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-rw-r--r--share/zoneinfo/africa115
-rw-r--r--share/zoneinfo/asia95
-rw-r--r--share/zoneinfo/australasia78
-rw-r--r--share/zoneinfo/northamerica100
-rw-r--r--share/zoneinfo/southamerica36
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diff --git a/share/zoneinfo/africa b/share/zoneinfo/africa
index c3f74b1..04dcc4c 100644
--- a/share/zoneinfo/africa
+++ b/share/zoneinfo/africa
@@ -104,12 +104,16 @@ Zone Africa/Algiers 0:12:12 - LMT 1891 Mar 15 0:01
0:00 Algeria WET%s 1981 May
1:00 - MET
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Algiers Algeria All points
+
# Angola
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Africa/Luanda 0:52:56 - LMT 1892
0:52 - LMT 1911 May 26 # Luanda Mean Time
1:00 - CAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Luanda Angola All points
+
# Benin
# Whitman says they switched to 1:00 in 1946, not 1934; go with Shanks.
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
@@ -117,6 +121,8 @@ Zone Africa/Porto-Novo 0:10:28 - LMT 1912
0:00 - WAT 1934 Feb 26
1:00 - CAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Porto-Novo Benin All points
+
# Botswana
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Africa/Gaborone 1:43:40 - LMT 1885
@@ -124,22 +130,30 @@ Zone Africa/Gaborone 1:43:40 - LMT 1885
2:00 1:00 SAST 1944 Mar 19 2:00
2:00 - SAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Gaborone Botswana All points
+
# Burkina Faso
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Africa/Ouagadougou -0:06:04 - LMT 1912
0:00 - WAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Ouagadougou Burkina_Faso All points
+
# Burundi
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Africa/Bujumbura 1:57:28 - LMT 1890
2:00 - SAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Bujumbura Burundi All points
+
# Cameroon
# Whitman says they switched to 1:00 in 1920; go with Shanks.
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Africa/Douala 0:38:48 - LMT 1912
1:00 - CAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Douala Cameroon All points
+
# Cape Verde
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Atlantic/Cape_Verde -1:34:04 - LMT 1907 # Praia
@@ -148,11 +162,15 @@ Zone Atlantic/Cape_Verde -1:34:04 - LMT 1907 # Praia
-2:00 - CVT 1975 Nov 25 2:00
-1:00 - AAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Cape_Verde Cape_Verde All points
+
# Central African Republic
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Africa/Bangui 1:14:20 - LMT 1912
1:00 - CAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Bangui Central_African_Republic All points
+
# Chad
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Africa/Ndjamena 1:00:12 - LMT 1912
@@ -160,26 +178,36 @@ Zone Africa/Ndjamena 1:00:12 - LMT 1912
1:00 1:00 CAST 1980 Mar 8
1:00 - CAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Ndjamena Chad All points
+
# Comoros
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Indian/Comoro 2:53:04 - LMT 1911 Jul # Moroni, Gran Comoro
3:00 - EAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Indian Comoro Comoros_Islands All points
+
# Congo
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Africa/Brazzaville 1:01:08 - LMT 1912
1:00 - CAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Brazzaville Congo All points
+
# Cote D'Ivoire
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Africa/Abidjan -0:16:08 - LMT 1912
0:00 - WAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Abidjan Ivory_Coast All points
+
# Djibouti
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Africa/Djibouti 2:52:36 - LMT 1911 Jul
3:00 - EAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Djibouti Djibouti All points
+
###############################################################################
# Egypt
@@ -221,12 +249,16 @@ Rule Egypt 1990 max - May 1 1:00 1:00 " DST"
Zone Africa/Cairo 2:05:00 - LMT 1900 Oct
2:00 Egypt EET%s
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Cairo Egypt All points
+
# Equatorial Guinea
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Africa/Malabo 0:35:08 - LMT 1912
0:00 - WAT 1963 Dec 15
1:00 - CAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Malabo Equatorial_Guinea All points
+
# Eritrea
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Africa/Asmera 2:35:32 - LMT 1870
@@ -234,17 +266,23 @@ Zone Africa/Asmera 2:35:32 - LMT 1870
2:35 - AAMT 1936 May 5 # Addis Ababa MT
3:00 - EAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Asmera Eritrea All points
+
# Ethiopia
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Africa/Addis_Ababa 2:34:48 - LMT 1870
2:35 - AAMT 1936 May 5 # Addis Ababa MT
3:00 - EAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Addis_Ababa Ethiopia All points
+
# Gabon
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Africa/Libreville 0:37:48 - LMT 1912
1:00 - CAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Libreville Gabon All points
+
# Gambia
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Africa/Banjul -1:06:36 - LMT 1912
@@ -252,6 +290,8 @@ Zone Africa/Banjul -1:06:36 - LMT 1912
-1:00 - AAT 1964
0:00 - WAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Banjul Gambia All points
+
# Ghana
# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (November 18, 1993):
# WATDT is my invention for ``West Africa one-Third Daylight Time''.
@@ -265,6 +305,8 @@ Rule Ghana 1936 1942 - Dec 31 0:00 0 WAT
Zone Africa/Accra -0:00:52 - LMT 1918
0:00 Ghana %s
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Accra Ghana All points
+
# Guinea
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Africa/Conakry -0:54:52 - LMT 1912
@@ -272,12 +314,16 @@ Zone Africa/Conakry -0:54:52 - LMT 1912
1:00 - CAT 1960
0:00 - WAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Conakry Guinea All points
+
# Guinea-Bissau
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Africa/Bissau -1:02:20 - LMT 1911 May 26
1:00 - CAT 1975
0:00 - WAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Bissau Guinea_Bissau All points
+
# Kenya
# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (November 18, 1993):
