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Map of global time zones

Global time is divided along 24 meridians, with the prime meridian situated in Greenwich, east London. But, as the map below reveals, time zones are far from straightforward and many countries operate within their own fractional time zones, out of sync with Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

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