List of national libraries
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This is a list of national libraries of the world. A national library is a library specifically established by the government of a nation to serve as the preeminent repository of information for that country. Unlike public libraries, these rarely allow citizens to borrow books. Often, they include numerous rare, valuable, or significant works; such as the Library of Congress's Gutenberg Bible. Some of the first libraries were national libraries; for example, the Library of Alexandria was the national library of Ptolemaic Egypt. National libraries are usually notable for their size, compared to that of other libraries in the same country.
Some national entities which are not independent but who wish to preserve their particular culture, have established a national library with all the attributes of such institutions, such as legal deposit.
This list is organized alphabetically by country. A "*" indicates a national library of a non-sovereign nation. It is listed under the sovereign state which governs that nation.
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[edit] List of national libraries
[edit] A
| Country | Library | City | Official website | |
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Afghanistan | National Library of Afghanistan | Kabul | [1] |
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Albania | Biblioteka Kombetare (National Library) | Tirana | [2] |
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Algeria | Bibliothèque nationale d'Algérie (National Library of Algeria) | Algiers | [3] |
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Andorra | Biblioteca Nacional d'Andorra | Andorra la Vella | [4] |
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Angola | Biblioteca Nacional de Angola | Luanda | [5] |
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Argentina | Biblioteca Nacional de la República Argentina | Buenos Aires | [6] |
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Armenia | National Library of Armenia | Yerevan | [7] |
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Australia | National Library of Australia | Canberra | [8] |
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Austria | Österreichische Nationalbibliothek | Vienna | [9] |
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Azerbaijan | Akhundov National Library (National Library of Azerbaijan) | Baku | [10] |
[edit] B
| Country | Library | City | Official website | |
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Bahamas | College of The Bahamas Library (de facto) | Nassau | [11] |
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Bahrain | Shaikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa National Library (under construction) | Manama | [12] |
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Bangladesh | National Library of Bangladesh | Dhaka | [13] |
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Barbados | National Library Service of Barbados | Bridgetown | [14] |
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Belarus | Natsional'naia Biblioteka Belarusi (National Library of Belarus) | Minsk | [15] |
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Belgium | Royal Library of Belgium | Bruxelles | [16] |
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Belize | National Library Service of Belize | Belize City | [17] |
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Benin | Bibliothèque nationale du Bénin | Porto Novo | [18] |
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Bermuda | Bermuda Library | Hamilton | |
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Bhutan | National Library of Bhutan | Thimphu | [19] |
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Bolivia | Biblioteca y Archivo Nacional de Bolivia (National Library and Archive of Bolivia) | Sucre | [20] |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | Nacionalna i univerzitetska biblioteka Bosne i Hercegovine (National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina) | Sarajevo | [21] |
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Botswana | National Library Service of Botswana | Gaborone | [22] |
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Brazil | Fundação Biblioteca Nacional | Rio de Janeiro | [23] |
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Brunei | Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Library (Dewan Bahasa and Pustaka Brunei Library) | Bandar Seri Begawan | [24] |
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Bulgaria | SS. Cyril and Methodius National Library | Sofia | [25] |
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Burkina Faso | Bibliothèque nationale du Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | [26] |
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Burundi | Bibliothèque nationale du Burundi | Bujumbura |
[edit] C
| Country | Library | City | Official website | |
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Cambodia | National Library of Cambodia | Phnom Penh | [27] |
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Cameroon | Bibliothèque nationale du Cameroun | Yaounde | [28] |
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Canada | Library and Archives Canada | Ottawa | [29] |
| CISTI - National Science Library | Ottawa | [30] | ||
| * |  · Quebec |
Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec | Montreal | [31] |
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Cape Verde | Biblioteca Nacional de Cabo Verde (BNCV; National Library of Cape Verde) | [32] | |
