One in a Krillion +100East TimorRestored its independence on May 20, 2002, the century's first new nation.Deep Cut +85AngolaAntigua and BarbudaArmeniaAzerbaijanBahrainBeninBruneiBurkina FasoBurundiCameroonIndependence came January 1, 1960, and National Day is May 20.Cape VerdeCentral African RepublicChadComorosCroatiaDjiboutiDominicaEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniGabonGeorgiaGrenadaGuineaGuinea-BissauIraqIvory CoastJordanKazakhstanKiribatiKosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLatviaLebanonLesothoLiechtensteinNational Day on August 15 doubles as its 1866 sovereignty holiday.LithuaniaMalawiMaldivesMaliMarshall IslandsConstitution Day, May 1, 1979, began self-government from US trusteeship.MauritaniaMauritiusMicronesiaMontenegroNauruNigerNorth MacedoniaPalauPapua New GuineaQatarRepublic of the CongoSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSao Tome and PrincipeSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSloveniaSolomon IslandsSurinameSyriaTajikistanTanzaniaTogoTongaEmancipation Day covers the 1970 end of British protection.TurkmenistanTuvaluUgandaUnited Arab EmiratesUzbekistanVanuatuZambiaZimbabweRare +60AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaBahamasBarbadosBelarusBelgiumLeopold I took the oath on July 21, 1831, after the Dutch split.BelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBulgariaCambodiaCyprusCzech RepublicDemocratic Republic of the CongoEcuadorFijiFinlandGuyanaIcelandItalyMarch 17, 1861 is Italy's unification anniversary, counted here.JamaicaLiberiaLibyaMadagascarMalaysiaMaltaMoldovaMongoliaMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNorth KoreaNorwayUnion Dissolution Day, June 7, 1905, counts alongside Constitution Day.PalestineIts 1988 declaration of independence was read in Algiers on November 15.ParaguayPortugalRestoration of Independence Day celebrates ending Spanish rule in 1640.RomaniaMay 10, 1877 proclaimed independence from the Ottoman Empire.RussiaRussia Day marks its 1990 declaration of state sovereignty.RwandaSerbiaStatehood Day recalls the 1804 uprising against Ottoman rule.SingaporeSomaliaSouth KoreaLiberation Day, August 15, marks the 1945 end of Japanese rule.South SudanSri LankaSudanSwedenJune 6 recalls Gustav Vasa ending the Kalmar Union in 1523.SwitzerlandSwiss National Day recalls the 1291 charter that founded the confederation.Trinidad and TobagoTunisiaUruguayVatican CityLateran Treaty Day, February 11, 1929, made it sovereign.YemenSchooler +30ArgentinaBangladeshBrazilCanadaCanada Day marks the 1867 Confederation that made it a self-governing dominion.ChileColombiaCosta RicaCubaDominican RepublicEl SalvadorGhanaGreeceGuatemalaHaitiHondurasIndonesiaIsraelKenyaNicaraguaNigeriaPakistanPanamaPeruPhilippinesPolandUkraineVenezuelaVietnamPlankton +10IndiaMexicoUnited States
