List of national mottos
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 flag, coat of arms, or currency. Some countries choose not to have a national motto.
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A
Afghanistan: No official motto.
Albania: Pa dallim feje, krahine dhe ideje (Albanian, Regardless of religion, region and idea)[citation needed]
Algeria: بالشعب و للشعب (Bil-shaʿb wa lil-shaʿb) (Arabic, By the people and for the people)[1]
American Samoa: Samoa Muamua le Atua (Samoan, Samoa, Let God be First)[citation needed]
Andorra: Virtus unita fortior (Latin, Strength, united is stronger)[2]
Angola: República de Angola (Portuguese, Republic of Angola)[citation needed]
Anguilla: Strength and Endurance[citation needed]
Antigua and Barbuda: Each endeavouring, all achieving[3]
Argentina: En unión y libertad (Spanish, In Union and Liberty)[4]
Armenia: Մեկ Ազգ, Մեկ Մշակույթ (Mek Azg, Mek Mshakouyt) (Armenian, "One Nation, One Culture")[5]
Aruba: Semper pro grediens[6] (Latin, Always progressing)
Australia: Advance Australia[7]
Austria: formerly AEIOU, with one possible meaning being Austriae est imperare orbi universo (Latin, It is Austria's destiny to rule the world)[citation needed]
Austria-Hungary: Indivisibiliter ac Inseparabiliter (Latin, Indivisibly and inseparably)[8]
Azerbaijan: No official motto.
Azores: Antes morrer livres que em paz sujeitos (Portuguese, Rather die as free men than be enslaved in peace)[citation needed]
B
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[9]
Bahrain: No official motto.
Bangladesh: No official motto.
Barbados: Pride and Industry[10]
Bavaria: formerly, In treue fest (German, In loyalty steadfast)[citation needed]
Belarus: No official motto.
Belgium: Eendracht maakt macht, L'union fait la force and Einigkeit gibt Stärke (Dutch, French and German, Unity gives Strength)[11]
Belize: Sub umbra floreo (Latin, Under the shade I flourish)[12]
Benin: Fraternité, Justice, Travail (French, Fellowship, Justice, Labour)[13]
Bermuda: Quo fata ferunt (Latin: Whither the fates carry us)[14]
Bhutan: No official motto.- Republic of Biafra: Peace, Unity, Freedom[citation needed]
Bolivia: La Unión es la Fuerza (Spanish, Unity is Strength)[15]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: No official motto.
Botswana: Pula (Tswana, Rain)[16]
Brazil: Ordem e progresso (Portuguese, Order and progress)[17]
Empire of Brazil: Independência ou Morte! (Portuguese, Independence or Death!)[citation needed]
British Antarctic Territory: Research and Discovery[citation needed]
British Indian Ocean Territory: In tutela nostra Limuria (Latin: "Limuria is in our charge")[citation needed]
British Virgin Islands: Vigilate (Latin: Be watchful)[citation needed]
Brunei: الدائمون المحسنون بالهدى (Arabic, Always in service with God's guidance)[18]
Bulgaria: Съединението прави силата (Bulgarian, Union Makes Strength)[19]
Burkina Faso: Unité, Progrès, Justice (French, Unity, Progress, Justice)[20]
Upper Volta: Unité, Travail, Justice (French, Unity, Work, Justice)[citation needed]
Burundi: Unité, Travail, Progrès (French, Unity, Work, Progress)[21]
C
Cambodia:
(Chéat, Sasna, Preăhmôhaksât) (Khmer, Nation, Religion, King)[22]
Cameroon: Paix - Travail - Patrie (French, Peace, Work, Fatherland)[23]
Canada: A mari usque ad mare (Latin, From sea to sea)[24]
Canary Islands: Océano (Spanish, Ocean)[citation needed]
Cape Verde: República de Cabo Verde (Portuguese, Republic of Cape Verde)[citation needed]
Cayman Islands: He hath founded it upon the seas[citation needed]
Central African Republic: Unité, Dignité, Travail (French, Unity, Dignity, Work)[25]
Chad: Unité, Travail, Progrès (French, Unity, Work, Progress)[26]
Chile: Por la razón o la fuerza (Spanish, Through Reason Or By Force)[citation needed]
China: No official motto
Chuvashia: Чаваш Республики; Чувашская Республика (Chuvash, Russian, Chuvash Republic)[citation needed]
Colombia: Libertad y orden (Spanish, Freedom and order)[citation needed]
Comoros: Unité, Justice, Progrès (French, Unity, justice, progress)[citation needed]
Confederate States of America: Deo Vindice (Latin, Under God, Our Vindicator)[27]
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Justice - Paix - Travail (French, Justice, Peace, Work)[28]
Republic of the Congo: Unité, Travail, Progrès (French, Unity, Work, Progress)[29]
Cook Islands: No official motto.
