The CIA World Factbook Edition 2014 Government
Capital In 36 editions of 36.
Capital was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 2014 edition carries it in 236 entries, in its Government section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
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Africa
56 entriesAlgeria
- name:
- Algiers
- geographic coordinates:
- 36 45 N, 3 03 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Angola
- name:
- Luanda
- geographic coordinates:
- 8 50 S, 13 13 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Benin
- name:
- Porto-Novo (official capital); Cotonou (seat of government)
- geographic coordinates:
- 6 29 N, 2 37 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Botswana
- name:
- Gaborone
- geographic coordinates:
- 24 38 S, 25 54 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Burkina Faso
- name:
- Ouagadougou
- geographic coordinates:
- 12 22 N, 1 31 W
- time difference:
- UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Burundi
- name:
- Bujumbura
- geographic coordinates:
- 3 22 S, 29 21 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Cabo Verde
- name:
- Praia
- geographic coordinates:
- 14 55 N, 23 31 W
- time difference:
- UTC-1 (4 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Cameroon
- name:
- Yaounde
- geographic coordinates:
- 3 52 N, 11 31 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Central African Republic
- name:
- Bangui
- geographic coordinates:
- 4 22 N, 18 35 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Chad
- name:
- N'Djamena
- geographic coordinates:
- 12 06 N, 15 02 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Comoros
- name:
- Moroni
- geographic coordinates:
- 11 42 S, 43 14 E
- time difference:
- UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo
- name:
- Kinshasa
- geographic coordinates:
- 4 19 S, 15 18 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo
- name:
- Brazzaville
- geographic coordinates:
- 4 15 S, 15 17 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Cote d'Ivoire
- name:
- Yamoussoukro;
- note - although Yamoussoukro has been the official capital since 1983, Abidjan remains the commercial and administrative center;
- the US, like other countries, maintains its Embassy in Abidjan
- geographic coordinates:
- 6 49 N, 5 16 W
- time difference:
- UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Djibouti
- name:
- Djibouti
- geographic coordinates:
- 11 35 N, 43 09 E
- time difference:
- UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Egypt
- name:
- Cairo
- geographic coordinates:
- 30 03 N, 31 15 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Equatorial Guinea
- name:
- Malabo
- geographic coordinates:
- 3 45 N, 8 47 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Eritrea
- name:
- Asmara (Asmera)
- geographic coordinates:
- 15 20 N, 38 56 E
- time difference:
- UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Swaziland now Eswatini
- name:
- Mbabane; note - Lobamba is the royal and legislative capital
- geographic coordinates:
- 26 19 S, 31 08 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Ethiopia
- name:
- Addis Ababa
- geographic coordinates:
- 9 02 N, 38 42 E
- time difference:
- UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Gabon
- name:
- Libreville
- geographic coordinates:
- 0 23 N, 9 27 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Gambia, The now The Gambia
- name:
- Banjul
- geographic coordinates:
- 13 27 N, 16 34 W
- time difference:
- UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Ghana
- name:
- Accra
- geographic coordinates:
- 5 33 N, 0 13 W
- time difference:
- UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Guinea
- name:
- Conakry
- geographic coordinates:
- 9 30 N, 13 42 W
- time difference:
- UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Guinea-Bissau
- name:
- Bissau
- geographic coordinates:
- 11 51 N, 15 35 W
- time difference:
- UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Kenya
- name:
- Nairobi
- geographic coordinates:
- 1 17 S, 36 49 E
- time difference:
- UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Lesotho
- name:
- Maseru
- geographic coordinates:
- 29 19 S, 27 29 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Liberia
- name:
- Monrovia
- geographic coordinates:
- 6 18 N, 10 48 W
- time difference:
- UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Libya
- name:
- Tripoli (Tarabulus)
- geographic coordinates:
- 32 53 N, 13 10 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Friday in March; ends last Friday in October
note: on 10 November 2012, Libya changed its standard time from UTC+2 to UTC+1
Madagascar
- name:
- Antananarivo
- geographic coordinates:
- 18 55 S, 47 31 E
- time difference:
- UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Malawi
- name:
- Lilongwe
- geographic coordinates:
- 13 58 S, 33 47 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Mali
- name:
- Bamako