# Shanks says the transition to 2:45 was in 1940, but it must have been 1948.
@@ -288,6 +334,8 @@ Zone Africa/Nairobi 2:27:16 - LMT 1928 Jul
2:45 - BEAT 1960
3:00 - EAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Nairobi Kenya All points
+
# Lesotho
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Africa/Maseru 1:50:00 - LMT 1903 Mar
@@ -295,6 +343,8 @@ Zone Africa/Maseru 1:50:00 - LMT 1903 Mar
2:00 1:00 SAST 1944 Mar 19 2:00
2:00 - SAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Maseru Lesotho All points
+
# Liberia
# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (November 18, 1993):
# In 1972 Liberia was the last country to switch
@@ -310,6 +360,8 @@ Zone Africa/Monrovia -0:43:08 - LMT 1882
-0:44:30 - LST 1972 May # Liberia Standard Time
0:00 - WAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Monrovia Liberia All points
+
###############################################################################
# Libya
@@ -349,6 +401,8 @@ Zone Africa/Tripoli 0:52:44 - LMT 1920
2:00 - EET 1982
1:00 Libya MET%s
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Tripoli Libya All points
+
# Madagascar
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Indian/Antananarivo 3:10:04 - LMT 1911 Jul
@@ -356,17 +410,24 @@ Zone Indian/Antananarivo 3:10:04 - LMT 1911 Jul
3:00 1:00 EAST 1954 May 29 23:00s
3:00 - EAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Indian Antananarivo Madagascar All points
+
# Malawi
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Africa/Blantyre 2:20:00 - LMT 1903 Mar
2:00 - SAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Blantyre Malawi All points
+
# Mali
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Africa/Bamako -0:32:00 - LMT 1912
0:00 - WAT 1934 Feb 26
-1:00 - AAT 1960 Jun 20
0:00 - WAT
+
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Bamako Mali All points
+
# no longer different from Bamako, but too famous to omit
Zone Africa/Timbuktu -0:12:04 - LMT 1912
0:00 - WAT
@@ -377,6 +438,7 @@ Zone Africa/Nouakchott -1:03:48 - LMT 1912
0:00 - WAT 1934 Feb 26
-1:00 - AAT 1960 Jun 20
0:00 - WAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Noukachott Mauritania All points
# Mauritius
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
@@ -385,11 +447,15 @@ Zone Indian/Mauritius 3:50:00 - LMT 1907 # Port Louis
# Agalega Is, Rodriguez
# no information; probably like Indian/Mauritius
+# ZONE-DESCR Indian Mauritius Mauritius All points
+
# Mayotte
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Indian/Mayotte 3:01:08 - LMT 1911 Jul # Dzaoudzi
3:00 - EAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Indian Mayotte Mayotte All points
+
# Morocco
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Morocco 1913 only - Oct 26 0:00 0 -
@@ -413,6 +479,9 @@ Zone Africa/Casablanca -0:30:20 - LMT 1913 Oct 26
0:00 Morocco WET%s 1984 Mar 16
1:00 - MET 1986
0:00 - WET
+
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Casablanca Morocco All points
+
# The following are controlled by Spain, and are like Europe/Madrid:
# Alboran, Alhucemas Is, Ceuta, Chafarinas Is, Mellila.
@@ -421,6 +490,8 @@ Zone Africa/Casablanca -0:30:20 - LMT 1913 Oct 26
Zone Africa/Maputo 2:10:20 - LMT 1903 Mar
2:00 - SAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Maputo Mozambique All points
+
# Namibia
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Africa/Windhoek 1:08:24 - LMT 1892 Feb 8
@@ -429,6 +500,8 @@ Zone Africa/Windhoek 1:08:24 - LMT 1892 Feb 8
2:00 1:00 SAST 1943 Mar 21 2:00
2:00 - SAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Windhoek Namibia All points
+
# Niger
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Africa/Niamey 0:08:28 - LMT 1912
@@ -436,21 +509,29 @@ Zone Africa/Niamey 0:08:28 - LMT 1912
0:00 - WAT 1960
1:00 - CAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Niamey Niger All points
+
# Nigeria
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Africa/Lagos 0:13:36 - LMT 1919 Sep
1:00 - CAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Lagos Nigeria All points
+
# Reunion
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Indian/Reunion 3:41:52 - LMT 1911 Jun # St Denis
4:00 - SMT
+# ZONE-DESCR Indian Reunion Reunion_Island All points
+
# Rwanda
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Africa/Kigali 2:00:16 - LMT 1935 Jun
2:00 - SAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Kigali Rwanda All points
+
# St Helena
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Atlantic/St_Helena -0:22:48 - LMT 1890 # Jamestown
@@ -461,23 +542,31 @@ Zone Atlantic/St_Helena -0:22:48 - LMT 1890 # Jamestown
# Ascension, Gough, Inaccessible, Nightingale
# no information; probably like Atlantic/St_Helena
+# ZONE-DESCR Atlantic St_Helena St_Helena All points
+
# Sao Tome and Principe
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Africa/Sao_Tome 0:26:56 - LMT 1884
-0:37 - ?MT 1912 # a typo in Shanks?
0:00 - WAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Sao_Tome Sao_Tome_and_Principe All points
+
# Senegal
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Africa/Dakar -1:09:44 - LMT 1912
-1:00 - AAT 1941 Jun
0:00 - WAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Dakar Senegal All points
+
# Seychelles
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Indian/Mahe 3:41:48 - LMT 1906 Jun # Victoria
4:00 - SMT
+# ZONE-DESCR Indian Mahe Seychelles All points
+
# Sierra Leone
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule SL 1913 only - Oct 26 0:00 0 -
@@ -492,6 +581,8 @@ Zone Africa/Freetown -0:53:00 - LMT 1882
-1:00 SL AA%sT 1957
0:00 SL WA%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Freetown Sierra_Leone All points
+
# Somalia
# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (November 18, 1993):
