List of state visits received by Elizabeth II
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After acceding to the thrones of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms in February 1952, Queen Elizabeth II received a total of 113 state visits. She usually hosted one or two visiting heads of state each year. A state visit normally lasted for four days, including a state banquet given by the Queen at one of the royal residences as well as a formal reception of the City of London at Guildhall.
Tables
· List of visits
1950s
1950s
No.
1950s
1
1
No.
1
Date
28 June – 1 July 1954
Country
Sweden
Regime
Monarchy
Guests
King Gustaf VI AdolfQueen Louise
Venue for state banquet
Buckingham Palace
2
2
No.
2
Date
14–16 October 1954
Country
Ethiopia
Regime
Emperor Haile Salassie I
3
3
No.
3
Date
25–28 October 1955
Country
Portugal
Regime
Republic
Guests
President Francisco Craveiro LopesFirst Lady Berta Craveiro Lopes
4
4
No.
4
Date
16–19 July 1956
Country
Iraq
Regime
Monarchy
Guests
King Faisal II
5
5
No.
5
Date
13–16 May 1958
Country
Italy
Regime
Republic
Guests
President Giovanni GronchiMme Carla Gronchi
6
6
No.
6
Date
21–23 October 1958
Country
West Germany
Regime
Republic
Guests
President Theodor Heuss
7
7
No.
7
Date
5–8 May 1959
Country
Iran
Regime
Monarchy
Guests
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
1960s
1960s
No.
1960s
8
8
No.
8
Date
5–8 April 1960
Country
France
Regime
Republic
Guests
President Charles de GaulleMme Yvonne de Gaulle
Venue for state banquet
Buckingham Palace
9
9
No.
9
Date
19–21 July 1960
Country
Thailand
Regime
Monarchy
Guests
King Bhumibol AdulyadejQueen Sirikit
10
10
No.
10
Date
17–20 October 1960
Country
Nepal
Regime
King MahendraQueen Ratna
11
11
No.
11
Date
10–13 July 1962
Country
Liberia
Regime
Republic
Guests
President William TubmanFirst Lady Antoinette Tubman
12
12
No.
12
Date
16–19 October 1962
Country
Norway
Regime
Monarchy
Guests
King Olav V
Venue for state banquet
Holyrood Palace
13
13
No.
13
Date
14–17 May 1963
Country
Belgium
Regime
King Baudouin IQueen Fabiola
Guests
Buckingham Palace
14
14
No.
14
Date
12–23 June 1963
Country
India
Regime
Republic
Guests
President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
15
15
No.
15
Date
9–12 July 1963
Country
Greece
Regime
Monarchy
Guests
King Paul IQueen Frederika
16
16
No.
16
Date
26 May – 4 June 1964
Country
Sudan
Regime
Republic
Guests
President Ibrahim Abboud
17
17
No.
17
Date
13–17 July 1965
Country
Chile
Regime
President Eduardo Frei MontalvaFirst Lady María Ruiz-Tagle Jiménez
18
18
No.
18
Date
17–21 May 1966
Country
Austria
Regime
President Franz JonasFirst Lady Margarete Jonas
19
19
No.
19
Date
19–28 July 1966
Country
Jordan
Regime
Monarchy
Guests
King Hussein IPrincess Muna al-Hussein
20
20
No.
20
Date
17–25 November 1966
Country
Pakistan
Regime
Republic
Guests
President Ayub Khan
21
21
No.
21
Date
9–17 May 1967
Country
Saudi Arabia
Regime
Monarchy
Guests
King Faisal
22
22
No.
22
Date
1–8 November 1967
Country
Turkey
Regime
Republic
Guests
President Cevdet SunayFirst Lady Atıfet Sunay
23
23
No.
23
Date
22–30 April 1969
Country
Italy
Regime
President Giuseppe SaragatMme Ernestina Santacatterina
Guests
Windsor Castle
24
24
No.
24
Date
15–20 July 1969
Country
Finland
Regime
President Urho KekkonenFirst Lady Sylvi Kekkonen
Guests
Buckingham Palace
1970s
1970s
No.
1970s
25
25
No.
25
Date
5–8 October 1971
Country
Japan
Regime
Monarchy
Guests
Emperor HirohitoEmpress Nagako
Venue for state banquet
Buckingham Palace
26
26
No.
