Editing Voice of America (section)

== Historical list of languages ==
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| English || Worldwide || 1942 || present || [https://www.voanews.com/ www.voanews.com] ||
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| [[Mandarin Chinese]] || {{flag|Republic of China (1912–1949)|name=Republic of China}} (1941–1949)<br />{{flag|People's Republic of China}} (1949–present) || 1941 || present || [https://www.voachinese.com/ 美国之音] || see also [[Radio Free Asia]]
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| [[Cantonese]] ||[[Guangdong]]<br />[[Guangxi]]<br />{{flag|Hong Kong}} (1997–present)<br />{{flag|Macau}} (1999–present)|| 1941<br />1949<br />1987 || data-sort-value="present" | 1945<br />1963<br />present || [https://www.voacantonese.com/ 美國之音] || see also [[Radio Free Asia]]
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| [[Brazilian Portuguese]] || {{flag|Brazil}} || 1941<br />1946<br />1961 || 1945<br />1948<br />2001 || – ||
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| [[Amoy dialect|Amoy]] || [[Fujian]] (1941–1945, 1951–1963)<br />[[File:Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg|24px]] ''[[Japanese Taiwan]]'' (1941–1945)<br />{{flag|Taiwan}} (1951–1963)|| 1941<br />1951 || data-sort-value="1963" | 1945<br />1963 || – ||
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| [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]]/[[Filipino language|Filipino]] || ''{{flag|Commonwealth of the Philippines}}'' (1941–1942, 1945–1946)<br />[[File:Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg|24px]] ''[[Philippine Executive Commission]]'' (1942–1943)<br />[[File:Flag of the Philippines (1943-1945).svg|24px]] [[Second Philippine Republic|Republic of the Philippines]] (1943–1945)|| 1941 || 1946 || – ||
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| [[Korean language|Korean]] ||[[File:Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg|24px]] ''[[Japanese Korea]]'' (1942–1945)<br />[[File:Flag of the People's Committee of Korea.svg|24px]] [[People's Republic of Korea]] (1945)<br />[[File:Flag of the Provisional People's Committee for North Korea.svg|24px]] ''[[Soviet Civil Administration|Soviet Civil Administration in North Korea]]'' (1945–1948)<br />{{flag|North Korea}} (1948–present)<br />[[File:Flag of South Korea (1945–1948).svg|24px]] ''[[United States Army Military Government in Korea]]'' (1945–1948)<br />{{flag|South Korea}} (1948–present)|| 1942 || present || [https://www.voakorea.com/ VOA 한국어] || see also [[Radio Free Asia]]
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| [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]] ||[[File:Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg|24px]] ''[[Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies|Japanese-occupied Dutch East Indies]]'' (1942–1945)<br />''{{flag|Dutch East Indies}}'' (1945–1949)<br />''{{flag|Netherlands New Guinea}}'' (1949–1962)<br />[[File:Flag of the United Nations.svg|24px]] ''[[United Nations Temporary Executive Authority|West New Guinea (UN Protectorate)]]'' (1962–1963)<br />[[File:Flag of Indonesia.svg|24px]] [[Indonesian National Revolution#Formation of the Republican government|Republic of Indonesia]] (1945–1949)<br />[[File:Flag of Indonesia.svg|24px]] [[United States of Indonesia]] (1949–1950)<br />{{flag|Indonesia}} (1950–present)|| 1942 || present || [https: / www.voaindonesia.com VOA Indonesia] |[[Voice of America Indonesia]]|
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| [[Turkish language|Turkish]] || {{flag|Turkey}} || 1942<br />1948 || data-sort-value="present" | 1945<br />present || [https://www.amerikaninsesi.com/ Amerika'nın Sesi]<br />[https://www.voaturkce.com/ VOA Türkçe] ||
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| Spanish || [[Latin America]] || 1942<br />1946<br />1953<br />1961 || data-sort-value="present" | 1945<br />1948<br />1956<br />present || [https://www.voanoticias.com/ Voz de América] || see also [[Radio y Televisión Martí]]
