The Federated States of Micronesia, a country in Oceania consisting of around 607 islands, observes two time zones,[1] UTC+10:00 in its western part, and UTC+11:00 in its eastern part.[2] Micronesia does not have an associated daylight saving time.[3]
Micronesia lies just north of the equator, west of the international date line.[4]
IANA time zone database
In the IANA time zone database, Micronesia is given the following three time zones:[5]
| c.c.* | coordinates* | TZ* | Comments | UTC offset | DST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FM | +0725+15147 | Pacific/Chuuk | Chuuk/Truk, Yap | +10:00 | +10:00 |
| FM | +0519+16259 | Pacific/Kosrae | Kosrae | +11:00 | +11:00 |
| FM | +0658+15813 | Pacific/Pohnpei | Pohnpei/Ponape | +11:00 | +11:00 |
References
- ↑ Micronesia, Federated States of at The World Factbook. "note 1: Micronesia has two time zones". Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ↑ Timezones in Micronesia. WorldData.info. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ↑ Time Zones in Micronesia. TimeAndDate.com. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ↑ Maps of Micronesia. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ↑ Australasia (2020 edition) at the tz database. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). Retrieved 20 May 2021.
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