THE DIPLOMATIC LIST

NATIONAL DAYSJanuary 1 Republic of Cuba Liberation Day26 Commonwealth of Australia “Australia Day” (1788)26 Republic of India Republic Day (1950)February 4 Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri LankaNational Day6 New Zealand Waitangi Day11 Islamic Republic of Iran Victory of the Islamic Revolution15 Republic of Serbia National Day16 Republic of Lithuania Independence Day (1918)24 Republic of Estonia Independence Day25 State of Kuwait National Day26 State of Kuwait Liberation DayMarch 3 Republic of Bulgaria Day of Bulgaria’s Liberation fromOttoman Rule6 Republic of Ghana Independence Day (1957)17 Ireland St. Patrick’s Day20 Republic of Tunisia Independence Day (1956)21 Republic of Namibia Independence Day (1990)23 Islamic Republic of Pakistan Pakistan Day25 Hellenic Republic Independence Day (1821)26 People’s Republic of Bangladesh Independence and National Day(1971)April 17 Syrian Arab Republic Independence Day19 The Holy See Election to the Pontificate ofH.H. Pope Benedict XVI (2005)20 State of Israel Independence Day (date variable)26 United Republic of Tanzania Union Day27 Republic of South Africa Freedom Day30 Kingdom of the Netherlands Official Celebration of the Birthdayof H.M. Queen BeatrixMay 3 Republic of Poland Anniversary of the 1791 Constitution9 Europe Day15 Republic of Paraguay National Day17 Kingdom of Norway Anniversary of the Constitution(1814)21 Montenegro Independence Day25 Argentine Republic Anniversary of the Revolution ofMay (1810)25 Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Independence Day (1946)26 Georgia Independence Day (1918)28 Republic of Azerbaijan Republic Day (1918)June 2 Italian Republic5 Kingdom of DenmarkNational DayDay of the Constitution6 Kingdom of Sweden Day of the Swedish Flag10 Portuguese Republic National Day167