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| titletext = This is probably the first projection in cartographic history that can be criticized for its disproportionate focus on Finland, Mongolia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. | | titletext = This is probably the first projection in cartographic history that can be criticized for its disproportionate focus on Finland, Mongolia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. | ||
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− | + | A [http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/bad_map_projection_time_zones_2x.png double sized version] of this image can be found by clicking the image at the comic on xkcd.com. | |
==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | {{incomplete|[[#Table of countries and their time zones|Table]] now has all relevant countries and is sortable. But needs to be filled out for each country with explanation of its time zone and why it looks as it does on the map. (Especially those from title text needs explanation like that). Some of the info already given in the explanation could be moved to the table.}} | |
− | This comic shows a {{w|Map projection|map projection}} in which countries are placed according to the {{w|Time zone|time zones}} that they fall under. | + | This comic shows a {{w|Map projection|map projection}} in which countries are placed according to the {{w|Time zone|time zones}} that they fall under. This is thus the second comic in the series of [[:Category:Bad Map Projections|Bad Map Projections]] and it seems that [[Randall]], being Randall, runs with the idea as he has made yet another map projection that is not only inaccurate, but utterly unusable, though less so than the previous one. |
− | The first "Liquid Resize" was #107, while this comic features #79. Since the ''liquid resize'' was purely aesthetic, whereas this one at least conveys some meaningful information it makes sense that this projection is ranked higher. | + | The first was released just over a month before this one and was called [[1784: Bad Map Projection: Liquid Resize]]. "Liquid Resize" was #107, while this comic features #79. Since the ''liquid resize'' was purely aesthetic, whereas this one at least conveys some meaningful information it makes sense that this projection is ranked higher. |
Conceptually, the series is a comment on the fact that there is no perfect way to draw a map of the world on a flat piece of paper. Each one will introduce a different type of distortion, and the best projection for a given situation is sometimes very disputed. Randall previously explored 12 different projections in [[977: Map Projections]], and expressed his disdain for some types he sees as less efficient but whose users feel superior. None of them are really good as any 2D map projection will always distort in a way the spherical reality, and a map projection that is useful for one aspect (like navigation, geographical shapes and masses visualization, etc.) will not be so for all the others. Local maps of smaller areas can be quite accurate, but the idea of both these map projection comics is to map the entire globe on a flat surface. | Conceptually, the series is a comment on the fact that there is no perfect way to draw a map of the world on a flat piece of paper. Each one will introduce a different type of distortion, and the best projection for a given situation is sometimes very disputed. Randall previously explored 12 different projections in [[977: Map Projections]], and expressed his disdain for some types he sees as less efficient but whose users feel superior. None of them are really good as any 2D map projection will always distort in a way the spherical reality, and a map projection that is useful for one aspect (like navigation, geographical shapes and masses visualization, etc.) will not be so for all the others. Local maps of smaller areas can be quite accurate, but the idea of both these map projection comics is to map the entire globe on a flat surface. | ||
− | Time zones are based on the way the Sun shines on the Earth, so these time zones, which are based on the sun's position in the sky, would best be divided by roughly longitudinal (North-to-South Pole) lines. However, this is not the case in practice, as the defined time zones tend to have very jagged boundaries, and furthermore some countries use a completely different time than the zones they are in, at least for some parts (see {{w|China}}). Since Randall knows he cannot fix the boundaries of the time zones, he instead "fixes" the world by making a map appear to match up with the time zone system, as shown in [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/1/1f/1799_Map_with_Labeled_time_zones.PNG this map], also posted in the [[#Map with Labeled time zones|trivia]]. This results in bizarre distortions such as the large, gum-like strands of {{w|Greenland}} (these are the towns of {{w|Danmarkshavn}} (UTC) and {{w|Ittoqqortoormiit}} (UTC-1), which use different time zones to the rest of the island) and three enormous gulfs in {{w|Russia}} ( | + | Time zones are based on the way the Sun shines on the Earth, so these time zones, which are based on the sun's position in the sky, would best be divided by roughly longitudinal (North-to-South Pole) lines. However, this is not the case in practice, as the