Country |
Official Designation |
Capital |
National/Independence Day |
|
| Afghanistan |
Democratic Republic of Afghanistan |
Kabul |
August 19 |
| Albania |
People's Socialist Republic of Albania |
Tirana |
January 11 |
| Algeria |
Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria |
Algiers |
July 5 |
| Angola |
People's Republic of Angola |
Luanda |
November 11 |
| Argentina |
Argentina Republic |
Buenos Aires |
July 9 |
| Australia |
Commonwealth of Australia |
Canberra |
January 26 |
| Austria |
Republic of Austria |
Vienna |
October 26 |
| Bahamas |
The Commonwealth of the Bahamas |
Nassau |
July 10 |
| Bahrain |
State of Bahrain |
Manama |
December 16 |
| Bangladesh |
People's Republic of Bangladesh |
Dacca |
March 26 |
| Barbados |
Barbados |
Bridgetown |
November 30 |
| Belgium |
Kingdom of Belgium |
Brussels |
July 21 |
| Benin |
People's Republic of Benin |
Porto Novo |
August 1 |
| Bhutan |
Kingdom of Bhutan |
Thimphu |
December 17 |
| Bolivia |
Republic of Bolivia |
La Paz |
August 6 |
| Botswana |
Republic of Botswana |
Gaborone |
September 30 |
| Brazil |
Federative Republic of Brazil |
Brasilia |
September 7 |
| Bulgaria |
People's Republic of Bulgaria |
Sofia |
September 9 |
| Burma |
Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma |
Rangoon |
January 4 |
| Burundi |
Republic of Burundi |
Bujumbura |
November 28 (Proclamation of the Republic) |
| Cameroon |
United Republic of Cameroon |
Yaounde |
May 20 |
| Canada |
Canada |
Ottawa |
July 1 |
| Cape Verde |
Republic of Cape Verde |
Ciudad de Praia |
July 5 |
| Central African Republic |
Central African Republic |
Bangui |
August 13 |
| Chad |
Republic of Chad |
N'Djamena |
August 11 |
| Chile |
Republic of Chile |
Santiago |
September 18 |
| China |
People's Republic of China |
Beijing |
October 1 |
| Colombia |
Republic of Colombia |
Bogota |
July 20 |
| Comoros |
Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros |
Moroni |
July 6 |
| Congo |
People's Republic of the Congo |
Brazzaville |
April 15 |
| Costa Rica |
Republic of Costa Rica |
San Jose |
September 15 |
| Cuba |
Republic of Cuba |
Havana |
January 2 (National Liberation Day) |
| Cyprus |
Republic of Cyprus |
Nicosia |
October 1 |
| Czechoslovakia |
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic |
Prague |
May 9 |
| Denmark |
Kingdom of Denmark |
Copenhagen |
April 16 (Birthday of the Queen) |
| Djibouti |
Republic of Djibouti |
Djibouti |
June 27 |
| Dominica |
Dominica |
Roseau |
November 3-4 |
| Dominican Republic |
Dominican Republic |
Santo Domingo |
February 27 |
| Ecuador |
Republic of Ecuador |
Quito |
August 10 |
| Egypt |
Arab Republic of Egypt |
Cairo |
July 23 (Revolution Day) |
| El Salvador |
Republic of El Salvador |
San Salvador |
September 15 |
| England |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and North Ireland |
London |
June 2 (Birthday of the Queen) |
| Equatorial Guinea |
Republic of Equatorial Guinea |
Malabo |
October 12 |
| Ethiopia |
Ethiopia |
Addis Ababa |
|
| Fiji |
Fiji |
Suva |
October 13 |
| Finland |
Republic of Finland |
Helsinki |
December 6 |
| France |
Republic of France |
Paris |
July 14 (Bastille Day) |
| Gabon |
Gabonese Republic |
Libreville |
August 17 |
| Gambia |
The Republic of The Gambia |
Banjul |
February 18 |
| Germany, East |
German Democratic Republic |
Berlin (East) |
October 7 |
| Germany, West |
Federal Republic of Germany |
Bonn |
May 23 |
| Ghana |
Republic of Ghana |
Accra |
March 6 |
| Greece |
Greece |
Athens |
March 25 |
| Grenada |
Grenada |
St. George's |
February 7 |
