Chapter 134

Military manpower - fit for military service

Country profile category: Military

Afghanistan:males age 15-49: 3,561,957 (2001 est.)

Albania:males age 15-49: 712,763 (2001 est.)

Algeria:males age 15-49: 5,383,770 (2001 est.)

Angola:males age 15-49: 1,246,224 (2001 est.)

Argentina:males age 15-49: 7,625,425 (2001 est.)

Armenia:males age 15-49: 715,734 (2001 est.)

Australia:males age 15-49: 4,303,966 (2001 est.)

Austria:males age 15-49: 1,731,383 (2001 est.)

Azerbaijan:males age 15-49: 1,684,673 (2001 est.)

Bahrain:males age 15-49: 121,833 (2001 est.)

Bangladesh:males age 15-49: 21,362,279 (2001 est.)

Barbados:males age 15-49: 53,576 (2001 est.)

Belarus:males age 15-49: 2,138,743 (2001 est.)

Belgium:males age 15-49: 2,079,624 (2001 est.)

Belize:males age 15-49: 37,174 (2001 est.)

Benin:males age 15-49: 743,980

females age 15-49: 755,149 (2001 est.)

Bhutan:males age 15-49: 269,251 (2001 est.)

Bolivia:males age 15-49: 1,306,452 (2001 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina:males age 15-49: 895,780 (2001 est.)

Botswana:males age 15-49: 199,995 (2001 est.)

Brazil:males age 15-49: 32,388,786 (2001 est.)

Brunei:males age 15-49: 61,640 (2001 est.)

Bulgaria:males age 15-49: 1,581,697 (2001 est.)

Burkina Faso:males age 15-49: 1,329,995 (2001 est.)

Burma:males age 15-49: 6,425,514

females age 15-49: 6,419,677 (2001 est.)

Burundi:males age 15-49: 728,326 (2001 est.)

Cambodia:males age 15-49: 1,610,761 (2001 est.)

Cameroon:males age 15-49: 1,903,149 (2001 est.)

Canada:males age 15-49: 7,114,851 (2001 est.)

Cape Verde:males age 15-49: 50,615 (2001 est.)

Central African Republic:males age 15-49: 430,922 (2001 est.)

Chad:males age 15-49: 949,997 (2001 est.)

Chile:males age 15-49: 3,003,134 (2001 est.)

China:males age 15-49: 200,886,946 (2001 est.)

Colombia:males age 15-49: 7,205,211 (2001 est.)

Comoros:males age 15-49: 83,920 (2001 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: males age 15-49: 5,915,251 (2001 est.)

Congo, Republic of the:males age 15-49: 347,946 (2001 est.)

Costa Rica:males age 15-49: 692,973 (2001 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire:males age 15-49: 2,010,862 (2001 est.)

Croatia:males age 15-49: 859,621 (2001 est.)

Cuba:males age 15-49: 1,911,160

females age 15-49: 1,867,958 (2001 est.)

Cyprus:males age 15-49: 136,147 (2001 est.)

Czech Republic:males age 15-49: 2,024,070 (2001 est.)

Denmark:males age 15-49: 1,106,094 (2001 est.)

Djibouti:males age 15-49: 63,589 (2001 est.)

Dominican Republic:males age 15-49: 1,430,776 (2001 est.)

Ecuador:males age 15-49: 2,280,899 (2001 est.)

Egypt:males age 15-49: 12,020,059 (2001 est.)

El Salvador:males age 15-49: 929,263 (2001 est.)

Equatorial Guinea:males age 15-49: 55,347 (2001 est.)

Estonia:males age 15-49: 282,418 (2001 est.)

Ethiopia:males age 15-49: 7,581,815 (2001 est.)

Fiji:males age 15-49: 125,238 (2001 est.)

Finland:males age 15-49: 1,033,188 (2001 est.)

France:males age 15-49: 12,127,793 (2001 est.)

French Guiana:males age 15-49: 32,052 (2001 est.)

Gabon:males age 15-49: 145,062 (2001 est.)

Gambia, The:males age 15-49: 159,764 (2001 est.)

Georgia:males age 15-49: 1,024,574 (2001 est.)

Germany:males age 15-49: 17,760,412 (2001 est.)

Ghana:males age 15-49: 2,713,584 (2001 est.)

