word | | National holiday |
| Queen's-Day | Netherlands | Queen's Day (Birthday of Queen-Mother JULIANA and accession to the throne of her oldest daughter BEATRIX), 30 April (1909 and 1980) |
| Queen's-Day | 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) |
| Quito | Ecuador | Independence Day (independence of Quito), 10 August (1809) |
| Rainier's-Day | Monaco | National Day (Saint Rainier's Day), 19 November (1857) |
| referendum | Gibraltar | National Day, 10 September (1967); note - day of the national referendum to decide whether to remain with the UK or go with Spain |
| referred | France | Fete de la 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 ... |
| regime | Ethiopia | National Day (defeat of MENGISTU regime), 28 May (1991) |
| regime | 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 |
| Region | 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 |
| Region | 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 |
| relations | Croatia | ... the day the Croatian Parliament voted for independence; following a three-month moratorium to allow the European Community to solve the Yugoslav crisis peacefully, Parliament adopted a decision on 8 October 1991 |
| renewal | Latvia | ... note - 18 November 1918 was the date Latvia declared itself independent from Soviet Russia; 4 May 1990 is when it declared the renewal of independence; 21 August 1991 was the date of |
| Republic | Azerbaijan | Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, 28 May (1918) |
| Republic | China | Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China, 1 October (1949) |
| Republic | 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 |
| Republic | Korea, North | Founding of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), 9 September (1948) |
| Republic | 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 |
| Republic | San Marino | Founding of the Republic, 3 September (AD 301) |
| Republic | Somalia | Foundation of the Somali Republic, 1 July (1960); note - 26 June (1960) in Somaliland |
Republic-Day
 map | Burkina Faso | Republic Day, 11 December (1958) |
Republic-Day
map | Cameroon | Republic Day (National Day), 20 May (1972) |
Republic-Day
map | Central African Republic | Republic Day, 1 December (1958) |
Republic-Day
map | Guyana | Republic Day, 23 February (1970) |
Republic-Day
map | India | Republic Day, 26 January (1950) |
Republic-Day
map | Iran | Republic Day, 1 April (1979) |
Republic-Day
map | Italy | Republic Day, 2 June (1946) |
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