# Shanks omits the 1948 transition to 2:45; this is probably a typo.
@@ -502,6 +593,8 @@ Zone Africa/Mogadishu 3:01:28 - LMT 1893 Nov
2:45 - BEAT 1957 # not in Shanks
3:00 - EAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Mogadishu Somalia All points
+
# South Africa
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule SA 1892 only - Feb 8 0:00 0 -
@@ -511,6 +604,9 @@ Rule SA 1943 1944 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00 0 -
Zone Africa/Johannesburg 1:52:00 - LMT 1892 Feb 8
1:30 - SAT 1903 Mar
2:00 SA SA%sT
+
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Johannesburg South_Africa All points
+
# Prince Edward Is
# no information
@@ -525,11 +621,15 @@ Rule Sudan 1972 max - Apr lastSun 0:00 1:00 " DST"
Zone Africa/Khartoum 2:10:08 - LMT 1931
2:00 Sudan EET%s
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Khartoum Sudan All points
+
# Swaziland
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Africa/Mbabane 2:04:24 - LMT 1903 Mar
2:00 - SAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Mbabane Swaziland All points
+
# Tanzania
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Africa/Dar_es_Salaam 2:37:08 - LMT 1931
@@ -537,11 +637,15 @@ Zone Africa/Dar_es_Salaam 2:37:08 - LMT 1931
2:45 - BEAT 1961
3:00 - EAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Dar_es_Salaam Tanzania All points
+
# Togo
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Africa/Lome 0:04:52 - LMT 1893
0:00 - WAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Lome Togo All points
+
# Tunisia
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Tunisia 1911 only - Mar 9 0:00 0 -
@@ -573,6 +677,8 @@ Zone Africa/Tunis 0:40:44 - LMT 1881 May 12
0:09:05 - PMT 1911 Mar 9 # Paris Mean Time
1:00 Tunisia MET%s
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Tunis Tunisia All points
+
# Uganda
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Africa/Kampala 2:09:40 - LMT 1928 Jul
@@ -581,6 +687,8 @@ Zone Africa/Kampala 2:09:40 - LMT 1928 Jul
2:45 - BEAT 1957
3:00 - EAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Kampala Uganda All points
+
# Zaire
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Africa/Kinshasa 1:01:12 - LMT 1897 Nov 9
@@ -588,12 +696,19 @@ Zone Africa/Kinshasa 1:01:12 - LMT 1897 Nov 9
Zone Africa/Lumumbashi 1:49:52 - LMT 1897 Nov 9
2:00 - SAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Kinshasa Zaire Western (Kinshasa)
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Lumumbashi Zaire Eastern (Lumumbashi)
+
# Zambia
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Africa/Lusaka 1:53:08 - LMT 1903 Mar
2:00 - SAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Lusaka Zambia All points
+
# Zimbabwe
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Africa/Harare 2:04:12 - LMT 1903 Mar
2:00 - SAT
+
+# ZONE-DESCR Africa Harare Zimbabwe All points
diff --git a/share/zoneinfo/asia b/share/zoneinfo/asia
index 60166c1..ab43142 100644
--- a/share/zoneinfo/asia
+++ b/share/zoneinfo/asia
@@ -80,24 +80,32 @@ Zone Asia/Kabul 4:36:48 - LMT 1890
4:00 - GST 1945
4:30 - AFT
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Kabul Afghanistan All points
+
# Armenia
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Yerevan 2:58:00 - LMT 1924 May 2
3:00 - MSK 1957 Mar
4:00 Russia BS%s
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Yerevan Armenia All points
+
# Azerbaijan
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Baku 3:19:24 - LMT 1924 May 2
3:00 - MSK 1957 Mar
4:00 Russia BS%s
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Baku Azerbaijan All points
+
# Bahrain
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Bahrain 3:22:20 - LMT 1920 # Al-Manamah
4:00 - GST 1972 Jun
3:00 - AST
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Bahrain All points
+
# Bangladesh
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Dacca 6:01:40 - LMT 1890
@@ -107,23 +115,31 @@ Zone Asia/Dacca 6:01:40 - LMT 1890
6:30 - BMT 1951 Sep 30
6:00 - BGT
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Dacca Bangladesh All points
+
# Bhutan
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Thimbu 5:58:36 - LMT 1947 Aug 15
5:30 - IST 1987 Oct
6:00 - BGT
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Thimbu Bhutan All points
+
# British Indian Ocean Territory
# From Whitman:
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Indian/Chagos 5:00 - PKT
+# ZONE-DESCR Indian Chagos British_Indian_Ocean_Terr All points
+
# Brunei
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Brunei 7:39:40 - LMT 1926 Mar # Bandar Seri Begawan
7:30 - BNT 1933
8:00 - BNT
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Brunei Brunei All points
+
# Burma
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Rangoon 6:24:40 - LMT 1880
@@ -132,6 +148,8 @@ Zone Asia/Rangoon 6:24:40 - LMT 1880
9:00 - JST 1945 May 3
6:30 - BMT
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Rangoon Myanmar All points
+
# Cambodia
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Phnom_Penh 6:59:40 - LMT 1906 Jun 9
@@ -140,6 +158,8 @@ Zone Asia/Phnom_Penh 6:59:40 - LMT 1906 Jun 9
8:00 - ICT 1931 May
7:00 - ICT
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Phonm_Penh Cambodia All points
+
# People's Republic of China
# From Guy Harris:
@@ -188,6 +208,8 @@ Zone Asia/Shanghai 8:05:52 - LMT 1928
8:00 Shang C%sT 1949
8:00 PRC C%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Shanghai China All points
+
###############################################################################
# Republic of China
@@ -209,6 +231,8 @@ Rule Taiwan 1980 only - Sep 30 0:00 0 S
Zone Asia/Taipei 8:06:00 - LMT 1896
8:00 Taiwan C%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Taipei Taiwan All points
+
###############################################################################
# Hong Kong
# Presumably Hong Kong will have DST again when it merges with China,
@@ -234,6 +258,8 @@ Rule HK 1979 1980 - Oct Sun>=16 3:30 0 -
Zone Asia/Hong_Kong 7:36:36 - LMT 1904 Oct 30
8:00 HK HK%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Hong_Kong Hong_Kong All points
