List of historical national anthems

The Imperial Russian anthem, God Save the Tsar!, used words by Vasily Zhukovsky (left) and music by Alexei Lvov (right). Adopted in 1833, the anthem was used continuously until the Empire's dissolution in 1917.

The oldest national anthem, defined as "a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism", is the Dutch national anthem Het Wilhelmus, which was written between 1568 and 1572, but not then given any official status. The first anthem to be officially proclaimed as such was La Marcha Real, adopted by Spain in 1770. Het Wilhelmus was declared the national anthem of the Netherlands in 1932; both of these anthems remain in use today. A royal or imperial anthem is a song that is similar in patriotic character to a national anthem, but which specifically praises a monarch, or royal dynasty. Some states have doubled their royal or imperial anthem as their national anthem; for example, the Imperial Anthem of Iran, used from 1933 to 1979, served both as national anthem and as an explicit celebration of the Pahlavi dynasty.

An anthem may fall out of use if the country that uses it ceases to exist, or because it adopts a new anthem; the rationale for a new national anthem is often political, perhaps based on a new ruling dynasty or system of government. For example, following the French Revolution, which overthrew the monarchy, La Marseillaise, a republican revolutionary song, became national anthem in 1795. Conversely, when the monarchy was restored 19 years later, the 16th-century royalist tune Vive Henri IV was revived and adapted to create Le Retour des Princes français à Paris, an overt celebration of the restored government. Following a number of further changes, La Marseillaise was readopted in 1870 and remains France's contemporary national anthem.

Some historical anthems share the same tune; for example, Heil dir im Siegerkranz, the Imperial German anthem, used the same music as Britain's national anthem, God Save the Queen. There are also instances of the music of a former national anthem still being used in a current anthem; for instance, the modern national anthem of Germany, Das Lied der Deutschen, uses the same tune as the 19th and early 20th-century Austro-Hungarian anthem Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser. Another well-known example is the Hymn of the Soviet Union, used until its dissolution in 1991, which was given new words and adopted by the Russian Federation in 2000 to replace the unpopular instrumental anthem it had introduced in 1993.

This was not the first time that a country's de facto or de jure national anthem had proved controversial among its own people. My Country, 'Tis of Thee, a de facto anthem of the United States during the 19th century, divided opinion as it used the same tune as God Save the Queen. A more recent example is Hej, Sloveni, the former Yugoslavian anthem which was retained by Serbia and Montenegro until 2006; because it was frequently booed when played in public – at sporting events, for example – it was eventually replaced.

