Field Listing :: National symbol(s) |
A national symbol is a faunal, floral, or other abstract representation - or some distinctive object - that over time has come to be closely identified with a country or entity. Not all countries have national symbols; a few countries have more than one. | |
Country |
National symbol(s) |
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Afghanistan | lion |
Albania | double-headed eagle |
Algeria | star and crescent; fennec fox |
Angola | Palanca Negra Gigante (giant black sable antelope) |
Anguilla | dolphin |
Argentina | Sun of May (a sun-with-face symbol) |
Armenia | Mount Ararat; eagle; lion |
Australia | Southern Cross constellation (five, seven-pointed stars); kangaroo; emu |
Austria | golden eagle, Alpine gentian, edelweiss |
Azerbaijan | flames of fire |
Bahamas, The | blue marlin; flamingo |
Bangladesh | Bengal tiger, water lily |
Barbados | Neptune's trident |
Belarus | mounted knight known as Pahonia (the Chaser) |
Belgium | lion |
Belize | Baird's tapir (a large, browsing, forest-dwelling mammal); keel-billed toucan |
Benin | leopard |
Bermuda | red lion |
Bhutan | thunder dragon known as Druk |
Bolivia | llama; Andean condor |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | golden lily |
Botswana | zebra |
Brazil | Southern Cross constellation |
Bulgaria | lion |
Burkina Faso | white stallion |
Burma | chinthe (mythical lion) |
Burundi | lion |
Cambodia | Angkor Wat temple; kouprey (wild ox) |
Cameroon | lion |
Canada | maple leaf |
Central African Republic | elephant |
Chad | goat (north); lion (south) |
Chile | huemul (mountain deer); Andean condor |
China | dragon |
Christmas Island | golden bosun bird |
Colombia | Andean condor |
Comoros | four stars and crescent |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | leopard |
Congo, Republic of the | lion; elephant |
Costa Rica | clay-colored robin known as Yiguirro |
Cote d'Ivoire | elephant |
Croatia | red-white checkerboard |
Cyprus | Cypriot mouflon (wild sheep); white dove |
Czech Republic | double-tailed lion |
Denmark | lion; mute swan |
Dominica | Sisserou parrot |
Dominican Republic | palmchat (bird) |
Ecuador | Andean condor |
Egypt | golden eagle |
El Salvador | turquoise-browed motmot (bird) |
Equatorial Guinea | silk cotton tree |
Eritrea | camel |
Estonia | barn swallow, cornflower |
Ethiopia | Abyssinian lion |
European Union | a circle of 12 stars |
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | ram |
Faroe Islands | ram |
Finland | lion |
France | Gallic rooster, fleur-de-lis, Marianne |
French Polynesia | outrigger canoe |
French Southern and Antarctic Lands | sea lion |
Gabon | black panther |
Gambia, The | lion |
Georgia | Saint George; lion |
Germany | golden eagle |
Ghana | black star; golden eagle |
Gibraltar | Barbary macaque |
Greece | Greek cross (white cross on blue field; arms equal length) |
Greenland | polar bear |
Guam | coconut tree |
Guatemala | quetzal (bird) |
Guernsey | Guernsey cow; donkey |
Guyana | Canje pheasant (hoatzin); jaguar |
Haiti | Hispaniolan trogon (bird) |
Holy See (Vatican City) | crossed keys |
Honduras | scarlet macaw; white-tailed deer |
Hong Kong | orchid tree flower |
Hungary | Holy Crown of Hungary (Crown of Saint Stephen); turul (falcon) |
Iceland | gyrfalcon |
India | the Lion Capital of Ashoka, which depicts four Asiatic lions standing back to back mounted on a circular abacus, is the official emblem; the Bengal tiger is the national animal; the lotus is the national flower |
Indonesia | garuda (mythical bird) |
Iran | lion |
Iraq | golden eagle |
Ireland | harp, shamrock (trefoil) |
Isle of Man | triskelion (a motif of three legs) |
Israel | Star of David (Magen David) |
Italy | white, five-pointed star (Stella d'Italia) |
Jamaica | green-and-black streamertail (bird) |
Japan | red sun disc; chrysanthemum |
Jersey | Jersey cow |
Jordan | eagle |
