Compare National holiday (2002) - National holiday (2004)

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	National holiday (2002)	National holiday (2004)
Belgium	Independence Day, 21 July (1831)	21 July (1831) ascension to the Throne of King Leopold I
Burma	Independence Day, 4 January (1948)	Independence Day, 4 January (1948); Union Day, 12 February (1947)
Christmas Island	NA	Australia Day, 26 January (1788)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	NA	Australia Day, 26 January (1788)
Cuba	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	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 celebrates 15 November (1983) as Independence Day
Estonia	Independence Day, 24 February (1918); note - 24 February 1918 was the date of independence from Soviet Russia, 20 August 1991 was the date of reindependence 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
Gibraltar	National Day, 10 September (1964); note - day of the national referendum to decide whether to remain with the UK or go with Spain	National Day, 10 September (1967); note - day of the national referendum to decide whether to remain with the UK or go with Spain
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)
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
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, 21 August 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); note - also known as Saint Elijah's Day and Ilinden	-
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 - on 14 January 1814 Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden; resisting Swedish domination, Norwegians adopted a new constitution four months later; on 14 August 1814 Norway was proclaimed independent but in union with Sweden; on 7 June 1905 Norway declared the union with Sweden 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, 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)
Serbia and Montenegro	Republic Day, 29 November	National Day, 27 April
Spain	Hispanic Day, 12 October	National Day, 12 October
Turkey	Independence Day, 29 October (1923)	Republic Day, 29 October (1923)
Ukraine	Independence Day, 24 August (1991)	Independence Day, 24 August (1991); the date of 22 January (1918), the day Ukraine first declared its independence (from Soviet Russia), 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