A Smile From Every Country In The World (196 Photos)

Watch the video introduction below and then scroll down to see all 196 countries.

1. Afghanistan

Friendly smile on a cold winter morning in Shar-e-Naw Park, Kabul, Afghanistan.

2. Albania

Xhilda Lapardhaja, known as ‘The girl who conquered Rome’ is an Albanian model and actress, currently working in Italy.

3. Algeria

An Algerian boy wearing traditional cap and jacket in Algiers.

4. Andorra

5. Angola

A young Angolan girl from the Mucubal (Mucubai, Mucabale, Mugubale) tribe.

6. Antigua & Barbuda

Charity is a lifestyle blogger from the tiny island of Antigua. When not blogging, she is working on finishing a Bachelors of Science degree in Nutrition and Dietics.

7. Argentina

An Argentinian girl smiles for the camera in Plaza De Mayo (Buenos Aires).

8. Armenia

2 Armenian iron workers in their van.

9. Australia

These Australian girls hand out flyers at the Australian Grand Prix in 2010.

10. Austria

8 Year Old Matteo, who became famous worldwide for befriending a group of Alpine Marmots.

11. Azerbaijan

Teenage girl in Sheki, Azerbaijan.

12. The Bahamas

A man poses with his fruit sculpture in The Bahamas.

13. Bahrain

Two young cousins smile in a field in Bahrain.

14. Bangladesh

Iqbal, a rickshaw wallah from Chittagong, Bangladesh.

15. Barbados

16. Belarus

A happy old man, photographed at Nezvish castle in Eastern Belarus.

17. Belgium

A smiling young woman called Giulia, photographed in the Belgian capital, Brussels.

18. Belize

A young girl collects bottles in Hopkins village, Belize.

19. Benin

A woman smiles with her baby son in Ouidah, Benin.

20. Bhutan

The king and queen of Bhutan.

21. Bolivia

A Bolivian boy on Isla del Sol of Lake Titicaca.

22. Bosnia

2 young women stop for a photo on the streets of Bosnia.

23. Botswana

A Kalahari bush baby in Botswana.

24. Brazil

A reveler and a child street vendor pose for a photo during the Banda de Ipanema Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

25. Brunei

A young chef cooks Roti in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.

26. Bulgaria

Gypsy girls watching a performance during the international gypsy day in Bulgaria.

27. Burkina Faso

Young girl with a beautiful smile in Western Burkina Faso.

28. Burundi

Street fun in Burundi.

29. Cambodia

Shy little boy in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

30. Cameroon

31. Canada

Inuit girl in Iqaluit, Canada’s northernmost city and capital of the Nunavut territory.

32. Cape Verde

A happy rasta in Sao Antao, Cape Verde.

33. Central African Republic

Children pictured at a UNICEF supported IDP site in Bossangoa.

34. Chad

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35. Chile

Taken in La Serena, Coquimbo Region, Chile
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36. China

37. Colombia

Young students in Bogota, Colombia.

38. Comoros

A welcoming smile in Moheli, Comoros.

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41. Costa Rica

Young girl in La Fortuna, Costa Rica, holding her cat.

42. Cote d’Ivoire

Smiling girl with braids in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.

43. Croatia

Street photography in Zagreb, Croatia.

44. Cuba

Friendly tobacco farmer.

45. Cyprus

46. Czech Republic

Street musicians performing on Charles Bridge, Prague, for the tourists on a seriously cold November day.

47. Denmark

A beautiful Scandinavian smile.
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48. Djibouti

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49. Dominica

Smiling sisters from Dominica.

50. Dominican Republic

Friendly locals on the Street of San Jose de Ocoa, Dominican Republic.

51. East Timor

Playing on the beach in Dili, East Timor.

52. Ecuador

A very photogenic and cute Huaorani girl in Ecuador’s Amazon.

53. Egypt

54. El Salvador

Smiling girl at the lake in Suchitoto, El Salvador.

