COUNTRY NATIONAL_D REMARK CAPITAL_LATITUDE CAPITAL ------------------------------ ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Afghanistan 2015-08-19 Independence Day. Independence from United Kingdom control over Afghan foreign affairs in 1919 34.53 Kabul Albania 2015-11-28 Independence Day. Dita e Pavar?sis?. Declaration of independence from Ottoman rule in 1912 41.32 Tirana Algeria 2015-11-01 Revolution Day. Start of the War of Independence in 1954 36.77 Algiers American Samoa 2015-04-17 Flag Day. On 17 April 1900 American Samoa became a U.S. Territory -14.27 Pago Pago Andorra 2015-09-08 Our Lady of Meritxell Day. Patron saint of Andorra 42.5 Andorra la Vella Angola 2015-11-11 Independence Day. Independence from Portugal in 1975 -8.83 Luanda Antigua and Barbuda 2015-11-01 Independence Day. Independence from the United Kingdom in 1981 17.12 St. John's Argentina 2015-05-25 May Revolution Day. The Spanish viceroy is replaced by the Primera Junta during the May Revolution -34.6 Buenos Aires Armenia 2015-05-28 Republic Day. Independence from the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic in 1918 40.18 Yerevan Aruba 2015-03-18 Flag day. Autonomy within the Netherlands in 1945 12.52 Oranjestad Australia 2015-01-26 Australia Day. Date of the founding of Sydney, the first European settlement in Australia, 1788 -35.3 Canberra Austria 2015-10-26 National Day. Commemorates the Declaration of Neutrality. 48.2 Vienna Azerbaijan 2015-05-28 Republic Day. Independence from the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic in 1918 40.38 Baku Bahamas 2015-07-10 Independence Day. Independence from the United Kingdom in 1973 25.07 Nassau Bahrain 2015-12-16 National Day. Accession Day for the late Amir Sh. Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa 26.22 Manama Bangladesh 2015-03-26 Independence Day. Declaration of independence from Pakistan in 1971 23.7 Dhaka Barbados 2015-11-30 Independence Day. Independence from the United Kingdom in 1966 13.1 Bridgetown Belarus 2015-07-03 Independence Day. Marks the liberation of Minsk in 1944 53.9 Minsk Belgium 2015-07-21 Independence Day. Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld takes the oath as first king of the Belgians in 1831 50.85 Brussels Belize 2015-09-10 St. George's Caye Day. Independence from Spain in 1798. Also celebrated as Battle of St. George's Caye Day 17.25 Belmopan Benin 2015-08-01 Independence Day. Independence from France in 1960 6.48 Porto-Novo (official) Cotonou (de facto) Bermuda 2015-05-26 Bermuda Day. May 24. Originally Queen Victoria's birthday. Now celebrates the islands' heritage 32.28 Hamilton Bhutan 2015-12-17 National Day. Ugyen Wangchuck elected hereditary king in 1907 27.47 Thimphu Bolivia 2015-08-06 National Day. Proclamation of Republic (independent from Spain) in 1825 -16.5 Sucre (constitutional) La Paz (administrative) Bosnia and Herzegovina 2015-11-25 Bosnian Republic Day. 1st session of the Council of National Liberation in 1943 43.87 Sarajevo Botswana 2015-09-30 Botswana Day. Independence from the United Kingdom in 1966 -24.65 Gaborone Brazil 2015-09-07 Dia da Independ?ncia. Declared Independence from Portugal on this date in 1822 -15.78 Bras?lia Brunei 2015-02-23 National Day. Brunei gained its independence from the United Kingdom on 1 January 1984 4.88 Bandar Seri Begawan Bulgaria 2015-03-03 Liberation Day. Marks the Treaty of San Stefano signed on 3 Mar 1878 42.7 Sofia Burkina Faso 2015-08-04 Independence Day. Change of name from Upper Volta in 1984 12.35 Ouagadougou Burundi 2015-07-01 Independence Day. Independence from Belgium in 1962 -3.38 Bujumbura Cambodia 2015-11-09 Independence Day. Independence from France in 1953 11.55 Phnom Penh Cameroon 2015-05-20 National Day. Creation of a unitary state in 1972 3.87 Yaound? Canada 2015-07-01 Canada Day. Marks the union of the British North America provinces under the name of Canada in 1867 45.42 Ottawa Cape Verde 2015-07-05 Independence Day. Marks independence from Portugal on 5 July 1975 14.92 Praia Cayman