| Country | Date | Year of Independence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan |
08-19 !19 August | 1919 | |
 Antigua and Barbuda |
11-01 !1 November | 1981 | |
 Australia |
01-26 !26 January | 1788 | |
 Bahamas |
07-10 !10 July | 1973 | |
 Bahrain |
12-16 !16 December | 1971 | 15th August, 1971 |
 Barbados |
11-30 !30 November | 1966 | Barbados Independence Act 1966 |
 Belize |
09-21 !21 September | 1981 | September Celebrations of Belize |
 Botswana |
09-30 !30 September | 1966 | |
 Brunei |
01-01 !1 January | 1984 | |
 Cyprus |
10-01 !1 October | 1960 | 16 August 1960, but Cyprus Independence Day is commonly celebrated on 1 October.[1] |
 Dominica |
11-03 !3 November | 1978 | |
 Fiji |
10-10 !10 October | 1970 | |
 The Gambia |
02-18 !18 February | 1965 | |
 Ghana |
03-06 !6 March | 1957 | |
 Grenada |
02-07 !7 February | 1974 | |
 Guyana |
05-26 !26 May | 1966 | |
 India |
08-15 !15 August | 1947 | |
 Ireland |
04-24 !24 April (Easter Monday) | 1922 | Proclamation of the Irish Republic commencing the Easter Rising on 24 April 1916 |
 Israel |
05-14 !14 May | 1948 | 5th of Iyar on the Hebrew calendar. Declaration of Independence |
 Jamaica |
08-06 !6 August | 1962 | |
 Jordan |
05-25 !25 May | 1946 | |
 Kenya |
12-12 !12 December | 1963 | |
 Kuwait |
06-26 !25 February | 1961 | |
 Lesotho |
10-04 !4 October | 1966 | |
 Malawi |
07-06 !6 July | 1964 | |
 Malaysia |
08-31 !31 August | 1957 | Hari Merdeka |
 Maldives |
07-26 !26 July | 1965 | |
 Malta |
09-21 !21 September | 1964 | |
 Mauritius |
03-12 !12 March | 1968 | |
 Myanmar |
01-04 !4 January | 1948 | |
 New Zealand |
04-18 !6 February | 1840 | Celebrated as Waitangi Day. Also see Independence of New Zealand |
 Nigeria |
10-01 !1 October | 1960 | |
 Pakistan |
08-14 !14 August | 1947 | Yaum e Azadi. Independence from the United Kingdom on 27 Ramadan ul Mubarik, 14 August 1947 |
 Saint Lucia |
04-18 !22 February | 1979 | |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis |
09-19 !19 September | 1983 | |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
04-18 !27 October | 1979 | |
 Seychelles |
06-29 !29 June | 1976 | |
 Sierra Leone |
04-27 !27 April | 1961 | |
 Solomon Islands |
07-07 !7 July | 1978 | |
 South Africa |
12-11 !11 December | 1931 | 1931. Not a public holiday. Union of South Africa formed on 31 May 1910 and Republic of South Africa declared on 31 May 1961 |
 Sri Lanka |
02-04 !4 February | 1948 | February 4, 1948, Sri Lanka had their independence. Nearly 150 years of UK ruling the countries they finally had independence. At the time the country's name was British ceylon. |
 Sudan |
01-01 !1 January | 1956 | |
 Swaziland |
09-06 !6 September | 1968 | |
 Tanzania |
12-09 !9 December | 1961 | |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
08-31 !31 August | 1962 | |
 Tuvalu |
04-18 !1 October | 1978 | |
 Uganda |
04-18 !9 October | 1962 | |
 United Arab Emirates |
12-02 !2 December | 1971 | National Day (United Arab Emirates) |
 United States |
07-04 !4 July | 1776 | Fourth of July. Declaration of Independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1776 |
 Vanuatu |
07-30 !30 July | 1980 | Independence from United Kingdom and France in 1980 |
 Yemen |
11-30 !30 November | 1967 | South Yemen 1967 |
 Zambia |
10-24 !24 October | 1964 | |
 Zimbabwe |
04-18 !18 April | 1980 |