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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 country, in 1795.
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 country, in 1795.

Most countries have anthems, defined as "a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism";[1] most anthems are either marches or hymns in style. A hymn can become a country's national anthem by a provision in the country's constitution, by a law enacted by its legislature, or simply by tradition.[2] 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 countries also use the royal anthem as its national anthem, such as the anthem of Jordan.[3]

The oldest national anthem is the Dutch national anthem "Het Wilhelmus", written some time between 1568 and 1572.[4] Anthems became increasingly popular among Europe countries in the 18th century.[5] For example, the British national anthem "God Save the Queen" was first performed under the title "God Save the King" in 1745.[6] The French anthem "La Marseillaise" was written half a century later in 1792, and adopted in 1795.[7]

National anthems are usually written in the most common language of the country, whether de facto or official. For example, India's anthem "Jana Gana Mana" is written in a Sanskritized version of Bengali, both official languages of India.[8] Countries with more than one national language 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.[9] On the other hand, South Africa's national anthem is unique in that five of the eleven official languages are used in the same anthem, with each language comprising a stanza.[10] The multilingual country of Spain has no official lyrics for its anthem "La Marcha Real". A national competition to write words for the anthem was launched in 2007;[11] however, widespread public criticism forced the new lyrics to be withdrawn in January 2008.[12]

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[edit] Anthems by country

Only United Nations member states are included in this list; they are arranged alphabetically.[13]

Country National anthem Date adopted Lyrics writer Music writer
 Afghanistan "Milli Tharana" ("National Anthem") 2006 Abdul Bari Jahani Babrak Wassa
 Albania "Himni i Flamurit" ("Hymn to the Flag") unknown Aleksander Stavre Drenova Ciprian Porumbescu
 Algeria "Kassaman" ("We Pledge") 1963 Mufdi Zakariah Mohamed Fawzi
 Andorra "El Gran Carlemany" ("The Great Charlemagne") 1921 Enric Marfany Bons Juan Benlloch y Vivó
 Angola "Angola Avante" ("Forward Angola") 1975 Manuel Rui Alves Monteiro Rui Alberto Vieira Dias Mingas
 Antigua and Barbuda "Fair Antigua, We Salute Thee"[note 1] 1967 Novelle Hamilton Richards Walter Garnet Picart Chambers
 Argentina "Himno Nacional Argentino" ("Argentine National Anthem") 1813 Vicente López y Planes Blas Parera
 Armenia "Mer Hayrenik"' ("Our Fatherland") 1991 Mikael Nalbandian Barsegh Kanachyan
 Australia "Advance Australia Fair"[note 1] 1984 Peter Dodds McCormick Peter Dodds McCormick
 Austria "Land der Berge, Land am Strome" ("Land of Mountains, Land on the River") 1946 Paula von Preradovic Johann Holzer
 Azerbaijan "Azərbaycan marşı" ("Azerbaijan's Anthem") 1992 Ahmed Javad Uzeyir Hajibeyov
 Bahamas "March On, Bahamaland"[note 1] 1973 Timothy Gibson Timothy Gibson
 Bahrain "Bahrainona" ("Our Bahrain") 1971 Mohamed Sudqi Ayyash unknown