Islands 2015-07-06 Constitution Day. 1st Monday in July 19.3 George Town Central African Republic 2015-12-01 National Day. Proclamation of the Republic in 1958 4.37 Bangui Chad 2015-08-11 Independence Day. Independence from France in 1960 12.1 N'Djamena Chile 2015-09-18 Independence Day. The first Government Junta is created 1810 -33.45 Santiago (official) Valpara?so (legislative) China 2015-10-01 National Day of the PRC. Proclamation of People's Republic of China 1949 39.9 Beijing Colombia 2015-07-20 Independence Day. Declaration of independence from Spain 1810 4.58 Bogot? Comoros 2015-07-06 National Day. Independence from France 1975 -11.68 Moroni Cook Islands 2015-08-04 Constitution Day. Self-government in free association with New Zealand in 1965 -21.2 Avarua Costa Rica 2015-09-15 Independence Day. Commemorates independence of the entire Central America from Spanish rule in 1821 9.93 San Jos? Croatia 2015-06-25 Statehood Day. Marks the declaration of independence from Yugoslavia in 1991 45.82 Zagreb Cuba 2015-01-01 Liberation Day. Marks the 1959 Revolution led by Fidel Castro 23.13 Havana Cyprus 2015-10-01 Independence Day. Cyprus became independent from the UK in 1960 35.17 Nicosia Czech Republic 2015-10-28 Independent Czechoslovak State Day. Independence from Austria-Hungary in 1918 50.08 Prague Democratic Republic of Congo 2015-06-30 Independence Day. Independence from Belgium in 1960 -4.32 Kinshasa Denmark 2015-06-05 Constitution Day. Grundlovsdag 55.67 Copenhagen Djibouti 2015-06-27 National Day. Independence from France 1977 11.58 Djibouti Dominica 2015-11-03 Independence Day. Independence from the United Kingdom in 1978 15.3 Roseau Dominican Republic 2015-02-27 Independence Day. Independence from Haiti in 1844 18.47 Santo Domingo East Timor 2015-05-20 Proclamation of Independence day. Independence from Indonesia in 2002 -8.57 Dili Ecuador 2015-08-10 National Day. Proclamation of independence from Spain in 1809 -.25 Quito Egypt 2015-07-23 Revolution Day. The revolution of 1952 30.05 Cairo El Salvador 2015-09-15 Independence Day. Commemorates independence of the entire Central America from Spanish rule in 1821 13.68 San Salvador Equatorial Guinea 2015-10-12 Independence Day. Independence from Spain in 1968 3.75 Malabo Eritrea 2015-05-24 Independence Day. Eritrean rebels enter the capital Asmara in 1991 leading to independence from Ethiopia 15.33 Asmara Estonia 2015-02-24 Independence Day. Memorial day of the 1848 Revolution against the Austrian empire 59.43 Tallinn Ethiopia 2015-05-28 Downfall of the Derg Day. The Derg regime is defeated in 1991 9.02 Addis Ababa Falkland Islands 2015-06-14 Liberation Day. The end of the Falklands War 1982 -51.68 Stanley Faroe Islands 2015-07-29 Saint Olavs day. Olavsoka. Saint Olaf's death at the Battle of Stiklestad in 1030 62 T?rshavn Fiji 2015-10-10 Fiji Day. Independence from the United Kingdom in 1970 -18.13 Suva Finland 2015-12-06 Independence Day. Declaration of independence from Russia 1917 60.17 Helsinki France 2015-07-14 Bastille Day. F?te de la F?d?ration. Bastille Day, 14 July 1789 48.85 Paris French Guiana 2015-07-14 Bastille Day. F?te de la F?d?ration. Bastille Day, 14 July 1789 4.92 Cayenne Gabon 2015-08-17 National Day. Independence from France in 1960 .38 Libreville Gambia 2015-02-18 Independence Day. Independence Day, from the United Kingdom in 1965 13.45 Banjul Georgia 2015-05-26 Day of First Republic. Independence from Russia in 1918 41.72 Tbilisi (official) Kutaisi (legislative) Germany 2015-10-03 German Unity Day. Unification of West Germany and East Germany in 1990 52.52 Berlin Ghana 2015-03-06 Independence Day. Independence from the United Kingdom 1957 5.55 Accra Gibraltar 2015-09-10 Gibraltar National Day. Gibraltar voted to reject Spanish sovereignty or association 1967 36.13 Gibraltar Greece 2015-03-25 Independence Day. Declaration of independence from Ottoman Empire 1821 37.97 Athens Greenland 2015-06-21 Ullortuneq. Longest Day of the Year. The National Day was introduced in 1983 as part of Home