- geographic coordinates:
- 12 39 N, 8 00 W
- time difference:
- UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Mauritania
- name:
- Nouakchott
- geographic coordinates:
- 18 04 N, 15 58 W
- time difference:
- UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Mauritius
- name:
- Port Louis
- geographic coordinates:
- 20 09 S, 57 29 E
- time difference:
- UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Morocco
- name:
- Rabat
- geographic coordinates:
- 34 01 N, 6 49 W
- time difference:
- UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1 hr, begins last Sunday in April; ends last Sunday in September
Mozambique
- name:
- Maputo
- geographic coordinates:
- 25 57 S, 32 35 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Namibia
- name:
- Windhoek
- geographic coordinates:
- 22 34 S, 17 05 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins first Sunday in September; ends first Sunday in April
Niger
- name:
- Niamey
- geographic coordinates:
- 13 31 N, 2 07 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Nigeria
- name:
- Abuja
- geographic coordinates:
- 9 05 N, 7 32 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Rwanda
- name:
- Kigali
- geographic coordinates:
- 1 57 S, 30 03 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
- name:
- Jamestown
- geographic coordinates:
- 15 56 S, 5 43 W
- time difference:
- UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Sao Tome and Principe
- name:
- Sao Tome
- geographic coordinates:
- 0 20 N, 6 44 E
- time difference:
- UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Senegal
- name:
- Dakar
- geographic coordinates:
- 14 44 N, 17 38 W
- time difference:
- UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Seychelles
- name:
- Victoria
- geographic coordinates:
- 4 37 S, 55 27 E
- time difference:
- UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Sierra Leone
- name:
- Freetown
- geographic coordinates:
- 8 29 N, 13 14 W
- time difference:
- UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Somalia
- name:
- Mogadishu
- geographic coordinates:
- 2 04 N, 45 20 E
- time difference:
- UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
South Africa
- name:
- Pretoria (administrative capital);
- Cape Town (legislative capital);
- Bloemfontein (judicial capital)
- geographic coordinates:
- 25 42 S, 28 13 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
South Sudan
- name:
- Juba
- geographic coordinates:
- 04 51 N 31 37 E
- time difference:
- UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Sudan
- name:
- Khartoum
- geographic coordinates:
- 15 36 N, 32 32 E
- time difference:
- UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Tanzania
- name:
- Dar es Salaam;
- note - legislative offices have been transferred to Dodoma, which is planned as the new national capital, and the National Assembly now meets there on a regular basis;
- the executive branch with all ministries and diplomatic representation remains in Dar es Salaam
- geographic coordinates:
- 6 48 S, 39 17 E
- time difference:
- UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Togo
- name:
- Lome
- geographic coordinates:
- 6 07 N, 1 13 E
- time difference:
- UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Tunisia
- name:
- Tunis
- geographic coordinates:
- 36 48 N, 10 11 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Uganda
- name:
- Kampala
- geographic coordinates:
- 0 19 N, 32 33 E
- time difference:
- UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Western Sahara
Laayoune (administrative center)
- time difference:
- UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in April; ends last Sunday in September
Zambia
- name:
- Lusaka
- geographic coordinates:
- 15 25 S, 28 17 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Zimbabwe
- name:
- Harare
- geographic coordinates:
- 17 49 S, 31 02 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Arctic Region
3 entriesGreenland
- name:
- Nuuk (Godthab)
- geographic coordinates:
- 64 11 N, 51 45 W
- time difference:
- UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
note: Greenland has four time zones
Iceland
- name:
- Reykjavik
- geographic coordinates:
- 64 09 N, 21 57 W
- time difference:
- UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Svalbard
- name:
- Longyearbyen
- geographic coordinates:
- 78 13 N, 15 38 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Asia
22 entriesAfghanistan
- name:
- Kabul
- geographic coordinates:
- 34 31 N, 69 11 E
- time difference:
- UTC+4.5 (9.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Armenia
- name:
- Yerevan
- geographic coordinates:
- 40 10 N, 44 30 E
- time difference:
- UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Azerbaijan
- name:
- Baku (Baki, Baky)
- geographic coordinates:
- 40 23 N, 49 52 E
- time difference:
- UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Bangladesh
- name:
- Dhaka
- geographic coordinates:
- 23 43 N, 90 24 E
- time difference:
- UTC+6 (11 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Bhutan
- name:
- Thimphu
- geographic coordinates:
- 27 28 N, 89 38 E
- time difference:
- UTC+6 (11 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
China
- name:
- Beijing
- geographic coordinates:
- 39 55 N, 116 23 E
- time difference:
- UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
note: despite its size, all of China falls within one time zone; many people in Xinjiang Province observe an unofficial "Xinjiang time zone" of UTC+6, two hours behind Beijing
Georgia
- name:
- Tbilisi
- geographic coordinates:
- 41 41 N, 44 50 E
- time difference:
- UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
India
- name:
- New Delhi
- geographic coordinates:
- 28 36 N, 77 12 E
- time difference:
- UTC+5.5 (10.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Japan
- name:
- Tokyo
- geographic coordinates:
- 35 41 N, 139 45 E
- time difference:
- UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Kazakhstan
- name:
- Astana
- geographic coordinates:
- 51 10 N, 71 25 E
- time difference:
- UTC+6 (11 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
note: Kazakhstan has two time zones
Korea, North now North Korea
- name:
- Pyongyang
- geographic coordinates:
- 39 01 N, 125 45 E
- time difference:
- UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Korea, South now South Korea
- name:
- Seoul
- geographic coordinates:
- 37 33 N, 126 59 E
- time difference:
- UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Kyrgyzstan
- name:
- Bishkek
- geographic coordinates:
- 42 52 N, 74 36 E
- time difference:
- UTC+6 (11 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Maldives
- name:
- Male
- geographic coordinates:
- 4 10 N, 73 30 E
- time difference:
- UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Mongolia
- name:
- Ulaanbaatar
- geographic coordinates:
- 47 55 N, 106 55 E
- time difference:
- UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Nepal
- name:
- Kathmandu
- geographic coordinates:
- 27 43 N, 85 19 E
- time difference:
- UTC+5.75 (10.75 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Pakistan
- name:
- Islamabad
- geographic coordinates:
- 33 41 N, 73 03 E
- time difference:
- UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Russia
- name:
- Moscow
- geographic coordinates:
- 55 45 N, 37 36 E
- time difference:
- UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr; note - Russia has announced that it will remain on daylight saving time permanently, which began on 27 March 2011
note: Russia has 9 time zones
Sri Lanka
- name:
- Colombo; note - Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital
- geographic coordinates:
- 6 55 N, 79 50 E
- time difference:
- UTC+5.5 (10.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Tajikistan
- name:
- Dushanbe
- geographic coordinates:
- 38 33 N, 68 46 E
- time difference:
- UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Turkmenistan
- name:
- Ashgabat (Ashkhabad)
- geographic coordinates:
- 37 57 N, 58 23 E
- time difference:
- UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Uzbekistan
- name:
- Tashkent (Toshkent)
- geographic coordinates:
- 41 19 N, 69 15 E
- time difference:
- UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Central America and the Caribbean
32 entriesAnguilla
- name:
- The Valley
- geographic coordinates:
- 18 13 N, 63 03 W
- time difference:
- UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Antigua and Barbuda
- name:
- Saint John's
- geographic coordinates:
- 17 07 N, 61 51 W
- time difference:
- UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Aruba
- name:
- Oranjestad
- geographic coordinates:
- 12 31 N, 70 02 W
- time difference:
- UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Bahamas, The now The Bahamas
- name:
- Nassau
- geographic coordinates:
- 25 05 N, 77 21 W
- time difference:
- UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November
Barbados
- name:
- Bridgetown
- geographic coordinates:
- 13 06 N, 59 37 W
- time difference:
- UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Belize
- name:
- Belmopan
- geographic coordinates:
- 17 15 N, 88 46 W
- time difference:
- UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
British Virgin Islands
- name:
- Road Town
- geographic coordinates:
- 18 25 N, 64 37 W
- time difference:
- UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Cayman Islands
- name:
- George Town (on Grand Cayman)
- geographic coordinates:
- 19 18 N, 81 23 W
- time difference:
- UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Costa Rica
- name:
- San Jose
- geographic coordinates:
- 9 56 N, 84 05 W
- time difference:
- UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Cuba
- name:
- Havana
- geographic coordinates:
- 23 07 N, 82 21 W
- time difference:
- UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins second Sunday in March;
- ends first Sunday in November;
- note - Cuba has been known to alter the schedule of DST on short notice in an attempt to conserve electricity for lighting