55. Equatorial Guinea

Smiling girls at a water pump in Equatorial Guinea.

56. Eritrea

A pretty woman smiling at her store in Asmara, Eritrea.

57. Estonia

Young lady in traditional dress, Tallinn, Estonia.

58. Ethiopia

Daasanach tribe girl, Omorate, Ethiopia.

59. Fiji

60. Finland

Young woman in Helsinki, Finland.

61. France

French girl enjoys a cigarette in a Paris café.

62. Gabon

A park ranger kisses his wife goodbye as he departs on a two week anti-poaching patrol in Gabon. Behind the smiles and beyond the two week separation, both of them understand the very real dangers as they say goodbye; over 1,000 rangers worldwide have lost their lives protecting wildlife and natural places in the last 10 years (WWF).

63. The Gambia

Fishermen in The Gambia, known as ‘the smiling coast’ for good reason.

64. Georgia

A young man offers free hugs in Tbilisi, Georgia.

65. Germany

Young lovers embrace after their engagement, on the streets of Berlin.

66. Ghana

A young girl learns ‘The Macarena’ in Ekumfi Obidan, Ghana.

67. Greece

Four old-timers taking time-out from setting the world to rights in Vytina, Greece.

68. Grenada

69. Guatemala

A Mayan weaver in Guatemala.

70. Guinea

71. Guinea-Bissau

Young boy from a village in the Oio district, not far from the main town, Mansoa. Note the tears under his eyes, suggesting the smile may sadly be hiding something.

72. Guyana

73. Haiti

A queen of the Carnival of Flowers in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

74. Honduras

Kids having fun at the Tela Annual Celebrations, Honduras.

75. Hungary

Identical twins János and István Lukács on their farm in Hungary. They lived in the same house they’d inhabited all of their lives.

76. Iceland

77. India

Young shepherd during Holi, Rajasthan, India.

78. Indonesia

Sasak girl at wedding in Lombak, Indonesia.

79. Iran

This is Kiana Sotoudeh from Iran. When she posted this picture on flickr her message was ‘Hi,i am a persian girl from Iran and love all people of the world’. What a beautiful message and smile.

80. Iraq

Kurdish school kids smile after lessons in Iraq.
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81. Ireland

St. Patrick’s day smiles in Dublin.

82. Israel

Candid photo of an old woman writing in Jerusalem.

83. Italy

Candid of a beautiful Italian girl smiling in Turin.

84. Jamaica

A second grade boy from Christiana Primary School waves and flashes a brilliant smile while a team builds a new shelter nearby.

85. Japan

Juice and smiles in Osaka.

86. Jordan

Street merchant in Amman, Jordan.

87. Kazakhstan

88. Kenya

Pokot girl with a giant beaded necklace and a feather on her head.

89. Kiribati

A young boy on a bike, Christmas Island, Kiribati.

90. Korea, North

Smiling North Korean children in Wonsan, North Korea

91. Korea, South

Little monks of Jeju, South Korea.

92. Kosovo

93. Kuwait

2 young children smile with the Kuwait towers in the background.

94. Kyrgyzstan

95. Laos

96. Latvia

Pretty young woman smiling on a bridge in Riga.

97. Lebanon

Perfect smiles all round at the Hollywood Smile dental clinic in Beirut, Lebanon.

98. Lesotho

A ‘herd boy’ is excited to attend the opening ceremony of a new herd boy school in Lesotho, Africa.

99. Liberia

Liberian boy preparing chicken feet. Foya, Liberia.

100. Libya

Beautiful veiled girl in Ghadames, Libya.

101. Liechtenstein

The alps, near Vaduz, Liechtenstein.

102. Lithuania

Teapots and jumping in Vilnius, Lithuania.

103. Luxembourg

Passers by witness a wedding in Luxembourg.

104. Macedonia

Friends share a drink and a chat in Skopje, Macedonia.

