What is the last country to celebrate the new year?
In the South Pacific, between the United States and Australia, the island of American Samoa is the last place in the world to welcome the New Year.
In addition to this country, there are uninhabited islands that celebrate the New Year, but they are completely devoid of population, which are the Baker and Holland Islands.
American Samoa is home to approximately 45,000 people, and the island’s residents celebrate New Year’s Eve at 12 noon on January 1 GMT, or 5 pm Abu Dhabi time.
What was the first country to celebrate the New Year?
Samoa and Kiribati, located in the South Pacific Ocean, are the first two countries to celebrate the New Year 2023, according to National Geographic.
The island of Kiritiamti, the largest island in Kiribati and inhabited by about 5 thousand people, is the first inhabited island to receive the New Year annually, while Samoa receives the New Year two hours before Australia.
Paradox
The distance between Samoa, the first country to welcome the New Year, and American Samoa, which celebrates 26 hours later, is no more than 160 km, and with a plane flight of no more than 20 minutes, it is possible to travel between the two islands.
But American Samoa is considered at the end of the Earth’s circumference, so it is the last one that it passes through today, while the island of Samoa is the first in the world that it passes through today.
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