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| [[Persian language|Persian]] || [[File:State flag of Iran (1964–1980).svg|24px]] [[Imperial State of Iran]] (1942–1945, 1949–1960, 1964–1966)<br />{{flag|Islamic Republic of Iran}} (1979–present) || 1942<br />1949<br />1964<br />1979 || data-sort-value="present" | 1945<br />1960<br />1966<br />present || [https://ir.voanews.com/ صدای آمریکا] || see also [[Radio Farda]]
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| [[Thai language|Thai]] || {{flag|Thailand}} || 1942<br />1962<br />1988 || data-sort-value="present" | 1958<br />1988<br />present || [https://www.voathai.com/ วอยซ์ ออฟ อเมริกา] ||
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| [[Modern Greek|Greek]] ||[[File:Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg|24px]] [[Hellenic State (1941–1944)|Hellenic State]] (1942–1944)<br />''[[Axis occupation of Greece|Axis-occupied Greece]]'' (1942–1944)<br />[[File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg|24px]] ''[[Italian Islands of the Aegean]]'' (1942–1945)<br />[[File:State Flag of Greece (1863-1924 and 1935-1973).svg|24px]] [[Kingdom of Greece]] (1944–1973)<br />{{flag|Hellenic Republic}} (1973–2014)|| 1942 || 2014 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120601222838/http://gr.voanews.com/ Φωνή της Αμερικής] (no longer active, kept for historical reasons) ||
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| [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]] || {{flag|Kingdom of Bulgaria}} (1942–1946)<br />{{flagicon|People's Republic of Bulgaria}} [[People's Republic of Bulgaria|Bulgarian People's Republic]] (1946–1989)<br />{{flag|Bulgaria}} (1989–2004) || 1942 || 2004 || – || see also [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|Radio Free Europe]]
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| [[Czech language|Czech]] || ''{{flag|Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia}}'' (1942–1945)<br />[[Czechs|Czech]]-inhabited lands of [[File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg|24px]] [[Third Czechoslovak Republic|Czechoslovak Republic]] (1945–1960)<br />[[Czechs|Czech]]-inhabited lands of [[File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg|24px]] [[Czechoslovak Socialist Republic]] (1960–1969)<br />{{flagicon|Czech Socialist Republic}} [[Czech Socialist Republic|Czech SR]] (1969–1990)<br />{{flag|Czech Republic}} (1990–2004) || 1942 || 2004 || – || see also [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|Radio Free Europe]]
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| [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]] || [[File:Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg|24px]] [[Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946)|Kingdom of Hungary]]<br />[[File:Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg|24px]] [[Second Hungarian Republic|Hungarian Republic]] (1946–1949)<br />{{flag|Hungarian People's Republic}} (1949–1989)<br />{{flag|Hungary}} (1989–1993) || 1942 || 2004 || – || see also [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|Radio Free Europe]]
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| [[Polish language|Polish]] ||[[File:Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg|24px]] ''[[General Government|General Government of Polish Region]]'' (1942–1944)<br />''[[Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany]]''<br />[[File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg|24px]] [[Provisional Government of the Republic of Poland|Republic of Poland]] (1944–1945)<br />[[File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg|24px]] [[Provisional Government of National Unity|Republic of Poland]] (1945–1947)<br />{{flag|Polish People's Republic}} (1947–1989)<br />{{flag|Poland}} (1990–2004)|| 1942 || 2004 || – || see also [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|Radio Free Europe]]
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| [[Romanian language|Romanian]] || {{flag|Kingdom of Romania}} (1942–1947)<br />[[File:Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg|24px]] [[Socialist Republic of Romania#Romanian People's Republic|Romanian People's Republic]] (1947–1965)<br />{{flag|Socialist Republic of Romania}} (1965–1989)<br />{{flag|Romania}} (1989–2004) || 1942 || 2004 || – || see also [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|Radio Free Europe]]
