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{{Short description|Designated date on which celebrations mark the nationhood of a nation}}
{{About|celebrations of nationhood|holidays with names like "National Item Day"|Lists of holidays}}
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A '''national day''' is a day on which celebrations mark the [[State (polity)|statehood]] or nationhood of a state or its [[Nation|people]]. It may be the date of [[independence]], of becoming a [[republic]], of becoming a [[federation]], or a significant date for a [[patron saint]] or a ruler (such as a birthday, [[accession day|accession]], or removal).

The national day is often an official [[public holiday]]. Many countries have more than one national day. Denmark and the United Kingdom are the only countries without a national day. Denmark has what is not a public holiday but an unofficial celebration called [[Constitution Day (Denmark)|Constitution Day]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2013/02/26/a-surprising-map-of-the-worlds-national-holidays-only-two-countries-have-no-national-day/|title=A surprising map of the world's national holidays (only two countries have no national day)|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=26 February 2013|last=Fisher|first=Max|access-date=18 January 2021|archive-date=31 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331000852/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2013/02/26/a-surprising-map-of-the-worlds-national-holidays-only-two-countries-have-no-national-day/|url-status=live}}</ref> National days emerged with the age of [[nationalism]], with most appearing during the 19th and 20th centuries.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Elgenius |first1=Gabriella |title=Symbols of nations and nationalism : celebrating nationhood |date=2019 |location=Basingstoke, Hampshire |isbn=9781349590476 |pages=94–132 |chapter=National Days in Nation Building: Similarities and differences}}</ref>

National day may also be known as [[List of national independence days|Independence Day]], [[Liberation Day]], or [[Republic Day]], depending on the nation, and its history. 

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==List of national days==
{{See also|List of national independence days}}

Nations that are not broadly recognized [[sovereign state]]s are shown in pink. Defunct states are highlighted in light grey. For nations that are dependent on, or part of, a sovereign state (such as federal states, [[autonomous region]]s, or colonies), the name of the sovereign state is shown in parentheses.

Days that are not fixed to the Gregorian calendar are sorted by their occurrences.

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!Date <!-- To sort properly needs a data-sort-value in the form mm/dd that matches the date, or is close if the date moves -->
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|- id=A
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Acadia}} ([[Canada]]) ||data-sort-value="08/15"|15 August
|[[National Acadian Day]]||[[Assumption of Mary|Assumption Day]] was preferred over 24 June to remember that Acadians are descendants of France and a separate nation from the [[French Canadians]].
|-
|{{flag|Afghanistan}} ||data-sort-value="08/19"|19 August
|[[Afghan Independence Day|Independence Day]]||Independence from the United Kingdom and its control over Afghan foreign affairs in 1919.
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|African Union}} ||data-sort-value="05/25"|25 May
|[[Africa Day]]
|Anniversary of the foundation of the [[Organisation of African Unity]] in 1963.
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Åland}} ([[Finland]]) ||data-sort-value="06/09"|9 June
|[[Åland's Autonomy Day|Autonomy Day]]||It commemorates the first meeting of [[Parliament of Åland|Åland County Council]] in 1922.
|-
|{{flag|Albania}} ||data-sort-value="11/28"|28 November
|[[Independence Day (Albania)|Independence Day]]||It commemorates the raising of the Albanian flag in [[Vlorë]] to announce the [[Albanian Declaration of Independence]] in 1912.
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Alderney}} ([[British Islands]]) ||data-sort-value="12/15"|15 December
|[[Homecoming Day (Alderney)|Homecoming Day]]||It commemorates the return of the Islanders after the end of the [[German occupation of the Channel Islands]] during [[World War II]] in 1945.
|-
|rowspan="2" |{{flag|Algeria}} ||data-sort-value="07/05"|5 July
|[[Independence Day (Algeria)|Independence Day]]||Independence from France in 1962.
|-
|data-sort-value="11/01"|1 November
|[[Revolution Day]]||Beginning of the [[Algerian War]] in 1954.
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|American Samoa}} ([[United States]]) ||data-sort-value="04/17"|17 April
|Flag Day||It commemorates the date American Samoa became a US territory and first flew the US flag in 1900. As well is the date of adoption of the American Samoan flag in 1960.
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Andalusia}} ([[Spain]]) ||data-sort-value="02/28"|28 February
|[[Andalusia Day]]||It commemorates the date of the [[1980 Andalusian autonomy initiative referendum|referendum]] on the [[Statute of Autonomy of Andalusia|Statute of Autonomy]] that established Andalusia as an [[autonomous community]] in 1980.
|-
|{{flag|Andorra}} ||data-sort-value="09/08"|8 September
|[[Our Lady of Meritxell|Our Lady of Meritxell Day]]||[[Calendar of saints|Feast day]] of [[Our Lady of Meritxell]], patron saint of Andorra. As well is the date of the signing of the first [[Paréage of Andorra 1278|Paréage of Andorra]] in 1278.
|-
|{{flag|Angola}} ||data-sort-value="11/11"|11 November
|[[Independence Day (Angola)|Independence Day]]||Independence from Portugal in 1975.
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Anguilla}} ([[United Kingdom]]) ||data-sort-value="05/30"|30 May
|[[Anguilla Day]]||It commemorates the beginning of the [[Republic of Anguilla|Anguillian Revolution]] in 1967.
|-
|{{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}} ||data-sort-value="11/01"|1 November
|[[Independence Day (Antigua and Barbuda)|Independence Day]]||Independence from the United Kingdom in 1981.
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Aragon}} ([[Spain]]) ||data-sort-value="04/23"|23 April
|[[Saint George's Day]]||[[Calendar of saints|Feast day]] of [[Saint George]], patron saint of Aragon and his [[Crown of Aragon|Crown]]. An old legend holds that during the [[battle of Alcoraz]] in 1096, Saint George appeared in support of Aragonese army force.
|-
|rowspan="2" |{{flag|Argentina}} ||data-sort-value="05/25"|25 May
|[[May Revolution|May Revolution Day]]||It commemorates the [[May Revolution]] and creation of the First National Government in 1810.
|-
|data-sort-value="07/09"|9 July
|[[Independence Day (Argentina)|Independence Day]]||Anniversary of the [[Argentine Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]] from Spain in 1816.
|-
|rowspan="2" |{{flag|Armenia}} ||data-sort-value="05/28"|28 May
|[[Republic Day (Armenia)|Republic Day]]||Independence from the [[Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic]] and establishment of the [[First Republic of Armenia]] in 1918.
|-
|data-sort-value="09/21"|21 September
|[[Independence Day (Armenia)|Independence Day]]||Independence from the [[Soviet Union]] recognised in 1991.
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Aruba}} ([[Kingdom of the Netherlands]]) ||data-sort-value="03/18"|18 March
|National Anthem and Flag Day||It commemorates the adoption of the national [[flag of Aruba]] and the official anthem in 1976.
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Ascension}} ([[United Kingdom]]) ||data-sort-value="06/17"<!--Updated for 2023-->|3rd Saturday in June
| ||[[King's Official Birthday]]
|-
|style="background:pink"|[[Association of Southeast Asian Nations]] (ASEAN)
|data-sort-value="08/08"|8 August
|ASEAN Day
|Commemorates the signing of the ASEAN Declaration in Bangkok on 8 August 1967 by five Foreign Ministers, marking the establishment of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Asturias}} ([[Spain]])||data-sort-value="09/08"|8 September
|[[Our Lady of Covadonga|Our Lady of Covadonga Day]]||Feast of [[Our Lady of Covadonga]], patron saint of [[Asturias]].
|-
|{{flag|Australia}} ||data-sort-value="01/26"|26 January
|[[Australia Day]]||It commemorates the establishment of a British prison settlement at [[Port Jackson]] in New Holland by Captain [[Arthur Phillip]] in 1788.
|-
|{{flag|Austria}} ||data-sort-value="10/26"|26 October
|[[Public holidays in Austria|Austrian National Day]]||It commemorates the enactment of the [[Declaration of Neutrality|Austrian Declaration of Neutrality]] in 1955.
|-
|{{flag|Azerbaijan}} ||data-sort-value="05/28"|28 May
|[[Independence Day (Azerbaijan)|Independence Day]]||Independence from the [[Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic]] in 1918.
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Azores}} ([[Portugal]]) ||data-sort-value="05/29"<!--Updated for 2023-->|Pentecost Monday
|[[Azores Day]]||It commemorates the establishment of [[Political status of the Azores|political autonomy]] within the Portuguese laws, following the [[Carnation Revolution]], in 1976.
|-
|{{flag|Bahamas}} ||data-sort-value="07/10"|10 July
|[[Independence Day (Bahamas)|Independence Day]]||Independence from the United Kingdom in 1973.
|-
|{{flag|Bahrain}} ||data-sort-value="12/16"|16 December
|National Day||It commemorates the coronation of [[Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa]], the first [[Emir of Bahrain]], in 1961.
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Balearic Islands}} ([[Spain]]) ||data-sort-value=03/01"|1 March
|[[Day of the Balearic Islands]]||It commemorates the date that the [[Statute of Autonomy]] establishing the [[Balearic Islands]] as an [[autonomous community]] became effective in 1983.
|-
|rowspan="2" |{{flag|Bangladesh}} ||data-sort-value="03/26"|26 March
|[[Independence Day (Bangladesh)|Independence Day]]||Anniversary of the [[Proclamation of Bangladeshi Independence|Declaration of Independence]] from [[Pakistan]] in 1971.
|-
|data-sort-value="12/16"|16 December
|[[Victory Day (Bangladesh)|Victory Day]]||It commemorates the [[Pakistani Instrument of Surrender|Surrender of Pakistan]], ending the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]], in 1971.
|-
|{{flag|Barbados}} ||data-sort-value="11/30"|30 November
|[[Independence Day (Barbados)|Independence Day]]||Independence from the United Kingdom in 1966. As well is the anniversary of the formal proclamation of Barbados as a Republic within the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] in 2021.
