{"id":54912,"date":"2026-04-15T11:35:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T06:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=54912"},"modified":"2026-04-16T17:51:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T12:21:57","slug":"list-of-countries-with-the-most-time-zones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/list-of-countries-with-the-most-time-zones\/","title":{"rendered":"List of Countries With the Most Time Zones, Country Wise Time zone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Time Zones play a crucial role in maintaining global synchronisation, affecting everything from international trade to travel and communication. While most countries operate within one or two time zones, some nations span vast geographic areas or possess overseas territories, necessitating the management of multiple time zones.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">France leads the world with 12 Time Zones, primarily due to its numerous overseas departments and territories. Russia and the United States follow closely, each encompassing 11 Time Zones owing to their expansive mainland regions and distant holdings.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Why Time Zones Matter<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Time Zone is a geographic region that observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. Most time zones are defined by their offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), such as UTC+5:30 for India. The global system of time zones ensures synchronisation across countries and continents, especially in sectors like aviation, international trade, and broadcasting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several factors contribute to a country having multiple time zones:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Large east-west landmass (e.g., Russia, USA)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overseas territories scattered across the globe (e.g., France, UK)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seasonal changes due to Daylight Saving Time (DST)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Administrative and political divisions<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>List of Countries With Most Time Zones 2026<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Time Zones are established based on one or more deviations from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). In certain regions, these deviations vary according to specific dates due to the implementation of daylight saving time (DST). As a result, such regions may alternate between time offsets throughout the year. The range of UTC offsets extends from UTC\u221212:00 to UTC+14:00, commonly measured in full-hour increments. However, a few regions, such as India (UTC+5:30), South Australia (UTC+9:30), and Nepal (UTC+5:45), follow non-standard offsets of 30 or 45 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The table below includes the List of Countries With Most Time Zones 2026:<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 97.7947%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tb-color\" style=\"width: 96.7937%; text-align: center;\" colspan=\"4\"><b>List of Countries With Most Time Zones 2026<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 8.61723%; text-align: center;\"><strong>S. No.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 12.0656%; text-align: center;\"><strong>Countries<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.4617%; text-align: center;\"><strong>No. of time zones<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.6492%; text-align: center;\"><strong>Time zone<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 8.61723%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 12.0656%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">France<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.4617%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.6492%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221210:00 \u2014 Society Islands, Tuamotus, Austral Islands<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221209:30 \u2014 Marquesas Islands<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221209:00 \u2014 Gambier Islands<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221208:00 \u2014 Clipperton Island<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221204:00 (AST) \u2014 Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Barth\u00e9lemy, Saint Martin<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221203:00 (PMST)\u2014 French Guiana, Saint Pierre and Miquelon<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+01:00 (CET) \u2014 metropolitan France<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+03:00 \u2014 Mayotte, Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+04:00 \u2014 R\u00e9union, Crozet Islands<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+05:00 \u2014 Kerguelen Islands, Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+11:00 \u2014 New Caledonia<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+12:00 \u2014 Wallis and Futuna<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 8.61723%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 12.0656%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Russia<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.4617%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.6492%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+02:00 (Kaliningrad Time) \u2014 Kaliningrad Oblast<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+03:00 (Moscow Time) \u2014 Most of European Russia<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+04:00 (Samara Time) \u2014 Astrakhan Oblast, Samara Oblast, Saratov Oblast, Udmurtia, and Ulyanovsk Oblast<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+05:00 (Yekaterinburg Time) \u2014 Bashkortostan, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Khanty\u2013Mansia, Kurgan Oblast, Orenburg Oblast, Perm Krai, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Tyumen Oblast, and Yamalia<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+06:00 (Omsk Time) \u2014 Omsk Oblast<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+07:00 (Krasnoyarsk Time) \u2014 Altai Krai, Altai Republic, Kemerovo Oblast, Khakassia, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Novosibirsk Oblast, Tomsk Oblast, and Tuva<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+08:00 (Irkutsk Time) \u2014 Buryatia and Irkutsk Oblast<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+09:00 (Yakutsk Time) \u2014 Amur Oblast, western Sakha Republic, and Zabaykalsky Krai<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+10:00 (Vladivostok Time) \u2014 Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Khabarovsk Krai, Primorsky Krai, and central Sakha Republic<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+11:00 (Magadan Time) \u2014 Magadan Oblast, eastern Sakha, and Sakhalin Oblast<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+12:00 (Kamchatka Time) \u2014 Chukotka and Kamchatka Krai<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 8.61723%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 12.0656%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">United States<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.4617%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.6492%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221212:00 (AoE) \u2014 Baker Island and Howland Island<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221211:00 (ST) \u2014 American Samoa, Jarvis Island, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll and Palmyra Atoll<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221210:00 (HT) \u2014 Hawaii, most of the Aleutian Islands, and Johnston Atoll<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221209:00 (AKT) \u2014 most of the state of Alaska<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221208:00 (PT) \u2014 Pacific