Greece:males age 15-49: 2,040,227 (2001 est.)

Guatemala:males age 15-49: 2,018,636 (2001 est.)

Guinea:males age 15-49: 891,166 (2001 est.)

Guinea-Bissau:males age 15-49: 173,703 (2001 est.)

Guyana:males age 15-49: 154,259 (2001 est.)

Haiti:males age 15-49: 888,305 (2001 est.)

Honduras:males age 15-49: 902,220 (2001 est.)

Hong Kong:males age 15-49: 1,520,531 (2001 est.)

Hungary:males age 15-49: 2,050,404 (2001 est.)

Iceland:males age 15-49: 62,704 (2001 est.)

India:males age 15-49: 164,410,461 (2001 est.)

Indonesia:males age 15-49: 37,418,755 (2001 est.)

Iran:males age 15-49: 10,872,407 (2001 est.)

Iraq:males age 15-49: 3,301,880 (2001 est.)

Ireland:males age 15-49: 809,808 (2001 est.)

Israel:males age 15-49: 1,245,757

females age 15-49: 1,208,973 (2001 est.)

Italy:males age 15-49: 12,244,166 (2001 est.)

Jamaica:males age 15-49: 517,077 (2001 est.)

Japan:males age 15-49: 25,876,484 (2001 est.)

Jordan:males age 15-49: 1,034,109 (2001 est.)

Kazakhstan:males age 15-49: 3,598,859 (2001 est.)

Kenya:males age 15-49: 4,774,889 (2001 est.)

Korea, North:males age 15-49: 3,574,050 (2001 est.)

Korea, South:males age 15-49: 8,979,778 (2001 est.)

Kuwait:males age 15-49: 466,521 (2001 est.)

Kyrgyzstan:males age 15-49: 975,744 (2001 est.)

Laos:males age 15-49: 710,627 (2001 est.)

Latvia:males age 15-49: 463,944 (2001 est.)

Lebanon:males age 15-49: 605,332 (2001 est.)

Lesotho:males age 15-49: 277,369 (2001 est.)

Liberia:males age 15-49: 385,460 (2001 est.)

Libya:males age 15-49: 866,012 (2001 est.)

Lithuania:males age 15-49: 730,363 (2001 est.)

Luxembourg:males age 15-49: 92,817 (2001 est.)

Macau:males age 15-49: 69,191 (2001 est.)

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: males age 15-49: 442,053 (2001 est.)

Madagascar:males age 15-49: 2,159,767 (2001 est.)

Malawi:males age 15-49: 1,265,893 (2001 est.)

Malaysia:males age 15-49: 3,514,023 (2001 est.)

Maldives:males age 15-49: 40,006 (2001 est.)

Mali:males age 15-49: 1,309,612 (2001 est.)

Malta:males age 15-49: 78,783 (2001 est.)

Mauritania:males age 15-49: 302,699 (2001 est.)

Mauritius:males age 15-49: 171,206 (2001 est.)

Mexico:males age 15-49: 19,394,184 (2001 est.)

Moldova:males age 15-49: 921,210 (2001 est.)

Mongolia:males age 15-49: 486,491 (2001 est.)

Morocco:males age 15-49: 5,160,374 (2001 est.)

Mozambique:males age 15-49: 2,670,933 (2001 est.)

Namibia:males age 15-49: 255,016 (2001 est.)

Nauru:males age 15-49: 1,661 (2001 est.)

Nepal:males age 15-49: 3,272,077 (2001 est.)

Netherlands:males age 15-49: 3,555,501 (2001 est.)

Netherlands Antilles:males age 15-49: 30,405 (2001 est.)

New Zealand:males age 15-49: 841,915 (2001 est.)

Nicaragua:males age 15-49: 779,267 (2001 est.)

Niger:males age 15-49: 1,190,787 (2001 est.)

Nigeria:males age 15-49: 17,201,367 (2001 est.)

Norway:males age 15-49: 913,534 (2001 est.)

Oman:males age 15-49: 429,811 (2001 est.)

Pakistan:males age 15-49: 21,897,366 (2001 est.)

Panama:males age 15-49: 530,916 (2001 est.)

Papua New Guinea:males age 15-49: 723,012 (2001 est.)

Paraguay:males age 15-49: 1,001,516 (2001 est.)