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| [[Slovak language|Slovak]] ||[[File:Flag of Slovakia (1939–1945).svg|24px]] [[Slovak Republic (1939–1945)|Slovak Republic]] (1942–1945)<br />[[Slovaks|Slovak]]-inhabited lands of [[File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg|24px]] [[Third Czechoslovak Republic|Czechoslovak Republic]] (1945–1960)<br />[[Slovaks|Slovak]]-inhabited lands of [[File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg|24px]] [[Czechoslovak Socialist Republic]] (1960–1969)<br />{{flagicon|Slovak Socialist Republic}} [[Slovak Socialist Republic|Slovak SR]] (1969–1990)<br />{{flag|Slovakia}} (1990–2004)|| 1942 || 2004 || – || see also [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|Radio Free Europe]]
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| [[Arabic]] || [[File:Flag of the Arab League.svg|24px]]<br /> [[Arab world|Arab World]] || 1942<br />1950 || data-sort-value="2002" | 1945<br />2002 || – || see also [[Radio Sawa]] and [[Alhurra]]
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| Spanish ||{{flag|Spanish State}} (1942–1955, 1955–1975)<br />{{flag|Spain}} (1975–1993)|| 1942<br />1955 || data-sort-value="1993" | 1955<br />1993 || –<br />(for local radio stations) ||
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| [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] ||[[File:Flag of Portugal.svg|24px]] [[Estado Novo (Portugal)|Portugal]] (1942–1945, 1951–1953)<br />{{flag|Portugal}} (1976–1987, 1987–1993)|| 1942<br />1951<br />1976<br />1987 || data-sort-value="1993" | 1945<br />1953<br />1987<br />1993 || – <br />&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;<br />(for local radio stations) ||
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| [[German language|German]] || [[File:Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg|24px]] [[Nazi Germany|German Reich]] (1942–1943)<br />''[[File:Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg|24px]] [[Austria under National Socialism|German-occupied Austria]]'' (1942–1945)<br />[[File:Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg|24px]] [[Nazi Germany|Greater German Reich]] (1943–1945)<br />''{{flag|Allied-occupied Germany}}'' (1945–1949)<br />''{{flag|Saar Protectorate}}'' (1947–1956)<br />[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|24px]] [[West Germany|Federal Republic of Germany]] (1949–1960)<br />''{{flagicon|Berlin}} [[History of Berlin#West and East Germany (1945–1990)|Allied-occupied Berlin]]'' (1949–1960)<br />{{flag|German Democratic Republic}} (1949–1960)<br />{{flag|Germany}} (1991–1993)|| 1942<br />1991 || 1960<br />1993 || – ||
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| [[Japanese language|Japanese]] ||{{flag|Empire of Japan}} (1942–1945)<br />[[File:Flag of Allied Occupied Japan.svg|24px]]''[[Occupation of Japan|Occupied Japan]]'' (1951–1952)<br />{{flag|Japan}} (1952–1962)|| 1942<br />1951 || data-sort-value="1962" | 1945<br />1962 || – ||
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| [[French language|French]] || [[File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg|24px]] [[Vichy France|French State]] (1942–1944)<br />{{flag|Free France}} (1942–1944)<br />[[File:War Ensign of Germany (1938–1945).svg|24px]] ''[[German military administration in occupied France during World War II|Military Administration in France]]'' (1942–1944)<br />[[French people|French]]- and [[Walloons|Walloon]]-inhabited lands of [[File:War Ensign of Germany (1938–1945).svg|24px]] ''[[Military Administration in Belgium and Northern France]]'' (1942–1944)<br />[[French people|French]]- and [[Walloons|Walloon]]-inhabited lands of [[File:Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg|24px]] ''[[Reichskommissariat of Belgium and Northern France]]'' (1944)<br />[[File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg|24px]] ''[[Italian occupation of France|Italian Military Administration in France]]'' (1942–1943)<br />[[File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg|24px]] ''[[Italian occupation of Corsica|Occupied Corsica]]'' (1942–1943)<br />[[File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg|24px]] [[Provisional Government of the French Republic|French Republic]] (1944–1946)<br />[[File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg|24px]] [[French Fourth Republic|French Republic]] (1946–1958)<br />{{flagicon|France}} [[French Fifth Republic|French Republic]] (1958–1961)|| 1942 || 1961 || – ||
