National Day

Independence or Death, famous painting from Pedro Américo that celebrates the Independence Day of Brazil.

In monarchies (such as in Sweden, 6 June 2013) the head of state will often ride through the streets and greet citizens on National Day.

The National Day is a designated date on which celebrations mark the nationhood of a nation or non-sovereign country. This nationhood can be symbolized by the date of independence, of becoming a republic or a significant date for a patron saint or a ruler (birthday, accession, removal, etc.). Often the day is not called "National Day" but serves and can be considered as one. The National Day will often be a national holiday.

Many countries have more than one National Day. For example, Pakistan has three National Days, none of which is named the "National Day". This signals the use of a "class" of National Days, that are equally important in the foundation of the nation, and a "class" of less important official public holidays.

Most countries have a fixed date National Day, but some have movable dates. An example is Jamaica, which up to 1997 celebrated its National Day on the first Monday in August. This commemorated independence from the United Kingdom which was attained on Monday, 6 August 1962, the first Monday in August of that year. Israel's Independence Day is not fixed relative to the civil Gregorian calendar, being formally linked to 5 Iyar on the Jewish calendar, but may also be moved to any day between 3 and 6 Iyar in order to avoid preparing for or celebrating either Independence Day or Memorial Day (which immediately precedes Independence Day) on Shabbat; the practical effect of this is that Independence Day may be celebrated any day between 15 April and 15 May. Another example is Thailand which celebrates the birthday of the king on 5 December. This date will change on the accession of the heir to the throne.

Most national days can be categorized in two large blocks:

Newer countries that celebrate their national day as the day of their independence.
Older countries that use some other event of special significance as their national day.

Denmark and the United Kingdom are among the few countries that do not have designated national days.

Celebrations

Importance attached to the National Day as well as the degree to which it is celebrated vary greatly from country to country. For example, Spain's National Day Fiesta Nacional de España is held on 12 October, the day celebrated in other countries as Columbus Day or Día de la Raza, and commemorates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas.^[1] A military parade is held in Madrid celebrating the occasion.^[1] The National Day in France is 14 July and known as the Fête nationale (known outside France as Bastille Day) commemorating the Storming of the Bastille,^[2] which is considered the start of the French Revolution.^[3] It is widely celebrated and the French Tricolour is much in evidence, while the President of the Republic attends a military parade on the Champs-Élysées of Paris. In the United States, the Independence Day celebrations on 4 July are widely celebrated with parades, fireworks, picnics and barbecues. In Ireland, Saint Patrick's Day, 17 March, is the equivalent of a national day and has been a public holiday for many years. However, in the United Kingdom the constituent countries' patron saints' days are low-key affairs. In recent times campaigns have commenced to promote the National Days of England, Scotland and Wales, with St. Andrew's Day being designated as an official bank holiday when the Scottish Parliament passed the St Andrew's Day Bank Holiday (Scotland) Act 2007. A National Day for the United Kingdom has also been proposed in recent years.

As with the Bastille Day military parade in France, many other countries have a National Day Parade. Examples include the Singapore National Day Parade, and the parade for the National Day of the People's Republic of China.

List of National Days

Map with reasons for national days

Regions that are not sovereign states or part of a federal system (shared sovereignty) are shown in pink.