105. Madagascar

106. Malawi

A young girl smiles as she carries water from the lake near her village.

107. Malaysia

Children riding bikes in Penang, Malaysia.

108. Maldives

109. Mali

Fulani woman with a traditional lip tattoo, Mali.

110. Malta

Tailor in the St. Georges area of Victoria, Gozo, Malta.

111. Marshall Islands

Marshallese are those with ancestry to the indigenous Micronesian people of the Marshall Islands located in the central Pacific Ocean.
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112. Mauritania

113. Mauritius

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114. Mexico

115. Micronesia

Girl smiles during her performance at the Saipan Flame Tree Festival.

116. Moldova

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117. Monaco

Girl smiling in Starbucks, Monaco.

118. Mongolia

Smiling Mongolian rider.

119. Montenegro

Smiling girl relaxing on a bench in Podgorica, Montenegro.

120. Morocco

A very young shopkeeper in Morocco.

121. Mozambique

Osvaldo from Mozambique, on the playground (Save The Children).

122. Myanmar (Burma)

A lovely couple selling roses by a Buddhist temple in Yangon.

123. Namibia

Smiling Himba girl. The Himba are an indigenous people, native to Northern Namibia, with an estimated population of 50,000.

124. Nauru

A child smiles, wearing a welcome to Phuket t-shirt in a derelict factory in Nauru. Once having the highest income per capita in the Pacific, Nauru’s economy and environment collapsed after decades of phosphate mining had been depleted (Greenpeace).

125. Nepal

Young Nepalese girl with incredible green eyes.

126. Netherlands

International pillow fight day in Dam square, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

127. New Zealand

Bungee jumping in Taupo, New Zealand.

128. Nicaragua

Alberto, the 82 year old hermit, who has been carving murals on a cliff for over 30 years in Nicaragua.

129. Niger

130. Nigeria

A boy wearing his uncle’s cap in Lagos, Nigeria.

131. Norway

132. Oman

Taken in the livestock market in Nizwa, Oman.

133. Pakistan

Inseparable brothers in Pakistan.

134. Palau

School children enjoy their morning snack on Mabul Island, Palau.

135. Panama

Smiling in boatman in Bocas del toro, Panama.

136. Papua New Guinea

Smiling woman from Trobriand island, Papua New Guinea.

137. Paraguay

Chamacoco kids, Paraguay.

138. Peru

Luis from the Colca Canyon, Peru.

139. Philippines

2 young cousins pose for the camera in the Philippines.
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140. Poland

Polish students on a cold day in Warsaw.

141. Portugal

Young man gives the peace sign in Lisbon.

142. Qatar

Smiling worker braves the heat in Doha, Qatar.

143. Romania

Mother and daughter in traditional Romanian dress.

144. Russia

Olja and Lisa from Moscow.

145. Rwanda

Girl selling tree tomatoes at a market in Rwanda.

146. Saint Kitts & Nevis

147. Saint Lucia

148. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

149. Samoa

Lava fields tour guide, Savai’i, Samoa

150. San Marino

Medieval festival in San Marino.

151. Sao Tome and Principe

Outdoor hair salon in Sao Tome.

152. Saudi Arabia

The flower men of Tihama, Saudi Arabia.

153. Senegal

Hairdressers at a salon in Dakar, Senegal.

154. Serbia

Smiling singers in Belgrade, Serbia.

155. Seychelles

Gianni, a happy boat tour seller on the sland of Praslin in the Seychelles.

156. Sierra Leone

Smiling young woman in Sierra Leone, West Africa.

157. Singapore

Thumbs up from the streets of Singapore.

158. Slovakia

Smiling on the streets of Bratislava, Slovakia.

159. Slovenia

160. Solomon Islands

The people of the Solomon Islands, East of Papua New Guinea have puzzled scientists for years with their unique dark hair skin and blonde hair. A recent genetic study found that the islanders have a ‘homegrown’ gene that gives them the blonde hair and is different from Europeans.