Classified information
Table of equivalent classification markings in various countries
Original source: NISPOM Appendix B ¹ In addition, Finland uses label Salassa pidettävä, "to be kept secret" for information that is not classified but must not be revealed on some other basis than national security.

Classified information

Section Title: Table of equivalent classification markings in various countries
Table Section Text: Original source: NISPOM Appendix B ¹ In addition, Finland uses label Salassa pidettävä, "to be kept secret" for information that is not classified but must not be revealed on some other basis than national security.

(State)	Top Secret	Secret	Confidential	Restricted

Albania	Teper Sekret	Sekret	Konfidencial	I Kufizuar

Argentina	Estrictamente Secreto y Confidencial	Secreto	Confidencial	Reservado

Australia	Top Secret	Secret	Confidential	Protected

Austria	Streng Geheim	Geheim	Vertraulich	Eingeschränkt

Belgium	Zeer Geheim / Très Secret	Geheim / Secret	Vertrouwelijk / Confidentiel	Beperkte Verspreiding / Diffusion restreinte

Bolivia	Supersecreto or Muy Secreto	Secreto	Confidencial	Reservado

Bosnia and Herzegovina	Strogo povjerljivo	Tajno	Konfidencialno	Restriktivno

Brazil	Ultrassecreto	Secreto	no equivalent (formerly Confidencial)	Reservado

Bulgaria	Строго секретно	Секретно	Поверително	За служебно ползване

Cambodia	Sam Ngat Bamphot	Sam Ngat Roeung	Art Kambang	Ham Kom Psay

Canada	Top Secret/Très secret	Secret/Secret	Confidential/Confidentiel	Protected A, B or C / Protégé A, B ou C

Chile	Secreto	Secreto	Reservado	Reservado

China, People's Republic of	Juémì (绝密)	Jīmì (机密)	Mìmì (秘密)	Nèibù (内部)

Colombia	Ultrasecreto	Secreto	Confidencial	Reserva del sumario

Costa Rica	Alto Secreto	Secreto	Confidencial

Croatia	Vrlo tajno	Tajno	Povjerljivo	Ograničeno

Czech Republic	Přísně tajné	Tajné	Důvěrné	Vyhrazené

Denmark	Yderst Hemmeligt	Hemmeligt	Fortroligt	Til Tjenestebrug Foreign Service: Fortroligt (thin Black border)

Ecuador	Secretisimo	Secreto	Confidencial	Reservado

Egypt	Sirriy lil-Ġāyah سري للغاية	Sirriy Ǧiddan سري جداً	Khāṣ خاص	Maḥzūr محظور

El Salvador	Ultra Secreto	Secreto	Confidencial	Reservado

Estonia	Täiesti salajane	Salajane	Konfidentsiaalne	Piiratud

Ethiopia	Yemiaz Birtou Mistir	Mistir	Kilkil

European Union (EU)	TRES SECRET UE / EU TOP SECRET	SECRET UE / EU SECRET	CONFIDENTIEL UE / EU CONFIDENTIAL	RESTREINT UE / EU RESTRICTED

European Union (Western) (WEU)	FOCAL TOP SECRET	WEU SECRET	WEU CONFIDENTIAL	WEU RESTRICTED

Euratom	EURA TOP SECRET	EURA SECRET	EURA CONFIDENTIAL	EURA RESTRICTED

Finland	Erittäin salainen (ST I)	Salainen (ST II)	Luottamuksellinen (ST III)	Käyttö rajoitettu (ST IV)

France	Très secret défense	Secret défense	Confidentiel défense	Diffusion restreinte

Germany	STRENG GEHEIM	GEHEIM	VS-VERTRAULICH	VS-NUR FÜR DEN DIENSTGEBRAUCH

Greece	Άκρως Απόρρητον	Απόρρητον	Εμπιστευτικόν	Περιορισμένης Χρήσης

Guatemala	Alto Secreto	Secreto	Confidencial	Reservado

Haiti	Top Secret	Secret	Confidential	Reserve

Honduras	Super Secreto	Secreto	Confidencial	Reservado

Hong Kong	Top Secret, 高度機密	Secret, 機密	Confidential, 保密	Restricted, 內部文件/限閱文件

Hungary	Szigorúan Titkos	Titkos	Bizalmas	Korlátozott Terjesztésű

India (Hindi)	परम गुप्त (Param Gupt)	गुप्त (Gupt)	गोपनीय (Gopniya)	प्रतिबंधित/सीमित (Pratibandhit/seemit)

India (English)	Top Secret	Secret	Confidential	Restricted

Indonesia	Sangat Rahasia	Rahasia	Rahasia Dinas	Terbatas

Iran	Bekoli-Serri بکلی سری	Serri سری	Kheili-Mahramaneh خیلی محرمانه	Mahramaneh محرمانه