Nation	Date	National Day
Afghanistan	19 August	Independence from United Kingdom control over Afghan foreign affairs in 1919
Albania	28 November	"Dita e Pavarësisë", declaration of independence from Ottoman rule in 1912
Alderney (British Islands)	15 Dec	Homecoming Day, the return of the Islanders after the end of the German occupation of the Channel Islands during World War II 1945
Algeria	1 November	Start of the War of Independence in 1954
American Samoa (United States)	17 April	US Flag Day
Andalucia (Spain)	28 February	Día de Andalucía^[4]
Andorra	8 September	Our Lady of Meritxell Day, patron saint of Andorra
Angola	11 November	Independence from Portugal in 1975
Anguilla (United Kingdom)	30 May	Anguilla Day; the beginning of the Anguillian Revolution in 1967
Antigua and Barbuda	1 November	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1981
Aragon (Spain)	23 April	St George's Day, patron saint
Argentina	25 May	First Patriotic Government, the Spanish viceroy is removed and replaced by the Primera Junta during the May Revolution
Argentina	9 July	Declaration of Independence, from Spain in 1816
Armenia	28 May	Republic Day, independence from the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic 1918
Armenia	21 September	Independence from the Soviet Union recognised in 1991
Aruba (Kingdom of the Netherlands)	18 March	Flag Day; adoption of the flag in 1976
Ascension (United Kingdom)	2nd Saturday in June
Australia	26 January	Australia Day, date of the founding of Sydney, the first European settlement in Australia, 1788
Austria	26 October	The Neutrality Constitution of 1955
Azerbaijan	28 May	Republic Day, independence from the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic 1918
Bahamas	10 July	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1973
Bahrain	16 December	Accession Day of Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the first Emir of Bahrain
Bangladesh	26 March	Independence Day, declaration of independence from Pakistan in 1971
Bangladesh	16 December	Victory Day, the day the Bangladesh Liberation War ended in 1971
Barbados	30 November	Independence Day, from the United Kingdom in 1966
Basque Country (Spain)	25 October	Day of the Basque Country
Belarus	3 July	Independence Day, liberation of Minsk from German occupation by Soviet troops in 1944
Belgium	21 July	Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld takes the oath as the first King of the Belgians in 1831
Belize	10 September	Independence from Spain in 1798, alternatively celebrated as Battle of St. George's Caye Day^[5]
Belize	21 September	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1981
Benin	1 August	Independence from France in 1960
Bermuda (United Kingdom)	24 May	Originally Queen Victoria's birthday; now "Bermuda Day" to celebrate the islands' heritage and culture
Bhutan	17 December	Ugyen Wangchuck elected hereditary king in 1907
Bolivia	6 August	Proclamation of Republic (independent from Spain) in 1825
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1 March	Dan nezavisnosti; Proclamation of independence from Yugoslavia in 1992
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnia and Herzegovina)	25 November	Statehood Day, formation of the State Anti-fascist Council for the National Liberation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1943
Botswana	30 September	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1966
Brazil	7 September	Dia da Independência, declaration of independence from Portugal in 1822
British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom)	1 July
Brunei	23 February	National Day, celebrating independence from the United Kingdom on 1984, which actually occurred on 1 January
Bulgaria	3 March	Liberation Day, autonomy within Ottoman Empire 1878
Burkina Faso	4 August	Change of name from Upper Volta in 1984
Burkina Faso	5 August	Independence Day, from France in 1960
Burundi	1 July	Independence from Belgium in 1962
Cambodia	9 November	Independence from France in 1953
Cameroon	20 May	National Day, creation of a unitary state in 1972
Canada	1 July	Canada Day, creation of a federal Canada from three British Dominions in 1867
Cape Verde	12 September
Catalonia (Spain)	11 September	Commemorates the fall of Barcelona to Bourbon troops during the War of Spanish Succession on September 11, 1714.
Cayman Islands (United Kingdom)	1st Monday in July
Central African Republic	1 December	Made an autonomous territory within the French Community in 1958
Chad	11 August	Independence from France in 1960
Chile	18 September	The first Government Junta is created in 1810
People's Republic of China	1 October	National Day of the People's Republic of China (Proclamation of the People's Republic of China in 1949)
Republic of China	10 October	Double Ten Day commemorating the 1911 Wuchang Uprising that led to abolishment of the monarchy and founding of the Republic in China in 1911
Colombia	20 July	Declaration of independence from Spain in 1810
Comoros	6 July	Independence from France in 1975
Congo	30 June	Independence from Belgium in 1960
Congo-Brazzaville	15 August	Independence from France in 1960
Cook Islands	4 August	Self-government in free association with New Zealand in 1965
