This armorial of sovereign states shows the
coat of arms
A coat of arms is a heraldry, heraldic communication design, visual design on an escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central ele ...
,
national emblem
A national emblem is an emblem or seal that is reserved for use by a nation state or multi-national state as a symbol of that nation. Many nations have a seal or emblem in addition to a national flag and a national coat of arms. Other national sy ...
, or
seal
Seal may refer to any of the following:
Common uses
* Pinniped, a diverse group of semi-aquatic marine mammals, many of which are commonly called seals, particularly:
** Earless seal, or "true seal"
** Fur seal
* Seal (emblem), a device to impr ...
for every
sovereign state
A sovereign state or sovereign country, is a polity, political entity represented by one central government that has supreme legitimate authority over territory. International law defines sovereign states as having a permanent population, defin ...
. Although some countries do not have an official national emblem, unofficial emblems which are ''de facto'' used as national emblems are also shown below.
Note that due to copyright restrictions in some countries (including
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
and
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
), some emblems are not displayed, or may be displayed with slight alterations in appearance from their official rendition, but nonetheless remain faithful to their
heraldic description.
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Member states and observers of the United Nations
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Other states
See also
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Armorial of dependent territories
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Gallery of flags of dependent territories
This overview contains the flags of dependent territories and other areas of special sovereignty.
Australia
Chile
China
Denmark
Finland
France Overseas collectivities and territories
Netherlands
Constituent countries
Sp ...
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Gallery of sovereign state flags
This gallery of sovereign state flags shows the national or state flags of sovereign states that appear on the list of sovereign states. For other flags, please see flags of active autonomist and secessionist movements, flags of extinct states a ...
Notes
Citations
External links
NGW.nl Heraldry of the world: International Civic Arms (33,000 arms of countries, states etc.)
{{Coat of arms of Oceania
Lists of national symbols