 Bangladesh "Amar Shonar Bangla" ("My Golden Bengal") 1972 Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore
 Barbados "In Plenty and In Time of Need" 1966 Irving Burgie C. Van Roland Edwards
 Belarus "My Belarusy" ("We, the Belarusians")[note 2] 1955 Michael Klimovich Nestar Sakalowski
 Belgium "The Brabançonne" ("The Song of Brabant") 1860 Jenneval (Louis-Alexandre Dechet) François Van Campenhout
 Belize "Land of the Free" 1981 Samuel Alfred Haynes Selwyn Walford Young
 Benin "L'Aube Nouvelle" ("The Dawn of a New Day") 1960 Gilbert Jean Dagnon Gilbert Jean Dagnon
 Bhutan "Druk tsendhen" (The Thunder Dragon Kingdom) 1953 Dasho Gyaldun Thinley Aku Tongmi
 Bolivia "Himno Nacional de la República de Bolivia" ("National Anthem of the Republic of Bolivia") 1851 José Ignacio de Sanjinés Leopoldo Benedetto Vincenti
 Bosnia and Herzegovina "Državna himna Bosne i Hercegovine" ("The National Anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina") 1999 none Dušan Šestić
 Botswana "Fatshe leno la rona" ("Blessed Be This Noble Land") 1966 Kgalemang Tumedisco Motsete Kgalemang Tumedisco Motsete
 Brazil "Hino Nacional Brasileiro" ("Brazilian National Anthem") 1922 Joaquim Osório Duque Estrada Francisco Manuel da Silva
 Brunei "Allah Peliharakan Sultan" ("God Bless the Sultan") 1951 Pengiran Haji Mohamed Yusuf bin Abdul Rahim Awang Haji Besar bin Sagap
 Bulgaria "Mila Rodino" ("Dear Motherland") 1964 Tsvetan Radoslavov Tsvetan Radoslavov
 Burkina Faso "Une Seule Nuit" ("One Single Night") 1984 Thomas Sankara Thomas Sankara
 Burma "Kaba Ma Kyei" ("Till the End of the World, Burma") 1947 Saya Tin Saya Tin
 Burundi "Burundi bwacu" ("Our Burundi") 1962 Jean-Baptiste Ntahokaja and others Marc Barengayabo
 Cambodia "Nokoreach" ("Royal Kingdom") 1941 Chuon Nat F. Perruchot and J. Jekyll
 Cameroon "O Cameroun, Berceau de nos Ancêtres" ("O Cameroon, Cradle of Our Forefathers") 1957 René Djam Afame, Samuel Minkio Bamba, and Moïse Nyatte Nko'o René Djam Afame
 Canada "O Canada"[note 1] 1980 Adolphe-Basile Routhier (French); Robert Stanley Weir (English) Calixa Lavallée
 Cape Verde "Cântico da Liberdade" ("Song of Freedom") 1996 Amílcar Spencer Lopes Adalberto Higino Tavares Silva
 Central African Republic La Renaissance ("The Rebirth") 1960 Barthélémy Boganda Herbert Pepper
 Chad "La Tchadienne" ("People of Chad") 1960 Louis Gidrol and others Paul Villard
 Chile "Himno Nacional de Chile" ("National Anthem of Chile") 1828 Eusebio Lillo Ramón Carnicer
 People's Republic of China "Yìyǒngjūn Jìnxíngqǔ" ("The March of the Volunteers") 1949 (provisional)
1982 (official)
2004 (constitutional)		 Tian Han Nie Er
 Colombia "Himno Nacional de la República de Colombia" ("National Anthem of the Republic of Colombia") 1920 Rafael Núñez Oreste Sindici
 Comoros "Udzima wa ya Masiwa" ("The Union of the Great Islands") 1978 Said Hachim Sidi Abderemane Said Hachim Sidi Abderemane and Kamildine Abdallah
 Democratic Republic of the Congo "Debout Congolais" ("Arise Congolese") 1960 Joseph Lutumba Simon-Pierre Boka di Mpasi Londi
 Republic of the Congo "La Congolaise" ("The Congolese") 1959 Levent Kimbangui Français Jacques Tondra
 Costa Rica "Himno Nacional de Costa Rica" ("National Anthem of Costa Rica") 1853 José María Zeledón Brenes Manuel María Gutiérrez
