Time Zone Converter

France has the most time zones (12) due to its overseas territories, followed by Russia with 11

China spans 5 geographical time zones but uses only one (UTC+8) for the entire country

Nepal uses UTC+5:45, the only country with a 45-minute offset from UTC

Kiribati's Line Islands (UTC+14) are the first places on Earth to welcome each new day

The International Date Line zigzags through the Pacific to keep island nations on the same day

India uses UTC+5:30, a 30-minute offset, affecting 1.4 billion people - the largest single timezone population

Time zones were proposed by Sir Sandford Fleming in 1879 after missing a train in Ireland

Arizona doesn't observe DST, but the Navajo Nation within Arizona does, creating timezone islands