# List of former national anthems

Below is a list of various national anthems which, at some point in time, were the de jure or de facto anthems of various contemporary or historical states.

## List
### Sovereign states

| State | National anthem title in local language(s) | English translation of title | Period | Lyrics writer(s) | Anthem composer(s) | Audio | Notes |
| Afghanistan | "Amani Surūd" | "Amani Anthem" | 1926–1943 | None (instrumental) | Khalid Rajab Bey | | — |
| Afghanistan | "Schahe ghajur-o-mehrabane ma" | "Our Brave And Noble King" | 1943–1973 | Mohammed Makhtar | Mohammed Farukh | | |
| Afghanistan | "Tso če dā źməka asmān wī" | "So Long as There is Earth and Heaven" | 1973–1978 | Abdul Rauf Benawa | Abdul Ghafoor Breshna | | |
| Afghanistan | "Garam shah lā garam shah" | "Be Ardent, Be More Ardent" | 1978–1992 | Suleiman Laeq | Jalīl Ghahlānd | | |
| Afghanistan | "Dā Də Bātorāno Kor" | "This is the home of the brave" | 1996-2001 | Unknown | Unknown | | — |
| Afghanistan | "Soroud-e-Melli" | "National Anthem" | 1992–1999 2002–2006 | Daoud Farani | Ustad Qasim | | |
| Afghanistan | "Soroud-e-Melli" | "National Anthem" | 2006–2021 | Abdul Bari Jahani | Babrak Wassa | | — |
| Albania (Italian Protectorate) | "Marcia Reale d'Ordinanza" | "Royal March of Ordinance" | 1939-1943 (royal anthem) | Napoleone Giotti | Giuseppe Gabetti | | — |
| Armenia | "Azgayin Sahmanadrut’yan yerg" | "National Constitution Song" | 1855-1918? (unofficial) | Harutiun Svachean | Gabriel Yeranyan | | — |
| Armenia | "Mer Hayrenik" | "My Fatherland" | 1918-1922 | Mikael Nalbandian | Barsegh Kanachyan | | — |
| Austria | "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser" | "God Save Emperor Francis" | 1797–1835 1848–1854 | Lorenz Leopold Haschka | Joseph Haydn | | |
| Austria | "Segen Öst'reichs hohem Sohne" | "Blessings to Austria's high son" | 1835–1848 | Joseph Christian von Zedlitz | Joseph Haydn | | |
| 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 | | |
| Azerbaijan | "Azərbaycan Sovet Sosialist Respublikasının Himni" | "Anthem of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic" | 1991–1992 | Suleyman Rustam Samad Vurgun Huseyn Arif | Uzeyir Hajibeyov | | — |
| Belarus | "Vajacki marš" | "March of the Warriors" | 1918–1919 | Makar Kastsevich | Vladimir Teravsky | | — |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | "Jedna si jedina" | "You are the One and Only" | 1992–1999 | Edin Dervišhalidović | Unknown, arranged by Edin Dervišhalidović | | — |
| Brazil | "Hino da Independência" | "Hymn of Independence" | 1822–1831 | Evaristo da Veiga | Pedro I of Brazil | | — |
| Brazil | "Hino Nacional Brasileiro" | "Brazilian National Anthem" | 1831–1889 | Joaquim Osório Duque Estrada | Francisco Manuel da Silva | | |
| 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 | | — |
| Burma Empire | "Cam Ra Taung Kyun: Lium: Su." | "The Whole of Residential Southern Island is His" | 1805–1885 | Myawaddy Mingyi U Sa | Myawaddy Mingyi U Sa | — | — |
| State of Burma | "Diu. Ba.ma Sihkyang:" | "Our Burma Song"/ "We Burman Song" | 1943–1945 | Thakin Ba Thaung and YMB Saya Tin | YMB Saya Tin | | |
| Cambodia | "Damnoer Satharonarodth Khmer" | "March of the Khmer Republic" | 1970–1975 | Khieu Chum | Khieu Chum | |
| Cambodia | "Dap Prampi Mesa Chokchey" | "Glorious Seventeenth of April" | 1976–1979 (internationally depicted until 1993) | Unknown | Unknown | | — |
| Canada | "The Maple Leaf Forever" | | 1867-1980 (de facto) | Alexander Muir | Alexander Muir | | — |
| Cape Verde | "Esta É a Nossa Pátria Bem Amada" | "This Is Our Beloved Country" | 1975–1996 | Amílcar Cabral | Xiao He | | |
| Chile | "Canción Nacional Chilena" | "Chilean National Song" | 1819–1847 | Bernardo de Vera y Pintado | Manuel Robles Gutiérrez | | — |
| China | "Li Zhong Tan Yue" | "Tune of Li Zhongtang" | 1896–1906 | Li Hongzhang | Li Hongzhang | - | — |
| China | "Song Long Qi" | "Praise the Dragon Flag" | 1906–1911 | "Collective" | "Collective" | — | — |
| China | "Gong Jin'ou" | "Cup of Solid Gold" | 1911–1912 | Yan Fu | Bo Tong | | — |