Kazakhstan | golden eagle |
Kenya | lion |
Kiribati | frigatebird |
Korea, North | red star |
Korea, South | taegeuk (yin yang symbol) |
Kuwait | golden falcon |
Kyrgyzstan | gyrfalcon |
Laos | elephant |
Latvia | white wagtail (bird) |
Lebanon | cedar tree |
Lesotho | Basotho hat |
Liberia | white star |
Libya | star and crescent; hawk |
Lithuania | mounted knight known as Vytis (the Chaser) |
Luxembourg | lion |
Macau | lotus blossom |
Macedonia | eight-rayed sun |
Malaysia | tiger |
Maldives | coconut palm, yellowfin tuna |
Malta | Maltese cross |
Mauritania | star and crescent |
Mexico | golden eagle |
Moldova | aurochs (a type of wild cattle) |
Mongolia | soyombo emblem |
Montenegro | double-headed eagle |
Morocco | pentacle symbol; lion |
Nepal | rhododendron blossom |
Netherlands | lion |
New Caledonia | kagu bird |
New Zealand | Southern Cross constellation (four, five-pointed stars); kiwi (bird), silver fern |
Nicaragua | turquoise-browed motmot (bird) |
Nigeria | eagle |
Norfolk Island | Norfolk Island pine |
Northern Mariana Islands | latte stone |
Norway | lion |
Oman | Khanjar dagger superimposed on two crossed swords |
Pakistan | star and crescent |
Panama | harpy eagle |
Papua New Guinea | bird of paradise |
Paraguay | lion |
Peru | vicuna (a camelid related to the llama) |
Philippines | Philippine eagle |
Poland | white eagle |
Portugal | armillary sphere (a spherical astrolabe modeling objects in the sky and representing the Republic) |
Puerto Rico | Puerto Rican spindalis (bird); coqui (frog) |
Romania | golden eagle |
Russia | bear; double-headed eagle |
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Saint Helena plover (bird) |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | brown pelican |
Saint Lucia | twin pitons (volcanic peaks); Saint Lucia parrot |
Saint Martin | brown pelican |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 16th-century sailing ship |
Samoa | Southern Cross constellation (five, five-pointed stars) |
San Marino | three peaks each displaying a tower |
Saudi Arabia | palm tree surmounting two crossed swords |
Senegal | lion |
Serbia | double-headed eagle |
Sierra Leone | lion |
Singapore | lion, merlion (mythical half lion-half fish creature), orchid |
Slovakia | double-barred cross (Cross of St. Cyril and St. Methodius) surmounting three peaks |
Slovenia | Mount Triglav |
Somalia | leopard |
South Africa | springbok antelope |
South Sudan | African fish eagle |
Spain | Pillars of Hercules |
Sri Lanka | lion |
Sudan | secretary bird |
Swaziland | lion; elephant |
Sweden | three crowns; lion |
Switzerland | Swiss cross (white cross on red field; arms equal length) |
Syria | hawk |
Taiwan | white, 12-rayed sun on blue field |
Tajikistan | crown surmounted by seven, five-pointed stars |
Tanzania | Uhuru (Freedom) torch |
Thailand | garuda (mythical half-man, half-bird figure); elephant |
Tokelau | tuluma (fishing tackle box) |
Tonga | red cross on white field; arms equal length |
Trinidad and Tobago | scarlet ibis (bird of Trinidad); cocrico (bird of Tobago) |
Tunisia | encircled red star and crescent |
Turkey | star and crescent |
Turkmenistan | Akhal-Teke horse |
Uganda | grey crowned crane |
Ukraine | trident (tryzub) |
United Arab Emirates | golden falcon |
United Kingdom | lion (Britain in general); lion, Tudor rose (England); lion, unicorn, thistle (Scotland); dragon, daffodil, leek (Wales); harp, flax (Northern Ireland) |
United States | bald eagle |
Uruguay | Sun of May (a sun-with-face symbol) |
Uzbekistan | khumo (mythical bird) |
Vanuatu | boar's tusk |
Venezuela | troupial (bird) |
Vietnam | yellow, five-pointed star on red field; lotus blossom |
Wallis and Futuna | red saltire (Saint Andrew's Cross) on a white square on a red field |
Yemen | golden eagle |
Zambia | African fish eagle |
Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe bird symbol, African fish eagle, flame lily |