26
Date
7–10 December 1971
Country
Afghanistan
Regime
King Mohammed Zahir Shah
27
27
No.
27
Date
11–15 April 1972
Country
Netherlands
Regime
Queen JulianaPrince Bernhard
Guests
Windsor Castle
28
28
No.
28
Date
13–16 June 1972
Country
Luxembourg
Regime
Grand Duke JeanGrand Duchess Joséphine Charlotte
Guests
Buckingham Palace
29
29
No.
29
Date
24–27 October 1972
Country
West Germany
Regime
Republic
Guests
President Gustav HeinemannMme Hilda Heinemann
Venue for state banquet
Windsor Castle
30
30
No.
30
Date
3–6 April 1973
Country
Mexico
Regime
President Luis EcheverríaFirst Lady María Esther Zuno
31
31
No.
31
Date
12–15 June 1973
Country
Nigeria
Regime
General Yakubu GowonFirst Lady Victoria Gowon
Guests
Buckingham Palace
32
32
No.
32
Date
11–14 December 1973
Country
Zaire
Regime
President Mobutu Sese SekoFirst Lady Marie-Antoinette Mobutu
33
33
No.
33
Date
30 April – 3 May 1974
Country
Denmark
Regime
Monarchy
Guests
Queen Margrethe IIPrince Henrik
Venue for state banquet
Windsor Castle
34
34
No.
34
Date
9–12 July 1974
Country
Malaysia
Regime
Yang di-Pertuan Agong Abdul Halim of Kedah Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Bahiyah
Guests
Buckingham Palace
35
35
No.
35
Date
8–11 July 1975
Country
Sweden
Regime
King Carl XVI Gustaf
Guests
Holyrood Palace
36
36
No.
36
Date
18–21 November 1975
Country
Tanzania
Regime
Republic
Guests
President Julius Nyerere
Venue for state banquet
Buckingham Palace
37
37
No.
37
Date
4–7 May 1976
Country
Brazil
Regime
President Ernesto GeiselFirst Lady Lucy Geisel
38
38
No.
38
Date
22–25 June 1976
Country
France
Regime
President Valéry Giscard d'EstaingMme Anne-Aymone Giscard d'Estaing
39
39
No.
39
Date
13–16 June 1978
Country
Romania
Regime
President Nicolae CeaușescuFirst Lady Elena Ceaușescu
40
40
No.
40
Date
14–17 November 1978
Country
Portugal
Regime
President António Ramalho EanesFirst Lady Manuela Ramalho Eanes
41
41
No.
41
Date
12–15 June 1979
Country
Kenya
Regime
President Daniel arap Moi
42
42
No.
42
Date
13–16 November 1979
Country
Indonesia
Regime
President SuhartoFirst Lady Siti Hartinah
1980s
1980s
No.
1980s
43
43
No.
43
Date
18–21 November 1980
Country
Nepal
Regime
Monarchy
Guests
King BirendraQueen Aishwarya
Venue for state banquet
Buckingham Palace
44
44
No.
44
Date
17–20 March 1981
Country
Nigeria
Regime
Republic
Guests
President Shehu Shagari
45
45
No.
45
Date
9–12 June 1981
Country
Saudi Arabia
Regime
Monarchy
Guests
King Khalid
46
46
No.
46
Date
16–19 March 1982
Country
Oman
Regime
Sultan Qaboos bin Said
47
47
No.
47
Date
16–19 November 1982
Country
Netherlands
Regime
Queen BeatrixPrince Claus
48
48
No.
48
Date
22–25 March 1983
Country
Zambia
Regime
Republic
Guests
President Kenneth KaundaFirst Lady Betty Kaunda
49
49
No.
49
Date
10–13 April 1984
Country
Bahrain
Regime
Monarchy
Guests
Emir Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa
Venue for state banquet
Windsor Castle
50
50
No.
50
Date
23–26 October 1984
Country
France
Regime
Republic
Guests
President François MitterrandMme Danielle Mitterrand
Venue for state banquet
Buckingham Palace
51
51
No.
51
Date
16–19 April 1985
Country
Malawi
Regime
President Hastings Banda
Guests
Windsor Castle
52
52
No.
