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)