The first country to celebrate New Year's Eve annually is the Oceanic country Kiribati—the island of Kiritimati to be precise.
Howland and Baker Islands, which are territories of the United States, will be the last places on Earth to celebrate the New Year (5.30 pm Sunday IST).
Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, and Haiti are ringing in the new year. US President Joe Biden is also celebrating 2023, slightly ahead of the rest of his country.
The Line Islands (part of Kiribati), Samoa and Tonga, in the Pacific Ocean, are the first places to welcome the New Year, while American Samoa, Baker Island and Howland Island (part of the United States Minor Outlying Islands) are among the last.
Tonga, Kiribati and Samoa- tiny Pacific island nations- are the first to ring in a new Calendar year as here, January 1 starts at 10 am GMT or 3:30 pm as per Indian Standard Timing on December 31.
Bougainville – Papua New Guinea.
How many countries are in the world in 2023? Worldometer reports that there are 195 countries in the world as of 2023. However, of these 195 countries there are two that are not member states of the United Nations.
The Pacific island of Tonga will be the first place to celebrate the New Year 2023 where January 1 begins at 10 am GMT or 3:30 pm IST on December 31.
Due to its geographical position close to the International Date Line, New Zealand is one of the first countries in the world to welcome the New Year.
Last but not least… Baker Island and Howland. Located just barely north of the Equator, Baker Island and Howland are both uninhabited and the last place on earth to ring in the new year.
The theme of International Day of Families 2023 is 'Demographic Trends and Families'. The theme of last year's International Day of Families was 'Families and Urbanisation'.
2023 is the international year of millets - at least the United Nation has declared that so.
1. Monaco. One of the smallest countries in the world, Monaco also has the UN's longest estimated life expectancy of any country as of 2023.
New Year's Day is on January 1 and is the first day of a new year in the Gregorian calendar, which is used in Australia and many other countries. Due to its geographical position close to the International Date Line, Australia is one of the first countries in the world to welcome the New Year.
Australians celebrate the New Year with midnight fireworks in cities and towns throughout the country. Firework displays are launched off bridges, such as the Sydney Harbour Bridge, from jetties along the beaches, and on river banks, with the lights of the fireworks sparkling off the water.
The Cambodian New Year, celebrated from April 14 to 16, is also known as the Khmer New Year. This is because the holiday is celebrated with a bang by the Khmer people of Cambodia.
Māori were the first to arrive in New Zealand, journeying in canoes from Hawaiki about 1,000 years ago. A Dutchman, Abel Tasman, was the first European to sight the country but it was the British who made New Zealand part of their empire.
Seollal - Korean New Year
Several south-east Asian cultures celebrate New Year's Day on the Lunar New Year. In Korea, the celebration lasts three days: the day before Korean New Year, Korean New Year itself, and the day after Korean New Year. This year, Seollal will be celebrated on February 1.
Matariki — Māori New Year
Traditionally the coming season's crop was thought to be determined by the visibility of Matariki.
India Emerges As The Fastest Growing Country Among World's Top 5 Economies In First Quarter Of 2023.
By 2025, the United States would still be the most powerful country of the world, but it would have a little over 18% of the global power. The US would be closely followed by China (nearly 16%), European Union (14%) and India (10%).
Emerging markets (E7) could grow around twice as fast as advanced economies (G7) on average. As a result, six of the seven largest economies in the world are projected to be emerging economies in 2050 led by China (1st), India (2nd) and Indonesia (4th)
1. South Sudan. South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011 after years of civil war, but violence continues to ravage the world's newest country. Civil War erupted in South Sudan in 2013 and continues today, as political leaders from different ethnic groups vie for power.
Papua New Guinea and the Autonomous Bougainville Government have recently agreed to a timetable that will transfer many governmental responsibilities by 2023, and establish full independence in 2027.