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Basque Country}} ([[Spain]]) ||data-sort-value="04/20"<!--Updated for 2025-->|Easter Sunday (unofficial)
|[[Aberri Eguna]] (Fatherland Day)||No official National Day. Fatherland Day is the unofficial Basque national holiday, associated with [[Basque nationalism]]. From 2011 to 2013 the official national day was on 25 October.
|-
|{{flag|Belarus}} ||data-sort-value="07/03"|3 July
|[[Independence Day (Belarus)|Independence Day]]||It commemorates the [[Minsk Offensive|liberation]] of [[Minsk]] from German occupation by [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] troops in 1944.
|-
|{{flag|Belgium}} ||data-sort-value="07/21"|21 July
|[[Belgian National Day|National Day]]||It commemorates when [[Leopold I of Belgium|Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld]] takes the oath as the first [[List of Belgian monarchs|King of the Belgians]] in 1831.
|-
|{{flag|Belize}} ||data-sort-value="09/21"|21 September
|[[Independence Day (Belize)|Independence Day]]||Independence from the United Kingdom in 1981.
|-
|{{flag|Benin}} ||data-sort-value="08/01"|1 August
|[[Independence Day (Benin)|Independence Day]]||Independence from France in 1960.
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Bermuda}} ([[United Kingdom]]) ||data-sort-value="05/23"<!--Updated for 2025-->|4th Friday in May
|[[Bermuda Day]]||It commemorates the islands' heritage and culture. Previously was known as [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]]'s birthday and celebrated on 24 May.
|-
|{{flag|Bhutan}} ||data-sort-value="12/17"|17 December
|[[National Day (Bhutan)|National Day]]||It commemorates when [[Ugyen Wangchuck]] was elected and enthroned as the first hereditary [[King of Bhutan]] in 1907.
|-
|{{flag|Bolivia}} ||data-sort-value="08/06"|6 August
|[[Independence Day (Bolivia)|Independence Day]]|| Anniversary of the [[Bolivian Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]] from Spain in 1825.
|-
|{{flag|Botswana}} ||data-sort-value="09/30"|30 September
|[[Independence Day (Botswana)|Independence Day]]||Independence from the United Kingdom in 1966.
|-
|{{flag|Brazil}} ||data-sort-value="09/07"|7 September
|[[Independence Day (Brazil)|Independence Day]]||Anniversary of the [[Independence of Brazil|Declaration of Independence]] from Portugal in 1822.
|-
|style="background:silver"|''{{flag|British Empire}}'' ||data-sort-value="05/24"|24 May
|[[Empire Day]]||Observed from 1890s to 1957. In 1958, the celebration was renamed from Empire Day to Commonwealth Day.
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|British Virgin Islands}} ([[United Kingdom]])||data-sort-value="07/01"|1 July
|[[Virgin Islands Day]]|| It commemorates the day on which [[British Virgin Islands|BVI]] gained self-governing status within British control in 1967. Previously was known as Colony Day and later as Territory Day.
|-
|{{flag|Brunei}} ||data-sort-value="02/23"|23 February
|[[National Day (Brunei)|National Day]]||It commemorates the independence from the United Kingdom in 1984, which actually occurred on 1 January.
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Brussels-Capital Region}} ([[Belgium]])||data-sort-value="05/08"|8 May
|{{Interlanguage link|Iris Day|fr|Fête de l'Iris (Bruxelles)|nl|Irisfeest}} ||It commemorates the blooming season of the iris (also called [[Fleur-de-lis|fleur de Lys]]), which is the symbol of the Region. Also commemorates the victory day over the Nazis in [[Belgium in World War II|World War II]] and a former [[feast day]] of [[Saint Michael]], patron saint of the Region.
|-
|{{flag|Bulgaria}} ||data-sort-value="03/03"|3 March
|[[Liberation Day (Bulgaria)|Liberation Day]]||It commemorates the signing of the [[Treaty of San Stefano]], that provided [[Principality of Bulgaria|autonomy]] within Ottoman Empire in 1878.
|-
|{{flag|Burkina Faso}} ||data-sort-value="12/11"|11 December
|[[Independence Day (Burkina Faso)|Independence Day]]||It commemorates the establishment of a self-governing state within the [[French Community]] in 1958.
|-
|{{flag|Burundi}} ||data-sort-value="07/01"|1 July
|[[Independence Day (Burundi)|Independence Day]]||Independence from Belgium in 1962.
|- id=C
|{{flag|Cambodia}} ||data-sort-value="11/09"|9 November
|[[Independence Day of Cambodia|Independence Day]]||Independence from France in 1953.
|-
|{{flag|Cameroon}} ||data-sort-value="05/20"|[[May 20|20 May]]
|[[National Day (Cameroon)|National Day]]||It commemorates the creation of a unitary state in 1972.
|-
|{{flag|Canada}} ||data-sort-value="07/01"|1 July
|[[Canada Day]]||It commemorates the creation of [[Canadian Confederation]], the process by [[Province of Canada]], [[Nova Scotia]], and [[New Brunswick]] were united into one federation called the Dominion of Canada in 1867.
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Canary Islands}} ([[Spain]]) ||data-sort-value="05/30"|30 May
|[[Day of the Canary Islands]]||It commemorates the anniversary of the first session of the [[Parliament of the Canary Islands]] in 1983.
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Cantabria}} ([[Spain]]) ||data-sort-value="07/28"|28 July (unofficial)
|[[Cantabria Institutions Day]]||No official Regional Day. Cantabria Institutions Day commemorates the establishment of the province in 1778.
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Castilla–La Mancha}} ([[Spain]]) ||data-sort-value="05/31"|31 May
|Castilla–La Mancha Day||It commemorates the anniversary of the first session of the [[Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha]] in 1983.
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Castilla y León}} ([[Spain]]) ||data-sort-value="04/23"| 23 April
|[[Castile and León Day]]||It commemorates the anniversary of the [[Battle of Villalar]] and the [[Revolt of the Comuneros]] in 1521.
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Catalonia}} ([[Spain]]) ||data-sort-value="09/11"|11 September
|[[National Day of Catalonia|National Day]]||It commemorates the [[Siege of Barcelona (1713–14)|fall of Barcelona]] during the [[War of the Spanish Succession]] in 1714.
|-
|{{flag|Cape Verde}} ||data-sort-value="07/05"|5 July
|[[Independence Day (Cape Verde)|Independence Day]]||Independence from [[Portugal]] in 1975.
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Cayman Islands}} ([[United Kingdom]]) ||data-sort-value="07/03"<!--Updated for 2023-->|1st Monday in July
|Constitution Day||It commemorates the adoption of the [[History of the Cayman Islands|Constitution]]  of the [[West Indies Federation]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Constitution Day in Cayman Islands in 2022|url=https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/cayman-islands/cayman-islands-constitution-day|access-date=15 July 2021|website=Office Holidays|language=en|archive-date=15 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715072037/https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/cayman-islands/cayman-islands-constitution-day|url-status=live}}</ref> in 1959.
|-
|{{flag|Central African Republic}} ||data-sort-value="12/01"|1 December
|National Day||It commemorates the anniversary of becoming an autonomous territory within the [[French Community]] in 1958.
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Ceuta}} ([[Spain]]) ||data-sort-value="09/02"|2 September
|[[Ceuta Day]]||It commemorates when [[Pedro de Meneses, 1st Count of Vila Real]] becomes the first Governor of Ceuta after the [[Conquest of Ceuta]] in 1415.
|-
|{{flag|Chad}} ||data-sort-value="08/11"|11 August
|[[Independence Day (Chad)|Independence Day]]||Independence from France in 1960.
|-
|{{flag|Chile}} ||data-sort-value="09/18"|18 September
|[[Independence Day (Chile)|Independence Day]]||It commemorates when the first [[Government Junta of Chile (1810)|Government Junta]] was created in 1810.
|-
|{{Flag|China|name=China, People's Republic of}}|| data-sort-value="10/01" |1 October
|[[National Day of the People's Republic of China|National Day]]||It commemorates the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949.
|-
|rowspan="2" style="background:pink"|{{Flag|Taiwan|name=China, Republic of}} (Taiwan)|| data-sort-value="01/01" |1 January
|[[Founding Day (Taiwan)|Founding Day]]||It commemorates the establishment of the [[Provisional Government of the Republic of China (1912)|Provisional Government]] in 1912.
|-
|data-sort-value="10/10"|10 October
|[[National Day of the Republic of China|National Day]]||It commemorates the [[Wuchang Uprising]] that led to abolishment of the monarchy and founding of the Republic in China in 1911.
|-
|{{flag|Colombia}} ||data-sort-value="07/20"|20 July
|[[Independence Day (Colombia)|Independence Day]]||Anniversary of the [[Colombian Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]] from Spain in 1810.
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Commonwealth of Nations}} ||data-sort-value="03/10"<!--Updated for 2025-->|2nd Monday in March
|[[Commonwealth Day]]
|Until 1958 was known as Empire Day.
|-
|{{flag|Comoros}} ||data-sort-value="07/06"|6 July
|National Day||Independence from France in 1975.
|-
|{{flagdeco|Democratic Republic of Congo}} [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]||data-sort-value="06/30"|30 June
|[[Independence Day (Democratic Republic of the Congo)|Independence Day]]||Independence from Belgium in 1960.
|-
|{{flagdeco|Republic of the Congo}} [[Republic of the Congo]] ||data-sort-value="08/15"|15 August
|National Day||Independence from France in 1960.