Rule 64.17 Nuuk Grenada 2015-02-07 Independence Day. Independence from the United Kingdom on 7 February 1974 12.05 St. George's Guam 2015-07-21 Liberation Day. Americans landing on Guam 1944, the beginning of the Battle of Guam 13.47 Hag?t?a Guatemala 2015-09-15 Independence Day. Commemorates independence of the entire Central America from Spanish rule in 1821 14.6 Guatemala City Guinea 2015-04-03 Second Republic Day. Removal of dictatorship in 1984 9.52 Conakry Guinea-Bissau 2015-09-24 National Day. Declaration of independence from Portugal in 1973 11.85 Bissau Guyana 2015-02-23 Republic Day. Also known as Mashramani, republic 1970 6.8 Georgetown Haiti 2015-01-01 Independence Day. Marks independence from France in 1804 18.53 Port-au-Prince Honduras 2015-09-15 Independence Day. Commemorates independence of the entire Central America from Spanish rule in 1821 14.1 Tegucigalpa Hong Kong 2015-07-01 HKSAR Day. Transfer of sovereignty to the PRC 1997 22.28 Hungary 2015-03-15 1848 Revolution memorial day. Memorial day of the 1848 Revolution against the Austrian empire 47.47 Budapest Iceland 2015-06-17 National Day. Founding of republic and dissolution of personal union with Denmark 1944 64.13 Reykjav?k India 2015-08-15 Independence Day. On August 15, 1947, India became a dominion within the British Commonwealth 28.6 New Delhi Indonesia 2015-08-17 Proclamation of Independence day. Hari Proklamasi Kemerdekaan R.I. Independence from Japan in 1945 -6.2 Jakarta Iran 2015-02-11 Revolution Day. Marks overthrow of the Shah and Ayatollah Khomeini taking power in 1979 35.68 Tehran Iraq 2015-10-03 National Day. Independence from the United Kingdom in 1932 33.33 Baghdad Ireland 2015-03-17 St. Patrick's Day. St Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland 53.33 Dublin Israel 2015-04-23 Yom Ha'atzmaut. Proclamation of independence from the British Mandate of Palestine 1948 31.78 Jerusalem (declared) Italy 2015-06-02 Republic Day. Festa della Repubblica. Italy is voted a republic in 1946 41.9 Rome Ivory Coast 2015-08-07 Independence Day. Independence from France in 1960 6.82 Yamoussoukro (official) Abidjan (former capital; still has many government offices) Jamaica 2015-08-06 Independence Day. The Colony of Jamaica's independence from the UK on 6 August 1962 17.98 Kingston Japan 2015-02-11 National Foundation Day. Marks the day on which according to legend Emperor Jimmu founded Japan in 660BC 35.68 Tokyo Jordan 2015-05-25 Independence Day. Independence Day, from the United Kingdom 1946 31.93 Amman Kazakhstan 2015-12-16 Independence Day. Declared sovereign republic within the USSR in 1990 51.17 Astana Kenya 2015-12-12 Jamhuri Day. Marks the date of Kenya's establishment as a republic on 12 December, 1964 -1.28 Nairobi Kiribati 2015-07-12 Independence Day. Independence from the United Kingdom in 1979 1.43 Tarawa Kuwait 2015-02-25 National Day. marks the creation of Kuwait as a nation in 1961 29.37 Kuwait City Kyrgyzstan 2015-08-31 Independence Day. On 31 August 1991, the Kyrgyz parliament declared independence from the Soviet Union 42.87 Bishkek Laos 2015-12-02 National Day. Peoples republic declared 1975 17.97 Vientiane Latvia 2015-11-18 Latvian National day. Declaration of independence from Russia in 1918. 56.93 Riga Lebanon 2015-11-22 Independence Day. Independence from France in 1943 33.88 Beirut Lesotho 2015-10-04 Independence Day. Independence from the United Kingdom in 1966 -29.3 Maseru Liberia 2015-07-26 Independence Day. Proclamation of the Republic: independence from the United States 1847 6.3 Monrovia Libya 2015-02-17 Revolution Day. The revolution against El-Gazafi 32.9 Tripoli Liechtenstein 2015-08-15 Liechtenstein State Celebration. The Hereditary Prince becomes Regent 2004 47.13 Vaduz Lithuania 2015-02-16 Lithuanian State Reestablishment Day. Independence after German occupation in World War I 54.68 Vilnius Luxembourg 2015-06-23 Luxembourg National Day. The official birthday of the Grand Duke 49.6 Luxembourg Macau 2015-12-20 Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day. Transfer