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Central African Republic | |||
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Chad | National Archives | N'Djamena | [33] |
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Chile | Biblioteca Nacional de Chile | Santiago | [34] |
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People's Republic of China | National Library of China (中国国家图书馆) | Beijing | [35] |
| * |  · Macau |
Biblioteca Central de Macau (澳門中央圖書館, Macau Central Library) | Macau | [36] |
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Republic of China (Taiwan) | National Central Library (國家圖書館) | Taipei | [37] |
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Colombia | Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia | Bogotá | [38] |
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Comores | National Centre for Documentation and Scientific Research | Moroni | [39] |
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Republic of the Congo | Bibliothèque nationale populaire | Brazzaville | [40] |
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Democratic Republic of the Congo | Bibliothèque nationale de la République démocratique du Congo | Kinshasa | |
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Costa Rica | Biblioteca Nacional de Salud y Seguridad Social (National Library of Health and Social Security) | San José | [41] |
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Côte d'Ivoire | Bibliothèque nationale de Côte d'Ivoire | Abidjan | |
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Croatia | Nacionalna i sveučilišna knjižnica (National and University Library) | Zagreb | [42] |
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Cuba | Biblioteca Nacional José Martí | Habana | [43] |
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Cyprus | Kypriake Vivliotheke (Cyprus Library) | Nicosia | [44]** |
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Czech Republic | Národní knihovna České republiky | Prague | [45] |
[edit] D
| Country | Library | City | Official website | |
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Denmark | Det Kongelige Bibliotek (Royal Library) | Copenhagen | [46] |
| Danmarks Natur og Lægevidenskabelig Bibliotek (Danish National Library of Science and Medicine) | Copenhagen | [47] | ||
| Danmarks Veterinær og Jordbrugsbibliotek (National Veterinary and Agricultural Library) | Frederiksberg | [48] | ||
| Danmarks Pædagogiske Bibliotek (National Library of Education) | Copenhagen | [49] | ||
| * |  · Faroe Islands |
Føroya landsbókasavn (Landsbókasavniþ) | Torshavn | [50] |
| * |  · Greenland |
Nunatta Atuagaateqarfia (Det Grønlandske Landsbibliotek, Public and National Library of Greenland) | Nuuk | [51] |
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Djibouti | |||
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Dominican Republic | Biblioteca Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña | Santo Domingo | [52] |
[edit] E
| Country | Library | City | Official website | |
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Ecuador | Biblioteca Nacional del Ecuador (National Library of Ecuador) | Quito | [53] |
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Egypt | Egyptian National Library and Archives | Cairo | [54] |
| Egyptian National Agricultural Library | Giza | [55] | ||
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El Salvador | Biblioteca Nacional de El Salvador (National Library of El Salvador) | San Salvador | [56] |
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Equatorial Guinea | Ministry of Education and Sciences | Malabo | [57] |
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Eritrea | University of Eritrea Library | Asmara | [58] |
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Estonia | Eesti Rahvusraamatukogu (National Library of Estonia) | Tallinn | [59] |
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Ethiopia | National Library of Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | [60] |
[edit] F
| Country | Library | City | Official website | |
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Fiji | Library Service of Fiji | Suva | [61] |
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Finland | Kansalliskirjasto (Natinonal Library) | Helsinki | [62] |
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France | Bibliothèque nationale de France (National Library of France) | Paris | [63] |
[edit] G
| Country | Library | City | Official website | |
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Gabon | Direction générale des Archives nationales, de la Bibliothèque nationale et de la Documentation gabonaise (DGABD) | Libreville | [64] |
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The Gambia | National Library of The Gambia | Banjul | [65] |
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Georgia | National Parliamentary Library of Georgia | Tbilisi | [66] |
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Germany | Die Deutsche Bibliothek, with duties shared between: — Deutsche Bücherei Leipzig — Deutsche Bibliothek Frankfurt |
Leipzig | [67] |
| Frankfurt am Main | ||||
| Deutsches Musikarchiv Berlin (German Music Archive) | Berlin | |||
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Ghana | Ghana Library Board | Accra | [68] |
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Greece | Ethnike Bibliotheke tes Hellados (Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη της Ελλάδος) (National Library of Greece) | Athens | [69] |
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Guatemala | Biblioteca Nacional de Guatemala (National Library of Guatemala) | Guatemala City | [70] |
