Including its overseas territories, ____ is the country with the most time zones in the world.
While Russia and the United States are famous for their vast landmasses, France actually holds the world record for the most time zones of any nation.
The Global Reach:
🌍 The Count: France uses a total of 12 different time zones. In comparison, Russia and the USA follow closely with 11 each.
📍 The Reason: This record is not due to the size of European France, but its many overseas territories and departments scattered across the globe, from the Caribbean and South America to Africa, the Indian Ocean, and the Pacific.
Fun Fact:
☀️ Because of this extensive global distribution, the sun is technically always shining on some part of the French Republic at any given moment of the day.