Anthems

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Country	National anthem title in local language(s)	English translation of title	Period	Lyrics writer	Music writer	Audio	Notes
Afghanistan	Schahe ghajur-o-mehrabane ma	Our Brave And Noble King	1943–1973	Mohammed Makhtar	Mohammed Farukh	—
Afghanistan	Soroud-e-Melli	National Anthem	1973–1978	Abdul Rauf Benawa	Abdul Ghafur Brechna	—
Afghanistan	Soroud-e-Melli	National Anthem	1978–1992	Suleiman Laeq	Jalīl Ghahlānd
Afghanistan	Soroud-e-Melli	National Anthem	1992–1999 2002–2006	Daoud Farani	Ustad Qasim	—
Armenian SSR	Haykakan SSH orhnerg	Anthem of the Armenian SSR	1944–1991	Sarmen	Aram Khachaturian	—	—
Austrian Empire	Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser	God Save Emperor Francis	1804–1835 1848–1854	Lorenz Leopold Haschka	Joseph Haydn	Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser
Austrian Empire	Segen Öst'reichs hohem Sohne	Blessings to Austria's high son	1835–1848	Joseph Christian von Zedlitz	Joseph Haydn	Segen Öst'reichs hohem Sohne
Austrian Empire	Volkshymne	Anthem of the People	1854–1867	Johann Gabriel Seidl	Joseph Haydn	Gott erhalte, Gott beschütze
Austria-Hungary	Volkshymne	Anthem of the People	1867–1918	Johann Gabriel Seidl	Joseph Haydn	Gott erhalte, Gott beschütze
Austria	Deutschösterreich, du herrliches Land	German Austria, you wonderful country	1920–1929 (de facto)	Karl Renner	Wilhelm Kienzl	—	—
Austria	Sei gesegnet ohne Ende	Be Blessed Without End	1929–1938	Ottokar Kernstock	Joseph Haydn	Sei gesegnet ohne Ende
Azerbaijan SSR	Azərbaycan Sovet Sosialist Respublikasının Himni	Anthem of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic	1944–1992	Suleyman Rustam Samad Vurgun Huseyn Arif	Uzeyir Hajibeyov	80px Azərbaycan SSR Himni	—
Grand Duchy of Baden	Badnerlied	Song of Baden	1865–1871	Unknown	Unknown	—
Bavaria	Bayernhymne	Hymn of Bavaria	1806–1871	Michael Öchsner	Max Kunz	—
Biafra	Land of the Rising Sun	—	1967–1970	Unknown	Jean Sibelius	—	—
Bophuthatswana	Lefatshe leno la bo-rrarona	This Land of Our Forefathers	1976–1994	J. M. Ntsime	E. B. Mathibe J. J. Loots	—	—
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Jedna si jedina	The One and Only	1992–1998	Edin Dervišhalidović	Edin Dervišhalidović		—
Empire of Brazil	Hino da Independência	Hymn of Independence	1822–1830	Evaristo da Veiga	Pedro I of Brazil	Hino da Independência	—
Empire of Brazil	Hino Nacional Brasileiro	Brazilian National Anthem	1830–1889	Joaquim Osório Duque Estrada	Francisco Manuel da Silva	Hino Nacional Brasileiro
Bulgaria	Shumi Maritsa	Maritsa Rushes	1886–1944	Nikola Zhivkov	Ivan Vazov
Bulgaria	Republiko nasha, zdravey!	Hail to our Republic!	1944–1950	Krum Penev	Georgi Dimitrov	—	—
Bulgaria	Balgariyo mila	Dear Bulgaria	1950–1964	Nikola Furnadshiev Mladen Issaev Elisaveta Bagrjana	Georgi Dimitrov Georgi Zlatev-Tscherkin Svetoslav Obretenov	—	—
Byelorussian SSR	Dzyarzhauny himn BSSR	State Hymn of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic	1952–1991	Nestar Sakalowski	Mihas' Klimovich	Dzyarzhauny himn BSSR	—