| Guatemala |
Republic of Guatemala |
Guatemala City |
September 15 |
| Guinea |
Popular and Revolutionary Republic of Guinea |
Conakry |
October 2 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
Guinea-Bissau |
Bissau |
September 10 |
| Guyana |
Cooperative Republic of Guyana |
Georgetown |
May 26 |
| Haiti |
Republic of Haiti |
Port-au-Prince |
January 1 |
| Honduras |
Republic of Honduras |
Tegucigalpa |
September 15 |
| Hungary |
Hungarian People's Republic |
Budapest |
April 4 (Liberation Day) |
| Iceland |
Republic of Iceland |
Reykjavik |
June 17 |
| India |
Republic of India |
New Delhi |
January 26 |
| Indonesia |
Republic of Indonesia |
Jakarta |
August 17 |
| Iran |
Islamic Republic of Iran |
Tehran |
February 11 |
| Iraq |
Republic of Iraq |
Baghdad |
July 17 |
| Ireland |
Irish Republic (EIRE) |
Dublin |
March 17 |
| Israel |
State of Israel |
Tel Aviv |
May 11 |
| Italy |
Republic of Italy |
Rome |
June 2 |
| Ivory Coast |
Republic of the Ivory Coast |
Abidjan |
December 7 |
| Jamaica |
Jamaica |
Kingston |
August 4 |
| Japan |
Japan |
Tokyo |
April 29 (Emperor's Birthday) |
| Jordan |
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan |
Amman |
May 25 |
| Kampuchea |
People's Republic of Kampuchea |
Phnom Penh |
|
| Kenya |
Republic of Kenya |
Nairobi |
December 12 |
| Korea, North |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
Pyongyang |
September 9 |
| Korea, South |
Republic of Korea |
Seoul |
August 15 |
| Kuwait |
State of Kuwait |
Kuwait |
February 25 |
| Laos |
Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Vientiane |
December 2 |
| Lebanon |
Republic of Lebanon |
Beirut |
November 22 |
| Lesotho |
Kingdom of Lesotho |
Maseru |
October 4 |
| Liberia |
Republic of Liberia |
Monrovia |
July 26 |
| Libya |
Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriyah |
Tripoli |
September 1 |
| Liechtenstein |
Principality of Liechtenstein |
Vaduz |
|
| Luxembourg |
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg |
Luxembourg |
June 23 |
| Madagascar |
The Democratic Republic of Madagascar |
Antananarivo |
June 26 |
| Malawi |
Republic of Malawi |
Lilongwe |
July 6 |
| Malaysia |
Malaysia |
Kuala Lumpur |
August 31 |
| Maldives |
Republic of Maldives |
Male |
July 26 |
| Mali |
Republic of Mali |
Bamako |
September 22 |
| Malta |
Republic of Malta |
Valletta |
September 21 |
| Mauritania |
Islamic Republic of Mauritania |
Nuakchott |
November 28 |
| Mexico |
United Mexican States |
Mexico City |
September 16 |
| Monaco |
Principality of Monaco |
Monaco |
November 19 |
| Mongolia |
Mongolian People's Republic |
Ulan Bator |
July 11 |
| Morocco |
Kingdom of Morocco |
Rabat |
November 18 |
| Mozambique |
The People's Republic of Mozambique |
Maputo |
June 25 |
| Nauru |
Republic of Nauru |
|
January 31 |
| Nepal |
Kingdom of Nepal |
Kathmandu |
December 28 (Birthday of the King) |
| Netherlands |
Kingdom of the Netherlands |
Amsterdam/The Hague |
April 30 (Birthday of the Queen) |
| New Zealand |
New Zealand |
Wellington |
February 6 (Waitangi Day) |
| Nicaragua |
Republic of Nicaragua |
Managua |
September 15 |
| Niger |
Republic of the Niger |
Niamey |
August 3 |
| Nigeria |
Federal Republic of Nigeria |
Lagos |
October 1 |
| Norway |
Kingdom of Norway |
Oslo |
May 17 (Constitution Day) |
| Oman |
Sultanate of Oman |
Muscat |
November 18 |
| Pakistan |
Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
Islamabad |
March 23 |
| Panama |
Republic of Panama |
Panama City |
November 3 |
| Papua New Guinea |
Papua New Guinea |
Port Moresby |
September 16 |
| Paraguay |
