Country ranking for field: national anthem history 2025

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1	Afghanistan	0
2	Akrotiri and Dhekelia	official anthem as a UK area of special sovereignty
3	Albania	adopted 1912; only the first two stanzas of the original poem are used with the second stanza as a chorus
4	Algeria	adopted 1962; ZAKARIAH wrote 'Kassaman' as a poem while imprisoned in Algiers by French colonial forces
5	American Samoa	official anthem as a US territory
6	Andorra	adopted 1921; the anthem provides a brief history of Andorra in a first-person narrative
7	Angola	adopted 1975
8	Anguilla	official anthem as an overseas UK territory
9	Antigua and Barbuda	royal anthem as a Commonwealth country
10	Argentina	adopted 1813; Vicente LOPEZ was inspired to write the anthem after watching a play about the 1810 May Revolution against Spain; a 1900 presidential decree declared that only the first and last verses would be considered official rather than the original nine verses
11	Armenia	adopted 1991; based on the anthem of the Democratic Republic of Armenia
12	Aruba	official anthem as part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
13	Australia	royal anthem as a Commonwealth country
14	Austria	adopted 1947; Austria adopted a new national anthem after World War II to replace the former imperial anthem composed by Franz Josef HAYDN which Germany had appropriated in 1922 and was thereafter associated with the Nazi regime; the Austrian Federal Assembly adopted a gender-neutral version of the lyrics in 2012
15	Azerbaijan	adopted 1992; originally written in 1919 during a brief period of independence but did not become the official anthem until after the dissolution of the Soviet Union
16	Bahrain	adopted 1971; Mohamed Sudqi AYYASH wrote the original lyrics but they were changed in 2002 after Bahrain became a kingdom
17	Bangladesh	adopted 1971; Rabindranath TAGORE a Nobel laureate also wrote India's national anthem
18	Barbados	adopted 1966
19	Belarus	music adopted 1955 lyrics adopted 2002; after the fall of the Soviet Union Belarus kept the music of its Soviet-era anthem but adopted new lyrics; also known as 'Dziarzauny himn Respubliki Bielarus'
20	Belgium	adopted 1830; according to legend Louis-Alexandre DECHET an actor at the theater where the revolution against the Netherlands began wrote the lyrics with a group of young people in a Brussels cafe
21	Belize	royal anthem as a Commonwealth country
22	Benin	adopted 1960
23	Bermuda	official anthem as a UK territory
24	Bhutan	adopted 1953
25	Bolivia	adopted 1852
26	Bosnia and Herzegovina	music adopted 1999; lyrics proposed in 2009 were accepted by a parliamentary commission but are still awaiting adoption so the anthem remains officially wordless
27	Botswana	adopted 1966
28	Brazil	music adopted 1890 lyrics adopted 1922; the anthem's music composed in 1822 was used unofficially for many years
29	British Indian Ocean Territory	official anthem as a UK overseas territory
30	British Virgin Islands	official anthem as a UK overseas territory
31	Brunei	adopted 1951
32	Bulgaria	adopted 1964; composed in 1885 by a student en route to fight in the Serbo-Bulgarian War
33	Burkina Faso	adopted 1974; also known as 'Une Seule Nuit'(One Single Night) ; written by the country's former president an avid guitar player
34	Burundi	adopted 1962
35	Cabo Verde	adopted 1996
36	Cambodia	adopted 1941 restored 1993; the anthem based on a Cambodian folk tune was restored after the defeat of the Communist regime
37	Cameroon	adopted 1957; lyrics were changed slightly to the current version in 1978
38	Canada	royal anthem as a Commonwealth country
39	Cayman Islands	official anthem as an overseas UK territory
40	Central African Republic	adopted 1960; BOGANDA wrote the anthem's lyrics and was the first prime minister of the autonomous French territory
41	Chad	adopted 1960
42	Chile	music adopted 1828 original lyrics adopted 1818 adapted lyrics adopted 1847; under Augusto PINOCHET's military rule a verse glorifying the army was added; some citizens refused to sing this verse as a protest and it was removed when democracy was restored in 1990
43	China	adopted 1982; the anthem which was banned during the Cultural Revolution is more commonly known as 'Zhongguo Guoge'
44	Christmas Island	royal anthem as an Australian territory
45	Cocos Islands	royal anthem as an Australian territory
46	Colombia	adopted 1920; the anthem comes from an inspirational poem written by President Rafael NUNEZ; the anthem always starts with the chorus
47	Comoros	adopted 1978
48	Congo	originally adopted 1959 restored 1991