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| [[Italian language|Italian]] ||{{flag|Kingdom of Italy}} (1942–1945)<br />{{flag|Italian Republic}} (1951–1957)<br />[[File:Free Territory Trieste Flag.svg|24px]] ''[[Free Territory of Trieste]]'' (1951–1954)|| 1942<br />1951 || data-sort-value="1957" | 1945<br />1957 || – ||
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| [[Finnish language|Finnish]] || {{flag|Finland}} || 1942<br />1951 || data-sort-value="1953" | 1945<br />1953 ||| – ||
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| [[Afrikaans]] || {{flag|Union of South Africa}} || 1942 || 1949 || – ||
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| [[Danish language|Danish]] || {{flag|Denmark}} || 1942 || 1945 || – ||
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| [[Flemish dialects|Flemish]] || [[Flemish people|Flemish]]-inhabited lands of [[File:War Ensign of Germany (1938–1945).svg|24px]] ''[[Military Administration in Belgium and Northern France]]'' (1942–1944)<br />[[Flemish people|Flemish]]-inhabited lands of [[File:Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg|24px]] ''[[Reichskommissariat of Belgium and Northern France]]'' (1944)<br />[[File:Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg|24px]] ''[[Reichsgau Flandern]]'' (1944–1945) || 1942 || 1945 || – ||
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| [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] ||[[File:Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg|24px]] ''[[Reichskommissariat Norwegen]]''|| 1942 || 1945 || – ||
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| [[Serbian language|Serbian]] ||[[File:War Ensign of Germany (1938–1945).svg|24px]] ''[[Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia]]'' + [[File:Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg|24px]] ''[[German occupied territory of Montenegro|German-occupied Montenegro]]'' (1943–1944)<br />[[File:Flag of Serbia (1947–1992).svg|24px]] [[Socialist Republic of Serbia|Federated State of Serbia]] + [[File:Flag of Montenegro (1946–1993), Flag of Serbia (1947–1992).svg|24px]] [[Socialist Republic of Montenegro|Federated State of Montenegro]] (1944–1946)<br />[[File:Flag of Serbia (1947–1992).svg|24px]] [[Socialist Republic of Serbia|People's Republic of Serbia]] + [[File:Flag of Montenegro (1946–1993), Flag of Serbia (1947–1992).svg|24px]] [[Socialist Republic of Montenegro|People's Republic of Montenegro]] (1946–1963)<br />{{flag|Socialist Republic of Serbia}} + [[File:Flag of Montenegro (1946–1993), Flag of Serbia (1947–1992).svg|24px]] [[Socialist Republic of Montenegro]] (1963–1992)<br />{{flag|Federal Republic of Yugoslavia}} (1992–2003)<br />{{flag|State Union of Serbia and Montenegro}} (2003–2006)<br />{{flag|Serbia}} (2006–present)<br />{{flag|Montenegro}} (2006–present)|| 1943 || present || [https://www.glasamerike.net/ Glas Amerike] || see also [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|Radio Free Europe]]
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| [[Albanian language|Albanian]] ||[[File:Flag of Albania (1943–1944).svg|24px]] [[German occupation of Albania|Albanian Kingdom]] (1943–1944)<br />[[File:Flag of Albania (1944–1946).svg|24px]] [[Democratic Government of Albania]] (1944–1945)<br />{{flag|People's Republic of Albania}} (1951–1976)<br />{{flag|People's Socialist Republic of Albania}} (1976–1998)<br />{{flag|Republic of Albania}} (1998–present) <br />
{{flag|Kosovo}} [[Republic of Kosovo]] (2008–present)
| 1943<br />1951 || data-sort-value="present" | 1945<br />present || [https://www.zeriamerikes.com/ Zëri i Amerikës] || see also [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|Radio Free Europe]]
