MapsofWorld brings you a list of national days and independence days of all countries of world with the dates.
National Day
A national day is the most important occasion for a country, being linked to a defining moment in its history.
While most of the time the national day of a country is linked to the day of independence, a good number of nations associate it with some other event of national importance.
- Declaration of freedom
- Formation of state
- Formation of constitution
- Declaration of republic
- Commemorating great leaders/saints/etc.
- Recognition of freedom
. . . and so on.
Also, very few countries actually describe their national days as such. “National Day” seems to be a rarely-used term.
National Day Facts
- Some countries have more than a single national day, e.g., Pakistan.
- Not all the countries have a fixed date for celebrating their national days. For instance, Thailand celebrates the national day on the king’s birthday, which will be different when the throne sees a change.
- Also, some countries do not have an official national day, but just happen to celebrate on a particular date.
- The celebration style and feeling of euphoria are vary markedly from one nation to another.
| Country | Date | National Day |
|---|---|---|
| Haiti | 1 Jan | Haiti Independence Day |
| Sudan | 1 Jan | Sudan Independence Day |
| Myanmar | 4 Jan | Myanmar Independence Day |
| Northern Mariana Islands (United States) | 8 Jan | Northern Mariana Islands (United States) Independence Day |
| Republika Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina) | 9 Jan | Republika Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Independence Day |
| Minorca (Spain) | 17 Jan | Minorca (Spain) Independence Day |
| Australia | 26 Jan | Australia Independence Day |
| India | 26 Jan | Republic Day of India |
| Nauru | 31 Jan | Nauru Independence Day |
| Sri Lanka | 4 Feb | Sri Lanka Independence Day |
| New Zealand | 6 Feb | New Zealand Independence Day |
| Grenada | 7 Feb | Grenada Independence Day |
| Iran | 11 Feb | Iran Independence Day |
| Japan | 11 Feb | Japan Independence Day |
| Vatican City | 11 Feb | Vatican City Independence Day |
| Serbia | 15 Feb | Serbia Independence Day |
| Lithuania | 16 Feb | Lithuania Independence Day |
| Kosovo | 17 Feb | Kosovo Independence Day |
| Libya | 17 Feb | Libya Independence Day |
| Gambia | 18 Feb | Gambia Independence Day |
| Saint Lucia | 22 Feb | Saint Lucia Independence Day |
| Brunei | 23 Feb | Brunei Independence Day |
| Guyana | 23 Feb | Guyana Independence Day |
| Estonia | 24 Feb | Estonia Independence Day |
| Kuwait | 25 Feb | Kuwait Independence Day |
| Dominican Republic | 27 Feb | Dominican Republic Independence Day |
| Andalusia (Spain) | 28 Feb | Andalusia (Spain) Independence Day |
| Bosnia | 1 Mar | Bosnia Independence Day |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 Mar | Bosnia and Herzegovina Independence Day |
| Wales (United Kingdom) | 1 Mar | Wales (United Kingdom) Independence Day |
| Texas (United States) | 2 Mar | Texas (United States) Independence Day |
| Bulgaria | 3 Mar | Bulgaria Independence Day |
| Ghana | 6 Mar | Ghana Independence Day |
| Syria | 8 Mar | Syria Independence Day |
| Mauritius | 12 Mar | Mauritius Independence Day |
| Hungary | 15 Mar | Hungary Independence Day |
| Ireland | 17 Mar | Ireland Independence Day |
| Aruba (Kingdom of the Netherlands) | 18 Mar | Aruba (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Independence Day |
| Tunisia | 20 Mar | Tunisia Independence Day |
| Kurdistan | 21 Mar | Kurdistan Independence Day |
| Namibia | 21 Mar | Namibia Independence Day |
| Pakistan | 23 Mar | Pakistan Independence Day |
| Greece | 25 Mar | Greece Independence Day |
| Bangladesh | 26 Mar | Bangladesh Independence Day |
| Malta | 31 Mar | Malta Freedom Day |
| United States Virgin Islands (United States) | 31 Mar | United States Virgin Islands (United States) Independence Day |
| Florida (United States) | 2 Apr | Florida (United States) Independence Day |
| Guinea | 3 Apr | Guinea Independence Day |
| Senegal | 4 Apr | Senegal Independence Day |
| American Samoa (United States) | 17 Apr | American Samoa (United States) Independence Day |
| Zimbabwe | 18 Apr | Zimbabwe Independence Day |
| Aragon (Spain) | 23 Apr | Aragon (Spain) Independence Day |
| England (United Kingdom) | 23 Apr | England (United Kingdom) Independence Day |