 Côte d'Ivoire "L'Abidjanaise" ("Song of Abidjan") 1960 Mathieu Ekra, Joachim Bony, and Pierre Marie Coty Pierre Marie Coty and Pierre Michel Pango
 Croatia "Lijepa naša domovino" ("Our Beautiful Homeland") 1991 Antun Mihanović Josif Runjanin
 Cuba "El Himno de Bayamo" ("The Anthem of Bayamo") 1902 Perucho Figueredo Perucho Figueredo
 Cyprus "Ýmnos eis tīn Eleutherían" ("Hymn to Liberty")[note 3] 1865 Dionýsios Solomós Nikolaos Mantzaros
 Czech Republic "Kde domov můj" ("Where is My Home?") 1918 (Czechoslovakia)
1993 (Czech Republic)		 Josef Kajetán Tyl František Škroup
 Denmark "Der er et yndigt land" ("There is a Lovely Country")[note 4] 1835 Adam Oehlenschläger Hans Ernst Krøyer
 Djibouti "Djibouti" ("Djibouti") 1977 Aden Elmi Abdi Robleh
 Dominica "Isle of Beauty, Isle of Splendour" 1967 Wilfred Oscar Morgan Pond Lemuel McPherson Christian
 Dominican Republic "Himno Nacional" ("National Anthem") 1934 Emilio Prud'homme Jose Rufino Reyes Siancas
 East Timor "Pátria" ("Fatherland") 2002 Francisco Borja da Costa Afonso de Araujo
 Ecuador "Salve, Oh Patria" ("We Salute You, Our Homeland") 1948 Juan León Mera Antonio Neumane
 Egypt "Bilady, Bilady, Bilady" ("My Country, My Country, My Country") 1979 Sayed Darwish (adapted from a speech by Mustafa Kamil) Sayed Darwish
 El Salvador "Himno Nacional de El Salvador" ("National Anthem of El Salvador") 1879 Juan José Cañas Juan Aberle
 Equatorial Guinea "Caminemos pisando la senda" ("Let Us Tread the Path") 1968 Atanasio Ndongo Miyone Atanasio Ndongo Miyone
 Eritrea "Ertra, Ertra, Ertra" ("Eritrea, Eritrea, Eritrea") 1993 Solomon Tsehaye Beraki Isaac Abraham Meharezghi and Aron Tekle Tesfatsion
 Estonia "Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm" ("My Fatherland, My Happiness and Joy") 1920 Johann Voldemar Jannsen Fredrik Pacius
 Ethiopia "Wodefit Gesgeshi, Widd Innat Ityopp'ya" ("March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia") 1992 Dereje Melaku Mengesha Solomon Lulu Mitiku
 Fiji "Meda Dau Doka" ("God Bless Fiji") 1970 Michael Francis Alexander Prescott Charles Austin Miles
 Finland "Maamme" ("Our Land") 1867 Johan Ludvig Runeberg Fredrik Pacius
 France "La Marseillaise" ("The Song of Marseille") 1795 Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
 Gabon "La Concorde" ("The Concord") 1960 Georges Aleka Damas Georges Aleka Damas
 The Gambia "For The Gambia Our Homeland" 1965 Virginia Julie Howe Jeremy Frederick Howe
 Georgia "Tavisupleba" ("Freedom") 2004 David Magradze Zakaria Paliashvili
 Germany Third stanza of "Das Deutschlandlied" ("The Germany Song") 1922 August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben Joseph Haydn
 Ghana "God Bless Our Homeland Ghana" 1957 Philip Gbeho Philip Gbeho
 Greece "Ýmnos eis tīn Eleutherían" ("Hymn to Liberty")[note 3] 1865 Dionýsios Solomós Nikolaos Mantzaros
 Grenada "Hail Grenada" 1974 Irva Merle Baptiste Louis Arnold Masanto
 Guatemala "Himno Nacional de Guatemala" ("National Anthem of Guatemala") 1896 José Joaquín Palma Rafael Álvarez Ovalle
 Guinea "Liberté" ("Liberty") 1958 Unknown Kodofo Moussa
 Guinea-Bissau "Esta é a Nossa Pátria Bem Amada" ("This Is Our Beloved Country") 1974 Amílcar Cabral Amílcar Cabral
 Guyana "Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains" 1966 Archibald Leonard Luker Robert Cyril Gladstone Potter
 Haiti "La Dessalinienne" ("Song of Dessalines") 1904 Justin Lhérisson Nicolas Geffrard