Peru:males age 15-49: 4,847,250 (2001 est.)

Philippines:males age 15-49: 14,942,363 (2001 est.)

Poland:males age 15-49: 8,139,245 (2001 est.)

Portugal:males age 15-49: 2,030,759 (2001 est.)

Qatar:males age 15-49: 163,642 (2001 est.)

Reunion:males age 15-49: 97,497 (2001 est.)

Romania:males age 15-49: 4,962,807 (2001 est.)

Russia:males age 15-49: 30,337,743 (2001 est.)

Rwanda:males age 15-49: 924,544 (2001 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe:males age 15-49: 18,043 (2001 est.)

Saudi Arabia:males age 15-49: 3,291,185 (2001 est.)

Senegal:males age 15-49: 1,207,360 (2001 est.)

Seychelles:males age 15-49: 11,452 (2001 est.)

Sierra Leone:males age 15-49: 563,631 (2001 est.)

Singapore:males age 15-49: 959,636 (2001 est.)

Slovakia:males age 15-49: 1,136,811 (2001 est.)

Slovenia:males age 15-49: 416,237 (2001 est.)

Somalia:males age 15-49: 1,011,400 (2001 est.)

South Africa:males age 15-49: 6,977,328 (2001 est.)

Spain:males age 15-49: 8,448,150 (2001 est.)

Sri Lanka:males age 15-49: 4,119,511 (2001 est.)

Sudan:males age 15-49: 5,194,862 (2001 est.)

Suriname:males age 15-49: 71,344 (2001 est.)

Swaziland:males age 15-49: 143,618 (2001 est.)

Sweden:males age 15-49: 1,803,995 (2001 est.)

Switzerland:males age 15-49: 1,570,918 (2001 est.)

Syria:males age 15-49: 2,448,630 (2001 est.)

Tajikistan:males age 15-49: 1,300,252 (2001 est.)

Tanzania:males age 15-49: 4,841,095 (2001 est.)

Thailand:males age 15-49: 10,646,818 (2001 est.)

Togo:males age 15-49: 616,622 (2001 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago:males age 15-49: 247,297 (2001 est.)

Tunisia:males age 15-49: 1,561,484 (2001 est.)

Turkey:males age 15-49: 11,432,438 (2001 est.)

Turkmenistan:males age 15-49: 952,218 (2001 est.)

Uganda:males age 15-49: 2,778,457 (2001 est.)

Ukraine:males age 15-49: 9,630,184 (2001 est.)

United Arab Emirates:males age 15-49: 420,484 (2001 est.)

United Kingdom:males age 15-49: 12,139,930 (2001 est.)

United States:NA

Uruguay:males age 15-49: 661,777 (2001 est.)

Uzbekistan:males age 15-49: 5,318,418 (2001 est.)

Venezuela:males age 15-49: 4,701,062 (2001 est.)

Vietnam:males age 15-49: 13,673,438 (2001 est.)

Yemen:males age 15-49: 2,303,257 (2001 est.)

Yugoslavia:males age 15-49: 2,088,595 (2001 est.)

Zambia:males age 15-49: 1,193,047 (2001 est.)

Zimbabwe:males age 15-49: 1,860,167 (2001 est.)

Taiwan:males age 15-49: 5,025,856 (2001 est.)

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@Military manpower - military age