defined time zones tend to have very jagged boundaries, and furthermore some countries use a completely different time than the zones they are in, at least for some parts (see {{w|China}}). Since Randall knows he cannot fix the boundaries of the time zones, he instead "fixes" the world by making a map appear to match up with the time zone system, as shown in [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/1/1f/1799_Map_with_Labeled_time_zones.PNG this map], also posted in the [[#Map with Labeled time zones|trivia]]. This results in bizarre distortions such as the large, gum-like strands of {{w|Greenland}} (these are the towns of {{w|Danmarkshavn}} (UTC) and {{w|Ittoqqortoormiit}} (UTC-1), which use different time zones to the rest of the island) and three enormous gulfs in {{w|Russia}} (there is no oblast in Russia using those time zones, hence the giant gap). See also [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/5/5b/1799_overlay.png this map] with a [[#Time zone map overlayed the comic|time zone map overlayed the comic]]. |
The effect of this map is to "punish" large countries with a single time zone - for instance, China, which uses UTC+8 across the whole country - and countries that share large time zones - for instance, almost all of {{w|Europe}} is packed into the Central European UTC+1 zone - by shrinking these down. Conversely, countries that use multiple time zones without filling them out are stretched out - for example, the {{w|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} (DRC) and {{w|Mongolia}}, as pointed out in the title text - as are slim countries that do not fill out the full width of their time zones but where their neighbors use different timezones so they have to fill the entire width of their time zone. For instance {{w|Finland}} (also mentioned in the title text) and the {{w|Baltic countries}}, who look huge because their western and eastern neighbors do not use the UTC+2 Eastern Europe time, and thus have to fill out the distance between the countries that are pushed to the zones on their east/west borders. | The effect of this map is to "punish" large countries with a single time zone - for instance, China, which uses UTC+8 across the whole country - and countries that share large time zones - for instance, almost all of {{w|Europe}} is packed into the Central European UTC+1 zone - by shrinking these down. Conversely, countries that use multiple time zones without filling them out are stretched out - for example, the {{w|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} (DRC) and {{w|Mongolia}}, as pointed out in the title text - as are slim countries that do not fill out the full width of their time zones but where their neighbors use different timezones so they have to fill the entire width of their time zone. For instance {{w|Finland}} (also mentioned in the title text) and the {{w|Baltic countries}}, who look huge because their western and eastern neighbors do not use the UTC+2 Eastern Europe time, and thus have to fill out the distance between the countries that are pushed to the zones on their east/west borders. | ||
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The map is imperfect for several reasons: | The map is imperfect for several reasons: | ||
− | Randall attempts to preserve adjacency where possible - for instance, Chad and Sudan are neighbors even though Chad uses West Africa Time (UTC+1) and Sudan uses East Africa Time (UTC+3). Randall draws an extremely thin strand connecting the countries through Central/South Africa Time (UTC+2), even though no part of Chad or Sudan uses this time. Similarly, a thin strand of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan is shown projecting into the UTC+4 time zone in order to separate Russia and Iran, which do not really share a border. Worst of all is China, which has to have borders to several countries that do not share the single eastern time zone of east China, which the whole China is forced to use. | + | Randall attempts to preserve adjacency where possible - for instance, Chad and Sudan are neighbors even though Chad uses West Africa Time (UTC+1) and Sudan uses East Africa Time (UTC+3). Randall draws an extremely thin strand connecting the countries through Central/South Africa Time (UTC+2), even though no part of Chad or Sudan uses this time. Similarly, a thin strand of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan is shown projecting into the UTC+4 time zone in order to separate Russia and Iran, which do not really share a border. Worst of all is China, which has to have borders to several countries that do not share the single eastern time zone of east China, which the whole China is forced to use. This makes it look like the {{w|Yangtze}} river has been drawn (and China is light blue) and that it has different time zone along the way. This is of course not the case, but just the most complicated preservation of adjacency shown in the map. |
− | There is no mention of daylight | + | There is no mention of daylight savings - all countries shown are given the base winter time. Depending on the time of year, countries will shift around - around June, many northern hemisphere countries will move east, while some southern hemisphere countries will move east around December. |