49	Cook Islands	royal anthem
50	Costa Rica	adopted 1949; the music was originally written for a welcome ceremony in 1852 for the US and UK diplomatic missions; the lyrics were added in 1900
51	Croatia	adopted in 1972 while still part of Yugoslavia; the lyrics were written in 1835 and it served as an unofficial anthem beginning in 1891
52	Cuba	adopted 1940; Pedro FIGUEREDO first performed it in 1868 during the Ten Years War against the Spanish; a leading figure in the uprising FIGUEREDO was captured in 1870 and executed by a firing squad; just before being shot he is said to have shouted 'Morir por la Patria es vivir'
53	Curaçao	adapted 1978; the lyrics originally written in 1899 were rewritten in 1978 to remove colonial references
54	Cyprus	adopted 1966; Cyprus uses the Greek national anthem; the Turkish Cypriot community in Cyprus uses Turkey's national anthem
55	Czech Republic	adopted 1993; the anthem was originally written as incidental music for the play 'Fidlovacka'
56	Democratic Republic of the Congo	adopted 1960; replaced when the country was known as Zaire but readopted in 1997
57	Denmark	adopted 1780; one of the oldest royal anthems in the world; used for events when Danish royalty is present; anthem has equal status with the national anthem
58	Djibouti	adopted 1977
59	Dominica	adopted 1967
60	Dominican Republic	adopted 1934; also known as 'Quisqueyanos valientes'
61	Ecuador	adopted 1948; MERA wrote the lyrics in 1865; only the chorus and second verse are sung
62	Egypt	adopted 1979; the current anthem was written after the 1979 peace treaty with Israel; the composer is considered the father of modern Egyptian music; of the three verses only the first verse is sung preceded and followed by the chorus
63	El Salvador	officially adopted 1953 in use since 1879; at four minutes and 20 seconds the anthem is one of the world's longest
64	Equatorial Guinea	adopted 1968
65	Eritrea	adopted 1993 after gaining independence from Ethiopia
66	Estonia	adopted 1920 but banned between 1940 and 1990 under Soviet occupation; unofficially in use since 1869 it has the same melody as Finland's anthem but with different lyrics
67	Eswatini	adopted 1968; uses elements of both ethnic Swazi and Western music styles
68	Ethiopia	adopted 1992
69	European Union	adopted 1985; the anthem is meant to represent all of Europe rather than just the organization conveying the ideals of peace freedom and unity
70	Falkland Islands	official anthem as a UK territory
71	Faroe Islands	adopted 1948; the anthem is also known as 'Tu alfagra land mitt'
72	Federated States of Micronesia	adopted 1991
73	Fiji	adopted 1970; known in Fijian as 'Meda Dau Doka'
74	Finland	in use since 1848; although never officially adopted the anthem has been popular since a student group first sang it in 1848
75	France	adopted 1795 restored 1870; acquired its name when the National Guard of Marseille sang the song while marching into Paris in 1792 during the French Revolution; one of the most recognized anthems in the world
76	French Polynesia	official anthem as a French territory
77	French Southern and Antarctic Lands	official anthem as a French territory
78	Gabon	adopted 1960
79	Georgia	adopted 2004 after the Rose Revolution; based on music from the operas 'Abesalom da Eteri' and 'Daisi'
80	Germany	first adopted 1922; the anthem also known as 'Deutschlandlied'
81	Ghana	music adopted 1957 lyrics adopted 1966; the lyrics were changed twice in 1960 when a republic was declared and after a 1966 coup
82	Gibraltar	official anthem as an overseas UK territory
83	Greece	adopted 1864; the anthem is based on a 158-stanza poem by the same name which was inspired by the Greek Revolution of 1821 against the Ottomans
84	Greenland	adopted 1979 when home rule was granted; the Greenlandic government recognizes this local Kalaallit song as a secondary anthem
85	Grenada	royal anthem as a Commonwealth country
86	Guam	official anthem as a US territory; played before 'Stand Ye Guamanians'
87	Guatemala	adopted 1897 modified lyrics adopted 1934; Cuban poet Jose Joaquin PALMA anonymously submitted lyrics to a public contest calling for a national anthem and it was not discovered until 1911; anthem has four verses with four separate choruses at the end of each verse -- all are official and the anthem is sung in its entirety when performed in Guatemala
88	Guernsey	official anthem as a British crown dependency
89	Guinea-Bissau	adopted 1974; a delegation from Portuguese Guinea visited China in 1963 and heard music by XIAO He; Amilcar Lopes CABRAL the leader of Guinea-Bissau's independence movement asked the composer to create a piece that would inspire his people to fight for independence