+
# Macao
# Presumably Macao will have DST again when it merges with China,
# but it's too early to predict the details.
@@ -257,6 +283,7 @@ Rule Macao 1978 1980 - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 0 S
Zone Asia/Macao 7:34:20 - LMT 1912
8:00 Macao C%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Macao Macao All points
###############################################################################
@@ -276,6 +303,8 @@ Rule Cyprus 1981 max - Mar lastSun 0:00 1:00 " DST"
Zone Asia/Nicosia 2:13:28 - LMT 1921 Nov 14
2:00 Cyprus EET%s
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Cyprus Cyprus All points
+
# Georgia
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Tbilisi 2:59:16 - LMT 1880
@@ -283,6 +312,8 @@ Zone Asia/Tbilisi 2:59:16 - LMT 1880
3:00 - MSK 1957 Mar
4:00 Russia BS%s
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Tbilisi Georgia All points
+
# India
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Calcutta 5:53:28 - LMT 1880
@@ -296,6 +327,8 @@ Zone Asia/Calcutta 5:53:28 - LMT 1880
# Lakshadweep (Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Is)
# Nicobar Is
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Calcutta India All points
+
# Indonesia
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Jakarta 7:07:12 - LMT 1867 Aug 10
@@ -317,6 +350,10 @@ Zone Asia/Jayapura 9:22:48 - LMT 1932 Nov
9:30 - CST 1964
9:00 - MLT
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Jakarta Indonesia Jakarta
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Ujung_Pandang Indonesia Ujung Pandang
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Jayapura Indonesia Jayapura
+
# Iran
# Shanks has no record of DST after 1980.
@@ -345,6 +382,8 @@ Zone Asia/Tehran 3:25:44 - LMT 1916
4:00 Iran G%sT 1979
3:30 Iran I%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Tehran Iran All points
+
# Iraq
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Iraq 1982 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 D
@@ -359,6 +398,7 @@ Zone Asia/Baghdad 2:57:40 - LMT 1890
3:00 - AST 1982 May
3:00 Iraq A%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Baghdad Iraq All points
###############################################################################
@@ -463,6 +503,7 @@ Zone Asia/Tel_Aviv 2:19:04 - LMT 1880
2:21 - JMT 1918
2:00 Zion I%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Tel_Aviv Israel All points
###############################################################################
@@ -485,6 +526,8 @@ Zone Asia/Tokyo 9:19:04 - LMT 1896
#Zone Asia/South_Ryukyu 8:14:44 - LMT 1896 # Amitori
# 8:00 - CST
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Tokyo Japan All points
+
# Jordan
# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (November 18, 1993):
# Most likely Shanks is merely guessing dates from 1992 on.
@@ -512,6 +555,8 @@ Rule Jordan 1992 max - Oct Fri>=1 0:00 0 -
Zone Asia/Amman 2:23:44 - LMT 1931
2:00 Jordan EET%s
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Amman Jordan All points
+
# Kazakhstan
# From Shanks (1991):
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
@@ -519,6 +564,7 @@ Zone Asia/Alma-Ata 5:07:48 - LMT 1924 May 2
5:00 - TSK 1957 Mar
6:00 Russia TS%s
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Alma-Ata Kazakhstan All points
###############################################################################
@@ -553,6 +599,9 @@ Zone Asia/Pyongyang 8:23:00 - LMT 1890
8:00 - KST 1961 Aug 10
9:00 - KST
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Seoul South_Korea All points
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Pyongyang North_Korea All points
+
###############################################################################
@@ -561,12 +610,16 @@ Zone Asia/Pyongyang 8:23:00 - LMT 1890
Zone Asia/Kuwait 3:11:56 - LMT 1950
3:00 - AST
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Kuwait Kuwait All points
+
# Kyrgyzstan
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Frunze 4:58:24 - LMT 1924 May 2
5:00 - TSK 1957 Mar
6:00 Russia TS%s
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Frunze Kyrgyzstan All points
+
# Laos
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Vientiane 6:50:24 - LMT 1906 Jun 9
@@ -575,6 +628,8 @@ Zone Asia/Vientiane 6:50:24 - LMT 1906 Jun 9
8:00 - ICT 1931 May
7:00 - ICT
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Vientiane Laos All points
+
# Lebanon
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Lebanon 1880 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 -
@@ -602,6 +657,8 @@ Rule Lebanon 1990 max - May 1 0:00 1:00 " DST"
Zone Asia/Beirut 2:22:00 - LMT 1880
2:00 Lebanon EET%s
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Beirut Lebanon All points
+
# Malaysia
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Kuala_Lumpur 6:46:48 - LMT 1880
@@ -613,12 +670,16 @@ Zone Asia/Kuala_Lumpur 6:46:48 - LMT 1880
7:30 - SGT 1982 May
8:00 - SGT
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Kuala_Lumpur Malaysia All points
+
# Maldives
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Indian/Maldives 4:54:00 - LMT 1880 # Male
