| Country | National holiday |
| Laos | Republic Day, 2 December (1975) |
| Latvia | Independence Day, 18 November (1918); 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 de facto independence from the Soviet Union |
| Lebanon | Independence Day, 22 November (1943) |
| Lesotho | Independence Day, 4 October (1966) |
| Liberia | Independence Day, 26 July (1847) |
| Libya | Revolution Day, 1 September (1969) |
| Liechtenstein | Assumption Day, 15 August |
| Lithuania | Independence Day, 16 February (1918); note - 16 February 1918 was the date Lithuania declared its independence from Soviet Russia and established its statehood; 11 March 1990 was the date it declared its independence from the Soviet Union |
| Luxembourg | National Day (Birthday of Grand Duchess Charlotte) 23 June; note - the actual date of birth was 23 January 1896, but the festivities were shifted by five months to allow observance during a more favorable time of year |
| 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 |
| Macedonia | Ilinden Uprising Day, 2 August (1903); note - also known as Saint Elijah's Day |
| Madagascar | Independence Day, 26 June (1960) |
| Malawi | Independence Day (Republic Day), 6 July (1964) |
| Malaysia | Independence Day/Malaysia Day, 31 August (1957) |
| Maldives | Independence Day, 26 July (1965) |
| Mali | Independence Day, 22 September (1960) |
| Malta | Independence Day, 21 September (1964) |
| Marshall Islands | Constitution Day, 1 May (1979) |
| Mauritania | Independence Day, 28 November (1960) |
| Mauritius | Independence Day, 12 March (1968) |
| Mayotte | Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) |
| Mexico | Independence Day, 16 September (1810) |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | Constitution Day, 10 May (1979) |
| Moldova | Independence Day, 27 August (1991) |
| Monaco | National Day (Saint Rainier's Day), 19 November (1857) |
| Mongolia | Independence Day/Revolution Day, 11 July (1921) |
| Montenegro | National Day, 13 July (1878) |
| Montserrat | Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in June (1926) |
| Morocco | Throne Day (accession of King MOHAMED VI to the throne), 30 July (1999) |
| Mozambique | Independence Day, 25 June (1975) |
| Namibia | Independence Day, 21 March (1990) |
| Nauru | Independence Day, 31 January (1968) |
| Navassa Island | void |
| Nepal | NA; note - in 2006, Parliament abolished the birthday of King GYANENDRA (7 July) and Constitution Day (9 November) as national holidays |
| Netherlands | Queen's Day (Birthday of Queen-Mother JULIANA and accession to the throne of her oldest daughter BEATRIX), 30 April (1909 and 1980) |
| 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) |
| New Caledonia | Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) |
| 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 Corps during World War I at Gallipoli, Turkey), 25 April (1915) |
| Nicaragua | Independence Day, 15 September (1821) |
| Niger | Republic Day, 18 December (1958) |
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