A National personification are concepts such as nations, emotions, and natural forces/phenomena, such as seasons and weather in relation to personae characteristics of a state or the people(s) it inhabits. It may appear in political mascots and cultural depictions.
| Location | Image | Personification | Animal used for the same purpose |
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 Greece |
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Hellas | |
 India |
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Bharat Mata ("Mother India") | Bengal tiger, Indian elephant |
 Ireland |
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Ériu, Banba, Fódla, Kathleen Ni Houlihan, Hibernia, The Old Woman of Beare | |
 United Kingdom |
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Britannia (United Kingdom), John Bull (England), Dame Wales (Wales) | The Lion and the Unicorn (England and Scotland), Bulldog (United Kingdom), Welsh dragon (Wales) |
 United States |
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Uncle Sam (government personification), Lady Liberty, Columbia, Johnny Reb (The South, obsolete), Billy Yank (The North, obsolete), Brother Jonathan (New England, obsolete) | Bald Eagle, Timber rattlesnake (American Revolution, obsolete) |