90	Guinea	adopted 1958
91	Guyana	adopted 1966
92	Haiti	adopted 1904; named for Jean-Jacques DESSALINES founder of Haiti
93	Holy See	adopted 1949
94	Honduras	adopted 1915; the anthem's seven verses chronicle Honduran history; on official occasions only the chorus and last verse are sung
95	Hong Kong	official anthem as a Special Administrative Region of China
96	Hungary	adopted 1844
97	Iceland	adopted 1918
98	India	adopted 1950; Rabindranath TAGORE a Nobel laureate also wrote Bangladesh's national anthem
99	Indonesia	adopted 1945
100	Iran	adopted 1990
101	Iraq	adopted 2004 after the ouster of SADDAM Husayn; popular Arab folk song that also serves as an unofficial anthem for the Palestinian people
102	Ireland	adopted 1926; the song 'Ireland's Call' is often used as the anthem at athletic events if citizens of Ireland and Northern Ireland are competing as a unified team
103	Isle of Man	official anthem as a British Crown dependency; played when the sovereign members of the royal family or the lieutenant governor are present
104	Israel	adopted 2004 unofficial since 1948; used as the anthem of the Zionist movement since 1897; the 1888 arrangement by Samuel COHEN is thought to be based on the Romanian folk song 'Carul cu boi'
105	Italy	adopted 2005; the anthem originally written in 1847 is also known as 'L'Inno di Mameli'
106	Jamaica	adopted 1962
107	Japan	adopted 1999; unofficial national anthem since 1883; oldest anthem lyrics in the world dating to the 10th century or earlier; some oppose the anthem because of its association with militarism and worship of the emperor
108	Jersey	official anthem as a British Crown dependency
109	Jordan	adopted 1946; the shortened version of the anthem is most commonly used; the full version is reserved for special occasions
110	Kazakhstan	adopted 2006; President Nursultan NAZARBAYEV played a role in revising the lyrics
111	Kenya	adopted 1963; based on a traditional Kenyan folk song
112	Kiribati	adopted 1979
113	Kosovo	adopted 2008; Kosovo chose not to include lyrics in its anthem to avoid offending the country's minority ethnic groups
114	Kuwait	adopted 1978; the anthem is only used on formal occasions
115	Kyrgyzstan	adopted 1992
116	Laos	music adopted 1945 lyrics adopted 1975; the anthem's lyrics were changed after the communist revolution that overthrew the monarchy in 1975
117	Latvia	adopted 1920 restored 1990; first performed in 1873 when Latvia was part of Russia; banned during the Soviet occupation from 1940 to 1990
118	Lebanon	adopted 1927
119	Lesotho	adopted 1967; music derives from an 1823 Swiss songbook
120	Liberia	lyrics adopted 1847 music adopted 1860; the anthem's author later became the third president of Liberia
121	Libya	adopted 1951 but replaced in 1969 when QADHAFI came to power; readopted 2011 with some modification to the lyrics; also known as 'Ya Beladi'
122	Liechtenstein	adopted 1850 revised 1963; uses the tune of the United Kingdom's anthem 'God Save the King'
123	Lithuania	adopted 1918 restored 1990; written in 1898 when Lithuania was part of Russia; banned during the Soviet occupation from 1940 to 1990
124	Luxembourg	adopted 1919; royal anthem for use when members of the grand ducal family enter or exit a ceremony in Luxembourg
125	Macau	official anthem as a Special Administrative Region of China
126	Madagascar	adopted 1959
127	Malawi	adopted 1964
128	Malaysia	adopted 1957; full version only performed in the king's presence the shorter version performed for the queen and lesser officials
129	Maldives	lyrics adopted 1948 music adopted 1972; the anthem has seven verses but only the first two are commonly used
130	Mali	adopted 1962
131	Malta	adopted 1945; written in the form of a prayer to bind together the political parties and the country
132	Marshall Islands	adopted 1981; words and music written by the first president of the Marshall Islands
133	Mauritania	adopted 2017
134	Mauritius	adopted 1968
135	Mexico	adopted 1943
136	Moldova	adopted 1994; originally a 12-verse poem but only stanzas 1 2 5 9 and 12 are included in the anthem
137	Monaco	music adopted 1867 lyrics adopted 1931; only the Monegasque lyrics are official; the French version is known as 'Hymne Monegasque'
138	Mongolia	music adopted 1950 lyrics adopted 2006; lyrics altered on numerous occasions
139	Montenegro	adopted 2004; music based on a Montenegrin folk song
140	Montserrat	official anthem as a UK territory
141	Morocco	music adopted 1956 lyrics adopted 1970
142	Mozambique	adopted 2002; the new anthem reflects the new multi-party political system