Afghanistan:22 years of age

Albania:19 years of age

Algeria:19 years of age

Angola:18 years of age

Argentina:20 years of age

Armenia:18 years of age

Australia:17 years of age

Austria:19 years of age

Azerbaijan:18 years of age

Bahrain:15 years of age

Belarus:18 years of age

Belgium:19 years of age

Belize:18 years of age

Benin:18 years of age

Bhutan:18 years of age

Bolivia:19 years of age

Bosnia and Herzegovina:19 years of age

Botswana:18 years of age

Brazil:18 years of age

Brunei:18 years of age

Bulgaria:19 years of age

Burma:18 years of age

Burundi:16 years of age

Cambodia:18 years of age

Cameroon:18 years of age

Canada:17 years of age

Chad:20 years of age

Chile:19 years of age

China:18 years of age

Colombia:18 years of age

Congo, Republic of the:20 years of age

Costa Rica:18 years of age

Cote d'Ivoire:18 years of age

Croatia:19 years of age

Cuba:17 years of age

Cyprus:18 years of age

Czech Republic:18 years of age

Denmark:18 years of age

Dominican Republic:18 years of age

Ecuador:20 years of age

Egypt:20 years of age

El Salvador:18 years of age

Estonia:18 years of age

Ethiopia:18 years of age

Fiji:18 years of age

Finland:17 years of age

France:18 years of age

Gabon:20 years of age

Georgia:18 years of age

Germany:18 years of age

Ghana:18 years of age

Greece:21 years of age

Guatemala:18 years of age

Haiti:18 years of age

Honduras:18 years of age

Hong Kong:18 years of age

Hungary:18 years of age

India:17 years of age

Indonesia:18 years of age

Iran:21 years of age

Iraq:18 years of age

Ireland:17 years of age

Israel:18 years of age

Italy:18 years of age

Jamaica:18 years of age

Japan:18 years of age

Jordan:18 years of age

Kazakhstan:18 years of age

Korea, North:18 years of age

Korea, South:18 years of age

Kuwait:18 years of age

Kyrgyzstan:18 years of age

Laos:18 years of age

Latvia:18 years of age

Libya:17 years of age

Lithuania:18 years of age

Luxembourg:19 years of age

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:19 years of age

Madagascar:20 years of age

Malaysia:21 years of age

Mexico:18 years of age

note: starting in 2000, females will be allowed to volunteer formilitary service

Moldova:18 years of age

Mongolia:18 years of age

Morocco:18 years of age

Nepal:17 years of age

Netherlands:20 years of age

Netherlands Antilles:20 years of age

New Zealand:20 years of age

Nicaragua:18 years of age

Niger:18 years of age

Nigeria:18 years of age

Norway:20 years of age

Oman:14 years of age

Pakistan:17 years of age

Paraguay:17 years of age

Peru:20 years of age

Philippines:20 years of age

Poland:19 years of age

Portugal:20 years of age

Qatar:18 years of age

Reunion:18 years of age

Romania:20 years of age

Russia:18 years of age

Saudi Arabia:17 years of age

Senegal:18 years of age

Slovakia:18 years of age

Slovenia:19 years of age

South Africa:18 years of age

Spain:20 years of age

Sri Lanka:18 years of age

Sudan:18 years of age

Sweden:19 years of age

Switzerland:20 years of age

Syria:19 years of age

Tajikistan:18 years of age

Thailand:18 years of age

Tunisia:20 years of age

Turkey:20 years of age

Turkmenistan:18 years of age

Ukraine:18 years of age

United Arab Emirates:18 years of age

United States:18 years of age

Uzbekistan:18 years of age

Venezuela:18 years of age

Vietnam:17 years of age

Yemen:14 years of age

Yugoslavia:19 years of age

Taiwan:19 years of age

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@Military manpower - reaching military

Military manpower - reaching military age annually

Country profile category: Military

Afghanistan:males: 252,869 (2001 est.)

Albania:males: 35,792 (2001 est.)

Algeria:males: 388,939 (2001 est.)

Angola:males: 103,807 (2001 est.)

Argentina:males: 335,085 (2001 est.)

Armenia:males: 34,998 (2001 est.)

Australia:males: 138,971 (2001 est.)

Austria:males: 50,580 (2001 est.)

Azerbaijan:males: 77,099 (2001 est.)

Bahrain:males: 5,926 (2001 est.)

Belarus:males: 86,396 (2001 est.)

Belgium:males: 63,247 (2001 est.)

Belize:males: 2,847 (2001 est.)

Benin:males: 70,088

females: 73,618 (2001 est.)

Bhutan:males: 21,167 (2001 est.)

Bolivia:males: 90,120 (2001 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina:males: 29,757 (2001 est.)

Botswana:males: 19,479 (2001 est.)

Brazil:males: 1,762,740 (2001 est.)

Brunei:males: 3,005 (2001 est.)

Bulgaria:males: 56,104 (2001 est.)

Burma:males: 470,667

females: 479,691 (2001 est.)

Burundi:males: 79,360 (2001 est.)

Cambodia:males: 162,643 (2001 est.)

Cameroon:males: 174,308 (2001 est.)

Canada:males: 215,627 (2001 est.)

Chad:males: 82,003 (2001 est.)

Chile:males: 136,830 (2001 est.)

