Compare National holiday (2001) - National holiday (2006)

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	National holiday (2001)	National holiday (2006)
Antigua and Barbuda	Independence Day, 1 November (1981)	Independence Day (National Day), 1 November (1981)
Austria	National Day, 26 October (1955); note - commemorates the passage of the law on permanent neutrality	National Day, 26 October (1955); note - commemorates the State Treaty restoring national sovereignty and the end of occupation and the passage of the law on permanent neutrality
Azerbaijan	Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaidzhan, 28 May (1918)	Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, 28 May (1918)
Belgium	Independence Day, 21 July (1831)	21 July (1831) ascension to the Throne of King Leopold I
Botswana	Independence Day, 30 September (1966)	Independence Day (Botswana Day), 30 September (1966)
Burma	Independence Day, 4 January (1948)	Independence Day, 4 January (1948); Union Day, 12 February (1947)
Cameroon	Republic Day, 20 May (1972)	Republic Day (National Day), 20 May (1972)
Canada	Independence Day/Canada Day, 1 July (1867)	Canada Day, 1 July (1867)
China	Founding of the People's Republic of China, 1 October (1949)	Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China, 1 October (1949)
Christmas Island	NA	Australia Day, 26 January (1788)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	NA	Australia Day, 26 January (1788)
Croatia	Republic Day/Statehood Day, 30 May (1990)	Independence Day, 8 October (1991); note - 25 June 1991 is the day the Croatian Parliament voted for independence; following a three-month moratorium to allow the European Community to solve the Yugoslav crisis peacefully, Parliament adopted a decision on 8 October 1991 to sever constitutional relations with Yugoslavia
Cuba	Independence Day, 10 October (1868); note - 10 October 1868 is the date of independence from Spain, 20 May 1902 is the date of independence from US administration	Independence Day, 10 December (1898); note - 10 December 1898 is the date of independence from Spain, 20 May 1902 is the date of independence from US administration; Rebellion Day, 26 July (1953)
Cyprus	Independence Day, 1 October (1960); note - Turkish Cypriot area celebrates 15 November (1983) as Independence Day	Independence Day, 1 October (1960); note - Turkish Cypriots celebrate 15 November (1983) as Independence Day
Denmark	none designated; Constitution Day, 5 June is generally viewed as the National Day	none designated; Constitution Day, 5 June (1849) is generally viewed as the National Day
East Timor	-	Independence Day, 28 November (1975)
Estonia	Independence Day, 24 February (1918); note - 24 February 1918 was the date of independence from Soviet Russia, 6 September 1991 was the date of independence from the Soviet Union	Independence Day, 24 February (1918); note - 24 February 1918 is the date Estonia declared its independence from Soviet Russia; 20 August 1991 is the date it declared its independence from the Soviet Union
European Union	-	Europe Day 9 May (1950); note - a Union-wide holiday, the day that Robert SCHUMAN proposed the creation of an organized Europe
Faroe Islands	Olaifest, 29 July	Olaifest (Olavasoka), 29 July
France	Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)	Fete de la Federation, 14 July (1790); note - although often incorrectly referred to as Bastille Day, the celebration actually commemorates the holiday held on the first anniversary of the storming of the Bastille (on 14 July 1789) and the establishment of a constitutional monarchy; other names for the holiday are Fete Nationale (National Holiday) and quatorze juillet (14th of July)
Gibraltar	Commonwealth Day, second Monday of March	National Day, 10 September (1967); note - day of the national referendum to decide whether to remain with the UK or go with Spain
Holy See (Vatican City)	Coronation Day of Pope JOHN PAUL II, 22 October (1978)	Coronation Day of Pope BENEDICT XVI, 24 April (2005)
Hungary	St. Stephen's Day, 20 August	Saint Stephen's Day, 20 August
Iran	Republic Day, 1 April (1979)	Republic Day, 1 April (1979) note: additional holidays celebrated widely in Iran include Revolution Day, 11 February (1979); Noruz (New Year's Day), 21 March; Constitutional Monarchy Day, 5 August (1925); and various Islamic observances that change in accordance with the lunar-based hejira calendar