Cambodia	Song of the Khmer Republic	Song of the Khmer Republic	1970–1975	Khieu Chum	Khieu Chum	—	—
Cambodia	Dap Prampi Mesa Chokchey	Glorious Seventeenth of April	1976–1979	Unknown	Unknown	Dap Prampi Mesa Chokchey	—
Cape Verde	Esta É a Nossa Pátria Bem Amada	This Is Our Beloved Country	1975–1996	Amílcar Cabral	Amílcar Cabral	—
Central America	La Granadera	The Grenadier	1823–1839	Rómulo Durón	Unknown	La Granadera	—
Qing China	Li Zhong Tan Yue	Tune of Li Zhongtang	1896–1906	Li Hongzhang	Li Hongzhang	—	—
Qing China	Song Long Qi	Praise the Dragon Flag	1906–1911	Collective	Collective	—	—
Qing China	Gong Jin'ou	Cup of Solid Gold	1911–1912	Yan Fu	Bo Tong	Gong Jin'ou	—
Republic of China	Zhōngguó xióng lì yǔzhòujiān	China Heroically Stands in the Universe	1915–1921	Yin Chang	Wang Lu	—	—
Republic of China	Qing yun gē	The Song to the Auspicious Cloud	1921–1926	Zhang Taiyan	Xiao Youmei	Qing yun gē	—
Republic of China	Guómín gémìng gē	Revolution of the Citizens	1926–1928	Liao Qianwu	Traditional	Guómín gémìng gē	—
Chinese Soviet Republic	Guójìgē	The Internationale	1931–1937	Qu Qiubai	Pierre De Geyter
Ciskei	Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika	God Bless Africa	1976–1994	Enoch Sontonga	Joseph Parry	—	—
Comoros	Wungwana Ngasi Nuwo	We have the Freedom	1975–1978	Unknown	Unknown	—	—
Confederate States of America	God Save the South	—	1861–1865 (de facto)	George Henry Miles	Charles Ellerbrock
People's Republic of Congo	Les Trois Glorieuses	The Three Glorious Days	1969–1991	Henri Lopès	Philippe Mockouamy	—	—
Corsican Republic	Dio vi Salvi Regina	God Save Our Queen	1755–1769 (de facto)	Francis de Geronimo	Francis de Geronimo	—	—
Anglo-Corsican Kingdom	Dio vi Salvi Regina	God Save Our Queen	1794–1796	Francis de Geronimo	Francis de Geronimo	—	—
Czechoslovakia	Kde domov můj? Nad Tatrou sa blýska	Where is my home? and Lightning over the Tatras	1918–1938 1945–1993	Josef Kajetán Tyl Janko Matúška	František Škroup Unknown
Free City of Danzig	Für Danzig	For Danzig [Gdańsk]	1920–1939	Paul Enderling	Georg Göhler	—	—
Kingdom of Egypt	Eslami ya Misr	Be Safe Oh Egypt	1923–1936	Mostafa Saadeq Al-Rafe'ie	Safar Ali	—
Egypt	Walla Zaman Ya Selahy	Oh My Weapon	1971–1979	Salah Jahin	Kamal Al Taweel	—	—
Estonian SSR	Eesti Nõukogude Sotsialistliku Vabariigi hümn	Anthem of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic	1945–1991	Johannes Semper	Gustav Ernesaks	Eesti Nõukogude Sotsialistliku Vabariigi hümn	—
Ethiopia	Ityopp'ya Hoy Dess Yibelish	Ethiopia Be Happy	1930–1975	Collective	Kevork Dalbandyan	—	—
Ethiopia	Ityopp'ya, Ityopp'ya, Ityopp'ya qida mi	Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia Be First	1975–1991	Assefa Gebre-Mariam Tessama	Daniel Yohannes Haggos	—	—
France	Vive Henri IV	Long live Henri IV	16th century-1792	Unknown	Unknown	Vive Henri IV	—
France	Chant du départ	Song of the Departure	1799–1815	Marie-Joseph Chénier	Étienne Nicolas Méhul	Chant du départ
