ZO has connections in over 170+ countries of the world. We interact with artists and creative souls from all of these countries. Our goal is to have a connection in each country around the world and to also have Sponsor|Curators in each that share art news with our community. Artists, Sponsors, and Creative Connections for each country are linked below. The left column links to our UTC Global event now developing. The right column links to Country, State, Province, and Sponsor information for each.
UTC Time ZOne
Follow these links to UTC Time Zones for each country. Find other artists, links, performance info on ZO’s Spoken World Event here.
ZO Country Page
Follow these links to any Country you would like to connect with. Artists, City Sponsors and other country connections are all on these dedicated pages.
UTC +04 Delta — Afghanistan
UTC +02 Bravo — Åland Islands
UTC +01 Alpha — Albania
UTC +01 Alpha — Algeria
UTC -11 X-Ray — American Samoa
UTC +01 Alpha — Andorra
UTC +01 Alpha — Angola
UTC -04 Quebec — Anguilla
UTC -04 Quebec — Antigua and Barbuda
UTC -03 Papa — Argentina
UTC +04 Delta — Armenia
UTC -04 Quebec — Aruba
UTC -10 Whiskey — Austral Islands
UTC +08 Hotel — Australia
UTC +01 Alpha — Austria
UTC +04 Delta — Azerbaijan
UTC -01 November — Azores
UTC -05 Romeo — Bahamas, The
UTC +03 Charlie — Bahrain
UTC +07 Golf — Bangladesh
UTC -04 Quebec — Barbados
UTC +02 Bravo — Belarus
UTC +01 Alpha — Belgium
UTC -06 Sierra — Belize
UTC +01 Alpha — Benin
UTC -03 Papa — Bermuda
UTC +06 Foxtrot — Bhutan
UTC -04 Quebec — Bolivia
UTC +01 Alpha — Bosnia and Herzeg.
UTC +02 Bravo — Botswana
UTC -05 Romeo — Brazil
UTC +08 Hotel — Brunei
UTC +02 Bravo — Bulgaria
UTC 00 Zulu — Burkina Faso
UTC +06 Foxtrot — Burma (Myanmar)
UTC +02 Bravo — Burundi
UTC +07 Golf — Cambodia
UTC +01 Alpha — Cameroon
UTC -07 Tango — Canada
UTC 00 Zulu — Canary Islands
UTC -04 Quebec — Caribbean Netherlands
UTC +01 Alpha — Cabo Verde
UTC -05 Romeo — Cayman Islands
UTC +01 Alpha — Central African Repub.
UTC +01 Alpha — Chad
UTC -04 Quebec — Chile
UTC +08 Hotel — China
UTC +06 Foxtrot — Christmas Island
UTC +05 Echo — Cocos Islands
UTC -05 Romeo — Colombia
UTC +03 Charlie — Comoros
UTC +01 Alpha — Congo, Dem. Republic
UTC +01 Alpha — Congo, Republic
UTC -10 Whiskey — Cook Islands
UTC -06 Sierra — Costa Rica
UTC 00 Zulu — Cote d’Ivoire
UTC +01 Alpha — Croatia
UTC -05 Romeo — Cuba
Curacao — Curacao
UTC +02 Bravo — Cyprus
UTC +01 Alpha — Czech Republic
UTC +01 Alpha — Denmark
UTC +03 Charlie — Djibouti
UTC -04 Quebec — Dominica
UTC -04 Quebec — Dominican Republic
UTC +09 India — East Timor
UTC -06 Sierra — Easter Island
UTC -05 Romeo — Ecuador
UTC +02 Bravo — Egypt
UTC -06 Sierra — El Salvador
UTC 00 Zulu — England
