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| time_zone = [[Greenwich Mean Time]] |
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| initials = GMT |
| initials = GMT |
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| offset = [[UTC |
| offset = [[UTC+00:00]] |
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'''Time in Guinea''' is given by a single [[time zone]], denoted as [[Greenwich Mean Time]] (GMT; [[UTC |
'''Time in Guinea''' is given by a single [[time zone]], denoted as [[Greenwich Mean Time]] (GMT; [[UTC+00:00]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/guinea/|title=Guinea|website=[[The World Factbook]]|publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA)|access-date=8 August 2022|quote=time difference: UTC 0}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://greenwichmeantime.com/time/guinea/|title=Guinea time zone|website=GreenwichMeanTime.com|access-date=8 August 2022}}</ref> [[Guinea]] shares this time zone with several other countries, including fourteen in western Africa.<ref>[https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/wet Western European Time]. ''TimeAndDate.com''. Retrieved 26 July 2021.</ref> Guinea does not observe [[daylight saving time]] (DST).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timetemperature.com/africa/guinea_time_zone.shtml|title=Guinea Time Zone|website=TimeTemperature.com|access-date=8 August 2022}}</ref> |
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== History == |
== History == |
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Latest revision as of 09:19, 13 November 2024
| Time in Guinea | |
|---|---|
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time |
| Initials | GMT |
| UTC offset | UTC+00:00 |
| Daylight saving time | |
| DST not observed | |
| tz database | |
| Africa/Conakry | |
Time in Guinea is given by a single time zone, denoted as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT; UTC+00:00).[1][2] Guinea shares this time zone with several other countries, including fourteen in western Africa.[3] Guinea does not observe daylight saving time (DST).[4]
History
[edit]French Guinea—the French colonial possession that preceded Guinea—first adopted UTC−01:00 on 1 January 1912.[5]
IANA time zone database
[edit]In the IANA time zone database, Guinea is given one zone in the file zone.tab – Africa/Conakry, which is an alias to Africa/Abidjan. "GN" refers to the country's ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code. Data for Guinea directly from zone.tab of the IANA time zone database; columns marked with * are the columns from zone.tab itself:[6]
| c.c.* | coordinates* | TZ* | Comments | UTC offset | DST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GN | +0931−01343 | Africa/Conakry | +00:00 | +00:00 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Guinea". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Retrieved 8 August 2022.
time difference: UTC 0
- ^ "Guinea time zone". GreenwichMeanTime.com. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ Western European Time. TimeAndDate.com. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Guinea Time Zone". TimeTemperature.com. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ Gould, Ralph Edgar (1935). Standard Time Throughout the World (3 ed.). United States National Bureau of Standards. pp. 3, 17. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Africa". tz database. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
External links
[edit]- Current time in Guinea at Time.is
- Time in Guinea at TimeAndDate.com
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