France	Le Retour des Princes français à Paris	The Return of the French Princes to Paris	1814–1815 1815–1830	Unknown	François-Henri Castil-Blaze	Le Retour des Princes français à Paris	—
France	La Parisienne	The Parisian	1830–1848	Casimir Delavigne	Daniel Auber	—	—
France	Le Chant des Girondins	The Song of Girondists	1848–1852	Alexandre Dumas Auguste Maquet Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle	Alphonse Varney	—	—
France	Partant pour la Syrie	Departing for Syria	1852–1870	Alexandre de Laborde	Hortense de Beauharnais	—	—
Georgian SSR	Sakartvelos sabch'ota socialist'uri resp'ublikas sakhelmts'ipo himni	State Anthem of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic	1946–1991	Grigol Abashidze Alexander Abasheli	Otar Taktakishvili	80px SSSR Sakhelmts'ipo himni	—
Georgia	Dideba	Praise	1918–1920 1990–2004	Kote Potskhverashvili	Kote Potskhverashvili	Dideba	—
German Empire	Heil dir im Siegerkranz	Hail to Thee in Victor's Crown	1871–1918	Heinrich Harries	Unknown	[[File:|noicon|80px]] [[:File:|Heil dir im Sigerkranz]]	—
Germany	Das Lied der Deutschen	The Song of the Germans	1918–1933	August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben	Joseph Haydn
Germany	Das Lied der Deutschen	The Song of the Germans	1933–1945	August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben	Joseph Haydn
Federal Republik of Germany	Das Lied der Deutschen	The Song of the Germans	1918–1933	August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben	Joseph Haydn
German Democratic Republic	Auferstanden aus Ruinen	Arisen from Ruins	1949–1990	Johannes R. Becher	Hanns Eisler	[[File:|noicon|80px]] [[:File:|Auferstanden aus Ruinen]]	—
Gran Colombia	Marcha Libertadora	Liberating March	1819–1830	Unknown	Unknown	80px Marcha Libertadora	—
Grenada	Grenada National State Anthem	—	1967–1974	Rolstan Percival Jawahir Adams	John George Fletcher		—
Haiti	Quand nos Aïeux brisèrent leurs entraves	When our ancestors broke their chains	1893–1904	Oswald Durand	Unknown	—	—
Hawaii	God Save the King	—	1810–1860	Unknown	Unknown	God Save the King	—
Hawaii	E Ola Ke Alii Ke Akua	God Save the King	1860–1866	Lunalilo	Unknown	—	—
Hawaii	He Mele Lahui Hawaii	The Song of the Hawaiian Nation	1866–1876	Liliuokalani	Unknown	—	—
Hawaii	Hawaii Ponoi	Hawaii's Own True Sons	1876–1893	Kalakaua	Henri Berger	—	—
Hong Kong	God Save The Queen Tin Jau Neo Wong'	—	1841-1941 1945-1997	Unknown	Unknown	God Save the Queen	—
Honduras	La Granadera	The Grenadier	ca. 1838–1915	Rómulo Durón	Unknown	La Granadera	—
Honduras	Dios Salve a Honduras	God Save Honduras	ca. 1890-1915	Unknown	Laurcano Campos	—	—
Iran (Persia)	Salām-e Shāh	Royal Salute	1873–1909	Instrumental	Alfred Jean Baptiste Lemaire	Salām-e Shāh	—
Iran (Persia)	Salāmati-ye Dowlat-e Elliye-ye Irān	Salute of Sublime State of Persia	1909–1934	Unknown	Gholam-Reza Minbashian	Salāmati-ye Dowlat-e Elliye-ye Irān	—
Iran (Persia)	Sorood-e Shahanshahi Iran	Imperial Anthem of Iran	1934–1979	Mohammad-Hashem Afsar	Davud Najmi Moghaddam	Sorood-e Shahanshahi Iran	—
Iran (Persia)	Ey Iran	Oh Iran	1979–1980	Hossein Gol-e-Golab	Ruhollah Khaleghi	Ey Iran	—
