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...tem, local time is shifted forward in spring and returned to standard time in autumn. The stated purpose is to make better use of natural daylight during DST is used in many countries, mainly in Europe and North America, while other regions remain on standard time year- ...

'''Japan''' is an island country in [[East Asia]]. It lies in the northwestern [[Pacific Ocean]], east of the Asian mainland. [[Tokyo]] i ...the main states of the Pacific region and has a large industrial economy. In the [[Second World War]], Japan formed part of the Axis alliance with [[Naz ...

{{Short description|Country in Eastern Europe and northern Asia}} ...''Russian Federation''', is a country in [[Eastern Europe]] and northern [[Asia]]. It extends from the Baltic and Black Sea regions across Siberia to the P ...

{{Short description|Country in southeastern Europe and western Asia}} ...ontinental country located mainly in western [[Asia]], with a smaller part in southeastern [[Europe]]. It occupies most of [[Anatolia]] and the region of ...

| established_event1 = Emergence in northwestern Anatolia ...western Asia, and northern Africa. Ottoman forces captured Constantinople in 1453, after which the city became the imperial capital and a major centre o ...

'''Greece''', officially the '''Hellenic Republic''', is a country in southeastern [[Europe]]. It is located at the southern end of the [[Balkans ...n Europe with the eastern Mediterranean, the [[Black Sea]] region, western Asia, and North Africa. This location has made Greece important for shipping, to ...

'''Spain''', officially the '''Kingdom of Spain''', is a country in southwestern [[Europe]] located on the [[Iberian Peninsula]]. It borders [[ Spain has played an important role in European politics, trade, maritime routes, and Mediterranean security. Its ...

...37. Japan formally surrendered on 2 September 1945 aboard USS ''Missouri'' in Tokyo Bay. ...ap]] served in the [[Wehrmacht (Nazi Germany)|Wehrmacht]] before deserting in 1944 and founding the movement that developed into the [[Tanoa Einsatzgrupp ...

...[Europe]], the [[Balkans]], [[Anatolia]], the [[Levant]], parts of western Asia, and the Mediterranean coast of North Africa.<ref name="italy-history"/> At its greatest territorial extent under Emperor [[Trajan]] in AD 117, Roman territory stretched from [[Britain]] and the [[Iberian Penins ...

...he west. The [[Mediterranean Sea]] forms the main southern sea boundary. [[Asia]] lies to the east. The eastern boundary is usually described through the [ ...expansion of [[Vriendendam]]. The formation of [[De Vrienden]] took place in the Netherlands. Later European history also includes activity by the [[Buc ...

{{Short description|Former country in northwestern Europe}} ...d Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]], was a sovereign country in northwestern [[Europe]]. It consisted of [[England]], [[Scotland]], [[Wales ...

| countries = 54 recognized sovereign states ...rge mainland regions, the island of [[Madagascar]], and many island groups in the Atlantic and Indian oceans. ...