− | + | Since it doesn't allow for half-hour time zones (India, for instance, is on UTC+5.5). Instead, countries that use fractional time zones are shifted so they straddle the two time zones, and are then marked with an asterisk (*). | |
− | + | Australia has most of these peculiar time zone as there is a section in the center of Australia with half hour time zone, so it's marked with the *, but it is not the entire country, so the * is not shown after the name as it is for instance with India and all other "*" marked countries except Canada which has a star on the island of Newfoundland in the east. Also, the only extra detail mentioned in the map is for Australia. It is the {{w|UTC%2B08:45|UTC+8:45}} time zone that are listed, used only by 5 roadhouses in South Australia and Western Australia covering a population of only a few hundred people. | |
− | There are several errors in the map, see [[#Errors|below]]. | + | There are also several errors for instance with labeling in the map, see [[#Errors|below]]. |
===Table of countries and their time zones=== | ===Table of countries and their time zones=== | ||
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** On the east coast is the island of Newfoundland at UTC-3:30, which is marked with an asterisk; in the map it is depicted more eastward due to the extra half-hour difference. Also, the southeastern tip of Labrador shares the UTC-3:30 time zone, though not marked with an asterisk, it is stretched out to line up with the island of Newfoundland. | ** On the east coast is the island of Newfoundland at UTC-3:30, which is marked with an asterisk; in the map it is depicted more eastward due to the extra half-hour difference. Also, the southeastern tip of Labrador shares the UTC-3:30 time zone, though not marked with an asterisk, it is stretched out to line up with the island of Newfoundland. | ||
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− | | {{w|United States}} || UTC+10, UTC+12, UTC-12 – UTC-4 || | + | | {{w|United States}} || UTC+10, UTC+12, UTC-12 – UTC-4 || || Usage of time zones in U.S. territories is {{w|Time_in_the_United_States|complicated}}. The contiguous United States use times zones from UTC-5 (East Coast) to UTC-8 (West Coast), the State of {{w|Alaska}} uses UTC-9, and {{w|Puerto Rico}} uses UTC-4. These are the only parts shown on Randall's map. Other territories, not shown on the map, use the following time zones: |
* {{w|United States Virgin Islands}} use UTC-4. | * {{w|United States Virgin Islands}} use UTC-4. | ||
* {{w|Navassa Island}} and the disputed {{w|Bajo Nuevo Bank}} and {{w|Serranilla Bank}} use UTC-5. | * {{w|Navassa Island}} and the disputed {{w|Bajo Nuevo Bank}} and {{w|Serranilla Bank}} use UTC-5. | ||
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| {{w|Mexico}} || UTC-8 – UTC-5 || Guadalajara and the Yucatan Peninsula are too far east || The east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula goes as far east as the Florida Keys here - this because the state of {{w|Quintana Roo}} is the only one to use UTC-5 (equivalent to US Eastern Time). | | {{w|Mexico}} || UTC-8 – UTC-5 || Guadalajara and the Yucatan Peninsula are too far east || The east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula goes as far east as the Florida Keys here - this because the state of {{w|Quintana Roo}} is the only one to use UTC-5 (equivalent to US Eastern Time). | ||
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− | | {{w|Antilles}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-5 – UTC-4 || | + | | {{w|Antilles}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-5 – UTC-4 || || Not labeled. |
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− | | {{w|Cuba}} || UTC-5 || | + | | {{w|Cuba}} || UTC-5 || Looks fine. || |
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− | | {{w|Haiti}} || UTC-5 || | + | | {{w|Haiti}} || UTC-5 || || |
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− | | {{w|Jamaica}} (Jam.) || UTC-5 || | + | | {{w|Jamaica}} (Jam.) || UTC-5 || || |
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− | | {{w|Dominican Republic}} (D.R.) || UTC-4 || | + | | {{w|Dominican Republic}} (D.R.) || UTC-4 || || |
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− | | {{w|Guadeloupe}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-4 || | + | | {{w|Guadeloupe}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-4 || || Not labeled. Tentatively identified as one of four dots in the Lesser Antilles region of Randall's map. |
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− | | {{w|Dominica}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-4 || | + | | {{w|Dominica}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-4 || || Not labeled. Tentatively identified as one of four dots in the Lesser Antilles region of Randall's map. |
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− | | {{w|Martinique}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-4 || | + | | {{w|Martinique}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-4 || || Not labeled. Tentatively identified as one of four dots in the Lesser Antilles region of Randall's map. |
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− | | {{w|Saint Lucia}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-4 || | + | | {{w|Saint Lucia}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-4 || || Not labeled. Tentatively identified as one of four dots in the Lesser Antilles region of Randall's map. |
