1. Which country has the most time zones in the world ?

  • America
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  • Russia
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  • Spain
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  • France
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France is a country that uses 12 different time zones, more than any other country in the world. It is because its territory is spread out over so many places, each with its own time zone, that France can have so many time zones. At any given time, the entire country of France (including its overseas provinces and territories) is experiencing 12 different time zones.

2. Thanks to its special shape, what is the nickname of this country's territory?

  • Teardrop-shaped country
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  • Hexagonal country
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  • The boot-shaped country
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  • The chili-shaped country
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France has its main territory in Western Europe (called Metropolitan France) and a number of overseas regions and territories. France's territory in Europe stretches from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine River to the Atlantic Ocean. The country borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Spain and Andorra. The shape of France's territory on the European continent resembles a hexagon, so it is often known by the nickname "the hexagon country".

3. Which country changed its time zone to save electricity?

  • Crimea
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  • Venezuela
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  • Nepal
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  • Samoa
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In 2016, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered the country’s time zone to be moved forward by 30 minutes. The move was supposed to reduce the amount of time people spend using lights and air conditioning at night. It was also a way for the country to deal with a prolonged drought that directly threatened electricity production.

However, thanks to this adjustment, Venezuela accidentally returned to Greenwich Mean Time. In 2007, former President Hugo Chavez asked the whole country to move back 30 minutes.

4. How many time zones does the world's largest country have?

  • 11
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  • 10
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  • 9
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  • 8
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Russia, the world's largest country, spans nine time zones. Before 2010, Russia had 11 time zones, stretching from Europe to Asia. However, former President Medvedev believed that this was not conducive to economic development, so he reduced it to nine time zones.

5. How many time zones does China have?

  • 1
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  • 2
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  • 3
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  • 4
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China is the third largest country in the world. From its western border with Pakistan to its easternmost point facing the sea, China's territory is more than 4,800km wide, larger than the United States. According to the convention of the International Conference on Meridians in 1884, China has 5 different time zones.

In 1949, Mao Zedong “unified” China’s time zones into one. Since then, the country has had just one time zone, called Beijing Time, or GMT+8. So in the country’s far western provinces, the sun sets at midnight in the summer and rises at 10 a.m. in the winter.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/dat-nuoc-nao-so-huu-nhieu-mui-gio-nhat-the-gioi-2460198.html