Costa Rica	15 September	Independence from the Kingdom of Spain in 1821
Croatia	25 June	Statehood Day, declaration of independence from Yugoslavia in 1991
Cuba	1 January	Liberation Day, Fidel Castro takes power in 1959
Curaçao (Kingdom of the Netherlands)	2 July	The first elected island council is instituted in 1954
Cyprus	1 October	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1960
Czech Republic	28 October	Independence from Austria-Hungary (as Czechoslovakia) in 1918
Czech Republic	28 September	Czech Statehood day (Saint Wenceslas day)
Côte d'Ivoire	7 August	Independence from France in 1960
Denmark	5 June	(No official National Day; adoption of the Constitution of 1849)
Djibouti	27 June	Independence from France in 1977
Dominican Republic	27 February	Independence from Haiti in 1844
Dominican Republic	16 August	Restoration Day, independence from Spain in 1865
Dominica	3 November	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1978 and discovery by Christopher Columbus in 1493
East Timor	20 May	Independence from Indonesia in 2002
Ecuador	10 August	Proclamation of independence from Spain in 1809
Egypt	23 July	Revolution Day, the revolution of 1952
Egypt	6 October	Armed Forces Day, the beginning of the October War in 1973
El Salvador	15 September	Independence from the Kingdom of Spain in 1821
England (United Kingdom)	23 April	St George's Day, patron saint of England. Not a bank holiday
Equatorial Guinea	12 October	Independence from Spain in 1968
Eritrea	24 May	Eritrean rebels enter the capital, Asmara, in 1991; independence from Ethiopia in 1993
Estonia	24 February	Independence Day, declaration of independence from Russia in 1918
Ethiopia	28 May	Downfall of the Derg Day, the Derg regime is defeated in 1991
Falkland Islands (United Kingdom)	14 June	Liberation Day, the end of the Falklands War in 1982
Faroe Islands (Denmark)	29 July	Ólavsøka (Saint Olaf's death at the Battle of Stiklestad in 1030): opening of the Løgting (parliament) session
Fiji	10 October	Fiji Day, independence from the United Kingdom in 1970
Finland	6 December	Independence Day, declaration of independence from Russia in 1917
Florida (United States)	2 April	Pascua Florida is day or week (as declared by the Governor) celebrating the founding of Florida by Juan Ponce de León on April 2, 1513.
France	14 July	Bastille Day, 14 July 1789.^[6]
French Guiana (France)	20 December	Abolition of slavery day
Gabon	17 August	Independence from France in 1960
Gambia	18 February	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1965
Galicia (Spain)	25 July	James, son of Zebedee, patron saint
Georgia	26 May	Day of First Republic, declaration of independence from Russia in 1918
Germany	3 October	German Unity Day, unification of West Germany and East Germany in 1990
Ghana	6 March	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1957
Gibraltar (United Kingdom)	10 September	Gibraltar National Day, people of Gibraltar vote to reject Spanish sovereignty or association in 1967
Greece	25 March	Declaration of independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1821
Greece	28 October	Ohi Day, rejection of the Italian ultimatum of 1940
Greenland (Denmark)	21 June	(Longest Day of the Year) The National Day was introduced in 1983 as one of the Home Rule's traditions and is thus one of several expressions of national identity
Grenada	7 February	Independence from United Kingdom in 1974
Guadeloupe (France)	27 May	abolition of slavery day
Guam (United States)	21 July	Liberation Day, American landing on Guam 1944, the beginning of the Battle of Guam
Guatemala	15 September	Independence from the Kingdom of Spain in 1821
Guernsey (British Islands)	9 May	Liberation Day, the end of the German occupation of the Channel Islands in 1945
Guinea-Bissau	24 September	Declaration of independence from Portugal in 1973
Guinea	3 April	Independence from France in 1958
Guyana	23 February	Mashramani, declaration of the Republic in 1970
Haiti	1 January	Declaration of independence from France in 1804
Herm (British Islands)	9 May	Liberation Day, the end of the German occupation of the Channel Islands in 1945
Honduras	15 September	Independence from the Kingdom of Spain in 1821
Hong Kong (China)	1 July	Transfer of sovereignty to the PRC in 1997
Hungary	15 March	1848 Revolution memorial day
Hungary	20 August	St. Stephen's day
Hungary	23 October	1956 Revolution memorial day
Iceland	17 June	National Day, founding of the Republic and dissolution of the personal union with Denmark in 1944
India	26 January	Republic Day, adoption of the Constitution of India^[7] in 1950
India	15 August	Independence from the British Empire in 1947
Indonesia	17 August	Proclamation of Independence day (Hari Proklamasi Kemerdekaan R.I.) from Japan and the Netherlands in 1945
Iran	11 February	Victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979
Iraq	3 October	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1932
Ireland	17 March	Day of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland
Isle of Man (British Islands)	5 July (usual date)	Tynwald Day, annual meeting of the Tynwald (parliament)