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Cook Islands}} ||data-sort-value="08/04"|4 August
|[[Constitution Day (Cook Islands)|Constitution Day]]||It commemorates the self-government in free association with [[New Zealand]] in 1965.
|-
|{{flag|Costa Rica}} ||data-sort-value="09/15"|15 September
|[[Independence Day (Costa Rica)|Independence Day]]|| [[Act of Independence of Central America|Independence]] from the [[Kingdom of Spain]] in 1821.
|-
|{{flag|Croatia}} ||data-sort-value="05/30"|30 May
|[[Statehood Day (Croatia)|National Day]]||It commemorates when the multi-party [[Croatian Parliament|Parliament]] was constituted in 1990.
|-
|rowspan="2" |{{flag|Cuba}} ||data-sort-value="01/01"|1 January
|[[Triumph of the Revolution|Liberation Day]]||It commemorates the [[Cuban Revolution]] and the overthrow of the Batista regime in 1959.
|-
|data-sort-value="10/10"|10 October
|[[Independence Day (Cuba)|Independence Day]]||Independence from the [[Spanish Empire]] in 1868.
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Curaçao}} ([[Kingdom of the Netherlands]]) ||data-sort-value="07/02"|2 July
|National Anthem and Flag Day||It commemorates when the first island council was elected and instituted in 1954.
|-
|{{flag|Cyprus}} ||data-sort-value="10/01"|1 October
|[[Independence Day (Cyprus)|Independence Day]]||Independence from the United Kingdom in 1960.
|-
|{{flag|Czech Republic}} ||data-sort-value="10/28"|28 October
|Independent Czechoslovak State Day||Independence from [[Austria-Hungary]] and [[Origins of Czechoslovakia|creation]] of [[Czechoslovakia]] in 1918.
|-
|{{flag|Côte d'Ivoire}} ||data-sort-value="08/07"|7 August
|[[Independence Day (Côte d'Ivoire)|Independence Day]]||Independence from France in 1960.
|-id=D
|{{flag|Denmark}} ||data-sort-value="06/05"|5 June
|[[Constitution Day (Denmark)|Constitution Day]]||Constitution Day is the unofficial national holiday of Denmark, which has no official National Day. It commemorates the signing as both the first [[Constitution of Denmark|Constitution]] in 1849 and the current constitution in 1953.
|-
|{{flag|Djibouti}} ||data-sort-value="06/27"|27 June
|[[Independence Day (Djibouti)|Independence Day]]||Independence from France in 1977.
|-
|{{flag|Dominica}} ||data-sort-value="11/03"|3 November
|[[Independence Day (Dominica)|Independence Day]]||Independence from the United Kingdom in 1978. As well is the date when the island was discovered by [[Christopher Columbus]] in 1493.
|-
|{{flag|Dominican Republic}} ||data-sort-value="02/27"|27 February
|[[Independence Day (Dominican Republic)|Independence Day]]|| [[Dominican War of Independence|Independence]] from [[Haiti]] in 1844.
|- id=E
|{{flag|Ecuador}} ||data-sort-value="08/10"|10 August
|[[Independence Day (Ecuador)|Independence Day]]||[[Quito Revolution (1809-1812)#First Autonomous Junta of Quito (10 August - October 1809)|Proclamation of independence]] from Spain in 1809
|-
|{{flag|Egypt}} ||data-sort-value="07/23"|23 July
|[[Revolution Day (Egypt)|Revolution Day]]||Commemorating the [[1952 Egyptian revolution|revolution of 1952]]
|-
|{{flag|El Salvador}} ||data-sort-value="09/15"|15 September
|[[Independence Day (El Salvador)|Independence Day]]||[[Act of Independence of Central America|Independence]] from the [[Kingdom of Spain]] in 1821
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|England}} ([[United Kingdom]]) ||data-sort-value="04/23"|23 April
|[[Saint George's Day]]||Feast day of [[Saint George]], patron saint of England
|-
|{{flag|Equatorial Guinea}} ||data-sort-value="10/12"|12 October
|[[Independence Day (Equatorial Guinea)|Independence Day]]||Independence from Spain in 1968
|-
|{{flag|Eritrea}} ||data-sort-value="05/24"|24 May
|[[Independence Day (Eritrea)|Independence Day]]||[[Eritrean People's Liberation Front]] (EPLF) fighters enter Asmara in 1991 and Eritrea becomes a de facto independent state; United Nations recognizes Eritrea's independence from [[Ethiopia]] in 1993 after a UN-supervised referendum on nationhood.
|-
|{{flag|Estonia}} ||data-sort-value="02/24"|24 February
|[[Independence Day (Estonia)|Independence Day]]||Anniversary of the Republic of Estonia on the date of its [[Estonian Declaration of Independence|declaration of independence]] from [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russia]]in in 1918
|-
|{{flag|Eswatini}} ||data-sort-value="09/06"|6 September
|[[Independence Day (Swaziland)|Independence Day]]||Independence from the United Kingdom in 1968
|-
|{{flag|Ethiopia}} ||data-sort-value="05/28"|28 May
|[[Downfall of the Derg Day]]||The Derg regime is defeated in 1991
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|European Union}} ||data-sort-value="05/09"|9 May
|[[Europe Day]]||Commemorating the [[Schuman Declaration]] of 1950
|- id=F
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Extremadura}} ([[Spain]])||data-sort-value="09/08"|8 September
|[[Our Lady of Guadalupe in Extremadura|Our Lady of Guadalupe]] Day||Feast of [[Our Lady of Guadalupe in Extremadura|Our Lady of Guadalupe]], patron saint of [[Extremadura]]
|-
|rowspan="1" style="background:pink"|{{flag|Falkland Islands}} ([[United Kingdom]]) ||data-sort-value="06/14"|14 June
|[[Liberation Day (Falkland Islands)|Liberation Day]]||Liberation from [[Occupation of the Falkland Islands|Argentinean occupation]] at the end of the [[Falklands War]] in 1982
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Faroe Islands}} ([[Denmark]]) ||data-sort-value="07/29"|29 July
|[[Ólavsøka]]||[[Saint Olaf]]'s death at the Battle of Stiklestad in 1030: opening of the [[Løgting]] (parliament) session
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flagdeco|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} [[Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina]] ([[Bosnia and Herzegovina]])||data-sort-value="03/01"|1 March
|[[Independence Day (Bosnia and Herzegovina)|Independence Day]]||Referendum on independence from Yugoslavia in 1992
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flagdeco|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} [[Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina]] ([[Bosnia and Herzegovina]])|| data-sort-value="11/25" |25 November
|[[Statehood Day (Bosnia and Herzegovina)|Statehood Day]]||Formation of the [[State Anti-fascist Council for the National Liberation of Bosnia and Herzegovina]] in 1943
|-
|{{flag|Fiji}} ||data-sort-value="10/10"|10 October
|[[Fiji Week|Fiji Day]]||Independence from the United Kingdom in 1970
|-
|{{flag|Finland}} ||data-sort-value="12/06"|6 December
|[[Independence Day (Finland)|Independence Day]]||Declaration of independence from [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russia]] in 1917
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Flanders}} ([[Belgium]]) ||data-sort-value="07/11"|11 July
|[[Feestdag van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap]]||Battle of the Golden Spurs on 11 July 1302.
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Florida}} ([[United States]]) ||data-sort-value="04/02"|2 April
|[[Pascua Florida]]||Day or week (as declared by the [[Governors of Florida|Governor]]) celebrating the founding of [[Florida]] by [[Juan Ponce de León]] on 2 April 1513.
|-
|{{flag|France}} ||data-sort-value="07/14"|14 July
|[[Bastille Day]]||Bastille Day (known as ''la Fête Nationale'' in France), commemorating the [[storming of the Bastille]] on 14 July 1789<ref name="FranceOfficialWebsite">{{cite web|title=Bastille Day – 14th July|url=http://www.france.fr/en/celebrations-and-festivals/bastille-day-14th-july.html|website=Official Website of France|quote=Commemorating the storming of the Bastille on 14th July 1789, Bastille Day takes place on the same date each year. The main event is a grand military parade along the Champs-Élysées, attended by the President of the Republic and other political leaders. It is accompanied by fireworks and publics [sic] dances in towns throughout the whole of France.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715082859/http://www.france.fr/en/celebrations-and-festivals/bastille-day-14th-july.html|archive-date=15 July 2014}}</ref>
|- 
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|French Community}} ([[Belgium]]) ||data-sort-value="09/27"|27 September
|[[French Community Holiday]]||Establishment of the [[Provisional Government of Belgium]] during the [[Belgian Revolution]] in 1830
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|French Guiana}} ([[France]]) ||data-sort-value="06/10"|10 June
| ||[[Abolitionism#France|Abolition of Slavery]] Day
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|French Polynesia}} ([[France]]) ||data-sort-value="06/29"|29 June
|[[Internal Autonomy Day]]||Annexation of the [[Kingdom of Tahiti]] by [[French colonial empire|France]] in 1880
|- id=G
|{{flag|Gabon}} ||data-sort-value="08/17"|17 August
|[[Independence Day (Gabon)|Independence Day]]||Independence from France in 1960
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Galicia}} ([[Spain]]) ||data-sort-value="07/25"|25 July
|[[Día Nacional de Galicia|National Day]]|| Commemorates the [[Feast of Saint James]], patron saint of Galicia
|-
|{{flag|The Gambia|name=Gambia,  The}}|| data-sort-value="02/18" |18 February
|[[Independence Day (Gambia)|Independence Day]] ||Independence from the United Kingdom in 1965
|-
|{{flag|Georgia}} ||data-sort-value="05/26"|26 May
|Day of First Republic||Declaration of independence from Russia in 1918
|-
|style="background:silver"|''{{flag|German Empire}}'' ||data-sort-value="01/18"|18 January
| || Proclamation of the German Empire on 18 January 1871 in the Palace of Versailles.