| China | "Zhōngguó xióng lì yǔzhòujiān" | "China Heroically Stands in the Universe" | 1915–1921 | Yin Chang | Wang Lu | | — |
| China | "Qing yun gē" | "The Song to the Auspicious Cloud" | 1913–1915 1921–1928 | Zhang Taiyan | Xiao Youmei | | — |
| China | "Guómín gémìng gē" | "Revolution of the Citizens" | 1926–1928 | Liao Qianwu | Traditional | — | — |
| China | "Zhōnghuá Mínguó guógē" | "National Anthem of the Republic of China" | 1928–1949 | Yat-sen Sun | Maoyun Cheng | | |
| Chinese Soviet Republic | "Guójìgē" | "The Internationale" | 1931–1937 | Qu Qiubai | Pierre De Geyter | | |
| Comoros | "Wungwana Ngasi Nuwo" | "We have the Freedom" | 1975–1978 | Unknown | Unknown | — | — |
| People's Republic of Congo | "Les Trois Glorieuses" | "The Three Glorious Days" | 1969–1991 | Henri Lopès | Philippe Mockouamy | | — |
| Egypt | "Eslami ya Misr" | "Be Safe Oh Egypt" | 1923–1936 | Mostafa Saadeq Al-Rafe'ie | Safar Ali | | |
| Egypt | "Salam Affandina" | "Peace be upon you" | 1871–1922 1936–1958 | | Giuseppe Pugioli | | |
| Egypt | "Alsalam Aljumhuriu Almisri" | "Egyptian Republican Anthem" | 1953–1958 | | Giuseppe Pugioli | | |
| Egypt | "Walla Zaman Ya Selahy" | "Oh For Ages! My Weapon!" | 1971–1979 | Salah Jahin | Kamal Al Taweel | | — |
| El Salvador | "Himno Nacional de El Salvador" | "National Anthem of El Salvador" | 1866-1871 | Tomás M. Muñoz | Rafael Orozco | | — |
| El Salvador | "El Salvador Libre" | "Free El Salvador" | 1891-1894 | Césare Georgi Vélez | Césare Georgi Vélez | | — |
| Ethiopia | "Ityopp'ya Hoy Dess Yibelish" | "Ethiopia Be Happy" | 1930–1975 | "Collective" | Kevork Nalbandyan | | — |
| Ethiopia | "Ityopp'ya, Ityopp'ya, Ityopp'ya qida mi" | "Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia Be First" | 1975–1992 | Assefa Gebre-Mariam Tessama | Daniel Yohannes Haggos | | — |
| France | "Chant du départ" | "Song of the Departure" | 1799–1815 | Marie-Joseph Chénier | Étienne Nicolas Méhul | | |
| 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 | | — |
| 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 | | — |
| Georgia | "Dideba" | "Praise" | 1918–1920 1990–2004 | Kote Potskhverashvili | Kote Potskhverashvili | | — |
| Germany | "Heil dir im Siegerkranz" | "Hail to Thee in Victor's Crown" | 1871–1918 | Heinrich Harries | Unknown | | — |
| Germany | "Das Lied der Deutschen" | "The Song of the Germans" | 1922–1933 | 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 | | |
| West Germany | "Ich hab' mich ergeben" | "I have given myself" | 1949–1952 | Hans Ferdinand Maßmann | August Daniel von Binzer | | |
| West Germany | "Das Lied der Deutschen" | "The Song of the Germans" | 1952–1990 | August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben | Joseph Haydn | | |
| Guatemala | "La Granadera" | "The Grenadier" | 1847–1879 | Rómulo Durón | Unknown | | — |
| Guatemala | "Himno Popular de Guatemala" | "People's Anthem of Guatemala" | 1879–1896 | Ramón Molina | Rafael Álvarez Ovalle | | — |
| Grenada | "Grenada National State Anthem" | "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 | — | — |
| Honduras | "La Granadera" | "The Grenadier" | ca. 1838–1915 | Rómulo Durón | Unknown | | — |
| Honduras | "Dios Salve a Honduras" | "God Save Honduras" | ca. 1890–1915 | None (instrumental) | "Laurcano Campos" | — | — |
| Hungary | "Internacionálé" | "The Internationale" | 1919 | Eugène Pottier Ernő Bresztovszky (translation) | Pierre De Geyter | | — |
| Persia | "Salām-e Shāh" | "Royal Salute" | 1873–1909 | None (instrumental) | Alfred Jean Baptiste Lemaire | | — |
| Persia | "Salāmati-ye Dowlat-e 'Aliyye-ye Irān" | "Salute of Sublime State of Persia" | 1909–1933 | Unknown | Gholam-Reza Minbashian | | — |
| Iran | "Sorude Melli" | "National Anthem" | 1933–1979 | Mohammad-Hashem Afsar | Davud Najmi Moghaddam | | |
| Iran | "Ey Iran" | "Oh Iran" | 1979–1980 | Hossein Gol-e-Golab | Ruhollah Khaleghi | | — |
| Iran | "Payandeh Bada Iran" | "A Lasting Iran" | 1980–1990 | Abolghasem Halat | Mohammad Beglary-Pour | | — |
| Iraq | "As-Salam al-Malaki" | "Peace to the King" | 1924–1958 | None (instrumental) | A. Chaffon | | |