52
Date
11–14 June 1985
Country
Mexico
Regime
President Miguel de la MadridFirst Lady Paloma Cordero
Guests
Buckingham Palace
53
53
No.
53
Date
12–15 November 1985
Country
Qatar
Regime
Monarchy
Guests
Emir Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani
54
54
No.
54
Date
22–25 April 1986
Country
Spain
Regime
King Juan Carlos IQueen Sofía
Guests
Windsor Castle
55
55
No.
55
Date
1–4 July 1986
Country
West Germany
Regime
Republic
Guests
President Richard von WeizsäckerMme Marianne von Weizsäcker
Venue for state banquet
Buckingham Palace
56
56
No.
56
Date
24–27 March 1987
Country
Saudi Arabia
Regime
Monarchy
Guests
King Fahd
57
57
No.
57
Date
14–17 July 1987
Country
Morocco
Regime
King Hassan II
58
58
No.
58
Date
12–15 April 1988
Country
Norway
Regime
King Olav V
Guests
Windsor Castle
59
59
No.
59
Date
12–15 July 1988
Country
Turkey
Regime
Republic
Guests
President Kenan Evren
Venue for state banquet
Buckingham Palace
60
60
No.
60
Date
8–11 November 1988
Country
Senegal
Regime
President Abdou DioufFirst Lady Elizabeth Diouf
61
61
No.
61
Date
9–12 May 1989
Country
Nigeria
Regime
President Ibrahim BabangidaFirst Lady Maryam Babangida
62
62
No.
62
Date
18–21 July 1989
Country
United Arab Emirates
Regime
Monarchy
Guests
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
1990s
1990s
No.
1990s
63
63
No.
63
Date
3–6 April 1990
Country
India
Regime
Republic
Guests
President R. VenkataramanFirst Lady Janaki Venkataraman
Venue for state banquet
Buckingham Palace
64
64
No.
64
Date
23–26 October 1990
Country
Italy
Regime
President Francesco Cossiga
65
65
No.
65
Date
23–26 April 1991
Country
Poland
Regime
President Lech WałęsaFirst Lady Danuta Wałęsa
Guests
Windsor Castle
66
66
No.
66
Date
23–26 July 1991
Country
Egypt
Regime
President Hosni MubarakFirst Lady Suzanne Mubarak
Guests
Buckingham Palace
67
67
No.
67
Date
3–6 November 1992
Country
Brunei
Regime
Monarchy
Guests
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Queen Saleha
68
68
No.
68
Date
27–30 April 1993
Country
Portugal
Regime
Republic
Guests
President Mário SoaresFirst Lady Maria Barroso
69
69
No.
69
Date
9–12 November 1993
Country
Malaysia
Regime
Monarchy
Guests
Yang di-Pertuan Agong Azlan Shah of PerakRaja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Bainun
70
70
No.
70
Date
17–20 May 1994
Country
Zimbabwe
Regime
Republic
Guests
President Robert Mugabe
71
71
No.
71
Date
5–8 July 1994
Country
Norway
Regime
Monarchy
Guests
King Harald VQueen Sonja
Venue for state banquet
Holyrood Palace
72
72
No.
72
Date
23–26 May 1995
Country
Kuwait
Regime
Emir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
Guests
Buckingham Palace
73
73
No.
73
Date
17–20 October 1995
Country
Finland
Regime
Republic
Guests
President Martti AhtisaariFirst Lady Eeva Ahtisaari
74
74
No.
74
Date
14–17 May 1996
Country
France
Regime
President Jacques ChiracMme Bernadette Chirac
75
75
No.
75
Date
9–12 July 1996
Country
South Africa
Regime
President Nelson Mandela
76
76
No.
76
Date
25–28 February 1997
Country
Israel
Regime
President Ezer WeizmanMme Reuma Weizman
77
77
No.
77
Date
2–5 December 1997
Country
Brazil
Regime
President Fernando Henrique CardosoFirst Lady Ruth Cardoso
78
78
No.
78
Date
26–29 May 1998
Country
Japan
Regime
Monarchy
Guests
Emperor AkihitoEmpress Michiko
79
79
No.
79
Date
1–4 December 1998
Country
Germany
Regime
Republic
Guests
President Roman HerzogMme Christiane Herzog
Venue for state banquet
Windsor Castle
80
80
No.
