National Instruments
List of national instruments of over 200 countries in alphabetical order.
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AfghanistanRabab -
Åland IslandsNot Declared -
AlbaniaCifteli -
AlgeriaAlgerian mandole -
American SamoaPlate, Pala and Drum -
AndorraTambori -
AngolaAngolan trumpet and pan flute -
AnguillaBuleador, Steel drums -
Antigua and Barbudathe Antigua fife -
ArgentinaBandoneón -
ArmeniaDuduk -
ArubaTambu -
AustraliaDidgeridoo -
AustriaViolin -
AzerbaijanTar -
BahamasGoatskin drum -
BahrainJirba bagpipe -
BangladeshHarmonium Esraj -
BarbadosSteel Pan -
BelarusDulcimer -
BelgiumSaxophone -
BelizeBanjo -
BeninMarimba -
BermudaSteelpan -
BhutanDramnyen -
BoliviaCharango -
BonaireNot Declared
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Bosnia and HerzegovinaGusle -
Botswanaleg rattles matlhowa, bones marapo, clapping pieces yikandiso and bells ngendjo -
BrazilGuitar violão -
British Indian Ocean TerritoryNot Declared
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British Virgin IslandsBanjo, guitar, bass, triangle, and saxophone -
BruneiGong, Tawak-tawak, Canang, and Gandang lambik -
BulgariaBulgarian bagpiper -
Burkina FasoGyil -
BurundiInanga -
CambodiaXylophone -
CameroonBikutsi (unofficial)
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CanadaNot Declared
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Cape VerdeGuitar, Cavaquinho, Violin, Accordion, and Clarinet -
Cayman IslandsFiddle -
Central African RepublicMvet -
ChadMaracas, Lute, Kinde -
ChileThe Charango -
ChinaPipa -
Christmas IslandNot Declared
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Cocos (Keeling) IslandsKompang and hadrah drums -
ColombiaColombian tiple -
ComorosOud and violin -
Republic of CongoMvet -
Democratic Republic of the CongoMvet -
Cook IslandsNot Declared
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Costa RicaMarimba
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CroatiaViolins, Cimbule, Tamburice, and Harmonike -
CubaTres -
CuraçaoConga Drum -
CyprusViolin
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Czech RepublicBladder pipe -
DagestanNot Declared
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DenmarkLur -
DjiboutiTanbura, Bowl lyre, and Oud -
DominicaAccordion -
Dominican RepublicGüira -
East Timor (Timor-Leste)Babadok -
EcuadorRondador -
EgyptHarp -
El SalvadorXylophone -
EnglandConcertina -
Equatorial GuineaMvet
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Eritrealyre -
EstoniaKannel -
Eswatini (Swaziland)Makhoyane -
EthiopiaKrar masenqo saxophone -
Faroe IslandsNot Declared
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FijiGuitar, Ukulele, and Mandolin -
FinlandKantele -
FlandersSaxophone
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FranceFiddle
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French GuianaTi Bwa, tanbou foulé, tanbou koupé, and tanbou plonbé -
French PolynesiaKettledrums -
GabonObala, ngombi, balafon, and traditional drums -
The GambiaKora -
GeorgiaPanduri -
GermanyLute -
GhanaGyil -
GibraltarNot Declared
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GreeceBouzouki -
GreenlandQilaat -
GrenadaSteelpan
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GuamBelembaotuyan -
GuatemalaMarimba
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GuernseyNot Declared
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GuineaNgoni - a distant relative of the banjo, and balafon -
Guinea-BissauCalabash -
GuyanaSteelpan
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HaitiTanbou -
HondurasMarimba
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Hong KongNot Declared
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HungaryCimbalom -
IcelandIcelandic fiddle -
IndiaSaraswati veena vina -
IndonesiaAngklung -
IranTar -
IraqQanun -
IrelandIrish Harp -
Isle of ManNot Declared
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ItalyMandolin -
Côte d’IvoireAhoko -
JamaicaAbeng -
JapanKoto -
JerseyNot Declared
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JordanShababa (unofficial) -
KazakhstanDombra -
KenyaNyatiti -
KiribatiTe Buki (unofficial) -
North KoreaAccordions -
South KoreaKayagŭm -
KosovoCiftelia -
KuwaitTar
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KyrgyzstanKomuz -
LaosKhaen -
LatviaKokle -
LebanonLute -
LesothoLesiba -
LiberiaBelly harp
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LibyaZokra a bagpipe, a flute made of bamboo, and a tambourine -
