National symbol(s)

Definition Field Listing

Others A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Others

European Union: a circle of 12 stars
Taiwan: white, 12-rayed sun on blue field

A

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

B

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

C

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

D

Denmark: lion; mute swan
Dominica: Sisserou parrot
Dominican Republic: palmchat (bird)

E

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

F

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

G

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

H

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)

I

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)

J

Jamaica: green-and-black streamertail (bird)
Japan: red sun disc; chrysanthemum
Jersey: Jersey cow
Jordan: eagle

K

Kazakhstan: golden eagle
Kenya: lion
Kiribati: frigatebird
Korea, North: red star
Korea, South: taegeuk (yin yang symbol)
Kuwait: golden falcon
Kyrgyzstan: gyrfalcon

L

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

M

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

N

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

O

Oman: Khanjar dagger superimposed on two crossed swords

P

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)

Q

R

Romania: golden eagle
Russia: bear; double-headed eagle

S

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

T

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

U

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)

V

Vanuatu: boar's tusk
Venezuela: troupial (bird)
Vietnam: yellow, five-pointed star on red field; lotus blossom

W

Wallis and Futuna: red saltire (Saint Andrew's Cross) on a white square on a red field