Almost every country in the world observes a national holiday in honor of an important patriotic event, such as the winning of the country’s independence. In some countries a national holiday may commemorate the day of liberation, a revolution, or a new constitution or government. In others it may take place on the ruler’s birthday.

A – L		M – Z
Afghanistan, August 19		Macedonia, September 8
Albania, November 28		Madagascar, June 26
Algeria, November 1		Malawi, July 6
Andorra, September 8		Malaysia, August 31
Angola, November 11		Maldives, July 26
Antigua and Barbuda, November 1		Mali, September 22
Argentina, May 25		Malta, September 21
Armenia, September 21		Marshall Islands, May 1
Australia, January 26		Mauritania, November 28
Austria, October 26		Mauritius, March 12
Azerbaijan, May 28		Mexico, September 16
Bahamas, July 10		Micronesia, Federated States of, May 10
Bahrain, December 16		Moldova, August 27
Bangladesh, March 26		Monaco, November 19
Barbados, November 30		Mongolia, July 11
Belarus, July 3		Morocco, March 3
Belgium, July 21		Mozambique, June 25
Belize, September 21		Namibia, March 21
Benin, August 1		Nauru, January 31
Bhutan, December 17		Nepal, December 28
Bolivia, August 6		Netherlands, April 30
Bosnia and Herzegovina, March 1		New Zealand, February 6
Botswana, September 30		Nicaragua, September 15
Brazil, September 7		Niger, December 18
Brunei, February 23		Nigeria, October 1
Bulgaria, March 3		Norway, May 17
Burkina Faso, August 4		Oman, November 18
Burma, January 4		Pakistan, March 23
Burundi, July 1		Palau, July 9
Cambodia, November 9		Panama, November 3
Cameroon, May 20		Papua New Guinea, September 16
Canada, July 1		Paraguay, May 14–15
Cape Verde, July 5		Peru, July 28
Central African Republic, December 1		Philippines, June 12
Chad, August 11		Poland, May 3
Chile, September 18		Portugal, June 10
China, People’s Republic of, October 1		Qatar, September 3
Colombia, July 20		Romania, December 1
Comoros, July 6		Russia, June 12
Congo, August 15		Rwanda, July 1
Congo, Democratic Republic of, November 24		Saint Kitts and Nevis, September 19
Costa Rica, September 15		Saint Lucia, February 22
Croatia, May 30		Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, October 27
Cuba, January 1		Samoa, June 1
Cyprus, October 1		San Marino, September 3
Czech Republic, May 8		São Tomé and Príncipe, July 12
Denmark, April 16		Saudi Arabia, September 23
Djibouti, June 27		Senegal, April 4
Dominica, November 3		Seychelles, June 18
Dominican Republic, February 27		Sierra Leone, April 27
Ecuador, August 10		Singapore, August 9
Egypt, July 23		Slovakia, September 1
El Salvador, September 15		Slovenia, June 25
Equatorial Guinea, October 12		Solomon Islands, July 7
Eritrea, May 24		Somalia, April 27
Estonia, February 24		South Africa, N/A
Ethiopia, May 28		Spain, October 12
Fiji, October 10		Sri Lanka, February 4
Finland, December 6		Sudan, January 1
France, July 14		Suriname, November 25
Gabon, August 17		Swaziland, September 6
Gambia, The, February 18		Sweden, June 6
Georgia, May 26		Switzerland, August 1
Germany, October 3		Syria, April 17
Ghana, March 6		Taiwan, October 10
Greece, March 25		Tajikistan, September 9
Grenada, February 7		Tanzania, April 26
Guatemala, September 15		Thailand, December 5
Guinea, April 3		Togo, April 27
Guinea-Bissau, September 10		Tonga, June 4
Guyana, February 23		Trinidad and Tobago, August 31
Haiti, January 1		Tunisia, March 20
Honduras, September 15		Turkey, October 29
Hungary, August 20		Turkmenistan, October 27
Iceland, June 17		Tuvalu, October 1
India, January 26		Uganda, October 9
Indonesia, August 17		Ukraine, August 24
Iran, April 1		United Arab Emirates, December 2
Iraq, July 17		* United Kingdom, June
Ireland, March 17		United States, July 4
* Israel, April or May		Uruguay, August 25
Italy, June 2		Uzbekistan, September 1
Ivory Coast, August 7		Vanuatu, July 30
* Jamaica, August		Venezuela, July 5
Japan, December 23		Vietnam, September 2
Jordan, May 25		Yemen, May 22
Kazakhstan, October 25		Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), June 28
Kenya, December 12		Zambia, October 24
Kiribati, July 12		Zimbabwe, April 18
Korea (North), September 9
Korea (South), August 15
Kuwait, February 25
Kyrgyzstan, December 2
Laos, December 2
Latvia, November 18
Lebanon, November 22
Lesotho, October 4
Liberia, July 26
Libya, September 1
Liechtenstein, August 15
Lithuania, February 16
Luxembourg, June 23
Source: CIA World Factbook. * Variable holidays, falling on a different date each year. Copyright © 2002 Grolier Incorporated. All Rights Reserved.