LiechtensteinAlphorn
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LithuaniaKanklės -
LuxembourgBaritone saxophone (unofficial)
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MacauBass Guitar -
North MacedoniaGajda -
MadagascarValiha -
MalawiMbira/Sansi -
MalaysiaKompang and hadrah drums -
MaldivesBulbul Tarang -
MaliKora -
MaltaMaltese tambourine -
Marshall IslandsAje
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MauritaniaTidinit -
MauritiusSéga ravanne -
MexicoMarimba -
MicronesiaPercussive stick
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MoldovaCimbalom, Cimpoi, Cobza, and Ney -
MonacoPhilomel
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MongoliaMorin Khuur -
MontenegroGusle -
MontserratUkulele and Shak-shak -
MoroccoOud -
MozambiqueTimbila wooden xylophone
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Myanmar (Burma)saùng-gauk -
NamibiaEkola -
NauruXylophone (unofficial)
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NepalMadal -
NetherlandsFiddle -
New CaledoniaBamboo Flutes and Conch shells -
New ZealandTaonga puoro -
NicaraguaMarimba
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NigerObo
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NigeriaObo -
NiueNot Declared
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Norfolk IslandNot Declared
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Northern IrelandNot Declared
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NorwayHardingfele hardanger -
OmanTamboura -
PakistanRubab -
PalauNgaok
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PalestineOud -
PanamaAccordion -
Papua New GuineaKundu -
ParaguayHarp -
PeruCharango -
PhilippinesBandurria -
Pitcairn IslandsNot Declared
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PolandLigawka -
PortugalGuitar -
Puerto RicoPuerto rican cuatro -
QatarGalahs
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RomaniaRomanian lute -
RussiaKhomus -
RwandaInanga -
SabaSteelpans
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Saint BarthélemySteelpan
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Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesBig Drum
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SamoaSamoan pate -
Saudi ArabiaOud -
ScotlandHighland bagpipes -
SenegalKora
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SerbiaSerbian Gusle -
SeychellesViolin, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, Accordion, Drums, and Triangle -
Sierra LeoneHeritage Tabuley drum -
SingaporeViolin
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Sint MaartenSteelpan
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SlovakiaFujara -
SloveniaAccordion
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Solomon IslandsConch shell -
SomaliaOud -
SomalilandOud -
South AfricaLesiba -
South SudanTanbur
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SpainCastanets -
Sri LankaRavanahatha -
Saint Kitts and NevisBig drum and string bands
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Saint LuciaBanjo and Cuatro -
SudanTanbur -
SurinameDhantal, tabla, sitar, and harmonium -
SvalbardHardingfele Hardanger -
SwedenNyckelharpa -
SwitzerlandAlphorn -
SyriaSyrian Qanun
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TaiwanGuqin -
TajikistanKarnay
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TanzaniaMarimba
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Tatarstankubyz (jaw harp) -
ThailandSaw Duang -
TogoKologo (xalam) and the Gonjey -
Tokelauthe utete (Jew's harp) -
TongaIdiophones lali -
Trinidad and TobagoSteelpan
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TunisiaFiddle, Oud, and Kanun -
TurkiyeKopuz -
TurkmenistanDutar -
Turks and Caicos IslandsConstentina -
TuvaluDrum (unofficial)
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UgandaEndongo -
UkraineBandura -
United Arab EmiratesOud
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United KingdomConcertina
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United States of AmericaBanjo -
UruguayTamboril
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UzbekistanKarnay -
VanuatuSlit drum -
Holy See (Vatican City)Pipe organ -
VenezuelaCuatro
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VietnamDan bau -
WalesWelsh triple harp -
YemenMirwās -
ZambiaTimbila wooden xylophone -
ZimbabweMbira dzavadzimu
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