Israel	14 May	(date varies according to Jewish calendar at 5 Iyar) Yom Ha'atzmaut, proclamation of independence from the British Mandate of Palestine in 1948
Italy	25 April	Partisans liberate Genoa, Milan, and Turin from German troops in 1945
Italy	2 June	Festa della Repubblica, Italy is made a republic in 1946; death of Giuseppe Garibaldi in 1882
Kosovo	17 February	Independence Day, 2008
Jamaica	1st Monday in August	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1962
Japan	11 February	National Foundation Day, Jimmu, the first emperor, is crowned in 660 BC
Jersey (British Islands)	9 May	Liberation Day, the end of the German occupation of the Channel Islands in 1945
Jordan	25 May	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1946
Kazakhstan	30 August	Constitution Day, approval of the constitution in 1995
Kazakhstan	16–17 December	Independence Day
Kenya	12 December	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1963; (Jamhuri Day), made a republic in 1964
Kiribati	12 July	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1979
Kurdistan	21 March	Nowruz, Persian New Year, celebrated on the spring equinox
Kuwait	25 February	National Day
Kuwait	26 February	Liberation Day (from Iraq in 1991)
Kyrgyzstan	31 August	Independence Day, declaration of independence from the USSR in 1991
Laos	2 December	National Day, declaration of the People's Republic in 1975
Latvia	18 November	Declaration of independence from Russia in 1918
Lebanon	25 May	Resistance and Liberation Day from Israel in 2000
Lebanon	22 November	Independence from France in 1943
Lesotho	4 October	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1966
Liberia	26 July	Proclamation of the Republic: independence from the United States in 1847
Libya	17 February	Start of the 2011 Revolution
Liechtenstein	15 August	The Hereditary Prince becomes Regent in 2004
Lithuania	16 February	Lithuanian State Reestablishment Day, declaration of independence from Russia and Germany in 1918
Lithuania	6 July	Statehood Day, establishment of the medieval Lithuanian kingdom by Mindaugas in 1253.
Luxembourg	23 June	The Monarch's birthday
Macau (China)	20 December	Transfer of sovereignty to the PRC in 1999
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Madagascar	26 June	Independence from France in 1960
Madeira (Portugal)	1 July	Madeira Day, day of autonomy from Portugal
Malawi	6 July	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1964; declaration of the Republic in 1966
Malaysia	31 August	Hari Merdeka, independence from the United Kingdom (as Malaya) in 1957
Malaysia	16 September	Malaysia Day, the formation of Malaysia in 1963
Maldives	26 July
Mali	22 September	Independence from the Mali Federation in 1960
Malta	31 March	Freedom Day, withdrawal of British troops from Malta in 1979
Malta	7 June	Sette Giugno, bread riot of 1919 in which 4 Maltese men died
Malta	8 September	Victory Day, celebrating the victory of the Knights of St. John over the Ottoman Empire in the Great Siege of Malta in 1565, the end of the French occupation in 1800, and the surrender of Italy to the Allies in 1943
Malta	21 September	Independence Day, independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
Malta	13 December	Republic Day, adoption of the republican constitution of 1974
Marshall Islands	1 May	Constitution Day, adoption of the Compact of Free Association in 1979
Martinique (France)	22 May	Abolition of slavery day
Mauritania	28 November	Independence from France in 1960
Mauritius	12 March	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1968; formation of the Republic in 1992
Mayotte (France)	27 April	Abolition of slavery day
Mexico	16 September	Grito de Dolores, beginning of the War of Independence from Spain in 1810
Micronesia	3 November	Independence from the US-administered UN Trusteeship in 1979
Minorca (Spain)	17 January	Conquest of the island by Alfonso III of Aragon from the Caliphate of Córdoba in 1287
Moldova	27 August	Independence Day, declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991
Monaco	19 November	the accession of Prince Albert II to the throne in 2005
Mongolia	11 July	Naadam Holiday; establishment of independence from China and Russia in 1921
Mongolia	26 November	National Foundation Day
Montenegro	21 May	Independence from Serbia and Montenegro in 2006
Montenegro	13 July	recognised as independent at the Congress of Berlin in 1878
Montserrat (United Kingdom)	2nd Saturday in June
Morocco	18 November	Independence from France in 1956
Mozambique	25 June	Independence from Portugal in 1975
Myanmar	4 January	The day that students started the first protest against British colonials in 1920
Namibia	21 March	Independence from South Africa in 1990
Nauru	31 January	Independence from the Australia, NZ, and UK-administered UN trusteeship 1968
Nepal	28 May	Nepal declared a republic in 2008
Kingdom of the Netherlands	15 December	Kingdom day, signing of the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands 1954
Kingdom of the Netherlands	27 April	King's Day, King Willem-Alexander's birthday
Netherlands (Kingdom of the Netherlands)	5 May	Liberation Day, end of German occupation in 1945