UTC +01 Alpha — Equatorial Guinea
UTC +03 Charlie — Eritrea
UTC +02 Bravo — Estonia
UTC +02 Bravo — Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
UTC +03 Charlie — Ethiopia
UTC -04 Quebec — Falkland Islands
UTC 00 Zulu — Faroe Islands
UTC -02 Oscar — Fernando de Noronha
UTC +12 Mike — Fiji
UTC +02 Bravo — Finland
UTC +01 Alpha — France
UTC -03 Papa — French Guiana
UTC -09 Victor — French Polynesia
UTC +01 Alpha — Gabon
UTC -06 Sierra — Galápagos Islands
UTC 00 Zulu — Gambia
UTC +04 Delta — Georgia
UTC +01 Alpha — Germany
UTC 00 Zulu — Ghana
UTC +01 Alpha — Gibraltar
UTC +02 Bravo — Greece
UTC 00 Zulu — Greenland (no)
UTC -04 Quebec — Grenada
UTC -04 Quebec — Guadeloupe
UTC -10 Whiskey — Guam
UTC -06 Sierra — Guatemala
UTC 00 Zulu — Guernsey
UTC 00 Zulu — Guinea
UTC 00 Zulu — Guinea Bissau
UTC -03 Papa — Guyana
UTC -05 Romeo — Haiti
UTC -06 Sierra — Honduras
UTC +08 Hotel — Hong Kong
UTC +01 Alpha — Hungary
UTC 00 Zulu — Iceland
UTC +05 Echo — India
UTC +07 Golf — Indonesia
UTC +03 Charlie — Iran
UTC +03 Charlie — Iraq
UTC 00 Zulu — Ireland
UTC 00 Zulu — Isle of Man
UTC +02 Bravo — Israel
UTC +01 Alpha — Italy
UTC 00 Zulu — Ivory Coast
UTC -05 Romeo — Jamaica
UTC +09 India — Japan
UTC 00 Zulu — Jersey
UTC +02 Bravo — Jordan
UTC +05 Echo — Kazakhstan
UTC +03 Charlie — Kenya
UTC +12 Mike — Kiribati
Kosovo — Kosovo
UTC +03 Charlie — Kuwait
UTC +06 Foxtrot — Kyrgyzstan
UTC +07 Golf — Laos
UTC +02 Bravo — Latvia
UTC +02 Bravo — Lebanon
UTC +02 Bravo — Lesotho
UTC 00 Zulu — Liberia
UTC +02 Bravo — Libya
UTC +01 Alpha — Liechtenstein
UTC +02 Bravo — Lithuania
UTC +01 Alpha — Luxembourg
UTC +08 Hotel — Macau
UTC +01 Alpha — Macedonia
UTC +03 Charlie — Madagascar
UTC +02 Bravo — Malawi
UTC +08 Hotel — Malaysia
UTC +05 Echo — Maldives
UTC 00 Zulu — Mali
UTC +01 Alpha — Malta
UTC +12 Mike — Marshall Islands
UTC -04 Quebec — Martinique
UTC 00 Zulu — Mauritania
UTC +04 Delta — Mauritius
UTC +03 Charlie — Mayotte
UTC -06 Sierra — Mexico
UTC +10 Kilo — Micronesia, Fed. States
UTC -11 X-RAY — Midway Islands (ZPS)
UTC +02 Bravo — Moldova
UTC +01 Alpha — Monaco
UTC +07 Golf — Mongolia
UTC +01 Alpha — Montenegro
UTC -04 Quebec — Montserrat
UTC 00 Zulu — Morocco
UTC +02 Bravo — Mozambique
UTC +06 Foxtrot — Myanmar
UTC +01 Alpha — Namibia
UTC +12 Mike — Nauru
UTC +05 Echo — Nepal
UTC +01 Alpha — Netherlands
UTC +11 Lima — New Caledonia
UTC +12 Mike — New Zealand
UTC -06 Sierra — Nicaragua
UTC +01 Alpha — Niger
UTC +01 Alpha — Nigeria
UTC -11 X-Ray — Niue
UTC +09 India — North Korea
UTC 00 Zulu — Northern Ireland
UTC -10 Whiskey — Northern Mariana Islands
UTC +01 Alpha — Norway
UTC +04 Delta — Oman
UTC +05 Echo — Pakistan
UTC +09 India — Palau
Palestinian Territories — Palestinian Terr.