Republic of Paraguay |
Asuncion |
May 14 |
| Peru |
Republic of Peru |
Lima |
July 28-29 |
| Philippines |
Republic of the Philippines |
Manila |
June 12 |
| Poland |
Polish People's Republic |
Warsaw |
July 22 |
| Portugal |
Republic of Portugal |
Lisbon |
October 5 (Proclamation of the Republic) |
| Qatar |
State of Qatar |
Doha |
September 3 (now December 12) |
| Romania |
Socialist Republic of Romania |
Bucharest |
August 23 |
| Rwanda |
Rwandese Republic |
Kigali |
July 1 |
| St. Lucia |
St. Lucia |
Castries |
December 13 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadies |
St. Vincent |
Kingstown |
October 27 |
| San Marino |
Republic of San Marino |
San Marino |
|
| Sao Tome and Principe |
Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe |
Sao Tome |
July 12 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
Riyad/Jeddah |
September 23 |
| Senegal |
Republic of Senegal |
Dakar |
August 20 |
| Seychelles |
Republic of Seychelles |
Victoria |
June 29 |
| Sierra Leone |
Republic of Sierra Leone |
Freetown |
April 27 |
| Singapore |
Republic of Singapore |
Singapore City |
August 9 |
| Solomon Islands |
Solomon Islands |
Honiara |
July 7 |
| Somalia |
Somali Democratic Republic |
Mogadishu |
June 26 |
| South Africa |
Republic of South Africa |
Pretoria/Cape Town/Bloemfontein |
|
| Spain |
Kingdom of Spain |
Madrid |
June 24 (Feast of the King) |
| Sri Lanka |
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka |
Colombo |
February 4 |
| Sudan |
The Democratic Republic of the Sudan |
Khartoum |
January 1 |
| Surinam |
Republic of Surinam |
Paramaribo |
November 25 |
| Swaziland |
Kingdom of Swaziland |
Mbabane/Lobamba |
September 6 |
| Sweden |
Kingdom of Sweden |
Stockholm |
April 30 (Birthday of the King) |
| Switzerland |
Swiss Confederation |
Berne |
August 1 |
| Syria |
Syrian Arab Republic |
Damascus |
April 17 |
| Tanzania |
United Republic of Tanzania |
Dar es Salaam |
December 9 |
| Thailand |
Kingdom of Thailand |
Bangkok |
December 5 (Birthday of the King) |
| Togo |
Togolose Republic |
Lome |
April 27 |
| Tonga |
Kingdom of Tonga (Friendly Islands) |
Nuku'alofa |
June 4 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago |
Port of Spain |
August 31 |
| Tunisia |
Republic of Tunisia |
Tunis |
March 20 |
| Turkey |
Republic of Turkey |
Ankara |
October 29 (Proclamation of the Republic) |
| Tuvalu |
Tuvalu |
Funafuti |
October 1 |
| Uganda |
Republic of Uganda |
Kampala |
October 9 |
| U.S.S.R. |
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |
Moscow |
November 7 |
| United Arab Emirates |
United Arab Emirates |
Abu Dhabi |
December 2 |
| U.S.A. |
United States of America |
Washington D.C. |
July 4 |
| Upper Volta |
Republic of Upper Volta |
Ouagadougou |
August 5 |
| Uruguay |
Republic of Uruguay |
Montevideo |
August 25 |
| Vanatu |
Vanatu |
Vila |
July 30 |
| Vatican |
Vatican City State |
Vatican City |
October 22 (Coronation of the Pope) |
| Venezuela |
Republic of Venezuela |
Caracas |
July 5 |
| Vietnam |
The Socialist Republic of Vietnam |
Hanoi |
September 2 |
| Samoa |
Samoa |
Apia |
January 1 |
| Yemen, North |
Yemen Arab Republic |
Sana'a |
October 14 |
| Yemen, South |
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen |
Aden |
October 14 |
| Yugoslavia |
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
Belgrade |
November 29-30 (Day of the Republic) |
| Zaire |
Republic of Zaire |
Kinshasa |
June 30 |
| Zambia |
Republic of Zambia |
Lusaka |
October 24 |
| Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe |
Salisbury |
April 18 |