4:54 - MMT 1960
5:00 - PKT
+# ZONE-DESCR Indian Maldives Maldives All points
+
# Mongolia
# Let's comment out the western and eastern Mongolian time zones
# till we know what their principal towns are.
@@ -639,17 +700,23 @@ Zone Asia/Ulan_Bator 7:07:32 - LMT 1905 Aug
# 8:00 - BST 1978
# 9:00 Mongol B%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Ulan_Bator Mongolia Central zone
+
# Nepal
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Katmandu 5:41:16 - LMT 1920
5:30 - IST 1986
5:45 - NPT
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Katmandu Nepal All points
+
# Oman
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Muscat 3:54:20 - LMT 1920
4:00 - GST
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Muscat Oman All points
+
# Pakistan
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Karachi 4:28:12 - LMT 1907
@@ -658,6 +725,8 @@ Zone Asia/Karachi 4:28:12 - LMT 1907
5:30 - IST 1951 Sep 30
5:00 - PKT
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Karachi Pakistan All points
+
# Palestine
# These rules for Egypt are stolen from the `africa' file.
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
@@ -692,17 +761,23 @@ Zone Asia/Manila -15:56:00 - LMT 1844
9:00 - JST 1944 Nov
8:00 Phil P%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Manila Philippines All points
+
# Qatar
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Qatar 3:26:08 - LMT 1920 # Al Dawhah
4:00 - GST 1972 Jun
3:00 - AST
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Qatar Qatar All points
+
# Saudi Arabia
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Riyadh 3:06:52 - LMT 1950
3:00 - AST
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Riyadh Saudi_Arabia All points
+
# Singapore
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Singapore 6:55:24 - LMT 1880
@@ -714,6 +789,8 @@ Zone Asia/Singapore 6:55:24 - LMT 1880
7:30 - SGT 1982 May
8:00 - SGT
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Singapore Singapore All points
+
# Sri Lanka
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Colombo 5:19:24 - LMT 1880
@@ -723,6 +800,8 @@ Zone Asia/Colombo 5:19:24 - LMT 1880
5:30 1:00 IST 1945 Oct 16 2:00
5:30 - IST
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Colombo Sri_Lanka All points
+
# Syria
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Syria 1920 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 -
@@ -753,35 +832,47 @@ Rule Syria 1990 max - Sep 30 2:00 0 -
Zone Asia/Damascus 2:25:12 - LMT 1920
2:00 Syria EET%s
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Damascus Syria All points
+
# Tajikistan
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Dushanbe 4:35:12 - LMT 1924 May 2
5:00 - TSK 1957 Mar
6:00 Russia TS%s
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Dushanbe Tajikistan All points
+
# Thailand
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Bangkok 6:42:04 - LMT 1880
6:42 - BMT 1920 Apr
7:00 - ICT
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Bangkok Thailand All points
+
# Turkmenistan
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Ashkhabad 3:53:32 - LMT 1924 May 2
4:00 - ASK 1957 Mar
5:00 Russia AS%s
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Ashkhabad Turkmenistan All points
+
# United Arab Emirates
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Dubai 3:41:12 - LMT 1920
4:00 - GST
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Dubai U_A_E All points
+
# Uzbekistan
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Tashkent 4:37:12 - LMT 1924 May 2
5:00 - TSK 1957 Mar
6:00 Russia TS%s
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Tashkent Uzbekistan All points
+
# Vietnam
# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (November 18, 1993):
# Saigon's official name is Thanh-Pho Ho Chi Minh, but it's too long.
@@ -794,7 +885,11 @@ Zone Asia/Saigon 7:06:40 - LMT 1906 Jun 9
8:00 - ICT 1931 May
7:00 - ICT
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Saigon Vietnam All points
+
# Yemen
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Aden 3:00:48 - LMT 1950
3:00 - AST
+
+# ZONE-DESCR Asia Aden Yemen All points
diff --git a/share/zoneinfo/australasia b/share/zoneinfo/australasia
index 15f520a..f55ed99 100644
--- a/share/zoneinfo/australasia
+++ b/share/zoneinfo/australasia
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ Rule Aus 1943 only - Oct 3 2:00 1:00 -
Zone Australia/Darwin 8:43:20 - LMT 1895 Feb
9:30 - CST 1917 Jan 1 0:01
9:30 Aus CST
+
+# ZONE-DESCR Australia Darwin Australia Northern Territory
+
Zone Australia/Perth 7:43:24 - LMT 1895 Dec
8:00 - WST 1917 Jan 1 0:01
8:00 Aus WST 1974 Oct lastSun 2:00
@@ -33,6 +36,9 @@ Zone Australia/Perth 7:43:24 - LMT 1895 Dec
8:00 - WST 1991 Nov 17 2:00
8:00 1:00 WST 1992 Mar Sun>=1 3:00
8:00 - WST
+
+# ZONE-DESCR Australia Perth Australia Western_Australia
+
Zone Australia/Brisbane 10:12:08 - LMT 1895
10:00 - EST 1917 Jan 1 0:01
10:00 Aus EST 1971 Oct lastSun 2:00
@@ -45,6 +51,8 @@ Zone Australia/Brisbane 10:12:08 - LMT 1895
10:00 1:00 EST 1992 Mar Sun>=1 3:00
10:00 - EST
+# ZONE-DESCR Australia Brisbane Australia Queensland
+
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule AS 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 -
Rule AS 1986 only - Oct 19 2:00 1:00 -
@@ -61,6 +69,8 @@ Zone Australia/Adelaide 9:14:20 - LMT 1895 Feb
9:30 Aus CST 1971 Oct lastSun 2:00
9:30 AS CST
+# ZONE-DESCR Australia Adelaide Australia South Australia
+
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule AT 1967 only - Oct 1 2:00 1:00 -
Rule AT 1968 only - Mar 31 3:00 0 -
@@ -81,6 +91,8 @@ Zone Australia/Hobart 9:49:16 - LMT 1895 Sep
10:00 Aus EST 1967 Oct 1 2:00
10:00 AT EST
+# ZONE-DESCR Australia Hobart Australia Tasmania
+
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule AV 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 -
Rule AV 1972 only - Feb 27 3:00 0 -
@@ -95,6 +107,8 @@ Zone Australia/Melbourne 9:39:52 - LMT 1895 Feb
10:00 Aus EST 1971 Oct 31 2:00
10:00 AV EST
+# ZONE-DESCR Australia Melbourne Australia Victoria
+
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule AN 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 -
Rule AN 1972 only - Feb 27 3:00 0 -
@@ -110,18 +124,29 @@ Zone Australia/Sydney 10:04:52 - LMT 1895 Feb
10:00 - EST 1917 Jan 1 0:01
10:00 Aus EST 1971 Oct 31 2:00
10:00 AN EST
+
+# ZONE-DESCR Australia Sydney Australia New South Wales
+
Zone Australia/Broken_Hill 9:25:48 - LMT 1895 Feb
10:00 - EST 1896 Aug 23
9:00 - CST 1899 May
9:30 - CST 1917 Jan 1 0:01
9:30 Aus CST 1971 Oct 31 2:00
9:30 AN CST
+
+# ZONE-DESCR Australia Broken_Hill Australia County of Yancowinna, NSW
+
Zone Australia/Lord_Howe 10:36:20 - LMT 1895 Feb