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− | | {{w|Trinidad and Tobago}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-4 || | + | | {{w|Trinidad and Tobago}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-4 || || Not labeled. |
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| {{w|Central America}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-6 || Squashed together ||Not labeled. Apart from Panama, all Central American countries use the same time zone. This means Panama is stretched out, while the other countries are pushed back west of Florida. | | {{w|Central America}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-6 || Squashed together ||Not labeled. Apart from Panama, all Central American countries use the same time zone. This means Panama is stretched out, while the other countries are pushed back west of Florida. | ||
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− | | {{w|Guatemala}} (Gua.) || UTC-6 || | + | | {{w|Guatemala}} (Gua.) || UTC-6 || || |
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− | | {{w|Belize}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-6 || | + | | {{w|Belize}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-6 || || Not labeled. |
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− | | {{w|El Salvador}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-6 || | + | | {{w|El Salvador}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-6 || || Not labeled. |
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− | | {{w|Honduras}} (Hon.) || UTC-6 || | + | | {{w|Honduras}} (Hon.) || UTC-6 || || |
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− | | {{w|Nicaragua}} (Nic.) || UTC-6 || | + | | {{w|Nicaragua}} (Nic.) || UTC-6 || || |
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− | | {{w|Costa Rica}} (C.R.) || UTC-6 || | + | | {{w|Costa Rica}} (C.R.) || UTC-6 || || |
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− | | {{w|Panama}} (Pan.) || UTC-6 || | + | | {{w|Panama}} (Pan.) || UTC-6 || || |
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| {{w|South America}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-5 – UTC-3 || || Not labeled. | | {{w|South America}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-5 – UTC-3 || || Not labeled. | ||
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− | | {{w|Colombia}} || UTC-5 || | + | | {{w|Colombia}} || UTC-5 || || |
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− | | {{w|Venezuela}} || UTC-4 || | + | | {{w|Venezuela}} || UTC-4 || || |
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− | | {{w|Guyana}} || UTC-4 || | + | | {{w|Guyana}} || UTC-4 || || |
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− | | {{w|French Guiana}} (labeled Suriname) || UTC-3 || | + | | {{w|French Guiana}} (labeled Suriname) || UTC-3 || || Labeled incorrectly. |
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− | | {{w|Suriname}}<br>(labeled F.G.) || UTC-3 || | + | | {{w|Suriname}}<br>(labeled F.G.) || UTC-3 || || Labeled incorrectly. |
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| {{w|Ecuador}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-6 – UTC-5 || || Not labeled. UTC-6 is used only on {{w|Galápagos Islands}} (not shown). | | {{w|Ecuador}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-6 – UTC-5 || || Not labeled. UTC-6 is used only on {{w|Galápagos Islands}} (not shown). | ||
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− | | {{w|Peru}} || UTC-5 || | + | | {{w|Peru}} || UTC-5 || || |
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− | | {{w|Brazil}} || UTC-5 – UTC-3 || | + | | {{w|Brazil}} || UTC-5 – UTC-3 || || |
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− | | {{w|Bolivia}} || UTC-4 || | + | | {{w|Bolivia}} || UTC-4 || || |
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− | | {{w|Paraguay}} (Par.) || UTC-4 || | + | | {{w|Paraguay}} (Par.) || UTC-4 || || |
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| {{w|Chile}} || UTC-5, UTC-3 || || UTC-5 is used only on {{w|Easter Island}} (not shown). | | {{w|Chile}} || UTC-5, UTC-3 || || UTC-5 is used only on {{w|Easter Island}} (not shown). | ||
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| {{w|Argentina}} || UTC-3 || ||This is stretched out vertically to fit the entire country into the UTC-3 timezone that it uses. | | {{w|Argentina}} || UTC-3 || ||This is stretched out vertically to fit the entire country into the UTC-3 timezone that it uses. | ||
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− | | {{w|Uruguay}} || UTC-3 || | + | | {{w|Uruguay}} || UTC-3 || || |
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| {{w|Europe}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-4 – UTC+4 || Compressed with the countries of central and western Europe pressed closer in east-west direction while eastern countries are stretched in all directions. Iceland is moved east. Greenland is stretched horizontally and got strange protruding peninsulas. || Not labeled. Europe uses mostly UTC+1, which causes severe distortion. Disproportionally smaller areas utilize UTC±0, UTC+2 and UTC+3. UTC-4, UTC-1 and UTC+4 are used only marginally. Greenland, even if it belongs to North America geographically, is counted here as well as it lies within the Denmark rule. | | {{w|Europe}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-4 – UTC+4 || Compressed with the countries of central and western Europe pressed closer in east-west direction while eastern countries are stretched in all directions. Iceland is moved east. Greenland is stretched horizontally and got strange protruding peninsulas. || Not labeled. Europe uses mostly UTC+1, which causes severe distortion. Disproportionally smaller areas utilize UTC±0, UTC+2 and UTC+3. UTC-4, UTC-1 and UTC+4 are used only marginally. Greenland, even if it belongs to North America geographically, is counted here as well as it lies within the Denmark rule. | ||