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Guinea | Bibliothèque nationale de Guinée | Conakry | [71] |
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Guinea-Bissau | Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisa (INEP, National Institute for Studies and Research) | Bairro-Cobornel | [72] |
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Guyana | National Library of Guyana | Georgetown | [73] |
[edit] H
| Country | Library | City | Official website | |
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Haiti | Bibliothèque nationale d'Haïti | Port-au-Prince | [74] |
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Honduras | Biblioteca Nacional de Honduras (National Library of Honduras) | Tegucigalpa | [75] |
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Hungary | Országos Széchényi Könyvtár | Budapest | [76] |
[edit] I
| Country | Library | City | Official website | |
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Iceland | Landsbókasafn Íslands Háskólabókasafn (National and University Library of Iceland) | Reykjavík | [77] |
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India | National Library of India | Calcutta | [78] |
| Indian Agricultural Research Library | New Delhi | [79] | ||
| Tamil Nadu Agricultural University | Tamil Nadu | [80] | ||
| National Science Library of India | New Delhi | [81] | ||
| Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre (INSDOC) | New Delhi | [82] | ||
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Indonesia | National Library of Indonesia | Central Jakarta | [83] |
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Iran | National Library of Iran | Tehran | [84] |
| Central Library of Astan Quds Razavi | Mashad | [85] | ||
| Tabriz National Library | Tabriz | [86] | ||
| Malek National Library | Tehran | [87] | ||
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Iraq | National Library of Iraq | Baghdad | |
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Ireland | Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann (National Library of Ireland) | Dublin | [88] |
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Israel | Jewish National and University Library | Jerusalem | [89] |
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Italy | Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale Firenze (National Central Library Florence) | Florence | [90] |
| Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Roma (National Central Library in Rome) | Rome | [91] |
[edit] J
| Country | Library | City | Official website | |
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Jamaica | National Library of Jamaica | Kingston | [92] |
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Japan | National Diet Library | Tokyo | [93] |
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Jordan | National Library of Jordan | Amman | [94] |
[edit] K
| Country | Library | City | Official website | |
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Kazakhstan | National Library of Kazakhstan (Национальная библиотека Республики Казахстан) | Almaty | [95] |
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Kenya | National Library Service of Kenya | Nairobi | [96] |
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Kiribati | National Library and Archives of Kiribati | Bairiki | [97] |
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North Korea | Grand People's Study House | Pyongyang | [98] |
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South Korea | National Library of Korea | Seoul | [99] |
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Kuwait | National Library of Kuwait | Kuwait | [100] |
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Kyrgyzstan | National Library of the Kyrgyz Republic | Bishkek | [101] |
[edit] L
| Country | Library | City | Official website | |
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Laos | National Library of Laos | Vientiane | [102] |
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Latvia | Latvijas Nacionālā bibliotēka | Rīga | [103] |
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Lebanon | Bakleen National Library | Beirut | [104] |
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Lesotho | Lesotho National Library | Maseru | [105] |
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Libya | National Library of Libya | Benghazi | [106] |
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Liechtenstein | Liechtensteinische Landesbibliothek (Liechtenstein State Library) | Vaduz | [107] |
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Lithuania | Lietuvos nacionalinė Martyno Mažvydo biblioteka (Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania) | Vilnius | [108] |
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Luxembourg | Bibliothèque nationale de Luxembourg (National Library of Luxembourg) | Luxembourg | [109] |
[edit] M
| Country | Library | City | Official website | |
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FYR Macedonia | National and University Library St. Kliment Ohridski | Skopje | [110] |
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Madagascar | Bibliothèque nationale de Madagascar | Antananarivo | |
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Malawi | National Library Service of Malawi | Lilongwe | [111] |
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Malaysia | Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | [112] |
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Maldives | National Library of the Maldives | Galolhu Malé | [113] |
