Wednesday, January 7, 2009

List of "hot countries"

A commenter left a note that India also uses a half hour deviation from regular time zones and wondered if "hot countries" used that deviation to stand out.
After finding the following information on wikipedia, you can come to your own conclusion:
"Newfoundland, India, Iran, Afghanistan, Venezuela, Burma, the Marquesas, as well as parts of Australia use half-hour deviations from standard time, and some nations, such as Nepal, and some provinces, such as the Chatham Islands, use quarter-hour deviations. Some countries, most notably China, use a single time zone even though the extent of their territory far exceeds 15° of longitude."
For the record: I'm totally pro individual expression... except when it wrecks my calling schedule.

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