Why do some countries have to adopt more than one standard time ?

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Vbyec · Answer 1 · 2015-05-17T14:57:25+0000

Because they range through such a broad range of longitudes (east-west extent) that it takes the sun considerably more than one hour to cross the whole country.

VulgarBinary · Answer 2 · 2015-05-19T19:39:01+0000

This is because they are larger and flow into several time zones. For example, in the United States, there are six time zones.

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