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Mali | Bibliothèque nationale du Mali | Bamako | [114] |
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Malta | National Library of Malta | Valetta | [115] |
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Marshall Islands | Alele Museum, Library and National Archives | Majuro | [116] |
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Mauritania | Bibliothèque nationale de Mauritanie | Nouakchott | [117] |
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Mauritius | National Library of Mauritius | Port Louis | [118] |
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Mexico | Biblioteca Nacional de México | Mexico City | [119] |
| Hemeroteca Nacional de México (National Newspaper and Periodicals Library of Mexico) | Mexico City | [120] | ||
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Moldova | Biblioteca Naţională a Republicii Moldova (National Library of Moldova) | Chişinău | [121] |
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Monaco | Bibliothèque Louis Notari | Monaco | [122] |
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Mongolia | State Public Library of Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | [123] |
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Montenegro | Centralna narodna biblioteka Republike Crne Gore (Central National Library of the Republic of Montenegro) | Cetinje | [124] |
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Morocco | Bibliothèque Générale et Archives | Rabat and Tétouan | [125] |
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Mozambique | Biblioteca Nacional de Moçambique | Maputo | [126] |
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Myanmar | Myanmar National Library | Yangon | [127] |
[edit] N
| Country | Library | City | Official website | |
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Namibia | National Library of Namibia | Windhoek | [128] |
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Nepal | National Library of Nepal | Pulchowk, Lalitpur | [129] |
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Netherlands | Koninklijke Bibliotheek | The Hague | [130] |
| * |  · Aruba |
Biblioteca Nacional Aruba (Aruba National Library) | Oranjestad | [131] |
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New Zealand | National Library of New Zealand | Wellington | [132] |
| * |  · Cook Islands |
Cook Islands Library and Museum Society | Rarotonga | [133] |
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Nicaragua | Biblioteca Nacional Rubén Darío | Managua | [134] |
| Biblioteca Nacional de Salud (National Health Library) | Managua? | [135] | ||
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Nigeria | National Library of Nigeria | Lagos | [136] |
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Norway | Nasjonalbiblioteket | Oslo | [137] |
[edit] O
| Country | Library | City | Official website | |
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Oman | Sultan Qaboos University Library | Muscat | [138] |
[edit] P
| Country | Library | City | Official website | |
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Pakistan | National Library of Pakistan | Islamabad | [139] |
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Panama | Biblioteca Nacional de Panamá | Panama City | [140] |
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Papua New Guinea | National Library of Papua New Guinea | Boroko | [141] |
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Paraguay | Biblioteca y Archivo Nacional | Asunción | [142] |
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Peru | Biblioteca Nacional del Perú | Lima | [143] |
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Philippines | National Library of the Philippines | Manila | [144] |
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Poland | Biblioteka Narodowa | Warsaw | [145] |
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Portugal | Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal | Lisbon | [146] |
[edit] Q
| Country | Library | City | Official website | |
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Qatar | National Library of Qatar | Doha | [147] |
[edit] R
| Country | Library | City | Official website | |
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Romania | Biblioteca Naţională a României | Bucharest | [148] |
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Russia | Russian State Library (Российская Государственная Библиотека) | Moscow | [149] |
| Russian National Library (Российская национальная библиотека) | St. Petersburg | [150] | ||
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Rwanda | Bibliothèque nationale du Rwanda | Kigali | [151] |
[edit] S
| Country | Library | City | Official website | |
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Saint Lucia | Central Library of Saint Lucia | Castries | [152] |
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San Marino | Biblioteca di Stato e Beni Librari | San Marino | [153] |
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Saudi Arabia | King Fahad National Library | Riyadh | [154] |
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Senegal | Archives nationales du Sénégal | Dakar | [155] |
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Serbia | Narodna biblioteka Srbije (National Library of Serbia) | Belgrade | [156] |
| Biblioteka Matice srpske(Yugoslav National Library) | Novi Sad | [157] | ||
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Seychelles | National Library of the Seychelles | Mahé | [158] |
