These countries provide the most paid days off

No work, just pay on the holidays.

Holidays are commonplace around the world, crossing religion and culture. However, there are a number of countries where employees have more paid holidays and annual leave days than others.

Many of the 34 member countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and 28 member states in the European Union have laws in place that mandate a minimum number of days of annual leave to be provided to workers. According to a , annual leave covers both paid annual leave entitlements and public holidays. Public holidays are considered those observed on specific dates, while annual leave can be taken at the choice of the employee and, in some countries, can be at least 20 working days per year.

**Sweden**: 36 days of leave. An exterior view of Johannesberg Castle, in Rimbo, 50km north of Stockholm, Sweden, Tuesday Dec. 4, 2018. (AP Photo/David Keyton)

**Spain**: 36 days of leave. People enjoy natural thermal baths of Cidaco River on an autumn day in the small village of Arnedillo, around 60 km (37,2823 miles) from Logrono city, northern Spain, Saturday, Nov.10, 2018. (AP Photo / Alvaro Barrientos)

**Malta**: 38 days of leave. In this photo taken on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018, devotees carry a statue of the Virgin Mary through the streets of Rabat on the island of Gozo in the Maltese archipelago, during the feast day of the Assumption of Mary. The streets and quaint lanes of Rabat come to life during the annual religious feast day of the Assumption of Mary. The holiday is the peak of the summer season of religious village feasts and is celebrated in seven towns and villages, including Rabat. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

The installation 'F Lotus ' of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei for the exhibition 'translocation- transformation' made of life vests is swimming in the pond at the Upper Belvedere palace in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, July 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak) — **Austria**: 38 days of leave. The installation ‘F Lotus ‘ of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei for the exhibition ‘translocation- transformation’ made of life vests is swimming in the pond at the Upper Belvedere palace in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, July 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

**Luxembourg**: 35 days of leave. The Vianden castle rises above the tree-covered Ardennes hills in northern Luxembourg earlier this year. Luxembourgers call Vianden the jewel in the tourism crown of this quirky mini-state nation sandwiched between Germany, France and Belgium. (AP Photo/Paul Ames)

**Iceland**: 36 days of leave. A woman stands on the black beach in Vik, Iceland, near the Volcano Katla, Friday, Oct. 28, 2016. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

A demonstrator holds a french flag at the toll gates on a motorway at Biarritz southwestern France, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018.T he concessions made by French president Emmanuel Macron's government in a bid to stop the huge and violent anti-government demonstrations seemed on Wednesday to have failed to convince protesters, with trade unions and disgruntled farmers now threatening to join the fray.(AP Photo/Bob Edme) — **France**: 36 days of leave. A demonstrator holds a french flag at the toll gates on a motorway at Biarritz southwestern France, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. The concessions made by French president Emmanuel Macron’s government in a bid to stop the huge and violent anti-government demonstrations seemed on Wednesday to have failed to convince protesters, with trade unions and disgruntled farmers now threatening to join the fray. (AP Photo/Bob Edme)

**Finland**: 36 days of leave. Youths jump into the sea on a hot summer’s day, in Vaasa, Finland, Thursday, July 19, 2018. (Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva via AP)

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The following 10 countries belonging to the OECD or the EU provide the most days of annual leave, combining public holidays and those nations’ minimum number of annual leave days. Data are not available for Cyprus and .

Luxembourg

Total Days of Paid Annual Leave: 35

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Slovak Republic

Total Days of Paid Annual Leave: 35

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Sweden