Curacao
- name:
- Willemstad
- geographic coordinates:
- 12 06 N, 68 55 W
- time difference:
- UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Dominica
- name:
- Roseau
- geographic coordinates:
- 15 18 N, 61 24 W
- time difference:
- UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Dominican Republic
- name:
- Santo Domingo
- geographic coordinates:
- 18 28 N, 69 54 W
- time difference:
- UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
El Salvador
- name:
- San Salvador
- geographic coordinates:
- 13 42 N, 89 12 W
- time difference:
- UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- none scheduled for 2014
Grenada
- name:
- Saint George's
- geographic coordinates:
- 12 03 N, 61 45 W
- time difference:
- UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Guatemala
- name:
- Guatemala City
- geographic coordinates:
- 14 37 N, 90 31 W
- time difference:
- UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Haiti
- name:
- Port-au-Prince
- geographic coordinates:
- 18 32 N, 72 20 W
- time difference:
- UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November
Honduras
- name:
- Tegucigalpa
- geographic coordinates:
- 14 06 N, 87 13 W
- time difference:
- UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- none scheduled for 2013
Jamaica
- name:
- Kingston
- geographic coordinates:
- 18 00 N, 76 48 W
- time difference:
- UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Montserrat
- name:
- Plymouth;
- note - Plymouth was abandoned in 1997 because of volcanic activity;
- interim government buildings have been built at Brades Estate in the Carr's Bay/Little Bay vicinity at the northwest end of Montserrat
- geographic coordinates:
- 16 42 N, 62 13 W
- time difference:
- UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Nicaragua
- name:
- Managua
- geographic coordinates:
- 12 08 N, 86 15 W
- time difference:
- UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Panama
- name:
- Panama City
- geographic coordinates:
- 8 58 N, 79 32 W
- time difference:
- UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Puerto Rico
- name:
- San Juan
- geographic coordinates:
- 18 28 N, 66 07 W
- time difference:
- UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Saint Barthelemy
- name:
- Gustavia
- geographic coordinates:
- 17 53 N, 62 51 W
- time difference:
- UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
- name:
- Basseterre
- geographic coordinates:
- 17 18 N, 62 43 W
- time difference:
- UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Saint Lucia
- name:
- Castries
- geographic coordinates:
- 14 00 N, 61 00 W
- time difference:
- UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Saint Martin
- name:
- Marigot
- geographical coordinates:
- 18 04 N, 63 05 W
- time difference:
- UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- name:
- Kingstown
- geographic coordinates:
- 13 08 N, 61 13 W
- time difference:
- UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Sint Maarten
- name:
- Philipsburg
- geographic coordinates:
- 18 1 N, 63 2 W
- time difference:
- UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Trinidad and Tobago
- name:
- Port of Spain
- geographic coordinates:
- 10 39 N, 61 31 W
- time difference:
- UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Turks and Caicos Islands
- name:
- Grand Turk (Cockburn Town)
- geographic coordinates:
- 21 28 N, 71 08 W
- time difference:
- UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November
Virgin Islands
- name:
- Charlotte Amalie
- geographic coordinates:
- 18 21 N, 64 56 W
- time difference:
- UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Europe
49 entriesAlbania
- name:
- Tirana (Tirane)
- geographic coordinates:
- 41 19 N, 19 49 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Andorra
- name:
- Andorra la Vella
- geographic coordinates:
- 42 30 N, 1 31 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Austria
- name:
- Vienna
- geographic coordinates:
- 48 12 N, 16 22 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Belarus
- name:
- Minsk
- geographic coordinates:
- 53 54 N, 27 34 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Belgium
- name:
- Brussels
- geographic coordinates:
- 50 50 N, 4 20 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- name:
- Sarajevo
- geographic coordinates:
- 43 52 N, 18 25 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Bulgaria
- name:
- Sofia
- geographic coordinates:
- 42 41 N, 23 19 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Croatia
- name:
- Zagreb
- geographic coordinates:
- 45 48 N, 16 00 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Czech Republic now Czechia
- name:
- Prague
- geographic coordinates:
- 50 05 N, 14 28 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Denmark
- name:
- Copenhagen
- geographic coordinates:
- 55 40 N, 12 35 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
