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Why Does Russia Have 11 Time Zones?
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- Russia spans 11 time zones due to its enormous east-west width across Asia and Europe.
- The country covers more than one-eighth of Earth's total land area.
- Time zones range from UTC+2 in Kaliningrad to UTC+12 in Kamchatka.
- This makes Russia the nation with the most contiguous time zones of any country.
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