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France also has its own design system and font (Marianne): https://www.systeme-de-design.gouv.fr/elements-d-interface/f...

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Berlin has Berlin Type

https://wir.berlin/kampagnen/die-typo

The UK has GDS Transport, which can only be used on gov.uk websites, not even internal UK government websites.

https://design-system.service.gov.uk/styles/typography/

The British government may be an omnishambles, but their websites are remarkably clear and readable, specially for an aging population with worsening eyesight.

Building an atlas of these for every country in the world seems like a fun project.

die Bundesregierung has their own fonts too.

https://styleguide.bundesregierung.de/sg-de/basiselemente/sc...

To add to the list: The Netherlands has "rijksoverheid" (government) in sans and serif. https://www.rijkshuisstijl.nl/publiek/modules/product/Digita...

Tourist boards are a great source of this. Here's one from 2019 for Northern Ireland that I particularly like:

https://fonts.tourismni.com/

Their website is a nightmare to find content on, so here's the design guidelines: https://www.visiteuropewithskal.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/0...

DIN is used in a lot of public signs and it's from Germany: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIN_1451

The focus is very different though as the Swedish one is a brand guide for country marketing purposes while this is for developing government services.

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