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Antigua and Barbuda | Independence Day, 1 November (1981) | Independence Day (National Day), 1 November (1981) |
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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 |
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Azerbaijan | Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaidzhan, 28 May (1918) | Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, 28 May (1918) |
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Belgium | Independence Day, 21 July (1831) | 21 July (1831) ascension to the Throne of King Leopold I |
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Botswana | Independence Day, 30 September (1966) | Independence Day (Botswana Day), 30 September (1966) |
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Burma | Independence Day, 4 January (1948) | Independence Day, 4 January (1948); Union Day, 12 February (1947) |
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Cameroon | Republic Day, 20 May (1972) | Republic Day (National Day), 20 May (1972) |
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Canada | Independence Day/Canada Day, 1 July (1867) | Canada Day, 1 July (1867) |
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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) |
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Christmas Island | NA | Australia Day, 26 January (1788) |
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands | NA | Australia Day, 26 January (1788) |
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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 |
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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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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East Timor | - | Independence Day, 28 November (1975) |
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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 |
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European Union | - | Europe Day 9 May (1950); note - a Union-wide holiday, the day that Robert SCHUMAN proposed the creation of an organized Europe |
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Faroe Islands | Olaifest, 29 July | Olaifest (Olavasoka), 29 July |
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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) |
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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 |
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Holy See (Vatican City) | Coronation Day of Pope JOHN PAUL II, 22 October (1978) | Coronation Day of Pope BENEDICT XVI, 24 April (2005) |
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Hungary | St. Stephen's Day, 20 August | Saint Stephen's Day, 20 August |
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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 |
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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 |
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Jamaica | Independence Day, first Monday in August (1962) | Independence Day, 6 August (1962) |
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Kazakhstan | Republic Day, 25 October (1990) | Independence Day, 16 December (1991) |
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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 |
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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 |
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Macedonia | - | Uprising Day, 2 August (1903); note - also known as Saint Elijah's Day and Ilinden |
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Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | Uprising Day, 2 August (1903) | - |
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Malawi | Independence Day, 6 July (1964) | Independence Day (Republic Day), 6 July (1964) |
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Montenegro | - | National Day, 13 July |
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Nigeria | Independence Day, 1 October (1960) | Independence Day (National Day), 1 October (1960) |
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Norfolk Island | Pitcairners Arrival Day, 8 June (1856) | Bounty Day (commemorates the arrival of Pitcairn Islanders), 8 June (1856) |
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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) |
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Paraguay | Independence Day, 14 May (1811) | Independence Day, 14 May 1811 (observed 15 May annually) |
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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 |
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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 |
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Puerto Rico | US Independence Day, 4 July (1776) | US Independence Day, 4 July (1776); Puerto Rico Constitution Day, 25 July (1952) |
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San Marino | Founding of the Republic, 3 September (301) | Founding of the Republic, 3 September (A.D. 301) |
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Serbia | - | National Day, 27 April |
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Seychelles | Constitution Day, 18 June (1993) | Constitution Day (National Day), 18 June (1993) |
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Singapore | Independence Day, 9 August (1965) | National Day, 9 August (1965) |
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Somalia | Foundation of the Somali Republic, 1 July (1960) | Foundation of the Somali Republic, 1 July (1960); note - 26 June (1960) in Somaliland |
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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Liberation Day, 14 June (1982) | - |
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Spain | Hispanic Day, 12 October | National Day, 12 October |
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Svalbard | NA | - |
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Tajikistan | Independence Day, 9 September (1991) | Independence Day (or National Day), 9 September (1991) |
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Tonga | Independence Day, 4 June (1970) | Emancipation Day, 4 June (1970) |
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Turkey | Independence Day, 29 October (1923) | Republic Day, 29 October (1923) |
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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 |
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United Kingdom | Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, celebrated on the second Saturday in June (1926) | the UK does not celebrate one particular national holiday |
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Yugoslavia | Republic Day, 29 November | - |