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This entry gives the name of the seat of government, its geographic coordinates, the time difference relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and the time observed in Washington, DC, and, if applicable, information on daylight saving time (DST). Where appropriate, a special note has been added to highlight those countries that have multiple time zones.
| Country | Capital |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan |
name:
Kabul
geographic coordinates:
34 31 N, 69 11 E
time difference:
UTC+4.5 (9.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: named for the Kabul River, but the river's name is of unknown origin
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| Akrotiri |
name:
Episkopi Cantonment (base administrative center for Akrotiri and Dhekelia)
geographic coordinates:
34 40 N, 32 51 E
time difference:
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
etymology: "Episkopi" means "episcopal" in Greek and stems from the fact that the site previously served as the bishop's seat of an Orthodox diocese
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| Albania |
name:
Tirana (Tirane)
geographic coordinates:
41 19 N, 19 49 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
etymology: the name Tirana first appears in a 1418 Venetian document; the origin of the name is unclear, but may derive from Tirkan fortress, whose ruins survive on the slopes of Dajti mountain and which overlooks the city
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| Algeria |
name:
Algiers
geographic coordinates:
36 45 N, 3 03 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: name derives from the Arabic "al-Jazair" meaning "the islands" and refers to the four islands formerly off the coast but joined to the mainland since 1525
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| American Samoa |
name:
Pago Pago
geographic coordinates:
14 16 S, 170 42 W
time difference:
UTC-11 (6 hours behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
note: pronounced "pahn-go pahn-go"
|
| Andorra |
name:
Andorra la Vella
geographic coordinates:
42 30 N, 1 31 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
etymology: translates as "Andorra the Old" in Catalan
|
| Angola |
name:
Luanda
geographic coordinates:
8 50 S, 13 13 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: originally named "Sao Paulo da Assuncao de Loanda" (Saint Paul of the Assumption of Loanda), which over time was shortened and corrupted to just Luanda
|
| Anguilla |
name:
The Valley
geographic coordinates:
18 13 N, 63 03 W
time difference:
UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: name derives from the capital's location between several hills
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| Antigua and Barbuda |
name:
Saint John's
geographic coordinates:
17 07 N, 61 51 W
time difference:
UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Argentina |
name:
Buenos Aires
geographic coordinates:
34 36 S, 58 22 W
time difference:
UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: the name translates as "fair winds" in Spanish and derives from the original designation of the settlement that would become the present-day city, "Santa Maria del Buen Aire" (Saint Mary of the Fair Winds)
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| Armenia |
name:
Yerevan
geographic coordinates:
40 10 N, 44 30 E
time difference:
UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: name likely derives from the ancient Urartian fortress of Erebuni established on the current site of Yerevan in 782 B.C. and whose impresive ruins still survive
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| Aruba |
name:
Oranjestad
geographic coordinates:
12 31 N, 70 02 W
time difference:
UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: translates as "orange town" in Dutch; the city is named after William I, Prince of Orange, the first king of the Netherlands
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| Australia |
name:
Canberra
geographic coordinates:
35 16 S, 149 08 E
time difference:
UTC+10 (15 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins first Sunday in October; ends first Sunday in April
etymolgy: the name is claimed to derive from either Kambera or Camberry, which are names corrupted from the original native designation for the area "Nganbra" or "Nganbira" |
| Austria |
name:
Vienna
geographic coordinates:
48 12 N, 16 22 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
etymology: the origin of the name is disputed but may derive from earlier settlements of the area; a Celtic town of Vedunia, established about 500 B.C., came under Roman dominance aound 15 B.C. and became known as Vindobona; archeological remains of the latter survive at many sites in the center of Vienna
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| Azerbaijan |
name:
Baku (Baki, Baky)
geographic coordinates:
40 23 N, 49 52 E
time difference:
UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: the name derives from the Persian designation of the city "bad-kube" meaning "wind-pounded city" and refers to the harsh winds and severe snow storms that can hit the city note: at approximately 28 m below sea level, Baku's elevation makes it the lowest capital city in the world |
| Bahamas, The |
name:
Nassau
geographic coordinates:
25 05 N, 77 21 W
time difference:
UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November
etymology: named after William III, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland, who was a member of the House of Nassau
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| Bahrain |
name:
Manama
geographic coordinates:
26 14 N, 50 34 E
