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24 countries with most compulsory holidays
Last updated on: August 29, 2012 08:54 IST
Image: People jump off a sand bank in Venice, Los Angeles, California.
Photographs: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
There are some countries that legally require workers to take vacation.
Let's have a look at these nations, including India, and see which countries rank where.
Source: Infographic by Louis Duncan.
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Image: Guards stand in Mughal gardens surrounding Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
Photographs: Eric Feferberg/Pool/Reuters
India
Mandatory leave in calendar year: 12
Global rank: 21
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Image: A man walks in Lujiazui financial district in Pudong.
Photographs: Carlos Barria/Reuters
China
Mandatory leave in calendar year: 5
Global rank: 23
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Image: The Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge is seen from the 90th storey of One World Trade Center in New York.
Photographs: Lucas Jackson/Reuters
The United States
Mandatory leave in calendar year: 0
Global rank: 25
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Image: A view of Vienna International Center and UN headquarters in Vienna.
Photographs: Herwig Prammer/Reuters
Austria
Mandatory leave in calendar year: 42
Global rank: 1
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Image: The Brazilian National Congress designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer is seen in Brasilia.
Photographs: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
Brazil
Mandatory leave in calendar year: 30
Global rank: 2
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Image: View of rooftops and the Montmartre's Sacre Coeur Basilica in Paris.
Photographs: Mal Langsdon/Reuters
France
Mandatory leave in calendar year: 30
Global rank: 2
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Image: Traffic on the road and the Thames passes the Houses of Parliament in London.
Photographs: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
The United Kingdom
Mandatory leave in calendar year: 29
Global rank: 4
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Image: Rowers train at dawn on the Yarra River in Melbourne.
Photographs: Toby Melville/Reuters
Australia
Mandatory leave in calendar year: 28
Global rank: 5
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Image: A view from the Castle tower shows the Unesco protected medieval city of Cesky Krumlov in Czech Republic.
Photographs: Petr Josek/Reuters
Czech republic
Mandatory leave in calendar year: 28
Global rank: 5
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Image: A view of the Frankfurt skyline with its banking towers.
Photographs: Stringer/Reuters
Germany
Mandatory leave in calendar year: 28
Global rank: 5
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Image: A woman speaks on her mobile phone at the midway point of a slope at Shemshak ski resort in Iran.
Photographs: Caren Firouz/Reuters
Iran
Mandatory leave in calendar year: 28
Global rank: 5
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Image: A view of Moscow's Kremlin, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Moscow City business district.
Photographs: Stringer/Reuters
Russia
Mandatory leave in calendar year: 28
Global rank: 5
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Image: Houses are seen at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania's Hie district.
Photographs: Katrina Manson/Reuters
Tanzania
Mandatory leave in calendar year: 28
Global rank: 5
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Image: A view of the centre of Astana.
Photographs: Stringer/Reuters
Kazakhstan
Mandatory leave in calendar year: 24
Global rank: 11
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Image: The Kingdom Tower stands in the night above the Saudi capital Riyadh.
Photographs: Ali Jarekji/Reuters
Saudi Arabia
Mandatory leave in calendar year: 21
Global rank: 12
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Image: A view of Johannesburg.
Photographs: Euroluftbild.de Euroluftbild.de/Reuters
South Africa
Mandatory leave in calendar year: 21
Global rank: 12
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Image: A view of illuminated Christmas decorations at Monserrate church in Bogota.
Photographs: John Vizcaino/Reuters
Colombia
Mandatory leave in calendar year: 21
Global rank: 12
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Image: Statue of national hero Simon Bolivar, at central Plaza Bolivar square, in Caracas.
Photographs: Jorge Silva/Reuters
Venezuela
Mandatory leave in calendar year: 21
Global rank: 12
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Image: A view of Serbian Parliament building in Belgrade.
Photographs: Marko Djurica/Reuters
Serbia
Mandatory leave in calendar year: 20
Global rank: 16
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Image: A child plays near a fountain at the Parque Central in Guatemala City.
Photographs: Daniel Leclair/Reuters
Guatemala
Mandatory leave in calendar year: 15
Global rank: 17
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Image: People play volleyball on the front lawn of Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
Photographs: Chris Wattie/Reuters
Canada
Mandatory leave in calendar year: 14
Global rank: 18
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Image: An aerial view shows Quito's Basilica church.
Photographs: Guillermo Granja/Reuters
Ecuador
Mandatory leave in calendar year: 14
Global rank: 18
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Image: Stone statues of Buddhist arhats sit on a truck in Vietnam's northern Ninh Binh province.
Photographs: Nguyen Huy Kham/Reuters
Vietnam
Mandatory leave in calendar year: 14
Global rank: 18
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Image: People walk outside the Soumaya Museum in Mexico City.
Photographs: Jorge Dan Lopez/Reuters
Mexico
Mandatory leave in calendar year: 6
Global rank: 22
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Image: A view of Hong Kong.
Photographs: Bobby Yip/Reuters
Hong Kong
Mandatory leave in calendar year: 5
Global rank: 24
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