How many time zones does China use?
China is wide enough to cover about five geographic time zones, but the whole country officially runs on a single time zone, Beijing Time.
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China is wide enough to cover about five geographic time zones, but the whole country officially runs on a single time zone, Beijing Time.
France has more time zones than any other country, 12 in all, because its overseas territories are scattered across the globe.
Russia stretches across 11 time zones, so when it is morning in the far east, it is still the night before in the west.