| Italy | 25 Apr | Italy Liberation Day |
| Mayotte (France) | 27 Apr | Mayotte (France) Independence Day |
| Sierra Leone | 27 Apr | Sierra Leone Independence Day |
| South Africa | 27 Apr | South Africa Independence Day |
| Togo | 27 Apr | Togo Independence Day |
| Marshall Islands | 1 May | Marshall Islands Independence Day |
| Netherlands (Kingdom of the Netherlands) | 5 May | Netherlands Liberation Day |
| Alderney (British Islands) | 9 May | Alderney (British Islands) Independence Day |
| Guernsey (British Islands) | 9 May | Guernsey (British Islands) Independence Day |
| Jersey (British Islands) | 9 May | Jersey (British Islands) Independence Day |
| Sark (British Islands) | 9 May | Sark (British Islands) Independence Day |
| Herm (British Islands) | 9 May | Herm (British Islands) Independence Day |
| Paraguay | 14 May | Paraguay Independence Day |
| Norway | 17 May | Norway Independence Day |
| Cameroon | 20 May | Cameroon National Day |
| East Timor | 20 May | East Timor Independence Day |
| Timor Leste | 20 May | Timor Leste Independence Day |
| Montenegro | 21 May | Montenegro Independence Day |
| Martinique (France) | 22 May | Martinique (France) Independence Day |
| Yemen | 22 May | Yemen Independence Day |
| Bermuda (United Kingdom) | 24 May | Bermuda Day |
| Eritrea | 24 May | Eritrea Independence Day |
| Jordan | 25 May | Jordan Independence Day |
| Georgia | 26 May | Georgia Independence Day |
| Guadeloupe (France) | 27 May | Guadeloupe (France) Independence Day |
| Azerbaijan | 28 May | Azerbaijan Independence Day |
| Ethiopia | 28 May | Ethiopia Independence Day |
| Nepal | 28 May | Nepal Independence Day |
| Anguilla (United Kingdom) | 30 May | Anguilla (United Kingdom) Independence Day |
| Samoa | 1 Jun | Samoa Independence Day |
| Italy | 2 Jun | Italy Independence Day |
| Tonga | 4 Jun | Tonga Independence Day |
| Denmark | 5 Jun | Denmark Constitution Day |
| Sweden | 6 Jun | Sweden Independence Day |
| Norfolk Island (Australia) | 8 Jun | Norfolk Island (Australia) Independence Day |
| Portugal | 10 Jun | Portugal Independence Day |
| Philippines | 12 Jun | Philippines Independence Day |
| Russia | 12 Jun | Russia Independence Day |
| Falkland Islands (United Kingdom) | 14 Jun | Falkland Islands (United Kingdom) Independence Day |
| Iceland | 17 Jun | Iceland Independence Day |
| Seychelles | 18 Jun | Seychelles Independence Day |
| Greenland | 21 Jun | Greenland Independence Day |
| Greenland (Denmark) | 21 Jun | Greenland (Denmark) Independence Day |
| Luxembourg | 23 Jun | Luxembourg Independence Day |
| Québec (Canada) | 24 Jun | Québec (Canada) Independence Day |
| Croatia | 25 Jun | Croatia Statehood Day |
| Mozambique | 25 Jun | Mozambique Independence Day |
| Slovenia | 25 Jun | Slovenia Independence Day |
| Madagascar | 26 Jun | Madagascar Independence Day |
| Djibouti | 27 Jun | Djibouti Independence Day |
| Congo | 30 Jun | Congo Independence Day |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 30 Jun | Democratic Republic Of Congo Independence Day |
| British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) | 1 Jul | British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) Independence Day |
| Burundi | 1 Jul | Burundi Independence Day |
| Canada | 1 Jul | Canada Day |
| Hong Kong (China) | 1 Jul | Hong Kong (China) Independence Day |
| Madeira (Spain) | 1 Jul | Madeira (Spain) Independence Day |
| Rwanda | 1 Jul | Rwanda Independence Day |
| Somalia | 1 Jul | Somalia Independence Day |
| Curaçao (Kingdom of the Netherlands) | 2 Jul | Curaçao (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Independence Day |
| Belarus | 3 Jul | Belarus Independence Day |
| United States | 4 Jul | United States Independence Day |
| Venezuela | 5 Jul | Venezuela Independence Day |
| Comoros | 6 Jul | Comoros Independence Day |
| Malawi | 6 Jul | Malawi Independence Day |
| Solomon Islands | 7 Jul | Solomon Islands Independence Day |
| Argentina | 9 Jul | Argentina Independence Day |
| Palau | 9 Jul | Palau Independence Day |
| South Sudan | 9 Jul | South Sudan Independence Day |
| Bahamas | 10 Jul | Bahamas Independence Day |
| Mongolia | 11 Jul | Mongolia Independence Day |
| Kiribati | 12 Jul | Kiribati Independence Day |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 12 Jul | São Tomé and Príncipe Independence Day |
| France | 14 Jul | France Independence Day |
| Slovakia | 17 Jul | Slovakia Independence Day |
