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Afghanistan - 19. August // Independence from UK control over Afghan foreign affairs in 1919
Albania - 28. November // Dita e Pavarësisë Declaration of independence from Ottoman rule in 1912
Alderney Guernsey (UK) - 9. May // Liberation Day the end of the German Occupation 1945
Algeria - 1. November // Start of the War of Independence in 1954
American Samoa - 17. April // US Flag Day
Andalusia Spain - 28. February // Dia de Andalucia
Andorra - 8. September // Our Lady of Meritxell Day, patron saint of Andorra
Angola - 11. November // Independence from Portugal in 1975
Anguilla (UK) - 30. May // Anguilla Day; the beginning of the Anguillian Revolution in 1967
Antigua and Barbuda - 1. November // Independence from the UK in 1981
Aragon Spain - 23. April // St George's Day
Argentina - 25. May // First Patriotic Government. 9 July Declaration of Independence from Spain in 1816
Armenia - 28. May // Independence from the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic 1918
Aruba (NL) - 18. March // NL Flag Day. Autonomy within the Netherlands in 1948
Australia - 26. January // Date of the founding of Sydney, the first European settlement in Australia 1788
Austria - 26. October // The Neutrality Constitution of 1955
Azerbaijan - 28. May // Republic Day independence from the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic 1918
Bahamas - 10. July // Independence from the UK in 1973
Bahrain - 16. December // Accession Day for the late Amir Sh. Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa
Balochistan Pakistan - 11. August // Independence from India in 1947
Bangladesh - 26. March // Independence from Pakistan in 1971. (16 December Victory Day for Liberation 1971)
Barbados - 30. November // Independence Day from the UK in 1966
Basque Country Spain - 25. October // Day of the Basque Country official from 2011
Belarus - 3. July // Independence Day (liberation of Minsk from German occupation 1944)
Belgium - 21. July // Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld first king of the Belgians in 1831
Belize - 10. September // Independence from the UK in 1981
Benin - 1. August // Independence from France in 1960
Bermuda UK - 24. May // Originally Queen Victoria's birthday
Bhutan - 17. December // Ugyen Wangchuck elected hereditary king 1907
Bolivia - 6. August // Proclamation of Republic independent from Spain in 1825
Bosnia and Herzegovina - 1. March // Dan nezavisnosti; Proclamation of independence from Yugoslavia in 1992
Botswana - 30. September // Independence from the UK in 1966
Brazil - 7. September // Dia da Independência de Portugal en 1822
British Virgin Islands UK - 1. July //
Brunei - 23. February //
Bulgaria - 3. March // Liberation Day autonomy within Ottoman Empire 1878
Burkina Faso - 4. August // change of name from Upper Volta in 1984 Independence from France in 1960 is 5 August
Burundi - 1. July // Independence from Belgium in 1962
Cambodia - 9. November // Independence from France in 1953
Cameroon - 20. May // National Day creation of a unitary state 1972
Canada - 1. July // First confederation of four provinces 1867
Cape Verde - 12. September //
Catalonia Spain - 11. September // Catalonia loses its independence and constitutions after the fall of Barcelona 1714
Cayman Islands UK - . // 1st Monday in July
Central African Republic - 1. December // Autonomous territory within the French Community 1958
Chad - 11. August // Independence from France 1960
Chile - 18. September // The first Government Junta is created 1810
Republic of China - 10. October // The Wuchang Uprising that led to founding of the Republic of China 1911
People's Republic of China - 1. October // Proclamation of People's Republic of China 1949
Colombia - 20. July // Declaration of independence from Spain 1810
Comoros - 6. July // Independence from France 1975
Cook Islands - 4. August // Self-government in free association with New Zealand 1965
Costa Rica - 15. September // Independence from Spain 1821
Côte d'Ivoire - 7. August // Independence from France 1960
Croatia - 25. June // Statehood Day declaration of independence from Yugoslavia 1991
Cuba - 1. January // Liberation Day Fidel Castro takes power in 1959 and Spanish rule ends 1899
Curaçao Kingdom of the Netherlands - 2. July // The first elected island council is instituted 1954
Cyprus - 1. October // Independence Day 1960
Czech Republic - 28. October // Independence from Austria-Hungary as Czechoslovakia 1918
Democratic Republic of Congo - 30. June // Independence from Belgium in 1960
Denmark - 5. June // No official National Day. 5 June Constitution of 1849
Djibouti - 27. June // Independence from France 1977
Dominica - 3. November // Independence from the UK 1978 discovered by Christopher Columbus 1493
Dominican Republic - 27. February // independence from Haiti 1844 16 August Restoration Day independence from Spain 1865
East Timor - 20. May // Independence from Indonesia in 2002
Ecuador - 10. August // Proclamation of independence from Spain 1809