Costa Rica: Vivan siempre el trabajo y la paz (Spanish, Long live work and peace)[citation needed]
Côte d'Ivoire: Union, Discipline, Travail (French, Unity, Discipline, Labor)[30]
Cuba: Patria o muerte (Spanish, Homeland or death)[31]
Cyprus: Δεν ξεχνώ και αγωνίζομαι (Greek, Den xehno ke agonizomai, I do not forget and I strive)[citation needed]
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus: No official motto
Czech Republic: Pravda vítězí (Czech, Truth prevails)[32]
Czechoslovakia (1918–1993): Pravda víťazí! (Slovak), Pravda vítězí! (Czech), Veritas vincit (Latin), all meaning "Truth prevails!"[citation needed]
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)[citation needed]
Djibouti: Itixaad, Gudboonaan, Ammaan and Unité, Égalité, Paix (Somali and French: Unity, Equality, Peace)[33]
Dominica: Après Bondié, C'est la Ter (French Patois, After God, the Earth)[34]
Dominican Republic: Dios, Patria, Libertad (Spanish, God, Country, Liberty)[35]
E
East Timor: Honra, pátria e povo (Portuguese, Honour, homeland and people)[36]
Ecuador: Dios, patria y libertad (Spanish, God, homeland and liberty)[citation needed]
El Salvador: Dios, Unión, Libertad (Spanish, God, Union, Liberty)[37]
England: Dieu et mon droit (French, God and my right.) (royal motto)[citation needed], "This Green and Pleasant Land" (Unofficial)[citation needed]
Equatorial Guinea: Unidad, Paz, Justicia (Spanish, Unity, Peace, Justice)[citation needed]
Eritrea: دولة إرترݐا (Dawlat Iritrīya), "Hagere Ertra" (Arabic, Tigrinya, State of Eritrea; also in English)
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[38]
Ethiopia: formerly "Itiyopia tabetsih edewiha habe Igziabiher" (Amharic, Ethiopia holds up her hands unto God). Currently none.[citation needed]- The Imperial motto, between 1930 and 1975, was "Moa Ambassa ze Imnegede Yehuda" (Amharic, Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah).[citation needed]
European Union: Unità nella diversità, United in diversity, Unidade na diversidade, In Vielfalt geeint, Unis dans la diversité, In verscheidenheid verenigd, Unidos en la diversidad in Italian, English, Portuguese, German, French, Dutch and Spanish. (Official version is also translated into the other official languages of the European Union and Latin)[39]
F
- Falkland Islands: Desire the Right
Faroe Islands: No official motto.
Fiji: Rerevaka na Kalou ka Doka na Tui (Fijian, Fear God and honour the Queen)[40]
Finland: No official motto.
France: Liberté, égalité, fraternité (French, Liberty, equality, fraternity)[41]- Vichy France: Travail, Famille, Patrie (French: Work, Family, Fatherland)[citation needed]
French Polynesia: Tahiti Nui Māre'are'a (Tahitian, Great Tahiti of the Golden Haze)[citation needed]
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Gabon: Union, Travail, Justice (French, Union, Work, Justice)[42]
Gambia: Progress, Peace, Prosperity[43]
Georgia: ძალა ერთობაშია! (Dzala ertobashia) (Georgian, Strength is in Unity)[citation needed]
Germany: No official motto, commonly referred as Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit (German: Unity and justice and freedom)
East Germany: Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt Euch! (German: Workers of the world, unite!)[citation needed]
German Empire: Gott mit uns (German: God with us)[citation needed]
Nazi Germany: Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Führer (German: One people, one empire, one leader.)[citation needed]
Ghana: Freedom and Justice[44]
Gibraltar: Nulli Expugnabilis Hosti (Latin: Conquered by no enemy)[citation needed]
Greece: Ελευθερία ή θάνατος (Eleftheria i thanatos) (Greek: Freedom or Death)[citation needed]- Kingdom of Greece (1832-1924 and 1935–67): Ίσχύς μου ή άγάπη του λαού (Greek: Iskhis mou i ayapi tou laou, The love of the people is my strength)[citation needed]
Greenland: No official motto.