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| {{w|Iceland}} || UTC±0 || No shape distortions, but different location. || Iceland, even if it geographically lies mostly within the UTC-1 time zone, uses UTC±0. It is therefore moved east on Randall's map. | | {{w|Iceland}} || UTC±0 || No shape distortions, but different location. || Iceland, even if it geographically lies mostly within the UTC-1 time zone, uses UTC±0. It is therefore moved east on Randall's map. | ||
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− | | {{w|Norway}} || UTC+1 || | + | | {{w|Norway}} || UTC+1 || || |
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− | | {{w|Sweden}} || UTC+1 || | + | | {{w|Sweden}} || UTC+1 || || |
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| {{w|Finland}} || UTC+2 || Stretched horizontally because it borders Norway on the north, which uses UTC+1. || | | {{w|Finland}} || UTC+2 || Stretched horizontally because it borders Norway on the north, which uses UTC+1. || | ||
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| {{w|Armenia}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC+4 || Displaced east to Caspian Sea coast. || Not labeled. A tiny patch of land on the Caspian Sea coast just north of Iran can be tentatively identified as Armenia. However, Armenia ia a landlocked country in reality. | | {{w|Armenia}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC+4 || Displaced east to Caspian Sea coast. || Not labeled. A tiny patch of land on the Caspian Sea coast just north of Iran can be tentatively identified as Armenia. However, Armenia ia a landlocked country in reality. | ||
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− | | {{w|Africa}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC±0 – UTC+3 || | + | | {{w|Africa}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC±0 – UTC+3 || || Not labeled. |
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| {{w|Western Sahara}} (labeled Morocco) || UTC±0 || || Labeled incorrectly. | | {{w|Western Sahara}} (labeled Morocco) || UTC±0 || || Labeled incorrectly. | ||
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| {{w|Mali}} || UTC±0 || || | | {{w|Mali}} || UTC±0 || || | ||
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− | | {{w|Niger}} || UTC+1 || | + | | {{w|Niger}} || UTC+1 || || |
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− | | {{w|Libya}} || UTC+2 || Stretched vertically | + | | {{w|Libya}} || UTC+2 || Stretched vertically || |
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− | | {{w|Egypt}} || UTC+2 || Stretched vertically | + | | {{w|Egypt}} || UTC+2 || Stretched vertically || |
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| {{w|Sudan}} || UTC+3 || Sudan and South Sudan (S.S.) are fully in UTC+3 zone, but in the map a little part of them has been stretched to meet the borders with Chad the Central African Republic which are in UTC+1. || | | {{w|Sudan}} || UTC+3 || Sudan and South Sudan (S.S.) are fully in UTC+3 zone, but in the map a little part of them has been stretched to meet the borders with Chad the Central African Republic which are in UTC+1. || | ||
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| {{w|Cameroon}} (Cam.) || UTC+1 || || | | {{w|Cameroon}} (Cam.) || UTC+1 || || | ||
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− | | {{w|Central African Republic}} (C.A.R.) || UTC+1 || | + | | {{w|Central African Republic}} (C.A.R.) || UTC+1 || || |
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− | | {{w|Ethiopia}} || UTC+3 || | + | | {{w|Ethiopia}} || UTC+3 || || |
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| {{w|Somalia}} || UTC+3 || || | | {{w|Somalia}} || UTC+3 || || | ||
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| {{w|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} (Dem. Rep. of the Congo) || UTC+1 || || | | {{w|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} (Dem. Rep. of the Congo) || UTC+1 || || | ||
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− | | {{w|Rwanda}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC+2 || | + | | {{w|Rwanda}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC+2 || || Not labeled. |
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− | | {{w|Burundi}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC+2 || | + | | {{w|Burundi}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC+2 || || Not labeled. |
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− | | {{w|Uganda}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC+3 || | + | | {{w|Uganda}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC+3 || || Not labeled. |
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− | | {{w|Kenya}} || UTC+3 || | + | | {{w|Kenya}} || UTC+3 || || |