80
Date
22–25 June 1999
Country
Hungary
Regime
President Árpád GönczFirst Lady Zsuzsanna Göncz
81
81
No.
81
Date
19–22 October 1999
Country
China
Regime
President and CCP General Secretary Jiang ZeminMme Wang Yeping
Guests
Buckingham Palace
2000s
2000s
No.
2000s
82
82
No.
82
Date
16–18 February 2000
Country
Denmark
Regime
Monarchy
Guests
Queen Margrethe IIPrince Henrik
Venue for state banquet
Windsor Castle
83
83
No.
83
Date
12–15 June 2001
Country
South Africa
Regime
Republic
Guests
President Thabo MbekiFirst Lady Zanele Dlamini Mbeki
84
84
No.
84
Date
6–9 November 2001
Country
Jordan
Regime
Monarchy
Guests
King Abdullah IIQueen Rania
85
85
No.
85
Date
24–27 June 2003
Country
Russia
Regime
Republic
Guests
President Vladimir PutinFirst Lady Lyudmila Putina
Venue for state banquet
Buckingham Palace
86
86
No.
86
Date
18–21 November 2003
Country
United States
Regime
President George W. BushFirst Lady Laura Bush
87
87
No.
87
Date
5–7 May 2004
Country
Poland
Regime
President Aleksander KwaśniewskiFirst Lady Jolanta Kwaśniewska
88
88
No.
88
Date
1–3 December 2004
Country
South Korea
Regime
President Roh Moo-hyunFirst Lady Kwon Yang-sook
89
89
No.
89
Date
15–18 March 2005
Country
Italy
Regime
President Carlo CiampiMme Franca Ciampi
90
90
No.
90
Date
8–10 November 2005
Country
China
Regime
President and CCP General Secretary Hu JintaoMme Liu Yongqing
91
91
No.
91
Date
7–9 March 2006
Country
Brazil
Regime
President Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaFirst Lady Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva
92
92
No.
92
Date
13–15 March 2007
Country
Ghana
Regime
President John KufuorFirst Lady Theresa Kufuor
93
93
No.
93
Date
30 October – 1 November 2007
Country
Saudi Arabia
Regime
Monarchy
Guests
King Abdullah
94
94
No.
94
Date
26–27 March 2008
Country
France
Regime
Republic
Guests
President Nicolas SarkozyMme Carla Bruni
Venue for state banquet
Windsor Castle
95
95
No.
95
Date
30 March – 2 April 2009
Country
Mexico
Regime
President Felipe CalderónFirst Lady Margarita Zavala
Guests
Buckingham Palace
96
96
No.
96
Date
27–29 October 2009
Country
India
Regime
President Pratibha PatilFirst Gentleman Devisingh Ransingh Shekhawat
Guests
Windsor Castle
2010s
2010s
No.
2010s
97
97
No.
97
Date
3–5 March 2010
Country
South Africa
Regime
Republic
Guests
President Jacob ZumaFirst Lady Thobeka Mabhija Zuma
Venue for state banquet
Buckingham Palace
98
98
No.
98
Date
16–19 September 2010
Country
Holy See
Regime
Monarchy
Guests
Pope Benedict XVI
Venue for state banquet
—
99
99
No.
99
Date
26–28 October 2010
Country
Qatar
Regime
Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al ThaniSheikha Moza bint Nasser
Guests
Windsor Castle
100
100
No.
100
Date
24–26 May 2011
Country
United States
Regime
Republic
Guests
President Barack ObamaFirst Lady Michelle Obama
Venue for state banquet
Buckingham Palace
101
101
No.
101
Date
22–24 November 2011
Country
Turkey
Regime
President Abdullah GülFirst Lady Hayrünnisa Gül
102
102
No.
102
Date
31 October – 2 November 2012
Country
Indonesia
Regime
President Susilo Bambang YudhoyonoFirst Lady Kristiani Herrawati
103
103
No.
103
Date
27–29 November 2012
Country
Kuwait
Regime
Monarchy
Guests
Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Venue for state banquet
Windsor Castle
104
104
No.
104
Date
30 April – 1 May 2013
Country
United Arab Emirates
Regime
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Guests
Windsor Castle
105
105
No.