Grenada: Ever Conscious of God We Aspire, and Advance as One People[45]
Guam: No official motto.
Guatemala: Libre Crezca Fecundo (Spanish: Grow Free and Fertile)[46]
Guernsey: No official motto.
Guinea: Travail, Justice, Solidarité (French, Work, Justice, Solidarity)[47]
Guinea-Bissau: Unidade, Luta, Progresso (Portuguese, Unity, Struggle, Progress)[48]
Guyana: One People, One Nation, One Destiny[49]
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Haiti: L'union fait la force (French, Unity makes strength)[50]
Kingdom of Hawaii: Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono (Hawaiian, The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness)[citation needed]
Honduras: Libre, Soberana E Independiente (Spanish, Free, sovereign and independent)[51]
British Hong Kong: Dieu et mon droit (French, God and my right)[citation needed]
Hungary: formerly Cum Deo pro Patria et Libertate Latin, ("With the help of God for Homeland and Freedom")[citation needed]
I
The flag of Iraq displays the national motto, Allahu Akbar ("God is Great").
Iceland: No official motto.
India: सत्यमेव जयते (Satyameva Jayate) (Sanskrit, Truth alone triumphs)[52]
Indonesia: Bhinneka Tunggal Ika (Old Javanese, Unity in diversity)[53]
Iran:
- de facto: استقلال، آزادى، جمهورى اسلامى (Esteqlāl, āzādī, jomhūrī-ye eslāmī)[54] (Persian, Independence, freedom, (the) Islamic Republic)
- de jure: الله اکبر (Allaho Akbar) (Arabic, God is the Greatest)[55]
- 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).[56]
Iraq: الله أكبر (Allahu Akbar) (Arabic, God is the Greatest)[57]
Ireland: No official motto.
Isle of Man: Quocunque Ieceris Stabit (Latin Whithersoever you throw it, it will stand)[citation needed]
Israel: No official motto.
Italy: No official motto.
Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946): Foedere et Religione Tenemur (FERT) (Latin, We are held together by pact and by religion)[citation needed]
Italian Social Republic:(puppet state of Nazi Germany during the later part of World War II) Per l'onore d'Italia(Italian, For honor of Italy)[citation needed]
J
Jamaica: Out of many, One People[58]
Japan: No official motto.
Empire of Japan: 八紘一宇 (Hakkō ichiu) (Japanese, "All the world under one roof")[citation needed]
Jersey: No official motto.
Jordan: الله، الوطن، المليك (Allāh, Al-Waṭan, Al-Malīk) (Arabic, "God, Fatherland, Sovereign")[citation needed]
K
Kiribati, "Health, Peace and Prosperity" on the Coat of arms of Kiribati.
Kazakhstan: No official motto.
Kenya: Harambee (Swahili, "Let's work together")[citation needed]
Kiribati: Te mauri, te raoi ao te tabomoa (Kiribati, "Health, Peace and Prosperity")[citation needed]
Kosovo: No official motto.
