National holiday (2004) | National holiday (2006) | ||
Azerbaijan | Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaidzhan, 28 May (1918) | Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, 28 May (1918) | |
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 Cypriots 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 | |
European Union | Europe Day 9 May (1950); note - a Union-wide holiday, the day that Robert Schuman proposed the creation of an organized Europe | 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 |
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Jamaica | Independence Day, first Monday in August (1962) | Independence Day, 6 August (1962) | |
Montenegro | - | National Day, 13 July | |
Paraguay | Independence Day, 14 May (1811) (observed 15 May annually) | Independence Day, 14 May 1811 (observed 15 May annually) | |
Philippines | 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 |
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); note - also called Camoes Day, the day that revered national poet Luis de Camoes (1524-80) died | 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) | - | |
Svalbard | NA | - | |
Tonga | Independence Day, 4 June (1970) | Emancipation Day, 4 June (1970) | |
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 |