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Thailand
  1, Turkey 2, Ukraine 1, US 1, Vietnam 5) (2008)

Ukraine
  total: 189
  by type: bulk carrier 6, cargo 141, chemical tanker 1, container 3,
  passenger 6, passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 9, refrigerated
  cargo 11, roll on/roll off 7, specialized tanker 2
  foreign-owned: 2 (Luxembourg 1, Russia 1)
  registered in other countries: 204 (Belize 7, Cambodia 34, Comoros
  8, Cyprus 4, Dominica 4, Georgia 18, Liberia 25, Lithuania 1, Malta
  30, Moldova 5, Mongolia 1, Panama 10, Russia 11, Saint Kitts and
  Nevis 9, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11, Sierra Leone 10,
  Slovakia 12, Tuvalu 1, unknown 3) (2008)

United Arab Emirates
  total: 58
  by type: bulk carrier 6, cargo 9, chemical tanker 4, container 8,
  liquefied gas 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 24, roll
  on/roll off 4, specialized tanker 1
  foreign-owned: 14 (Denmark 1, Greece 3, Kuwait 10)
  registered in other countries: 313 (Bahamas 23, Bahrain 1, Belize 5,
  Cambodia 2, Comoros 7, Cyprus 9, Dominica 1, Georgia 1, Gibraltar 3,
  Hong Kong 1, India 6, Indonesia 2, Iran 1, Jordan 13, North Korea 8,
  Liberia 23, Malta 5, Marshall Islands 15, Mexico 1, Netherlands 5,
  Panama 109, Papua New Guinea 6, Philippines 1, Saint Kitts and Nevis
  18, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9, Saudi Arabia 1, Sierra Leone
  8, Singapore 12, Somalia 1, Turkey 1, UK 9, unknown 6) (2008)

United Kingdom
  total: 518
  by type: bulk carrier 33, cargo 67, carrier 5, chemical tanker 61,
  container 180, liquefied gas 18, passenger 10, passenger/cargo 67,
  petroleum tanker 23, refrigerated cargo 12, roll on/roll off 24,
  vehicle carrier 18
  foreign-owned: 264 (Cyprus 2, Denmark 62, Finland 1, France 23,
  Germany 76, Hong Kong 2, Ireland 1, Italy 5, Japan 4, NZ 1, Norway
  31, South Africa 3, Spain 1, Sweden 17, Switzerland 1, Taiwan 11,
  Turkey 2, UAE 9, US 12)
  registered in other countries: 391 (Algeria 11, Antigua and Barbuda
  9, Argentina 4, Australia 5, Bahamas 56, Barbados 9, Belize 5,
  Bermuda 3, Brunei 1, Cape Verde 1, Cayman Islands 3, Cyprus 19,
  Gibraltar 2, Greece 32, Hong Kong 39, India 2, Italy 7, South Korea
  1, Liberia 20, Luxembourg 8, Malta 19, Marshall Islands 18,
  Netherlands 2, Norway 5, Panama 59, Saint Kitts and Nevis 3, Saint
  Vincent and the Grenadines 14, Sierra Leone 2, Singapore 17,
  Slovakia 1, Spain 5, Sweden 2, Thailand 5, Tonga 1, US 1) (2008)

United States
  total: 422
  by type: barge carrier 6, bulk carrier 61, cargo 69, carrier 2,
  chemical tanker 22, container 81, passenger 19, passenger/cargo 59,
  petroleum tanker 53, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 25,
  vehicle carrier 22
  foreign-owned: 74 (Australia 1, Denmark 31, Germany 5, Japan 7,
  Malaysia 2, Netherlands 1, Norway 9, Singapore 12, Sweden 5, UK 1)
  registered in other countries: 732 (Antigua and Barbuda 8, Australia
  2, Bahamas 106, Bermuda 23, Cambodia 6, Canada 10, Cayman Islands
  42, Comoros 2, Cyprus 5, Ecuador 1, Greece 8, Hong Kong 29, Ireland
  2, Isle of Man 4, Italy 17, South Korea 7, Liberia 98, Luxembourg 4,
  Malta 23, Marshall Islands 123, Netherlands 14, Netherlands Antilles
  1, Norway 1, Norway 7, Panama 126, Portugal 1, Puerto Rico 3, Russia
  1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 18, Sierra Leone 1, Singapore
  22, Trinidad and Tobago 1, Tuvalu 1, UK 12, Vanuatu 1, unknown 2)
  (2008)

