Personifications By Country or Territory
| Country | Image | Personification |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | Mother Albania | |
| Argentina | Effigy of the Republic/Liberty/Progress/Fatherland, Gaucho | |
| Armenia | Mother Armenia (Mayr Hayastan; lit. "Mother Hayastan") | |
| Brazil | Efígie da República, the Bandeirante (only in São Paulo State) | |
| Bulgaria | Mother Bulgaria, Bulgarian Lion,Bay Ganyo (literary character) | |
| Cambodia | Preah Thong and Neang Neak | |
| Canada | Mountie, Johnny Canuck, Le Vieux de '37 (French Canada), Adam Dollard des Ormeaux (used during the two World Wars as a military example), Miss Canada, Mother Canada (at the Vimy Memorial), Bob and Doug McKenzie | |
| Czech Republic | Švejk (literary character), Jára Cimrman, Hloupý Honza, Jan Žižka, Praotec Čech (Forefather Czech), Čechie, Double-tailed Czech lion. | |
| Chile | El Roto, El Huaso, La Carmela, Doña Juanita (an average Chilean woman from the countryside) | |
| China | Chinese dragon | |
| Denmark | Holger Danske | |
| Egypt | Mother of the World (Om el-Donia) | |
| England | John Bull | |
| Europe | Europa or Europa regina | |
| Finland | Finnish Maiden (Suomi-neito) | |
| France | Marianne, Gallic rooster | |
| Georgia | Georgia: Saint George, "Mother of Georgia" | |
| Germany | Germany: Germania, Arminius (Hermann der Cherusker), Deutscher Michel
Bavaria: Bavaria, Berlin: Berolina, Franconia: Franconia, Hamburg: Hammonia, Prussia: Borussia, Palatinate: Palatia, Saxony: Saxonia |
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| Greece | Athena, "Greece" of Delacroix | |
| Hungary | Hungária/ Hunnia | |
| Iceland | The Lady of the Mountains (Fjallkonan) | |
| Ireland | Ériu, Kathleen Ni Houlihan, Hibernia, Granuaile | |
| India | Bharat Mata ("Mother India"), earlier the goddess Durga | |
| Indonesia | Ibu Pertiwi | |
| Israel | Srulik, King David | |
| Italy | Italia Turrita | |
| Japan | Amaterasu Omikami, Samurai | |
| Korea | Dangun | |
| Macedonia | Mother Macedonia, Macedonian lion (national symbol) | |
| Malta | Melita | |
| Mexico | Adelita, Guadalupe | |
| Netherlands | Hans Brinker (outside the Netherlands), De Leeuw van Oranje, de Nederlandse Maagd` ("Netherlands Maiden"), (Zeeland: Zeeuws Meisje) | |
| New Zealand | Kiwi, Zealandia, Southern man (for the South Island) | |
| Norway | Ola Nordmann, Kari Nordmann, hist. Nór | |
| Palestinian territories | Handala | |
| Pakistan | Pak Watan is a national personification and a term of endearment for Pakistan. | |
| Peru | The chalán, La Madre Patria | |
| Philippines | Juan dela Cruz, Maria Clara, Filipinas, Luzviminda | |
| Poland | Polonia | |
| Portugal | Zé Povinho, Eu nacional (National Self), Lusitania, República, Rooster of Barcelos, Guardian Angel of Portugal | |
| Russia | Mother Russia/Mother Motherland, Russian Bear | |
| Singapore | The Merlion | |
| Scotland | Jock Tamson | |
| Serbia | Prince Marko, Kosovo Maiden, | |
| Slovakia | Jánošík | |
| Slovenia | Kranjski Janez ("John from Carniola", an average man from Slovenia's central region), Peter Klepec | |
| Spain | Hispania, Juan Español | |
| Sweden | Mother Svea, The Swedish Tiger (En svensk tiger) | |
| Switzerland | Helvetia | |
| Turkey | Anatolia | |
| United Kingdom | Britannia, John Bull, Lion, Bulldog | |
| United States | Uncle Sam (government personification), Lady Liberty, Columbia, Brother Jonathan (obsolete), Johnny Rebel (The South, obsolete), Billy Yank (The North, obsolete) | |
| Ukraine | Cossack Mamay | |
| Vatican City | Jesus Christ | |
| Vietnam | Ho Chi Minh | |
| Wales | Dame Wales, Deffroad Cymru, the Awakening of Wales |
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