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National Days Alfabethical Order National days Alfabethical order Afghanistan 19 August France 14 July Albania 28 November Gabon 17 August Algeria 1 November Gambia 18 February Andorra 8 September Georgia 26 May Angola 11 November Germany 3 October Argentina 25 May Ghana 6 March Armenia 21 September Greece 25 March Australia 26 January Grenada 7 February Austria 26 October Guatemala 15 September Azerbaijan 28 May Guinea 2 October Bahrain 16 December Guinea-Bissau 24 September Bangladesh 26 March Guyana 23 February Barbados 30 November Haiti 1 January Belarus 3 July Holy See 13 March Belgium 21 July Honduras 15 September Benin 1 August Hungary 20 August Bhutan 17 December Iceland 17 June Bolivia 6 August India 26 January Bosnia-Herzegovina 25 November Indonesia 17 August Botswana 30 September Iran 11 February Brazil 7 September Iraq 17 July Brunei Darussalam 23 February Ireland 17 March Bulgaria 3 March Israel 29 April Burkina Faso 11 December Italy 2 June Burundi 1 July Jamaica 6 August Cambodia 9 November Japan 23 December Cameroon 20 May Jordan 25 May Canada 1 July Kazakhstan 16 December Cape Verde 5 July Kenya 12 December Central African Republic 1 December Korea 3 October Chile 18 September Korea, D.P.R. 9 September China 1 October Kosovo 17 February Colombia 20 July Kuwait 25 February Comoros Islands 6 July Kyrgyzstan 31 August Congo 15 August Laos 2 December Congo, D.R. 30 June Latvia 18 November Costa Rica 15 September Lebanon 22 November Côte d'Ivoire 7 August Lesotho 4 October Croatia 25 June Liberia 26 July Cuba 1 January Libya 1 September Cyprus 1 October Lithuania 16 February Czech Republic 28 October Luxembourg 23 June Denmark 16 April Macedonia 8 September Djibouti 27 June Madagascar 26 June Dominica 3 November Malawi 6 July Dominican Republic 27 February Malaysia 31 August Ecuador 10 August Maldives 26 July Egypt 23 July Mali 22 September El Salvador 15 September Malta 21 September Equatorial Guinea 12 October Mauritania 28 November Eritrea 24 May Mauritius 12 March Estonia 24 February Mexico 16 September Ethiopia 28 May Moldova 27 August Finland 6 December Mongolia 11 July Montenegro 13 July Ukraine 24 August Morocco 30 July United Arab Emirates 2 December Mozambique 25 June United Kingdom 11 June Myanmar 4 January United States of America 4 July Namibia 21 March Uruguay 25 August Nepal 7 July Uzbekistan 1 September Netherlands 27 April Vanuatu 30 July New Zealand 6 February Venezuela 5 July Nicaragua 15 September Vietnam 2 September Niger 18 December Yemen 22 May Nigeria 1 October Zambia 24 October Norway 17 May Zimbabwe 18 April Oman 18 November Pakistan 23 March Palestine 15 November Panama 3 November Paraguay 15 May Peru 28 July Philippines 12 June Poland 3 May Portugal 10 June Qatar 3 September Romania 1 December Russia 12 June Rwanda 1 July Saint Christopher and 19 September Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis 19 September Saint Lucia 22 February Saint Vincent and the 27 October Grenadines Samoa 1 June San Marino 3 September São Tomé and Principe 12 July Saudi Arabia 23 September Senegal 4 April Serbia 15 February Sierra Leone 27 April Singapore 9 August Slovakia 1 September Slovenia 25 June South Africa 27 April Spain 12 October Sri Lanka 4 February Sudan 1 January Swaziland 6 September Switzerland 1 August Syrian Arab Republic 17 April Tanzania 9 December Tchad 11 August Thailand 5 December Togo 27 April Trinidad and Tobago 31 August Tunisia 20 March Turkey 29 October Uganda 9 October Chronological order January " 1 Cuba Liberation Day " 1 Haiti National Day " 1 Sudan National Day " 4 Myanmar National Day " 26 Australia "Australia Day" " 26 India Republic Day February " 4 Sri Lanka National Day " 6 New Zealand Waitangi Day " 7 Grenada Independence Day " 11 Iran Victory of the Islamic Revolution of Iran " 15 Serbia National Day " 16 Lithuania National Day " 17 Kosovo National Day " 18 Gambia Independence Day " 22 Saint Lucia Independence Day " 23 Brunei Darussalam National Day " 23 Guyana National Day " 24 Estonia National Day (1918) " 25 Kuwait National Day " 27 Dominican Republic National Day March " 3 Bulgaria National Day " 6 Ghana Independence Day " 12 Mauritius National Day " 13 Holy See Election of H H Pope Francis (2013) " 17 Ireland St. Patrick´s Day (457) " 20 Tunisia National Day " 21 Namibia Independence Day (1990) " 23 Pakistan National Day " 25 Greece Independence Day (1821) " 26 Bangladesh Independence Day April " 4 Senegal Independence Day " 16 Denmark Birthday of H.M. Queen Margrethe II (1940) " 17 Syrian Arab Republic National Day " 18 Zimbabwe Independence Day " 27 Netherlands Off Celebr of the Birthday of H M King