word | | National holiday |
Founding
 map | Azerbaijan | Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, 28 May (1918) |
Founding
map | China | Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China, 1 October (1949) |
Founding
map | Hong Kong | National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 1 July 1997 is celebrated as Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day |
Founding
map | Korea, North | Founding of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), 9 September (1948) |
Founding
map | Macau | National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 20 December 1999 is celebrated as Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day |
Founding
map | San Marino | Founding of the Republic, 3 September (AD 301) |
Founding
map | Switzerland | Founding of the Swiss Confederation, 1 August (1291) |
| Founding-Day | Czech Republic | Czech Founding Day, 28 October (1918) |
| Freedom-Day | South Africa | Freedom Day, 27 April (1994) |
| Gallipoli | Australia | Australia Day, 26 January (1788); ANZAC Day (commemorated as the anniversary of the landing of troops of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I at Gallipoli, Turkey), 25 April (1915) |
| Gallipoli | New Zealand | ... British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840); ANZAC Day (commemorated as the anniversary of the landing of troops of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I at |
| generally | Denmark | none designated; Constitution Day, 5 June (1849) is generally viewed as the National Day |
| German | Belarus | Independence Day, 3 July (1944); note - 3 July 1944 was the date Minsk was liberated from German troops, 25 August 1991 was the date of independence from the Soviet Union |
| Government | Iraq | Revolution Day, 17 July (1968); note - this holiday was celebrated under the SADDAM Husayn regime; the Government of Iraq has yet to declare a new national holiday |
| Grand | Luxembourg | National Day (Birthday of Grand Duchess Charlotte) 23 June; note - the actual date of birth was 23 January 1896, but the festivities were shifted by five months to allow observance during a ... |
| GYANENDRA | Nepal | NA; note - in 2006, Parliament abolished the birthday of King GYANENDRA (7 July) and Constitution Day (9 November) as national holidays |
| held | France | ... 14 July (1790); note - although often incorrectly referred to as Bastille Day, the celebration actually commemorates the holiday held on the first anniversary of the storming of the Bastille (on 14 July ... |
| her | Netherlands | Queen's Day (Birthday of Queen-Mother JULIANA and accession to the throne of her oldest daughter BEATRIX), 30 April (1909 and 1980) |
| her | Netherlands Antilles | Queen's Day (Birthday of Queen-Mother JULIANA and accession to the throne of her oldest daughter BEATRIX), 30 April (1909 and 1980) |
| hereditary | Bhutan | National Day (Ugyen WANGCHUCK became first hereditary king), 17 December (1907) |
| holiday | European Union | Europe Day 9 May (1950); note - a Union-wide holiday, the day that Robert SCHUMAN proposed the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community to achieve an organized Europe |
| holiday | France | ... Federation, 14 July (1790); note - although often incorrectly referred to as Bastille Day, the celebration actually commemorates the holiday held on the first anniversary of the storming of the Bastille (on 14 ... |
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