word | | National holiday |
| China | 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 |
| China | 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 |
| Chinese | Taiwan | Republic Day (Anniversary of the Chinese Revolution), 10 October (1911) |
| Coal | 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 |
| Columbus | Spain | National Day, 12 October (1492); year when Columbus first set foot in the Americas |
| commemorated | 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) |
| commemorated | New Zealand | Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established 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 ... |
| commemorates | Austria | National Day, 26 October (1955); note - commemorates the passage of the law on permanent neutrality |
| commemorates | Bangladesh | Independence Day, 26 March (1971); note - 26 March 1971 is the date of independence from West Pakistan, 16 December 1971 is Victory Day and commemorates the official creation of the state of Bangladesh |
| commemorates | France | ... 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 Bastille ... |
| commemorates | Norfolk Island | Bounty Day (commemorates the arrival of Pitcairn Islanders), 8 June (1856) |
| Commonwealth-Day | Northern Mariana Islands | Commonwealth Day, 8 January (1978) |
| Community | Croatia | ... 25 June 1991 was 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 ... |
| Community | 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 |
| Confederation | Switzerland | Founding of the Swiss Confederation, 1 August (1291) |
Constitution-Day
 map | Cayman Islands | Constitution Day, first Monday in July |
Constitution-Day
map | Cook Islands | Constitution Day, first Monday in August (1965) |
Constitution-Day
map | Denmark | none designated; Constitution Day, 5 June (1849) is generally viewed as the National Day |
Constitution-Day
map | Marshall Islands | Constitution Day, 1 May (1979) |
Constitution-Day
map | Micronesia, Federated States of | Constitution Day, 10 May (1979) |
Constitution-Day
map | Nepal | in 2006, Parliament abolished the birthday of King GYANENDRA (7 July) and Constitution Day (9 November) as national holidays |
Constitution-Day
map | Norway | Constitution Day, 17 May (1814) |
Constitution-Day
map | Palau | Constitution Day, 9 July (1979) |
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