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| [[Burmese language|Burmese]] ||{{flag|State of Burma}} (1943–1945)<br />{{flag|Union of Burma}} (1951–1974)<br />{{flag|Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma}} (1974–1988)<br />{{flag|Union of Myanmar}} (1988–2011)<br />{{flag|Myanmar}} (2011–present)|| 1943<br />1951 || data-sort-value="present" | 1945<br />present || [https://burmese.voanews.com/ ဗွီအိုအေ မြန်မာဌာန] || see also [[Radio Free Asia]]
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| [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]] ||{{flag|French Indochina}} (1943–1945)<br />[[File:Flag of the Empire of Vietnam (1945).svg|24px]] [[Empire of Vietnam]] (1945)<br />''[[File:Flag of Colonial Annam.svg|24px]] [[Tonkin (French protectorate)|Protectorate of Tonkin]] + [[File:First flag of the Nguyen Dynasty.svg|24px]] [[Annam (French protectorate)|Protectorate of Annam]] + [[File:Flag of Republic of Cochinchina.svg|24px]] [[French Cochinchina]]'' (1945–1946)<br />{{flag|State of Vietnam}} (1951–1955)<br />{{flag|North Vietnam}} (1955–1976)<br />{{flag|South Vietnam}} (1955–1975)<br />[[File:FNL Flag.svg|24px]] ''[[Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam|Occupied South Vietnam]]'' (1969–1976)<br />{{flag|Vietnam}} (1976–present)|| 1943<br />1951 || data-sort-value="present" | 1946<br />present || [https://www.voatiengviet.com/ Ðài Tiếng nói Hoa Kỳ] || see also [[Radio Free Asia]]
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| [[Croatian language|Croatian]] ||{{flag|Independent State of Croatia}} (1943–1945)<br />[[File:Flag of Croatia (1947–1990).svg|24px]] [[Socialist Republic of Croatia|Federated State of Croatia]] (1945–1946)<br />[[File:Flag of Croatia (1947–1990).svg|24px]] [[People's Republic of Croatia]] (1946–1963)<br />[[File:Flag of Croatia (1947–1990).svg|24px]] [[Socialist Republic of Croatia]] (1963–1990)<br />[[File:Flag of Croatia (1990).svg|24px]] [[Republic of Croatia]] (1990–1991)<br />{{flag|Croatia}} (1991–2011)|| 1943 || 2011 || – || see also [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|Radio Free Europe]]
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| [[Swedish language|Swedish]] ||{{flag|Sweden}}|| 1943 || 1945 || – ||
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| [[Slovene language|Slovene]] ||[[Slovenes|Slovenian]]-inhabited lands of [[File:Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg|24px]] ''[[Reichsgau Steiermark]]'', ''[[Reichsgau Kärnten]]'' and ''[[Operational Zone of the Adriatic Littoral]]'' (1944–1945)<br />[[File:Flag of Slovenia (1945–1991).svg|24px]] [[Socialist Republic of Slovenia|People's Republic of Slovenia]] (1949–1963)<br />[[File:Flag of Slovenia (1945–1991).svg|24px]] [[Socialist Republic of Slovenia]] (1963–1990)<br />{{flag|Slovenia}} (1990–2004)|| 1944<br />1949 || data-sort-value="2004" | 1945<br />2004 || style="vertical-align:top;" | – ||
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| [[Wu Chinese]] || [[Shanghai]] || 1944 || 1946 || – ||
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| [[Dutch language|Dutch]] || [[File:Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg|24px]] ''[[Reichskommissariat Niederlande]]'' || 1944 || 1945 || – ||
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| [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]] || {{flag|Kingdom of Iceland}}|| 1944 || 1944 || – ||
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| [[Russian language|Russian]] || {{flagicon|Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic}}[[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russian SFSR]] (1947–1991)<br />{{flag|Russia}} (1991–present) || 1947 || present || [https://www.golosameriki.com/ Голос Америки] || see also [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|Radio Liberty]]
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| [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]] || {{flagicon|Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic}}[[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic|Ukrainian SSR]] (1949–1991)<br />{{flag|Ukraine}} (1991–present)|| 1949 || present || [https://www.holosameryky.com/?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=redirect&utm_source=ukrainian-voanews-com/ Голос Америки] || see also [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|Radio Liberty]]