China:males: 10,089,458 (2001 est.)

Colombia:males: 379,295 (2001 est.)

Congo, Republic of the:males: 32,350 (2001 est.)

Costa Rica:males: 39,411 (2001 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire:males: 188,411 (2001 est.)

Croatia:males: 30,037 (2001 est.)

Cuba:males: 79,562

females: 85,650 (2001 est.)

Cyprus:males: 6,616 (2001 est.)

Czech Republic:males: 69,393 (2001 est.)

Denmark:males: 29,212 (2001 est.)

Dominican Republic:males: 87,404 (2001 est.)

Ecuador:males: 132,978 (2001 est.)

Egypt:males: 712,983 (2001 est.)

El Salvador:males: 68,103 (2001 est.)

Estonia:males: 11,164 (2001 est.)

Ethiopia:males: 703,625 (2001 est.)

Fiji:males: 9,471 (2001 est.)

Finland:males: 33,883 (2001 est.)

France:males: 390,064 (2001 est.)

Gabon:males: 11,304 (2001 est.)

Georgia:males: 41,561 (2001 est.)

Germany:males: 482,318 (2001 est.)

Ghana:males: 213,237 (2001 est.)

Greece:males: 77,976 (2001 est.)

Guatemala:males: 140,358 (2001 est.)

Haiti:males: 87,049 (2001 est.)

Honduras:males: 72,335 (2001 est.)

Hong Kong:males: 47,139 (2001 est.)

Hungary:males: 64,121 (2001 est.)

India:males: 10,879,384 (2001 est.)

Indonesia:males: 2,263,706 (2001 est.)

Iran:males: 823,040 (2001 est.)

Iraq:males: 274,035 (2001 est.)

Ireland:males: 32,287 (2001 est.)

Israel:males: 49,206

females: 53,379 (2001 est.)

Italy:males: 304,369 (2001 est.)

Jamaica:males: 27,729 (2001 est.)

Japan:males: 765,817 (2001 est.)

Jordan:males: 57,131 (2001 est.)

Kazakhstan:males: 163,628 (2001 est.)

Korea, North:males: 179,136 (2001 est.)

Korea, South:males: 394,397 (2001 est.)

Kuwait:males: 18,309 (2001 est.)

Kyrgyzstan:males: 50,590 (2001 est.)

Laos:males: 64,437 (2001 est.)

Latvia:males: 19,114 (2001 est.)

Libya:males: 61,694 (2001 est.)

Lithuania:males: 28,506 (2001 est.)

Luxembourg:males: 2,565 (2001 est.)

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: males: 17,905 (2001 est.)

Madagascar:males: 153,856 (2001 est.)

Malaysia:males: 196,042 (2001 est.)

Mexico:males: 1,077,536 (2001 est.)

Moldova:males: 42,268 (2001 est.)

Mongolia:males: 30,230 (2001 est.)

Morocco:males: 348,380 (2001 est.)

Nepal:males: 292,589 (2001 est.)

Netherlands:males: 96,082 (2001 est.)

Netherlands Antilles:males: 1,610 (2001 est.)

New Zealand:males: 26,480 (2001 est.)

Nicaragua:males: 58,232 (2001 est.)

Niger:males: 108,993 (2001 est.)

Nigeria:males: 1,375,112 (2001 est.)

Norway:males: 27,341 (2001 est.)

Oman:males: 26,469 (2001 est.)

Pakistan:males: 1,657,723 (2001 est.)

Paraguay:males: 58,359 (2001 est.)

Peru:males: 276,458 (2001 est.)

Philippines:males: 848,181 (2001 est.)

Poland:males: 344,781 (2001 est.)

Portugal:males: 71,404 (2001 est.)

Qatar:males: 6,797 (2001 est.)

Reunion:males: 6,243 (2001 est.)

Romania:males: 179,951 (2001 est.)

Russia:males: 1,242,778 (2001 est.)

Saudi Arabia:males: 233,402 (2001 est.)

Senegal:males: 114,189 (2001 est.)

Slovakia:males: 45,502 (2001 est.)

Slovenia:males: 14,513 (2001 est.)

South Africa:males: 466,399 (2001 est.)

Spain:males: 281,043 (2001 est.)

Sri Lanka:males: 193,522 (2001 est.)

Sudan:males: 398,294 (2001 est.)