105
Date
5–7 November 2013
Country
South Korea
Regime
Republic
Guests
President Park Geun-hye
Venue for state banquet
Buckingham Palace
106
106
No.
106
Date
8–11 April 2014
Country
Ireland
Regime
President Michael D. HigginsMrs Sabina Higgins
Guests
Windsor Castle
107
107
No.
107
Date
21–24 October 2014
Country
Singapore
Regime
President Tony TanFirst Lady Mary Tan
Guests
Buckingham Palace
108
108
No.
108
Date
3–5 March 2015
Country
Mexico
Regime
President Enrique Peña NietoFirst Lady Angélica Rivera
109
109
No.
109
Date
20–23 October 2015
Country
China
Regime
President and CCP General Secretary Xi JinpingMme Peng Liyuan
110
110
No.
110
Date
1–3 November 2016
Country
Colombia
Regime
Republic
Guests
President Juan Manuel SantosFirst Lady María Clemencia Rodríguez
111
111
No.
111
Date
12–14 July 2017
Country
Spain
Regime
Monarchy
Guests
King Felipe VIQueen Letizia
112
112
No.
112
Date
23–24 October 2018
Country
Netherlands
Regime
King Willem-AlexanderQueen Máxima
113
113
No.
113
Date
3–5 June 2019
Country
United States
Regime
Republic
Guests
President Donald TrumpFirst Lady Melania Trump
| No. | Date | Country | Regime | Guests | Venue for state banquet |
| 1950s | |||||
| 1 | 28 June – 1 July 1954 | Sweden | Monarchy | King Gustaf VI AdolfQueen Louise | Buckingham Palace |
| 2 | 14–16 October 1954 | Ethiopia | Emperor Haile Salassie I | ||
| 3 | 25–28 October 1955 | Portugal | Republic | President Francisco Craveiro LopesFirst Lady Berta Craveiro Lopes | |
| 4 | 16–19 July 1956 | Iraq | Monarchy | King Faisal II | |
| 5 | 13–16 May 1958 | Italy | Republic | President Giovanni GronchiMme Carla Gronchi | |
| 6 | 21–23 October 1958 | West Germany | Republic | President Theodor Heuss | |
| 7 | 5–8 May 1959 | Iran | Monarchy | Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi | |
| 1960s | |||||
| 8 | 5–8 April 1960 | France | Republic | President Charles de GaulleMme Yvonne de Gaulle | Buckingham Palace |
| 9 | 19–21 July 1960 | Thailand | Monarchy | King Bhumibol AdulyadejQueen Sirikit | |
| 10 | 17–20 October 1960 | Nepal | King MahendraQueen Ratna | ||
| 11 | 10–13 July 1962 | Liberia | Republic | President William TubmanFirst Lady Antoinette Tubman | |
| 12 | 16–19 October 1962 | Norway | Monarchy | King Olav V | Holyrood Palace |
| 13 | 14–17 May 1963 | Belgium | King Baudouin IQueen Fabiola | Buckingham Palace | |
| 14 | 12–23 June 1963 | India | Republic | President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | |
| 15 | 9–12 July 1963 | Greece | Monarchy | King Paul IQueen Frederika | |
| 16 | 26 May – 4 June 1964 | Sudan | Republic | President Ibrahim Abboud | |
| 17 | 13–17 July 1965 | Chile | President Eduardo Frei MontalvaFirst Lady María Ruiz-Tagle Jiménez | ||
| 18 | 17–21 May 1966 | Austria | President Franz JonasFirst Lady Margarete Jonas | ||
| 19 | 19–28 July 1966 | Jordan | Monarchy | King Hussein IPrincess Muna al-Hussein | |
| 20 | 17–25 November 1966 | Pakistan | Republic | President Ayub Khan | |
| 21 | 9–17 May 1967 | Saudi Arabia | Monarchy | King Faisal | |
| 22 | 1–8 November 1967 | Turkey | Republic | President Cevdet SunayFirst Lady Atıfet Sunay | |
| 23 | 22–30 April 1969 | Italy | President Giuseppe SaragatMme Ernestina Santacatterina | Windsor Castle | |
| 24 | 15–20 July 1969 | Finland | President Urho KekkonenFirst Lady Sylvi Kekkonen | Buckingham Palace | |
| 1970s | |||||
