National holiday In 36 editions of 36.

• Revolution Day, 1 November (1954)

• Independence Day, 11 November (1975)

• Independence Day, 1 August (1960)

• Independence Day (Botswana Day), 30 September (1966)

Republic Day, 11 December (1958); note - commemorates the day that Upper Volta became an autonomous republic in the French Community

• Independence Day, 1 July (1962)

• Independence Day, 5 July (1975)

• State Unification Day (National Day), 20 May (1972)

• Republic Day, 1 December (1958)

• Independence Day, 11 August (1960)

• Independence Day, 6 July (1975)

• Independence Day, 30 June (1960)

• Independence Day, 15 August (1960)

• Independence Day, 7 August (1960)

• Independence Day, 27 June (1977)

• Revolution Day, 23 July (1952)

• Independence Day, 12 October (1968)

• Independence Day, 24 May (1991)

• Independence Day (Somhlolo Day), 6 September (1968)

• Derg Downfall Day (defeat of MENGISTU regime), 28 May (1991)

• Independence Day, 17 August (1960)

• Independence Day, 18 February (1965)

• Independence Day, 6 March (1957)

• Independence Day, 2 October (1958)

• Independence Day, 24 September (1973)

Jamhuri Day (Independence Day), 12 December (1963); note - Madaraka Day, 1 June (1963) marks the day Kenya attained internal self-rule

• Independence Day, 4 October (1966)

• Independence Day, 26 July (1847)

• Liberation Day, 23 October (2011)

• Independence Day, 26 June (1960)

• Independence Day (Republic Day), 6 July (1964)

• Independence Day, 22 September (1960)

• Independence Day, 28 November (1960)

Independence and Republic Day, 12 March (1968 & 1992); note - became independent and a republic on the same date in 1968 and 1992 respectively

• Throne Day (accession of King MOHAMMED VI to the throne), 30 July (1999)

• Independence Day, 25 June (1975)

• Independence Day, 21 March (1990)

Republic Day, 18 December (1958); note - commemorates the founding of the Republic of Niger which predated independence from France in 1960

• Independence Day (National Day), 1 October (1960)

• Independence Day, 1 July (1962)

• Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, third Monday in April (1926)

• Independence Day, 12 July (1975)

• Independence Day, 4 April (1960)

Constitution Day, 18 June (1993); Independence Day (National Day), 29 June (1976)

• Independence Day, 27 April (1961)

Foundation of the Somali Republic, 1 July (1960); note - 26 June (1960) in Somaliland

• Freedom Day, 27 April (1994)

• Independence Day, 9 July (2011)

• Independence Day, 1 January (1956)

• Union Day (Tanganyika and Zanzibar), 26 April (1964)

• Independence Day, 27 April (1960)

• Independence Day, 20 March (1956); Revolution and Youth Day, 14 January (2011)

• Independence Day, 9 October (1962)

• Independence Day, 24 October (1964)

• Independence Day, 18 April (1980)

National Day, June 21; note - marks the summer solstice and the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere

• Independence Day, 17 June (1944)

• Independence Day, 19 August (1919)

• Independence Day, 21 September (1991)

• Republic Day (founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan), 28 May (1918)

• Independence Day, 26 March (1971);
• Victory Day, 16 December (1971);
• note - 26 March 1971 is the date of the Awami League's declaration of an independent Bangladesh, and 16 December (Victory Day) memorializes the military victory over Pakistan and the official creation of the state of Bangladesh

• National Day (Ugyen WANGCHUCK became first hereditary king), 17 December (1907)

National Day (anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949)

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

• Republic Day, 26 January (1950)

Birthday of Emperor AKIHITO, 23 December (1933); note - celebrates the birthday of the current emperor

• Independence Day, 16 December (1991)

• Founding of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), 9 September (1948)

• Liberation Day, 15 August (1945)

• Independence Day, 31 August (1991)

• Independence Day, 26 July (1965)

• Naadam (games) holiday (commemorates independence from China in the 1921 Revolution), 11-15 July;
• Constitution Day (marks the date that the Mongolian People's Republic was created under a new constitution), 26 November (1924)

Republic Day, 28 May (2008); note - marks the abdication of Gyanendra SHAH, the last Nepalese monarch, and the establishment of a federal republic