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| [[Armenian language|Armenian]] || {{flagicon|Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic}}[[Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic|Armenian SSR]] (1951–1991)<br />{{flag|Armenia}} (1991–present)|| 1951 || present (web) || [https://www.amerikayidzayn.com/ Ամերիկայի Ձայն] || see also [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|Radio Liberty]]
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| [[Georgian language|Georgian]] ||{{flagicon|Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic}}[[Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic|Georgian SSR]] (1951–1991)<br />{{flag|Georgia}} (1991–present)|| 1951 || present (web) || – || see also [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|Radio Liberty]]
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| [[Urdu]] ||{{flag|Pakistan}}|| 1951<br />1954 || data-sort-value="present" | 1953<br />present || [https://www.urduvoa.com/ وائس آف امریکہ] ||
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| [[Azerbaijani language|Azerbaijani]] || {{flagicon|Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic}}[[Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic|Azeri SSR]] (1951–1953, 1982–1991)<br />{{flag|Azerbaijan}} (1991–present) || 1951<br />1982 || data-sort-value="?" | 1953<br />present (web) || [https://www.amerikaninsesi.org/ Amerikanın Səsi] || see also [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|Radio Liberty]]
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| [[Hindi]] ||Northern {{flag|India}}|| 1951<br />1954 || data-sort-value="2008" | 1953<br />2008 || – ||
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| [[Estonian language|Estonian]] ||{{flagicon|Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic}} [[Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic|Soviet-occupied Estonia]] (1951–1990)<br />{{flag|Estonia}} (1990–2004)|| 1951 || 2004 || – || see also [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|Radio Liberty]]
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| [[Latvian language|Latvian]] ||{{flagicon|Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic}} [[Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic|Soviet-occupied Latvia]] (1951–1990)<br />{{flag|Latvia}} (1990–2004)|| 1951 || 2004 || – || see also [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|Radio Liberty]]
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| [[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]] ||{{flagicon|Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic}} [[Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic|Soviet-occupied Lithuania]] (1951–1990)<br />{{flag|Lithuania}} (1990–2004)|| 1951 || 2004 || – || see also [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|Radio Liberty]]
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| [[Malaysian language|Malayan]] ||[[File:Flag of Malaya.svg|24px]] [[Federation of Malaya]]|| 1951 || 1955 || – ||
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| [[Hakka Chinese|Hakka]] ||[[Hakka people|Hakka]]-inhabited lands of Southern {{flag|People's Republic of China}}|| 1951 || 1954 || – ||
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| [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] ||{{flag|Israel}}|| 1951 || 1953 || – ||
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| [[Shantou dialect|Swatow]] ||[[Shantou]]|| 1951 || 1953 || – ||
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| [[Tatar language|Tatar]] ||[[File:Flag of Tatar ASSR.svg|24px]] [[Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic|Tatar ASSR]]|| 1951 || 1953 || – || see also [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|Radio Liberty]]
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| [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||[[Madras State]] (1954–1969)<br />[[File:..Tamil Nadu Flag(INDIA).png|24px]] [[Tamil Nadu]] (1969–1970)<br />{{flag|Dominion of Ceylon}} ([[Sri Lanka]], ex-Ceylon) || 1954 || 1970 || – ||