 Honduras "Himno Nacional de Honduras" ("National Anthem of Honduras") 1915 Augusto Constancio Coello Carlos Hartling
 Hungary "Himnusz" ("Hymn") 1844 Ferenc Kölcsey Ferenc Erkel
 Iceland "Lofsöngur" ("Hymn") unknown Matthías Jochumsson Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson
 India "Jana Gana Mana" ("Thou Art the Ruler of the Minds of All People") 1950 Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore
 Indonesia "Indonesia Raya" ("Great Indonesia") 1945 Wage Rudolf Supratman Wage Rudolf Supratman
 Iran "Soroud-e Melli-e Jomhouri-e Eslami-e Iran" ("National Anthem of Iran") 1990 multiple Hassan Riyahi
 Iraq "Mawtini" ("My Homeland") 2004 Ibrahim Touqan Muhammad Fuliefil
 Ireland "Amhrán na bhFiann" ("The Soldier's Song") 1926 Liam Ó Rinn Peadar Kearney and Patrick Heeney
 Israel "HaTikvah" ("The Hope") 1948 (de facto)
2004 (de jure)		 Naftali Herz Imber Samuel Cohen
 Italy "Il Canto degli Italiani" ("The Song of the Italians") 1946 (de facto)
2005 (de jure)		 Goffredo Mameli Michele Novaro
 Jamaica "Jamaica, Land We Love"[note 1] unknown Hugh Sherlock Robert Lightbourne
 Japan "Kimi ga Yo" ("May Your Reign Last Forever") 1999 traditional Waka poem from the Heian period traditional melody of the Meiji period
 Jordan "Al-salam Al-malaki Al-urdoni" ("The Royal Anthem of Jordan") 1946 Abdul Monem Al-Refai Abdul Qader al-Taneer
 Kazakhstan "Meniñ Qazaqstanım" ("My Kazakhstan") 2006 Zhumeken Nazhimedenov (with modifications by Nursultan Nazarbayev) Shamshi Kaldayakov
 Kenya "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu" ("Oh God of All Creation") 1963 Graham Hyslop, G. W. Senoga-Zake, Thomas Kalume, Peter Kibukosya, and Washington Omondi traditional African tune
 Kiribati "Teirake Kaini Kiribati" ("Stand up, Kiribati") 1979 Urium Tamuera Ioteba Urium Tamuera Ioteba
 North Korea "Aegukka" ("The Patriotic Song") 1947 Pak Seyŏng Kim Wŏn'gyun
 South Korea "Aegukga" ("The Patriotic Song") 1948 uncertain Ahn Eak-tae
 Kosovo "Europe"[14] 2008 none[14] Mendi Mengjiqi[14]
 Kurdistan "Ey Reqîb" ("Hey Guard") 1938 Dildar (Yunis Rauf) unknown
 Kuwait "Al-Nasheed Al-Watani" ("National Anthem") 1978 Ahmad Meshari Al-Adwani Ibrahim Al-Soula
 Kyrgyzstan "Kyrgyz Respublikasynyn Mamlekettik Gimni" ("National Anthem of the Kyrgyz Republic") 1992 Djamil Sadykov and Eshmambet Kuluev Nasyr Davlesov and Kalyi Moldobasanov
 Laos Pheng Xat Lao ("National Anthem of Laos") 1947 Sisana Sisane Thongdy Sounthonevichit
 Latvia "Dievs, svētī Latviju!" ("God Bless Latvia") 1920 Kārlis Baumanis Kārlis Baumanis
 Lebanon "Lebanese National Anthem" 1927 Rashid Nakhle Wadih Sabra
 Lesotho "Lesotho Fatse La Bontata Rona" ("Lesotho, Land of Our Fathers") 1967 François Coillard Ferdinand-Samuel Laur
 Liberia "All Hail, Liberia, Hail!" 1847 Daniel Bashiel Warner Olmstead Luca
 Libya "Allahu Akbar" ("God Is Great") 1969 Egyptian marching song Egyptian marching song
 Liechtenstein "Oben am jungen Rhein" ("Up Above the Young Rhine") 1963 Jakob Josef Jauch unknown
 Lithuania "Tautiška giesmė" ("National Song") 1919 Vincas Kudirka Vincas Kudirka
 Luxembourg "Ons Hémécht" ("Our Homeland") 1895 Michel Lentz Jean Antoine Zinnen
 Macedonia "Denes nad Makedonija" ("Today Over Macedonia")[note 5] 1944 Vlado Maleski Todor Skalovski
 Madagascar "Ry Tanindraza nay malala ô" ("Oh, Our Beloved Fatherland") unknown Norbert Raharisoa Rahajason