Iraq	Sirriy lil-Ġāyah سري للغاية	Sirriy سري	Khāṣ خاص	Maḥdūd محدود

Iceland	Algert Leyndarmál	Leyndarmál	Trúnaðarmál	Þjónustuskjal

Ireland (Irish language)	An-sicreideach	Sicreideach	Runda	Srianta

Israel	Sodi Beyoter סודי ביותר	Sodi סודי	Shamur שמור	Mugbal מוגבל

Italy	Segretissimo	Segreto	Riservatissimo	Riservato

Japan	Kimitsu, 機密	Gokuhi, 極秘	Hi, 秘	Toriatsukaichuui, 取り扱い注意

Jordan	Maktūm Ǧiddan مكتوم جداً	Maktūm مكتوم	Sirriy سري	Maḥdūd محدود

Korea, South	I(Il)-geup Bimil, 1급비밀	II(I)-geup Bimil, 2급비밀	III(Sam)-geup Bimil, 3급비밀	Daeoebi, 대외비

Laos	Lup Sood Gnod	Kuam Lup	Kuam Lap	Chum Kut Kon Arn

Latvia	Sevišķi slepeni	Slepeni	Konfidenciāli	Dienesta vajadzībām

Lebanon	Tres Secret	Secret	Confidentiel

Lithuania	Visiškai Slaptai	Slaptai	Konfidencialiai	Riboto Naudojimo

Malaysia	Rahsia Besar	Rahsia	Sulit	Terhad

Mexico	Ultra Secreto	Secreto	Confidencial	Restringido

Montenegro	Strogo Tajno	Tajno	Povjerljivo	Interno

Netherlands	STG. Zeer Geheim	STG. Geheim	STG. Confidentieel	Departementaal Vertrouwelijk

New Zealand	Top Secret	Secret	Confidential	Restricted

Nicaragua	Alto Secreto	Secreto	Confidencial	Reservado

Norway	STRENGT HEMMELIG	HEMMELIG	KONFIDENSIELT	BEGRENSET

Pakistan (Urdu)	Intahai Khufia انتہائی خفیہ	Khufia خفیہ	Sigh-e-Raz صیخہ راز	Barai Mahdud Taqsim محدود تقسیم

Pakistan (English)	Top Secret	Secret	Confidential	Restricted

Paraguay	Secreto	Secreto	Confidencial	Reservado

Peru	Estrictamente Secreto	Secreto	Confidencial	Reservado

Philippines (English) Philippines (Tagalog)	Top Secret Matinding Lihim	Secret Mahigpit na Lihim	Confidential Lihim	Restricted Ipinagbabawal

Poland	Ściśle tajne	Tajne	Poufne	Zastrzeżone

Portugal	Muito Secreto	Secreto	Confidencial	Reservado

Romania	Strict Secret de Importanță Deosebită	Strict Secret	Secret	Secret de serviciu

Russia	Особой важности (вариант: Совершенно Секретно (Sovershenno Sekretno))	Совершенно секретно (вариант: Секретно (Sekretno))	Секретно (вариант: Не подлежит оглашению (Конфиденциально) (Ne podlezhit oglasheniyu (Konfidentsial'no))	Для Служебного Пользования (ДСП) (Dlya Sluzhebnogo Pol'zovaniya)

Saudi Arabia	Saudi Top Secret	Saudi Very Secret	Saudi Secret	Saudi Restricted

Serbia	Latin: Državna tajna Cyrillic: Државна тајна	Latin: Strogo poverljivo Cyrillic: Строго поверљиво	Latin: Poverljivo Cyrillic: Поверљиво	Latin: Interno Cyrillic: Интерно

Singapore	Top Secret	Secret	Confidential	Restricted

Somalia	Sir Muhiim ah	Sir Gooniya	Xog Qarsoon	Qarsoon

Slovak Republic	Prísne tajné	Tajné	Dôverné	Vyhradené

Slovenia	Strogo tajno	Tajno	Zaupno	Interno

Spain	Secreto	Reservado	Confidencial	Difusión Limitada

Sri Lanka	අති රහස්‍ය	රහස්‍ය	රහසිගත	සීමාන්විත

Sweden	Kvalificerat Hemlig (KH); Hemlig/Top Secret (H/TS)	Hemlig (H); Hemlig/Secret H/S)	Hemlig/Confidential (H/C)	Hemlig/Restricted (H/R)

Switzerland	GEHEIM / SECRET	VERTRAULICH / CONFIDENTIEL	INTERN / INTERNE

Taiwan (Republic of China)	Top Secret (絕對機密)	Secret (極機密)	Confidential (機密)	no direct equivalent

Tanzania (Swahili)	SIRI KUU	SIRI	STIRI	IMEZUILIWA

Thailand	Lap thi sut (ลับที่สุด)	Lap mak (ลับมาก)	Lap (ลับ)	Pok pit (ปกปิด)

Turkey	Çok Gizli	Gizli	Özel	Hizmete Özel

South Africa (English)	Top Secret	Secret	Confidential	Restricted

South Africa (Afrikaans)	Uiters Geheim	Geheim	Vertroulik	Beperk

Ukraine	Цілком таємно	Таємно	Конфіденційно	Для службового користування

United Kingdom	TOP SECRET	SECRET	OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE (formerly CONFIDENTIAL)	OFFICIAL (formerly RESTRICTED)

United States	Top Secret	Secret	Confidential	no direct equivalent

Uruguay	Ultra Secreto	Secreto	Confidencial	Reservado

Vietnam	Tuyệt Mật	Tối Mật	Mật	Phổ Biến Hạn Chế

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New Zealand uses the Restricted and Confidential classification.

final_sentence: New Zealand uses the Restricted and Confidential classification.