of sovereignty to the PRC in 1999 22.17 Macedonia 2015-09-08 Independence Day. Den na nezavisnosta. Declaration of independence from Yugoslavia 1991 42 Skopje Madagascar 2015-06-26 Independence Day. Independence from France 1960 -18.93 Antananarivo Madeira 2015-07-01 Madeira Day. Marks autonomy from Portugal in 1976 Malawi 2015-07-06 Independence Day. Independence from the United Kingdom in 1964 -13.98 Lilongwe Malaysia 2015-08-31 Merdeka Day. Hari Merdeka. Independence (within the Commonwealth) from the United Kingdom in 1957 3.13 Kuala Lumpur (official, legislative and royal) Putrajaya (administrative and judicial) Maldives 2015-07-26 Qaumee Dhuvas. Celebrates victory over the Portuguese occupation in 1573 4.17 Mal? Mali 2015-09-22 Independence Day. Independence from the Mali Federation in 1960 12.65 Bamako Malta 2015-09-21 Independence Day. Malta gained its Independence from Britain on this day in 1964 35.88 Valletta Marshall Islands 2015-05-01 Constitution Day. Celebrates self governance and adoption of the constitution in 1979 7.07 Majuro Mauritania 2015-11-28 Independence Day. Independence from France in 1960 18.1 Nouakchott Mauritius 2015-03-12 Independence Day. Independence from the United Kingdom 1968 -20.15 Port Louis Mexico 2015-09-16 Independence Day. Grito de Dolores, declaration of independence from Spain in 1810 19.43 Mexico City Micronesia 2015-11-03 FSM Independence Day. Independence from the US-administered UN Trusteeship 1979 6.92 Palikir Moldova 2015-08-27 Independence Day. Declaration of independence from the Soviet Union 1991 47 Chisinau Monaco 2015-11-19 National Day. The lev?e of Prince Albert II in 2005 43.72 Monaco Mongolia 2015-07-11 Naadam Holiday. Declaration of independence from China 1921 47.92 Ulan Bator Montenegro 2015-07-13 Statehood Day. Recognised as independent at the Congress of Berlin 1878 42.43 Podgorica (official) Cetinje (seat of the President) Morocco 2015-11-18 Independence Day. Independence from France in 1956 34.03 Rabat Mozambique 2015-06-25 Independence Day. Independence from Portugal 1975 -25.97 Maputo Myanmar 2015-12-08 National Day. Beginning of Student led protests against the British in 1920 19.75 Naypyidaw Namibia 2015-03-21 Independence Day. From South African mandate 1990 -22.57 Windhoek Nauru 2015-01-31 Independence Day. Independence from the Australia, NZ, and UK administered UN trusteeship in 1968 -.53 Yaren (de facto) Nepal 2015-05-29 Republic Day. Nepal became a federal republic in 2008 27.7 Kathmandu Netherlands 2015-04-27 Kings Birthday. Marks the birthday of King Willem Alexander. 52.37 Amsterdam New Zealand 2015-02-06 Waitangi Day. Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi 1840 -41.28 Wellington Nicaragua 2015-09-15 Independence Day. Independence from Spain in 1821 12.13 Managua Niger 2015-12-18 Republic Day. Autonomous state within the French Community from 1958 13.52 Niamey Nigeria 2015-10-01 Independence Day. Independence from the United Kingdom in 1960 9.07 Abuja Niue 2015-10-19 Constitution Day. Self-government in free association with New Zealand in 1974 -19.07 Alofi North Korea 2015-09-09 National Day. Declaration of a democratic people's republic in 1948 39.02 Pyongyang Northern Cyprus 2015-11-15 Republic Day. Declaration of independence from the Cyprus in 1983 35.17 Nicosia Northern Ireland 2015-03-17 St. Patrick's Day. St Patrick is the patron saint of Northern Ireland Belfast Norway 2015-05-17 Constitution Day. The signing of the first Norwegian Constitution in Eidsvoll 1814 59.95 Oslo Oman 2015-11-18 National Day. Two day holiday. Birthday of Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said of Oman 23.6 Muscat Pakistan 2015-08-14 Independence Day. Marks Pakistan's independence from British rule in 1947 33.72 Islamabad Palau 2015-07-09 Constitution Day. Became the world's first nuclear-free constitution 1981 7.48 Ngerulmud Panama 2015-11-03 Separation Day. Declaration of independence from Colombia 1903 8.98 Panama City Papua New Guinea 2015-09-16 