| Country | National holiday |
| Canada | Canada Day, 1 July (1867) |
| Cape Verde | Independence Day, 5 July (1975) |
| Cayman Islands | Constitution Day, first Monday in July |
| Central African Republic | Republic Day, 1 December (1958) |
| Chad | Independence Day, 11 August (1960) |
| Chile | Independence Day, 18 September (1810) |
| China | Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China, 1 October (1949) |
| Christmas Island | Australia Day, 26 January (1788) |
| Clipperton Island | void |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Australia Day, 26 January (1788) |
| Colombia | Independence Day, 20 July (1810) |
| Comoros | Independence Day, 6 July (1975) |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Independence Day, 30 June (1960) |
| Congo, Republic of the | Independence Day, 15 August (1960) |
| Cook Islands | Constitution Day, first Monday in August (1965) |
| Coral Sea Islands | void |
| Costa Rica | Independence Day, 15 September (1821) |
| Cote d'Ivoire | Independence Day, 7 August (1960) |
| Croatia | Independence Day, 8 October (1991); note - 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 on 8 October 1991 to sever constitutional relations with Yugoslavia |
| Cuba | Triumph of the Revolution, 1 January (1959) |
| Cyprus | Independence Day, 1 October (1960); note - Turkish Cypriots celebrate 15 November (1983) as Independence Day |
| Czech Republic | Czech Founding Day, 28 October (1918) |
| Denmark | none designated; Constitution Day, 5 June (1849) is generally viewed as the National Day |
| Dhekelia | void |
| Djibouti | Independence Day, 27 June (1977) |
| Dominica | Independence Day, 3 November (1978) |
| Dominican Republic | Independence Day, 27 February (1844) |
| Ecuador | Independence Day (independence of Quito), 10 August (1809) |
| Egypt | Revolution Day, 23 July (1952) |
| El Salvador | Independence Day, 15 September (1821) |
| Equatorial Guinea | Independence Day, 12 October (1968) |
| Eritrea | Independence Day, 24 May (1993) |
| Estonia | Independence Day, 24 February (1918); note - 24 February 1918 was the date Estonia declared its independence from Soviet Russia; 20 August 1991 was the date it declared its independence from the Soviet Union |
| Ethiopia | National Day (defeat of MENGISTU regime), 28 May (1991) |
| 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 |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | Liberation Day, 14 June (1982) |
| Faroe Islands | Olaifest (Olavasoka), 29 July |
| Fiji | Independence Day, second Monday of October (1970) |
| Finland | Independence Day, 6 December (1917) |
| 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 Bastille (on 14 July 1789) and the establishment of a constitutional monarchy; other names for the holiday are Fete Nationale (National Holiday) and quatorze juillet (14th of July) |
| French Polynesia | Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) |
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