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	National holiday (2003)	National holiday (2006)
Azerbaijan	Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaidzhan, 28 May (1918)	Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, 28 May (1918)
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)
Croatia	Statehood Day, 25 June (1991)	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
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
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
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)
Holy See (Vatican City)	Coronation Day of Pope JOHN PAUL II, 22 October (1978)	Coronation Day of Pope BENEDICT XVI, 24 April (2005)
Iran	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)	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, 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	-
Montenegro	-	National Day, 13 July
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 (Day of Portugal), 10 June (1580); note - also called Camoes Day, the day that revered national poet Luis de Camoes (1524-80) died
San Marino	Founding of the Republic, 3 September (301)	Founding of the Republic, 3 September (A.D. 301)
Serbia	-	National Day, 27 April
Serbia and Montenegro	National Day, 27 April	-
Singapore	Independence Day, 9 August (1965)	National Day, 9 August (1965)
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	Liberation Day, 14 June (1982)	-
Spain	Hispanic Day, 12 October	National Day, 12 October
Svalbard	NA	-
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); the date of 22 January (1918), the day Ukraine first declared its independence (from Soviet Russia), is now celebrated as Unity Day	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	Official Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, celebrated on the second Saturday in June (1926)	the UK does not celebrate one particular national holiday