Compare National holiday (2008) - National holiday (2003)

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	National holiday (2008)	National holiday (2003)
Anguilla	Anguilla Day, 30 May (1967)	Anguilla Day, 30 May
Aruba	Flag Day, 18 March (1976)	Flag Day, 18 March
Australia	Australia Day, 26 January (1788); ANZAC Day (commemorated as the anniversary of the landing of troops of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I at Gallipoli, Turkey), 25 April (1915)	Australia Day, 26 January (1788)
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
Azerbaijan	Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, 28 May (1918)	Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaidzhan, 28 May (1918)
Bahrain	National Day, 16 December (1971); note - 15 August 1971 was the date of independence from the UK, 16 December 1971 was the date of independence from British protection	National Day, 16 December (1971); note - 15 August 1971 is the date of independence from the UK, 16 December 1971 is the date of independence from British protection
British Virgin Islands	Territory Day, 1 July (1956)	Territory Day, 1 July
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 was 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	Triumph of the Revolution, 1 January (1959)	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 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
East Timor	-	Independence Day, 28 November (1975)
Estonia	Independence Day, 24 February (1918); note - 24 February 1918 was the date Estonia declared its independence from Soviet Russia; 20 August 1991 was 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 the European Coal and Steel Community to achieve 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)
French Guiana	-	Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Gabon	Independence Day, 17 August (1960)	Founding of the Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG), 12 March (1968)
Georgia	Independence Day, 26 May (1918); note - 26 May 1918 was the date of independence from Soviet Russia, 9 April 1991 was the date of independence from the Soviet Union	Independence Day, 26 May (1918); note - 26 May 1918 is the date of independence from Soviet Russia, 9 April 1991 is the date of independence from the Soviet Union
Guadeloupe	-	Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Holy See (Vatican City)	Coronation Day of Pope BENEDICT XVI, 24 April (2005)	Coronation Day of Pope JOHN PAUL II, 22 October (1978)
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); note - this holiday was celebrated under the SADDAM Husayn regime; the Government of Iraq 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 was the date Latvia declared itself independent from Soviet Russia; 4 May 1990 is when it declared the renewal of independence; 21 August 1991 was 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 was the date Lithuania declared its independence from Soviet Russia and established its statehood; 11 March 1990 was 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
Luxembourg	National Day (Birthday of Grand Duchess Charlotte) 23 June; note - the actual date of birth was 23 January 1896, but the festivities were shifted by five months to allow observance during a more favorable time of year	National Day (Birthday of Grand Duchess Charlotte) 23 June
Macedonia	Ilinden Uprising Day, 2 August (1903); note - also known as Saint Elijah's Day	-
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of	-	Uprising Day, 2 August (1903); note - also known as Saint Elijah's Day and Ilinden
Martinique	-	Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Monaco	National Day (Saint Rainier's Day), 19 November (1857)	National Day (Prince of Monaco Holiday), 19 November
Montenegro	National Day, 13 July (1878)	-
Nepal	in 2006, Parliament abolished the birthday of King GYANENDRA (7 July) and Constitution Day (9 November) as national holidays	Birthday of King GYANENDRA, 7 July (1946)
Netherlands	Queen's Day (Birthday of Queen-Mother JULIANA and accession to the throne of her oldest daughter BEATRIX), 30 April (1909 and 1980)	Queen's Day (Birthday of Queen-Mother JULIANA in 1909 and accession to the throne of her oldest daughter BEATRIX in 1980), 30 April
Netherlands Antilles	Queen's Day (Birthday of Queen-Mother JULIANA and accession to the throne of her oldest daughter BEATRIX), 30 April (1909 and 1980)	Queen's Day (Birthday of Queen-Mother JULIANA in 1909 and accession to the throne of her oldest daughter BEATRIX in 1980), 30 April
New Zealand	Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840); ANZAC Day (commemorated as the anniversary of the landing of troops of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I at Gallipoli, Turkey), 25 April (1915)	Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)
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)	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)
Qatar	Independence Day, 3 September (1971); also observed is National Day, 18 December	Independence Day, 3 September (1971)
Reunion	-	Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Saint Barthelemy	Bastille Day, 14 July (1789); note - local holiday is St. Barthelemy Day, 24 August	-
Saint Martin	Bastille Day, 14 July (1789); note - local holiday is Schoalcher Day (Slavery Abolition Day) 12 July (1848)	-
Samoa	Independence Day Celebration, 1 June (1962); note - 1 January 1962 is the date of independence from the New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship; it is observed in June	Independence Day Celebration, 1 June (1962); note - 1 January 1962 is the date of independence from the New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship, 1 June 1962 is the date that independence is celebrated
San Marino	Founding of the Republic, 3 September (AD 301)	Founding of the Republic, 3 September (301)
Serbia	National Day, 15 February	-
Serbia and Montenegro	-	National Day, 27 April
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 (1492); year when Columbus first set foot in the Americas	Hispanic Day, 12 October
Svalbard	-	NA
Sweden	Swedish Flag Day, 6 June (1916); National Day, 6 June (1983)	Flag Day, 6 June
Thailand	Birthday of King PHUMIPHON (BHUMIBOL), 5 December (1927)	Birthday of King PHUMIPHON, 5 December (1927)
Timor-Leste	Independence Day, 28 November (1975)	-
Tonga	Emancipation Day, 4 June (1970)	Independence Day, 4 June (1970)
Tunisia	Independence Day, 20 March (1956); also the anniversary of BEN ALI's assumption of the presidency, 7 November (1987)	Independence Day, 20 March (1956)
Turkey	Republic Day, 29 October (1923)	Independence Day, 29 October (1923)
Ukraine	Independence Day, 24 August (1991); note - 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); the date of 22 January (1918), the day Ukraine first declared its independence (from Soviet Russia), is now celebrated as Unity Day
United Kingdom	the UK does not celebrate one particular national holiday	Official Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, celebrated on the second Saturday in June (1926)