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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.
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| COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Azerbaijan | flames of fire |
| Bangladesh | Bengal tiger |
| 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, 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 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | leopard |
| 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 |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | ram |
| Faroe Islands | ram |
| Finland | lion |
| France | Gallic rooster and Marianne |
| French Polynesia | outrigger canoe |
| French Southern and Antarctic Lands | sea lion |
| Gabon | black panther |
| 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 |
| Indonesia | garuda (mythical bird) |
| Iran | lion |
| Iraq | golden eagle |
| Ireland | harp |
| Isle of Man | triskelion (a motif of three legs) |
| Israel | Star of 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 |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| Nicaragua | turquoise-browed motmot (bird) |
| Nigeria | eagle |
| Norfolk Island | Norfolk Island pine |
| North Korea | red star |
| 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) |
| Puerto Rico | Puerto Rican spindalis (bird); coqui (frog) |
| Republic of Macedonia | eight-rayed sun |
| Romania | golden eagle |
| Russia | bear; double-headed eagle |
| Saint Helena | Saint Helena plover (bird) |
| 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 | 16 |
| 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) |
| Slovakia | double-barred cross (Cross of St. Cyril and St. Methodius) surmounting three peaks |
| Slovenia | Mount Triglav |
| Somalia | leopard |
| South Africa | springbok antelope |
| South Korea | taegeuk (yin yang symbol) |
| 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 |
| The Bahamas | blue marlin; flamingo |
| The Gambia | lion |
| 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 (England); lion, unicorn (Scotland); dragon (Wales); harp (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 |
| 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 |
