royal anthem

References

General

• Bristow, Michael Jamieson (2006-10-28). National Anthems of the World. Cassell. ISBN 0304368261. http://www.amazon.com/dp/0304368261. 
• Hang, Xing (2003-09-28). Encyclopedia of National Anthems. The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0810848473. http://www.amazon.com/dp/0810848473. 
• Leonard, Hal (1996-01-01). National Anthems from Around the World. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 0793560799. http://www.amazon.com/dp/0793560799. 

Specific