The CIA World Factbook Edition 2025, the latest with this field Government
National symbol(s) In 15 editions of 36.
National symbol(s) was published in 15 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 2011 to 2025. The 2025 edition carries it in 229 entries, in its Government section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
entries in the 2025 edition 229
the first edition with it 2011
the latest edition with it 2025
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Published as “National symbol(s)” (2011 to 2025).
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Africa 55 entries
five-pointed star between the extended horns of a crescent moon; fennec fox
giant black sable antelope ( Palanca negra gigante )
ten five-pointed yellow stars
goat (north), lion (south)
four five-pointed stars and crescent moon
golden eagle, white lotus
Abyssinian lion (traditional), yellow pentagram with five rays of light on a blue field (promoted by government)
traveller's palm (ravenala), zebu
five-pointed star between the horns of a horizontal crescent moon
dodo bird, earring tree flower ( Trochetia boutoniana )
traditional woven basket with peaked lid
Saint Helena plover (wire bird)
coco de mer (sea coconut)
springbok (antelope), king protea flower
Uhuru (freedom) torch, giraffe
red crescent moon and five-pointed star in a white circle
Zimbabwe bird symbol, African fish eagle, flame lily
Asia 22 entries
Mount Ararat, eagle, lion
mythical thunder dragon ( druk )
the Lion Capital of Ashoka, which depicts four Asiatic lions standing back-to-back and mounted on a circular abacus (official) ; Bengal tiger and lotus flower (traditional)
red sun disc, chrysanthemum
red star, chollima (winged horse)
taegeuk (yin-yang symbol) , Rose of Sharon ( Hibiscus syriacus ) , Siberian tiger
coconut palm, yellowfin tuna
Soyombo character (from the Soyombo writing system)
five-pointed star between the horns of a waxing crescent moon, jasmine
bear, double-headed eagle
arc of seven five-pointed stars over a crown, Marco Polo sheep
Central America and the Caribbean 30 entries
blue marlin, flamingo, yellow elderflower
Neptune's trident, pelican, red bird of paradise flower (also known as "Pride of Barbados")
Baird's tapir (a large forest-dwelling mammal) , keel-billed toucan, black orchid
zenaida dove, white cedar flower
yiguirro (clay-colored thrush)
sisserou parrot, Carib wood flower
turquoise-browed motmot (bird)
Grenada dove, bougainvillea flower
Hispaniolan trogon (bird), hibiscus flower
scarlet macaw, white-tailed deer
green-and-black streamertail (bird), guaiacwood ( Guiacum officinale )
turquoise-browed motmot (bird)
Puerto Rican spindalis (bird), coqui (frog)
brown pelican, royal poinciana (flamboyant) tree
twin pitons (volcanic peaks), Saint Lucia parrot
brown pelican, yellow sage (flower)
scarlet ibis (bird of Trinidad) , cocrico (bird of Tobago) , chaconia flower
conch shell, Turk's cap cactus
Europe 49 entries
black double-headed eagle
red cow (breed unspecified)
eagle, edelweiss, Alpine gentian
no official symbol; the mounted knight known as Pahonia (the Chaser) is the traditional symbol
red-and-white checkerboard
silver (or white) double-tailed rampant lion
a circle of 12 five-pointed golden-yellow stars on a blue field
Gallic rooster, fleur-de-lis, Marianne (female personification of the country)
Greek cross (white cross on a blue field)
crossed keys under a papal tiara
Holy Crown of Hungary (Crown of Saint Stephen)
triskelion (a motif of three legs)
five-pointed white star (Stella d'Italia)
six five-pointed white stars
mounted knight known as Vytis (the Chaser), white stork
Maltese eight-pointed cross
aurochs (type of wild cattle)
red and white lozenges (diamond shapes)
armillary sphere (a spherical astrolabe for modeling objects in the sky)
three peaks, each displaying a tower
white double-headed eagle
double-barred cross (Cross of St. Cyril and St. Methodius) over three peaks
Swiss cross (white cross on red field)
tryzub (trident), sunflower
lion (all of Britain) ; lion, Tudor rose, oak (England) ; lion, unicorn, thistle (Scotland) ; dragon, daffodil, leek (Wales) ; shamrock, flax (Northern Ireland)
Middle East 15 entries
a white serrated band with five white points on top of a red field
Cypriot mouflon (wild sheep), white dove
Star of David (Magen David), menorah (seven-branched lampstand)
khanjar dagger on top of two crossed swords
a white serrated band with nine white points on top of a maroon field
palm tree over two crossed swords
vertical crescent moon with adjacent five-pointed star
North America 5 entries
16th-century sailing ship
Oceania 23 entries
a fue (coconut fiber fly whisk that represents wisdom) crossed with a to'oto'o (staff that represents authority)
Commonwealth Star (seven-pointed Star of Federation) , golden wattle tree ( Acacia pycnantha ) , kangaroo, emu
a circle of 15 five-pointed white stars on a blue field, tiare maori flower ( Gardenia taitensis )
outrigger canoe, Tahitian gardenia flower ( Gardenia taitensis )
four five-pointed white stars on a light blue field, hibiscus flower
frigatebird, calophyllum flower
flèche faîtière (native rooftop adornment), kagu bird
Southern Cross constellation (four five-pointed stars) , kiwi (bird) , silver fern
bai (native meeting house)
Southern Cross constellation (five five-pointed stars)
tuluma (fishing tackle box)
maneapa (native meeting house)
boar's tusk with crossed fern fronds
red saltire (Saint Andrew's Cross) on a white square on a red field
South America 13 entries
Sun of May (a sun-with-face symbol)
llama, Andean condor; two national flowers, the cantuta and the patuju
Southern Cross constellation
huemul (mountain deer), Andean condor
Canje pheasant (hoatzin) , jaguar, Victoria Regia water lily
vicuna (a camelid related to the llama)
royal palm, faya lobi (flower)
Sun of May (a sun-with-face symbol)
Southeast Asia 15 entries
Burma
now Burma (Myanmar)
Angkor Wat temple, kouprey (wild ox)
three stars and sun, Philippine eagle
lion, merlion (mythical half-lion, half-fish creature) , orchid
white sun with 12 rays on a blue field
garuda (mythical half-man, half-bird figure), elephant
five-pointed yellow star on a red field, lotus blossom
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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2025, “National symbol(s)”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/national-symbol-s.