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| [[Khmer language|Khmer]] ||[[File:Flag of Cambodia.svg|24px]] [[Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970)|Kingdom of Cambodia]] (1955–1957, 1962–1970)<br />{{flag|Khmer Republic}} (1970–1975)<br />[[File:Flag of Democratic Kampuchea.svg|24px]] [[Democratic Kampuchea]] (1975–1979)<br />{{flag|People's Republic of Kampuchea}} (1979–1989)<br />[[File:Flag of the State of Cambodia.svg|24px]] [[People's Republic of Kampuchea#Transition and State of Cambodia (1989–1993)|State of Cambodia]] (1989–1993)<br />[[File:Flag of Cambodia.svg|24px]] [[Kingdom of Cambodia]] (1993–present)|| 1955<br />1962 || data-sort-value="present" | 1957<br />present || [https://khmer.voanews.com/ វីអូអេ]<br />[https://www.voacambodia.com/ www.voacambodia.com] || see also [[Radio Free Asia]]
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| [[Malayalam]] ||[[File:..Kerala Flag(INDIA).png|24px]] [[Kerala]]<br />[[Lakshadweep|Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands]]|| 1956 || 1961 || – ||
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| [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] ||[[Gujarati people|Gujarati]]-inhabited lands of [[Bombay State]]|| 1956 || 1958 || – ||
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| [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||[[Combined Andhra Pradesh|Andhra Pradesh]]|| 1956 || 1958 || – ||
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| [[Belarusian language|Belarusian]] ||{{flagicon|Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic}}[[Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic|Byelorussian SSR]]|| 1956 || 1957 || – || see also [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|Radio Liberty]]
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| [[Bengali language|Bengali]] ||{{flag|Bangladesh}} <br />{{flag|India}}|| 1958 || present || [https://www.voabangla.com/ ভয়েস অফ আমেরিকা] ||
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| French (to Africa) || || 1960 || present || [https://www.voaafrique.com/ VOA Afrique] ||
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| [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] ||{{flag|Pakistan}}|| 2022 July || present || [https://www.urduvoa.com/z/7020 VOA Sindhi] ||
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| [[Lao language|Lao]] ||{{flag|Kingdom of Laos}} (1962–1975)<br />{{flag|Lao People's Democratic Republic}} (1975–present)|| 1962 || present || [https://lao.voanews.com/ ສຽງອາເມຣິກາ ວີໂອເອ] || see also [[Radio Free Asia]]
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| [[Swahili language|Swahili]] || || 1962 || present || [https://www.voaswahili.com/ Sauti ya Amerika] ||
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| English (to Africa) || || 1963 August 4 || present || [https://www.voanews.com/p/5749.html www.voaafrica.com]{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}<br />[https://www.voazimbabwe.com/ www.voazimbabwe.com] ||
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| [[Uzbek language|Uzbek]] ||{{flagicon|Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic}}[[Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic|Uzbek SSR]] (1972–1991)<br />{{flag|Uzbekistan}} (1991–present)|| <br />1972 || data-sort-value="present" | <br />present || [https://www.amerikaovozi.com/ Amerika Ovozi] || see also [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|Radio Liberty]]
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| Portuguese (to Africa) || || 1976 || present || [https://www.voaportugues.com/ Voz da América] ||
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| [[Hausa language|Hausa]] ||{{flag|Nigeria}}|| 1979 January 21 || present || [https://www.voahausa.com/ Muryar Amurka] ||
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| [[Dari language|Dari]] |||[[File:Flag of Afghanistan (1980–1987).svg|24px]] [[Democratic Republic of Afghanistan]] (1980–1987)<br /> [[Democratic Republic of Afghanistan|Republic of Afghanistan]] (1987–1992)<br />{{flag|Islamic State of Afghanistan}} (1992–1996, 2001–2002)<br />''{{flag|Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan}}'' (1996–2001)<br />[[File:Flag of Afghanistan (2002–2004).svg|24px]] [[Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan]] (2002–2004)<br />{{flagicon|Islamic Republic of Afghanistan}} [[Islamic Republic of Afghanistan]] (2004–2021)|| 1980 || present || [https://www.darivoa.com/ صدای امریکا] ||