 Malawi "Mlungu dalitsani Malawi" ("God Bless Malawi") 1964 Michael-Fredrick Paul Sauka Michael-Fredrick Paul Sauka
 Malaysia "Negaraku" ("My Country") 1957 multiple folk song ("Terang Bulan")
 Maldives "Gaumii salaam" ("National Salute") 1972 Muhammad Jameel Didi Pandit Wannakuwattawaduge Don Amaradeva
 Mali "Pour l'Afrique et pour toi, Mali" ("For Africa and for You, Mali") 1962 Seydou Badian Kouyate Banzoumana Sissoko
 Malta "L-Innu Malti" ("The Maltese Hymn") 1964 Dun Karm Psaila Robert Samut
 Marshall Islands "Forever Marshall Islands" unknown Amata Kabua Amata Kabua
 Mauritania "National Anthem of Mauritania" 1960 Baba Ould Cheikh Tolia Nikiprowetzky
 Mauritius "Motherland" unknown Jean Georges Prosper Philippe Gentil
 Mexico "Himno Nacional Mexicano" ("Mexican National Anthem") 1943 Francisco González Bocanegra Jaime Nunó
 Federated States of Micronesia "Patriots of Micronesia" 1991 unknown traditional German song (Ich hab' mich ergeben)
 Moldova "Limba Noastră" ("Our Language") 1994 Alexei Mateevici Alexandru Cristea
 Monaco "Hymne Monégasque" ("Monégasque Anthem") 1848 Louis Notari Théophile Bellando de Castro
 Mongolia "Mongol ulsiin töriin duulal" ("National Anthem of Mongolia") 1950 Tsendiin Damdinsüren Bilegiin Damdinsüren and Luvsanjyamts Murdorj
 Montenegro "Oj, svijetla majska zoro" ("O, Bright Dawn of May") unknown Sekula Drljević unknown
 Morocco "Hymne Cherifien" ("Anthem of Morocco") 1956 Ali Squalli Houssaini Léo Morgan
 Mozambique "Pátria Amada" ("Lovely Homeland") 2002 unknown unknown
 Namibia "Namibia, Land of the Brave" 1991 Axali Doëseb Axali Doëseb
 Nauru "Nauru Bwiema" ("Song of Nauru") 1968 Margaret Hendrie Laurence Henry Hicks
 Nepal "Sayaun Thunga Phool Ka" ("Hundreds of Flowers") 2007 Byakul Maila Ambar Gurung
 Netherlands "Het Wilhelmus" ("The William") 1932 unknown Adrianus Valerius
 New Zealand "God Defend New Zealand", "God Save the Queen"[note 6] 1940 Thomas Bracken John Joseph Woods
 Nicaragua "Salve a ti, Nicaragua" ("Hail to Thee, Nicaragua") 1971 Salomón Ibarra Mayorga Luis A. Delgadillo
 Niger "La Nigérienne" ("The Nigeriens") 1961 Maurice Albert Thiriet Robert Jacquet and Nicolas Abel François Frionnet
 Nigeria "Arise O Compatriots, Nigeria's Call Obey" 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
 Norway "Ja, vi elsker dette landet" ("Yes, We Love This Country")[note 7] 1864 Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Rikard Nordraak
 Oman "Nashid as-Salaam as-Sultani" ("National Anthem of Oman") 1970 unknown unknown
 Pakistan "Qaumī Tarāna" ("National Anthem") 1954 Hafeez Jullundhri Ahmed Ghulamali Chagla
 Palau "Belau rekid" ("Our Palau") 1980 multiple Ymesei O. Ezekiel
 Panama Himno Istmeño ("Hymn of the Isthmus") unknown Jeronimo de la Ossa Santos Jorge
 Papua New Guinea "O Arise, All You Sons"[note 1] 1975 Tom Shacklady Tom Shacklady
 Paraguay "Paraguayos, República o Muerte" ("Paraguayans, the Republic or Death") 1933 Francisco Acuña de Figueroa Françoice Dupuis, and Remberto Giménez
 Peru "Himno Nacional del Perú" ("National Anthem of Peru") 1821 José de la Torre Ugarte y Alarcón Jose Bernardo Alcedo
 Philippines "Lupang Hinirang" ("Chosen Land") 1898 Jose Palma Julian Felipe
 Poland "Mazurek Dąbrowskiego" ("Dąbrowski's Mazurka") (English: Poland is not yet Lost) 1926