word | | National holiday |
| 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 join 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) |
| 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 |
| Republic | Azerbaijan | Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, 28 May (1918) |
| republic | Burkina Faso | Republic Day, 11 December (1958); note - commemorates the day that Upper Volta became an autonomous republic in the French Community |
| 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) |
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