Independence Day. Independence from Australia in 1975 -9.5 Port Moresby Paraguay 2015-05-14 Independence Day. Two day holiday. D?a de Independencia. declaration of independence from Spain in 1811 -25.27 Asunci?n Peru 2015-07-28 Independence Day. Declaration of independence from Spain in 1821 -12.03 Lima Philippines 2015-06-12 Independence Day. Araw ng Kalayaan. Philippine Declaration of Independence from Spain in 1898 14.58 Manila Poland 2015-05-03 Constitution Day. Swieto Konstytucji 3 Maja, Constitution Day, 1791 52.23 Warsaw Portugal 2015-06-10 Portugal Day. Commemorates the death of Lu 38.7 Lisbon Puerto Rico 2015-07-25 Constitution Day. Establishment of Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 1952 18.45 San Juan Qatar 2015-12-18 Qatar National Day. The assumption of power of Sheikh Jassem bin Mohamed al-Thani in 1878 25.28 Doha Republic of the Congo 2015-08-15 National Day. Independence from France in 1960 -4.27 Brazzaville Romania 2015-12-01 Great Union Day. unification with Transylvania 44.42 Bucharest Russia 2015-06-12 Russia Day. Declaration of sovereignty in 1990, (law priority over Soviet Union laws) 55.75 Moscow Rwanda 2015-07-01 Independence Day. Independence from Belgium in 1962 -1.93 Kigali Saint Kitts and Nevis 2015-09-19 Independence Day. Independence from the United Kingdom 1983 17.3 Basseterre Saint Lucia 2015-12-13 National Day. Independence from United Kingdom in 1979 and also saint Lucia's day 14.02 Castries Samoa 2015-06-01 Independence Day. On 1 January 1962 Western Samoa became independent of New Zealand -13.83 Apia San Marino 2015-09-03 Republic Day. Independence from the Roman Empire in year 301 (traditional date) 43.93 San Marino Sao Tom? and Pr?ncipe 2015-07-12 Independence Day. Independence from Portugal 1975 .33 Sao Tom? Sardinia, Italy 2015-04-28 Sardinia's Day. Sa die de sa Sardinia (Sardinia's Day) celebrating the uprising of 28 April 1794 Saudi Arabia 2015-09-23 National Day. Unification of the kingdoms Nejd and Hejaz in 1932 24.63 Riyadh Scotland 2015-11-30 St. Andrews Day. Patron saint of Scotland, now a bank holiday in Scotland Senegal 2015-04-04 National Day. Independence from France 1960 14.68 Dakar Serbia 2015-02-15 Statehood Day of the Republic of Serbia. The beginning of the Serbian revolution against Ottoman rule in 1804 44.82 Belgrade Seychelles 2015-06-29 National Day. On 29 June 1976, the Seychelles became a republic within the Commonwealth -4.62 Victoria Sierra Leone 2015-04-27 Independence Day. Marks independence from the UK on 27 April 1961 8.48 Freetown Singapore 2015-08-09 National Day. Singapore became independent from the Federation of Malaysia on 9 Aug 1965 1.28 Singapore Slovakia 2015-09-01 Day of the Constitution of the Slovak Republic. The constitution was proclaimed on 1 September 1992 48.13 Bratislava Slovenia 2015-06-25 Statehood Day. Commemorates independence from Yugoslavia in 1991 46.05 Ljubljana Solomon Islands 2015-07-07 Independence Day. Independence from the UK in 1978 -9.43 Honiara Somalia 2015-07-01 Independence Day. Foundation of the Republic, from Italy and the formation of Somali Republic in 1960 2.03 Mogadishu South Africa 2015-04-27 Freedom Day. South Africa's first democratic general election in 1994 -25.73 Pretoria (executive) South Korea 2015-08-15 Liberation Day. Gwangbokjeol. Liberation from Japanese rule in 1945 37.55 Seoul South Sudan 2015-07-09 Independence Day. South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in July 2011 4.85 Juba Spain 2015-10-12 Fiesta Nacional de Espa?a. Columbus discovery of America in 1492 40.38 Madrid Sri Lanka 2015-02-04 Independence Day. Marks independence from British rule in 1948 6.9 Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (official) Colombo (former capital; has some government offices) St. Vincent & the Grenadines 2015-10-27 Independence Day. Independence from the United Kingdom in 1979 13.15 Kingstown Sudan 2015-01-01 Independence Day. Independence from Egypt and Britain in 1956 15.63 Khartoum Suriname 2015-11-25 Independence