• Pakistan Day (also referred to as Pakistan Resolution Day or Republic Day), 23 March (1940);
• note - commemorates both the adoption of the Lahore Resolution by the All-India Muslim League during its 22-24 March 1940 session, which called for the creation of independent Muslim states, and the adoption of the first constitution of Pakistan on 23 March 1956 during the transition to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

• Russia Day, 12 June (1990)

• Independence Day (National Day), 4 February (1948)

• Independence Day (or National Day), 9 September (1991)

• Independence Day, 27 October (1991)

• Independence Day, 1 September (1991)

• Anguilla Day, 30 May (1967)

• Independence Day, 1 November (1981)

• National Anthem and Flag Day, 18 March (1976)

• Independence Day, 10 July (1973)

• Independence Day, 30 November (1966)

Battle of St. George's Caye Day (National Day), 10 September (1798); Independence Day, 21 September (1981)

• Territory Day, 1 July (1956)

• Constitution Day, first Monday in July (1959)

• Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

• Triumph of the Revolution (Liberation Day), 1 January (1959)

• King's Day (birthday of King WILLEM-ALEXANDER), 27 April (1967);
• note - King's or Queen's Day are observed on the ruling monarch's birthday;
• celebrated on 26 April if 27 April is a Sunday

• Independence Day, 3 November (1978)

• Independence Day, 27 February (1844)

• Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

• Independence Day, 7 February (1974)

• Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

• Independence Day, 1 January (1804)

• Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

• Independence Day, 6 August (1962)

• birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in June (1926)

• Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

• Independence Day (Separation Day), 3 November (1903)

• US Independence Day, 4 July (1776); Puerto Rico Constitution Day, 25 July (1952)

Fete de la Federation, 14 July (1790); note - local holiday is St. Barthelemy Day, 24 August (1572)

• Independence Day, 19 September (1983)

• Independence Day, 22 February (1979)

Fete de la Federation, 14 July (1790); note - local holiday is Schoalcher Day (Slavery Abolition Day) 12 July (1848)

• Independence Day, 27 October (1979)

• King's Day (birthday of King WILLEM-ALEXANDER), 27 April (1967);
• note - King's or Queen's Day are observed on the ruling monarch's birthday;
• celebrated on 26 April if 27 April is a Sunday

• Independence Day, 31 August (1962)

Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, usually celebrated the Monday after the second Saturday in June

• Transfer Day (from Denmark to the US), 31 March (1917)

Independence Day, 28 November (1912) also known as Flag Day

• Our Lady of Meritxell Day, 8 September (1278)

National Day (commemorates passage of the law on permanent neutrality), 26 October (1955)

Independence Day, 3 July (1944); note - 3 July 1944 was the date Minsk was liberated from German troops, 25 August 1991 was the date of independence from the Soviet Union

• Belgian National Day (ascension to the throne of King LEOPOLD I), 21 July (1831)

• Independence Day, 1 March (1992) and Statehood Day, 25 November (1943) - both observed in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity;
• Victory Day, 9 May (1945) and Dayton Agreement Day, 21 November (1995) - both observed in the Republika Srpska entity

note: there is no national-level holiday

• Liberation Day, 3 March (1878)

• Independence Day, 8 October (1991) and Statehood Day, 25 June (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

• Czechoslovak Founding Day, 28 October (1918)

Constitution Day, 5 June (1849); note - closest equivalent to a national holiday

• Independence Day, 24 February (1918);
• note - 24 February 1918 was the date Estonia declared its independence from Soviet Russia and established its statehood;
• 20 August 1991 was the date it declared its independence from the Soviet Union

• Europe Day (also known as Schuman Day), 9 May (1950);
• note - the day in 1950 that Robert SCHUMAN proposed the creation of what became the European Coal and Steel Community, the progenitor of today's European Union, with the aim of achieving a united Europe

Olaifest (Olavsoka) (commemorates the death in battle of King Olaf II of Norway, later St. Olaf), 29 July (1030)

• Independence Day, 6 December (1917)

• 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)

• Unity Day, 3 October (1990)

National Day, 10 September (1967); note - day of the national referendum to decide whether to remain with the UK or join Spain

• Independence Day, 25 March (1821)

• Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)

• Election Day of Pope FRANCIS, 13 March (2013)