10:00 - EST 1981 Mar
10:30 AN LHST
+
+# ZONE-DESCR Australia Lord_Howe Australia Lord Howe Island
+
Zone Indian/Christmas 7:02:52 - LMT 1895 Feb
7:00 - JVT
+# ZONE-DESCR Indian Christmas Australia Christmas Island
+
#
# Ashmore Is, Cartier
# no information; probably like Australia/Perth
@@ -134,6 +159,8 @@ Zone Indian/Christmas 7:02:52 - LMT 1895 Feb
Zone Pacific/Belau 8:58:00 - LMT 1901
9:00 - BLT
+# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Belau Rep_of_Palau All points
+
# Cook Is
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Cook 1978 only - Nov 12 0:00 0:30 HD
@@ -144,16 +171,22 @@ Zone Pacific/Rarotonga -10:39:04 - LMT 1901 # Avarua
-10:30 - CIST 1978 Nov 12 # Cook Is ST
-10:00 Cook T%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Rarotonga Cook_Island All points
+
# Cocos
# From USNO (1989):
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Pacific/Cocos 6:30 - CCT
+# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Cocos Cocos_Island All points
+
# Fiji
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Pacific/Fiji 11:53:40 - LMT 1915 Oct 26 # Suva
12:00 - NZST
+# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Fiji Fiji All points
+
# French Polynesia
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Pacific/Gambier -8:59:48 - LMT 1912 Oct # Rikitea
@@ -163,11 +196,17 @@ Zone Pacific/Marquesas -9:18:00 - LMT 1912 Oct
Zone Pacific/Tahiti -9:58:16 - LMT 1912 Oct # Papeete
-10:00 - THT
+# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Gambier France Gambier
+# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Marquesas France Marquesas
+# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Tahiti France Tahiti
+
# Guam
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Pacific/Guam 9:39:00 - LMT 1901 # Agana
10:00 - GST
+# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Guam United_States Guam
+
# Howland, Baker
# no information; probably like Pacific/Samoa
@@ -188,6 +227,10 @@ Zone Pacific/Kiritimati -10:29:20 - LMT 1901
-10:40 - LIT 1979 Oct # Line Is Time
-10:00 - THT
+# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Tarawa Kiribati Tarawa
+# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Enderbury Kiribati Enderbury
+# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Kiritimati Kiribati Kiritimati
+
# Nauru
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Pacific/Nauru 11:07:40 - LMT 1921 Jan 15 # Uaobe
@@ -196,6 +239,8 @@ Zone Pacific/Nauru 11:07:40 - LMT 1921 Jan 15 # Uaobe
11:30 - NST 1979 May
12:00 - NZST
+# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Nauru Nauru All points
+
# New Caledonia
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule NC 1912 only - Jan 13 0:00 0 S
@@ -205,6 +250,7 @@ Rule NC 1978 1979 - Feb 27 0:00 0 S
Zone Pacific/Noumea 11:05:48 - LMT 1912 Jan 13
11:00 NC NC%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Noumea New_Caledonia All points
###############################################################################
@@ -239,6 +285,9 @@ Zone Pacific/Auckland 11:39:04 - LMT 1868
Zone Pacific/Chatham 12:45 - NZ-CHAT
+# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Auckland New_Zealand All points except:
+# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Chatham New_Zealand Chatham
+
# Antipodes Is, Kermadec Is
# no information; probably like Pacific/Auckland
@@ -252,12 +301,16 @@ Zone Pacific/Niue -11:19:40 - LMT 1901 # Alofi
-11:30 - NIT 1978 Oct 1
-11:00 - SST
+# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Niue Niue All points
+
# Norfolk
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Pacific/Norfolk 11:11:52 - LMT 1901 # Kingston
11:12 - NMT 1951
11:30 - NST
+# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Norfolk Norfolk_Islands All points
+
# Pacific Islands Trust Territories
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Pacific/Majuro 11:24:48 - LMT 1901
@@ -276,6 +329,12 @@ Zone Pacific/Yap 9:12:24 - LMT 1901
9:00 - BLT 1969 Oct
10:00 - GST
+# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Truk Fed_States_of_Micronesia Truk state
+# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Ponape Fed_States_of_Micronesia Pohnpei state
+# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Yap Fed_States_of_Micronesia Yap state
+# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Majuro Marshall_Islands Majuro
+# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Kwajalein Marshall_Islands Kwajalein
+
# Palmyra
# no information; probably like Pacific/Kiritmati
@@ -285,33 +344,46 @@ Zone Pacific/Port_Moresby 9:48:40 - LMT 1880
9:49 - PMMT 1895
10:00 - EST
+# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Port_Moresby Papua_New_Guinea All points
+
# Pitcairn
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Pacific/Pitcairn -8:40:20 - LMT 1901 # Adamstown
-8:30 - PIT
+# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Pitcairn Pitcairn_Island All points
+
# Solomon Is
# excludes Bougainville, for which see Papua New Guinea
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Pacific/Guadalcanal 10:39:48 - LMT 1912 Oct # Honiara
11:00 - NCST
+# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Guadalcanal Solomon_Islands All points except:
+# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Port_Moresby Solomon_Islands Bougainville
+
# Tokelau Is
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Pacific/Fakaofo -11:24:56 - LMT 1901
-10:00 - THT
+# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Fakaofo Tokelau_Island All points
+
# Tonga
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Pacific/Tongatapu 12:19:20 - LMT 1901
12:20 - TMT 1968 Oct
13:00 - TGT
+# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Tongatapu Tonga All points
+
# Tuvalu
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Pacific/Funafuti 11:56:52 - LMT 1901
12:00 - NZST
+# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Funafuti Tuvalu All points
+
# Vanuatu
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Vanuatu 1912 only - Jan 13 0:00 0 S
@@ -323,16 +395,22 @@ Rule Vanuatu 1985 max - Sep Sun>=23 0:00 1:00 D
Zone Pacific/Efate 11:13:16 - LMT 1912 Jan 13 # Vila
11:00 - NCST
+# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Efate Vanuatu All points
+
# Wake
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Pacific/Wake 11:06:28 - LMT 1901
12:00 - NZST
+# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Wake United_States Wake Island
+
# Wallis and Futuna
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Pacific/Wallis 12:15:20 - LMT 1901
12:00 - NZST
+# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Wallis France Wallis and Futuna