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− | | {{w|Angola}} || UTC+1 || | + | | {{w|Angola}} || UTC+1 || || |
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− | | {{w|Zambia}} || UTC+2 || | + | | {{w|Zambia}} || UTC+2 || || |
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− | | {{w|Malawi}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC+2 || | + | | {{w|Malawi}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC+2 || || Not labeled. |
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− | | {{w|Tanzania}} || UTC+3 || | + | | {{w|Tanzania}} || UTC+3 || || |
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− | | {{w|Namibia}} || UTC+1 || | + | | {{w|Namibia}} || UTC+1 || || |
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− | | {{w|Botswana}} (Bots.) || UTC+2 || | + | | {{w|Botswana}} (Bots.) || UTC+2 || || |
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| {{w|Zimbabwe}} (Zimb.) || UTC+2 || || | | {{w|Zimbabwe}} (Zimb.) || UTC+2 || || | ||
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− | | {{w|Mozambique}} || UTC+2 || | + | | {{w|Mozambique}} || UTC+2 || || |
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| {{w|Madagascar}} || UTC+3 || None. || Madagascar has the correct shape and position. | | {{w|Madagascar}} || UTC+3 || None. || Madagascar has the correct shape and position. | ||
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− | | {{w|South Africa}} || UTC+2 || | + | | {{w|South Africa}} || UTC+2 || || |
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| {{w|Lesotho}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC+2 || || Not labeled. | | {{w|Lesotho}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC+2 || || Not labeled. | ||
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| {{w|Kazakhstan}} || UTC+5 – UTC+6 || Vertically: stretched in eastern part, squeezed in western part. Horizontally: squeezed in eastern part, stretched in western part|| UTC+5 is used in the smaller western part and UTC+6 in the larger eastern part. The division goes more or less along the 60th meridian. On Randall's map Kazakhstan's shape is heavily distorted, because in the bordering Russia only one small part, namely Omsk oblast, uses UTC+6 – therefore the eastern part of Kazakhstan is squeezed to fit. On the other hand, the western part of Kazakhstan borders with parts of Russia using as far as UTC+3, which is depicted by a long west-reaching finger. Kazakhstan has a significant part of {{w|Caspian Sea}} coast, but here it has only a tiny stretch. | | {{w|Kazakhstan}} || UTC+5 – UTC+6 || Vertically: stretched in eastern part, squeezed in western part. Horizontally: squeezed in eastern part, stretched in western part|| UTC+5 is used in the smaller western part and UTC+6 in the larger eastern part. The division goes more or less along the 60th meridian. On Randall's map Kazakhstan's shape is heavily distorted, because in the bordering Russia only one small part, namely Omsk oblast, uses UTC+6 – therefore the eastern part of Kazakhstan is squeezed to fit. On the other hand, the western part of Kazakhstan borders with parts of Russia using as far as UTC+3, which is depicted by a long west-reaching finger. Kazakhstan has a significant part of {{w|Caspian Sea}} coast, but here it has only a tiny stretch. | ||
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− | | {{w|Mongolia}} || UTC+7 – UTC+8 || Vertically stretched in the western half as mentioned in the Title-Text | | + | | {{w|Mongolia}} || UTC+7 – UTC+8 || Vertically stretched in the western half as mentioned in the Title-Text || |
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| {{w|Turkmenistan}} || UTC+5 || || | | {{w|Turkmenistan}} || UTC+5 || || | ||
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| {{w|Bhutan}}<br>(unreadable label) || UTC+6 || || Labeled unreadable. | | {{w|Bhutan}}<br>(unreadable label) || UTC+6 || || Labeled unreadable. | ||
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− | | {{w|China}} || UTC+8 || Heavily squashed horizontally, with finger-like tendrils to the west || All of China is in UTC+8 | + | | {{w|China}} || UTC+8 || Heavily squashed horizontally, with finger-like tendrils to the west || All of China is in UTC+8. However, it reaches as far west as Tajikistan, in UTC+5, and even has an extremely short border with Afghanistan in UTC+4.5. A border is also shown with Pakistan - this is disputed by some who support India in the {{w|Kashmir conflict}}, but represents the ''de facto'' {{w|Line of Control}} between India and Pakistan. |
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| {{w|Taiwan}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC+8 || || Not labeled. | | {{w|Taiwan}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC+8 || || Not labeled. | ||
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− | | {{w|North Korea}}* (N.K.) || UTC+8:30 || || In the map North Korea is smushed West of South Korea because North Korea | + | | {{w|North Korea}}* (N.K.) || UTC+8:30 || || In the map North Korea is smushed West of South Korea because North Korea has a time zone that is set half an hour off from South Korea's time zone. |
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| {{w|South Korea}} (S.K.) || UTC+9 || || | | {{w|South Korea}} (S.K.) || UTC+9 || || | ||
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