143	Myanmar	adopted 1948
144	Namibia	adopted 1991
145	Nauru	adopted 1968
146	Nepal	adopted 2007
147	New Caledonia	official anthem as a self-governing French territory
148	New Zealand	royal anthem and one of two official national anthems; usually played only when a member of the royal family or a representative is present or when allegiance to the crown is demonstrated
149	Nicaragua	music was approved in 1918 and the lyrics in 1939
150	Niger	adopted 2023; replaced previous national anthem 'La Nigérienne'
151	Nigeria	adopted 2024
152	Niue	in use since 1745
153	Norfolk Island	royal anthem as an Australian overseas territory
154	North Korea	adopted 1947; North Korea's and South Korea's anthems have the same name and a similar melody but different lyrics; the North Korean anthem is also known as 'Ach'imun pinnara'
155	North Macedonia	written in 1943 and adopted in 1991 the song previously served as the anthem of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia when it was part of Yugoslavia
156	Northern Mariana Islands	official anthem as a US commonwealth
157	Norway	royal anthem; uses the tune of 'God Save the King' the United Kingdom's anthem
158	Oman	adopted 1932; new lyrics written after QABOOS bin Said al Said came to power in 1970; first performed by the band of the HMS Hawkins as a salute to the Sultan during a 1932 visit to Muscat; the ship's bandmaster did the arrangement
159	Pakistan	adopted 1954; also known as 'Pak sarzamin shad bad'
160	Palau	adopted 1980
161	Panama	adopted 1925
162	Papua New Guinea	adopted 1975
163	Paraguay	adopted 1846
164	Peru	adopted 1821
165	Philippines	music adopted 1898 and lyrics adopted 1956; only sung in Tagalog
166	Pitcairn Islands	official anthem as a UK overseas territory
167	Poland	adopted 1927;
168	Portugal	adopted 1911; originally written to protest the Portuguese monarchy's acquiescence to the 1890 British ultimatum forcing Portugal to give up areas of Africa
169	Puerto Rico	official anthem as a US commonwealth
170	Qatar	adopted 1996
171	Romania	adopted 1990; the anthem was written during the 1848 Revolution
172	Russia	adopted 2000; Russia adopted the tune of the Soviet Union's anthem
173	Rwanda	adopted 2001
174	Saint Helena	official anthem as a UK overseas territory
175	Saint Kitts and Nevis	in use since 1745
176	Saint Lucia	in use since 1745
177	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	in use since 1745
178	Saint-Barthélemy	official anthem as a French collectivity
179	Saint-Martin	official anthem as a French collectivity
180	Saint-Pierre and Miquelon	official anthem as a French collectivity
181	Samoa	adopted 1962; also known as 'Samoa Tula'i'
182	San Marino	adopted 1894; the music for the anthem which has no lyrics is based on a 10th-century chorale piece
183	Saudi Arabia	music adopted 1947 lyrics adopted 1984
184	Senegal	adopted 1960; lyrics written by Leopold Sedar SENGHOR Senegal's first president; the anthem sometimes played incorporating the koras
185	Serbia	adopted 1904; song originally written as part of a play in 1872 and the Serbian people have used it as an anthem in the 20th and 21st centuries
186	Seychelles	adopted 1996
187	Sierra Leone	adopted 1961
188	Singapore	adopted 1959; the anthem is sung only in Malay; first four lines of the melody are used as a presidential salute
189	Sint Maarten	adopted 1932
190	Slovakia	adopted 1993; music based on an 1843 Slovak folk song 'Kopala studienku'
191	Slovenia	adopted in 1989; originally written in 1848; only the seventh verse of the poem is used as the anthem
192	Solomon Islands	in use since 1745
193	Somalia	adopted 2012
194	South Africa	adopted 1997; a combination of 'N'kosi Sikelel' iAfrica'
195	South Korea	adopted 1948 well-known by 1910; North Korea's and South Korea's anthems have the same name and a similar melody but different lyrics
196	South Sudan	adopted 2011; anthem selected in a national contest
197	Spain	adopted 1942;officially in use between 1770 and 1931 restored in 1939; the Spanish anthem was the first to be officially adopted; it first appeared in a 1761 military bugle-call book and was replaced by 'Himno de Riego' in the years between 1931 and 1939; the long version of the anthem is used for the king and the short version is used for the prince prime minister and occasions such as sporting events
198	Sri Lanka	adopted 1951
199	Sudan	adopted 1956; originally served as the anthem of the Sudanese military
200	Suriname	adopted 1959; originally adapted from a Sunday-school song written in 1893; contains lyrics in both Dutch and Sranang Tongo
201	Svalbard	official anthem as a Norwegian territory