time difference:
UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: name derives from the Arabic "al-manama" meaning "place of rest" or "place of dreams"
|
| Bangladesh |
name:
Dhaka
geographic coordinates:
23 43 N, 90 24 E
time difference:
UTC+6 (11 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: the origins of the name are unclear, but some sources state that the city's site was originally called "dhakka," meaning "watchtower," and that the area served as a watch-station for Bengal rulers
|
| Barbados |
name:
Bridgetown
geographic coordinates:
13 06 N, 59 37 W
time difference:
UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: named after a bridge constructed over the swampy area (known as the Careenage) around the Constitution River that flows through the center of Bridgetown
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| Belarus |
name:
Minsk
geographic coordinates:
53 54 N, 27 34 E
time difference:
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
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| Belgium |
name:
Brussels
geographic coordinates:
50 50 N, 4 20 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
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| Belize |
name:
Belmopan
geographic coordinates:
17 15 N, 88 46 W
time difference:
UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Benin |
name:
Porto-Novo (constitutional capital); Cotonou (seat of government)
geographic coordinates:
6 29 N, 2 37 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
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| Bermuda |
name:
Hamilton
geographic coordinates:
32 17 N, 64 47 W
time difference:
UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November
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| Bhutan |
name:
Thimphu
geographic coordinates:
27 28 N, 89 38 E
time difference:
UTC+6 (11 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Bolivia |
name:
La Paz (administrative capital); Sucre (constitutional [legislative and judicial] capital)
geographic coordinates:
16 30 S, 68 09 W
time difference:
UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
note: at approximately 3,630 m above sea level, La Paz's elevation makes it the highest capital city in the world
|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
name:
Sarajevo
geographic coordinates:
43 52 N, 18 25 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
|
| Botswana |
name:
Gaborone
geographic coordinates:
24 38 S, 25 54 E
time difference:
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Brazil |
name:
Brasilia
geographic coordinates:
15 47 S, 47 55 W
time difference:
UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins third Sunday in October; ends third Sunday in February
note: Brazil has four time zones, including one for the Fernando de Noronha Islands |
| British Virgin Islands |
name:
Road Town
geographic coordinates:
18 25 N, 64 37 W
time difference:
UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Brunei |
name:
Bandar Seri Begawan
geographic coordinates:
4 53 N, 114 56 E
time difference:
UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Bulgaria |
name:
Sofia
geographic coordinates:
42 41 N, 23 19 E
time difference:
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
|
| Burkina Faso |
name:
Ouagadougou
geographic coordinates:
12 22 N, 1 31 W
time difference:
UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Burma |
name:
Rangoon (Yangon); note - Nay Pyi Taw is the administrative capital
geographic coordinates:
16 48 N, 96 09 E
time difference:
UTC+6.5 (11.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Burundi |
name:
Bujumbura
geographic coordinates:
3 22 S, 29 21 E
time difference:
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Cabo Verde |
name:
Praia
geographic coordinates:
14 55 N, 23 31 W
time difference:
UTC-1 (4 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Cambodia |
name:
Phnom Penh
geographic coordinates:
11 33 N, 104 55 E
time difference:
UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Cameroon |
name:
Yaounde
geographic coordinates:
3 52 N, 11 31 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Canada |
name:
Ottawa
geographic coordinates:
45 25 N, 75 42 W
time difference:
UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November
note: Canada has six time zones |
| Cayman Islands |
name:
George Town (on Grand Cayman)
geographic coordinates:
19 18 N, 81 23 W
time difference:
UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Central African Republic |
name:
Bangui
geographic coordinates:
4 22 N, 18 35 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Chad |
name:
N'Djamena
geographic coordinates:
12 06 N, 15 02 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Chile |
name:
Santiago; note - Valparaiso is the seat of the national legislature
geographic coordinates:
33 27 S, 70 40 W
time difference:
UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins second Sunday in August; ends second Sunday in May; note - Punta Arenas observes DST throughout the year
note: Chile has three time zones: the continental portion at UTC-3; the southern Magallanes region, which does not use daylight savings time and remains at UTC-3 for the summer months; and Easter Island at UTC-5 |
| China |
geographic coordinates:
39 55 N, 116 23 E
time difference:
UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
capital:
Beijing
note: despite its size, all of China falls within one time zone |
| Christmas Island |
name:
The Settlement
geographic coordinates:
10 25 S, 105 43 E
time difference:
UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
name:
West Island
geographic coordinates:
12 10 S, 96 50 E
time difference:
UTC+6.5 (11.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Colombia |
name:
Bogota
geographic coordinates:
4 36 N, 74 05 W
time difference:
UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Comoros |
name:
Moroni
geographic coordinates:
11 42 S, 43 14 E
time difference:
UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
name:
Kinshasa
geographic coordinates:
4 19 S, 15 18 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
note: the DRC has two time zones |
| Congo, Republic of the |
name:
Brazzaville
geographic coordinates:
4 15 S, 15 17 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Cook Islands |
name:
Avarua
geographic coordinates:
21 12 S, 159 46 W
time difference:
UTC-10 (5 hours behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Costa Rica |
name:
San Jose
geographic coordinates:
9 56 N, 84 05 W
time difference:
UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Cote d'Ivoire |
name:
Yamoussoukro (legislative capital), Abidjan (administrative capital); note - although Yamoussoukro has been the official capital since 1983, Abidjan remains the administrative capital as well as the officially designated commercial capital; the US, like other countries, maintains its Embassy in Abidjan
geographic coordinates:
6 49 N, 5 16 W
time difference:
UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Croatia |
name:
Zagreb
geographic coordinates:
45 48 N, 16 00 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
|
| Cuba |
name:
Havana
geographic coordinates:
23 07 N, 82 21 W
time difference:
UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November; note - Cuba has been known to alter the schedule of DST on short notice in an attempt to conserve electricity for lighting
|
| Curacao |
name:
Willemstad
geographic coordinates:
12 06 N, 68 55 W
time difference:
UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
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| Cyprus |
name:
Nicosia (Lefkosia/Lefkosa)
geographic coordinates:
35 10 N, 33 22 E
time difference:
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
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| Czechia |
name:
Prague
geographic coordinates:
50 05 N, 14 28 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
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| Denmark |
name:
Copenhagen
geographic coordinates:
55 40 N, 12 35 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
note: applies to continental Denmark only, not to its North Atlantic components |
| Dhekelia |
name:
Episkopi Cantonment (base administrative center for Akrotiri and Dhekelia); located in Akrotiri
geographic coordinates:
34 40 N, 32 51 E
time difference:
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
etymology: "Episkopi" means "episcopal" in Greek and stems from the fact that the site previously served as the bishop's seat of an Orthodox diocese
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| Djibouti |
name:
Djibouti
geographic coordinates:
11 35 N, 43 09 E
time difference:
UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
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| Dominica |
name:
Roseau
geographic coordinates:
15 18 N, 61 24 W
time difference:
UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Dominican Republic |
name:
Santo Domingo
geographic coordinates:
18 28 N, 69 54 W
time difference:
UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
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| Ecuador |
name:
Quito
geographic coordinates:
0 13 S, 78 30 W
time difference:
UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
note: Ecuador has two time zones, including the Galapagos Islands (UTC-6) |
| Egypt |
name:
Cairo
geographic coordinates:
30 03 N, 31 15 E
time difference:
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
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| El Salvador |
name:
San Salvador
geographic coordinates:
13 42 N, 89 12 W
time difference:
UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Equatorial Guinea |
name:
Malabo; note - a new capital of Oyala is being built on the mainland near Djibloho; Malabo is on the island of Bioko
geographic coordinates:
3 45 N, 8 47 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
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| Eritrea |
name:
Asmara (Asmera)
geographic coordinates:
15 20 N, 38 56 E
time difference:
UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
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| Estonia |
name:
Tallinn
geographic coordinates:
59 26 N, 24 43 E
time difference:
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
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| Eswatini |
name:
Mbabane (administrative capital); Lobamba (royal and legislative capital)
geographic coordinates:
26 19 S, 31 08 E
time difference:
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
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| Ethiopia |
name:
Addis Ababa
geographic coordinates:
9 02 N, 38 42 E
time difference:
UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
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| European Union |
name:
Brussels (Belgium), Strasbourg (France), Luxembourg, Frankfurt (Germany); note - the European Council, a gathering of the EU heads of state and/or government, and the Council of the European Union, a ministerial-level body of ten formations, meet in Brussels, Belgium, except for Council meetings held in Luxembourg in April, June, and October; the European Parliament meets in Brussels and Strasbourg, France, and has administrative offices in Luxembourg; the Court of Justice of the European Union is located in Luxembourg; and the European Central Bank is located in Frankfurt, Germany
