List of national anthems by language

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This is a list of national anthems by the language(s) they are most commonly sung in.

Arabic

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Country Anthem
  Algeria Kassaman
  Bahrain Bahrainona
  Comoros Udzima wa ya Masiwa
  Iraq Mawtini
  Palestine Fida'i
  Saudi Arabia Aash Al-Maleek
  United Arab Emirates Ishy Bilady

English

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Country Anthem
  Canada O Canada
  United States The Star-Spangled Banner
  United Kingdom God Save the King
  Sierra Leone High We Exalt Thee, Realm of the Free
  Liberia All Hail, Liberia, Hail!
  Nigeria Arise, O Compatriots
  South Sudan South Sudan Oyee!
  Zambia Stand and Sing of Zambia, Proud and Free
  Namibia Namibia, Land of the Brave
  Australia Advance Australia Fair

French

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Country Anthem
  France La Marseillaise
  Republic of the Congo La Congolaise
  Democratic Republic of the Congo Debout Congolais
  Gabon La Concorde
  Haiti La Dessalinienne

German

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Country Anthem
  Austria Land der Berge[a]
  Germany Deutschlandlied[b]
  Liechtenstein Oben am jungen Rhein[c]
   Switzerland Schweizerpsalm[d]

Indonesian

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Country Anthem
  Indonesia Indonesia Raya[e]

Italian

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Country Anthem
  Italy Il Canto degli Italiani[f]
  San Marino Inno Nazionale della Repubblica[g]
   Vatican City Inno e Marcia Pontificale[h]
Country Anthem
  Brunei Allah Peliharakan Sultan[i]
  Malaysia Negaraku[j]
  Singapore Majulah Singapura[k]

Portuguese

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Country Anthem
  Angola Angola Avante[l]
  Brazil Hino Nacional Brasileiro[m]
  Cape Verde Cântico da Liberdade[n]
  East Timor Pátria[o]
  Guinea Bissau Esta É a Nostra Pátria Ben Amada[p]
  Mozambique Pátria Amada[q]
  Portugal A Portuguesa[r]
  São Tomé and Príncipe Independência total[s]

Romanian

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Country Anthem
  Moldova Limba Noastră (Лимба ноастрэ) [t]
  Romania Deșteaptă-te Române[u]

Serbo-Croatian

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Country Anthem
  Croatia National anthem of Croatia
  Serbia Bože Pravde

Somali

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Country Anthem
  Djibouti Djibouti[v]
  Somalia Qolobaa Calankeed[w]

Spanish

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Country Anthem
  Argentina Himno Nacional Argentino
  Colombia National Anthem of Colombia
  Mexico Himno Nacional Mexicano

Swahili

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Country Anthem
  Kenya Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu[x]
  Tanzania Mungu Ibariki Afrika[y]

More than one language

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Below are anthems that are sung in more than one language most of the time. It does not include countries like Canada, Finland or Switzerland, where the national anthem has official lyrics in many languages but is only sung in one most of the time.

Country Anthem Languages[z]
  New Zealand God Defend New Zealand[aa] Māori, English
  South Africa Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrica Xhosa, Zulu, Sesotho, Afrikaans, English
  Suriname God zij met ons Suriname[ab] Dutch, Sranan Tongo
  Belgium La Brabançonne French, German, Dutch
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References

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  1. Land of Mountains
  2. The Song of Germany
  3. Over the young Rhein
  4. Swiss Psalm
  5. Great Indonesia
  6. My Country
  7. National Anthem of the Republic
  8. Pontifical Hymn and March
  9. God Bless the Sultan
  10. My Country
  11. Onward Singapore
  12. Forward Angola
  13. Brazilian National Anthem
  14. Chant of Liberty
  15. Fatherland
  16. This is Our Well Beloved Motherland
  17. Beloved Homeland
  18. The Portuguese
  19. Total Independence
  20. Our Language
  21. Wake Up, Romanian
  22. Djibouti
  23. Any Nation's Flag
  24. O God of All Creation
  25. God Bless Africa
  26. In the order they are sung in.
  27. Known in Māori as Aotearoa, meaning New Zealand.
  28. God will be with our Suriname