NATIONAL HOLIDAYS AROUND WORLD..

Holidays Around the World

The following table lists the date and name for select national holidays in countries around the world. Find the day, month, and year of inception for independence, revolution, flag, and founding days of more than 100 nations.

Country	Date	Holiday
Afghanistan	August 19 (1919)	Independence Day
Albania	November 28 (1912)	Independence Day
Algeria	November 1 (1954)	Revolution Day
American Samoa	April 17 (1900)	Flag Day
Andorra	September 8 (1278)	Our Lady of Meritxell Day
Angola	November 11 (1975)	Independence Day
Antigua and Barbuda	November 1 (1981)	Independence Day (National Day)
Argentina	May 25 (1810)	Revolution Day
Armenia	September 21 (1991)	Independence Day
Aruba	March 18 (1976)	Flag Day
Australia	January 26 (1788)	Australia Day
Austria	October 26 (1955)	National Day2
Azerbaijan	May 28 (1918)	Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan
Bahamas	July 10 (1973)	Independence Day
Bahrain	December 16 (1971)	National Day3
Bangladesh	March 26 (1971)	Independence Day4
Barbados	November 30 (1966)	Independence Day
Belarus	July 3 (1944)	Independence Day5
Belgium	July 21 (1831)	Ascension to the Throne of King Leopold I
Belize	September 21 (1981)	Independence Day
Benin	August 1 (1960)	National Day
Bermuda	May 24	Bermuda Day
Bhutan	December 17 (1907)	National Day6
Bolivia	August 6 (1825)	Independence Day
Bosnia and Herzegovina	November 25 (1943)	National Day
Botswana	September 30 (1966)	Independence Day (Botswana Day)
Brazil	September 7 (1822)	Independence Day
British Virgin Islands	July 1 (1956)	Territory Day
Brunei	February 23 (1984)	National Day7
Bulgaria	March 3 (1878)	Liberation Day
Burkina Faso	December 11 (1958)	Republic Day
Burundi	July 1 (1962)	Independence Day
Cambodia	November 9 (1953)	Independence Day
Cameroon	May 20 (1972)	Republic Day (National Day)
Canada	July 1 (1867)	Canada Day
Cape Verde	July 5 (1975)	Independence Day
Cayman Islands	First Monday in July	Constitution Day
Central African Republic	December 1 (1958)	Republic Day
Chad	August 11 (1960)	Independence Day
Chile	September 18 (1810)	Independence Day
China, People's Rep. of	October 1 (1949)	Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China
Colombia	July 20 (1810)	Independence Day
Comoros	July 6 (1975)	Independence Day
Congo	August 15 (1960)	Independence Day
Congo, Dem. Rep. of	June 30 (1960)	Independence Day
Cook Islands	First Monday in August (1965)	Constitution Day
Costa Rica	September 15 (1821)	Independence Day
Côte d'Ivoire	August 7 (1960)	Independence Day
Croatia	October 8 (1991)	Independence Day8
Cuba	January 1 (1959)	Triumph of the Revolution
Cyprus	October 1 (1960)	Independence Day9
Czech Rep.	October 28 (1918)	Czech Founding Day
Denmark	June 5 (1849)	Constitution Day10
Djibouti	June 27 (1977)	Independence Day
Dominica	November 3 (1978)	Independence Day
Dominican Rep.	February 27 (1844)	Independence Day
East Timor	November 28 (1975)	Independence Day
Ecuador	August 10 (1809)	Independence Day (independence of Quito)
Egypt	July 23 (1952)	Revolution Day
El Salvador	September 15 (1821)	Independence Day
Equatorial Guinea	October 12 (1968)	Independence Day
Eritrea	May 24 (1993)	Independence Day
Estonia	February 24 (1918)	Independence Day11
Ethiopia	May 28 (1991)	National Day (defeat of Mengistu regime)
European Union	May 9 (1950)	Europe Day12
Fiji	2nd Monday of October (1970)	Independence Day
Finland	December 6 (1917)	Independence Day
France	July 14 (1790)	Fete de la Federation13
French Polynesia	July 14 (1789)	Bastille Day
Gabon	August 17 (1960)	Independence Day
Gambia, The	February 18 (1965)	Independence Day
Georgia	May 26 (1918)	Independence Day14