geographic coordinates:
(Brussels) 50 50 N, 4 20 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
note: the 28 European Union countries spread across three time zones; a proposal has been put forward to do away with daylight savings time in all EU countries |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) |
name:
Stanley
geographic coordinates:
51 42 S, 57 51 W
time difference:
UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
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| Faroe Islands |
name:
Torshavn
geographic coordinates:
62 00 N, 6 46 W
time difference:
UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
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| Fiji |
name:
Suva (on Viti Levu)
geographic coordinates:
18 08 S, 178 25 E
time difference:
UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins first Sunday in November; ends second Sunday in January
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| Finland |
name:
Helsinki
geographic coordinates:
60 10 N, 24 56 E
time difference:
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
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| France |
name:
Paris
geographic coordinates:
48 52 N, 2 20 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
note: applies to metropolitan France only; for its overseas regions the time difference is UTC-4 for Guadeloupe and Martinique, UTC-3 for French Guiana, UTC+3 for Mayotte, and UTC+4 for Reunion |
| French Polynesia |
name:
Papeete (located on Tahiti)
geographic coordinates:
17 32 S, 149 34 W
time difference:
UTC-10 (5 hours behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
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| Gabon |
name:
Libreville
geographic coordinates:
0 23 N, 9 27 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
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| Gambia, The |
name:
Banjul
geographic coordinates:
13 27 N, 16 34 W
time difference:
UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
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| Georgia |
name:
Tbilisi
geographic coordinates:
41 41 N, 44 50 E
time difference:
UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
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| Germany |
name:
Berlin
geographic coordinates:
52 31 N, 13 24 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
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| Ghana |
name:
Accra
geographic coordinates:
5 33 N, 0 13 W
time difference:
UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
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| Gibraltar |
name:
Gibraltar
geographic coordinates:
36 08 N, 5 21 W
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
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| Greece |
name:
Athens
geographic coordinates:
37 59 N, 23 44 E
time difference:
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
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| Greenland |
name:
Nuuk (Godthaab)
geographic coordinates:
64 11 N, 51 45 W
time difference:
UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
note: Greenland has four time zones |
| Grenada |
name:
Saint George's
geographic coordinates:
12 03 N, 61 45 W
time difference:
UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
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| Guam |
name:
Hagatna (Agana)
geographic coordinates:
13 28 N, 144 44 E
time difference:
UTC+10 (15 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
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| Guatemala |
name:
Guatemala City
geographic coordinates:
14 37 N, 90 31 W
time difference:
UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
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| Guernsey |
name:
Saint Peter Port
geographic coordinates:
49 27 N, 2 32 W
time difference:
UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
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| Guinea |
name:
Conakry
geographic coordinates:
9 30 N, 13 42 W
time difference:
UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Guinea-Bissau |
name:
Bissau
geographic coordinates:
11 51 N, 15 35 W
time difference:
UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Guyana |
name:
Georgetown
geographic coordinates:
6 48 N, 58 09 W
time difference:
UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Haiti |
name:
Port-au-Prince
geographic coordinates:
18 32 N, 72 20 W
time difference:
UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November
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| Holy See (Vatican City) |
name:
Vatican City
geographic coordinates:
41 54 N, 12 27 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
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| Honduras |
name:
Tegucigalpa
geographic coordinates:
14 06 N, 87 13 W
time difference:
UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)
|
| Hungary |
name:
Budapest
geographic coordinates:
47 30 N, 19 05 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
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| Iceland |
name:
Reykjavik
geographic coordinates:
64 09 N, 21 57 W
time difference:
UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| India |
name:
New Delhi
geographic coordinates:
28 36 N, 77 12 E
time difference:
UTC+5.5 (10.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Indonesia |
name:
Jakarta
geographic coordinates:
6 10 S, 106 49 E
time difference:
UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
note: Indonesia has three time zones |
| Iran |
name:
Tehran
geographic coordinates:
35 42 N, 51 25 E
time difference:
UTC+3.5 (8.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins fourth Wednesday in March; ends fourth Friday in September
