Why does France have 12 different time zones?

You may not know, but France is a country that owns 12 different time zones and is also the most in the world. Why does this country have such terrible numbers of time zones?

1. What is the time zone?

According to international convention, a time zone is an area on Earth in which people have the same convention of using a certain time, referred to as local time.

The reason for generating the time zone is because at the same time on the Earth, there are areas in the morning, some areas are in the afternoon, in the evening, and even in places where the sunset is.

A time zone is an area on Earth where everyone has the same convention to use a certain time.

Historically, the ancients used the sun to determine the time of day. But so, the regions with different meridians will have time based on different Sun.

It is also a troubling issue after the railway and telecommunications industry developed.

And the timezones born have partly solved this problem. They are divided into 24 equal parts, equivalent to 24 time zones and take the longitude 0 through GreenWick Royal Observatory , UK standard.

France and French territories.

However, because the boundaries between time zones can be divided by territorial boundaries, there are many exceptions and many differences.

This difference is most visible in two large countries, India and China, when they all share a time zone across the territory.

2. So why does France have 12 different time zones?

France is a country that uses up to 12 different time zones, the most compared to any country in the world. In fact, France uses UTC +1 time zone and changes to UTC +2 in the summer.

Details of French and French territories.

However, almost every time in France and in other countries, overseas territories experience 12 different time zones.

French provinces and territories are all regions managed by the French Republic but outside European geographical boundaries.

These territories have different legal status, the degree of autonomy is also different. But the whole thing is that there are representatives in the French parliament.

These territories are spread over many places, each with its own time zone, so France owns up to 12 time zones in the world.

A special feature is that these territories are located in many parts of the world, from several islands in the Atlantic, Indian Ocean and French Guiana in mainland South America to a number of locations in Africa and territories. Claimed over the Arctic.

Because these territories are spread over many places, each place has its own time zone (may be different or different) so France can own up to 12 time zones in the world.

3. Interesting things you may not know about France

French toast made by Joseph French.

1. France is one of the countries with the most Nobel Prize in literature with 15 honors.
2. The percentage of French speakers in Africa is even higher than in France itself.
3. France is the first country to use license plates in the world.
4. King Louis XIX abdicated after running the country after only 20 minutes.
5. There are more than 40,000 castles all over France, and it has become a feature for this country.
6. The famous croissant in France actually comes from Austria.
7. French has been the official language in the UK for 300 years, from 1066-1362. However, only English aristocracy originally used French.
8. In 1910, France banned couples from kissing on the platform because they wanted to avoid slow trains.