| Iraq | "Walla Zaman Ya Selahy" | "Oh For Ages! My Weapon!" | 1965–1981 | Salah Jahin | Kamal Al Taweel | | |
| Iraq | "Mawtini" | "My Country" | 1958–1965, 2003–2004 | None (instrumental) | L. Zanbaka | | |
| Iraq | "Ardulfurataini" | "The Land of the Euphrates" | 1981–2003 | Shafiq Alkamali | Walid Georges Gholmieh | | — |
| Ireland | "Let Erin Remember" | "Let Erin Remember" | 1924–1926 | Unknown | Unknown | — | |
| Italy | "Marcia Reale d'Ordinanza" | "Royal March of Ordinance" | 1861–1946 | Unknown | Giuseppe Gabetti | | — |
| Italian Social Republic | "Giovinezza" "Il Canto degli Italiani" | "Youth" "The Song of the Italians" | 1943–1945 (de facto) | Nino Oxilia Goffredo Mameli | Salvatore Gotta Michele Novaro | | |
| 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 | | — |
| Korea | "Daehan jeguk aegukga" | "Patriotic song of the Great Korean Empire" | 1902–1910 | Unknown | Franz Eckert | | — |
| Korea | "Kimigayo" | "His Imperial Majesty's Reign" | 1910–1945 | Unknown | Franz Eckert | | — |
| South Korea | "Aegukga" | "Patriotic Song" | 1945–1948 | Unknown | Unknown | | |
| Kuwait | "As-salām al-amīrī" | "Amiri Salute" | 1951–1978 | None (instrumental) | Yusuf Adees | — | |
| Laos | "Pheng Xat Lao" | "Anthem of the Lao people" | 1951–1975 | Maha Phoumi | Thongdy Sounthonevichit | | |
| Libya | "Lībīya, Lībīya, Lībīya" | "Libya, Libya, Libya" | 1951–1969 | Al Bashir Al Arebi | Mohammed Abdel Wahab | | |
| Libya | "Walla Zaman Ya Selahy" | "Oh My Weapon" | 1969–1972 | Salah Jahin | Kamal Al Taweel | | — |
| Libya | "Allahu Akbar" | "God is Greatest" | 1972–2011 | Mahmood El-Sharif | Abdalla Shams El-Din | | — |
| Mali Federation | "Hymne du Mali" | "Anthem of Mali" | 1960 | Léopold Sédar Senghor | Banzumana Sissoko | — | — |
| Marshall Islands | "Ij Io̧kwe Ļo̧k Aelōn̄ Eo Aō" | "I Love the Islands" | 1986–1991 | Unknown | Samuel Langrine | — | — |
| Mauritania | "Nashid Wataniin Muritaniin" | "National Anthem of Mauritania" | 1960–2017 | Baba Ould Cheikh | Tolia Nikiprowetzky | | — |
| Micronesia | "Preamble" | "Preamble" | 1979–1991 | Unknown | Unknown | — | — |
| Moldavian Democratic Republic | "Deșteaptă-te, române!" | "Awaken thee, Romanian!" | 1917–1918 | Andrei Mureșanu | Anton Pann | | — |
| Moldova | "Deșteaptă-te, române!" | "Awaken thee, Romanian!" | 1991–1994 | Andrei Mureșanu | Anton Pann | | — |
| Mongolia | "Zuun Langiin Joroo Luus" | | 1911–1919, 1921–1924 | Unknown | Unknown | | — |
| Mongolian People's Republic | "Моngol Internatsional" | "Mongol Internationale" | 1924–1950 | Sonombalshiryn Bujannemech | Magsarshawyn Durgarshaw | | — |
| Montenegro | "Ubavoj nam Crnoj Gori" | "Our Beautiful Montenegro" | 1910–1918 | Jovan Sundečić | Jovo Ivanišević | | — |
| Mozambique | "Viva, Viva a FRELIMO" | "Long Live FRELIMO" | 1975–2002 | Justino Sigaulane Chemane | Justino Sigaulane Chemane | | — |
| Namibia | "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" | "Lord Bless Africa" | 1990–1991 | Enoch Sontonga | Enoch Sontonga and Joseph Parry | | — |
| Nepal | "Shriman Gambhir" | "May Glory Crown Our Illustrious Sovereign" | 1962–2006 | Chakrapani Chalise | Bakhatbir Budhapirthi | | — |
| Netherlands | "Wien Neêrlands Bloed" | "Those in whom Dutch blood" | 1815–1932 | Hendrik Tollens | Johann Wilhelm Wilms | | — |
| Nicaragua | "Nicaragua" | "Nicaragua" | 1876–1889 | F. Alvarez | J. del Carmen Vega | | |
| Nicaragua | "Marcha Roberto Sacasa" | "March of Roberto Sacasa" | 1889–1893 | None (instrumental) | Alejandro Cousin | | |
| Nicaragua | "Hermosa Soberana" | "Beautiful and Sovereign" | 1893–1910 | Unknown | Alejandro Cousin | — | |
| Niger | "La Nigérienne" | "The Nigerien" | 1961–2023 | Maurice Albert Thiriet | Robert Jacquet Nicolas Abel François Frionnet | | — |
| Nigeria | "Nigeria We Hail Thee" | "Nigeria We Hail Thee" | 1960–1978 | Lilian Jean Williams | Frances Benda | | — |
| Nigeria | "Arise, O Compatriots" | "Arise, O Compatriots" | 1978–2024 | John A. Ilechukwu Eme Etim Akpan B. A. Ogunnaike Sota Omoigui P. O. Aderibigbe | Nigerian Police Band under the directorship of B. E. Odiasse | | |