Egypt - 23. July // Revolution 1952. 6 October Armed Forces Day the beginning of the October War 1973
El Salvador - 15. September // Independence from Spain 1821
England United Kingdom - 23. April // St George's Day patron saint of England not a bank holiday
Equatorial Guinea - 12. October // Independence from Spain 1968
Eritrea - 24. May // Eritrean rebels enter the capital Asmara 1991; independence from Ethiopia 1993
Estonia - 24. February // Independence Day declaration of independence from the Russia 1918
Ethiopia - 28. May // Downfall of the Derg Day the Derg regime is defeated 1991
Falkland Islands UK - 14. June // Liberation Day the end of the Falklands War 1982
Faroe Islands - 29. July // Ólavsøkam Saint Olaf's death in 1030: opening of the Løgting
Fiji - 10. October // Fiji Day independence from UK 1970
Finland - 6. December // Independence Day declaration of independence from Russia 1917
France - 14. July // Fête de la Fédération 14 July 1790
French Guyana - 14. July // Fête de la Fédération. 20 December Abolition of slavery day
Gabon - 17. August // Independence from France 1960
Gambia - 18. February // Independence Day from the UK 1965
Georgia - 26. May // Day of First Republic declaration of independence from Russia 1918
Germany - 3. October // German Unity Day unification of West Germany and East Germany 1990
Ghana - 6. March // Independence Day from the UK 1957
Gibraltar UK - 10. September // People of Gibraltar vote to reject Spanish sovereignty or association 1967
Greece - 25. March // Independence from Ottoman Empire 1821. 28 October rejection of Italian ultimatum 1940
Greenland Denmark - 21. June // Longest Day of the Year. Introduced 1983
Grenada - 7. February // Independence from UK 1974
Guadeloupe France - 14. July // Bastille Day 27 May Abolition of slavery day regional only[6]
Guam US - 21. July // Liberation Day Americans landing 1944
Guatemala - 15. September // Independence from Spain 1821
Guernsey and Dependencies British Islands - 9. May // Liberation Day the end of the German Occupation 1945
Guinea - 3. April // Independence from France 1958 on 2 October
Guinea-Bissau - 24. September // Declaration of independence from Portugal 1973
Guyana - 23. February // Republic Day also known as Mashramani republic 1970
Haiti - 1. January // Declaration of independence from France 1804
Herm - 9. May // Liberation Day the end of the German Occupation 1945
Honduras - 15. September // Independence from Kingdom of Spain 1821
Hong Kong - 1. July // Transfer of sovereignty to the PRC 1997.
Hungary - 15. March // 1848 Revolution memorial day. 20 August St. Stephen's day. 23 October 1956 Revolution memorial
Iceland - 17. June // National Day founding of republic and dissolution of union with Denmark 1944
India - 26. January // Republic within the British Commonwealth 1950. 15 August Independence from the British 1947
Indonesia - 17. August // Proclamation of Independence day from Japan and the Netherlands 1945
Iran - 11. February // Victory of Islamic Revolution
Iraq - 3. October // Independence from UK 1932
Ireland - 17. March // St. Patrick's Day
Isle of Man British Islands - 5. July // Tynwald parliament annual meeting
Israel - 14. May // Around, acording to Yom Ha'atzmaut proclamation of independence from the British 1948
Italy - 25. April // Partisans liberate Genoa Milan and Tourin from German troops in 1945 .
Jamaica - . // First Monday in August. Independence from the UK 6 August 1962
Japan - 11. February // National Foundation Day, Jimmu the first emperor is crowned in year 660 BC
Jersey - 9. May // Liberation Day the end of the German Occupation 1945
Jordan - 25. May // Independence Day from the UK 1946
Kazakhstan - 25. October // Republic Day declared sovereign republic within the USSR 1990
Kenya - 12. December // Independence Day from the UK 1963;
Kiribati - 12. July // Independence from the UK in 1979
North Korea - 9. September // declaration of a democratic people's republic 1948
South Korea - 15. August // Liberation from Japanese 1945 AND the birth of the South Korean state 1948
Kurdistan - 21. March // Nawroz Kurdish New Year celebrated on the spring equinox
Kuwait - 25. February // National Day. 26 February is Liberation Day from Iraq 1991
Kyrgyzstan - 31. August // Independence Day declaration of independence from the USSR in 1991
Kosovo - 17. February //
Laos - 2. December // National Day people's republic declared 1975
Latvia - 18. November // Declaration of independence from Russia 1918
Lebanon - 22. November // Independence from France 1943. 25 May Liberation Day from Israel 2000
Lesotho - 4. October // Independence from the UK 1966
Liberia - 26. July // Proclamation of the Republic: independence from the United States 1847
Libya - 17. February // The revoultion against El-Gazafi
Liechtenstein - 15. August // The Hereditary Prince becomes Regent 2004
Lithuania - 16. February // Independence from Russia and Germany 1918. 6 July the Kingdom of Mindaugas 1253.