New Zealand	6 February	Waitangi Day, signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840
Nicaragua	15 September	Independence from the Kingdom of Spain in 1821
Nigeria	29 May	Democracy Day, return to democratic rule in 1999
Nigeria	1 October	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1960; formation of the Republic in 1963
Niger	18 December	Republic Day, made an autonomous state within the French Community in 1958
Niue	19 October	Self-government in free association with New Zealand in 1965
Norfolk Island (Australia)	8 June	Beginning of permanent settlement of the island by migrants from the Pitcairn Islands in 1856
North Korea	9 September	Declaration of the Democratic People's Republic in 1948
Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)	17 March	St. Patrick's Day; a public holiday sometimes associated with Irish nationalism
Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)	12 July	"The Twelfth" commemorates the Battle of the Boyne in 1690; a public holiday associated with Ulster unionism
Northern Mariana Islands (United States)	8 January	Commonwealth Day, the constitutional government takes office in 1978
Norway	17 May	Constitution Day, the signing of the first Norwegian Constitution in Eidsvoll 1814
Oman	18 November	Birthday of Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said
Pakistan	23 March	Pakistan day, the Pakistan Resolution passed in Lahore in 1940
Pakistan	14 August	Independence Day, independence from the British Indian Empire in 1947
Palau	9 July	Constitution Day, adoption of the Constitution in 1981
Palestine	15 November	Declaration of Independence in 1988
Panama	3 November	Separation Day, independence from Colombia in 1903
Papua New Guinea	16 September	Independence from Australia in 1975
Paraguay	14 May	Independence Day (Día de Independencia), declaration of independence from Spain in 1811
Peru	28 July	Declaration of independence from Spain in 1821
Philippines	12 June	Araw ng Kalayaan, declaration of independence from Spain in 1898
Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom)	2nd Saturday in June
Poland	3 May	Swieto Konstytucji, (Constitution Day), adoption of the Constitution of 1791
Poland	11 November	Swieto Niepodleglosci (Independence Day), restoration of independence from Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Russia in 1918
Portugal	10 June	Portugal Day, officially the Day of Portugal, Camões, and the Portuguese Communities, death of national poet Luís de Camões in 1580
Puerto Rico (United States)	25 July	Constitution Day, establishment of Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in 1952; formerly Invasion Day, day of the American invasion in 1898
Qatar	18 December	Qatar National Day, the assumption of power by Emir Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani in 1878
Québec (Canada)	24 June	Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, feast day of John the Baptist, the patron saint of French Canadians
Romania	24 January	Unification of the Romanian Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia, the foundation of modern Romania in 1859
Romania	1 December	Great Union Day, unification with Transylvania in 1918
Russia	12 June	Russia Day, Declaration of State Sovereignty in 1990
Rwanda	1 July	Independence from Belgium in 1962
Réunion (France)	20 December	Abolition of slavery day
Saba (Kingdom of the Netherlands)	3 December
Saint Helena (United Kingdom)	2nd Saturday in June
Saint Kitts and Nevis	19 September	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1983
Saint Lucia	13 December	Feast day of Saint Lucy, after whom the island was named
Saint Lucia	22 February	Independence Day, independence from the United Kingdom in 1979
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	27 October	Independence Day, independence from the United Kingdom in 1979
Samoa	1 June	Independence Day, independence from New Zealand in 1962
San Marino	3 September	Independence from the Roman Empire in year 301 (traditional date)
Sark (British Islands)	9 May	Liberation Day, the end of the German occupation of the Channel Islands in 1945
Saudi Arabia	23 September	Unification of Nejd and Hejaz in 1932
Scotland (United Kingdom)	30 November	Day of St. Andrew, patron saint of Scotland
Senegal	4 April	Independence from France in 1960
Serbia	15 February	The beginning of the Serbian revolution against Ottoman rule in 1804; adoption of the first constitution in 1835
Seychelles	18 June	National Day, adoption of a multi-party democratic constitution in 1993
Sierra Leone	27 April	Republic Day, independence from the United Kingdom in 1961
Singapore	9 August	National Day, independence from Malaysia in 1965
Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands)	11 November
Slovakia	1 January	Independence Day, independence from Czechoslovakia in 1993
Slovakia	29 August	Slovak National Uprising Day, start of a Slovak uprising against Nazi Germany in 1944
Slovakia	1 September	Constitution Day, adoption of the Constitution in 1992
Slovenia	25 June	Statehood Day, declaration of independence from Yugoslavia in 1991
Slovenia	25 October	Sovereignty Day, withdrawal of the last soldier of the Yugoslav Peoples' Army from the Slovenian territory in 1991