UTC -11 X-Ray — Palmyra Atoll (ZPS)
UTC -05 Romeo — Panama
UTC +10 Kilo — Papua New Guinea
UTC -04 Quebec — Paraguay
UTC -05 Romeo — Peru
UTC +08 Hotel — Philippines
UTC -08 Uniform — Pitcairn Islands
UTC +01 Alpha — Poland
UTC 00 Zulu — Portugal
UTC -04 Quebec — Puerto Rico
UTC +03 Charlie — Qatar
UTC +04 Delta — Réunion
UTC +02 Bravo — Romania
UTC +03 Charlie — Russia
UTC +02 Bravo — Rwanda
UTC 00 Zulu — Saint Helena
UTC -04 Quebec — St Kitts and Nevis
UTC -04 Quebec — Saint Lucia
Saint Maarten — Saint Maarten
UTC -03 Papa — St Pierre and Miquelon
UTC -04 Quebec — St Vincent & Grenadines
UTC +12 Mike — Samoa
UTC +01 Alpha — San Marino
UTC 00 Zulu — Sao Tome
UTC +03 Charlie — Saudi Arabia
UTC 00 Zulu — Scotland
UTC 00 Zulu — Senegal
UTC +01 Alpha — Serbia
UTC +04 Delta — Seychelles
UTC 00 Zulu — Sierra Leone
UTC +08 Hotel — Singapore
UTC +01 Alpha — Slovakia
UTC +01 Alpha — Slovenia
UTC +11 Lima — Solomon Islands
UTC +03 Charlie — Somalia
UTC +02 Bravo — South Africa
UTC +09 India — South Korea
South Sudan — South Sudan
UTC +01 Alpha — Spain
UTC +05 Echo — Sri Lanka
UTC +03 Charlie — Sudan
UTC -03 Papa — Suriname
UTC +02 Bravo — Swaziland (now Eswatini)
UTC +01 Alpha — Sweden
UTC +01 Alpha — Switzerland
UTC +02 Bravo — Syria
UTC +08 Hotel — Taiwan
UTC +05 Echo — Tajikistan
UTC +03 Charlie — Tanzania
UTC +07 Golf — Thailand
Timor — Timor Leste
UTC 00 Zulu — Togo
UTC -10 Whiskey — Tokelau
UTC +12 Mike — Tonga
UTC -02 Oscar — Trinidad and Tobago
UTC +01 Alpha — Tunisia
UTC +02 Bravo — Turkey
UTC +05 Echo — Turkmenistan
UTC -05 Romeo — Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu — Tuvalu
UTC +03 Charlie — Uganda
UTC +02 Bravo — Ukraine
UTC +04 Delta — United Arab Emirates
UTC 00 Zulu — United Kingdom
UTC -06 Sierra — United States
UTC -06 Sierra — USA: Alabama
UTC -09 Victor — USA: Alaska
UTC -07 Tango — USA: Arizona
UTC -06 Sierra — USA: Arkansas
UTC -08 Uniform — USA: California
UTC -07 Tango — USA: Colorado
UTC -05 Romeo — USA: Connecticut
UTC -05 Romeo — USA: Delaware
UTC -05 Romeo — USA: DC (Wash., DC)
UTC -05 Romeo — USA: Florida
UTC -05 Romeo — USA: Georgia
UTC -10 Whiskey — USA: Hawaii
UTC -07 Tango — USA: Idaho
UTC -06 Sierra — USA: Illinois
UTC -05 Romeo — USA: Indiana
UTC -06 Sierra — USA: Iowa
UTC -06 Sierra — USA: Kansas
UTC -05 Romeo — USA: Kentucky
UTC -06 Sierra — USA: Louisiana
UTC -05 ROMEO — USA: Maine
UTC -05 Romeo — USA: Maryland
UTC -05 Romeo — USA: Massachusetts
UTC -05 Romeo — USA: Michigan
UTC -06 Sierra — USA: Minnesota
UTC -06 Sierra — USA: Mississippi
UTC -06 Sierra — USA: Missouri
UTC -07 Tango — USA: Montana
UTC -06 Sierra — USA: Nebraska
UTC -08 Uniform — USA: Nevada
UTC -05 Romeo — USA: New Hampshire
UTC -05 Romeo — USA: New Jersey
UTC -07 Tango — USA: New Mexico
UTC -05 Romeo — USA: New York
UTC -05 Romeo — USA: North Carolina
UTC -06 Sierra — USA: North Dakota
UTC -05 Romeo — USA: Ohio
UTC -06 Sierra — USA: Oklahoma
UTC -08 Uniform — USA: Oregon
UTC -05 Romeo — USA: Pennsylvania
UTC -05 Romeo — USA: Rhode Island
UTC -05 Romeo — USA: South Carolina
UTC -06 Sierra — USA: South Dakota