Time zone: the Pacific coast states, the Idaho Panhandle and most of Nevada and Oregon<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221207:00 (MT) \u2014 Mountain Time zone: most of Idaho, part of Oregon, and the Mountain states plus western parts of some adjacent states<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221206:00 (CT) \u2014 Central Time zone: a large area spanning from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221205:00 (ET) \u2014 Eastern Time zone: roughly a triangle covering all the states from the Great Lakes down to Florida and east to the Atlantic coast<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221204:00 (AST) \u2014 Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+10:00 (ChT) \u2014 Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+12:00 (WAKT) \u2014 Wake Island<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 8.61723%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 12.0656%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Antarctica<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.4617%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.6492%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221203:00 (ART) \u2014 Palmer Station, Rothera Station<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u00b100:00 (GMT) \u2014 Troll Station<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+03:00 \u2014 Syowa Station<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+05:00 \u2014 Mawson Station<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+06:00 \u2014 Vostok Station<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+07:00 \u2014 Davis Station<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+10:00 \u2014 Dumont-d&#8217;Urville Station<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+11:00 \u2014 Casey Station<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+12:00 \u2014 McMurdo Station, Amundsen\u2013Scott South Pole Station<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 8.61723%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 12.0656%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Australia<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.4617%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.6492%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+05:00 \u2014 Heard and McDonald Islands<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+06:30 \u2014 Cocos (Keeling) Islands<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+07:00 (CXT) \u2014 Christmas Island<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+08:00 (AWST) \u2014 Western Australia, Indian Pacific railway when travelling between Port Augusta, South Australia and Kalgoorlie, Western Australia)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+08:45 (CWT) \u2013 South Australia (Border Village), Western Australia (Caiguna, Cocklebiddy, Eucla, Madura, Mundrabilla)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+09:30 (ACST) \u2014 South Australia, Northern Territory, New South Wales (Yancowinna County)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+10:00 (AEST) \u2014 Queensland, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, Tasmania<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+10:30 \u2014 Lord Howe Island<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+11:00 (NFT) \u2014 Norfolk Island<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 8.61723%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 12.0656%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">United Kingdom<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.4617%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.6492%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221208:00 \u2014 Pitcairn Islands<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221205:00 \u2014 Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221204:00 (AST) \u2014 Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Montserrat<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221203:00 (FKST) \u2014 Falkland Islands<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221202:00 \u2014 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u00b100:00 (GMT in winter\/BST in summer) \u2014 main territory of the United Kingdom, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+01:00 (CET) \u2014 Gibraltar<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+02:00 (EET) \u2014 Akrotiri and Dhekelia<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+06:00 \u2014 British Indian Ocean Territory<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 8.61723%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 12.0656%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canada<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.4617%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.6492%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221208:00 (PT) \u2014 larger western part of British Columbia, Tungsten and the associated Cantung Mine in Northwest Territories, Yukon<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221207:00 (MT) \u2014 Alberta, some eastern parts of British Columbia, most of Northwest Territories, Nunavut (west of 102\u00b0W and all communities in the Kitikmeot Region), Lloydminster and the surrounding area in Saskatchewan<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221206:00 (CT)\u2014 Manitoba, Nunavut (between 85\u00b0 West and 102\u00b0W except for western Southampton Island), Ontario (Northwestern Ontario west of 90\u00b0W with some exceptions and Big Trout Lake area east of 90\u00b0W), Saskatchewan except Lloydminster<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221205:00 (ET) \u2014 Nunavut east of 85\u00b0W and entire Southampton Island, Ontario east of 90\u00b0W (except Big Trout Lake area) plus several more western areas, Quebec (most of the province)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221204:00 (AT) \u2014 Labrador (all but southeastern tip), New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, eastern part of Quebec<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221203:30 (NT) \u2014 Labrador (southeastern), Newfoundland<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 8.61723%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 12.0656%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Denmark<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.4617%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.6492%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221204:00 \u2014 Pituffik Space Base in Greenland<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221203:00 \u2014 most of Greenland, including inhabited south coast and west coast<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221201:00 \u2014 Ittoqqortoormiit and the surrounding area in Greenland&#8217;s Tunu county<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u00b100:00 \u2014 Danmarkshavn weather station and surrounding area in Greenland&#8217;s Tunu county, Faroe Islands<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+01:00 (CET) \u2014 main territory of Denmark<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 8.61723%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 12.0656%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Zealand<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.4617%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.6492%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221211:00 \u2014 Niue<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221210:00 \u2014 Cook Islands<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+12:00 \u2014 main territory of New Zealand<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+12:45 \u2014 Chatham Islands<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+13:00 \u2014 Tokelau<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 8.61723%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 