Germany	October 3 (1990)	Unity Day
Ghana	March 6 (1957)	Independence Day
Gibraltar	September 10 (1967)	National Day15
Greece	March 25 (1821)	Independence Day
Greenland	June 21	Longest day
Grenada	February 7 (1974)	Independence Day
Guam	1st Monday in March (1521)	Discovery Day
Guatemala	September 15 (1821)	Independence Day
Guernsey	May 9 (1945)	Liberation Day
Guinea	October 2 (1958)	Independence Day
Guinea-Bissau	September 24 (1973)	Independence Day
Guyana	February 23 (1970)	Republic Day
Haiti	January 1 (1804)	Independence Day
Holy See (Vatican City)	April 24 (2005)	Coronation Day of Pope Benedict XVI
Honduras	September 15 (1821)	Independence Day
Hong Kong	October 1 (1949)	National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China)16
Hungary	August 20	Saint Stephen's Day
Iceland	June 17 (1944)	Independence Day
India	January 26 (1950)	Republic Day
Indonesia	August 17 (1945)	Independence Day
Iran	April 1 (1979)	Republic Day
Iraq	July 17 (1968)	Revolution Day17
Ireland	March 17	Saint Patrick's Day
Isle of Man	July 5	Tynwald Day
Israel	April or May 14 (1948)	Independence Day1
Italy	June 2 (1946)	Republic Day
Jamaica	August 6 (1962)	Independence Day
Japan	December 23 (1933)	Birthday of Emperor Akihito
Jersey	May 9 (1945)	Liberation Day
Jordan	May 25 (1946)	Independence Day
Kazakhstan	December 16 (1991)	Independence Day
Kenya	December 12 (1963)	Independence Day
Kiribati	July 12 (1979)	Independence Day
Korea (North)	September 9 (1948)	Founding of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Korea (South)	August 15 (1945)	Liberation Day
Kuwait	February 25 (1950)	National Day
Kyrgyzstan	August 31 (1991)	Independence Day
Laos	December 2 (1975)	Republic Day
Latvia	November 18 (1918)	Independence Day18
Lebanon	November 22 (1943)	Independence Day
Lesotho	October 4 (1966)	Independence Day
Liberia	July 26 (1847)	Independence Day
Libya	September 1 (1969)	Revolution Day
Liechtenstein	August 15	Assumption Day
Lithuania	February 16 (1918)	Independence Day19
Luxembourg	June 23	National Day (Birthday of Grand Duchess Charlotte)20
Macau	October 1 (1949)	National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China)21
Macedonia	August 2 (1903)	Ilinden Uprising Day22
Madagascar	June 26 (1960)	Independence Day
Malawi	July 6 (1964)	Independence Day (Republic Day)
Malaysia	August 31 (1957)	Independence Day/Malaysia Day
Maldives	July 26 (1965)	Independence Day
Mali	September 22 (1960)	Independence Day
Malta	September 21 (1964)	Independence Day
Marshall Islands	May 1 (1979)	Constitution Day
Mauritania	November 28 (1960)	Independence Day
Mauritius	March 12 (1968)	Independence Day
Mayotte	July 14 (1789)	Bastille Day
Mexico	September 16 (1810)	Independence Day
Micronesia, Federated States of	May 10 (1979)	Constitution Day
Moldova	August 27 (1991)	Independence Day
Monaco	November 19 (1857)	National Day (Saint Rainier's Day)
Mongolia	July 11 (1921)	Independence Day/Revolution Day
Montenegro	July 13 (1878)	National Day
Morocco	July 30 (1999)	Throne Day (accession of King Mohamed VI to the throne)
Mozambique	June 25 (1975)	Independence Day
Namibia	March 21 (1990)	Independence Day
Nauru	January 31 (1968)	Independence Day
Netherlands	April 30 (1909 and 1980)	Queen's Day (Birthday of Queen-Mother Juliana and accession to the throne of her oldest daughter Beatrix)
Netherlands Antilles	April 30 (1909 and 1980)	Queen's Day (Birthday of Queen-Mother Juliana and accession to the throne of her oldest daughter Beatrix)
New Caledonia	July 14 (1789)	Bastille Day
New Zealand	February 6 (1840)	Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand)
Nicaragua	September 15 (1821)	Independence Day
Niger	December 18 (1958)	Republic Day
