| Country | Date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Cuba | January 01 | Liberation Day: Marks the 1959 Revolution led by Fidel Castro |
| Haiti | January 01 | Independence Day: Marks independence from France in 1804 |
| Sudan | January 01 | Independence Day: Independence from Egypt and Britain in 1956 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | January 08 | Commonwealth Day: The constitutional government takes office 1978 |
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