UTC -05 Romeo — USA: Tennessee
UTC -07 Tango — USA: Texas
UTC -07 Tango — USA: Utah
UTC -05 Romeo — USA: Vermont
UTC -05 Romeo — USA: Virginia
UTC -08 Uniform — USA: Washington
UTC -05 Romeo — USA: West Virginia
UTC -06 Sierra — USA: Wisconsin
UTC -07 Tango — USA: Wyoming
UTC -04 Quebec — US Virgin Islands
UTC -03 Papa — Uruguay
UTC +05 Echo — Uzbekistan
UTC +11 Lima — Vanuatu
UTC +01 Alpha — Vatican City (Rome)
UTC -04 Quebec — Venezuela
UTC +07 Golf — Vietnam
UTC 00 Zulu — Wales
UTC +12 Mike — Wallis and Futuna
Western Sahara — Western Sahara
UTC +03 Charlie — Yemen
UTC +02 Bravo — Zambia
UTC +02 Bravo — Zimbabwe
Åland Islands
Burma (now Myanmar)
Caribbean Netherlands
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
East Timor (see Timor Leste)
Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
Fernando de Noronha
Ivory Coast
Micronesia, Federated States of
Midway Islands (ZPS)
Palmyra Atoll — (ZPS)
Swaziland (now Eswatini)
USA: DC (Wash., DC)
How Many Countries Are There In The World?
“There are 195 universally recognized countries. Places like Kosovo and Taiwan are partially recognized which increases the count. The State of Palestine is often included but only recognized by 138 UN members. Kosovo is also sometimes included but only recognized by 97 UN members.
If you were to ask ten people how many countries are in the world, you would probably hear ten different answers. Here at Worldatlas.com, we state 195 countries based on the 193 that belong to the United Nations (UN) plus the Holy See (Vatican) and the State of Palestine, which are non-member observer states.
Differing Opinions
The United States officially recognizes 195 countries as well; but instead of recognizing the State of Palestine, it recognizes Kosovo. Other sources claim there are 197 countries. They count Holy See and Palestine as UN observers but also consider Taiwan and Kosovo to be self-governed territories that both have substantial economic resources of their own.”
Info from: Worldatlas.com
*Sometimes Countries are divided into more than one UTC area. Our Spoken Universe Event, will start in Spain and travel east around the globe. For purposes of the list below, we are linking the western-most time zone for country designations. For example, we have listed American Samoa UTC (-)11 for the USA because that is the first entertainment segment we will stream from the US in our event. (We will initiate the event with a “toast” from Los Angeles.) Time and zones are pretty interesting. If you’re interested you can find more info at this Wikipedia link: List of UTC time offsets
We are currently developing and working with a growing list of Sponsor|Curators to expose more direct links to creative happenings in the countries they represent. Info on this is developing and will be available soon. These connections are part of our mission to encourage and promote world respect and peace through the arts.
For ZO’s purposes, we are listing and highlighting the art of 197 “country regions.” This is purely to capture the “cultural legacy” of art, music, and traditions each region has.