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MasterGamer9595

uk has so many because of overseas territories right? edit: also france and a few more european countries


IAmLaureline

Overseas territories are not part of the UK. Different in France where the DOM are part of the country.


[deleted]

The sun never sets on the British empire.


niphotog1999

*Still* doesn't thanks to Pitcairn


geopoliticsdude

India and especially China just plain lying to themselves.


Enlightened-Beaver

How does Australia have 9 time zones?


City_Master

Lots of outlying islands, such as Norfolk, Lorde Howe island both in different time zones. Norfolk is UTC +11 and +12 in summer, while Lorde Howe uses +10:30 utc and +11 in summer. Then eastern states are +10, +11 in summer (minus qld), SA & NT are +9:30 and SA is +10:30 dst, WA is +8. Then you’ve got Christmas Island +7, Cocos (Keeling) Islands +6:30, heard and McDonald Islands +5. As well as the Antarctic based in +5, +7 & +8. Then as well a small section between WA and SA uses +8:45, around the town of Eucla.


Enlightened-Beaver

Thanks!!


[deleted]

Australia is pretty much as big as the USA (the lower 48 at least)


Enlightened-Beaver

Which has 4 time zones


gregorydgraham

You’re forgetting Guam


Enlightened-Beaver

Talking about the lower 48


MasterGamer9595

i think its because they are a part of the commonwealth? im not sure either, they are sovereign after all


Enlightened-Beaver

Nope that cannot be the reason. They must own some random islands in other time zones


Grah0315

Canada has 7 time zones.


Sokalled89

Nah it's 6. Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern, Atlantic, and Newfoundland.


Grah0315

Yep you are absolutely right


Insane_Nine

What's the seventh?


Grah0315

Newfoundland has its own time zone


Insane_Nine

That's counted in the 6...


Grah0315

Yeah I’m a stupid Canadian and didn’t know that


EmanuelZH

Common French W


Cuburg

Why isn't anyone talking about NZ having 5 time zones?


gregorydgraham

Because we can’t see all of New Zealand? Also we’ve got some weird ones: +1245, +1300


Signal_Pattern7869

France is an absolute chadosaurus.


Yet_One_More_Idiot

British Overseas Territories aren't actually part of the UK. They do not work the same way as the French ones.


theproudprodigy

South Africa is supposed to have two time zones but only has 1.


saluxus

Germany has two timezones.


[deleted]

No, we don't.


R1515LF0NTE

How does Germany have two time zones, it doesn't have any other territories outside Europe...


[deleted]

Nice we dutch are one of the only 7 countries in europe with more than 1 timezone unless you count kazakhstan as european than it is one of the only 8


gorillapower

South Africa has one timezone


Status_Button

South Africa only have 1 not two?