| 25 | 5–8 October 1971 | Japan | Monarchy | Emperor HirohitoEmpress Nagako | Buckingham Palace |
| 26 | 7–10 December 1971 | Afghanistan | King Mohammed Zahir Shah | ||
| 27 | 11–15 April 1972 | Netherlands | Queen JulianaPrince Bernhard | Windsor Castle | |
| 28 | 13–16 June 1972 | Luxembourg | Grand Duke JeanGrand Duchess Joséphine Charlotte | Buckingham Palace | |
| 29 | 24–27 October 1972 | West Germany | Republic | President Gustav HeinemannMme Hilda Heinemann | Windsor Castle |
| 30 | 3–6 April 1973 | Mexico | President Luis EcheverríaFirst Lady María Esther Zuno | ||
| 31 | 12–15 June 1973 | Nigeria | General Yakubu GowonFirst Lady Victoria Gowon | Buckingham Palace | |
| 32 | 11–14 December 1973 | Zaire | President Mobutu Sese SekoFirst Lady Marie-Antoinette Mobutu | ||
| 33 | 30 April – 3 May 1974 | Denmark | Monarchy | Queen Margrethe IIPrince Henrik | Windsor Castle |
| 34 | 9–12 July 1974 | Malaysia | Yang di-Pertuan Agong Abdul Halim of Kedah Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Bahiyah | Buckingham Palace | |
| 35 | 8–11 July 1975 | Sweden | King Carl XVI Gustaf | Holyrood Palace | |
| 36 | 18–21 November 1975 | Tanzania | Republic | President Julius Nyerere | Buckingham Palace |
| 37 | 4–7 May 1976 | Brazil | President Ernesto GeiselFirst Lady Lucy Geisel | ||
| 38 | 22–25 June 1976 | France | President Valéry Giscard d'EstaingMme Anne-Aymone Giscard d'Estaing | ||
| 39 | 13–16 June 1978 | Romania | President Nicolae CeaușescuFirst Lady Elena Ceaușescu | ||
| 40 | 14–17 November 1978 | Portugal | President António Ramalho EanesFirst Lady Manuela Ramalho Eanes | ||
| 41 | 12–15 June 1979 | Kenya | President Daniel arap Moi | ||
| 42 | 13–16 November 1979 | Indonesia | President SuhartoFirst Lady Siti Hartinah | ||
| 1980s | |||||
| 43 | 18–21 November 1980 | Nepal | Monarchy | King BirendraQueen Aishwarya | Buckingham Palace |
| 44 | 17–20 March 1981 | Nigeria | Republic | President Shehu Shagari | |
| 45 | 9–12 June 1981 | Saudi Arabia | Monarchy | King Khalid | |
· Countries that made state visits
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Countries
Afghanistan
State visits
1
Notes
Monarchy abolished in 1973.
Austria
Austria
Countries
Austria
State visits
1
Bahrain
Bahrain
Countries
Bahrain
State visits
1
Belgium
Belgium
Countries
Belgium
State visits
1
Brazil
Brazil
Countries
Brazil
State visits
3
Brunei
Brunei
Countries
Brunei
State visits
1
Chile
Chile
Countries
Chile
State visits
1
China
China
Countries
China
State visits
3
Colombia
Colombia
Countries
Colombia
State visits
1
Denmark
Denmark
Countries
Denmark
State visits
2
Egypt
Egypt
Countries
Egypt
State visits
1
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Countries
Ethiopia
State visits
1
Notes
Monarchy abolished in 1975.
Finland
Finland
Countries
Finland
State visits
2
France
France
Countries
France
State visits
5
Germany
Germany
Countries
Germany
State visits
4
Notes
3 visits for West Germany and 1 for the reunited Germany.
Ghana
Ghana
Countries
Ghana
State visits
1
Greece
Greece
Countries
Greece
State visits
1
Notes
Monarchy abolished in 1973.
Holy See
Holy See
Countries
Holy See
State visits
1
Hungary
Hungary
Countries
Hungary
State visits
1
India
India
Countries
India
State visits
3
Indonesia
Indonesia
Countries
Indonesia
State visits
2
Iran
Iran
Countries
Iran
State visits
1
Notes
Monarchy abolished in 1979.
Iraq
Iraq
Countries
Iraq
State visits
1
Notes
Monarchy abolished in 1958.