note: applies to continental Denmark only, not to its North Atlantic components
Estonia
- name:
- Tallinn
- geographic coordinates:
- 59 26 N, 24 43 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
European Union
- name:
- Brussels (Belgium), Strasbourg (France), Luxembourg note - the European Council and the Council of the European Union meet in Brussels, Belgium;
- the European Parliament meets in Brussels and Strasbourg, France, and has administrative offices in Luxembourg;
- the Court of Justice of the European Union meets in Luxembourg
- geographic coordinates:
- (Brussels) 50 50 N, 4 20 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Faroe Islands
- name:
- Torshavn
- geographic coordinates:
- 62 00 N, 6 46 W
- time difference:
- UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Finland
- name:
- Helsinki
- geographic coordinates:
- 60 10 N, 24 56 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
France
- name:
- Paris
- geographic coordinates:
- 48 52 N, 2 20 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
note: applies to metropolitan France only, not to its overseas departments, collectivities, or territories
Germany
- name:
- Berlin
- geographic coordinates:
- 52 31 N, 13 24 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Gibraltar
- name:
- Gibraltar
- geographic coordinates:
- 36 08 N, 5 21 W
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Greece
- name:
- Athens
- geographic coordinates:
- 37 59 N, 23 44 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Guernsey
- name:
- Saint Peter Port
- geographic coordinates:
- 49 27 N, 2 32 W
- time difference:
- UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Holy See (Vatican City)
- name:
- Vatican City
- geographic coordinates:
- 41 54 N, 12 27 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Hungary
- name:
- Budapest
- geographic coordinates:
- 47 30 N, 19 05 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Ireland
- name:
- Dublin
- geographic coordinates:
- 53 19 N, 6 14 W
- time difference:
- UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Isle of Man
- name:
- Douglas
- geographic coordinates:
- 54 09 N, 4 29 W
- time difference:
- UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Italy
- name:
- Rome
- geographic coordinates:
- 41 54 N, 12 29 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Jersey
- name:
- Saint Helier
- geographic coordinates:
- 49 11 N, 2 06 W
- time difference:
- UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Kosovo
- name:
- Pristina (Prishtine, Prishtina)
- geographic coordinates:
- 42 40 N, 21 10 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Latvia
- name:
- Riga
- geographic coordinates:
- 56 57 N, 24 06 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Liechtenstein
- name:
- Vaduz
- geographic coordinates:
- 47 08 N, 9 31 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Lithuania
- name:
- Vilnius
- geographic coordinates:
- 54 41 N, 25 19 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Luxembourg
- name:
- Luxembourg
- geographic coordinates:
- 49 36 N, 6 07 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Malta
- name:
- Valletta
- geographic coordinates:
- 35 53 N, 14 30 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Moldova
- name:
- Chisinau in Romanian (Kishinev in Russian)
note: pronounced KEE-shee-now (KIH-shi-nyev)
- geographic coordinates:
- 47 00 N, 28 51 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Monaco
- name:
- Monaco
- geographic coordinates:
- 43 44 N, 7 25 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Montenegro
- name:
- Podgorica; note - the Old Royal Capital is Cetinje mentioned in the constitution
- geographic coordinates:
- 42 26 N, 19 16 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1 hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Netherlands
- name:
- Amsterdam; note - The Hague is the seat of government
- geographic coordinates:
- 52 21 N, 4 55 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
note: time descriptions apply to the continental Netherlands only, not to the Caribbean components
Macedonia now North Macedonia
- name:
- Skopje
- geographic coordinates:
- 42 00 N, 21 26 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Norway
- name:
- Oslo
- geographic coordinates:
- 59 55 N, 10 45 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Poland
- name:
- Warsaw
- geographic coordinates:
- 52 15 N, 21 00 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Portugal
- name:
- Lisbon
- geographic coordinates:
- 38 43 N, 9 08 W
- time difference:
- UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Romania
- name:
- Bucharest
- geographic coordinates:
- 44 26 N, 26 06 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
San Marino
- name:
- San Marino
- geographic coordinates:
- 43 56 N, 12 25 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Serbia
- name:
- Belgrade (Beograd)
- geographic coordinates:
- 44 50 N, 20 30 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Slovakia