North Korea: 강성대국 (强盛大國, Gangseong Daeguk) (Korean, Prosperous and great country)[citation needed]
South Korea: 반공주의 (反共主義, Bangong Jueu) (Korean, Anti-communism)[citation needed]
Korean Empire: 광명천지 (光明天地, Kwangmyeong cheonji) Let there be light across the land[citation needed]
Kuwait: دولة الکوݐت (Dawlat al-Kuwait) (Arabic, State of Kuwait)[citation needed]
Kyrgyzstan: Кыргыз Республикасы (Kyrgyz, Kyrgyz Respublikasy, Kyrgyz Republic)[citation needed]
L
Laos: "ສັນຕິພາບ ເອກະລາດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ເອກະພາບ ວັດທະນາຖາວອນ" (Lao, Peace, independence, democracy, unity and prosperity)[59]
Latvia: Tēvzemei un Brīvībai (Latvian, Fatherland and Freedom)[citation needed]
Lebanon: كلنا للوطن ،، للعلا للعلم (Arabic, We are all for the Country, the Sublime and the Flag)[citation needed]
Lesotho: Khotso, Pula, Nala (Sotho, Peace, Rain, Prosperity)[60]
Liberia: The love of liberty brought us here[61]
Libya: Freedom, Justice, Democracy.[citation needed]
Liechtenstein: Für Gott, Fürst und Vaterland (German, For God, Prince and Fatherland)[citation needed]
Lithuania: Tautos jėga vienybėje (Lithuanian, The strength of the nation lies in unity)[citation needed]
Luxembourg: Mir wëlle bleiwe wat mir sinn (Luxembourgish, We wish to remain what we are)[62]
M
Macedonia: no official motto, traditional: Слобода или Смрт (Macedonian, Sloboda ili smrt, Liberty or Death)
Madagascar: Fitiavana, Tanindrazana, Fandrosoana (Malagasy, Love, Ancestral-land, Progress)[63]
Madeira: Das Ilhas, As Mais Belas E Livres (Portuguese, Of the Islands, the Most Beautiful and Free)[citation needed]
Malawi: Unity and Freedom[citation needed]
Malaysia: Bersekutu Bertambah Mutu (Malay, Unity is Strength)[64]
Maldives: الدولة ا۔لحلدݐبݐة (Al-Dawlat Al-Mahaldheebiya) (Arabic, State of the Mahal Dibiyat)[citation needed]
Mali: Un peuple, un but, une foi (French, One people, one goal, one faith)[65]
Malta: Virtute et constantia (Latin, Strength and consistency)[citation needed]
Marshall Islands: Jepilpilin ke Ejukaan (Marshallese, Achievement through Joint Effort)[citation needed]
Mauritania: شرف، إخاء، عدالة or Honneur, Fraternité, Justice (Arabic and French, Honor, Fraternity, Justice)[66]
Mauritius: Stella Clavisque Maris Indici (Latin, Star and key of the Indian Ocean)[67]
Mexico: No official motto. However Patria, Libertad, Trabajo y Cultura (Spanish, Fatherland, Freedom, Work and Culture) is sometimes used.[citation needed]
Federated States of Micronesia: Peace, Unity, Liberty[citation needed]
Moldova: Limba noastră-i o comoară (Romanian, Our Language is a Treasure)
Monaco: Deo juvante (Latin, With God's help)[68]
Mongolia: No official motto.
Montenegro: No official motto.
Montserrat: Each Endeavouring, All Achieving[citation needed]
Morocco: الله، الوطن، الملك (Allāh, Al-Waṭan, Al-Malīk) (Arabic, God, the Country, the King)[69]- Royal Motto: إن تذصروا الڷه ݐذصر کم (Arabic, If you glorify God, He will glorify you)[citation needed]
Mozambique: República de Moçambique (Portuguese, Republic of Mozambique)[citation needed]
N
Namibia: Unity, liberty, justice[70]
Nauru: God's will first[citation needed]
Nepal: जननी जन्मभूमिष्च स्वर्गादपि गरियसि (Sanskrit, "Mother and motherland are greater than heaven")[citation needed]
Netherlands: Je maintiendrai; Ik zal handhaven (French; Dutch: "I will maintain")[71]
Netherlands Antilles: Libertate Unanimus, (Latin, United in Freedom)[71]
New Caledonia: Terre de parole, terre de partage (French, Land of speech, sharing Earth)[citation needed]
Newfoundland: Quaerite Prime Regnum Dei (Latin, Seek ye first the kingdom of God)[citation needed]
New Zealand: none, formerly Onward[72]
Nicaragua: En Dios Confiamos (Spanish, In God We Trust)[73]
Niger: Fraternité, Travail, Progrès (French, Fraternity, Work, Progress)[74]
Nigeria: Unity and Faith, Peace and Progress[75]
Niue: No official motto.
North Borneo: Pergo et Perago (Latin, I undertake and I achieve)[citation needed]
Northern Mariana Islands: No official motto.
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)[citation needed]
O
Oman: No official motto.
Ottoman Empire: دولت ابد مدت (Ottoman Turkish, The Eternal State)[citation needed]
P
Pakistan: ايمان، اتحاد، نظم (Urdu, "Faith, Unity, Discipline")[76]
Palau: Republic of Palau[citation needed]
Panama: Pro mundi beneficio (Latin, For the benefit of the world)[77]
Papua New Guinea: Unity in Diversity[citation needed]
Paraguay: Paz y justicia (Spanish, Peace and justice)[78]
Peru: Firme y feliz por la unión (Spanish, "Steady and happy for the union").[citation needed]
Philippines: Maka-Diyos, Maka-Tao, Makakalikasan at Makabansa (Tagalog, For God, People, Nature and Country)[79]
Philippines (Fourth Republic): Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa (Filipino: "One Country, One Spirit"). Abandoned after the 1986 People Power Revolution.[citation needed]
Poland: No official motto. Unofficial mottos of Poland include: Za wolność Naszą i Waszą (Polish, "For our freedom and yours"); and Bóg, Honor, Ojczyzna (God, Honour, Fatherland).