Ireland
Ireland
Countries
Ireland
State visits
1
Israel
Israel
Countries
Israel
State visits
1
Italy
Italy
Countries
Italy
State visits
4
Japan
Japan
Countries
Japan
State visits
2
Jordan
Jordan
Countries
Jordan
State visits
2
Kenya
Kenya
Countries
Kenya
State visits
1
Kuwait
Kuwait
Countries
Kuwait
State visits
2
Liberia
Liberia
Countries
Liberia
State visits
1
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Countries
Luxembourg
State visits
1
Malawi
Malawi
Countries
Malawi
State visits
1
Malaysia
Malaysia
Countries
Malaysia
State visits
2
Mexico
Mexico
Countries
Mexico
State visits
4
Morocco
Morocco
Countries
Morocco
State visits
1
Nepal
Nepal
Countries
Nepal
State visits
2
Notes
Monarchy abolished in 2008.
Netherlands
Netherlands
Countries
Netherlands
State visits
3
Nigeria
Nigeria
Countries
Nigeria
State visits
3
Norway
Norway
Countries
Norway
State visits
3
Oman
Oman
Countries
Oman
State visits
1
Pakistan
Pakistan
Countries
Pakistan
State visits
1
Poland
Poland
Countries
Poland
State visits
2
Portugal
Portugal
Countries
Portugal
State visits
3
Qatar
Qatar
Countries
Qatar
State visits
2
Romania
Romania
Countries
Romania
State visits
1
Russia
Russia
Countries
Russia
State visits
1
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Countries
Saudi Arabia
State visits
4
Senegal
Senegal
Countries
Senegal
State visits
1
Singapore
Singapore
Countries
Singapore
State visits
1
South Africa
South Africa
Countries
South Africa
State visits
3
South Korea
South Korea
Countries
South Korea
State visits
2
Spain
Spain
Countries
Spain
State visits
2
Sudan
Sudan
Countries
Sudan
State visits
1
Sweden
Sweden
Countries
Sweden
State visits
2
Tanzania
Tanzania
Countries
Tanzania
State visits
1
Thailand
Thailand
Countries
Thailand
State visits
1
Turkey
Turkey
Countries
Turkey
State visits
3
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Countries
United Arab Emirates
State visits
2
United States
United States
Countries
United States
State visits
3
Zaire
Zaire
Countries
Zaire
State visits
1
Notes
Now called Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Zambia
Zambia
Countries
Zambia
State visits
1
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Countries
Zimbabwe
State visits
1
| Countries | State visits | Notes |
| Afghanistan | 1 | Monarchy abolished in 1973. |
| Austria | 1 | |
| Bahrain | 1 | |
| Belgium | 1 | |
| Brazil | 3 | |
| Brunei | 1 | |
| Chile | 1 | |
| China | 3 | |
| Colombia | 1 | |
| Denmark | 2 | |
| Egypt | 1 | |
| Ethiopia | 1 | Monarchy abolished in 1975. |
| Finland | 2 | |
| France | 5 | |
| Germany | 4 | 3 visits for West Germany and 1 for the reunited Germany. |
| Ghana | 1 | |
| Greece | 1 | Monarchy abolished in 1973. |
| Holy See | 1 | |
| Hungary | 1 | |
| India | 3 | |
| Indonesia | 2 | |
| Iran | 1 | Monarchy abolished in 1979. |
| Iraq | 1 | Monarchy abolished in 1958. |
| Ireland | 1 | |
| Israel | 1 | |
| Italy | 4 | |
| Japan | 2 | |
| Jordan | 2 | |
| Kenya | 1 | |
| Kuwait | 2 | |
| Liberia | 1 | |
| Luxembourg | 1 | |
| Malawi | 1 | |
| Malaysia | 2 | |
| Mexico | 4 | |
| Morocco | 1 | |
| Nepal | 2 | Monarchy abolished in 2008. |
| Netherlands | 3 | |
| Nigeria | 3 | |
| Norway | 3 | |
| Oman | 1 | |
| Pakistan | 1 | |
| Poland | 2 | |
| Portugal | 3 | |
| Qatar | 2 | |
| Romania | 1 | |
| Russia | 1 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | |
| Senegal | 1 |
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