| Norway | "Norges Skaal" | "Toast to Norway" | 1771–1819 | Johan Nordahl Brun | Unknown | | — |
| Norway | "Sønner av Norge" | "Sons of Norway" | 1820–c.1905 | Henrik Anker Bjerregaard | Christian Blom | — | — |
| Pakistan | "Tarana-e-Pakistan" | "Anthem of Pakistan" | 1947–1950 | Jagan Nath Azad | Jagan Nath Azad | — | — |
| Pakistan (East) | "Pakistan Zindabad (Tarana-i-Pakistan)" | "Long Live Pakistan (Tarana of Pakistan)" | 1956–1971 | Golam Mostofa | Nazir Ahmed | — | — |
| Palestine | "Mawtini" | "My Homeland" | 1988–1996 | Ibrahim Tuqan | Mohammed Flayfel | | — |
| Philippines | "Marangal na Dalit ng Katagalugan" | "Noble Hymn of the Tagalogs" | 1895–1899 | Juan Nakpil | Juan Nakpil | — | — |
| Poland | "Bogurodzica" | "Mother of God" | AD 977–1795 | Adalbert of Prague | Adalbert of Prague | | |
| Portugal | "Hymno Patriótico" | "Patriotic Hymn" | 1809–1834 | Unknown | Marcos António Portugal | | — |
| Portugal | "Hino da Carta" | "Hymn to the Charter" | 1834–1911 | Pedro IV of Portugal | Pedro IV of Portugal | | — |
| Qatar | "An-Nashīd al-Waṭani l-dawlat Qaṭar" | "National Anthem" | 1954–1996 | None (instrumental) | Unknown | | — |
| Rhodesia | "Rise, O Voices of Rhodesia" | "Rise, O Voices of Rhodesia" | 1974–1979 | Mary Bloom | Ludwig van Beethoven | | |
| Romania | "Marș triumfal" | "Triumphant March" | 1862–1884 | None (instrumental) | Eduard Hübsch | — | |
| Romania | "Trăiască Regele" | "Long live the King" | 1884–1948 | Vasile Alecsandri | Eduard Hübsch | | |
| Romania | "Zdrobite cătușe" | "Broken Handcuffs" | 1948–1953 | Aurel Baranga | Matei Socor | | |
| Romania | "Te slăvim, Românie" | "We glorify thee, Romania" | 1953–1975 | Eugen Frunză Dan Deșliu | Matei Socor | | |
| Romania | "E scris pe tricolor Unire" | "Unity is written on our flag" | 1975–1977 | Andrei Bârseanu | Ciprian Porumbescu | | |
| Romania | "Trei culori" | "Three Colours" | 1977–1990 | Unknown; adapted from the original "Cântecul tricolorului" | Ciprian Porumbescu | | |
| Russia | "Molitva russkikh" | "The Prayer of Russians" | 1816–1833 | Vasily Zhukovsky | Unknown (same tune as "God Save the King") | | — |
| Russia | "Bozhe, Tsarya khrani!" | "God Save the Tsar!" | 1833–1917 | Vasily Zhukovsky | Alexei Lvov | | — |
| Russia | "Rabochaya Marselyeza" | "Worker's Marseillaise" | 1917 | Pyotr Lavrov | Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle | | — |
| Russia | "Rabochaya Marselyeza" | "Worker's Marseillaise" | 1917–1918 | Pyotr Lavrov | Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle | | |
| Soviet Russia | "Internatsional" | "The Internationale" | 1917–1922 | Eugène Pottier | Pierre De Geyter | | |
| Russia | "Patrioticheskaya Pesnya"' | "The Patriotic Song" | 1990–2000 | Unknown | Mikhail Glinka | | |
| Rwanda | "Rwanda Rwacu" | "Our Rwanda" | 1962–2002 | Michael Habarurema Abanyuramatwi | Michael Habarurema Abanyuramatwi | | — |
| San Marino | "Inno di San Marino" | "Anthem of San Marino" | ?–1894 (de facto) | Ulisse Balsimelli | Aurelio Muccioli | — | |
| Saudi Arabia | "السلام الملكي السعودي" | "Long live our King" | 1953–1984 | No lyrics | Abdul Rahman Al-Khateeb | | — |
| Seychelles | "En Avant" | "Forward" | 1976–1978 | Unknown | Unknown | — | — |
| Seychelles | "Fyer Seselwa" | "Be Proud Seychellois" | 1978–1996 | Unknown | Pierre Dastros-Géze | | — |
| Siam | "Chom Rat Chong Charoen" | "Long live the Great King" | 1852–1871 | Phraya Srisunthonwohan (Noi Āchāryānkura) | Unknown | | — |
| Siam | "Phleng Sansoen Phra Barami" | "Glorify His prestige" | 1888–1932 | Pyotr Shchurovsky | Unknown | | |
| Slovakia | "Hej, Slováci" | "Hey, Slovaks" | 1939–1945 | Samuel Tomášik | Unknown | | — |
| Somalia | "Heesta qaranqa Soomaaliya" | "National anthem of Somalia" | 1960–2000 | None (instrumental) | Giuseppe Blanc | | — |
| Somalia | "Soomaaliyeey toosoo" | "Somalia, Wake Up" | 2000–2012 | Ali Mire Awale | Ali Mire Awale Yusuf Haji Aden | | |
| South Africa | "God bewaar ons Koningin" | "God Save the King" | 1910–1957 | Unknown | Unknown | | |
