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National Standard Time [I] is the official time zone in Taiwan defined by an UTC offset of +08:00. This standard is also known as Taipei Time (臺北時間), Taiwan Time (臺灣時間) or Taiwan Standard Time (TST). [1]
The tz database partitions the world into regions where local clocks all show the same time. This map was made by combining version 2023d with OpenStreetMap data, using open source software. [1] This is a list of time zones from release 2024b of the tz database. [2]
UTC−08:00 (Zone 4 or Northwest Zone) – State of Baja California UTC−07:00 (Zone 3 or Pacific Zone) – States of Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Nayarit, Sinaloa and Sonora UTC−06:00 (Zone 2 or Central Zone) – Most of Mexico UTC−05:00 (Zone 1 or Southeast Zone) – State of Quintana Roo: Time in Mexico: Chile: 3: UTC−06:00 ...
Time zone changes in Tibet are undocumented, but Beijing Time was in use until at least the mid-1950s. Between 1969 and 1986, the time zone was switched repeatedly between Xinjiang Time and Beijing Time. [3] Daylight saving time was observed from 1945 to 1948, and from 1986 to 1991. [3]
By the end of 2009, one in ten people in Taipei was over 65 years of age. [59] Residents who had obtained a college education or higher accounted for 43.48% of the population, and the literacy rate stood at 99.18%. [57] Like the rest of Taiwan, Taipei is composed of four major ethnic subgroups: Hoklos, Waishengren, Hakkas, and aborigines. [57]
Time zones of the world. A time zone is an area which observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial and social purposes. Time zones tend to follow the boundaries between countries and their subdivisions instead of strictly following longitude, because it is convenient for areas in frequent communication to keep the same time.
Time zone: National Standard Time ; Extreme points of Taiwan. High: Yushan 3,952 m (12,966 ft) Low: Pacific Ocean 0 m; Land boundaries: none; Coastline: 1,566 km; Population of Taiwan: 23,503,349 people (May 2016 estimate) - 58th most populous country; Area of Taiwan: 36,193 km 2 (13,974 sq mi) - 134th largest country; Atlas of Taiwan
Taiwan, [II] [i] officially the Republic of China (ROC), [I] [j] is a country [27] in East Asia. [m] The main island of Taiwan, also known as Formosa, lies between the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south.