Saint Stephen's Day, 20 August (1083); note - commemorates his cannonization and the transfer of his remains to Buda (now Budapest) in 1083

• Saint Patrick's Day, 17 March;
• note - marks the traditional death date of Saint Patrick, patron saint of Ireland, during the latter half of the fifth century A.D. (most commonly cited years are c. 461 and c. 493);
• although Saint Patrick's feast day was celebrated in Ireland as early as the ninth century, it only became an official public holiday in Ireland in 1903

Tynwald Day, 5 July (1417); date Tynwald Day was first recorded

• Republic Day, 2 June (1946)

• Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)

• Independence Day, 17 February (2008)

• Independence Day (Republic of Latvia Proclamation Day), 18 November (1918);
• note - 18 November 1918 was the date Latvia established its statehood and its concomitant independence from Soviet Russia;
• 4 May 1990 was the date it declared the restoration of Latvian statehood and its concomitant independence from the Soviet Union

• National Day, 15 August (1940);
• note - a National Day was originally established in 1940 to combine celebrations for the Feast of the Assumption (15 August) with those honoring the birthday of former Prince Franz Josef II (1906-1989) whose birth fell on 16 August;
• after the prince's death, National Day became the official national holiday by law in 1990

• Independence Day (or National Day), 16 February (1918);
• note - 16 February 1918 was the date Lithuania established its statehood and its concomitant independence from Soviet Russia and Germany;
• 11 March 1990 was the date it declared the restoration of Lithuanian statehood and its concomitant independence from the Soviet Union

• National Day (Birthday of Grand Duke HENRI), 23 June;
• note - this date of birth is not the true date of birth for any of the Royals, but the national festivities were shifted in 1962 to allow observance during a more favorable time of year

• Independence Day, 21 September (1964); Republic Day, 13 December (1974)

• Independence Day, 27 August (1991)

• National Day (Saint Rainier's Day), 19 November (1857)

National Day, 13 July (1878, the day the Berlin Congress recognized Montenegro as the 27th independent state in the world, and 1941, the day the Montenegrins staged an uprising against fascist occupiers and sided with the partisan communist movement)

• King's Day (birthday of King WILLEM-ALEXANDER), 27 April (1967);
• note - King's or Queen's Day are observed on the ruling monarch's birthday;
• celebrated on 26 April if 27 April is a Sunday

Independence Day, 8 September (1991); also known as National Day

• Constitution Day, 17 May (1814)

• Constitution Day, 3 May (1791)

Portugal Day (Dia de Portugal), 10 June (1580); note - also called Camoes Day, the day that revered national poet Luis de Camoes (1524-80) died

• Unification Day (unification of Romania and Transylvania), 1 December (1918)

Founding of the Republic (or Feast of Saint Marinus), 3 September (A.D. 301)

National Day (Statehood Day), 15 February (1835), the day the first constitution of the country was adopted

• Constitution Day, 1 September (1992)

• Independence Day/Statehood Day, 25 June (1991)

National Day (Hispanic Day), 12 October (1492); note - commemorates COLUMBUS' arrival in the Americas

National Day, 6 June (1983); note - from 1916 to 1982 this date was celebrated as Swedish Flag Day

Founding of the Swiss Confederation in 1291; note - since 1 August 1891 celebrated as Swiss National Day

Independence Day, 24 August (1991); note - 22 January 1918, the day Ukraine first declared its independence from Soviet Russia, and the date the short-lived Western and Greater (Eastern) Ukrainian republics united (1919), is now celebrated as Unity Day

the UK does not celebrate one particular national holiday

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

Independence Day, 1 October (1960); note - Turkish Cypriots celebrate 15 November (1983) as "Republic Day"

• Republic Day, 1 April (1979)

• Independence Day, 3 October (1932); Republic Day, 14 July (1958)

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; note - coincides with the birthday of Sultan QABOOS, 18 November (1940)

National Day, 18 December (1878), anniversary of Al Thani family accession to the throne; Independence Day, 3 September (1971)

• Saudi National Day (Unification of the Kingdom), 23 September (1932)

Independence Day (Evacuation Day), 17 April (1946); note - celebrates the leaving of the last French troops and the proclamation of full independence

• Republic Day, 29 October (1923)

• Independence Day (National Day), 2 December (1971)

• Unification Day, 22 May (1990)