| South Africa | "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika" | "The Call of South Africa" | 1938–1997 | Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven | Marthinus Lourens de Villiers | | |
| South Africa | "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" | "Lord Bless Africa" | 1994–1997 | Enoch Sontonga | Enoch Sontonga and Joseph Parry | | |
| Spain | "Himno de Riego" | "Anthem of Riego" | 1931–1939 | José Melchor Gomis | José Melchor Gomis | | |
| Spain | "Marcha Granadera" | "Grenadier March" | 1936–1975 | José María Pemán | Bartolomé Pérez Casas | | |
| 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 King") | | |
| 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 | Ali Rıfât Çağatay | | — |
| Turkmenistan | "Türkmenistan Sowet Socialistik Respublikasy Döwlet Gimni" | "State Anthem of the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic" | 1991–1996 | — | Veli Mukhatov | | |
| United States | "Hail, Columbia" | "Hail, Columbia" | 1789–1931 (de facto) | Joseph Hopkinson | Philip Phile | | — |
| United States | "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" | "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" | c. 1831–1931 (de facto) | Samuel Francis Smith | Unknown (same tune as "God Save the King") | | |
| Ukraine | "Derzhavnyy himn Ukrayinskoyi Radyanskykh Sotsialistychnoyi Respubliky" | "State Anthem of the Ukrainian SSR" | 1991–1992 | Mykola Bazhan | Anton Dmytrovych Lebedynets | | |
| Upper Volta | "Hymne National Voltaïque" | "Voltaique National Anthem" | 1960–1984 | Robert Ouedraogo | Robert Ouedraogo | | — |
| Vatican City | "Marcia trionfale" | "Triumphal March" | 1929–1950 | (instrumental only) | Viktorin Hallmayer | | |
| Vietnam | "Đăng đàn cung" | "The Emperor Mounts His Throne" | 1802–1945 | Ung Thieu | J.B. Chaigneau | | — |
| Zaire | "La Zaïroise" | "The Zairian" | 1972–1997 | Joseph Lutumba | Simon-Pierre Boka Di Mpasi Londi | | — |
| Zambia | "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" | "Lord Bless Africa" | 1964–1973 | Enoch Sontonga | Enoch Sontonga and Joseph Parry | | — |
| Zimbabwe | "Ishe Komborera Africa" | "God Bless Africa" | 1980–1994 | Enoch Sontonga | Enoch Sontonga and Joseph Parry | | |

### Sovereign states (abolished)

| State | National anthem title in local language(s) | English translation of title | Period | Lyrics writer(s) | Anthem composer(s) | Audio | Notes |
| Republic of Artsakh | "Azat u Ankakh Artsakh" | "A Free and Independent Artsakh" | 1994–2023 | Vardan Hakobyan | Armen Nasibyan | | |
| Austria | "Volkshymne" | "People's Hymn" | 1854–1867 | Johann Gabriel Seidl | Joseph Haydn | | |
| Austria-Hungary | "Volkshymne" | "People's Hymn" | 1867–1918 | Johann Gabriel Seidl | Joseph Haydn | | |
| Azad Hind | "Shubh Sukh Chain" | "Auspicious Happiness" | 1943–1945 | Abid Hasan Mumtaz Hussain | Ram Singh Thakuri | — | |
| 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" | "Land of the Rising Sun" | 1967–1970 | Unknown | Jean Sibelius | | — |
| Bophuthatswana (Bantustan) | "Lefatshe leno la bo-rrarona" | "This Land of Our Forefathers" | 1976–1994 | J. M. Ntsime | E. B. Mathibe J. J. Loots | | — |
| Central America | "La Granadera" | "The Grenadier" | 1823–1839 | Rómulo Durón | Unknown | | — |
| Chechen Republic of Ichkeria | "Joƶalla ya marşo" | "Death or Freedom" | 1991–2000 | Abuzar Aydamirov | Ali Dimayev or Umar Beksultanov | | — |
| Ciskei (Bantustan) | "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" | "Lord Bless Africa" | 1976–1994 | Enoch Sontonga | Enoch Sontonga and Joseph Parry | | — |
| Confederate States | "God Save the South" | "God Save the South" | 1861–1865 (de facto) | George Henry Miles | Charles Ellerbrock | | |
| Confederate States | "Dixie" | "Dixie" | 1861-1865 (de facto) | Daniel Decatur Emmett | Daniel Decatur Emmett | | |
| Corsican Republic | "Dio vi Salvi Regina" | "God Save Thee Queen" | 1755–1769 (de facto) | Francis de Geronimo | Francis de Geronimo | | — | — |
| Kingdom of Corsica | "Dio vi Salvi Regina" | "God Save Thee Queen" | 1794–1796 | Francis de Geronimo | Francis de Geronimo | | — | — |
