Here is a list of state mottos for countries and their subdivisions around the world.
Andorra Virtus unita fortior (Latin , "Strength united is stronger")Antigua and Barbuda Each endeavouring, all achieving Argentina En unión y libertad (Spanish , "In union and freedom")Australia Austria-Hungary Indivisibiliter ac Inseparabiliter Bahamas Forward upward onward together Barbados Pride and Industry Belgium L'union fait la force , Eendracht maakt macht and Einigkeit gibt Stärke (French Dutch and German , "Strength lies in unity") Belize Sub umbra floreo (Latin , "Under the shade I flourish")Bolivia Firme y Feliz por la Unión (Spanish , "Firm and Happy because of the Union")Brazil Ordem e progresso (Portuguese , "Order and progress")Brunei Brunei darussalam (Malay , "Brunei, the abode of peace")Bulgaria Съединението прави силата (Bulgarian , "Union is strength")Cambodia Canada A mari usque ad mare (Latin , "From sea to sea") Alberta : Fortis et liber (Latin , "Strong and free")British Columbia : Splendor sine occasu (Latin , "Splendour without diminishment")Manitoba : Gloriosus et liber (Latin , "Glorious and free")New Brunswick : Spem reduxit (Latin , "Hope was restored")Newfoundland and Labrador : Quaerite primum regnum dei (Latin , "Seek ye first the kingdom of God")Nova Scotia : Munit haec et altera vincit (Latin , "One defends and the other conquers")Nunavut : Nunavut sanginivut (Inuktitut , "Nunavut our strength" or "Our land, our strength")Ontario : Ut incepit fidelis sic permanet (Latin , "Loyal she began, loyal she remains")Prince Edward Island : Parva sub ingenti (Latin , "The small under the protection of the great")Quebec : Je me souviens (French , "I remember")Saskatchewan : Multis e gentibus vires (Latin , "From many peoples, strength") Chile Por la razón o la fuerza (Spanish , "By reason or by strength") Post Tenebras Lux (Latin , "After darkness, Light") (Old one)Aut concilio, aut ense (Latin , "By the reason or by the sword") (Old One) Colombia Libertad y orden (Spanish , "Freedom and order")Cuba Patria y Libertad (Spanish , "Homeland and Liberty")Czech Republic Pravda vítězí! (Czech , "Truth prevails!")Denmark Queen Margrethe II : Guds hjælp, Folkets kærlighed, Danmarks styrke (Danish : "God's help, the love of the people, Denmark's strength")East Timor Honra, pátria e povo (Portuguese , "Honour, country and people")El Salvador Dios, Unión, Libertad (Spanish , "God, Union, Liberty")European Union United in diversity Unie dans la diversité , etc.Fiji Rerevaka na Kalou ka Doka na Tui ("Fear God and honour the Queen")France Liberté, égalité, fraternité (French , "Liberty, equality, brotherhood")Georgia ძალა ერთობაშია! (Georgian , The Power is in Unity ")Germany Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit (German , "Unity and justice and freedom") Gibraltar Nulli expugnabilis hosti (Latin , "Conquered By No Enemy")Greece Ελευθερια η θανατος (Greek , "Liberty or death")Guyana One people, one nation, one destiny Haiti L'union fait la force (French , "Unity is strength")India Satyameva jayate (Sanskrit , "Truth alone triumphs")Indonesia Bhinneka Tunggal Ika Javanese , "Unity in diversity")Iran Allahu Akbar Arabic , "God is most great")Jamaica Out of many people, we are one Kenya Harambee Swahili , "Let's work together")Kiribati Te mauri, te raoi ao te tabomoa (Kiribati , "Health, Peace and Prosperity")Laos Luxembourg Mir wëlle bleiwe wat mir sin (Luxembourgeois , "We want to stay what we are")Malaysia Bersekutu Bertambah Mutu (Malay , "Unity increases Strength")Mauritius Stella clavisque Maris Indici (Latin , "Star and key of the Indian Ocean")Mexico El respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz (Spanish , "Respect for the rights of others is peace"). Also: Sufragio efectivo, no reelección (Spanish , "Effective suffrage, not re-election)", is at present in the signature of government's documents.Monaco Deo juvante (Latin , "With God's help")Namibia Unity, liberty, justice Nauru God's will first Nepal Netherlands Je maintiendrai (French , "I will maintain")Netherlands Antilles Libertate unanimus (Latin , "Unified by freedom")North Korea Norway Alt for Norge (Norwegian , "All for Norway")Panama Pro mundi beneficio (Latin , "For the benefit of the world")Philippines Maka-Diyos, Maka-Tao, Makakalikasan at Makabansa (Filipino , “For God, People, Nature and Nation”)Poland Honor i Ojczyzna (Polish : "Honour and Homeland"); or Bóg, Honor, Ojczyzna (Polish , "God, Honour, Homeland") appear on most military flags and bannersRepublic of Macedonia (Former Yugoslav)Sloboda ili smrt (Macedonian language ,"Liberty or death")Saint Lucia The land, the people, the light San Marino Libertas (Latin , "Liberty")Senegal Un peuple, un but, une foi (French , "One people, one goal, one faith")Serbia and Montenegro Samo Sloga Srbina Spasava (Serbian , "Only Unity Saves the Serbs")Seychelles Finis coronat opus (Latin , "The end crowns the work")Sierra Leone Unity, freedom, justice Singapore Majulah Singapura (Malay , "Onward Singapore")South Africa !ke e: /xarra //ke (/Xam , "Diverse people unite" or "Unity in Diversity")Spain Plus ultra (Latin , "Further beyond"). During Franco 's Fascist regime, the motto was Una, grande y libre ("One, big and free"). Andalusia : Andalucía para sí, para España y la humanidad (Spanish , "Andalusia for herself, for Spain, and for humanity")Catalonia : Som sis milions (Catalan , "We are six million of people") Solomon Islands :To Lead is to serve Soviet Union Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Russian , "Workers of the world, unite!")Suriname Justitia, pietas, fides (Latin , "Justice, piety, loyalty")Swaziland Siyinquaba (Swati , "We are the fortress")Sweden Royal motto : För Sverige i tiden (Swedish, "For Sweden, with the times")Thailand Turkey Yurtta Sulh, Cihanda Sulh (Turkish , "Peace at home, peace in the world")Tuvalu Tuvalu mo te Atua (Tuvaluan , "Tuvalu for the Almighty")Ukraine Volja, zlagoda, dobro (Ukrainian , "Freedom, accord, goodness")United Kingdom Dieu et mon droit French , "God and my right") England : Honi soit qui mal y pense (French , "Shamed be he who thinks ill of it")Scotland : Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin , "No one injures me with impunity")Wales : Ich Dien (German , "I serve" - Prince's motto), Y ddraig goch ddyry cychwyn (Welsh , "The red dragon inspires action"), Cymru am byth (Welsh , "Wales for ever" - unofficial)Isle of Man : Quocunque jeceris stabit (Latin , "Whithersoever you throw it, it will stand")Cayman Islands : He hath founded it upon the seas Falkland Islands : Desire the right United States In God we trust E Pluribus Unum Latin , "Out of many, one"). Uruguay Libertad o muerte (Spanish , "Liberty or death")Vietnam Ðộc lập, tự do, hạnh phúc (Vietnamese , "Independence, liberty, and happiness")
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