Luxembourg - 23. June // the Monarch's birthday
Macau - 20. December // Transfer of sovereignty to the PRC 1999.
Macedonia - 8. September // Independence from Yugoslavia 1991
Madagascar - 26. June // Independence from France 1960
Madeira Day - 1. July // Autonomy from Portugal
Malawi - 6. July // Independence Day from the UK 1964; and Republic Day 1966
Malaysia - 31. August // Independence from the UK 1957. 16 September the formation of Malaysia
Mali - 22. September // Independence from the Mali Federation 1960
Malta - 31. March // Freedom Day, withdrawal of British troops from Malta 1979
Marshall Islands - 1. May // Constitution Day 1979
Martinique France - 14. July // Bastille Day. 22 May Abolition of slavery day regional only[6]
Mauritania - 28. November // Independence Day from France 1960
Mauritius - 12. March // Independence Day independence from the UK 1968. Republic 1992
Mayotte France - 14. July // Bastille Day
Mexico - 16. September // Grito de Dolores declaration of independence from Spain 1810
Micronesia Federated States of - 3. November // Independence Day from the US-administered UN Trusteeship 1979
Minorca Spain - 17. January // Alfonso III of Aragon took the island from Muslims 1287
Moldova - 27. August // Independence from the Soviet Union 1991
Monaco - 19. November // The levée of Prince Albert II 2005
Mongolia - 11. July // Independence from China 1921,
Montenegro - 13. July // Independence 1878. 21 May independence on the referendum in 2006
Montserrat UK - . // Second Saturday in June
Morocco - 2. March // Independence from France 1956
Mozambique - 25. June // Independence from Portugal 1975
Namibia - 21. March // Independence Day from South African mandate 1990
Nauru - 31. January // Independence from the Australia NZ and UK-administered UN trusteeship 1968
Nepal - 18. February // Martyr's Day 28 May Nepal a federal republic 2008 earlier the king's birthday
Netherlands Antilles - 30. April // Queen Juliana's birthday
Netherlands - 30. April // Queen Juliana's birthday. 5 May Liberation Day from Nazi Germany in 1945
Kingdom of the Netherlands - 15. December // Kingdom day signing of the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands 1954
New Caledonia France - 14. July // Bastille Day
New Zealand - 6. February // Waitangi Day signing of the Treaty of Waitangi 1840
Nicaragua - 15. September // Independence from Spain 1821
Niger - 18. December // Republic Day autonomous state within the French Community 1958
Nigeria - 1. October // Independence Day from UK 1960 and republic 1963. 29 May Democracy Day 1999
Niue - 19. October //
Norfolk Island Australia - 8. June // Second settlement established everybody from the Pitcairn Islands
Northern Ireland UK - 17. March // St. Patrick's Day. 12 July Battle of the Boyne Day
Northern Mariana Islands United States - 8. January // Commonwealth Day the constitutional government takes office 1978
Norway - 17. May // Constitution Day the signing of the first Norwegian Constitution in Eidsvoll 1814
Oman - 18. November // Birthday of Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said of Oman
Pakistan - 23. March // Resolution 1940. 14 August independence from British Indian Empire in 1947
Palau - 9. July // Constitution Day the world's first nuclear-free constitution 1981;
Palestine - 15. November //
Panama - 3. November // Separation Day declaration of independence from Colombia 1903
Papua New Guinea - 16. September // Independence from Australia in 1975
Paraguay - 14. May // Independence from Spain in 1811
Peru - 28. July // Independence from Spain in 1821
Philippines - 12. June // Independence from Spain in 1898
Pitcairn Islands UK - . // Second Saturday in June
Poland - 3. May // S'wie;to Konstytucji 1791. 11 November Independence in 1918
Portugal - 10. June // Nationan poet de Luis de Camoes dies in 1580
Puerto Rico - 25. July // Constitution Day 1952.