| Creta | "Kritikos Ymnos" | "Cretan Anthem" | 1898–1908 | Ioannis Polemis | Dionysios Davrangas | | — |
| Crimea | "Ant etkenmen" | "I Have Promised" | 1917–1918 | Noman Çelebicihan | probably Çelebicihan itself (traditionally believed to be folk music) | | — |
| Cyrenaica | "Alnashid Alwataniu Li'Iimarat Biriqa" | "The National Anthem of the Emirate of Cyrenaica" | 1949–1951 | Unknown | Unknown | — | — |
| Czechoslovakia | "Kde domov můj" "Nad Tatrou sa blýska" | "Where is my home?" and "Lightning over the Tatras" | 1918–1939 1945–1993 | Josef Kajetán Tyl Janko Matúška | František Škroup Unknown | | |
| Danzig | "Für Danzig" | "For Danzig" | 1920–1939 | Paul Enderling | Georg Göhler | | — |
| Don Republic | "Gimn Donskikh Kazakov" | "Anthem of the Don Cossacks" | 1919–1921 | Fyodor Ivanovich Anisimov | Fyodor Ivanovich Anisimov | | — |
| East Germany | "Auferstanden aus Ruinen" | "Arisen from Ruins" | 1949–1990 | Johannes R. Becher | Hanns Eisler | | — |
| East Turkestan | "Qurtulush Yolida" | "On the Road to Salvation" | 1933–1934 | Mehmet Ali Tevfik | Unknown | | — |
| Gran Colombia | "Marcha Libertadora" | "Liberating March" | 1819–1830 | Unknown | Unknown | | — |
| Hanover | "Heil dir, Hannover" | "Hail to you, Hanover" | beginning of the 18th century–1866 | Unknown | George Frideric Handel | — | — |
| Hyderabad | "O Osman" | "O Osman" | 1947–1948 | Unknown | Unknown | — | — |
| Hawaii | "God Save the King" | "God Save the King" | 1810–1860 | Unknown | Unknown | | — |
| 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 | "Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī" | "Hawaii's Own True Sons" | 1876–1893 | Kalakaua | Henri Berger | | — |
| Taiping Heavenly Kingdom | "Tiāncháo zànměi gē" | "Ode to the Heavenly Kingdom" | ?–1864 | Unknown | Unknown | | |
| Imerina | "Andriamanitra ô! Andriamanitra ô! Tahionao ny Mpanjakanay" | "O God, bless our Queen" | ?–1897 | Unknown | Unknown | | — |
| North Ingria | "Nouse, Inkeri" | "Wake up, Ingria" | 1919–1920 | Mooses Putro and Paavo Räikkönen | Unknown | — | — |
| Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant | "Dawlat al-Islam Qamat" | "The Islamic State Has Been Established" | 2014–2019 | Ajnad Foundation | Abu Yasser | — | — |
| Katanga | "La Katangaise" | "The Katangan" | 1960–1963 | Unknown | Joseph Kiwele | | — |
| Kokand | "Turkiston muxtoriyatining madhiyasi" | "Anthem of Autonomous Turkestan" | 1917–1918 | Choʻlpon | No official music | — | — |
| Los Altos | "La Granadera" | "The Grenadier" | 1838–1840 1848–1849 | Rómulo Durón | Unknown | | — |
| Luhansk People's Republic | "Himn Luganskey Narodney Respubliki" | "State anthem of the Luhansk People's Republic" | 2016–2022 | Vladimir Mikhailov | Georgy Galin | | — |
| Mahabad | "Ey Reqîb" | "Oh Enemy" | 1945–1947 | Dildar | Unknown | | |
| Maakhir | "Soomaaliyeey toosoo" | "Somalia, Wake Up" | 2007–2009 | Ali Mire Awale | Ali Mire Awale Yusuf Haji Aden | | |
| Manchukuo | "Mǎnzhōu guó guógē" | "National anthem of Manchukuo" | 1933–1942 | Zheng Xiaoxu | Takatsu Toshi, Sonoyama Minpei and Muraoka Gakudō | | — |
| Manchukuo | "Mǎnzhōu guó guógē" | "National anthem of Manchukuo" | 1942–1945 | The national anthem committee | Kosaku Yamada and Kiyoshi Nobutoki | | — |
| 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 | None (instrumental) | Giuseppe Donizetti | | |
| Ottoman Empire | "Mecidiye Marşı" | "March of Abdülmecid" | 1839–1861 | None (instrumental) | Giuseppe Donizetti | | — |
| Ottoman Empire | "Aziziye Marşı" | "March of Abdülaziz" | 1861–1876 | None (instrumental) | Callisto Guatelli | | — |
| Ottoman Empire | "Hamidiye Marşı" | "March of Abdulhamid" | 1876–1909 | Hacı Emin Bey | Necip Paşa | | — |
| Ottoman Empire | "Reşadiye Marşı" | "March of Mehmed Reşad" | 1909–1918 | Unknown | Italo Selvelli | | — |
| Papal States | "Marcia trionfale" | "Triumphal March" | 1857–1870 | (instrumental only) | Viktorin Hallmayer | | |
| Polish–Lithuanian | "Gaude Mater Polonia" | "Rejoice, oh Mother Poland" | 1820–1830 | Vincent of Kielcza | Unknown | | — |
| Prussia | "Borussia" | "Prussia" | 1820–1830 | Joseph Friedrich Leopold Dunker | Gaspare Spontini | | — |