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| Iraq |
name:
Baghdad
geographic coordinates:
33 20 N, 44 24 E
time difference:
UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
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| Ireland |
name:
Dublin
geographic coordinates:
53 19 N, 6 14 W
time difference:
UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
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| Isle of Man |
name:
Douglas
geographic coordinates:
54 09 N, 4 29 W
time difference:
UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
|
| Israel |
name:
Jerusalem; note - the US recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in December 2017 without taking a position on the specific boundaries of Israeli sovereignty
geographic coordinates:
31 46 N, 35 14 E
time difference:
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, Friday before the last Sunday in March; ends the last Sunday in October
|
| Italy |
name:
Rome
geographic coordinates:
41 54 N, 12 29 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
|
| Jamaica |
name:
Kingston
geographic coordinates:
18 00 N, 76 48 W
time difference:
UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Japan |
name:
Tokyo
geographic coordinates:
35 41 N, 139 45 E
time difference:
UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Jersey |
name:
Saint Helier
geographic coordinates:
49 11 N, 2 06 W
time difference:
UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
|
| Jordan |
name:
Amman
geographic coordinates:
31 57 N, 35 56 E
time difference:
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Friday in March; ends last Friday in October
|
| Kazakhstan |
name:
Astana
geographic coordinates:
51 10 N, 71 25 E
time difference:
UTC+6 (11 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
note: Kazakhstan has two time zones |
| Kenya |
name:
Nairobi
geographic coordinates:
1 17 S, 36 49 E
time difference:
UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Kiribati |
name:
Tarawa
geographic coordinates:
1 21 N, 173 02 E
time difference:
UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
note: Kiribati has three time zones: the Gilbert Islands group at UTC+12, the Phoenix Islands at UTC+13, and the Line Islands at UTC+14 |
| Korea, North |
name:
Pyongyang
geographic coordinates:
39 01 N, 125 45 E
time difference:
UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
note: on 5 May 2018, North Korea reverted to UTC+9, the same time zone as South Korea |
| Korea, South |
name:
Seoul; note - Sejong, located some 120 km (75 mi) south of Seoul, is being developed as a new capital
geographic coordinates:
37 33 N, 126 59 E
time difference:
UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Kosovo |
name:
Pristina (Prishtine, Prishtina)
geographic coordinates:
42 40 N, 21 10 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
|
| Kuwait |
name:
Kuwait City
geographic coordinates:
29 22 N, 47 58 E
time difference:
UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Kyrgyzstan |
name:
Bishkek
geographic coordinates:
42 52 N, 74 36 E
time difference:
UTC+6 (11 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Laos |
name:
Vientiane (Viangchan)
geographic coordinates:
17 58 N, 102 36 E
time difference:
UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Latvia |
name:
Riga
geographic coordinates:
56 57 N, 24 06 E
time difference:
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
|
| Lebanon |
name:
Beirut
geographic coordinates:
33 52 N, 35 30 E
time difference:
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
|
| Lesotho |
name:
Maseru
geographic coordinates:
29 19 S, 27 29 E
time difference:
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Liberia |
name:
Monrovia
geographic coordinates:
6 18 N, 10 48 W
time difference:
UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Libya |
name:
Tripoli (Tarabulus)
geographic coordinates:
32 53 N, 13 10 E
time difference:
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Liechtenstein |
name:
Vaduz
geographic coordinates:
47 08 N, 9 31 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
|
| Lithuania |
name:
Vilnius
geographic coordinates:
54 41 N, 25 19 E
time difference:
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
|
| Luxembourg |
name:
Luxembourg
geographic coordinates:
49 36 N, 6 07 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
|
| Macedonia |
name:
Skopje
geographic coordinates:
42 00 N, 21 26 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
|
| Madagascar |
name:
Antananarivo
geographic coordinates:
18 55 S, 47 31 E
time difference:
UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Malawi |
name:
Lilongwe
geographic coordinates:
13 58 S, 33 47 E
time difference:
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Malaysia |
name:
Kuala Lumpur; note - nearby Putrajaya is referred to as a federal government administrative center but not the capital; Parliament meets in Kuala Lumpur
geographic coordinates:
3 10 N, 101 42 E
time difference:
UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Maldives |
name:
Male
geographic coordinates:
4 10 N, 73 30 E
time difference:
UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Mali |
name:
Bamako
geographic coordinates:
12 39 N, 8 00 W
time difference:
UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Malta |
name:
Valletta
geographic coordinates:
35 53 N, 14 30 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
|
| Marshall Islands |
name:
Majuro; note - the capital is an atoll of 64 islands; governmental buildings are housed on three fused islands: Djarrit, Uliga, and Delap
geographic coordinates:
7 06 N, 171 23 E
time difference:
UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Mauritania |
name:
Nouakchott
geographic coordinates:
18 04 N, 15 58 W
time difference:
UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Mauritius |
name:
Port Louis
geographic coordinates:
20 09 S, 57 29 E
time difference:
UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Mexico |
name:
Mexico City (Ciudad de Mexico)
geographic coordinates:
19 26 N, 99 08 W
time difference:
UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins first Sunday in April; ends last Sunday in October
note: Mexico has four time zones |
| Micronesia, Federated States of |
name:
Palikir
geographic coordinates:
6 55 N, 158 09 E
time difference:
UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
note: Micronesia has two time zones |
| Moldova |
name:
Chisinau in Romanian (Kishinev in Russian)
geographic coordinates:
47 00 N,
time difference:
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
note: pronounced KEE-shee-now (KIH-shi-nyov) 28 51 E |
| Monaco |
name:
Monaco
geographic coordinates:
43 44 N, 7 25 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
|
| Mongolia |
name:
Ulaanbaatar
geographic coordinates:
47 55 N, 106 55 E
time difference:
UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Saturday in March; ends last Saturday in September
note: Mongolia has two time zones - Ulaanbaatar Time (8 hours in advance of UTC) and Hovd Time (7 hours in advance of UTC) |
| Montenegro |
name:
Podgorica; note - Cetinje retains the status of "Old Royal Capital"
geographic coordinates:
42 26 N, 19 16 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1 hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
|
| Montserrat |
name:
Plymouth; note - Plymouth was abandoned in 1997 because of volcanic activity; interim government buildings have been built at Brades Estate, the de facto capital, in the Carr's Bay/Little Bay vicinity at the northwest end of Montserrat
geographic coordinates:
16 42 N, 62 13 W
time difference:
UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Morocco |
name:
Rabat
geographic coordinates:
34 01 N, 6 49 W
time difference:
UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1 hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
|
| Mozambique |
name:
Maputo
geographic coordinates:
25 57 S, 32 35 E
time difference:
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Namibia |
name:
Windhoek
geographic coordinates:
22 34 S, 17 05 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins first Sunday in September; ends first Sunday in April
|
| Nauru |
time difference:
UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Nepal |
name:
Kathmandu
geographic coordinates:
27 43 N, 85 19 E
time difference:
UTC+5.75 (10.75 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Netherlands |
name:
Amsterdam; note - The Hague is the seat of government
geographic coordinates:
52 21 N, 4 55 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
note: time descriptions apply to the continental Netherlands only, for the constituent countries in the Caribbean, the time difference is UTC-4 |
| New Caledonia |
name:
Noumea
geographic coordinates:
22 16 S, 166 27 E
time difference:
UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| New Zealand |
name:
Wellington
geographic coordinates:
41 18 S, 174 47 E
time difference:
UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in September; ends first Sunday in April
note: New Zealand has two time zones: New Zealand standard time (UTC+12) and Chatham Islands time (45 minutes in advance of New Zealand standard time; UTC+12:45) |
| Nicaragua |
name:
Managua
geographic coordinates:
12 08 N, 86 15 W
time difference:
UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Niger |
name:
Niamey
geographic coordinates:
13 31 N, 2 07 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Nigeria |
name:
Abuja
geographic coordinates:
9 05 N, 7 32 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Niue |
name:
Alofi
geographic coordinates:
19 01 S, 169 55 W
time difference:
UTC-11 (6 hours behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Norfolk Island |
name:
Kingston
geographic coordinates:
29 03 S, 167 58 E
time difference:
UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Northern Mariana Islands |
name:
Saipan
geographic coordinates:
15 12 N, 145 45 E
time difference:
UTC+10 (15 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Norway |
name:
Oslo
geographic coordinates:
59 55 N, 10 45 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
|
| Oman |
name:
Muscat
geographic coordinates:
23 37 N, 58 35 E
time difference:
UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Pakistan |
name:
Islamabad
geographic coordinates:
33 41 N, 73 03 E
time difference:
UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Palau |
name:
Ngerulmud
geographic coordinates:
7 30 N, 134 37 E
time difference:
UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Panama |
name:
Panama City
geographic coordinates:
8 58 N, 79 32 W
time difference:
UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Papua New Guinea |
name:
Port Moresby
geographic coordinates:
9 27 S, 147 11 E
time difference:
UTC+10 (15 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
note: Papua New Guinea has two time zones, including Bougainville (UTC+11) |
| Paraguay |
name:
Asuncion
geographic coordinates:
25 16 S, 57 40 W
time difference:
UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins first Sunday in October; ends last Sunday in March
|
| Peru |
name:
Lima
geographic coordinates:
12 03 S, 77 03 W
time difference:
UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Philippines |
name:
Manila
geographic coordinates:
14 36 N, 120 58 E
time difference:
UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Pitcairn Islands |
name:
Adamstown
geographic coordinates:
25 04 S, 130 05 W
time difference:
UTC-9 (4 hours behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Poland |
name:
Warsaw
geographic coordinates:
52 15 N, 21 00 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
|
| Portugal |
name:
Lisbon
geographic coordinates:
38 43 N, 9 08 W
time difference:
UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
note: Portugal has two time zones, including the Azores (UTC-1) |
| Puerto Rico |
name:
San Juan
geographic coordinates:
18 28 N, 66 07 W
time difference:
UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Qatar |
name:
Doha
geographic coordinates:
25 17 N, 51 32 E
time difference:
UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Romania |
name:
Bucharest
geographic coordinates:
44 26 N, 26 06 E
time difference:
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
|
| Russia |
name:
Moscow
geographic coordinates:
55 45 N, 37 36 E
time difference:
UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
note: Russia has 11 time zones, the largest number of contiguous time zones of any country in the world; in 2014, two time zones were added and DST dropped |
| Rwanda |
name:
Kigali
geographic coordinates:
1 57 S, 30 03 E
time difference:
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Saint Barthelemy |
name:
Gustavia
geographic coordinates:
17 53 N, 62 51 W
time difference:
UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha |
name:
Jamestown
geographic coordinates:
15 56 S, 5 43 W
time difference:
UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
name:
Basseterre
geographic coordinates:
17 18 N, 62 43 W
time difference:
UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Saint Lucia |
name:
Castries
geographic coordinates:
14 00 N, 61 00 W
time difference:
UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Saint Martin |
name:
Marigot
geographic coordinates:
18 04 N, 63 05 W
time difference:
UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
name:
Saint-Pierre
geographic coordinates:
46 46 N, 56 11 W
time difference:
UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November
|
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
name:
Kingstown
geographic coordinates:
13 08 N, 61 13 W
time difference:
UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Samoa |
name:
Apia
geographic coordinates:
13 49 S, 171 46 W
time difference:
UTC+13 (18 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in September; ends first Sunday in April
|
| San Marino |
name:
San Marino (city)
geographic coordinates:
43 56 N, 12 25 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
|
| Sao Tome and Principe |
name:
Sao Tome
geographic coordinates:
0 20 N, 6 44 E
time difference:
UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Saudi Arabia |
name:
Riyadh
geographic coordinates:
24 39 N, 46 42 E
time difference:
UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Senegal |
name:
Dakar
geographic coordinates:
14 44 N, 17 38 W
time difference:
UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Serbia |
name:
Belgrade (Beograd)
geographic coordinates:
44 50 N, 20 30 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
|
| Seychelles |
name:
Victoria
geographic coordinates:
4 37 S, 55 27 E
time difference:
UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Sierra Leone |
name:
Freetown
geographic coordinates:
8 29 N, 13 14 W
time difference:
UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Singapore |
name:
Singapore
geographic coordinates:
1 17 N, 103 51 E
time difference:
UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Sint Maarten |
name:
Philipsburg
geographic coordinates:
18 1 N, 63 2 W
time difference:
UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Slovakia |
name:
Bratislava
geographic coordinates:
48 09 N, 17 07 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
|
| Slovenia |
name:
Ljubljana
geographic coordinates:
46 03 N, 14 31 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
|
| Solomon Islands |
name:
Honiara
geographic coordinates:
9 26 S, 159 57 E
time difference:
UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Somalia |
name:
Mogadishu
geographic coordinates:
2 04 N, 45 20 E
time difference:
UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| South Africa |
name:
Pretoria (administrative capital); Cape Town (legislative capital); Bloemfontein (judicial capital)
geographic coordinates:
25 42 S, 28 13 E
time difference:
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| South Sudan |
name:
Juba
geographic coordinates:
04 51 N, 31 37 E
time difference:
UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Spain |
name:
Madrid
geographic coordinates:
40 24 N, 3 41 W
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
note: Spain has two time zones, including the Canary Islands (UTC 0) |
| Sri Lanka |
name:
Colombo (commercial capital); Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative capital)
geographic coordinates:
6 55 N, 79 50 E
time difference:
UTC+5.5 (10.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Sudan |
name:
Khartoum
geographic coordinates:
15 36 N, 32 32 E
time difference:
UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Suriname |
name:
Paramaribo
geographic coordinates:
5 50 N, 55 10 W
time difference:
UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Svalbard |
name:
Longyearbyen
geographic coordinates:
78 13 N, 15 38 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
|
| Sweden |
name:
Stockholm
geographic coordinates:
59 20 N, 18 03 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
|
| Switzerland |
name:
Bern
geographic coordinates:
46 55 N, 7 28 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
