> Please name some of these countries

According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time_by_countr... since 2000:

   Paraguay       2024
   Iran           2022
   Jordan         2022
   Syria          2022
   Fiji           2021
   Samoa          2021
   Brazil         2019
   Morocco        2018
   Western Sahara 2018
   Namibia        2017
   Tonga          2017
   Mongolia       2016
   Turkey         2016
   Azerbaijan     2015
   Uruguay        2015
   Russia         2014
   Libya          2013
   Armenia        2011
   Belarus        2010
   Falklands      2010
   Argentina      2009
   Bangladesh     2009
   Mauritius      2009
   Pakistan       2009
   Tunisia        2008
   Iraq           2007
   Guatemala      2006
   Honduras       2006
   Nicaragua      2006
   Sri Lanka      2006
   Georgia        2005
   Kyrgyzstan     2005
   Kazakhstan     2004

▲ frollogaston 18 hours ago | parent [-]

At first glance, seems most of those are closer to the Equator than Western Europe. The exceptions I see are Russia and Kazakhstan.

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rrr_oh_man 18 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Most countries are closer to the equator than European countries.

And Spain is on the same latitude as Turkmenistan.

	▲	frollogaston 16 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yeah, which is why DST matters more in Europe. Spain might not need it though.

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bigmadshoe 16 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

British Columbia is far from the equator and just removed DST (permanent summer time).