The National Day of Vatican City is on the 24 April (Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated as the 265th Pope 2005)

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The National Day of United Kingdom does not have a recognized national day (see proposed British national day), although the Queen’s Official Birthday (which is declared annually, usually falling on a Saturday in the first half of June) is sometimes considered as such, for example, in British diplomatic institutions overseas. However, the four constituent nations of the UK (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) all have National Saint’s days.

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The National Day of Turkey is on the  29 October (Republic Day (Cumhuriyet Bayramı), republican constitution 1923).

The National Day of Syria is on the 17 April (Evacuation Day, from France 1946).

The National Day of Switzerland is on the 1 August (National Day, alliance against the Holy Roman Empire 1291, between Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden)

The National Day of Sweden is on the 6 June (Gustav Vasa is elected King of Sweden 1523, the constitutions of 1809 and 1974)

The National Day of Spain is on the 12 October (Fiesta Nacional de España, Columbus discovery of America 1492)

The National Day of Slovenia is on the 25 June ((Statehood Day), declaration of independence from Yugoslavia 1991).

The National Day of Serbia is on the 15 February (The beginning of the Serbian revolution against Ottoman rule 1804, first constitution 1835).

The National Day of Russia is on the 12 June – Russia Day, declaration of sovereignty in 1990, (law priority over Soviet Union laws)