|-
|style="background:silver"|''{{flag|East Germany}}'' ||data-sort-value="10/07"|7 October
|[[Republic Day (East Germany)|Republic Day]]||Declaration of the German Democratic Republic in 1949
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|German-speaking Community}} ([[Belgium]]) ||data-sort-value="11/15"|15 November
|[[Day of the German-speaking Community]]||Coincides with the day of the [[King's Feast]]
|-
|{{flag|Germany}} ||data-sort-value="10/03"|3 October
|[[German Unity Day]]||Unification of [[West Germany]] and [[East Germany]] in 1990
|-
|{{flag|Ghana}} ||data-sort-value="03/06"|6 March
|[[Independence Day (Ghana)|Independence Day]]||Independence from the United Kingdom in 1957
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Gibraltar}} ([[United Kingdom]]) ||data-sort-value="09/10"|10 September
|[[Gibraltar National Day]]||People of Gibraltar vote to reject Spanish sovereignty or association in 1967
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{flag|Greece}} ||data-sort-value="03/25"|25 March
|[[Greek Independence Day|Independence Day]]||Start of the [[Greek Revolution]] against the [[Ottoman Empire]] in 1821
|-
|data-sort-value="10/28"|28 October
|[[Ohi Day]]||Refusal to the surrender the country on the [[Fascist Italy (1922–1943)|Italian troops]], and honour at the dead during the [[Greco-Italian War]] and the [[Greek Resistance]] against the [[Axis powers|Axis]] in 1940–1944 
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Greenland}} ([[Denmark]]) ||data-sort-value="06/21"|21 June
|[[Greenland National Day]]||([[Solstice|Longest Day of the Year]]) Greenland National Day was introduced in 1983 as one of the [[Home Rule]]'s traditions and is thus one of several expressions of national identity
|-
|{{flag|Grenada}} ||data-sort-value="02/07"|7 February
|[[Independence Day (Grenada)|Independence Day]]||Independence from United Kingdom in 1974
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Guadeloupe}} ([[France]]) ||data-sort-value="09/27"|27 September
| ||[[Abolitionism#France|Abolition of Slavery]] Day
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Guam}} ([[United States]]) ||data-sort-value="07/21"|21 July
|[[Liberation Day (Guam)|Liberation Day]]||American landing on Guam 1944, the beginning of the [[Battle of Guam (1944)|Battle of Guam]]
|-
|{{flag|Guatemala}} ||data-sort-value="09/15"|15 September
|[[Independence Day (Guatemala)|Independence Day]]||[[Act of Independence of Central America|Independence]] from the [[Kingdom of Spain]] in 1821
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Guernsey}} ([[British Islands]]) ||data-sort-value="05/09"|9 May
|[[Liberation Day (Channel Islands)|Liberation Day]]||The end of the [[German occupation of the Channel Islands]] in 1945
|-
|{{flag|Guinea}} ||data-sort-value="10/02"|2 October
|[[Independence Day (Guinea)|Independence Day]]||Independence from France in 1958
|-
|{{flag|Guinea-Bissau}} ||data-sort-value="09/24"|24 September
|[[Independence Day (Guinea-Bissau)|Independence Day]]||Declaration of independence from Portugal in 1973
|-
|rowspan="2" |{{flag|Guyana}} ||data-sort-value="02/23"|23 February
|[[Mashramani]]||Declaration of the Republic in 1970
|-
|data-sort-value="05/26"|26 May
|Independence Day||Declaration of independence from the United Kingdom in 1966
|- id=H
|{{flag|Haiti}} ||data-sort-value="01/01"|1 January
|[[Independence Day (Haiti)|Independence Day]]||[[Haitian Declaration of Independence|Declaration of independence]] from France in 1804
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Herm}} ([[British Islands]]) ||data-sort-value="05/09"|9 May
|[[Liberation Day (Channel Islands)|Liberation Day]]||The end of the [[German occupation of the Channel Islands]] in 1945
|-
|{{flag|Honduras}} ||data-sort-value="09/15"|15 September
|[[Independence Day (Honduras)|Independence Day]]||[[Act of Independence of Central America|Independence]] from the [[Kingdom of Spain]] in 1821
|-
|rowspan="2" style="background:pink"|{{flag|Hong Kong}} ([[China]]) ||data-sort-value="07/01"|1 July
|[[Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day|Establishment Day]]||[[Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong|Transfer of sovereignty to the PRC]] in 1997
|-
|data-sort-value="10/01"|1 October
|[[National Day of the People's Republic of China|National Day of the PRC]]||Proclamation of the People's Republic of China in 1949
|-
|rowspan="3" |{{flag|Hungary}} ||data-sort-value="03/15"|15 March
|1848 Revolution Memorial Day||Commemorating the [[Hungarian Revolution of 1848|1848 Revolution]]
|-
|data-sort-value="08/20"|20 August
|[[Saint Stephen's Day (Hungary)|Saint Stephen's Day]]||Feast day of [[Stephen I of Hungary|Saint Stephen]], patron saint of Hungary and first King of Hungary, crowned in 1000 and canonized in 1083
|-
|data-sort-value="10/23"|23 October
|1956 Revolution Memorial Day||Commemorating the [[Hungarian Revolution of 1956|1956 Revolution]]
|- id=I
|{{flag|Iceland}} ||data-sort-value="06/17"|17 June
|[[Icelandic National Day|National Day]]||Founding of the Republic and dissolution of the personal union with [[Denmark]] in 1944
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{flag|India}} ||data-sort-value="01/26"|26 January
|[[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day]]||Adoption of the [[Constitution of India]]<ref name="india_republic_day">{{cite web|url= http://www.news.com.au/world/breaking-news/india-celebrates-republic-day/story-e6frfkui-1226810770409|title= India celebrates Republic Day|publisher= news.com.au|date= 26 January 2014|access-date= 25 May 2014|archive-date= 17 July 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140717183724/http://www.news.com.au/world/breaking-news/india-celebrates-republic-day/story-e6frfkui-1226810770409|url-status= dead}}</ref> in 1950
|-
|data-sort-value="08/15"|15 August
|[[Independence Day (India)|Independence Day]]||Independence from the [[British Empire]] in [[Indian Independence Act 1947|1947]]
|-
|data-sort-value="10/2" |2 October
|[[Gandhi Jayanti]]||Birth anniversary of [[Mahatma Gandhi]] ([[Father of the Nation]]) in 1869
|-
|{{flag|Indonesia}} ||data-sort-value="08/17"|17 August
|[[Independence Day (Indonesia)|Independence Day]]||[[Indonesian Declaration of Independence|Proclamation of Independence]] (''Hari Proklamasi Kemerdekaan R.I.'') from the [[kingdom of the Netherlands]] in 1945
|-
|rowspan="2" |{{flag|Iran}} ||data-sort-value="02/11"|11 February
|Islamic Revolution's Victory Day ([[Fajr decade]])||Victory of the [[Islamic Revolution]] in 1979
|-
|data-sort-value="04/01"|1 April
|[[Iranian Islamic Republic Day]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Iran Islamic Republic Day |url=http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Iran+Islamic+Republic+Day |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331092617/http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Iran+Islamic+Republic+Day |archive-date=31 March 2019 |accessdate=1 March 2016 |work=AnnivHol-2000 |pages=55}}</ref>||Announcement of the successful results of the [[1979 Iranian Islamic Republic referendum|referendum to abolish the Iranian monarchy]] in 1979
|-
|{{flag|Iraq}} ||data-sort-value="10/03"|3 October
|Independence Day||Independence from the United Kingdom in 1932
|-
|{{flag|Ireland}} ||data-sort-value="03/17"|17 March
|[[Saint Patrick's Day]]||Feast day of [[Saint Patrick]], the patron saint of Ireland
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Isle of Man}} ([[British Islands]]) ||data-sort-value="07/05"|5 July
|[[Tynwald Day]]||Annual festive outdoor meeting of the [[Tynwald]] (parliament)
|-
|{{flag|Israel}} ||data-sort-value="04/25-04/26"<!--Updated for 2023-->|14 May
|[[Independence Day (Israel)|Independence Day]]||Proclamation of independence from the [[Mandate for Palestine|British Mandate of Palestine]] in 1948<br />(date varies according to Jewish calendar on 5 [[Iyar]].)
|-
|{{flag|Italy}} ||data-sort-value="06/02"|2 June
|[[Republic Day (Italy)|Republic Day]]||It is the Italian [[National Day]] and [[Republic Day]], which is celebrated on [[2 June]] each year, with the main celebration taking place in [[Rome]]. It is one of the [[national symbols of Italy]]. The day commemorates the [[1946 Italian institutional referendum]] held by [[universal suffrage]], in which the [[Italians|Italian people]] were called to the polls to decide on the form of government following the [[Second World War]] and [[Fall of Fascism|the fall]] of [[Italian Fascism|Fascism]]. The ceremony of the event, organized in Rome, includes the deposition of a [[laurel wreath]] as a tribute to the [[Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Italy)|Italian Unknown Soldier]] at the [[Altare della Patria]] by the [[President of the Italian Republic]] and a [[military parade]] along [[Via dei Fori Imperiali]] in Rome.