Iran (Persia)	Payandeh Bada Iran	A Lasting Iran	1980–1990	Abolghasem Halat	Mohammad Beglary-Pour	Pāyandeh Bādā Irān	—
Iraq	Ardulfurataini Watan	The Land of The Two Rivers	1981–2003	Shafiq Alkamali	Walid Georges Gholmieh	—	—
Italy	Marcia Reale d'Ordinanza	Royal March of Ordinance	1861–1946	Unknown	Giuseppe Gabetti		—
Italian Social Republic	Il Canto degli Italiani	The song of the Italians	1943–1945	Goffredo Mameli	Michele Novaro		—
Katanga	La Katangaise	The Katangan	1960–1963	Unknown	S.E. Joseph Kiwele	—	—
Kazakh SSR	Qazaq Sovettik Socïalïstik Respwblïkasınıñ memlekettik änuranı	Anthem of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic	1945–1992	Abdilda Tazhibaev Sydyk Mukhamedzhanov Gabit Musirepov	Mukan Tulebayev Yevgeny Brusilovsky Latif Khamidi	Qazaq SSR memlekettik änuranı	—
Kazakhstan	Qazaqstan Respwblïkasınıñ memlekettik änuranı	Anthem of the Republic of Kazakhstan	1992–2006	Muzafar Alimbayev Kadyr Myrzaliyev Tumanbai Moldigaliyev Zhadyra Daribayeva	Mukan Tulebayev Yevgeny Brusilovsky Latif Khamidi	Qazaqstan Respwblïkasınıñ memlekettik änuranı
Kirghiz SSR	Kyrgyz SSR Mamlekettik Gimni	Anthem of the Kirghiz SSR	1936–1991	K. Malikov T. Sydykbekov M. Tokobaev A. Tokombaev.	Vladimir Vlasov Abdylas Maldybaev Vladimir Fere	—	—
Korean Empire	Daehan jeguk aegukga	Patriotic song of the Korean Empire	1902–1910	Unknown	Franz Eckert	Daehan jeguk aegukga	—
Kuwait	As-salām al-amīrī	Amiri Salute	1951–1978	Instrumental	Yusuf Adees	—
Kingdom of Laos	Pheng Xat Lao	Anthem of the Lao people	1951–1975	Thongdy Sounthonevichit	Thongdy Sounthonevichit	—
Latvian SSR	Latvijas Padomju Sociālistiskās Republikas himna	Anthem of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic	1945–1991	Fricis Rokpelnis Jūlijs Vanags	Anatols Liepiņš	—	—
Libya	Lībīya, Lībīya, Lībīya	Libya, Libya, Libya	1951–1969	Al Bashir Al Arebi	Mohammed Abdel Wahab
Libya	Allahu Akbar	God is Greatest	1969–2011	Mahmood El-Sharif	Abdalla Shams El-Din
Lithuanian SSR	Lietuvos Tarybų Socialistinės Respublikos himnas	Anthem of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic	1950–1991	Antanas Venclova	Balys Dvarionas Jonas Švedas	—	—
Macau	A Portuguesa	The Portuguese	1911–1999	Henrique Lopes de Mendonça	Alfredo Keil	A Portuguesa
Mahabad	Ey Reqîb	Oh Enemy	1945–1947	Dildar	Unknown	—
Marshall Islands	Ij Io̧kwe Ļo̧k Aelōn̄ Eo Aō	I Love the Islands	1986–1991	Unknown	Samuel Langrine	—	—
Federated States of Micronesia	Preamble		1989–1991	Unknown	Unknown	—	—
Moldavian SSR	Imnul de Stat al RSS Moldoveneşti	State Anthem of the Moldavian SSR	1945–1991	Emilian Bukov Ivan Bodarev	Ştefan Neaga Eduard Lazarev	—	—
Montenegro	Ubavoj nam Crnoj Gori	Our Beautiful Montenegro	1910–1918	Jovan Sundečić	Jovo Ivanišević	80px Ubavoj nam Crnoj Gori	—
Mozambique	Viva, Viva a FRELIMO	Long Live FRELIMO	1975–2002	Justino Sigaulane Chemane	Justino Sigaulane Chemane		—
Nepal	Rastriya Gaan	May Glory Crown Our Illustrious Sovereign	1899–2007	Chakrapani Chalise	Bakhatbir Budhapirthi		—