| Prussia | "Preußenlied" | "Song of Prussia" | 1830–1840 | Bernhard Thiersch | August Neithardt | | — |
| Rif | "Arrif Tammurt neɣ" | "Rif, my country" | 1921-1926 | Unknown | Unknown | — | — |
| Sarawak | "Gone Forth Beyond the Sea" | "Gone Forth Beyond the Sea" | ?–1946 | Margaret Brooke | Unknown | | — |
| Sarawak | "Fair Land Sarawak" | "Fair Land Sarawak" | 1946–1973 | FC Ogden | Dato' Haji | | — |
| Sardinia | "S'hymnu sardu nationale" | "The Sardinian National Anthem" | 1842–1861 | Vittorio Angius | Giovanni Gonella | | — |
| Saxe-Meiningen | "Meininger Hymne" | "Anthem of Meiningen" | pre 1836–1918 | Ludwig Bechstein | Richard Mühlfeld | — | — |
| Saxony | "Sachsen Hymne" | "Hymn of Saxony" | 1806–1871 | Maximilian Hallbauer | Ernst Julius Otto | | |
| Serbia and Montenegro | "Hej, Slaveni" | "Hey, Slavs" | 1992–2006 | Samuel Tomášik | Michał Kleofas Ogiński | | |
| Sikkim | "Drenjong Silé Yang Chhagpa Chilo" | "Why is Sikkim Blooming So Fresh and Beautiful?" | ?–1975 | Unknown | Unknown | — | — |
| South Maluku | "Maluku, Tanah Airku" | "Maluku, My Homeland" | 1950–1963 | Chris Soumokil and O. Sahalessy | Unknown | — | — |
| Soviet Union | "Internatsional" | "The Internationale" | 1922–1944 | Eugène Pottier | Pierre De Geyter | | — |
| Soviet Union | "Gosudarstvenniy Gimn SSSR" | "State anthem of the Soviet Union" | 1944–1991 | Sergey Mikhalkov | Alexander Alexandrov | | — |
| Syria | "Suriyah Ya, Dat al-Majdi" | "O Syria, Who Owns the Glory" | 1919–1920 | Unknown | Unknown | | — |
| Talysh-Mughan | "Ozod Vətən" | "Free Motherland" | 1993 | Unknown | Unknown | | — |
| Tamil Eelam | "Eruthu Paar Kodi" | "Look the Flag is Rising" | 1980s–2008 | Unknown | Unknown | | — |
| Tibet | "Gyallu" | "Tibetan National Anthem" | c. 1950–1951 | Trijang Rinpoche | Unknown (Traditional) | | — |
| Transkei (Bantustan) | "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" | "Lord Bless Africa" | 1976–1994 | Enoch Sontonga | Enoch Sontonga and Joseph Parry | | — |
| Tuscany | "La Leopolda" | "The Leopolda" | 1820s–1860 | None (instrumental) | Egisto Mosell | | — |
| Transvaal | "Volkslied van Transvaal" | "People's Song of the Transvaal" | 1875–1902 | Catharina van Rees | Catharina van Rees | | |
| Tungus Republic | "Sargylardaah sakhalarbyt" | "Sakha covered with happiness" | 1924–1925 | Adam Skriabin | no official music selected | — | — |
| Two Sicilies | "Inno al Re" | "Hymn to the King" | 1816–1861 | Unknown | Giovanni Paisiello | | — |
| Tuva | "Tyva Internatsional" | "Tuvan Internationale" | 1921–1944 | Unknown | Unknown (Traditional) | | — |
| Tuva | "Tooruktug Dolgai Tañdym | "The Taiga Filled With Pine Nuts" | 1944 | Ayana Samiyayevna Mongush | Unknown (Traditional) | | — |
| United Arab Republic | "Walla Zaman Ya Selahy" | "Oh My Weapon" | 1960–1971 | Salah Jahin | Kamal Al Taweel | | — |
| Venda (Bantustan) | "Pfano na vhuthihi" | "Peace and Togetherness" | 1979–1994 | Unknown | Unknown | | — |
| South Vietnam | "Tiếng gọi thanh niên" | "Call to the Citizens" | 1955–1975 | Luu Huu Phuoc, Mai Văn Bộ | Luu Huu Phuoc | | |
| South Vietnam | "Giải phóng miền Nam" | "Liberate the South" | 1975–1976 | Luu Huu Phuoc, Mai Văn Bộ, Huỳnh Văn Tiểng | Luu Huu Phuoc | | — |
| Württemberg | "Württemberger Hymne" | "Hymn of Württemberg" | 1806–1871 | Unknown | Peter Josef von Lindpaintner | — | |
| Kingdom of Yemen | "Tahiātin Milkiayet" | "Royal Salute" | 1927–1962 | Muhammad Ahmed Haydara | Unknown | | — |
| North Yemen | "al Watani" | "Peace To The Land" | 1962–1978 | Collective | Unknown | | — |
| North Yemen | Iiradat 'Uma | "A Nation's Will" | 1978–1990 | Ahmed Al Amari | Ali Al Ansi | | — |
| South Yemen | "al-Jumhūrīyah al-Muttaḥidâh" | "United Republic" | 1979–1989 | Abdullah "Al-Fadhool" Abdulwahab Noman | Ayoob Tarish | | — |
| Yugoslavia | "Himna Kraljevine Jugoslavije" | "Hymn of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia" | 1918–1941 | Jovan Đorđević Antun Mihanović Simon Jenko | Davorin Jenko Josif Runjanin | | |
| Yugoslavia | "Hej, Slaveni" | "Hey, Slavs" | 1977–1992 | Samuel Tomášik | Michał Kleofas Ogiński | | |