Portugal: No official motto.
Kingdom of Portugal: In Hoc Signo Vinces (Latin, "In this sign you shall conquer"). In a legend told 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) during the Battle of Ourique. The usage of this motto is well documented on coins, monuments and documents.- Estado Novo: "Orgulhosamente sós" (Portuguese Language,"Proudly Alone")
Prussia: "Suum cuique" (Latin: "To each his own") 1525–1947
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.[citation needed]
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- 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)[citation needed]. Currently none.
Russian Federation: No official motto.
- Russian Empire: Съ Нами Богъ (S Nami Bog) (Russian, God is with us)[citation needed]
Rwanda: Ubumwe, Umurimo, Gukunda Igihugu (Kinyarwanda, Unity, Work, Patriotism)[80]
S
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic: حرية ديمقراطية وحدة (Ḥurrīya Dīmuqrāṭīya Waḥda) (Arabic, Liberty, Democracy, Unity)[citation needed]
Saint Helena: Loyal and unshakeable[citation needed]
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Country Above Self[81]
Saint Lucia: The land, the people, the light[82]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Pax et justitia (Latin, Peace and justice)[83]
Sakha Republic: Республика Саха; Саха Республиката (Russian, Sakha, Sakha Republic)[citation needed]
Samoa: Fa'avae i le Atua Samoa (Samoan, God be the Foundation of Samoa)[84]
San Marino: Libertas (Latin, Liberty)[citation needed]
São Tomé and Príncipe: Unidade, Disciplina, Trabalho (Portuguese, "Unity, Discipline, Work")[citation needed]
Kingdom of Sarawak: Dum Spiro, Spero (Latin, "While I breathe, I hope")[citation needed]
Saudi Arabia: لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله (Lā ʾilāha illā l-Lāh; Muḥammadu r-rasūlu l-Lāh) (Arabic, "There is no God other than God and Muhammad is His Prophet")[85]
Scotland: In My Defens God Me Defend (Often shown abbreviated as IN DEFENS) and Nemo Me Impune Lacessit (Latin, No-one provokes me with impunity)
Senegal: Un peuple, un but, une foi (French, One people, one goal, one faith)[86]
Seychelles: Finis coronat opus (Latin, The end crowns the work)[citation needed]
Sierra Leone: Unity, freedom, justice[87]
Sikkim: "Kham-sum-ongdu" (Tibetan, Conqueror of the three worlds)[citation needed]
Singapore: Majulah Singapura (Malay, Onward Singapore)[citation needed]
Sint Maarten: Semper pro grediens[6] (Latin, Always progressing)[citation needed]
Slovak Republic: Verní sebe, svorne napred! (Slovak), Faithful to ourselves, together ahead! (1939–1945)[citation needed]
Slovenia: No official motto.
Solomon Islands: To lead is to serve[citation needed]
South Africa: !ke e: /xarra //ke (/Xam, Diverse people unite or Unity in Diversity)[88]
Union of South Africa: Ex Unitate Vires (Latin, From Unity, Strength)[citation needed]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Leo terram propriam protegat (Latin: "Let the lion protect his own land")[citation needed]
South Sudan: Justice, Liberty, Prosperity[citation needed]
Soviet Union: Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Russian, Proletarians of all countries, unite!) (Also translated into the languages of the other fourteen republics)
Spain: Plus Ultra (Latin, Further beyond)[89]- Former: Una, grande y libre (Spanish, One, great and free, during Francisco Franco's dictatorship)[89]
Sri Lanka: No official motto.
Sudan: النصر لنا (An-Naṣr Linā): Arabic, Victory is Ours)[90]
Surinam: Justitia, pietas, fides (Latin, Justice, piety, loyalty)[91]
Swaziland: Siyinqaba (Swati, We are the fortress)[92]
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'ath Party[citation needed]
T
Tajikistan: No official motto.
