Compare National holiday (2006) - National holiday (2002)

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	National holiday (2006)	National holiday (2002)
Azerbaijan	Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, 28 May (1918)	Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaidzhan, 28 May (1918)
Belgium	21 July (1831) ascension to the Throne of King Leopold I	Independence Day, 21 July (1831)
Burma	Independence Day, 4 January (1948); Union Day, 12 February (1947)	Independence Day, 4 January (1948)
Christmas Island	Australia Day, 26 January (1788)	NA
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	Australia Day, 26 January (1788)	NA
Croatia	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	Statehood Day, 25 June (1991)
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; Rebellion Day, 26 July (1953)	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
Cyprus	Independence Day, 1 October (1960); note - Turkish Cypriots celebrate 15 November (1983) as Independence Day	Independence Day, 1 October (1960); note - Turkish Cypriot area celebrates 15 November (1983) as Independence Day
Denmark	none designated; Constitution Day, 5 June (1849) is generally viewed as the National Day	none designated; Constitution Day, 5 June is generally viewed as the National Day
Estonia	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	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
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 (Olavasoka), 29 July	Olaifest, 29 July
France	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)	Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Gibraltar	National Day, 10 September (1967); note - day of the national referendum to decide whether to remain with the UK or go with Spain	National Day, 10 September (1964); 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 BENEDICT XVI, 24 April (2005)	Coronation Day of Pope JOHN PAUL II, 22 October (1978)
Hungary	Saint Stephen's Day, 20 August	St. Stephen's Day, 20 August
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); and various Islamic observances that change in accordance with the lunar-based hejira calendar	Republic Day, 1 April (1979)
Iraq	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	Revolution Day, 17 July (1968)
Jamaica	Independence Day, 6 August (1962)	Independence Day, first Monday in August (1962)
Kazakhstan	Independence Day, 16 December (1991)	Republic Day, 25 October (1990)
Latvia	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	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
Lithuania	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	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
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	Bounty Day (commemorates the arrival of Pitcairn Islanders), 8 June (1856)	Pitcairners Arrival Day, 8 June (1856)
Norway	Constitution Day, 17 May (1814)	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
Paraguay	Independence Day, 14 May 1811 (observed 15 May annually)	Independence Day, 14 May (1811)
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 (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
Portugal	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	Portugal Day, 10 June (1580)
Puerto Rico	US Independence Day, 4 July (1776); Puerto Rico Constitution Day, 25 July (1952)	US Independence Day, 4 July (1776)
San Marino	Founding of the Republic, 3 September (A.D. 301)	Founding of the Republic, 3 September (301)
Serbia	National Day, 27 April	-
Serbia and Montenegro	-	Republic Day, 29 November
Singapore	National Day, 9 August (1965)	Independence Day, 9 August (1965)
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	-	Liberation Day, 14 June (1982)
Spain	National Day, 12 October	Hispanic Day, 12 October
Svalbard	-	NA
Tonga	Emancipation Day, 4 June (1970)	Independence Day, 4 June (1970)
Turkey	Republic Day, 29 October (1923)	Independence Day, 29 October (1923)
Ukraine	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	Independence Day, 24 August (1991)
United Kingdom	the UK does not celebrate one particular national holiday	Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, celebrated on the second Saturday in June (1926)