| Colombia | 20 Jul | Colombia Independence Day |
| Belgium | 21 Jul | Belgium Independence Day |
| Guam (United States) | 21 Jul | Guam (United States) Independence Day |
| Egypt | 23 Jul | Egypt Independence Day |
| Puerto Rico (United States) | 25 Jul | Puerto Rico (United States) Independence Day |
| Liberia | 26 Jul | Liberia Independence Day |
| Maldives | 26 Jul | Maldives Independence Day |
| Peru | 28 Jul | Peru Independence Day |
| Faroe Islands (Denmark) | 29 Jul | Faroe Islands (Denmark) Independence Day |
| Vanuatu | 30 Jul | Vanuatu Independence Day |
| Benin | 1 Aug | Benin Independence Day |
| Switzerland | 1 Aug | Switzerland Independence Day |
| Cook Islands | 4 Aug | Cook Islands Constitution Day |
| Burkina Faso | 5 Aug | Burkina Faso Independence Day |
| Bolivia | 6 Aug | Bolivia Independence Day |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 7 Aug | Côte d’Ivoire Independence Day |
| Cote Divoire | 7 Aug | Cote Divoire Independence Day |
| Singapore | 9 Aug | Singapore Independence Day |
| Ecuador | 10 Aug | Ecuador Independence Day |
| Chad | 11 Aug | Chad Independence Day |
| Congo-Brazzaville | 15 Aug | Congo-Brazzaville Independence Day |
| India | 15 Aug | India Independence Day |
| Liechtenstein | 15 Aug | Liechtenstein Independence Day |
| South Korea | 15 Aug | National Liberation Day of Korea Day |
| Gabon | 17 Aug | Gabon Independence Day |
| Indonesia | 17 Aug | Indonesia Independence Day |
| Afghanistan | 19 Aug | Afghanistan Independence Day |
| Ukraine | 24 Aug | Ukraine Independence Day |
| Uruguay | 25 Aug | Uruguay Independence Day |
| Moldova | 27 Aug | Moldova Independence Day |
| Tatarstan (Russia) | 30 Aug | Tatarstan (Russia) Independence Day |
| Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom) | 30 Aug | Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom) Independence Day |
| Kyrgyzstan | 31 Aug | Kyrgyzstan Independence Day |
| Malaysia | 31 Aug | Malaysia Independence Day |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 31 Aug | Trinidad and Tobago Independence Day |
| Uzbekistan | 1 Sep | Uzbekistan Independence Day |
| Transnistria | 2 Sep | Transnistria Independence Day |
| Vietnam | 2 Sep | Vietnam Independence Day |
| San Marino | 3 Sep | San Marino Independence Day |
| Eswatini(Swaziland) | 6 Sep | Eswatini(Swaziland) Independence Day |
| Brazil | 7 Sep | Brazil Independence Day |
| Andorra | 8 Sep | Andorra Independence Day |
| Malta | 8 Sep | Malta Victory Day |
| Republic of Macedonia | 8 Sep | Republic of Macedonia Independence Day |
| North Korea | 9 Sep | North Korea Independence Day |
| Tajikistan | 9 Sep | Tajikistan Independence Day |
| Gibraltar (United Kingdom) | 10 Sep | Gibraltar (United Kingdom) Independence Day |
| Catalonia (Spain) | 11 Sep | Catalonia (Spain) Independence Day |
| Cape Verde | 12 Sep | Cape Verde Independence Day |
| Costa Rica | 15 Sep | Costa Rica Independence Day |
| El Salvador | 15 Sep | El Salvador Independence Day |
| Guatemala | 15 Sep | Guatemala Independence Day |
| Honduras | 15 Sep | Honduras Independence Day |
| Nicaragua | 15 Sep | Nicaragua Independence Day |
| Malaysia | 16 Sep | Malaysia Day |
| Mexico | 16 Sep | Mexico Independence Day |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 Sep | Papua New Guinea Independence Day |
| Chile | 18 Sep | Chile Independence Day |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19 Sep | Saint Kitts and Nevis Independence Day |
| Armenia | 21 Sep | Armenia Independence Day |
| Belize | 21 Sep | Belize Independence Day |
| Malta | 21 Sep | Malta Independence Day |
| Mali | 22 Sep | Mali Independence Day |
| Saudi Arabia | 23 Sep | Saudi Arabia Independence Day |
| Guinea-Bissau | 24 Sep | Guinea-Bissau Independence Day |
| Botswana | 30 Sep | Botswana Independence Day |
| Cyprus | 1 Oct | Cyprus Independence Day |
| Nigeria | 1 Oct | Nigeria Independence Day |
| People’s Republic of China | 1 Oct | People’s Republic of China Independence Day |
| Tuvalu | 1 Oct | Tuvalu Independence Day |
| Germany | 3 Oct | Germany Independence Day |
| Iraq | 3 Oct | Iraq Independence Day |
| South Korea | 3 Oct | South Korea National Foundation Day |
| Lesotho | 4 Oct | Lesotho Independence Day |
| Fiji | 10 Oct | Fiji Independence Day |
| Cuba | 10 Oct | Cuba Independence Day |
| Equatorial Guinea | 12 Oct | Equatorial Guinea Independence Day |
| Spain | 12 Oct | Spain Independence Day |
