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.
National libraries are usually notable for their size, compared to that
of other libraries in the same country. Some national libraries may be
thematic or specialized in some specific domains, beside or in
replacement of the 'main' national library.
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.Many national libraries cooperate within the National Libraries Section of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) to discuss their common tasks, define and promote common standards and carry out projects helping them to fulfil their duties. National libraries of Europe participate in The European Library. This is a service of The Conference of European National Librarians (CENL).
The list below is organized alphabetically by country, according to the list of sovereign states, including, at its end an 'other states' section for non-sovereign states. A "*" indicates a national library of a constituent country or dependent state. It is listed under the sovereign state which governs that entity. Sovereign states are listed even when they have no national library or when the existence and name of a national library could not yet be ascertained. Other states, constituent countries and dependent states are listed only if they have a national library.
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Denmark | Danish Royal Library, The National Library of Denmark and Copenhagen University Library (Det Kongelige Bibliotek) | Copenhagen | [44] |
| State and University Library (Statsbiblioteket) | Aarhus | [45] | ||
| * |  • Faroe Islands |
National Library of the Faroe Islands (Føroya landsbókasavn) | Tórshavn | [46] |
| * |  • Greenland |
Public and National Library of Greenland (Det Grønlandske Landsbibliotek = Nunatta Atuagaateqarfia) | Nuuk | [47] |
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Djibouti | National Documentation Centre of Djibouti (Centre national de documentation de Djibouti) | Djibouti | |
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Dominica | Public Library | Roseau | |
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Dominican Republic | National Library Pedro Henríquez Ureña (Biblioteca Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña) | Santo Domingo | [48] |
| Country | Library | City | Official website | |
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East Timor | |||
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Ecuador | National Library of Ecuador (Biblioteca Nacional del Ecuador) | Quito | [49] |
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Egypt | Egyptian National Library and Archives | Cairo | [50] |
| Egyptian National Agricultural Library | Giza | [51] | ||
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El Salvador | National Library of El Salvador (Biblioteca Nacional Francisco Gavidia) | San Salvador | [52] |
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Equatorial Guinea | National Library of Equatorial Guinea (Biblioteca Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial) | Malabo | [53] |
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Eritrea | Research and Documentation Center of Eritrea | Asmara | [54] |
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Estonia | National Library of Estonia (Eesti Rahvusraamatukogu) | Tallinn | [55] |
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Ethiopia | National Archives and Library of Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | [56] |
| Country | Library | City | Official website | |
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| Faroe Islands |  see under Denmark |
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Fiji | Library Service of Fiji | Suva | [57] |
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Finland | National Library of Finland (Kansalliskirjasto = Nationalbibliotek) | Helsinki | [58] |
| * |  • Åland Islands |
Mariehamn's Library (Mariehamns stadsbibliotek) | Mariehamn | [59] |
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France | Bibliothèque nationale de France [National Library of France] | Paris | [60] |
| Country | Library | City | Official website | |
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Haiti | National Library of Haiti (Bibliothèque nationale d'Haïti) | Port-au-Prince | [71] |
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Honduras | National Library of Honduras (Biblioteca Nacional de Honduras) | Tegucigalpa | [72] |
| Hong Kong | see under People's Republic of China |
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Hungary | National Széchényi Library (Országos Széchényi Könyvtár) | Budapest | [73] |
| Country | Library | City | Official website | |
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Jamaica | National Library of Jamaica | Kingston | [87] |
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Japan | National Diet Library | Tokyo | [88] |
| Jersey | see under United Kingdom |
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Jordan | National Library of Jordan | Amman | [89] |
| Country | Library | City | Official website | |
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Kazakhstan | National Library of Kazakhstan (Қазақстан Республикасының Ұлттық Кітапханасы = Национальная библиотека Республики Казахстан) | Almaty | [90] |
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Kenya | National Library Service of Kenya | Nairobi | [91] |
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Kiribati | National Library and Archives of Kiribati | Bairiki | [92] |
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