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| [[Amharic]] ||{{flag|Ethiopia}}|| 1982 September || present || [https://amharic.voanews.com/ የአሜሪካ ድምፅ] ||
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| [[Pashto language|Pashto]] ||[[Pashtuns|Pashtun]]-inhabited lands of {{flag|Afghanistan}}|| 1982 || present || [https://www.pashtovoa.com/ اشنا راډیو] ||
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| [[French-based creole languages|Creole]] ||[[Haiti]]|| 1987 || present || [https://www.voanouvel.com/ Lavwadlamerik] ||
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| [[Standard Tibetan|Tibetan]] ||[[Tibet Autonomous Region]]<br />[[Qinghai]]<br />{{flag|Bhutan}}||1991 || data-sort-value="present" | present || [https://www.voatibetan.com/ ཨ་རིའི་རླུང་འཕྲིན་ཁང་།]<br />[https://www.voatibetanenglish.com/ www.voatibetanenglish.com] || see also [[Radio Free Asia]]
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| [[Kurdish languages|Kurdish]] ||[[File:Flag of Kurdistan.svg|24px]] [[Kurdistan Region|Iraqi Kurdistan]]<br />[[File:De facto SA-NES Flag.svg|24px]] [[Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria]]<br />[[Turkish Kurdistan|Kurdish inhabited lands of Turkey]]<br />[[Iranian Kurdistan|Kurdish inhabited lands of Iran]]|| 1992 || present || [https://www.dengiamerika.com/ ده‌نگی ئه‌مه‌ریکا]<br />[https://www.dengeamerika.com/ Dengê Amerîka] ||
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|| [[Somali language|Somali]] ||{{flag|Somalia}}<br />''{{flag|Somaliland}}''|| 1992<br />2007 || data-sort-value="present" | 1995<br />present || [https://www.voasomali.com/ VOA Somali] ||
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| [[Nepali language|Nepali]] ||{{flag|Kingdom of Nepal}}|| 1992 || 1993 || – ||
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| [[Oromo language|Afaan Oromo]] ||[[File:Flag of the Oromia Region.svg|24px]] [[Oromia Region]]|| 1996 July || present || [https://www.voaafaanoromoo.com/ Sagalee Ameerikaa] ||
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| [[Bosnian language|Bosnian]] ||{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}|| 1996 || present || [https://ba.voanews.com/ Glas Amerike] || see also [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|Radio Free Europe]]
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| [[Kinyarwanda]]/[[Kirundi]] ||{{flag|Rwanda}}<br />{{flag|Burundi}}<br />Eastern {{flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}<br />Southern {{flag|Uganda}}<br />Northwestern {{flag|Tanzania}}|| 1996 July || present || [https://www.radiyoyacuvoa.com/ Ijwi ry'Amerika] ||
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| [[Tigrinya language|Tigrinya]] ||{{flag|Eritrea}}|| 1996 July || present || [https://tigrigna.voanews.com/ ድምፂ ረድዮ ኣሜሪካ] ||
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| [[Macedonian language|Macedonian]] ||{{flagicon|North Macedonia}} [[North Macedonia|Republic of Macedonia]]|| 1999 || 2008 || – || see also [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|Radio Free Europe]]
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| [[Zimbabwean Ndebele language|Ndebele]] ||{{flag|Zimbabwe}}|| 2003 || present || [https://www.voandebele.com/ VOA Ndebele] ||
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| [[Shona language|Shona]] ||{{flag|Zimbabwe}}<br />{{flag|Mozambique}}|| 2003 || present || [https://www.voashona.com/ VOA Shona] ||
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| [[Pashto language|Pashto]]||[[Pashtuns|Pashtun]]-inhabited lands of {{flag|Pakistan}}|| 2006 || present || [https://www.voadeewaradio.com/ ډیوه ریډیو] ||
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| [[Bambara language|Bambara]] ||{{flag|Mali}}|| 2013 March || present || [https://www.voabambara.com/ VOA Bambara] ||
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