Sweden:males: 51,506 (2001 est.)

Switzerland:males: 42,597 (2001 est.)

Syria:males: 200,859 (2001 est.)

Tajikistan:males: 72,056 (2001 est.)

Thailand:males: 567,659 (2001 est.)

Tunisia:males: 105,146 (2001 est.)

Turkey:males: 674,805 (2001 est.)

Turkmenistan:males: 48,292 (2001 est.)

Ukraine:males: 390,823 (2001 est.)

United Arab Emirates:males: 25,482 (2001 est.)

United States:males: 2,039,414 (2001 est.)

Uzbekistan:males: 274,602 (2001 est.)

Venezuela:males: 246,185 (2001 est.)

Vietnam:males: 961,124 (2001 est.)

Yemen:males: 238,690 (2001 est.)

Yugoslavia:males: 82,542 (2001 est.)

Taiwan:males: 198,766 (2001 est.)

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@National holiday

Afghanistan:Independence Day, 19 August (1919)

Albania:Independence Day, 28 November (1912)

Algeria:Revolution Day, 1 November (1954)

American Samoa:Flag Day, 17 April (1900)

Andorra:Our Lady of Meritxell Day, 8 September (1278)

Angola:Independence Day, 11 November (1975)

Anguilla:Anguilla Day, 30 May

Antigua and Barbuda:Independence Day, 1 November (1981)

Argentina:Revolution Day, 25 May (1810)

Armenia:Independence Day, 21 September (1991)

Aruba:Flag Day, 18 March

Australia:Australia Day, 26 January (1788)

Austria:National Day, 26 October (1955); note - commemorates thepassage of the law on permanent neutrality

Azerbaijan:Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaidzhan, 28May (1918)

Bahamas, The:Independence Day, 10 July (1973)

Bahrain:National Day, 16 December (1971); note - 15 August 1971 isthe date of independence from the UK, 16 December 1971 is the dateof independence from British protection

Bangladesh:Independence Day, 26 March (1971); note - 26 March 1971is the date of independence from West Pakistan, 16 December 1971 isVictory Day and commemorates the official creation of the state ofBangladesh

Barbados:Independence Day, 30 November (1966)

Belarus:Independence Day, 3 July (1944); note - 3 July 1944 was thedate Minsk was liberated from German troops, 25 August 1991 was thedate of independence from the Soviet Union

Belgium:Independence Day, 21 July (1831)

Belize:Independence Day, 21 September (1981)

Benin:National Day, 1 August (1960)

Bermuda:Bermuda Day, 24 May

Bhutan:National Day (Ugyen WANGCHUCK became first hereditary king),17 December (1907)

Bolivia:Independence Day, 6 August (1825)

Bosnia and Herzegovina:National Day, 25 November (1943)

Botswana:Independence Day, 30 September (1966)

Brazil:Independence Day, 7 September (1822)

British Virgin Islands:Territory Day, 1 July

Brunei:National Day, 23 February (1984); note - 1 January 1984 wasthe date of independence from the UK, 23 February 1984 was the dateof independence from British protection

Bulgaria:Liberation Day, 3 March (1878)

Burkina Faso:Republic Day, 11 December (1958)

Burma:Independence Day, 4 January (1948)

Burundi:Independence Day, 1 July (1962)

Cambodia:Independence Day, 9 November (1953)

Cameroon:Republic Day, 20 May (1972)

Canada:Independence Day/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:Founding of the People's Republic of China, 1 October (1949)

Christmas Island:NA

Cocos (Keeling) Islands:NA

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)

Costa Rica:Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

Cote d'Ivoire:Independence Day, 7 August (1960)

Croatia:Republic Day/Statehood Day, 30 May (1990)

Cuba:Independence Day, 10 October (1868); note - 10 October 1868 isthe date of independence from Spain, 20 May 1902 is the date ofindependence from US administration

Cyprus:Independence Day, 1 October (1960); note - Turkish Cypriotarea celebrates 15 November (1983) as Independence Day

Czech Republic:Czech Founding Day, 28 October (1918)

Denmark:none designated; Constitution Day, 5 June is generallyviewed as the National Day

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 February1918 was the date of independence from Soviet Russia, 6 September1991 was the date of independence from the Soviet Union