Netherlands	Wien Neêrlands Bloed	Those in whom Dutch blood	1815–1932	Hendrik Tollens	Johann Wilhelm Wilms	Wien Neêrlands Bloed	—
Netherlands Antilles	Anthem without a title	—	2000–2010	Zahira Hiliman Lucille Berry-Haseth	Zahira Hiliman	—	—
Newfoundland	Ode to Newfoundland	—	1907–1949	Cavendish Boyle	Hubert Parry	—
Nicaragua	Hermosa Soberana	Beautiful and Sovereign	1893–1910	Unknown	Alejandro Cousin	—	—
Nigeria	Nigeria We Hail Thee	—	1960–1978	Lilian Jean Williams	Frances Benda	—	—
Norway	Norges Skaal	Toast to Norway	1771–1819	Johan Nordahl Bruhn	Unknown	—	—
Norway	Sønner av Norge	Sons of Norway	1820–c.1905	Henrik Anker Bjerregaard	Christian Blom	—	—
Oldenburg	Heil dir, o Oldenburg	Hail to thee, o Oldenburg	1844–1871	Theodor von Kobbe	Cecilia, Grand Duchess of Oldenburg	—
Orange Free State	Heft, Burgers, 't lied der vrijheid	Sing, Citizens, the song of Freedom	1854–1902	H. A. L. Hamelberg	W. F. G. Nicolai	—
Ottoman Empire	Mahmudiye Marşı	March of Mahmud	1829–1839 1918–1922	Instrumental	Giuseppe Donizetti	—
Ottoman Empire	Mecidiye Marşı	March of Abdülmecid	1839–1861	Instrumental	Giuseppe Donizetti	—	—
Ottoman Empire	Aziziye Marşı	March of Abdülaziz	1861–1876	Instrumental	Callisto Guatelli		—
Ottoman Empire	Hamidiye Marşı	March of Abdulhamid	1876–1909	Unknown	Necip Paşa	Hamidiye Marşı	—
Ottoman Empire	Reşadiye Marşı	March of Mehmed Reşad	1909–1918	Unknown	Italo Selvelli	Reşadiye Marşı	—
Papal States	Noi vogliam Dio, Vergine Maria	Virgin Mary, We Desire God	1800–1857	Unknown	Unknown	—	—
Papal States	Marcia trionfale	Triumphal March	1857–1869	Instrumental	Viktorin Hallmayer
Philippines	Marangal na Dalit ng Katagalugan	Noble Hymn of the Tagalogs	1895–1899	Juan Nakpil	Juan Nakpil	—	—
Portugal	Hymno Patriótico	Patriotic Hymn	1809–1826	Unknown	Marcos António Portugal	Hymno Patriótico	—
Portugal	Hino da Carta	Hymn to the Charter	1826–1911	Pedro IV of Portugal	Pedro IV of Portugal	Hino da Carta	—
Prussia	Borussia	Prussia	1820–1830	Joseph Friedrich Leopold Dunker	Gaspare Spontini	—	—
Prussia	Preußenlied	Song of Prussia	1830–1840	Bernhard Thiersch	August Neithardt	—	—
Rhodesia and Nyasaland	God Save The Queen	—	1953–1963	Unknown	Unknown	God Save the Queen	—
Rhodesia	God Save the Queen	—	1965–1970	Unknown	Unknown	God Save the Queen
Rhodesia	Rise, O Voices of Rhodesia	—	1974–1979	Mary Bloom	Ludwig van Beethoven	Rise, O Voices of Rhodesia
Romania	Trăiască Regele	Long live the King	1881–1947	Vasile Alecsandri	Eduard Hübsch	—
Romania	Zdrobite cătuşe	Broken Handcuffs	1948–1953	Aurel Baranga	Matei Socor	—
Romania	Te slăvim, Românie	We glorify thee, Romania	1953–1977	Eugen Frunză Dan Deşliu	Matei Socor
Romania	Trei culori	Three Colours	1977–1989	Unknown; adapted from the original Cântecul tricolorului	Ciprian Porumbescu
Russian Empire	Molitva russkikh	The Prayer of Russians	1816–1833	Vasily Zhukovsky	Unknown (same tune as God Save the Queen)	Molitva russkikh	—
Russian Empire	Bozhe, Tsarya khrani!	God Save the Tsar!	1833–1917	Vasily Zhukovsky	Alexei Lvov	Bozhe, Tsarya khrani!	—
