The Fourth of July, our Independence Day, is so recognized and celebrated in the United States, it is hard to realize that other countries do not also celebrate this great day, the day we declared our independence from Great Britain. Of course, many other countries do celebrate Independence Days... they simply differ from ours.

In many countries, Independence Day is a national holiday, just like it is in the United States, celebrated with much vigor. Here are some of the Independence Days of other countries, by order of date:

Mexico September 16th, 1810, Mexico declared independence from Spain.

Argentina July 9, 1816 independence from Spain.

Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua September 15, 1821. All of these countries share the same Independence Day, the day they achieved independence from Spain or Mexico.

Dominican Republic February 27, 1844 independence from Haiti.

Bulgaria September 22, 1908 independence from the Ottoman Empire.

Iceland June 17, 1944 independence from Denmark.

South Korea August 15, 1945. This Independence Day, also known as Gwangbokjeol, celebrates South Koreas independence from Japan. It also marks the creation of South Koreas government in 1948, on the same day.

Belarus June 3, 1966. This day marks the liberation of Minsk (the capital of Belarus) from Nazi Germany.

Russia June 12, 1990. This Russian Independence Day is also known as Russia Day. It was on this date that the Russian parliament formally declared its sovereignty. This is one of the newest Independence Days celebrated by any countries.

Armenia September 21, 1991 independence from the Soviet Union.

Bosnia and Herzegovina March 1, 1992. This Independence Day celebrates their independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugolsavia.

Montenegro June 3, 2006. This recent Independence Day marks Montenegros independence from Serbia. They voted to secede on May 21, 2006.

Many countries have Independence Days to celebrate their independence from the United Kingdom, just like we do. Here are just a few of those countries and the dates of their Independence Days notice how recent some of them are:

Australia January 1, 1901

Afghanistan August 19, 1919

Jordan May 25, 1946

India August 15, 1947

Sri Lanka February 4, 1948

Malaysia August 31, 1957

The Republic of Cyprus October 1, 1960

Jamaica August 6, 1962

Trinidad and Tobago August 31 1962

Malta September 21, 1964

Guyana May 26, 1966

Swaziland September 6, 1968

Tonga June 4, 1970

Bahamas July 10, 1973

Zimbabwe April 18, 1980

Belize September 21, 1981