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Daylight Saving Time Around the World 2012

Daylight saving time is also called summer time or daylight savings time. When DST is not observed, it is called standard time, normal time or winter time.

This list displays a brief (but not complete) overview over which countries and territories that plan to observe DST during . Note that the list might not be final - countries, territories and states sometimes make adjustments that are announced just days or weeks ahead of the change.

Detailed information is available for the first half of 2012 and the second half of 2012.

Daylight Saving Time statistics for 2012

Daylight Saving Time observance?Count
Countries and territories which do not observe DST at all161
Countries and territories where at least one location observe DST78
–Countries and territories where all locations observe DST some part of the year67
–Countries and territories where many, but not all locations observe DST10
–Countries and territories which observe DST all year1

Daylight Saving Time for other years

Yearly overviewJanuary–JuneJuly–December
2010first half of 2010second half of 2010
2011first half of 2011second half of 2011
2012first half of 2012second half of 2012

Other years

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