Russian Republic	Rabochaya Marselyeza	Worker's Marseillaise	1917	Pyotr Lavrov	Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle	Rabochaya Marselyeza	—
Russian SFSR	Rabochaya Marselyeza	Worker's Marseillaise	1917–1918	Pyotr Lavrov	Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle	Rabochaya Marselyeza
Russian SFSR	Internatsional	The Internationale	1917–1944	Eugène Pottier	Pierre De Geyter	Internatsional
Russian Federation	Patrioticheskaya Pesnya'	The Patriotic Song	1990–2000	Instrumental	Mikhail Glinka	Patrioticheskaya Pesnya
Rwanda	Rwanda Rwacu	Our Rwanda	1962–2002	Michael Habarurema Abanyuramatwi	Michael Habarurema Abanyuramatwi	—	—
San Marino	Giubilanti d'amore fraterno	Praise of Brotherly Love	?–1896	Ulisse Balsimelli	Aurelio Muccioli	—	—
Kingdom of Sarawak	Gone Forth Beyond the Sea	—	?–1946	Margaret Brooke	Unknown	—	—
Sarawak	Fair Land Sarawak	—	1946–1973	FC Ogden	George Freeth	—	—
Sardinia	S'hymnu sardu nationale	The Sardinian National Anthem	1842–1861	Vittorio Angius	Giovanni Gonella	—	—
Saxony	Sachsen Hymne	Hymn of Saxony	1806–1871	Maximilian Hallbauer	Ernst Julius Otto	—
Saudi Arabia	السلام الملكي السعودي	The Royal Saudi Anthem	1953–1984	Ibrahim Khafaji	Abdul Rahman Al-Khateeb	—	—
Serbia and Montenegro	Hej, Sloveni	Hey, Slavs	1991–2006	Samuel Tomášik	Michał Kleofas Ogiński	Hej, Sloveni
Seychelles	En Avant	Forward	1976–1978	Unknown	Unknown	—	—
Seychelles	Fyer Seselwa	Be Proud Seychellois	1978–1996	Unknown	Pierre Dastros-Gèze	—	—
Siam	Phleng Sansoen Phra Barami	Siamese Royal Anthem	1913–1932	Narisara Nuvadtivongs Vajiravudh	Unknown	Phleng Sansoen Phra Barami
Slovenia	Naprej, zastava slave	Forward, Flag of Glory	1860–1990	Simon Jenko	Davorin Jenko
Somalia	Heesta qaranqa Soomaaliya	National anthem of Somalia	1960–2000	Instrumental	Giuseppe Blanc	—	—
Somalia	Soomaaliyeey toosoo	Somalia, Wake Up	2000–2012	Ali Mire Awale	Ali Mire Awale Yusuf Haji Aden	Soomaaliyeey toosoo
South Africa	Die Stem van Suid-Afrika	The Call of South Africa	1957–1997	Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven	Marthinus Lourens de Villiers	Die Stem van Suid-Afrika
South Africa	Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika	God Bless Africa	1994–1997	Enoch Sontonga	Joseph Parry	—
South African Republic	Volkslied van Transvaal	National anthem of the Transvaal	1875–1902	Catharina van Rees	Catharina van Rees
Soviet Union	Internatsional	The Internationale	1922–1944	Eugène Pottier	Pierre De Geyter	Internatsional	—
Soviet Union	Gosudarstvenniy Gimn SSSR	Hymn of the Soviet Union	1944–1991	Sergey Mikhalkov	Alexander Alexandrov	80px Gosudarstvenniy Gimn SSSR	—
Spain	Himno de Riego	Anthem of Riego	1931–1939	José Melchor Gomis	José Melchor Gomis	Himno de Riego
Switzerland	Rufst du, mein Vaterland	When you call, my fatherland	c. 1850–1961	Johann Rudolf Wyss Henri Roehrich	Unknown (same tune as God Save the Queen)	Rufst du, mein Vaterland
Tajik SSR	Gimni Respublikai Sovetii Sotsialistii Tojikiston	State Anthem of the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic	1946–1994	Abolqasem Lahouti	Suleiman Yudakov	—	—
