The CIA World Factbook Edition 2000 Government
National holiday In 36 editions of 36.
National holiday was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 2000 edition carries it in 232 entries, in its Government section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
entries in the 2000 edition 232
the first edition with it 1990
the latest edition with it 2025
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Published as “National holiday” (1990 to 2025), and under 1 other heading in a few entries, mostly where the source split this field into parts.
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Africa 56 entries
Anniversary of the Revolution, 1 November (1954)
Independence Day, 11 November (1975)
National Day, 1 August (1990)
Independence Day, 30 September (1966)
Anniversary of the Revolution, 4 August (1983)
Independence Day, 1 July (1962)
Independence Day, 5 July (1975)
National Day, 20 May (1972)
National Day, 1 December (1958) (proclamation of the republic)
Independence Day, 11 August (1960)
Independence Day, 6 July (1975)
anniversary of independence from Belgium, 30 June (1960)
Congolese National Day, 15 August (1960)
Independence Day, 27 June (1977)
Anniversary of the Revolution, 23 July (1952)
Independence Day, 12 October (1968)
National Day (independence from Ethiopia), 24 May (1993)
Somhlolo (Independence) Day, 6 September (1968)
National Day, 28 May (1991) (defeat of MENGISTU regime)
Independence Day, 17 August (1960) (Gabon granted full independence from France)
Independence Day, 18 February (1965)
Independence Day, 6 March (1957)
Anniversary of the Second Republic, 3 April (1984)
Independence Day, 24 September (1973)
Independence Day, 12 December (1963)
Independence Day, 4 October (1966)
Independence Day, 26 July (1847)
Revolution Day, 1 September (1969)
Independence Day, 26 June (1960)
Independence Day 6 July (1964) ; Republic Day 6 July (1966)
Anniversary of the Proclamation of the Republic, 22 September (1960)
Independence Day, 28 November (1960)
Independence Day, 12 March (1968)
National Day, Taking of the Bastille, 14 July (1789)
Throne Day or Sete de Throne 30 July (1999) (anniversary of King MOHAMED VI's accession to the throne)
Independence Day, 25 June (1975)
Independence Day, 21 March (1990)
Republic Day, 18 December (1958)
Independence Day, 1 October (1960)
National Day, Taking of the Bastille, 14 July (1789)
Independence Day, 1 July (1962) ; Liberation Day, 4 July (1994)
Saint Helena
now Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
Celebration of the Birthday of the Queen (second Saturday in June)
Independence Day, 12 July (1975)
Independence Day, 4 April (1960)
National Day, 18 June (1993) (adoption of the constitution)
Republic Day, 27 April (1961)
Freedom Day, 27 April (1994)
Independence Day, 1 January (1956)
Union Day, 26 April (1964)
Independence Day, 27 April (1960)
National Day, 20 March (1956)
Independence Day, 9 October (1962)
Independence Day, 24 October (1964)
Independence Day, 18 April (1980)
Antarctic Region 1 entry
Liberation Day 14 June (1982)
Arctic Region 3 entries
Birthday of the Queen, 16 April (1940)
Anniversary of the Establishment of the Republic, 17 June (1944)
Asia 22 entries
Victory of the Muslim Nation, 28 April; Remembrance Day for Martyrs and Disabled, 4 May; Independence Day, 19 August
Referendum Day, 21 September
Independence Day, 28 May (1918)
Independence Day, 26 March (1971)
National Day, 17 December (1907) (Ugyen WANGCHUCK became first hereditary king)
National Day, 1 October (1949)
Independence Day, 26 May (1991)
Anniversary of the Proclamation of the Republic, 26 January (1950)
Birthday of the Emperor, 23 December (1933)
Day of the Republic, 25 October (1990) (date on which Kazakhstan declared its sovereignty)
Foundation Day, 9 September (1948)
Liberation Day, 15 August (1945)
National Day, 2 December; Independence Day, 31 August (1991)
Independence Day, 26 July (1965)
National Day, 11 July (1921)
Birthday of His Majesty the King, 28 December (1945)
Pakistan Day, 23 March (1956) (proclamation of the republic)
Independence Day, 12 June (1990)
Independence and National Day, 4 February (1948)
National Day, 9 September (1991)
Independence Day, 27 October (1991)
Independence Day, 1 September (1991)
Central America and the Caribbean 31 entries
Independence Day, 1 November (1981)
National Day, 10 July (1973)
Independence Day, 30 November (1966)
Independence Day, 21 September (1981)
Constitution Day (first Monday in July)
Independence Day, 15 September (1821)
Rebellion Day, 26 July (1953) ; Liberation Day, 1 January (1959)
Independence Day, 3 November (1978)
Independence Day, 27 February (1844)
Independence Day, 15 September (1821)
Independence Day, 7 February (1974)
National Day, Taking of the Bastille, 14 July (1789)
Independence Day, 15 September (1821)
Independence Day, 1 January (1804)
Independence Day, 15 September (1821)
Independence Day (first Monday in August) (1962)
National Day, Taking of the Bastille, 14 July (1789)
Celebration of the Birthday of the Queen (second Saturday of June)
Queen's Day, 30 April (1938)
Independence Day, 15 September (1821)
Independence Day, 3 November (1903)
US Independence Day, 4 July (1776)
Independence Day, 19 September (1983)
Independence Day, 22 February (1979)
Independence Day, 27 October (1979)
Independence Day, 31 August (1962)
Constitution Day, 30 August (1976)
Transfer Day, 31 March (1917) (from Denmark to US)
Europe 46 entries
Independence Day, 28 November (1912)
Mare de Deu de Meritxell, 8 September (1278)
National Day, 26 October (1955)
Independence Day, 3 July (1944) ; note - represents Minsk liberation from German occupation