### Territories

| State | National anthem title in local language(s) | English translation of title | Period | Lyrics writer(s) | Anthem composer(s) | Audio | Notes |
| Armenian SSR | "Haykakan SSH orhnerg" | "Anthem of the Armenian SSR" | 1944–1991 | Sarmen | Aram Khachaturian | | — |
| Azerbaijan SSR | "Azərbaycan Sovet Sosialist Respublikasının Himni" | "Anthem of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic" | 1945–1991 | Suleyman Rustam Samad Vurgun Huseyn Arif | Uzeyir Hajibeyov | | — |
| Byelorussian SSR | "Dzyarzhauny himn BSSR" | "State Hymn of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic" | 1952–1991 | Nestar Sakalowski | Mihas' Klimovich | | — |
| Estonian SSR | "Eesti Nõukogude Sotsialistliku Vabariigi hümn" | "Anthem of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic" | 1945–1990 | Johannes Semper | Gustav Ernesaks | | — |
| Georgian SSR | "Sakartvelos sabch'ota socialist'uri resp'ublikas sakhelmts'ipo himni" | "State Anthem of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic" | 1946–1990 | Grigol Abashidze Alexander Abasheli | Otar Taktakishvili | | — |
| Hesse | "Hessenlied" | "Song of Hesse" | 1910–1919 | Unknown | Albrechta Brede | — | — |
| Hong Kong | "Tin Jau Neoi Wong" | "God Save the Queen" | 1841–1941 1945–1997 | Unknown | Unknown | | — |
| 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 | | |
| 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 | | — |
| Latvian SSR | "Latvijas Padomju Sociālistiskās Republikas himna" | "Anthem of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic" | 1945–1990 | Fricis Rokpelnis Jūlijs Vanags | Anatols Liepiņš | | — |
| Lithuanian SSR | "Lietuvos Tarybų Socialistinės Respublikos himnas" | "Anthem of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic" | 1950–1988 | Antanas Venclova | Balys Dvarionas Jonas Švedas | | — |
| Macau | "A Portuguesa" | "The Portuguese" | 1910–1999 | Henrique Lopes de Mendonça | Alfredo Keil | | |
| Moldavian SSR | "Imnul de Stat al RSS Moldovenești" | "State Anthem of the Moldavian SSR" | 1945–1991 | Emilian Bukov Ivan Bodarev | Ștefan Neaga Eduard Lazarev | | — |
| Mysore | "Kayo Shri Gowri" | "O Goddess Gowri" | 1860s–1947 | Basavappa Shastry | Unknown | — | — |
| Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia) | "Het Wilhelmus" | "The William / William of Nassau" | 1932–1943 | Philips of Marnix, or Dirck Coornhert or Petrus Dathenus | Adrianus Valerius | | — |
| Netherlands Antilles | Anthem without a title | Anthem without a title | 2000–2010 | Zahira Hiliman Lucille Berry-Haseth | Zahira Hiliman | | — |
| Dutch New Guinea | Hai Tanahku Papua | "Oh My Land Papua" | 1961–1963 | Rev. Izaak Samuel Kijne | Marius Adrianus Brandts Buys sr. | | — |
| Newfoundland | "Ode to Newfoundland" | "Ode to Newfoundland" | 1907–1949 | Cavendish Boyle | Hubert Parry | | |
| Neutral Moresnet | "La Amikeja Marŝo" | "The Amikejo-March" | 1908–1915 | Unknown | Unknown (same tune as "O Tannenbaum") | — | — |
| Saarland | "Saarlandlied" | "Song of Saarland" | 1947–1957 | Richard Limberger | Karl Hogrebe | — | — |
| Slovenia | "Naprej, zastava slave" | "Forward, Flag of Glory" | 1860–1989 | Simon Jenko | Davorin Jenko | | |
| Tajik SSR | "Gimni Respublikai Sovetii Sotsialistii Tojikiston" | "State Anthem of the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic" | 1946–1994 | Abolqasem Lahouti | Suleiman Yudakov | | — |
| Travancore | "Vanchishamangalam" | "The Lord of Vanchi" | 1937-1947 | Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer | Unknown | | — |
| Trieste | "Inno Di San Giusto" | "Hymn to Saint Justus" | 1947–1954 | Unknown | Unknown | — | — |
| Ukrainian SSR | "Derzhavnyy himn Ukrayinskoyi Radyanskoyi Sotsialistychnoyi Respubliky" | "State Anthem of the Ukrainian SSR" | 1949–1991 | Pavlo Tychyna Mykola Bazhan | Anton Dmytrovych Lebedynets | | — |
| 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 | | — |
| Waldeck and Pyrmont | "Mein Waldeck" | "My Waldeck" | 1879–1929 | Philipp Ludwig Bunsen | Benjamin Christoph Friedrich Rose | — | — |