202	Sweden	adopted 1844 as the royal anthem but also used as the national anthem until 1893; only the first verse is sung if the monarch is present
203	Switzerland	adopted 1981; all four of the versions
204	Syria	adopted 1936 restored 1961; the country had a different anthem between 1958 and 1961 when Syria was part of the United Arab Republic
205	São Tomé and Príncipe	adopted 1975
206	Taiwan	adopted 1937; also the song of the Kuomintang Party; informally known as 'San Min Chu I' or 'San Min Zhu Yi'
207	Tajikistan	adopted 1994; after the fall of the Soviet Union Tajikistan kept the music of its Soviet-era anthem but adopted new lyrics
208	Tanzania	adopted 1961; the anthem which is also a popular African popular song in Africa shares the melody of Zambia's anthem and is part of South Africa's anthem
209	Thailand	royal anthem played in the presence of the royal family and during certain state ceremonies
210	The Bahamas	royal anthem as a Commonwealth country
211	The Gambia	adopted 1965; the music is an adaptation of the traditional Mandinka song 'Foday Kaba Dumbuya'
212	The Netherlands	adopted 1932 in use since the 17th century
213	Timor-Leste	adopted 2002; the song was first used as an anthem when East Timor declared its independence from Portugal in 1975; the lyricist Francisco Borja DA COSTA was killed in the Indonesian invasion just days after independence was declared
214	Togo	adopted 1960 restored 1992; anthem was replaced during one-party rule between 1979 and 1992
215	Tokelau	official anthem as a territory of New Zealand; normally played only when a member of the royal family or the governor-general is present
216	Tonga	in use since 1874; more commonly known as 'Fasi Fakafonua'
217	Trinidad and Tobago	adopted 1962; song originally written as an anthem for the West Indies Federation; Trinidad and Tobago adopted it when the Federation dissolved
218	Tunisia	adopted 1957 replaced 1958 restored 1987; Mohamad Abdel WAHAB also composed the music for the anthem of the United Arab Emirates
219	Turkey	lyrics adopted 1921 music adopted 1932; the anthem's original music was adopted in 1924
220	Turkmenistan	adopted 1997; lyrics revised in 2008 to eliminate references to deceased President Saparmurat NYYAZOW
221	Turks and Caicos Islands	official anthem as a UK overseas territory
222	Tuvalu	used since 1745
223	U.S. Virgin Islands	official anthem as a US territory
224	Uganda	adopted 1962; one of the shortest national anthems in the world
225	Ukraine	music adopted 1991 lyrics adopted 2003; current version of the anthem is the first verse of CHUBYNSKYI's poem plus the chorus
226	United Arab Emirates	music adopted 1971 lyrics adopted 1986; Mohamad Abdel WAHAB also composed the music for Tunisia's and Libya's anthem
227	United Kingdom	in use since 1745; by tradition the song serves as both the national and royal anthem; it is known as either 'God Save the Queen' or 'God Save the King' depending on the gender of the reigning monarch; it also serves as the royal anthem for many Commonwealth nations
228	United States	adopted 1931; during the War of 1812 Francis Scott KEY witnessed the successful American defense of Baltimore's Fort McHenry against a British naval bombardment later writing a poem about it that would become the US national anthem; the lyrics were set to the tune of 'The Anacreontic Song;' there are four verses but only the first verse is sung
229	Uruguay	adopted 1848; the anthem is also known as 'Orientales la Patria o la tumba!'
230	Uzbekistan	adopted 1992; after the fall of the Soviet Union Uzbekistan kept the music of its Soviet-era anthem but adopted new lyrics
231	Vanuatu	adopted 1980; the anthem is written in the native Bislama
232	Venezuela	adopted 1881; lyrics were written in 1810; both SALIAS and LANDAETA were executed in 1814 during Venezuela's fight for independence
233	Vietnam	adopted as the national anthem of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945; it became the national anthem of the unified Socialist Republic of Vietnam in 1976; only the first verse is used as the official anthem
234	Wallis and Futuna	official anthem as a French territory
235	Yemen	adopted 1990; the music first served as the anthem for South Yemen before unification with North Yemen in 1990
236	Zambia	adopted 1964; the melody which comes from the popular song 'God Bless Africa' a popular song and anthem in southern Africa
237	Zimbabwe	adopted 1994; lyrics in the country's three main languages were written by Zimbabwean poet and academic MUTSWAIRO

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