|
| Syria |
name:
Damascus
geographic coordinates:
33 30 N, 36 18 E
time difference:
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins midnight on the last Friday in March; ends at midnight on the last Friday in October
|
| Taiwan |
name:
Taipei
geographic coordinates:
25 02 N, 121 31 E
time difference:
UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Tajikistan |
name:
Dushanbe
geographic coordinates:
38 33 N, 68 46 E
time difference:
UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Tanzania |
name:
Dodoma (legislative capital), Dar es Salaam (administrative capital); note - Dodoma was designated the national capital in 1996 and serves as the meeting place for the National Assembly; Dar es Salaam remains the de facto capital, the country's largest city and commercial center, and the site of the executive branch offices and diplomatic representation; the government contends that it will complete the transfer of the executive branch to Dodoma by 2020
geographic coordinates:
6 48 S, 39 17 E
time difference:
UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Thailand |
name:
Bangkok
geographic coordinates:
13 45 N, 100 31 E
time difference:
UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Timor-Leste |
name:
Dili
geographic coordinates:
8 35 S, 125 36 E
time difference:
UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Togo |
name:
Lome
geographic coordinates:
6 07 N, 1 13 E
time difference:
UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Tokelau |
time difference:
UTC+13 (18 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
|
| Tonga |
name:
Nuku'alofa
geographic coordinates:
21 08 S, 175 12 W
time difference:
UTC+13 (18 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins first Sunday in November; ends second Sunday in January
|
| Trinidad and Tobago |
name:
Port of Spain
geographic coordinates:
10 39 N, 61 31 W
time difference:
UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Tunisia |
name:
Tunis
geographic coordinates:
36 48 N, 10 11 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Turkey |
name:
Ankara
geographic coordinates:
39 56 N, 32 52 E
time difference:
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Turkmenistan |
name:
Ashgabat (Ashkhabad)
geographic coordinates:
37 57 N, 58 23 E
time difference:
UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
name:
Grand Turk (Cockburn Town)
geographic coordinates:
21 28 N, 71 08 W
time difference:
UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Tuvalu |
name:
Funafuti; note - the capital is an atoll of some 29 islets; administrative offices are in Vaiaku Village on Fongafale Islet
geographic coordinates:
8 31 S, 179 13 E
time difference:
UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Uganda |
name:
Kampala
geographic coordinates:
0 19 N, 32 33 E
time difference:
UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Ukraine |
name:
Kyiv (Kiev)
geographic coordinates:
50 26 N,
time difference:
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
note: pronounced KAY-yiv 30 31 E |
| United Arab Emirates |
name:
Abu Dhabi
geographic coordinates:
24 28 N, 54 22 E
time difference:
UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| United Kingdom |
name:
London
geographic coordinates:
51 30 N, 0 05 W
time difference:
UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
note: applies to the United Kingdom proper, not to its Crown dependencies or overseas territories |
| United States |
name:
Washington, DC
geographic coordinates:
38 53 N, 77 02 W
time difference:
UTC-5 (during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November
note: the 50 United States cover six time zones |
| Uruguay |
name:
Montevideo
geographic coordinates:
34 51 S, 56 10 W
time difference:
UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Uzbekistan |
name:
Tashkent (Toshkent)
geographic coordinates:
41 19 N, 69 15 E
time difference:
UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Vanuatu |
name:
Port-Vila (on Efate)
geographic coordinates:
17 44 S, 168 19 E
time difference:
UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Venezuela |
name:
Caracas
geographic coordinates:
10 29 N, 66 52 W
time difference:
UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Vietnam |
name:
Hanoi (Ha Noi)
geographic coordinates:
21 02 N, 105 51 E
time difference:
UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Virgin Islands |
name:
Charlotte Amalie
geographic coordinates:
18 21 N, 64 56 W
time difference:
UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Wallis and Futuna |
name:
Mata-Utu (on Ile Uvea)
geographic coordinates:
13 57 S, 171 56 W
time difference:
UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Western Sahara |
time difference:
UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
|
| World |
time difference:
there are 21 World entities (20 countries and 1 dependency) with multiple time zones: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, France, Greenland, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Mexico, Micronesia, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Russia, Spain, United States
note: in some instances, the time zones pertain to portions of a country that lie overseas
|
| Yemen |
name:
Sanaa
geographic coordinates:
15 21 N, 44 12 E
time difference:
UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Zambia |
name:
Lusaka; note - a proposal to build a new capital city in Ngabwe was announced in May 2017
geographic coordinates:
15 25 S, 28 17 E
time difference:
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|
| Zimbabwe |
name:
Harare
geographic coordinates:
17 49 S, 31 02 E
time difference:
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|