Qatar - 18. December // The assumption of power of Sheikh Jassem bin Mohamed al-Thani in 1878
Québec Canada - 24. June // National Holiday since 1977
Republic of China - 10. October // Anniversary of the Wuchang Uprising
Republic of the Congo - 15. August // Independence from France in 1960
Réunion France - 14. July // Bastille Day
Romania - 1. December // Union Day unification with Transylvania 1918
Russian Federation - Russia - 12. June // Law priority over Soviet Union
Rwanda - 1. July // Independence from Belgium in 1962
Saba - 3. December // Netherlands
Saint Helena Ascension and Tristan da Cunha - . // Second Saturday in June
St Kitts and Nevis - 19. September // Independence from the UK 1983
St Lucia - 13. December // Independence from UK 1979. The saint's day
St. Maarten Kingdom of the Netherlands - 11. November //
Saint Pierre and Miquelon France - 14. July // Bastille Day
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - 27. October // Independence Day from UK 1979
Samoa - 1. June //
San Marino - 3. September // Independence from the Roman Empire in year 301 traditional date
São Tomé and Príncipe - 12. July // Independence from Portugal 1975
Sardinia Italy - 28. April // Celebrating the Uprising of 1794
Sark Guernsey British Islands - 9. May // Liberation Day
Saudi Arabia - 23. September // Unification of the kingdoms Nejd and Hejaz 1932
Scotland UK - 30. November // St. Andrew's Day
Senegal - 4. April // Independence from France 1960
Serbia - 15. February // Serbian revolution against Ottoman rule 1804. First constitution 1835
Seychelles - 18. June // National Day
Sierra Leone - 27. April // Independence from the UK 1961
Singapore - 9. August // Independence from Malaysia 1965
Slovakia - 29. August // Uprising against Nazi Germany 1944. 1 September independence from Czechoslovakia 1993
Slovenia - 25. June // Independence from Yugoslavia 1991
Solomon Islands - 7. July // Independence Day from UK 1978
Somalia - 1. July // Foundation of the Republic from Italy and the formation of Somali Republic 1960
Sovereign Military Order of Malta - 24. June // Feast of St. John The Baptist Patron Saint
South Africa - 27. April // First democratic general election 1994
South Sudan - 9. July // Independence Day from Sudan 2011
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands - . // Second Saturday in June
Spain - 12. October // Columbus discovery of America 1492
Sri Lanka - 4. February // Independence Day from the UK 1948 still under name of Ceylon
Sudan - 1. January // Independence Day from the UK and the Egyptian Republic 1956
Suriname - 25. November // Independence Day from the Netherlands 1975
Swaziland - 6. September // Independence Day from the UK 1968
Sweden - 6. June // Gustav Vasa is elected King of Sweden 1523 the constitutions of 1809 and 1974
Switzerland - 1. August // Alliance against the Holy Roman Empire 1291 between Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden
Syria - 17. April // Evacuation Day from France 1946.
Tajikistan - 9. September // Independence Day declaration of independence from the Soviet Union 1991
Tanzania - 9. December // Independence Day 1961
Tatarstan - 30. August // Declaration of independence from the RSFSR 1990
Thailand - 5. December // birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Togo - 27. April // Independence from the French-administered UN trusteeship 1960
Tonga - 4. June // Emancipation Day abolition of serfdom 1862 independence from the UK 1970
Transnistria - 2. September // Independence from the Moldova 1990
Trinidad and Tobago - 31. August // Independence Day from the UK 1962
Tunisia - 20. March // Declaration of independence from France 1956
Turkey - 29. October // Republican constitution 1923
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus - 15. November // Declaration of independence from the Cyprus 1983
Turkmenistan - 27. October // Independence from the Soviet Union 1991
Turks and Caicos Islands UK - 30. August // Constitution Day 1976
Tuvalu - 1. October // Independence from the Gilbert Islands Kiribati 1975 and the UK 1978
Uganda - 9. October // Independence from the UK 1962
Ukraine - 24. August // Independence from the Soviet Union 1991
United Arab Emirates - 2. December // Independence from the UK 1971
United Kingdom - . // Has no official National Day
United States - 4. July // Independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain 1776
United States Virgin Islands US - 31. March // Transfer of the islands from Denmark to the United States 1917
Uruguay - 25. August // Independence from Portugal 1825
Uzbekistan - 1. September // Independence from the Soviet Union 1991
Vanuatu - 30. July // Independence from the United Kingdom and France 1980
Vatican City - 24. April // Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated as the 265th Pope 2005
Venezuela - 5. July // Independence from Spain 1811
Vietnam - 2. September // Independence from France and Japan 1945
Wales UK - 1. March // St. David's Day
Yemen - 22. May // North and South Yemen are unified as the Republic of Yemen 1990
Zambia - 24. October // Independence from the UK 1964
Zimbabwe - 18. April // Independence from the UK 1980
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