Iraq	Revolution Day, 17 July (1968)	Revolution Day, 17 July (1968); note - this holiday was celebrated under the SADDAM Husayn regime but the Iraqi Interim Government has yet to declare a new national holiday
Jamaica	Independence Day, first Monday in August (1962)	Independence Day, 6 August (1962)
Kazakhstan	Republic Day, 25 October (1990)	Independence Day, 16 December (1991)
Latvia	Independence Day, 18 November (1918); note - 18 November 1918 is the date of independence from Soviet Russia, 18 November 1991 is the date of independence from the Soviet Union	Independence Day, 18 November (1918); note - 18 November 1918 is the date Latvia declared itself independent from Soviet Russia; 4 May 1990 is when it declared the renewal of independence; 21 August 1991 is the date of de facto independence from the Soviet Union
Lithuania	Independence Day, 16 February (1918); note - 16 February 1918 is the date of independence from German, Austrian, Prussian, and Russian occupation, 11 March 1990 is the date of independence from the Soviet Union	Independence Day, 16 February (1918); note - 16 February 1918 is the date Lithuania declared its independence from Soviet Russia and established its statehood; 11 March 1990 is the date it declared its independence from the Soviet Union
Macedonia	-	Uprising Day, 2 August (1903); note - also known as Saint Elijah's Day and Ilinden
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of	Uprising Day, 2 August (1903)	-
Malawi	Independence Day, 6 July (1964)	Independence Day (Republic Day), 6 July (1964)
Montenegro	-	National Day, 13 July
Nigeria	Independence Day, 1 October (1960)	Independence Day (National Day), 1 October (1960)
Norfolk Island	Pitcairners Arrival Day, 8 June (1856)	Bounty Day (commemorates the arrival of Pitcairn Islanders), 8 June (1856)
Norway	Constitution Day, 17 May (1814); note - 17 May 1814 is the date of independence from Sweden, 7 June 1905 is the date Norway declared the union with Sweden was dissolved	Constitution Day, 17 May (1814)
Paraguay	Independence Day, 14 May (1811)	Independence Day, 14 May 1811 (observed 15 May annually)
Philippines	Independence Day (from Spain), 12 June (1898); note - 12 June 1898 is the date of independence from Spain, 4 July 1946 is the date of independence from the US	Independence Day, 12 June (1898); note - 12 June 1898 was date of declaration of independence from Spain; 4 July 1946 was date of independence from US
Portugal	Portugal Day, 10 June (1580)	Portugal Day (Day of Portugal), 10 June (1580); note - also called Camoes Day, the day that revered national poet Luis de Camoes (1524-80) died
Puerto Rico	US Independence Day, 4 July (1776)	US Independence Day, 4 July (1776); Puerto Rico Constitution Day, 25 July (1952)
San Marino	Founding of the Republic, 3 September (301)	Founding of the Republic, 3 September (A.D. 301)
Serbia	-	National Day, 27 April
Seychelles	Constitution Day, 18 June (1993)	Constitution Day (National Day), 18 June (1993)
Singapore	Independence Day, 9 August (1965)	National Day, 9 August (1965)
Somalia	Foundation of the Somali Republic, 1 July (1960)	Foundation of the Somali Republic, 1 July (1960); note - 26 June (1960) in Somaliland
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	Liberation Day, 14 June (1982)	-
Spain	Hispanic Day, 12 October	National Day, 12 October
Svalbard	NA	-
Tajikistan	Independence Day, 9 September (1991)	Independence Day (or National Day), 9 September (1991)
Tonga	Independence Day, 4 June (1970)	Emancipation Day, 4 June (1970)
Turkey	Independence Day, 29 October (1923)	Republic Day, 29 October (1923)
Ukraine	Independence Day, 24 August (1991)	Independence Day, 24 August (1991); 22 January (1918), the day Ukraine first declared its independence (from Soviet Russia) and the day the short-lived Western and Central Ukrainian republics united (1919), is now celebrated as Unity Day
United Kingdom	Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, celebrated on the second Saturday in June (1926)	the UK does not celebrate one particular national holiday
Yugoslavia	Republic Day, 29 November	-