+
# Western Samoa
# See Pacific/Samoa in the `northamerica' file, of all places.
diff --git a/share/zoneinfo/northamerica b/share/zoneinfo/northamerica
index 9cd74b1..5be6e2d 100644
--- a/share/zoneinfo/northamerica
+++ b/share/zoneinfo/northamerica
@@ -128,10 +128,17 @@ Zone America/Los_Angeles -8:00 US P%sT
Zone America/Anchorage -9:00 US AK%sT
# AK%sT is the abbreviation per USNO
+# ZONE-DESCR America New_York United_States Eastern time (except Indiana and Michigan)
+# ZONE-DESCR America Chicago United_States Central time
+# ZONE-DESCR America Denver United_States Mountain time (except Arizona)
+# ZONE-DESCR America Los_Angeles United_States Pacific time
+# ZONE-DESCR America Anchorage United_States Alaska time
+
# Mainland US areas that are always Standard as of 1986.
Zone America/Fort_Wayne -5:00 US E%sT 1946
-5:00 - EST # Always EST as of 1986
+
# From Arthur David Olson (October 28, 1991):
# An article on page A3 of the Sunday, October 27, 1991 Washington Post
# notes that Starke County switched from Central time to Eastern time as of
@@ -141,6 +148,11 @@ Zone America/Knox_IN -6:00 US C%sT 1991 Oct 27 2:00
Zone America/Phoenix -7:00 US M%sT 1946
-7:00 - MST # Always MST as of 1986
+# ZONE-DESCR America Fort_Wayne United_States Indiana (except Starke County)
+# ZONE-DESCR America Knox_IN United_States Indiana (Starke County)
+# ZONE-DESCR America Phoenix United_States Arizona (except Navajo Nation)
+# ZONE-DESCR . Navajo United_States Arizona (Navajo Nation)
+
# From Arthur David Olson (February 13, 1988):
# However. . .a writer from the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.,
# notes in private correspondence dated 12/28/87 that "Presently, only the
@@ -157,6 +169,8 @@ Zone America/Detroit -5:00 US E%sT 1968
-5:00 - EST 1973
-5:00 US E%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR America Detroit United_States Michigan
+
# Samoa just changes names. No DST, per Naval Observatory.
#
# Howse writes that in 1879 the King of Samoa decided to change
@@ -192,6 +206,12 @@ Zone Pacific/Honolulu -10:30 US H%sT 1933 Apr 30 2:00
-10:30 US H%sT 1947 Jun 8 2:00
-10:00 - HST
+# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Samoa United_States American Samoa
+# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Samoa Western_Samoa All points
+# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Midway United_States Midway Island
+# ZONE-DESCR America Atka United_States Aleutian Islands
+# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Honolulu United_States Hawaii
+
# Navassa
# no information; probably like US/Eastern
@@ -342,6 +362,8 @@ Zone America/St_Johns -3:30:52 - LMT 1884
-3:31 StJohns N%sT 1935 Mar 30
-3:30 StJohns N%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR America St_Johns Canada Newfoundland
+
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Halifax 1902 only - Jun 15 0:00 0 S
Rule Halifax 1916 only - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D
@@ -388,6 +410,8 @@ Rule Halifax 1987 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D
Zone America/Halifax -4:14:24 - LMT 1902 Jun 15
-4:00 Halifax A%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR America Halifax Canada Atlantic time
+
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Mont 1884 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S
Rule Mont 1917 only - Mar 25 2:00 1:00 D
@@ -422,6 +446,8 @@ Rule Mont 1987 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D
Zone America/Montreal -4:54:16 - LMT 1884
-5:00 Mont E%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR America Montreal Canada Eastern time
+
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Winn 1887 only - Jul 16 0:00 0 S
Rule Winn 1916 only - Apr 23 0:00 1:00 D
@@ -449,6 +475,8 @@ Rule Winn 1987 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D
Zone America/Winnipeg -6:28:36 - LMT 1887 Jul 16
-6:00 Winn C%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR America Winnipeg Canada Manitoba
+
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Regina 1905 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 S
Rule Regina 1918 only - Apr 14 2:00 1:00 D
@@ -470,6 +498,8 @@ Zone America/Regina -6:58:36 - LMT 1905 Sep
-7:00 Regina M%sT 1966 Apr 15
-6:00 - CST
+# ZONE-DESCR America Regina Canada Saskatchewan
+
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Edm 1906 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 S
Rule Edm 1918 1919 - Apr Sun>=8 2:00 1:00 D
@@ -493,6 +523,8 @@ Rule Edm 1987 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D
Zone America/Edmonton -7:33:52 - LMT 1906 Sep
-7:00 Edm M%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR America Edmonton Canada Alberta
+
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Vanc 1884 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S
Rule Vanc 1918 only - Apr 14 2:00 1:00 D
@@ -508,6 +540,8 @@ Rule Vanc 1987 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D
Zone America/Vancouver -8:12:28 - LMT 1884
-8:00 Vanc P%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR America Vancouver Canada British Columbia
+
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Yukon 1900 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S
