Kiribati, a country in Oceania comprising 32 atolls and reef islands and one raised coral island, observes three time zones, ranging from UTC+12:00 to +14.[1] Kiribati does not observe daylight saving time.[2]
The three given time zones are for the three primary island groups that form Kiribati, and their associated atolls: Gilbert Island Time (GILT; UTC+12:00), Phoenix Island Time (PHOT; UTC+13:00) and Line Islands Time (LINT; UTC+14:00).[3] UTC+14:00 is the most advanced time zone in the world, making Kiribati one of the first countries to celebrate a New Year,[4] although Samoa also used to observe UTC+14:00 during their daylight saving time,[5][6] but not since 2021.[7]
Although Kiribati spans both the equator and the 180th meridian, the International Date Line goes around Kiribati and swings far to the east, almost reaching the 150°W meridian.[8][9] This was the result of the Phoenix and Line Islands switching in 1994 from UTC−11:00 and −10 to UTC+13:00 and +14 respectively.
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