Uruguay
  total: 17
  by type: cargo 3, chemical tanker 2, passenger/cargo 9, petroleum
  tanker 2, roll on/roll off 1
  foreign-owned: 10 (Argentina 3, Greece 1, Spain 6)
  registered in other countries: 3 (Liberia 3) (2008)

Vanuatu
  total: 54
  by type: bulk carrier 32, cargo 8, container 1, liquefied gas 2,
  passenger 1, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 4, vehicle
  carrier 5
  foreign-owned: 54 (Australia 2, Belgium 4, Canada 5, Estonia 1,
  Greece 1, Japan 29, Monaco 1, Poland 7, Russia 2, Switzerland 1, US
  1) (2008)

Venezuela
  total: 62
  by type: bulk carrier 9, cargo 16, chemical tanker 3, liquefied gas
  5, passenger/cargo 10, petroleum tanker 17, refrigerated cargo 2
  foreign-owned: 12 (Chile 1, Denmark 1, Greece 3, Mexico 5, Panama 1,
  Spain 1)
  registered in other countries: 12 (Bahamas 1, Panama 10, Saint
  Vincent and the Grenadines 1) (2008)

Vietnam
  total: 387
  by type: barge carrier 1, bulk carrier 36, cargo 280, chemical
  tanker 12, container 14, liquefied gas 6, passenger 1,
  passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 32, refrigerated cargo 2, roll
  on/roll off 1, specialized tanker 1
  foreign-owned: 2 (Hong Kong 1, Japan 1)
  registered in other countries: 64 (Honduras 1, Liberia 4, Mongolia
  23, Panama 30, Tuvalu 5, unknown 1) (2008)

Wallis and Futuna
  total: 8
  by type: chemical tanker 2, passenger 6
  foreign-owned: 8 (France 6, French Polynesia 2) (2008)

Yemen
  total: 4
  by type: cargo 1, chemical tanker 1, petroleum tanker 1, roll
  on/roll off 1
  registered in other countries: 13 (North Korea 2, Moldova 1, Panama
  6, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, Sierra Leone 2, unknown 1) (2008)

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@2109 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 (1967)

Antigua and Barbuda
  Independence Day (National Day), 1 November
  (1981)

Argentina
  Revolution Day, 25 May (1810)

Armenia
  Independence Day, 21 September (1991)

Aruba
  Flag Day, 18 March (1976)

Australia
  Australia Day, 26 January (1788); ANZAC Day (commemorated
  as the anniversary of the landing of troops of the Australian and
  New Zealand Army Corps during World War I at Gallipoli, Turkey), 25
  April (1915)

Austria
  National Day, 26 October (1955); note - commemorates the
  passage of the law on permanent neutrality

Azerbaijan
  Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, 28 May
  (1918)

Bahamas, The
  Independence Day, 10 July (1973)

Bahrain
  National Day, 16 December (1971); note - 15 August 1971 was
  the date of independence from the UK, 16 December 1971 was the date
  of independence from British protection

Bangladesh
  Independence Day, 26 March (1971); note - 26 March 1971
  is the date of independence from West Pakistan, 16 December 1971 is
  Victory Day and commemorates the official creation of the state of
  Bangladesh

Barbados
  Independence Day, 30 November (1966)

Belarus
  Independence Day, 3 July (1944); note - 3 July 1944 was the
  date Minsk was liberated from German troops, 25 August 1991 was the
  date of independence from the Soviet Union

Belgium
  21 July (1831) ascension to the Throne of King LEOPOLD I

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 (Botswana Day), 30 September (1966)

Brazil
  Independence Day, 7 September (1822)

British Virgin Islands
  Territory Day, 1 July (1956)

Brunei
  National Day, 23 February (1984); note - 1 January 1984 was
  the date of independence from the UK, 23 February 1984 was the date
  of independence from British protection

Bulgaria
  Liberation Day, 3 March (1878)

Burkina Faso
  Republic Day, 11 December (1958)

Burma
  Independence Day, 4 January (1948); Union Day, 12 February
  (1947)

Burundi
  Independence Day, 1 July (1962)

Cambodia
  Independence Day, 9 November (1953)

Cameroon
  Republic Day (National Day), 20 May (1972)