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Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone Library Board | Freetown | [159] |
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Singapore | National Library, Singapore | Singapore | [160] |
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Slovakia | Slovenská národná knižnica (Slovak National Library) | Martin | [161] |
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Slovenia | Narodna in univerzitetna knjižnica (National and University Library) | Ljubljana | [162] |
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Solomon Islands | National Library Service of the Solomon Islands | Honiara | [163] |
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Somalia | National Library of Somalia | Mogadishu | [164] |
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South Africa | National Library of South Africa — Nasionale Biblioteek van Suid Afrika | Pretoria | [165] |
| Cape Town | ||||
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Spain | Biblioteca Nacional de España | Madrid | [166] |
| * |  · Catalonia |
Biblioteca de Catalunya (Library of Catalonia) | Barcelona | [167] |
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Sri Lanka | National Library of Sri Lanka | Colombo | [168] |
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Sudan | National Records Office (archives) | Khartoum | [169] |
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Swaziland | Swaziland National Library Service | Mbabane | [170] |
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Sweden | Kungliga Biblioteket | Stockholm | [171] |
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Switzerland | Swiss National Library — Schweizerische Landesbibliothek — Bibliothèque nationale suisse | Berne | [172] |
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Syria | Al-Assad National Library | Damascus | [173] |
[edit] T
| Country | Library | City | Official website | |
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Tajikistan | State Republic Library | Dushanbe | [174] |
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Tanzania | Tanzania Library Service | Dar es Salaam | [175] |
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Thailand | National Library of Thailand (หอสมุดแห่งชาติ) | Bangkok | [176] |
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Togo | Bibliothèque nationale du Togo | Lomé | [177] |
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Trinidad and Tobago | National Library and Information System | Port of Spain | [178] |
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Tunisia | Bibliothèque nationale de Tunisie | Tunis | [179] |
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Turkey | Milli Kütüphane (National Library) | Ankara | [180] |
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Turkmenistan | National Library of Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | [181] |
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Tuvalu | National Library and Archives of Tuvalu | Funafuti | [182] |
[edit] U
| Country | Library | City | Official website | |
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Uganda | National Library of Uganda | Kampala | [183] |
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Ukraine | Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine (Національна бібліотека України імені В.І. Вернадського) | Kiev | [184] |
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United Arab Emirates | Cultural Foundation National Library | Abu Dhabi | [185] |
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United Kingdom | British Library | London | [186] |
| Boston Spa (Wetherby) | ||||
| * |  · Scotland |
National Library of Scotland | Edinburgh | [187] |
| * |  · Wales |
National Library of Wales (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru) | Aberystwyth | [188] |
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United States | Library of Congress | Washington, D.C. | [189] |
| National Library of Medicine | Bethesda | [190] | ||
| National Agricultural Library | Beltsville | [191] | ||
| National Archives and Records Administration | College Park | [192] | ||
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Uruguay | Biblioteca Nacional del Uruguay | Montevideo | [193] |
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Uzbekistan | National Library of Uzbekistan | Tashkent | [194] |
[edit] V
| Country | Library | City | Official website | |
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Vanuatu | National Library of Vanuatu | Port Vila | [195] |
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Vatican City | Vatican Library (Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana) | Vatican City | [196] |
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Venezuela | Biblioteca Nacional de Venezuela | Caracas | [197] |
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Vietnam | National Library of Vietnam | Hanoi | [198] |
[edit] Z
| Country | Library | City | Official website | |
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Zambia | Zambia Library Service | Lusaka | [199] |
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Zimbabwe | National Free Library of Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | [200] |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- National Libraries of the World: Address List. International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. Retrieved on 2006-07-28.
- UNESCO Libraries portal. UNESCO. Retrieved on 2006-07-28.
- National Libraries Websites. University of Queensland. Retrieved on 2006-07-28.
