Countries Ringing in the New Year First:

1. Kiritimati (Christmas Island) – Celebrates at 5 a.m. EST (3:30 p.m. IST).
2. Chatham Islands, New Zealand – Celebrates at 5:15 a.m. EST (3:45 p.m. IST).
3. New Zealand (Auckland, Wellington) – Celebrates at 6 a.m. EST (4:30 p.m. IST).
4. Tonga, Samoa, Fiji – Celebrates shortly after New Zealand.
5. Australia (Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra) – Celebrates at 7:30 p.m. IST.
6. Japan, South Korea, North Korea – Celebrates at 10 a.m. EST (8:30 p.m. IST).
7. Western Australia (Perth) – Celebrates at 10:15 a.m. EST (8:45 p.m. IST).
8. China, Philippines, Singapore – Celebrates at midnight IST.
9. Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar – Celebrates shortly after China.
10. India, Bangladesh, Nepal – Celebrate at 1:30 p.m. EST (12:00 a.m. IST).

Countries Ringing in the New Year Last:

1. Baker Island and Howland Island – Celebrates at 5:30 p.m. IST on January 1

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