Tanzania: Uhuru na Umoja (Swahili, Freedom and Unity)[93]
Tatarstan: Bez Buldırabız! (Tatar, We can!) (unofficial)[citation needed]
Thailand:
- 1873-1910 : "Sabbesaṃ saṃghabhūtānaṃ samagghī vuḍḍhi sadhikā" (Pāli: शब्बेसम् सम्घभुतनम् समग्घि भुद्धि सधिक, "Unity amongst those uniting brings about success and prosperity.")[citation needed]
- Following 1910 : none, unofficially "Chat, Satsana, Phra Mahakasat" (Thai: ชาติ ศาสนา พระมหากษัตริย์, "Country, Religion, Monarch")[94]
Togo: Travail, Liberté, Patrie (French, Work, liberty, homeland)[95]
Tokelau: Tokelau mo te Atua (Tokelauan, Tokelau For The Almighty)[citation needed]
Tonga: Ko e ʻOtua mo Tonga ko hoku tofiʻa (Tongan, God and Tonga are my Inheritance)[citation needed]
Trinidad and Tobago: Together we aspire, together we achieve[96]
Tristan da Cunha: Our faith is our strength[citation needed]
Tunisia: حرية، نظام، عدالة (Ḥurrīyah, Niẓām,ʿAdālah) (Arabic, Freedom, Order and Justice)[97]
Turkey: Egemenlik kayıtsız şartsız milletindir. (Turkish, Sovereignty rests unconditionally with the nation)[98]
and Yurtta sulh, cihanda sulh. (Turkish, Peace in the homeland, peace in the world.)[99]Ne mutlu Türk'üm diyene! (Turkish, What a happiness to say, I am Turk!)[98]
Turkmenistan: No official motto.
Turks and Caicos Islands: Beautiful By Nature, Clean By Choice[citation needed]
Tuvalu: Tuvalu mo te Atua (Tuvaluan, Tuvalu for the Almighty)[citation needed]
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.
Udmurtia: Удмурт Республика; Удмуртская Республика (Udmurt, Russian, Udmurt Republic)[citation needed]
Uganda: For God and My Country[100]
Ukraine: Воля, Злагода, Добра (Volya, Zlahoda, Dobra) (Ukrainian, Freedom, Accord, Goodness) (unofficial)[citation needed]
United Arab Emirates: الله , الوطن , الرئيس (Allah, al-Waṭan, al-Ra'īs) (Arabic, God, Nation, President)[citation needed]
United Kingdom: Dieu et mon droit (French, God and my Right).
United States: In God We Trust (official), E Pluribus Unum (traditional).
Uruguay: Libertad o Muerte (Spanish, "Liberty or Death")[101]
U.S. Virgin Islands: United In Pride And Hope[citation needed]
Uzbekistan: Kuch Adolatdadir! (Uzbek The Strength is in The Justice)[citation needed]
V
Vanuatu: Long God yumi stanap (Bislama, Let us stand firm in God)[102]
Vatican City: No official motto.
Venezuela: Historical: Dios y Federación (Spanish, God and Federation)[citation needed]
Vietnam: Ðộc lập, Tự do, Hạnh phúc (Vietnamese, Independence, Freedom and Happiness)[citation needed]
South Vietnam: 1954-67: Tổ quốc, Danh dự, Trách nhiệm (Vietnamese, Fatherland, Honour, Responsibility); 1967-75: Tổ quốc, Công minh, Liêm chính (Vietnamese, Fatherland, Justice, Integrity)[citation needed]
W
Wales: Cymru am byth (Welsh, Wales Forever)[citation needed]
West Indies Federation: To dwell together in unity[citation needed]
Y
Yemen: الڷه، الوطن، الثورة، الوحدة (Allāh, Al-Waṭan, Ath-Thawrah, Al-Waḥdah) (Arabic, God, Nation, Revolution, Unity)[citation needed]
South Yemen: جمهرݐة الݐمن الدݐمقراطݐة الشعبݐة (Jumhūrīya al-Yaman ad-Dīmuqrāṭīyah ash-Sha'bīyah) (Arabic, People's Democratic Republic of Yemen)[citation needed]
Z
Zaire: Paix — Justice — Travail (French, Peace — Justice — Work)[103]
Zambia: One Zambia, One country[citation needed]
Zimbabwe: Unity, Freedom, Work[citation needed]- Former: Sit Nomine Digna (Latin, May she be worthy of the name, from 1965–1979)
Rhodesia: Sit Nomine Digna (Latin, May she be worthy of the name)[citation needed]
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