Nigeria	October 1 (1960)	Independence Day (National Day)
Niue	February 6 (1840)	Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand)
Norfolk Island	June 8 (1856)	Bounty Day (commemorates the arrival of Pitcairn Islanders)
Northern Mariana Islands	January 8 (1978)	Commonwealth Day
Norway	May 17 (1814)	Constitution Day
Oman	November 18 (1940)	Birthday of Sultan Qaboos
Pakistan	March 23 (1956)	Republic Day
Palau	July 9 (1979)	Constitution Day
Panama	November 3 (1903)	Independence Day
Papua New Guinea	September 16 (1975)	Independence Day
Paraguay	May 14–15 (1811)	Independence Day
Peru	July 28 (1821)	Independence Day
Philippines	June 12 (1898)	Independence Day23
Poland	May 3 (1791)	Constitution Day
Portugal	June 10 (1580)	Portugal Day (Day of Portugal)24
Qatar	September 3 (1971)	Independence Day
Romania	December 1 (1918)	Unification Day (of Romania and Transylvania)
Russia	June 12 (1990)	Russia Day
Rwanda	July 1 (1962)	Independence Day
St. Kitts and Nevis	September 19 (1983)	Independence Day
St. Lucia	February 22 (1979)	Independence Day
St. Martin	July 14 (1789)	Bastille Day25
St. Pierre and Miquelon	July 14 (1789)	Bastille Day
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	October 27 (1979)	Independence Day
Samoa	June 1 (1962)	Independence Day Celebration26
San Marino	September 3 (A.D. 301)	Founding of the Republic
São Tomé and Príncipe	July 12 (1975)	Independence Day
Saudi Arabia	September 23 (1932)	Unification of the Kingdom
Senegal	April 4 (1960)	Independence Day
Serbia	February 15	National Day
Seychelles	June 18 (1993)	Constitution Day (National Day)
Sierra Leone	April 27 (1961)	Independence Day
Singapore	August 9 (1965)	National Day
Slovakia	September 1 (1992)	Constitution Day
Slovenia	June 25 (1991)	Independence Day/Statehood Day
Solomon Islands	July 7 (1978)	Independence Day
Somalia	July 1 (1960)	Foundation of the Somali Republic27
South Africa	April 27 (1994)	Freedom Day
Spain	October 12 (1492)	National Day28
Sri Lanka	February 4 (1948)	Independence Day
Sudan	January 1 (1956)	Independence Day
Suriname	November 25 (1975)	Independence Day
Swaziland	September 6 (1968)	Independence Day
Sweden	June 6 (1916)	Swedish Flag Day, National Day (1983)
Switzerland	August 1 (1291)	Founding of the Swiss Confederation
Syria	April 17 (1946)	Independence Day
Taiwan	October 10 (1911)	Republic Day (Anniversary of the Chinese Revolution)
Tajikistan	September 9 (1991)	Independence Day (or National Day)
Tanzania	April 26 (1964)	Union Day (Tanganyika and Zanzibar)
Thailand	December 5 (1927)	Birthday of King Phumiphon (Bhumibol)
Togo	April 27 (1960)	Independence Day
Tokelau	February 6 (1840)	Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand)
Tonga	June 4 (1970)	Emancipation Day
Trinidad and Tobago	August 31 (1962)	Independence Day
Tunisia	March 20 (1956)	Independence Day29
Turkey	October 29 (1923)	Republic Day
Turkmenistan	October 27 (1991)	Independence Day
Turks and Caicos Islands	August 30 (1976)	Constitution Day
Tuvalu	October 1 (1978)	Independence Day
Uganda	October 9 (1962)	Independence Day
Ukraine	August 24 (1991)	Independence Day30
United Arab Emirates	December 2 (1971)	Independence Day
United States	July 4 (1776)	Independence Day
Uruguay	August 25 (1825)	Independence Day
Uzbekistan	September 1 (1991)	Independence Day
Vanuatu	July 30 (1980)	Independence Day
Venezuela	July 5 (1811)	Independence Day
Vietnam	September 2 (1945)	Independence Day
Virgin Islands	March 27 (1917)	Transfer Day (from Denmark to the US)
Wallis and Futuna	July 14 (1789)	Bastille Day
Yemen	May 22 (1990)	Unification Day
Zambia	October 24 (1964)	Independence Day
Zimbabwe	April 18 (1980)	Independence Day