Well, not everyone, not everyone, because there is one country in East Africa that has not yet reached the year 2025. This is Ethiopia, a nation that reached the year 2017 last September when its people celebrated New Year's Eve on the 12th.
Where is it 2025 now? As of 8:15 a.m. ET, Kiribati, along with New Zealand, the Solomon Islands, Micronesia, the far eastern areas of Russia and Sydney, Australia, have celebrated New Year's Eve and flipped their calendars to 2025.
The final places on Earth to greet the new year will be the uninhabited islands of Baker and Howland, located southwest of Hawaii. As the last to see 2025, these remote islands will mark the final moment in the global celebration at 5.30 pm IST on January 1.
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Which country came into 2025 first?
The Pacific island nation of Kiribati was the first country to ring in 2025, with its 133,500 citizens celebrating the new year at 5 a.m. ET on Tuesday. The Micronesian nation was soon followed into 2025 by the Chatham Islands in New Zealand at 5:15 a.m. ET.
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Which are the last places on earth to celebrate the New Year? The last places to celebrate the New Year include the Baker Island and Howland Island which are the uninhabited territories near the US and which actually fall under the UTC–12 time zone.
According to the clock, the first areas to experience a new day and a New Year are islands that use UTC+14:00. These include portions of the Republic of Kiribati, including Millennium Island and Kiritimati in the Line Islands.
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This causes the Ethiopian year number to be eight years less than the Gregorian year number from January 1 until 10 or 11 September, then seven years less for the remainder of the Gregorian year.
Ethiopia 🇪🇹 Is Still In 2017 Ethiopia is currently in 2017 according to the Ethiopian calendar, while the rest of the world is in 2025, which means the Ethiopian calendar is approximately 7-8 years behind the Gregorian calendar.
Which country is the first to welcome 2025? The first of all is the Republic of Kiribati, in the Caroline Islands northeast of Australia. Specifically, it is the island of Kirimati, the first to receive Christmas Eve and the New Year, which is why it is known as "Christmas Island".
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Why is Ethiopia in 2017 while the rest of the world is in 2025?
Their calendar is about 7 to 8 years behind the Gregorian calendar used in most of the world today. The difference in years is partly due to alternative calculations of the Annunciation of Jesus. While the Gregorian calendar places this event in 1 AD, the Ethiopian Church calculates it differently.
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Which country has topped in the Global Digital Well-Being Index 2025?
India topped the Digital Well-Being Index (DWBI), for the third consecutive year, released by Snap Inc., ahead of Safer Internet Day on February 11, 2025.
