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How many countries have national anthems with no words?

Question #83203. Asked by Vy_lette.
Last updated Oct 09 2016.

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There are four countries that have anthems with no lyrics:

Spain
San Marino
Kosovo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Some national anthems have no official lyrics at all, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Spain, and San Marino. (The European anthem also lacks official lyrics, but several unofficial lyrics have been written; the lyrics of Ode to Joy have also been unofficially used.)

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_anthem
The National Anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian: Državna himna Bosne i Hercegovine), is the name of the official national anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is one of the four national anthems (along with that of Kosovo, Spain and San Marino) in the world to have no official lyrics.

link https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Anthem_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina
The Marcha Real (Spanish pronunciation: [?mart?a re?al], "Royal March") is the national anthem of Spain. It is one of only four national anthems (along with those of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and San Marino) in the world to have no official lyrics.

link https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcha_Real

Response last updated by Terry on Oct 09 2016.
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