- name:
- Bratislava
- geographic coordinates:
- 48 09 N, 17 07 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC,. during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Slovenia
- name:
- Ljubljana
- geographic coordinates:
- 46 03 N, 14 31 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Spain
- name:
- Madrid
- geographic coordinates:
- 40 24 N, 3 41 W
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
note: Spain has two time zones including the Canary Islands
Sweden
- name:
- Stockholm
- geographic coordinates:
- 59 20 N, 18 03 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Switzerland
- name:
- Bern
- geographic coordinates:
- 46 55 N, 7 28 E
- time difference:
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Ukraine
- name:
- Kyiv (Kiev)
note: pronounced KAY-yiv
- geographic coordinates:
- 50 26 N, 30 31 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
United Kingdom
- name:
- London
- geographic coordinates:
- 51 30 N, 0 05 W
- time difference:
- UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
note: applies to the United Kingdom proper, not to its overseas dependencies or territories
Middle East
17 entriesAkrotiri
- name:
- Episkopi Cantonment (base administrative center for Akrotiri and Dhekelia)
- geographic coordinates:
- 34 40 N, 32 51 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Bahrain
- name:
- Manama
- geographic coordinates:
- 26 14 N, 50 34 E
- time difference:
- UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Cyprus
- name:
- Nicosia (Lefkosia/Lefkosa)
- geographic coordinates:
- 35 10 N, 33 22 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Dhekelia
- name:
- Episkopi Cantonment (base administrative center for Akrotiri and Dhekelia); located in Akrotiri
- geographic coordinates:
- 34 40 N, 32 51 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Iran
- name:
- Tehran
- geographic coordinates:
- 35 42 N, 51 25 E
- time difference:
- UTC+3.5 (8.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins fourth Tuesday in March; ends fourth Thursday in September
Iraq
- name:
- Baghdad
- geographic coordinates:
- 33 20 N, 44 24 E
- time difference:
- UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Israel
- name:
- Jerusalem:
- note - Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like all other countries, maintains its embassy in Tel Aviv
- geographic coordinates:
- 31 46 N, 35 14 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins Friday before the last Sunday in March; ends the last Sunday in October
Jordan
- name:
- Amman
- geographic coordinates:
- 31 57 N, 35 56 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Friday in March; ends last Friday in October
Kuwait
- name:
- Kuwait City
- geographic coordinates:
- 29 22 N, 47 58 E
- time difference:
- UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC,during Standard Time)
Lebanon
- name:
- Beirut
- geographic coordinates:
- 33 52 N, 35 30 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Oman
- name:
- Muscat
- geographic coordinates:
- 23 37 N, 58 35 E
- time difference:
- UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Qatar
- name:
- Doha
- geographic coordinates:
- 25 17 N, 51 32 E
- time difference:
- UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Saudi Arabia
- name:
- Riyadh
- geographic coordinates:
- 24 39 N, 46 42 E
- time difference:
- UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Syria
- name:
- Damascus
- geographic coordinates:
- 33 30 N, 36 18 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins midnight on the last Friday in March; ends at midnight on the first Friday in November
Turkey now Turkiye
- name:
- Ankara
- geographic coordinates:
- 39 56 N, 32 52 E
- time difference:
- UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
United Arab Emirates
- name:
- Abu Dhabi
- geographic coordinates:
- 24 28 N, 54 22 E
- time difference:
- UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Yemen
- name:
- Sanaa
- geographic coordinates:
- 15 21 N, 44 12 E
- time difference:
- UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
North America
5 entriesBermuda
- name:
- Hamilton
- geographic coordinates:
- 32 17 N, 64 47 W
- time difference:
- UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November
Canada
- name:
- Ottawa
- geographic coordinates:
- 45 25 N, 75 42 W
- time difference:
- UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November
note: Canada has six time zones
Mexico
- name:
- Mexico City (Distrito Federal)
- geographic coordinates:
- 19 26 N, 99 08 W
- time difference:
- UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins first Sunday in April; ends last Sunday in October
note: Mexico has three time zones
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- name:
- Saint-Pierre
- geographic coordinates:
- 46 46 N, 56 11 W
- time difference:
- UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November
United States
- name:
- Washington, DC
- geographic coordinates:
- 38 53 N, 77 02 W
- time difference:
- UTC-5 (during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November
note: the 50 United States cover six time zones
Oceania
25 entriesAmerican Samoa
- name:
- Pago Pago
- geographic coordinates:
- 14 16 S, 170 42 W
- time difference:
- UTC-11 (6 hours behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Australia
- name:
- Canberra
- geographic coordinates:
- 35 16 S, 149 08 E
- time difference:
- UTC+10 (15 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins first Sunday in October; ends first Sunday in April
note: Australia has three time zones
Cook Islands
- name:
- Avarua
- geographic coordinates:
- 21 12 S, 159 46 W
- time difference:
- UTC-10 (5 hours behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Fiji
- name:
- Suva (on Viti Levu)
- geographic coordinates:
- 18 08 S, 178 25 E
- time difference:
- UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins fourth Sunday in October; ends third Sunday in January
French Polynesia
- name:
- Papeete (located on Tahiti)
- geographic coordinates:
- 17 32 S, 149 34 W
- time difference:
- UTC-10 (5 hours behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Guam
- name:
- Hagatna (Agana)
- geographic coordinates:
- 13 28 N, 144 44 E
- time difference:
- UTC+10 (15 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Kiribati
- name:
- Tarawa
- geographic coordinates:
- 1 21 N, 173 02 E
- time difference:
- UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
note: on 1 January 1995, Kiribati proclaimed that all of its territory was in the same time zone as its Gilbert Islands group (UTC +12) even though the Phoenix Islands and the Line Islands under its jurisdiction were on the other side of the International Date Line
Marshall Islands
- name:
- Majuro
- geographic coordinates:
- 7 06 N, 171 23 E
- time difference:
- UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia
- name:
- Palikir
- geographic coordinates:
- 6 55 N, 158 09 E
- time difference:
- UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Nauru
no official capital; government offices in Yaren District
- time difference:
- UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
New Caledonia
- name:
- Noumea
- geographic coordinates:
- 22 16 S, 166 27 E
- time difference:
- UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
New Zealand
- name:
- Wellington
- geographic coordinates:
- 41 18 S, 174 47 E
- time difference:
- UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins last Sunday in September; ends first Sunday in April
note: New Zealand has two time zones - New Zealand standard time (12 hours in advance of UTC), and Chatham Islands time (45 minutes in advance of New Zealand standard time)
Niue
- name:
- Alofi
- geographic coordinates:
- 19 01 S, 169 55 W
- time difference:
- UTC-11 (6 hours behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Norfolk Island
- name:
- Kingston
- geographic coordinates:
- 29 03 S, 167 58 E
- time difference:
- UTC+11.5 (16.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Northern Mariana Islands
- name:
- Saipan
- geographic coordinates:
- 15 12 N, 145 45 E
- time difference:
- UTC+10 (15 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Palau
- name:
- Melekeok
- geographic coordinates:
- 7 29 N, 134 38 E
- time difference:
- UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Papua New Guinea
- name:
- Port Moresby
- geographic coordinates:
- 9 27 S, 147 11 E
- time difference:
- UTC+10 (15 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Pitcairn Islands
- name:
- Adamstown
- geographic coordinates:
- 25 04 S, 130 05 W
- time difference:
- UTC-9 (4 hours behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Samoa
- name:
- Apia
- geographic coordinates:
- 13 49 S, 171 46 W
- time difference:
UTC+13 (18 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
+1hr, begins last Sunday in September; ends first Sunday in April
Solomon Islands
- name:
- Honiara
- geographic coordinates:
- 9 26 S, 159 57 E
- time difference:
- UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Tokelau
none; each atoll has its own administrative center
- time difference:
- UTC+13 (18 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Tonga
- name:
- Nuku'alofa
- geographic coordinates:
- 21 08 S, 175 12 W
- time difference:
- UTC+13 (18 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Tuvalu
- name:
- Funafuti; note - administrative offices are in Vaiaku Village on Fongafale Islet
- geographic coordinates:
- 8 31 S, 179 13 E
- time difference:
- UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Vanuatu
- name:
- Port-Vila (on Efate)
- geographic coordinates:
- 17 44 S, 168 19 E
- time difference:
- UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Wallis and Futuna
- name:
- Mata-Utu (on Ile Uvea)
- geographic coordinates:
- 13 57 S, 171 56 W
- time difference:
- UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
South America
13 entriesArgentina
- name:
- Buenos Aires
- geographic coordinates:
- 34 35 S, 58 40 W
- time difference:
- UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- none scheduled for 2014
Bolivia
- name:
- La Paz (administrative capital); Sucre (constitutional capital)
- geographic coordinates:
- 16 30 S, 68 09 W
- time difference:
- UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Brazil
- name:
- Brasilia
- geographic coordinates:
- 15 47 S, 47 55 W
- time difference:
- UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins third Sunday in October; ends third Sunday in February
note: Brazil has three time zones, including one for the Fernando de Noronha Islands
Chile
- name:
- Santiago; note - Valparaiso is the seat of the national legislature
- geographic coordinates:
- 33 27 S, 70 40 W
- time difference:
- UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, under a new pilot program that begins second Sunday in September and ends fourth Sunday in April
Colombia
- name:
- Bogota
- geographic coordinates:
- 4 36 N, 74 05 W
- time difference:
- UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Ecuador
- name:
- Quito
- geographic coordinates:
- 0 13 S, 78 30 W
- time difference:
- UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
- name:
- Stanley
- geographic coordinates:
- 51 42 S, 57 51 W
- time difference:
- UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- none scheduled for 2014
Guyana
- name:
- Georgetown
- geographic coordinates:
- 6 48 N, 58 09 W
- time difference:
- UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Paraguay
- name:
- Asuncion
- geographic coordinates:
- 25 16 S, 57 40 W
- time difference:
- UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins first Sunday in October; ends fourth Sunday in March
Peru
- name:
- Lima
- geographic coordinates:
- 12 03 S, 77 03 W
- time difference:
- UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Suriname
- name:
- Paramaribo
- geographic coordinates:
- 5 50 N, 55 10 W
- time difference:
- UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Uruguay
- name:
- Montevideo
- geographic coordinates:
- 34 51 S, 56 10 W
- time difference:
- UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- daylight saving time:
- +1hr, begins first Sunday in October; ends second Sunday in March
Venezuela
- name:
- Caracas
- geographic coordinates:
- 10 29 N, 66 52 W
- time difference:
- UTC-4.5 (a half hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Southeast Asia
14 entriesBrunei
- name:
- Bandar Seri Begawan
- geographic coordinates:
- 4 53 N, 114 56 E
- time difference:
- UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Burma now Burma (Myanmar)
- name:
- Rangoon (Yangon); note - Nay Pyi Taw is the administrative capital
- geographic coordinates:
- 16 48 N, 96 09 E
- time difference:
- UTC+6.5 (11.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Cambodia
- name:
- Phnom Penh
- geographic coordinates:
- 11 33 N, 104 55 E
- time difference:
- UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Christmas Island
- name:
- The Settlement
- geographic coordinates:
- 10 25 S, 105 43 E
- time difference:
- UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- name:
- West Island
- geographic coordinates:
- 12 10 S, 96 50 E
- time difference:
- UTC+6.5 (11.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Indonesia
- name:
- Jakarta
- geographic coordinates:
- 6 10 S, 106 49 E
- time difference:
- UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
note: Indonesia has three time zones
Laos
- name:
- Vientiane (Viangchan)
- geographic coordinates:
- 17 58 N, 102 36 E
- time difference:
- UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Malaysia
- name:
- Kuala Lumpur;
- note - Putrajaya is referred to as an administrative center not the capital;
- Parliament meets in Kuala Lumpur
- geographic coordinates:
- 3 10 N, 101 42 E
- time difference:
- UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Philippines
- name:
- Manila
- geographic coordinates:
- 14 36 N, 120 58 E
- time difference:
- UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Singapore
- name:
- Singapore
- geographic coordinates:
- 1 17 N, 103 51 E
- time difference:
- UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Taiwan
- name:
- Taipei
- geographic coordinates:
- 25 02 N, 121 31 E
- time difference:
- UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Thailand
- name:
- Bangkok
- geographic coordinates:
- 13 45 N, 100 31 E
- time difference:
- UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Timor-Leste
- name:
- Dili
- geographic coordinates:
- 8 35 S, 125 36 E
- time difference:
- UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Vietnam
- name:
- Hanoi (Ha Noi)
- geographic coordinates:
- 21 02 N, 105 51 E
- time difference:
- UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Cite this page
Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2014, “Capital”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/capital/2014.