|-
|- id=J
|{{flag|Jamaica}} ||data-sort-value="08/06"|6 August
|[[Independence Day (Jamaica)|Independence Day]]||Independence from the United Kingdom in 1962
|-
|{{flag|Japan}} ||data-sort-value="02/11"|11 February
|[[National Foundation Day (Japan)|National Foundation Day]]||[[Emperor Jimmu|Jimmu]], the first emperor, is crowned in 660 BC
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Jersey}} ([[British Islands]]) ||data-sort-value="05/09"|9 May
|[[Liberation Day (Channel Islands)|Liberation Day]]||The end of the [[German occupation of the Channel Islands]] in 1945
|-
|{{flag|Jordan}} ||data-sort-value="05/25"|25 May
|[[Independence Day (Jordan)|Independence Day]]||Independence from the United Kingdom in 1946
|- id=K
|{{flag|Kazakhstan}} ||data-sort-value="12/16-12/17"|16 December
|[[Independence Day (Kazakhstan)|Independence Day]]|| Independence from the Soviet Union in 1991
|-
|{{flag|Kenya}} ||data-sort-value="12/12"|12 December
|[[Jamhuri Day]]||Independence from the United Kingdom in 1963; made a republic in 1964
|-
|{{flag|Kiribati}} ||data-sort-value="07/12"|12 July
|Independence Day||Independence from the United Kingdom in 1979<ref>{{cite web |title=Kiribati National Day in Kiribati in 2021 |url=https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/kiribati/kiribati-national-day#:~:text=National%20Day%20is%20a%20public,week%2C%20July%2012th%20falls%20on. |website=Office Holidays |access-date=7 February 2021 |language=en |archive-date=26 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126115545/https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/kiribati/kiribati-national-day#:~:text=National%20Day%20is%20a%20public,week%2C%20July%2012th%20falls%20on. |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Kosovo}} ([[International recognition of Kosovo|Disputed]]) ||data-sort-value="02/17"|17 February
|[[Kosovo Independence Day|Independence Day]]||Unilateral [[2008 Kosovo declaration of independence|declaration of independence]] from Serbia in 2008
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Kurdistan}} ([[Iraq]]) ||data-sort-value="03/21"|21 March
| ||[[Nowruz]], Persian New Year, celebrated on the spring equinox
|-
|{{flag|Kuwait}} ||data-sort-value="02/25"|25 February
| ||National Day, anniversary of the 1950 coronation of [[Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah]], who won Kuwait's independence from the [[British Empire]] eleven years later
|-
|{{flag|Kyrgyzstan}} ||data-sort-value="08/31"|31 August
|Independence Day||Independence Day, declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991
|- id=L
|{{flag|Laos}} ||data-sort-value="12/02"|2 December
| ||National Day, declaration of the People's Republic in 1975
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|La Rioja (Spain)|name=La Rioja}} ([[Spain]]) ||data-sort-value="06/09"|9 June
| ||Anniversary of the approval of [[La Rioja]]'s [[Statute of Autonomy]] establishing it as an [[autonomous community]]
|-
|{{flag|Latvia}} ||data-sort-value="11/18"|18 November
| ||[[Proclamation Day of the Republic of Latvia]], independence from the [[Russian Empire]] in 1918
|-
|{{flag|Lebanon}} ||data-sort-value="11/22"|22 November
|[[Lebanese Independence Day|Independence Day]]||Independence from France in 1943
|-
|{{flag|Lesotho}} ||data-sort-value="10/04"|4 October
|Independence Day||Independence from the United Kingdom in 1966
|-
|{{flag|Liberia}} ||data-sort-value="07/26"|26 July
| ||Proclamation of the Republic: independence from the [[United States]] in 1847
|-
|{{flag|Libya}} ||data-sort-value="12/24"|24 December
|Independence Day||Anniversary of [[Kingdom of Libya|Libyan independence]] in 1951
|-
|{{flag|Liechtenstein}} ||data-sort-value="08/15"|15 August
| ||[[Liechtenstein National Day]], [[Feast of the Assumption]] and birth of [[Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein|Prince Franz Joseph II]] in 1906
|-
|{{flag|Lithuania}} ||data-sort-value="02/16"|16 February
| ||[[Act of Independence of Lithuania|Lithuanian State Reestablishment Day]], declaration of independence from the [[Russian Empire|Russian]] and [[German Empire]]s in 1918
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{Flag|Lombardy|Flag_of_Lombardy.svg}} ([[Italy]]) ||data-sort-value="05/29"|29 May
|
||[[Lombard League]] defeats the imperial army of [[Frederick Barbarossa]] in the [[Battle of Legnano]]
|-
|{{flag|Luxembourg}} ||data-sort-value="06/23"|23 June
| ||[[Grand Duke's Official Birthday]]
|- id=M
|rowspan="2" style="background:pink"|{{flag|Macau}} ([[China]]) ||data-sort-value="10/01"|1 October
| ||[[National Day of the People's Republic of China]] (Proclamation of the People's Republic of China in 1949)
|-
|data-sort-value="12/20"|20 December
| ||[[Transfer of sovereignty over Macau|Transfer of sovereignty to the PRC]] in 1999
|-
|{{flag|Madagascar}} ||data-sort-value="06/26"|26 June
|Independence Day||Independence from France in 1960
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Madeira}} ([[Portugal]]) ||data-sort-value="07/01"|1 July
| ||[[Madeira Day]], day of autonomy within [[Portugal]] in 1976
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Madrid}} ([[Spain]]) ||data-sort-value="05/02"|2 May
| ||[[Dos de Mayo Uprising]], part of the [[Peninsular War]], a civilian rebellion against the French occupation of the city
|-
|{{flag|Malawi}} ||data-sort-value="07/06"|6 July
|Independence Day||Independence from the United Kingdom in 1964; declaration of the Republic in 1966
|-
|rowspan="2" |{{flag|Malaysia}} ||data-sort-value="08/31"|31 August
| ||[[Independence Day (Malaysia)|Hari Kebangsaan]], independence from the United Kingdom (as Malaya) in 1957. Also known as Hari Kebangsaan (National Day) in Malay.
|-
|data-sort-value="09/16"|16 September
| ||[[Malaysia Day]], formation of Malaysia by uniting Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak, and Singapore into a single country in 1963. Proposed to be the second national day after Hari Merdeka.
|-
|{{flag|Maldives}} ||data-sort-value="09/27"|1 [[Rabi' al-Awwal]]
|Independence Day||Independence from the [[Portuguese Empire]] in {{circa}}1573 (date varies according to the [[Islamic Calendar]])
|-
|{{flag|Mali}} ||data-sort-value="09/22"|22 September
|Independence Day||Independence from the [[Mali Federation]] in 1960
|-
|rowspan="5" |{{flag|Malta}} ||data-sort-value="03/31"|31 March
|Freedom Day||[[Freedom Day (Malta)|Freedom Day]], withdrawal of the last British troops from Malta in 1979
|-
|data-sort-value="06/07"|7 June
|Sette Giugno||[[Sette Giugno]], bread riot of 1919 in which 4 Maltese men died
|-
|data-sort-value="09/08"|8 September
|Victory Day||[[Victory Day (Malta)|Victory Day]], celebrating the victory of the Knights of St. John over the Ottoman Empire in the [[Great Siege of Malta]] in 1565, the end of the French occupation in 1800, and the surrender of Italy to the Allies in 1943
|-
|data-sort-value="09/21"|21 September
|Independence Day||[[Independence Day (Malta)|Independence Day]], independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
|-
|data-sort-value="12/13"|13 December
|Republic Day||[[Republic Day (Malta)|Republic Day]], adoption of the republican constitution of 1974
|-
|{{flag|Marshall Islands}} ||data-sort-value="05/01"|1 May
| ||[[Constitution Day]], adoption of the [[Compact of Free Association]] in 1979
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Martinique}} ([[France]]) ||data-sort-value="05/22"|22 May
| ||[[Abolitionism#France|Abolition of Slavery]] Day
|-
|{{flag|Mauritania}} ||data-sort-value="11/28"|28 November
| ||Independence from France in 1960
|-
|{{flag|Mauritius}} ||data-sort-value="03/12"|12 March
|Independence Day||[[History of Mauritius#Independence (1968)|Independence Day]] - Independence from the United Kingdom in 1968; formation of the Republic in 1992
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Mayotte}} ([[France]]) ||data-sort-value="04/27"|27 April
| ||[[Abolitionism#France|Abolition of Slavery]] Day
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Melilla}} ([[Spain]]) ||data-sort-value="09/17"|17 September
| ||Anniversary of the 1497 [[Conquest of Melilla]] by the [[Duke of Medina Sidonia]]
|-
|{{flag|Mexico}} ||data-sort-value="09/16"|16 September
|[[Independence Day (Mexico)|Independence Day]]||[[Cry of Dolores|Grito de Dolores]], beginning of the War of Independence from Spain in 1810
|-
|{{flag|Micronesia}} ||data-sort-value="11/03"|3 November
|Independence Day||Independence from the US-administered [[Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands|UN Trusteeship]] in 1979
|-
|rowspan="2" style="background:pink"|{{flag|Minas Gerais}} ([[Brazil]]) ||data-sort-value="04/21"|21 April
| ||Hanging of [[Tiradentes]] in 1792
|-
|data-sort-value="07/16"|16 July
| ||Elevation of the village of [[Mariana, Minas Gerais|Mariana]] to the status of city. 
|-
|{{flag|Moldova}} ||data-sort-value="08/27"|27 August
| ||[[Independence Day (Republic of Moldova)|Independence Day]], [[Moldovan Declaration of Independence|declaration of independence]] from the [[Soviet Union]] in 1991
|-
|{{flag|Monaco}} ||data-sort-value="11/19"|19 November
|[[National Day of Monaco|National Day]]||H.S.H. the Sovereign Prince's Day in 2005
|-
|rowspan="2" |{{flag|Mongolia}} ||data-sort-value="11/26"|26 November
| ||Republic Day, proclamation of the [[Mongolian People's Republic]] in 1924
|-
|data-sort-value="12/29"|29 December
|Independence Day||[[Independence Day (Mongolia)|Independence Day]], this day commemorates the independence from China in 1911.
