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===Other countries=== [[File:Algerian Stop Sign.jpg|thumb|Bilingual Algerian stop sign in Arabic and in English]] [[File:030527-2-SaintPetersburg-IMG_0570-2.jpg|thumb|Stop sign used in Russia to indicate to drivers to stop at the line at traffic lights]] [[File:Stad_Irish_stop_sign.jpg|thumb|Unofficial sign seen in the [[Gaeltacht]] in Ireland. Both {{lang|ga|stad}} and {{lang|ga|stop}} are Irish words for "stop".]] *Arabic-speaking countries use {{lang|ar|قف}} {{transliteration|ar|qif}} (except for [[Lebanon]], which only uses '''{{smallcaps|stop}}''' since 2019). *Armenia uses '''{{lang|hy|ԿԱՆԳ}}''' {{transliteration|hy|kang}} and '''{{lang|en|italic=no|{{smallcaps|stop}}}}'''. *Bangladesh and Nepal use a stop sign with no text. *Brazil and Spanish-speaking Caribbean and South American nations use '''{{lang|pt|italic=no|{{smallcaps|pare}}}}'''. *Cambodia uses '''{{lang|km|ឈប់}}''' {{transliteration|km|chhob}}. *China and Taiwan use '''{{lang|zh|停}}''' {{transliteration|zh|tíng}}, except that Mainland China's sign has a bolder word. *Cuba still uses an old circular stop sign with a triangle that is used from the [[Yield sign|give way sign]] and black text. *Ethiopia uses a version of the sign that says '''{{lang|am|ቁም}}''' {{transliteration|am|ḳumə}} and '''{{lang|en|italic=no|{{smallcaps|stop}}}}'''. *Hong Kong SAR uses a version of the sign that says '''{{lang|zh|停}}''' {{transliteration|zh|tíng}}, and '''{{lang|en|italic=no|{{smallcaps|stop}}}}'''. *Iran and Afghanistan use '''{{lang|fa|ایست}}''' {{transliteration|fa|ist}}. *Israel and Palestine use a version of the stop sign with a raised hand. *Japan uses a triangular sign that says '''{{lang|ja|止まれ}}''' {{transliteration|ja|tomare}} and '''{{lang|en|italic=no|{{smallcaps|stop}}}}'''. *Laos uses '''{{lang|lo|ຢຸດ}}''' {{transliteration|lo|yud}}. *Malaysia and [[Brunei]] use '''{{lang|ms|italic=no|{{smallcaps|berhenti}}}}'''. *Mexico and other Central American nations use '''{{lang|es|italic=no|{{smallcaps|alto}}}}'''. *Mongolia uses '''{{lang|mn-Cyrl|ЗОГС}}''' {{transliteration|mn|zogs}}. *Myanmar uses '''{{lang|my|ရပ်}}''' {{transliteration|my|raut}}. *Nigeria uses a yellow border and text. *North Korea uses '''{{lang|ko|섯}}''' {{transliteration|ko|sŏt}}. *South Korea uses '''{{lang|ko|정지}}''' {{transliteration|ko|jeongji}} and '''{{lang|en|italic=no|{{smallcaps|stop}}}}'''. *Russian-speaking countries use either '''{{lang|ru|italic=no|{{smallcaps|stop}}}}''' or '''{{lang|ru|italic=no|{{smallcaps|стоп}}}}''' (i.e. '''{{lang|ru|italic=no|{{smallcaps|stop}}}}''' transliterated into Russian), with the latter marking the place where vehicles should wait at traffic lights (displayed on a white rectangular sign). *Thailand uses '''{{lang|th|หยุด}}''' {{transliteration|th|yùd}}. *Vanuatu uses a circular red stop sign.
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