Willem-Alexander " 27 Sierra Leone Independence Day " 27 South Africa Freedom Day " 27 Togo National Day " 29 Israel Independence Day (2009) May " 3 Poland National Day " 15 Paraguay Independence Day " 17 Norway Constitution Day (1814) " 20 Cameroon National Day " 22 Yemen " 24 Eritrea Independence Day " 25 Argentina Anniversary of the Revolution of May (1810) " 25 Jordan National Day " 26 Georgia Independence Day " 28 Azerbaijan Day of Republic " 28 Ethiopia National Day June " 1 Samoa National Day " 2 Italy National Day " 10 Portugal National Day " 11 United Kingdom Off Celebr of the Birthd of HM Queen Elizabeth II " 12 Philippines Independence Day (1898) " 12 Russia Sovereignty Day " 17 Iceland Republic Day (1944) " 23 Luxembourg National Day " 25 Croatia National Day " 25 Mozambique Independence Day " 25 Slovenia Independence Day " 26 Madagascar National Day " 27 Djibouti Independence Day " 30 Congo, D.R. National Day July " 1 Burundi Independence Day " 1 Canada National Day " 1 Rwanda National Day " 3 Belarus Independence Day " 4 United States of America Independence Day (1776) " 5 Cape Verde National Day " 5 Venezuela Independence Day (1811) " 6 Comoros Islands National Day " 6 Malawi Independence Day " 7 Nepal Birthday of H M King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev " 11 Mongolia National Day " 12 São Tomé and Principe Independence Day (1975) " 13 Montenegro National Day (1878) " 14 France National Day " 17 Iraq Revolutionsdagen (1968) " 20 Colombia Independence Day (1810) " 21 Belgium National Day " 23 Egypt National Day " 26 Liberia Independence Day " 26 Maldives National Day " 28 Peru Independence Day (1821) " 30 Morocco Accession to the throne of H M Muhammad VI " 30 Vanuatu National Day August " 1 Benin Independence Day " 1 Switzerland Foundation of the Confederation (1291) " 6 Bolivia Independence Day " 6 Jamaica Independence Day " 7 Côte d'Ivoire National Day " 9 Singapore National Day " 10 Ecuador Independence Day (1809) " 11 Tchad Independence Day " 15 Congo National Day " 17 Gabon Independence Day (1960) " 17 Indonesia Independence Day (1945) " 19 Afghanistan Independence Day " 20 Hungary National Day " 24 Ukraine Proclamation of Independence " 25 Uruguay Independence Day (1825) " 27 Moldova National Day " 31 Kyrgyzstan National Day " 31 Malaysia National Day " 31 Trinidad and Tobago Independence Day (1962) September " 1 Libya National Day " 1 Slovakia Constitution Day " 1 Uzbekistan Independence Day " 2 Vietnam Independence Day (1945) " 3 Qatar National Day " 3 San Marino National Day " 6 Swaziland Independence Day " 7 Brazil Independence Day (1822) " 8 Andorra National Day " 8 Macedonia Independence Day " 9 Korea, D.P.R. Foundation of the Republic (1948) " 15 Costa Rica National Day " 15 El Salvador Independence Day " 15 Guatemala Independence Day " 15 Honduras Independence Day (1821) " 15 Nicaragua Independence Day (1821) " 16 Mexico Independence Day (1810) " 18 Chile National Day " 19 Saint Christopher and Nevis Independence Day " 19 Saint Kitts and Nevis Independence Day " 21 Armenia Independence Day " 21 Malta Independence Day " 22 Mali National Day " 23 Saudi Arabia National Day " 24 Guinea-Bissau Independence Day " 30 Botswana National Day October " 1 China National Day " 1 Cyprus Independence Day (1960) " 1 Nigeria National Day " 2 Guinea Independence Day " 3 Germany Day of German Unity " 3 Korea Foundation Day " 4 Lesotho Independence Day " 9 Uganda Independence Day " 12 Equatorial Guinea National Day " 12 Spain National Day " 24 Zambia Independence Day " 26 Austria National Day " 27 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Independence Day " 28 Czech Republic National Day " 29 Turkey Anniversary of the Proclam of the Republic (1923) November " 1 Algeria National Day " 3 Dominica Independence Day " 3 Panama National Day " 9 Cambodia Independence Day " 11 Angola Independence Day (1975) " 15 Palestine Declaration of Independence ** " 18 Latvia National Day " 18 Oman National Day " 22 Lebanon National Day " 25 Bosnia-Herzegovina Statehood Day " 28 Albania Independence and Flag Day " 28 Mauritania National Day " 30 Barbados Independence Day December " 1 Central African Republic Republic Day " 1 Romania National Day " 2 Laos National Day " 2 United Arab Emirates National Day " 5 Thailand Birthday Anniversary of H M King Bhumibol Aduladej " 6 Finland Independence Day (1917) " 9 Tanzania Republic Day " 11 Burkina Faso Proclamation of the Republic (1958) " 12 Kenya Independence Day " 16 Bahrain National Day " 16 Kazakhstan Independence Day " 17 Bhutan National Day " 18 Niger Independence Day " 23 Japan The Emperor´s Birthday.
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