|-
|rowspan="2" |{{flag|Montenegro}} ||data-sort-value="05/21"|21 May
| ||Independence from [[Serbia and Montenegro]] in 2006
|-
|data-sort-value="07/13"|13 July
| ||recognised as independent at the [[Congress of Berlin]] in 1878
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Montserrat}} ([[United Kingdom]]) ||data-sort-value="06/17"<!--Updated for 2023-->|3rd Saturday in June
| ||[[King's Official Birthday]]
|-
|{{flag|Morocco}} ||data-sort-value="11/18"|18 November
| ||Accession of [[Muhammad V of Morocco|Muhammad V]] to the throne in 1927
|-
|{{flag|Mozambique}} ||data-sort-value="06/25"|25 June
|Independence Day||Independence from Portugal in 1975
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Murcia}} ([[Spain]]) ||data-sort-value="06/09"|9 June
| ||Anniversary of the approval of the [[Region of Murcia]]'s [[Statute of Autonomy]] establishing it as an [[autonomous community]]
|-
|{{flag|Myanmar}} ||data-sort-value="01/04"|10th day of [[Tazaungmon]]
| ||Commemorates the anniversary of the first university student strike at [[University of Yangon|Rangoon University]] in 1920
Note: Not to be confused with [[Independence Day (Myanmar)]]
|- id=N
|{{flag|Namibia}} ||data-sort-value="03/21"|21 March
| ||Independence from [[South Africa]] in 1990
|-
|{{flag|Nauru}} ||data-sort-value="01/31"|31 January
| ||Independence from the Australia, NZ, and UK-administered UN trusteeship 1968
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Navarre}} ([[Spain]]) ||data-sort-value="12/03| 3 December
| ||Feast of [[Francis Xavier|Saint Francis Xavier]], patron saint of [[Navarre]]
|-
|{{flag|Nepal}} ||data-sort-value="09/19"|19 September
| ||Constitution Day, commemorating the adoption of the Constitution in 2015
|-
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Netherlands"|{{flag|Kingdom of the Netherlands}} ||data-sort-value="04/27"|27 April
| ||[[Koningsdag|King's Day]], [[Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands|King Willem-Alexander]]'s birthday in 1967
|-
|data-sort-value="05/05"|5 May
| ||[[Bevrijdingsdag|Liberation Day]], end of [[Nazi Germany|German]] occupation in 1945
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|New Caledonia}} ([[France]]) ||data-sort-value="09/24"|24 September
|Citizenship Day||Annexation to France in 1853
|-
|{{flag|New Zealand}} ||data-sort-value="02/06"|6 February
|[[Waitangi Day]]||Signing of the [[Treaty of Waitangi]] in 1840
|-
|{{flag|Nicaragua}} ||data-sort-value="09/15"|15 September
|[[Independence Day (Nicaragua)|Independence Day]]||[[Act of Independence of Central America|Independence]] from the [[Kingdom of Spain]] in 1821
|-
|{{flag|Niger}} ||data-sort-value="12/18"|18 December
| ||[[Republic Day (Niger)|Republic Day]], made an autonomous state within the [[French Community]] in 1958
|-
|{{flag|Nigeria}} ||data-sort-value="10/01"|1 October
| ||[[Independence Day (Nigeria)|Independence]] from the United Kingdom in 1960
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Niue}} ||data-sort-value="10/19"|19 October
| ||Self-government in free association with [[New Zealand]] in 1974
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Norfolk Island}} ([[Australia]]) ||data-sort-value="06/08"|8 June
| ||Beginning of permanent settlement of the island by migrants from the [[Pitcairn Islands]] in 1856
|-
|rowspan="3" |{{flag|North Korea}} ||data-sort-value="08/15"|15 August
| ||Liberation from Japanese rule in 1945 ([[National Liberation Day of Korea|Chogukhaebangŭi nal]])
|-
|data-sort-value="09/09"|9 September
| ||[[Day of the Foundation of the Republic (North Korea)|Day of the Foundation of the Republic]] in 1948<ref>{{cite book|last=Hunter|first=Helen-Louise|chapter=The Society and Its Environment|title=North Korea: A Country Study|editor-last=Worden|editor-first=Robert L.|chapter-url=https://www.loc.gov/item/2008028547/|edition=Fifth|date=2008|location=Washington|publisher=Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress|isbn=978-0-8444-1188-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/northkoreacountr0000unse/page/85 85]|url=https://archive.org/details/northkoreacountr0000unse/page/85}}</ref>
|-
|data-sort-value="10/10"|10 October
| ||[[Party Foundation Day]] in 1945
|-
|rowspan="2" |{{flag|North Macedonia}} ||data-sort-value="08/02"|2 August
| || [[Republic Day (North Macedonia)|Republic Day]], proclamation of statehood in 1944 and proclamation of Kruševo Republic in 1903 during the [[Ilinden Uprising]]
|-
|data-sort-value="09/08"|8 September
| ||Independence Day ([[Den na nezavisnosta]]), declaration of independence from [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] in 1991
|-
|rowspan="2" style="background:pink"|{{flag|Northern Ireland}} ([[United Kingdom]]) ||data-sort-value="03/17"|17 March
||[[Saint Patrick's Day]]||Feast day of [[Saint Patrick]], the patron saint of Ireland; a public holiday sometimes associated with [[Irish nationalism]]
|-
|data-sort-value="07/12"|12 July
|[[The Twelfth|The Twelfth (Orangemens' Day)]]||Commemorates the [[Battle of the Boyne]] in 1690; a public holiday associated with [[Ulster unionism]]
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Northern Mariana Islands}} ([[United States]]) ||data-sort-value="01/08"|8 January
| ||Commonwealth Day, the constitutional government takes office in 1978
|-
|{{flag|Norway}} ||data-sort-value="05/17"|17 May
| ||[[Norwegian Constitution Day|Constitution Day]], the signing of the [[Norwegian Constitution]] in [[Eidsvoll]] 1814
|- id=O
|{{flag|Oman}} ||data-sort-value="11/20"|20 November
| ||[[National Day of Oman]], Day of Al Busaid family ruling Oman in 1744
|- id=P
|rowspan="2" |{{flag|Pakistan}} ||data-sort-value="03/23"|23 March
| ||[[Pakistan Day]], the [[Lahore Resolution|Pakistan Resolution]] passed in [[Lahore]] in 1940. [[Pakistan]] became a Republic in 1956 with the [[1956 Constitution of Pakistan]].
|-
|data-sort-value="08/14"|14 August
| ||[[Independence Day (Pakistan)|Independence Day]], independence from the [[British Empire]] in [[Indian Independence Act 1947|1947]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{flag|Palau}} ||data-sort-value="07/09"|9 July
| ||[[Constitution Day]], adoption of the Constitution in 1980
|-
|data-sort-value="10/1"|1 October
|Independence Day||[[Independence Day]], full independence in 1994
|-
|{{flag|Palestine}} ||data-sort-value="11/15"|15 November
|[[Independence Day (Palestine)|Independence Day]]||[[Palestinian Declaration of Independence|Declaration of independence]] in 1988
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{flag|Panama}} ||data-sort-value="11/03"|3 November
|[[Separation Day (Panama)|Separation Day]]||[[Separation of Panama from Colombia|Independence]] from [[Colombia]] in 1903
|-
|data-sort-value="11/28"|28 November
|[[Independence Day (Panama)|Independence Day]]||[[Independence Act of Panama|Independence]] from the [[Kingdom of Spain]] in 1821
|-
|{{flag|Papua New Guinea}} ||data-sort-value="09/16"|16 September
| ||Independence from Australia in 1975
|-
|{{flag|Paraguay}} ||data-sort-value="05/14"|14 May
|[[Independence Day (Paraguay)|Independence Day]]||[[Independence of Paraguay|Declaration of independence]] from Spain in 1811
|-
|{{flag|Peru}} ||data-sort-value="07/28"|28 July
|[[Independence Day (Peru)|Independence Day]]||[[:es:Declaración de Independencia del Perú|Declaration of independence]] from Spain in 1821
|-
|{{flag|Philippines}} ||data-sort-value="06/12"|12 June
| [[Independence Day (Philippines)|Independence Day]] || Commemorates the [[Philippine Declaration of Independence|declaration of independence]] from Spain in 1898, officially known as ''Araw ng Kasarinlan'' but more commonly called as ''Araw ng Kalayaan''.