12.0656%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brazil<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.4617%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.6492%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221205:00 (Bras\u00edlia time \u22122) \u2014 Acre and Southwestern Amazonas<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221204:00 (Bras\u00edlia time \u22121) \u2014 Most part of the Amazonas State, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rond\u00f4nia, Roraima<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221203:00 (Bras\u00edlia time) \u2014 the Southeast Region, the South Region, the Northeast Region (except some islands), Goi\u00e1s, Distrito Federal, Tocantins, Par\u00e1, Amap\u00e1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221202:00 (Bras\u00edlia time +1) \u2014 A few islands on the east coast of Brazil (Fernando de Noronha, Trindade and Martim Vaz, Rocas Atoll, Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 8.61723%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 12.0656%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mexico<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.4617%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.6492%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221208:00 (Zone 4 or Northwest Zone) \u2014 the state of Baja California<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221207:00 (Zone 3 or Pacific Zone) \u2014 the states of Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Nayarit, Sinaloa and Sonora<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221206:00 (Zone 2 or Central Zone) \u2014 most of Mexico<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221205:00 (Zone 1 or Southeast Zone) \u2014 the state of Quintana Roo<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 8.61723%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 12.0656%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chile<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.4617%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.6492%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221206:00 \u2014 Easter Island<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221204:00 \u2014 main territory of Chile<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221203:00 \u2014 Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 8.61723%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 12.0656%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indonesia<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.4617%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.6492%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+07:00 (Western Indonesian Standard Time) \u2014 islands of Sumatra, Java, Madura, provinces of Bangka Belitung Islands, Riau Islands, West Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+08:00 (Central Indonesian Standard Time) \u2014 islands of Sulawesi, Bali, provinces of East Nusa Tenggara, West Nusa Tenggara, East Kalimantan, North Kalimantan and South Kalimantan<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+09:00 (Eastern Indonesian Standard Time) \u2014 islands of the Maluku Islands and Western New Guinea<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 8.61723%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 12.0656%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kiribati<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.4617%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.6492%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+12:00 \u2014 Gilbert Islands<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+13:00 \u2014 Phoenix Islands<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC+14:00 \u2014 Line Islands<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 8.61723%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 12.0656%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.4617%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.6492%;\">\n<p><span 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These include territories in the Caribbean, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and even Antarctica.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Time zones:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> UTC\u221210:00 to UTC+12:00<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Russia &#8211; 11 Time Zones: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the largest country in the world by area, Russia spans 11 time zones from its western exclave of Kaliningrad to the eastern edge of Kamchatka. Unlike France, all of Russia\u2019s time zones exist within its mainland territory.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Time zones:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> UTC+02:00 to UTC+12:00<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>United States &#8211; 11 Time Zones: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The United States covers a significant expanse and includes several unincorporated territories, which contribute to its 11 time zones.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Time zones:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> UTC\u221212:00 to UTC+12:00<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Antarctica &#8211; 9 Time Zones: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Antarctica is unique because it doesn&#8217;t have a permanent population, yet hosts various research stations operated by different countries. Each station uses the time zone of the country that runs it or the supply base it connects with.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Time zones:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> UTC\u221203:00 to UTC+12:00<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>United Kingdom &#8211; 9 Time Zones: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite being relatively small in size, the UK has numerous overseas territories that contribute to its broad time zone coverage.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Time zones:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> UTC\u221208:00 to UTC+06:00<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Australia &#8211; 9 Time Zones:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Australia itself covers three official time zones, but when its external territories are considered, the count rises to nine.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Time zones:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> UTC+05:00 to UTC+11:00<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Canada &#8211; 6 Time Zones: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canada spans from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific, resulting in six different time zones. Unlike France or the UK, Canada does not have overseas territories, so all time zones are domestic.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Time zones: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221208:00 to UTC\u221203:30<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Denmark &#8211; 5 Time Zones: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Denmark&#8217;s mainland may follow just one time zone, but its autonomous territories, including Greenland and the Faroe Islands, span several others.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Time zones: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTC\u221204:00 to UTC+01:00<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>New Zealand &#8211; 5 Time Zones: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Zealand includes several island dependencies, which extend its time zone reach.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Time zones:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> UTC\u221211:00 to UTC+13:00<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Brazil &#8211; 4 Time Zones: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brazil spans four time zones across its continental mass and distant islands. 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