| Country | National holiday |
| 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 |
| Barbados | Independence Day, 30 November (1966) |
| 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 |
| Belgium | 21 July (1831) ascension to the Throne of King Leopold I |
| Belize | Independence Day, 21 September (1981) |
| Benin | National Day, 1 August (1960) |
| Bermuda | Bermuda Day, 24 May |
| Bhutan | National Day (Ugyen WANGCHUCK became first hereditary king), 17 December (1907) |
| Bolivia | Independence Day, 6 August (1825) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | National Day, 25 November (1943) |
| Botswana | Independence Day (Botswana Day), 30 September (1966) |
| Bouvet Island | void |
| Brazil | Independence Day, 7 September (1822) |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | void |
| British Virgin Islands | Territory Day, 1 July (1956) |
| Brunei | National Day, 23 February (1984); note - 1 January 1984 was the date of independence from the UK, 23 February 1984 was the date of independence from British protection |
| Bulgaria | Liberation Day, 3 March (1878) |
| Burkina Faso | Republic Day, 11 December (1958); note - commemorates the day that Upper Volta became an autonomous republic in the French Community |
| Burma | Independence Day, 4 January (1948); Union Day, 12 February (1947) |
| Burundi | Independence Day, 1 July (1962) |
| Cambodia | Independence Day, 9 November (1953) |
| Cameroon | Republic Day (National Day), 20 May (1972) |
| Canada | Canada Day, 1 July (1867) |