| Niue | 19 Oct | Niue Independence Day |
| Zambia | 24 Oct | Zambia Independence Day |
| Basque Country (Spain) | 25 Oct | Basque Country (Spain) Independence Day |
| Kazakhstan | 25 Oct | Kazakhstan Independence Day |
| Austria | 26 Oct | Austria Independence Day |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 27 Oct | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Independence Day |
| Turkmenistan | 27 Oct | Turkmenistan Independence Day |
| Czech Republic | 28 Oct | Czech Republic Independence Day |
| Turkey | 29 Oct | Turkey Independence Day |
| Algeria | 1 Nov | Algeria Independence Day |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 Nov | Antigua and Barbuda Independence Day |
| Dominica | 3 Nov | Dominica Independence Day |
| Micronesia | 3 Nov | Micronesia Independence Day |
| Panama | 3 Nov | Panama Independence Day |
| Tonga | 4 Nov | Tonga Constitution Day |
| Cambodia | 9 Nov | Cambodia Independence Day |
| Angola | 11 Nov | Angola Independence Day |
| Poland | 11 Nov | Poland Independence Day |
| Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands) | 11 Nov | Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Independence Day |
| Northern Cyprus | 15 Nov | Northern Cyprus Independence Day |
| Palestine | 15 Nov | Palestine Independence Day |
| Latvia | 18 Nov | Latvia Independence Day |
| Morocco | 18 Nov | Morocco Independence Day |
| Oman | 18 Nov | Oman Independence Day |
| Lebanon | 22 Nov | Lebanon Independence Day |
| Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnia and Herzegovina) | 25 Nov | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Independence Day |
| Suriname | 25 Nov | Suriname Independence Day |
| Monaco | 19 Nov | Monaco Independence Day |
| Albania | 28 Nov | Albania Independence Day |
| Mauritania | 28 Nov | Mauritania Independence Day |
| Barbados | 30 Nov | Barbados Independence Day |
| Scotland (United Kingdom) | 30 Nov | Scotland (United Kingdom) Independence Day |
| Central African Republic | 1 Dec | Central African Republic Independence Day |
| Romania | 1 Dec | Romania Independence Day |
| Laos | 2 Dec | Laos Independence Day |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 Dec | United Arab Emirates Independence Day |
| Saba (Kingdom of the Netherlands) | 3 Dec | Saba (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Independence Day |
| Thailand | 5 Dec | Thailand Independence Day |
| Finland | 6 Dec | Finland Independence Day |
| Tanzania | 9 Dec | Tanzania Independence Day |
| Kenya | 12 Dec | Kenya Independence Day |
| Malta | 13 Dec | Malta Republic Day |
| Saint Lucia | 13 Dec | Saint Lucy’s Day |
| Kingdom of the Netherlands | 13 Dec | Kingdom of the Netherlands Independence Day |
| Bahrain | 15 Dec | Bahrain Independence Day |
| Bhutan | 16 Dec | Bhutan Independence Day |
| Niger | 17 Dec | Niger Independence Day |
| Qatar | 18 Dec | Qatar Independence Day |
| French Guiana (France) | 18 Dec | French Guiana (France) Independence Day |
| Macau (China) | 20 Dec | Macau (China) Independence Day |
| Réunion (France) | 20 Dec | Réunion (France) Independence Day |
| Israel | 20 Dec | Israel Independence Day |
| Jamaica | 14 May (date varies according to Jewish calendar at 5 Iyar) | Jamaica Independence Day |
| Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) | 1st Monday in August | Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) Independence Day |
| Ascension (United Kingdom) | 1st Monday in July | Ascension (United Kingdom) Independence Day |
| Montserrat (United Kingdom) | 2nd Saturday in June | Montserrat (United Kingdom) Independence Day |
| Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom) | 2nd Saturday in June | Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom) Independence Day |
| Saint Helena (United Kingdom) | 2nd Saturday in June | Saint Helena (United Kingdom) Independence Day |
| South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (United Kingdom) | 2nd Saturday in June | South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (United Kingdom) Independence Day |
| Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom) | 2nd Saturday in June | Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom) Independence Day |
| United Kingdom | 2nd Saturday in June | United Kingdom Independence Day |
| Isle of Man (British Islands) | 5 July (usual date) | Isle of Man (British Islands) Independence Day |