Transkei	Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika	God Bless Africa	1976–1994	Enoch Sontonga	Joseph Parry	—	—
Tunisia	Salam al-Bey	Beylical Salute	1846–1958	Unknown	Unknown	—	—
Tunisia	Ala Khallidi	Immortal and Precious	1958–1987	Jalaleddine Naccache	Salah El Mahdi	—	—
Turkey	İstiklâl Marşı	Independence March	1924–1930	Mehmet Akif Ersoy	Osman Zeki Üngör	İstiklâl Marşı (1938)	—
Turkmen SSR	Türkmienistan Soviet Socialistik Riespublikasy Döwlet Gimni	State Anthem of the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic	1946–1997	Aman Kekilov	Veli Mukhatov
Two Sicilies	Inno al Re	Hymn to the King	1816–1861	Unknown	Giovanni Paisiello	—	—
Ukrainian SSR	Derzhavnyy himn URSR	State Anthem of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic	1949–1991	Anton Dmytrovych Lebednyets	Pavlo Tychyna	Derzhavnyy himn URSR	—
United Arab Republic	Walla Zaman Ya Selahy	Oh My Weapon	1960–1971	Salah Jahin	Kamal Al Taweel	—	—
United States	My Country, 'Tis of Thee	—	c. 1831–1931 (de facto)	Samuel Francis Smith	Unknown (same tune as God Save the Queen)	My Country 'Tis Of Thee
Upper Volta	Hymne National Voltaïque	Voltaique National Anthem	1960–1984	Robert Ouedraogo	Robert Ouedraogo	—	—
Uzbek SSR	O'zbekiston Sovet Sotsialist Respublikasining davlat madhiyasi	State Anthem of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic	1947–1992	Timur Fattah Turab Tula	Mutal Burkhanov	—	—
Vatican City	Marcia trionfale	Triumphal March	1869–1950	Instrumental	Viktorin Hallmayer
Venda	Pfano na vhuthihi	Peace and Togetherness	1979–1994	Unknown	Unknown	—	—
Vietnam	Đăng đàn cung	The King mounts his throne	1802–1945	Ung Thieu	J.B. Chaigneau	—	—
South Vietnam	Tiếng Gọi Công Dân	Call to the Citizens	1955–1975	Luu Huu Phuoc	Luu Huu Phuoc	Tiếng Gọi Công Dân
South Vietnam	Giải phóng miền Nam	Liberate the South	1975-1976	Luu Huu Phuoc	Luu Huu Phuoc	80px Giải phóng miền Nam	—
West Papua	Hai Tanahku Papua	Oh My Land Papua	1961–1963	Izaak Samuel Kijne	Izaak Samuel Kijne	—	—
Württemberg	Württemberger Hymne	Hymn of Württemberg	1806–1871	Unknown	Peter Josef von Lindpaintner	—
Kingdom of Yugoslavia	Himna Kraljevine Jugoslavije	Hymn of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia	1918–1941	Jovan Đorđević Antun Mihanović Simon Jenko	Davorin Jenko Josif Runjanin	Himna Kraljevine Jugoslavije
SFR Yugoslavia	Hej, Sloveni	Hey, Slavs	1977–1991	Samuel Tomášik	Michał Kleofas Ogiński	Hej, Sloveni
Zaire	La Zaïroise	The Zairian	1972–1997	Joseph Lutumba	Simon-Pierre Boka Di Mpasi Londi		—
Zimbabwe	Ishe Komborera Africa	God Bless Africa	1980–1994	Enoch Sontonga	Joseph Parry	—

See also

• Historical Chinese anthems
• List of national anthems
• List of anthems of non-sovereign countries, regions and territories

Footnotes

An autograph score, including lyrics, for a piano version of the first Austrian national anthem, Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser, handwritten and signed by Joseph Haydn in 1797. The tune, today more associated with Germany, was last used by Austria in 1938.

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