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Pitcairn Islands}} ([[United Kingdom]]) ||data-sort-value="06/17"<!--Updated for 2023-->|3rd Saturday in June
| ||[[King's Official Birthday]]
|-
|rowspan="2" |{{flag|Poland}} ||data-sort-value="05/03"|3 May
| ||[[3 May Constitution Day]], celebrates the declaration of the [[Constitution of 3 May 1791]], first constitution of its kind in Europe
|-
|data-sort-value="11/11"|11 November
| ||Święto Niepodległości ([[Polish Independence Day|Independence Day]]), restoration of independence from [[Austria-Hungary]], [[German Empire|Germany]], and [[Russian Empire|Russia]] in 1918
|-
|{{flag|Portugal}} ||data-sort-value="06/10"|10 June
|[[Portugal Day]]||Officially the Day of Portugal, Camões, and the Portuguese Communities, commemorates the death of national poet [[Luís de Camões]] in 1580
|-
|rowspan="2" style="background:pink"|{{flag|Puerto Rico}} ([[United States]]) ||data-sort-value="07/25"|25 July
|[[Puerto Rico Constitution Day|Constitution Day]]||Commemorates the establishment of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in 1952; formerly Invasion Day, day of the [[United States|American]] invasion in 1898
|-
|data-sort-value="09/23"|23 September
|[[Independence Day (Puerto Rico)|Grito de Lares]]||[[Grito de Lares]], also known as [[Independence Day (Puerto Rico)|Independence Day]], celebrates the first revolt for independence from the [[Spanish Empire]] in 1868
|- id=Q
|{{flag|Qatar}} ||data-sort-value="12/18"|18 December
| ||[[Qatar National Day]], the assumption of power by [[List of emirs of Qatar|Emir]] [[Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani]] in 1878
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Québec}} ([[Canada]]) ||data-sort-value="06/24"|24 June
| ||[[Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day]], feast day of [[John the Baptist]], the patron saint of French Canadians
|- id=R
|style="background:pink"|{{Flag|Rio Grande do Sul}} ([[Brazil]]) ||data-sort-value="09/20"|20 September
| ||Expulsion of the Brazilian Army from [[Porto Alegre]] at the [[Farroupilha Revolution]], followed by a Declaration of Independence on 1836. 
|-
|{{flag|Romania}} ||data-sort-value="12/01"|1 December
| ||[[Great Union Day]], unification with [[Union of Transylvania with Romania|Transylvania]] and achievement of the [[Great Union]] in 1918
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{flag|Russia}} ||data-sort-value="06/12"|12 June
| ||[[Russia Day]], [[Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Declaration of State Sovereignty]] in 1990
|-
|data-sort-value="11/04"|4 November
| ||[[Unity Day (Russia)|Unity Day]], celebrates the end of [[Time of Troubles]]
|-
|{{flag|Rwanda}} ||data-sort-value="07/01"|1 July
| ||Independence from Belgium in 1962
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Réunion}} ([[France]]) ||data-sort-value="12/20"|20 December
| ||[[Abolitionism#France|Abolition of Slavery]] Day
|- id=S
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Saba}} ([[Kingdom of the Netherlands]]) ||data-sort-value="12/01"<!--Updated for 2023-->|1st Friday in December
| ||Saba Day celebrates, on the first Friday in December, the adoption of the flag of Saba in December 1985
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Sabah}} ([[Malaysia]]) ||data-sort-value="08/31"|31 August
| ||[[Sabah Day]], is celebrated to commemorate Sabah's independence from United Kingdom before joining Malaysia along with Sarawak and Singapore on 16 September 1963. It has since been celebrated since 2023.
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Saint Helena}} ([[United Kingdom]]) ||data-sort-value="06/17"<!--Updated for 2023-->|3rd Saturday in June
| ||[[King's Official Birthday]]
|-
|{{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis|St Kitts and Nevis}} ||data-sort-value="09/19"|19 September
| ||Independence from the United Kingdom in 1983
|-
|{{flag|Saint Lucia}} ||data-sort-value="02/22"|22 February
|Independence Day||Independence Day, independence from the United Kingdom in 1979
|-
|{{flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} ||data-sort-value="10/27"|27 October
|Independence Day||Independence Day, independence from the United Kingdom in 1979
|-
|{{flag|Samoa}} ||data-sort-value="06/01"|1 June
|Independence Day||[[Independence Day]], independence from [[New Zealand]] in 1962
|-
|{{flag|San Marino}} ||data-sort-value="09/03"|3 September
| ||Foundation of the city by [[Saint Marinus|Marinus]] in year 301 (traditional date); also is the St. Marinus Day.
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Sardinia}} ([[Italy]]) ||data-sort-value="04/28"|28 April
| ||Sardinian revolution and expulsion of Piedmontese Viceroy and Sardinian-Piedmontese officials from Cagliari, capital and largest city of Sardinia
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|São Paulo}} ([[Brazil]]) ||data-sort-value="07/09"|9 July
| ||[[Constitutionalist Revolution|Constitutionalist Revolt]] against Vargas Regime in 1932
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Sarawak}} ([[Malaysia]]) ||data-sort-value="7/22"|22 July
| ||[[Sarawak Independence Day]], independence from United Kingdom before joining Malaysia along with Sabah and Singapore on 16 September.
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Sark}} ([[British Islands]]) ||data-sort-value="05/10"|10 May
| ||Liberation Day, the end of the [[German occupation of the Channel Islands]] in 1945
|-
|{{flag|Saudi Arabia}} ||data-sort-value="09/23"|23 September
|[[Saudi National Day]]||Renaming of the [[Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz]] to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Scotland}} ([[United Kingdom]]) ||data-sort-value="11/30"|30 November
|[[Saint Andrew's Day]]||Feast day of [[Saint Andrew]], patron saint of Scotland
|-
|{{flag|Senegal}} ||data-sort-value="04/04"|4 April
| ||Independence from France in 1960
|-
|{{flag|Serbia}} ||data-sort-value="02/15"|15 February
| ||[[National Day (Serbia)|National Day]], start of the [[Serbian Revolution]] against [[Ottoman Empire]] in 1804; [[Constitution Day]], adoption of the [[1835 Constitution of Serbia|first Constitution in 1835]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aglobalworld.com/holidays-around-the-world/serbia-constitution-day/|title=Serbia Observes Constitution Day – Constitution Day in Serbia: February 15th|website=aglobalworld.com|access-date=October 5, 2018|archive-date=23 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200123055945/http://aglobalworld.com/holidays-around-the-world/serbia-constitution-day/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2" |{{flag|Seychelles}} ||data-sort-value="06/18"|18 June
| || Constitution Day, adoption of a multi-party democratic constitution in 1993.
|- 
|data-sort-value="06/29"|29 June
| || National Day, marks the date when Seychelles gained independence from the [[United Kingdom]] in 1976.
|-
|{{flag|Sierra Leone}} ||data-sort-value="04/27"|27 April
| ||Republic Day, independence from the United Kingdom in 1961
|-
|{{flag|Singapore}} ||data-sort-value="08/09"|9 August
| ||[[National Day (Singapore)|National Day]], independence from [[Malaysia]] in 1965
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Sint Maarten}} ([[Kingdom of the Netherlands]]) ||data-sort-value="11/11"|11 November
| ||Sint Maarten's Day<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sintmaartengov.org/government/VSA/labour/Pages/Public-Holiday-Schedule.aspx|title=Public Holiday Schedule|website=www.sintmaartengov.org|access-date=11 January 2020|archive-date=1 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101022043/http://www.sintmaartengov.org/government/VSA/labour/Pages/Public-Holiday-Schedule.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{flag|Slovakia}} ||data-sort-value="08/29"|29 August
| ||[[Slovak National Uprising Anniversary]], this day commemorates when Slovakia in 1944 rose up against Nazi Germany
|-
|{{flag|Slovenia}} ||data-sort-value="06/25"|25 June
| ||[[Statehood Day (Slovenia)|Statehood Day]], declaration of independence from Yugoslavia in 1991
|-
|{{flag|Solomon Islands}} ||data-sort-value="07/07"|7 July
|Independence Day||Independence Day, independence from the United Kingdom in 1978
|-
|{{flag|Somalia}} ||data-sort-value="07/01"|1 July
|Independence Day||Independence from Italy and unification with [[Somaliland]] in 1960
|-
|style="background:pink" rowspan="2" |{{flag|Somaliland}} (Disputed) ||data-sort-value="05/18"|18 May
| ||Declaration of independence from [[Somalia]] in 1991
|-
|data-sort-value="06/26"|26 June
|Independence Day||Independence of the [[State of Somaliland]] from the [[United Kingdom]] in 1960
|-
|{{flag|South Africa}} ||data-sort-value="04/27"|27 April
| ||[[Freedom Day (South Africa)|Freedom Day]], first democratic [[South African general election, 1994|general election]] in 1994
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands}} ([[United Kingdom]]) ||data-sort-value="06/17"<!--Updated for 2023-->|3rd Saturday in June
| ||[[Occupation of the Falkland Islands|Liberation from Argentina]] at the end of the [[Falklands War]] in 1982 and [[King's Official Birthday]]
|-
|rowspan="3" |{{flag|South Korea}} ||data-sort-value="03/01"|1 March
| ||[[Korean Declaration of Independence|Declaration of independence]] from the [[Empire of Japan]] in 1919
|-
|data-sort-value="08/15"|15 August
| ||Liberation from [[Korea under Japanese rule|Japanese rule]] in 1945 ([[National Liberation Day of Korea|Gwangbokjeol]]); declaration of the Republic in 1948
|-
|data-sort-value="10/03"|3 October
| ||[[Gaecheonjeol]], [[Old Chosŏn|ancient Korea]] founded in 2333 BC
|-
|{{flag|South Sudan}} ||data-sort-value="07/09"|9 July
| ||Independence Day, independence from Sudan in 2011
|-
|rowspan="2" style="background:silver"|''{{flag|South Vietnam}}'' ||data-sort-value="10/26"|26 October
| ||[[1955 State of Vietnam referendum|1955 South Vietnam referendum]] created First Republic of Vietnam replacing [[State of Vietnam]]
|-
|data-sort-value="11/01"|1 November
| ||[[1963 South Vietnamese coup|1963 South Vietnam coup d'état]] created Second Republic of Vietnam replacing First Republic of Vietnam
|-
|style="background:silver"|''{{flag|Soviet Union}}'' ||data-sort-value="11/07"|7 November
