| Country | Date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | November 22 | Independence Day: Independence from France in 1943 |
| Suriname | November 25 | Independence Day: Independence from the Netherlands in 1975 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | November 25 | Bosnian Republic Day: 1st session of the Council of National Liberation in 1943 |
| Albania | November 28 | Independence Day: Declaration of independence from Ottoman rule in 1912 |
| Mauritania | November 28 | Independence Day: Independence from France in 1960 |
| Barbados | November 30 | Independence Day: Independence from the United Kingdom in 1966 |
| Scotland | November 30 | St. Andrew's Day: Patron saint of Scotland, now a bank holiday in Scotland |
| Central African Republic | December 01 | National Day: Proclamation of the Republic in 1958 |
| Romania | December 01 | Great Union Day: Unification with Transylvania |
| United Arab Emirates | December 02 | National Day: Formation of federation of seven emirates on independence from the UK in 1971 |
| Laos | December 02 | National Day: Peoples republic declared 1975 |
| Thailand | December 05 | HM The King's Birthday: Dec 5 or following Mon if it falls on a weekend. Birthday of Late King Bhumibol Adulyade |
| Finland | December 06 | Independence Day: Declaration of independence from Russia 1917 |
| Myanmar | December 09 | National Day: Beginning of Student led protests against the British in 1920 |
| Tanzania | December 09 | Independence Day: Independence from the UK in 1961 of Tanganyika |
| Kenya | December 12 | Jamhuri Day: Marks the date of Kenya's establishment as a republic on 12 December, 1964 |
| Saint Lucia | December 13 | National Day: Saint Lucia is the Patron Saint of Saint Lucia |
| Bahrain | December 16 | National Day: Accession Day for the late Amir Sh. Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa |
| Kazakhstan | December 16 | Independence Day: Declared sovereign republic within the USSR in 1990 |
| Bhutan | December 17 | National Day: Ugyen Wangchuck elected hereditary king in 1907 |
| Niger | December 18 | Republic Day: Autonomous state within the French Community from 1958 |
| Qatar | December 18 | Qatar National Day: The assumption of power of Sheikh Jassem bin Mohamed al-Thani in 1878 |
| Macau | December 20 | Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day: Transfer of sovereignty to the PRC in 1999 |
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