Canada
  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
  Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China,
  1 October (1949)

Christmas Island
  Australia Day, 26 January (1788)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands
  Australia Day, 26 January (1788)

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
  Independence Day, 8 October (1991); note - 25 June 1991 was
  the day the Croatian Parliament voted for independence; following a
  three-month moratorium to allow the European Community to solve the
  Yugoslav crisis peacefully, Parliament adopted a decision on 8
  October 1991 to sever constitutional relations with Yugoslavia

Cuba
  Triumph of the Revolution, 1 January (1959)

Cyprus
  Independence Day, 1 October (1960); note - Turkish Cypriots
  celebrate 15 November (1983) as Independence Day

Czech Republic
  Czech Founding Day, 28 October (1918)

Denmark
  none designated; Constitution Day, 5 June (1849) is
  generally viewed 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 February
  1918 was the date Estonia declared its independence from Soviet
  Russia; 20 August 1991 was the date it declared its independence
  from the Soviet Union

Ethiopia
  National Day (defeat of MENGISTU regime), 28 May (1991)

European Union
  Europe Day 9 May (1950); note - a Union-wide holiday,
  the day that Robert SCHUMAN proposed the creation of the European
  Coal and Steel Community to achieve an organized Europe

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
  Liberation Day, 14 June (1982)

Faroe Islands
  Olaifest (Olavasoka), 29 July

Fiji
  Independence Day, second Monday of October (1970)

Finland
  Independence Day, 6 December (1917)

France
  Fete de la Federation, 14 July (1790); note - although often
  incorrectly referred to as Bastille Day, the celebration actually
  commemorates the holiday held on the first anniversary of the
  storming of the Bastille (on 14 July 1789) and the establishment of
  a constitutional monarchy; other names for the holiday are Fete
  Nationale (National Holiday) and quatorze juillet (14th of July)

French Polynesia
  Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

Gabon
  Independence Day, 17 August (1960)

Gambia, The
  Independence Day, 18 February (1965)

Georgia
  Independence Day, 26 May (1918); note - 26 May 1918 was the
  date of independence from Soviet Russia, 9 April 1991 was the date
  of independence from the Soviet Union

Germany
  Unity Day, 3 October (1990)

Ghana
  Independence Day, 6 March (1957)

Gibraltar
  National Day, 10 September (1967); note - day of the
  national referendum to decide whether to remain with the UK or go
  with Spain

Greece
  Independence Day, 25 March (1821)

Greenland
  June 21 (longest day)

Grenada
  Independence Day, 7 February (1974)

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 BENEDICT XVI, 24
  April (2005)

Honduras
  Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

Hong Kong
  National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's
  Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 1 July 1997 is
  celebrated as Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment
  Day

Hungary
  Saint 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); note - this holiday was
  celebrated under the SADDAM Husayn regime; the Government of Iraq
  has yet to declare a new national holiday

Ireland
  Saint Patrick's Day, 17 March

Isle of Man
  Tynwald Day, 5 July

Israel
  Independence Day, 14 May (1948); note - Israel declared
  independence on 14 May 1948, but the Jewish calendar is lunar and
  the holiday may occur in April or May

Italy
  Republic Day, 2 June (1946)

Jamaica
  Independence Day, 6 August (1962)

Japan
  Birthday of Emperor AKIHITO, 23 December (1933)

Jersey
  Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)

Jordan
  Independence Day, 25 May (1946)

Kazakhstan
  Independence Day, 16 December (1991)

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)

Kosovo
  Independence Day, 17 February (2008)

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 November 1918
  was the date Latvia declared itself independent from Soviet Russia;
  4 May 1990 is when it declared the renewal of independence; 21
  August 1991 was the date of de facto 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 February
  1918 was the date Lithuania declared its independence from Soviet
  Russia and established its statehood; 11 March 1990 was the date it
  declared its independence from the Soviet Union

Luxembourg
  National Day (Birthday of Grand Duchess Charlotte) 23
  June; note - the actual date of birth was 23 January 1896, but the
  festivities were shifted by five months to allow observance during a
  more favorable time of year

Macau
  National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's
  Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 20 December 1999 is
  celebrated as Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day

Macedonia
  Ilinden Uprising Day, 2 August (1903); note - also known
  as Saint Elijah's Day

Madagascar
  Independence Day, 26 June (1960)

Malawi
  Independence Day