Ethiopia:National Day (defeat of MENGISTU regime), 28 May (1991)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas):Liberation Day, 14 June (1982)

Faroe Islands:Olaifest, 29 July

Fiji:Independence Day, second Monday of October (1970)

Finland:Independence Day, 6 December (1917)

France:Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

French Guiana:Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

French Polynesia:Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

Gabon:Founding of the Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG), 12 March(1968)

Gambia, The:Independence Day, 18 February (1965)

Georgia:Independence Day, 26 May (1918); note - 26 May 1918 is thedate of independence from Soviet Russia, 9 April 1991 is the date ofindependence from the Soviet Union

Germany:Unity Day, 3 October (1990)

Ghana:Independence Day, 6 March (1957)

Gibraltar:Commonwealth Day, second Monday of March

Greece:Independence Day, 25 March (1821)

Greenland:June 21 (longest day)

Grenada:Independence Day, 7 February (1974)

Guadeloupe:Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

Guam:Discovery Day, first Monday in March (1521)

Guatemala:Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

Guernsey:Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)

Guinea:Independence Day, 2 October (1958)

Guinea-Bissau:Independence Day, 24 September (1973)

Guyana:Republic Day, 23 February (1970)

Haiti:Independence Day, 1 January (1804)

Holy See (Vatican City):Coronation Day of Pope JOHN PAUL II, 22October (1978)

Honduras:Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

Hong Kong:National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People'sRepublic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 1 July 1997 iscelebrated as Hong Kong Special Administrative Region EstablishmentDay

Hungary:St. Stephen's Day, 20 August

Iceland:Independence Day, 17 June (1944)

India:Republic Day, 26 January (1950)

Indonesia:Independence Day, 17 August (1945)

Iran:Republic Day, 1 April (1979)

Iraq:Revolution Day, 17 July (1968)

Ireland:Saint Patrick's Day, 17 March

Israel:Independence Day, 14 May (1948); note - Israel declaredindependence on 14 May 1948, but the Jewish calendar is lunar andthe holiday may occur in April or May

Italy:Republic Day, 2 June (1946)

Jamaica:Independence Day, first Monday in August (1962)

Japan:Birthday of Emperor AKIHITO, 23 December (1933)

Jersey:Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)

Jordan:Independence Day, 25 May (1946)

Kazakhstan:Republic Day, 25 October (1990)

Kenya:Independence Day, 12 December (1963)

Kiribati:Independence Day, 12 July (1979)

Korea, North:Founding of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea(DPRK), 9 September (1948)

Korea, South:Liberation Day, 15 August (1945)

Kuwait:National Day, 25 February (1950)

Kyrgyzstan:Independence Day, 31 August (1991)

Laos:Republic Day, 2 December (1975)

Latvia:Independence Day, 18 November (1918); note - 18 November1918 is the date of independence from Soviet Russia, 18 November1991 is the date of 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 February1918 is the date of independence from German, Austrian, Prussian,and Russian occupation, 11 March 1990 is the date of independencefrom the Soviet Union

Luxembourg:National Day (Birthday of Grand Duchess Charlotte) 23June

Macau:National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People'sRepublic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 20 December 1999 iscelebrated as Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:Uprising Day, 2 August(1903)

Madagascar:Independence Day, 26 June (1960)

Malawi:Independence 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)

Man, Isle of:Tynwald Day, 5 July

Marshall Islands:Constitution Day, 1 May (1979)

Martinique:Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

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 (Prince of Monaco Holiday), 19 November

Mongolia:Independence Day/Revolution Day, 11 July (1921)

Montserrat:Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in June(1926)

Morocco:Throne Day (accession of King MOHAMED VI to the throne), 30July (1999)

Mozambique:Independence Day, 25 June (1975)

Namibia:Independence Day, 21 March (1990)

Nauru:Independence Day, 31 January (1968)

Nepal:Birthday of King GYANENDRA, 7 July (1946)

Netherlands:Queen's Day (Birthday of Queen-Mother JULIANA in 1909and accession to the throne of her oldest daughter BEATRIX in 1980),30 April

Netherlands Antilles:Queen's Day (Birthday of Queen-Mother JULIANAin 1909 and accession to the throne of her oldest daughter BEATRIXin 1980), 30 April

New Caledonia:Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

New Zealand:Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established Britishsovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)

Nicaragua:Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

Niger:Republic Day, 18 December (1958)