National Day, 21 July (ascension of King LEOPOLD I to the throne in 1831)
Bosnia and Herzegovina - BiH National Day, 25 November
Independence Day, 3 March (1878)
Statehood Day, 30 May (1990)
National Liberation Day, 8 May; Founding of the Republic, 28 October
Birthday of the Queen, 16 April (1940)
Independence Day, 24 February (1918)
Birthday of the Queen, 16 April (1940)
Independence Day, 6 December (1917)
National Day, Taking of the Bastille, 14 July (1789)
German Unity Day (Day of Unity), 3 October (1990)
Commonwealth Day (second Monday of March)
Independence Day, 25 March (1821) (proclamation of the war of independence)
Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Installation Day of the Pope (John Paul II), 22 October (1978)
Saint Stephen's Day, 20 August (commemorates the coronation of King Stephen I in 1000 AD)
Saint Patrick's Day, 17 March
Anniversary of the Republic, 2 June (1946)
Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Independence Day, 18 November (1918)
Assumption Day, 15 August
Statehood Day, 16 February (1918)
National Day, 23 June (1921) (public celebration of the Grand Duke's birthday)
Independence Day, 21 September (1964)
Independence Day, 27 August 1991
National Day, 19 November
8 September Independence Day
Constitution Day, 17 May (1814)
Constitution Day, 3 May (1791) ; Independence Day, November 11 (1918)
Day of Portugal, 10 June (1580)
National Day of Romania, 1 December (1990)
Anniversary of the Foundation of the Republic, 3 September (301)
Slovak Constitution Day, 1 September (1992) ; Anniversary of Slovak National Uprising, 29 August (1944)
National Statehood Day, 25 June (1991)
Day of the Swedish Flag, 6 June
Anniversary of the Founding of the Swiss Confederation, 1 August (1291)
Independence Day, 24 August (1991)
Celebration of the Birthday of the Queen (second Saturday in June)
Middle East 15 entries
National Day, 16 December (1971)
Independence Day, 1 October; note - Turkish Cypriot area celebrates 15 November as Independence Day
Islamic Republic Day, 1 April (1979)
Anniversary of the Revolution, 17 July (1968)
Independence Day, 14 May 1948; note - Israel declared independence on 14 May 1948, but the Jewish calendar is lunar and the holiday may occur in April or May
Independence Day, 25 May (1946)
National Day, 25 February (1950)
Independence Day, 22 November (1943)
National Day, 18 November (1940)
Independence Day, 3 September (1971)
Unification of the Kingdom, 23 September (1932)
National Day, 17 April (1946)
Anniversary of the Declaration of the Republic, 29 October (1923)
National Day, 2 December (1971)
Proclamation of the Republic, 22 May (1990)
North America 5 entries
Canada Day, 1 July (1867)
Independence Day, 16 September (1810)
National Day, Taking of the Bastille, 14 July (1789)
Independence Day, 4 July (1776)
Oceania 24 entries
Territorial Flag Day, 17 April (1900)
Australia Day, 26 January (1788)
Constitution Day, 4 August (1965)
Independence Day, 10 October (1970)
National Day, Taking of the Bastille, 14 July (1789)
Guam Discovery Day (first Monday in March) (1521) ; Liberation Day, 21 July (1944)
Independence Day, 12 July (1979)
Proclamation of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 1 May (1979)
Proclamation of the Federated States of Micronesia, 10 May (1979)
Independence Day, 31 January (1968)
National Day, Taking of the Bastille, 14 July (1789)
Waitangi Day, 6 February (1840) (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty)
Waitangi Day, 6 February (1840) (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty)
Pitcairners Arrival Day Anniversary, 8 June (1856)
Commonwealth Day, 8 January (1978)
Constitution Day, 9 July (1979)
Independence Day, 16 September (1975)
Celebration of the Birthday of the Queen (second Saturday in June)
National Day, 1 June (1962)
Independence Day, 7 July (1978)
Waitangi Day, 6 February (1840) (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand)
Emancipation Day, 4 June (1970)
Independence Day, 1 October (1978)
Independence Day, 30 July (1980)
South America 14 entries
Revolution Day, 25 May (1810)
Independence Day, 6 August (1825)
Independence Day, 7 September (1822)
Independence Day, 18 September (1810)
Independence Day, 20 July (1810)
Independence Day, 10 August (1809) (independence of Quito)
Liberation Day, 14 June (1982)
National Day, Taking of the Bastille, 14 July (1789)
Republic Day, 23 February (1970)
Independence Days, 14-15 May (1811)
Independence Day, 28 July (1821)
Independence Day, 25 November (1975)
Independence Day, 25 August (1825)
Independence Day, 5 July (1811)
Southeast Asia 15 entries
National Day, 23 February (1984)
Burma
now Burma (Myanmar)
Independence Day, 4 January (1948)
Independence Day, 9 November (1953)
National Day, 1-2 October; note - 1 July 1997 is celebrated as Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day
Independence Day, 17 August (1945)
National Day, 2 December (1975) (proclamation of the Lao People's Democratic Republic)
National Day, 1-2 October; note - 20 December 1999 is celebrated as Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day
National Day, 31 August (1957)
Independence Day, 12 June (1898) (from Spain)
National Day, 9 August (1965)
National Day, 10 October (1911) (Anniversary of the Chinese Revolution)
Birthday of His Majesty the King, 5 December (1927)
Independence Day, 2 September (1945)
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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2000, “National holiday”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/national-holiday/2000.