International Road Traffic Signs and Signals, Europe Driving Regulations.
Chapter World Road Signs 3

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The first thing you may notice when driving in a foreign country is that the roadway signs are different. In many countries, the speed limit is posted in kilometers, and warnings will be written in the country's native language. Sometimes, speed limits are not posted at all, and drivers will travel much faster than the driver is accustomed to traveling. Depending on what part of the world you are driving in, you may find that travelers drive on the left-hand side of the road and that the steering wheel is located on the right-hand side of the car.
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   Stop Signs
The European example

An identical sign used in Australia.
This one is from Egypt.
Two variations from India.

Although in the shape of a 'give way' sign, this one from Japan says Stop.

This stop sign is from Korea.

These two examples are from Mexico

This is an advance warning of a stop sign from South Africa.
These two from South Africa show the 3 and 4 way junctions where the driver shall not proceed into the junction until every vehicle which has stopped at any other STOP LINE at the junction first, and which would, in the normal course of events, cross the path of the driver's vehicle, has cleared the junction.
Another example of Stop Sign advance warning, this time from Spain.
Brazil
A fine example of an early United Kingdom sign.
Unknown origin. Shows similarities to the South African examples.
This is an example of one found on a Canadian military base.

 

Signs in Canada usually say “STOP” or “ARRÊT” in the French-speaking province of Québec. On Federal land and in the national capital you will find a sign with both.

 

Thanks to Tim FitzGerald, Montréal, Canada for this example.

In addition to the Stop Sign
In addition to the Stop Sign		 Stop signs in USA are the traditional octagonal shape as used in most countries.
A four-way stop sign means that there are four stop signs at this intersection. Traffic from all four directions must stop. The first vehicle to reach the intersection should move forward first. If two vehicles reach the intersection at the same time, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right.
Three signs used in USA to give advance warning of a Stop sign.

An early USA Stop sign.

Please take the time to visit the site below where you will find a history of the Stop sign in America and examples of many other types.
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