Nigeria:Independence Day, 1 October (1960)

Niue:Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established Britishsovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)

Norfolk Island:Pitcairners Arrival Day, 8 June (1856)

Northern Mariana Islands:Commonwealth Day, 8 January (1978)

Norway:Constitution Day, 17 May (1814); note - 17 May 1814 is thedate of independence from Sweden, 7 June 1905 is the date Norwaydeclared the union with Sweden was dissolved

Oman:Birthday of Sultan QABOOS, 18 November (1940)

Pakistan:Republic Day, 23 March (1956)

Palau:Constitution Day, 9 July (1979)

Panama:Independence Day, 3 November (1903)

Papua New Guinea:Independence Day, 16 September (1975)

Paraguay:Independence Day, 14 May (1811)

Peru:Independence Day, 28 July (1821)

Philippines:Independence Day (from Spain), 12 June (1898); note -12 June 1898 is the date of independence from Spain, 4 July 1946 isthe date of independence from the US

Pitcairn Islands:Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday inJune (1926)

Poland:Constitution Day, 3 May (1791)

Portugal:Portugal Day, 10 June (1580)

Puerto Rico:US Independence Day, 4 July (1776)

Qatar:Independence Day, 3 September (1971)

Reunion:Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

Romania:Unification Day (of Romania and Transylvania), 1 December(1918)

Russia:Russia Day, 12 June (1990)

Rwanda:Independence Day, 1 July (1962)

Saint Helena:Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday inJune (1926)

Saint Kitts and Nevis:Independence Day, 19 September (1983)

Saint Lucia:Independence Day, 22 February (1979)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon:Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:Independence Day, 27 October (1979)

Samoa:Independence Day Celebration, 1 June (1962); note - 1 January1962 is the date of independence from the New Zealand-administeredUN trusteeship, 1 June 1962 is the date that independence iscelebrated

San Marino:Founding of the Republic, 3 September (301)

Sao Tome and Principe:Independence Day, 12 July (1975)

Saudi Arabia:Unification of the Kingdom, 23 September (1932)

Senegal:Independence Day, 4 April (1960)

Seychelles:Constitution Day, 18 June (1993)

Sierra Leone:Independence Day, 27 April (1961)

Singapore:Independence Day, 9 August (1965)

Slovakia:Constitution Day, 1 September (1992)

Slovenia:Independence Day/Statehood Day, 25 June (1991)

Solomon Islands:Independence Day, 7 July (1978)

Somalia:Foundation of the Somali Republic, 1 July (1960)

South Africa:Freedom Day, 27 April (1994)

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands:Liberation Day, 14June (1982)

Spain:Hispanic Day, 12 October

Sri Lanka:Independence Day, 4 February (1948)

Sudan:Independence Day, 1 January (1956)

Suriname:Independence Day, 25 November (1975)

Svalbard:NA

Swaziland:Independence Day, 6 September (1968)

Sweden:Flag Day, 6 June

Switzerland:Founding of the Swiss Confederation, 1 August (1291)

Syria:Independence Day, 17 April (1946)

Tajikistan:Independence Day, 9 September (1991)

Tanzania:Union Day (Tanganyika and Zanzibar), 26 April (1964)

Thailand:Birthday of King PHUMIPHON, 5 December (1927)

Togo:Independence Day, 27 April (1960)

Tokelau:Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established Britishsovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)

Tonga:Independence Day, 4 June (1970)

Trinidad and Tobago:Independence Day, 31 August (1962)

Tunisia:Independence Day, 20 March (1956)

Turkey:Independence Day, 29 October (1923)

Turkmenistan:Independence Day, 27 October (1991)

Turks and Caicos Islands:Constitution Day, 30 August (1976)

Tuvalu:Independence Day, 1 October (1978)

Uganda:Independence Day, 9 October (1962)

Ukraine:Independence Day, 24 August (1991)

United Arab Emirates:Independence Day, 2 December (1971)

United Kingdom:Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, celebrated on thesecond Saturday in June (1926)

United States:Independence Day, 4 July (1776)

Uruguay:Independence Day, 25 August (1825)

Uzbekistan:Independence Day, 1 September (1991)

Vanuatu:Independence Day, 30 July (1980)

Venezuela:Independence Day, 5 July (1811)

Vietnam:Independence Day, 2 September (1945)


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