| ||[[October Revolution Day]], commemorating the [[October Revolution|Great October Socialist Revolution]] in 1917
|-
|{{flag|Spain}} ||data-sort-value="10/12"|12 October
|[[National Day of Spain|National Day]]||Commemorates Christopher Columbus' discovery of the Americas in 1492
|-
|{{flag|Sri Lanka}} ||data-sort-value="02/04"|4 February
| ||[[Independence Day (Sri Lanka)|Independence Day]], independence from the United Kingdom in 1948 under the name of [[Ceylon]]
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Republika Srpska}} ([[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]) ||data-sort-value="01/09"|9 January
| ||Proclamation of the Republic, separate from Bosnia and Herzegovina and part of Yugoslavia, in 1992
|-
|{{flag|Sudan}} ||data-sort-value="01/01"|1 January
| ||Independence from the United Kingdom in 1956
|-
|{{flag|Suriname}} ||data-sort-value="11/25"|25 November
| ||Independence Day, independence from the [[Netherlands]] in 1975
|-
|{{flag|Sweden}} ||data-sort-value="06/06"|6 June
| ||[[National Day of Sweden|National Day]]: election of [[Gustav Vasa]] as King of [[Sweden]] in 1523; adoption of the constitutions of 1809 and 1974
|-
|{{flag|Switzerland}} ||data-sort-value="08/01"|1 August
| ||[[Swiss National Day|National Day]], alliance between Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden against the [[Holy Roman Empire]] in 1291
|-
|{{flag|Syria|revolution}} ||data-sort-value="04/17"|17 April
| ||[[Evacuation Day (Syria)|Evacuation Day]], end of French colonial rule in 1946
|-
|{{flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}} ||data-sort-value="07/12"|12 July
| ||Independence from Portugal in 1975
|- id=T
|{{flag|Tajikistan}} ||data-sort-value="09/09"|9 September
| ||Independence Day, declaration of independence from the [[Soviet Union]] in 1991
|-
|{{flag|Tanzania}} ||data-sort-value="12/09"|9 December
| ||Independence Day, independence from British rule in 1961
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Tatarstan}} ([[Russia]]) ||data-sort-value="08/30"|30 August
| ||Declaration of independence from the [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|RSFSR]] in 1990
|-
|{{flag|Thailand}} ||data-sort-value="12/05"|5 December
|[[National Day (Thailand)|National Day]]
|Birthday of Late King [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]] in 1927. Commonly celebrated as National Day and Father's Day.<!-- Thailand did not change the national day after the death of the late king. [http://www.bangkokbiznews.com/news/detail/740094] -->
|-
|{{flag|Timor-Leste}} ||data-sort-value="05/20"|20 May
|[[Independence Day (Timor-Leste)|Independence Day]]||Independence from [[Indonesia]] in 2002
|-
|{{flag|Togo}} ||data-sort-value="04/27"|27 April
| ||Independence from the [[France|French]]-administered [[United Nations Trust Territories|UN trusteeship]] in 1960
|-
|rowspan="2" |{{flag|Tonga}} ||data-sort-value="06/04"|4 June
| ||[[Emancipation Day#Tonga|Emancipation Day]] abolition of serfdom 1862; independence from the United Kingdom in 1970
|-	
|data-sort-value="11/04"|4 November
| ||Promulgation of the [[Constitution of Tonga|constitution]] in 1875
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Transnistria}} ||data-sort-value="09/02"|2 September
| ||Independence Day, declaration of independence from [[Moldova]] in 1990
|-
|{{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}} ||data-sort-value="08/31"|31 August
| ||Independence Day, independence from the United Kingdom in 1962
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Tristan da Cunha}} ([[United Kingdom]]) ||data-sort-value="06/17"<!--Updated for 2023-->|3rd Saturday in June
| ||[[King's Official Birthday]]
|-
|{{flag|Tunisia}} ||data-sort-value="03/20"|20 March
| ||Declaration of independence from France in 1956
|-
|{{flag|Turkey}} ||data-sort-value="10/29"|29 October
| ||[[Republic Day (Turkey)|Republic Day]] ({{lang|tr|Cumhuriyet Bayramı}}), adoption of a republican constitution in 1923
|-
|{{flag|Turkmenistan}} ||data-sort-value="09/27"|27 September
| ||[[Independence Day (Turkmenistan)|Independence Day]], declaration of independence from the [[Soviet Union]] in 1991
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Turks and Caicos Islands}} ([[United Kingdom]]) ||data-sort-value="08/30"|30 August
| ||Constitution Day, adoption of a constitution in 1976
|-
|{{flag|Tuvalu}} ||data-sort-value="10/01"|1 October
| ||Independence Day, independence from the Gilbert Islands ([[Kiribati]]) in 1975 and from the United Kingdom in 1978
|- id=U
|{{flag|Uganda}} ||data-sort-value="10/09"|9 October
| ||Independence from the United Kingdom in 1962
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{flag|Ukraine}}||data-sort-value="07/15"|15 July
| ||[[Statehood Day (Ukraine)|Statehood Day]], commemoration of the [[Christianization of Kievan Rus']]
|-
|data-sort-value="08/24"|24 August
| ||Independence from the [[Soviet Union]] in 1991. See [[Independence Day of Ukraine]]
|-
|{{flag|United Arab Emirates}} ||data-sort-value="12/02"|2 December
| ||[[National Day (United Arab Emirates)|National Day]], formation of the federation of seven emirates on independence from the United Kingdom in 1971
|-
|{{flag|United Kingdom}} ||data-sort-value="06/17"<!--Updated for 2023-->|3rd Saturday in June (unofficial)
|[[King's Official Birthday]]||Does not have a recognized national day (see proposed [[British National Day]]), although the [[King's Official Birthday]] (King Charles III's was announced as being the third Saturday in June) is sometimes considered as such, for example, in British diplomatic institutions overseas
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|United Nations}} ||data-sort-value="10/24"|24 October
|[[United Nations Day]]||An annual commemorative day, reflecting the official creation of the [[United Nations]] on 24 October 1945
|-
|{{flag|United States}} ||data-sort-value="07/04"|4 July
|[[Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day]]||First 13 states declare independence from the [[Kingdom of Great Britain]] in 1776.
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|United States Virgin Islands}} ([[United States]]) ||data-sort-value="03/31"|31 March
| ||[[Transfer Day]], transfer of the islands from Denmark to the United States in 1917
|-
|{{flag|Uruguay}} ||data-sort-value="08/25" |25 August
|[[Independence Day (Uruguay)|Independence Day]]||[[History of Uruguay|Declaration of independence]] from Brazil in 1825
|-
|{{flag|Uzbekistan}} ||data-sort-value="09/01"|1 September
| ||[[Independence Day (Uzbekistan)|Independence Day]], declaration of independence from the [[Soviet Union]] in 1991
|- id=V
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Valencian Community}} ([[Spain]])||data-sort-value="10/09"|9 October
| ||Anniversary of the creation of the [[Kingdom of Valencia]] in 1238
|-
|{{flag|Vanuatu}} ||data-sort-value="07/30"|30 July
| ||Independence Day, independence from the United Kingdom and France in 1980
|-
|{{flag|Vatican City}} ||data-sort-value="02/11"|11 February
|Lateran Treaty Day||Foundation of Vatican City, signing of the [[Lateran Treaty]] in 1929
|-
|{{flag|Venezuela}} ||data-sort-value="07/05"|5 July
|[[Independence Day (Venezuela)|Independence Day]]||[[Venezuelan Declaration of Independence|Declaration of independence]] from Spain in 1811
|-
|{{flag|Vietnam}} ||data-sort-value="09/02"|2 September
|[[National Day (Vietnam)|National Day]] ||National Day, declaration of independence from France and Japan in 1945
|- id=W
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Wales}} ([[United Kingdom]]) ||data-sort-value="03/01"|1 March
|[[Saint David's Day]]||Feast day of [[Saint David]], patron saint of Wales
|-
|style="background:pink"|{{flag|Wallonia}} ([[Belgium]]) ||data-sort-value="09/17"<!--Updated for 2023-->|3rd Sunday of September
| ||[[Day of the Walloon Region]]
|- id=Y
|{{flag|Yemen}} ||data-sort-value="05/22"|22 May
| ||[[Unity Day (Yemen)|Unity Day]], [[Yemen Arab Republic|North]] and [[South Yemen]] are unified as the [[Republic of Yemen]] in 1990
|-
|style="background:silver"|''{{flag|Yugoslavia}}'' ||data-sort-value="11/29"|29 November
| ||[[Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia|Day of the Republic]], celebrating the anniversary of the second session of AVNOJ, paving way for the establishment of the second Yugoslav state
|- id=Z
|{{flag|Zambia}} ||data-sort-value="10/24"|24 October
| ||Independence Day, declaration of independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
|-
|{{flag|Zimbabwe}} ||data-sort-value="04/18"|18 April
| ||Granting of independence by the United Kingdom in 1980; it had previously [[Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence|declared independence]] as [[Rhodesia]] on 11 November 1965
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed">
File:07 09 2022- Bicentenário da Independência - Hamilton Garcia (52467825731).jpg|[[Independence Day (Brazil)|Independence Day in Brazil]]
File:Croatian Flags during the Statehood Day (2007).jpg|[[Statehood Day (Croatia)|Statehood Day in Croatia]]
File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1990-1003-400, Berlin, deutsche Vereinigung, vor dem Reichstag.jpg|[[German Unity Day]]
File:Frecce Tricolori 2022.jpg|[[Republic Day (Italy)|Republic Day in Italy]]
File:Prison Release of Korean activists.JPG|[[National Liberation Day of Korea]]
File:Dolores hidalgo.jpg|[[Independence Day (Mexico)|Independence Day in Mexico]]
File:National-Foundation-Day-of-Japan-Mikoshi-Feb-11-2016.png|[[National Foundation Day (Japan)|National Foundation Day in Japan]]
File:Fourth of July fireworks behind the Washington Monument, 1986.jpg|[[Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day of United States]]
File:Взвод почетного караула отдельного комендантского полка принял участие в параде, посвященном 200-летию независимости Венесуэлы.jpg|[[Independence Day (Venezuela)|Independence Day in Venezuela]]
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Portal|Holidays}}
* [[Public holiday]]
* [[Flag Day]]
* [[Independence Day]]
* [[Liberation Day]]
* [[Civil religion]]
* [[Fête nationale]]
* [[Republic Day]]
* [[Victory Day]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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