Slovenia	26 December	Indepence and Unity Day, declaration of the results of the Slovenian independence referendum in 1990
Solomon Islands	7 July	Independence Day, independence from the United Kingdom in 1978
Somalia	1 July	Independence from Italy and unification with Somaliland in 1960
South Africa	27 April	First democratic general election in 1994 (see Freedom Day (South Africa))
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (United Kingdom)	2nd Saturday in June
South Korea	1 March	Declaration of independence from the Empire of Japan
South Korea	15 August	Liberation from Japanese rule in 1945 (Gwangbokjeol); declaration of the Republic in 1948
South Korea	3 October	Gaecheonjeol, ancient Korea founded in 2333 BC
South Sudan	9 July	Independence Day, independence from Sudan in 2011
Spain	12 October	Fiesta Nacional de España, Columbus discovery of America in 1492
Sri Lanka	4 February	Independence Day, independence from the United Kingdom in 1948 under the name of Ceylon
Republika Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina)	9 January	Proclamation of the Republic, independent of Bosnia and Herzegovina and part of Yugoslavia, in 1992
Sudan	1 January	Independence from the United Kingdom and the Republic of Egypt in 1956
Suriname	25 November	Independence Day, independence from the Netherlands in 1975
Swaziland	6 September	Independence Day, independence from the United Kingdom in 1968
Sweden	6 June	National Day: election of Gustav Vasa as King of Sweden in 1523; adoption of the constitutions of 1809 and 1974
Switzerland	1 August	National Day, alliance between Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden against the Holy Roman Empire in 1291
Syria	8 March	Independence from The Ottoman Empire and the declaration of the Arab Kingdom of Syria.
Syria	17 April	Evacuation Day, end of French colonial rule in 1946
São Tomé and Príncipe	12 July	Independence from Portugal in 1975
Tajikistan	9 September	Independence Day, declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991
Tanzania	9 December	Independence Day, independence from the United Kingdom in 1961
Tatarstan (Russia)	30 August	Declaration of independence from the RSFSR in 1990
Texas (United States)	2 March	Independence Day, declaration of independence from Mexico in 1836.
Thailand	5 December	Birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Togo	27 April	Independence from the French-administered UN trusteeship in 1960
Tonga	4 June	Emancipation Day abolition of serfdom 1862; independence from the United Kingdom 1970
Tonga	4 November	National Day [formerly Constitution Day] 1875
Transnistria	2 September	Independence Day, declaration of independence from Moldova in 1990
Trinidad and Tobago	31 August	Independence Day, independence from the United Kingdom in 1962
Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)	2nd Saturday in June
Tunisia	20 March	Declaration of independence from France in 1956
Turkey	29 October	Republic Day (Cumhuriyet Bayrami), adoption of a republican constitution in 1923
Turkmenistan	27 October	Independence Day, declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991
Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom)	30 August	Constitution Day, adoption of a constitution in 1976
Tuvalu	1 October	Independence Day, independence from the Gilbert Islands (Kiribati) in 1975 and from the United Kingdom in 1978
Ukraine	24 August	Independence from the Soviet Union in 1991
United Arab Emirates	2 December	National Day, formation of the federation of seven emirates on independence from the United Kingdom in 1971
United Kingdom	2nd Saturday in June	Does not have a recognized national day (see proposed British national day), although the Queen's Official Birthday (which is declared annually, usually falling on the second Saturday in June) is sometimes considered as such, for example, in British diplomatic institutions overseas
United States Virgin Islands (United States)	31 March	(Transfer Day, transfer of the islands from Denmark to the United States in 1917
United States	4 July	Independence Day, declaration of independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1776
Uruguay	25 August	Día de la Independencia (Independence Day), declaration of independence from Brazil in 1825
Uzbekistan	1 September	Independence Day, declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991
Vanuatu	30 July	Independence Day, independence from the United Kingdom and France in 1980
Vatican City	11 February	Foundation of Vatican City
Venezuela	5 July	Independence Day, declaration of independence from Spain in 1811
Vietnam	2 September	National Day, declaration of independence from France and Japan in 1945
Wales (United Kingdom)	1 March	St. David's Day, feast day of patron saint
Yemen	22 May	Unity Day, North and South Yemen are unified as the Republic of Yemen in 1990
Zambia	24 October	Independence Day, declaration of independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
Zimbabwe	18 April	Declaration of independence from the United Kingdom 1980; it had previously declared independence as Rhodesia in 1965