Day. Independence from the Netherlands in 1975 5.87 Paramaribo Swaziland 2015-09-06 Independence Day. Independence from United Kingdom in 1968 -26.32 Mbabane (administrative) Lobamba (royal and legislative) Sweden 2015-06-06 National Day. Commemorates the election of King Gustav Vasa in 1523, seen as the foundation of Sweden 59.32 Stockholm Switzerland 2015-08-01 National Day. Alliance against the Holy Roman Empire 1291, between Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden 46.95 Bern Syria 2015-04-17 Evacuation Day. Commemorating the evacuation of the last French soldier and independence on April 17, 1946 33.5 Damascus Taiwan 2015-10-10 Double Tenth Day. Commemorating the 1911 Wuchang Uprising that led to the founding of the Republic of China 25.03 Taipei Tajikistan 2015-09-09 Independence Day. Independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 38.53 Dushanbe Tanzania 2015-12-09 Independence Day. Independence from the UK in 1961 of Tanganyika -6.17 Dodoma (official) Thailand 2015-12-05 HM The Kings Birthday. Dec 5 or following Mon if it falls on a weekend. Birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyade 13.75 Bangkok Togo 2015-04-27 Independence Day. Independence from the French-administered UN trusteeship in 1960 6.12 Lom? Tonga 2015-11-02 Constitution Day (observed). In 1875, King George Tupou I consented to the constitution of the new nation of Tonga -21.13 Nuku?alofa Trinidad and Tobago 2015-08-31 Independence Day. Marks independence from the UK in 1962 10.67 Port of Spain Tunisia 2015-03-20 Independence Day. Declaration of independence from France 1956 36.8 Tunis Turkey 2015-10-29 Republic Day. Cumhuriyet Bayrami. Republican constitution in 1923 39.87 Ankara Turkmenistan 2015-10-27 Independence Day. Declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 37.93 Ashgabat Tuvalu 2015-10-01 Independence Day. Independence from the Gilbert Islands (Kiribati) in 1975 -8.52 Funafuti Uganda 2015-10-09 Independence Day. Independence from the United Kingdom in 1962 .3 Kampala Ukraine 2015-08-24 Independence Day. Independence from the Soviet Union 1991 50.45 Kiev United Arab Emirates 2015-12-02 National Day. Formation of federation of seven emirates on independence from the UK in 1971 24.47 Abu Dhabi United Kingdom 2015-04-23 St George's Day. St George is the patron saint of England, not a bank holiday 51.5 London United States 2015-07-04 Independence Day. Marks the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 38.88 Washington, D.C. United States Virgin Islands 2015-03-31 Transfer Day. Transfer of the islands from Denmark to the United States in 1917 18.35 Charlotte Amalie Uruguay 2015-08-25 Independence Day. D?a de la Independencia. Declaration of independence from Brazil 1825 -34.88 Montevideo Uzbekistan 2015-09-01 Independence Day. Became the independent Republic of Uzbekistan on 31 August 1991 41.27 Tashkent Vanuatu 2015-07-30 Independence Day. Independence from the United Kingdom and France in 1980 -17.75 Port Vila Vatican City 2015-02-11 Lateran Treaty Day. Marks an agreement with the Kingdom of Italy in 1929 41.9 Vatican City Venezuela 2015-07-05 Independence Day. Signing of the Venezuelan Declaration of Independence in 1811 10.5 Caracas Vietnam 2015-09-02 National Day. Declaration of independence from France and China in 1945 21.03 Hanoi Wales, United Kingdom 2015-03-01 St. David's Day. St David is the patron saint of Wales Yemen 2015-05-22 National Day. North and South Yemen are unified as the Republic of Yemen 1990 15.33 Sana'a Zambia 2015-10-24 Independence Day. Declaration of independence from the United Kingdom in 1964 -15.42 Lusaka Zimbabwe 2015-04-18 Independence Day. Declaration of independence from the United Kingdom in 1980 -17.85 Harare 217 rows selected. National Days are from OfficeHolidays (retrieved in July 2015): http://www.officeholidays.com/national_holidays.php Capital latitude data are from Wikipedia (retrieved in July 2015): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_capitals_by_latitude