Rule Yukon 1918 only - Apr 14 2:00 1:00 D
@@ -526,6 +560,8 @@ Zone America/Whitehorse -9:00:12 - LMT 1900 Aug 20
-8:00 Yukon P%sT
# Parts of Yukon (e.g. Dawson) didn't switch to -8:00 until 1973 Oct 28.
+# ZONE-DESCR America Whitehorse Canada Yukon Territory
+
###############################################################################
# Mexico
@@ -603,6 +639,7 @@ Zone America/Mexico_City -6:36:36 - LMT 1922 Jan 1 0:23:24
-6:00 - CST 1931 Oct
-7:00 - MST 1932 Mar 30 23:00
-6:00 Mexico C%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR America Mexico_City Mexico Mexico City
Zone America/Mazatlan -7:05:40 - LMT 1921 Dec 31 23:54:20
-7:00 - MST 1927 Jun 10 23:00
-6:00 - CST 1930 Nov 15
@@ -613,6 +650,7 @@ Zone America/Mazatlan -7:05:40 - LMT 1921 Dec 31 23:54:20
-7:00 - MST 1949 Jan 14
-8:00 - PST 1970
-7:00 - MST
+# ZONE-DESCR America Mazatlan Mexico Mazatlan
Zone America/Tijuana -7:48:04 - LMT 1922 Jan 1 0:11:56
-8:00 - PST 1927 Jun 10 23:00
-7:00 - MST 1930 Nov 16
@@ -620,12 +658,15 @@ Zone America/Tijuana -7:48:04 - LMT 1922 Jan 1 0:11:56
-7:00 - MST 1949 Jan 14
-8:00 BajaN P%sT 1967 Apr lastSun 2:00
-8:00 US P%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR America Tijuana Mexico Baja California Norte
Zone America/Ensenada -7:46:28 - LMT 1922 Jan 1 0:13:32
-8:00 - PST 1927 Jun 10 23:00
-7:00 - MST 1930 Nov 16
-8:00 - PST 1942 Apr
-7:00 - MST 1949 Jan 14
-8:00 - PST
+# ZONE-DESCR America Ensenada Mexico Ensenada
+
#
# Revillagigedo Is
# no information
@@ -637,12 +678,16 @@ Zone America/Ensenada -7:46:28 - LMT 1922 Jan 1 0:13:32
Zone America/Anguilla -4:12:16 - LMT 1912 Mar 2
-4:00 - AST
+# ZONE-DESCR America Anguilla Anguilla All points
+
# Antigua and Barbuda
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone America/Antigua -4:07:12 - LMT 1912 Mar 2
-5:00 - EST 1951
-4:00 - AST
+# ZONE-DESCR America Antigua Antigua All points
+
# Bahamas
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Bahamas 1912 only - Mar 2 0:00 0 S
@@ -653,6 +698,8 @@ Rule Bahamas 1987 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D
Zone America/Nassau -5:09:24 - LMT 1912 Mar 2
-5:00 Bahamas E%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR America Nassau Bahamas All points
+
# Barbados
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Barb 1932 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S
@@ -666,6 +713,8 @@ Zone America/Barbados -3:58:28 - LMT 1924 # Bridgetown
-3:58 - BMT 1932 # Bridgetown Mean Time
-4:00 Barb A%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR America Barbados Barbados All points
+
# Belize
# Whitman entirely disagrees with Shanks; go with Shanks.
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
@@ -680,18 +729,24 @@ Rule Belize 1983 only - Feb 12 0:00 0 S
Zone America/Belize -5:52:48 - LMT 1912 Apr
-6:00 Belize C%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR America Belize Belize All points
+
# Bermuda
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Atlantic/Bermuda -4:19:04 - LMT 1930 Jan 1 2:00 # Hamilton
-4:00 - AST 1974 Apr 28 2:00
-4:00 Bahamas A%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR Atlantic Bermuda Bermuda All points
+
# Cayman Is
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone America/Cayman -5:25:32 - LMT 1890 # Georgetown
-5:07 - KMT 1912 Feb # Kingston Mean Time
-5:00 - EST
+# ZONE-DESCR America Cayman Cayman_Islands All points
+
# Clipperton
# no information
@@ -709,6 +764,8 @@ Rule CR 1991 only - Jul 1 0:00 0 S
Zone America/Costa_Rica -5:36:20 - LMT 1890 # San Jose
-5:36 - SJMT 1921 Jan 15 # San Jose Mean Time
-6:00 CR C%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR America Costa_Rica Costa_Rica All points
+
# Coco
# no information; probably like America/Costa_Rica
@@ -757,11 +814,15 @@ Zone America/Havana -5:29:28 - LMT 1890
-5:30 - HMT 1925 Jul 19 12:00 # Havana MT
-5:00 Cuba C%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR America Havana Cuba All points
+
# Dominica
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone America/Dominica -4:05:36 - LMT 1911 Jul 1 0:01 # Roseau
-4:00 - AST
+# ZONE-DESCR America Dominica Dominica All points
+
# Dominican Republic
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule DR 1933 only - Apr 1 12:00 0 S
@@ -777,6 +838,8 @@ Zone America/Santo_Domingo -4:39:36 - LMT 1890
-5:00 DR E%sT 1974 Oct 27
-4:00 - AST
+# ZONE-DESCR America Santo_Domingo Dominican_Republic All points
+
# El Salvador
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Salv 1921 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S
@@ -787,16 +850,22 @@ Rule Salv 1987 1988 - Sep lastSun 0:00 0 S
Zone America/El_Salvador -5:56:48 - LMT 1921 # San Salvador
-6:00 Salv C%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR America El_Salvador El_Salvador All points
+
# Grenada
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone America/Grenada -4:07:00 - LMT 1911 Jul
-4:00 - AST
+# ZONE-DESCR America Grenada Grenada All points
+
# Guadeloupe
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone America/Guadeloupe -4:06:08 - LMT 1911 Jun 8 # Pointe a Pitre
-4:00 - AST
+# ZONE-DESCR America Guadeloupe Guadeloupe All points
+
# Guatemala
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Guat 1918 only - Oct 5 0:00 0 S
@@ -808,6 +877,8 @@ Rule Guat 1983 only - Sep 22 0:00 0 S
Zone America/Guatemala -6:02:04 - LMT 1918 Oct 5
-6:00 Guat C%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR America Guatemala Guatemala All points
+
# Haiti
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Haiti 1917 only - Jan 24 12:00 0 S
@@ -821,12 +892,16 @@ Zone America/Port-au-Prince -4:49:20 - LMT 1890
-4:49 - PPMT 1917 Jan 24 12:00 # P-a-P MT
-5:00 Haiti E%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR America Port-au-Prince Haiti All points
+
# Honduras
# Shanks says 1921 Jan 1; go with Whitman's more precise Apr 1.
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone America/Tegucigalpa -5:48:52 - LMT 1921 Apr
-6:00 Salv C%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR America Tegucigalpa Honduras All points
+
# Jamaica
# From Bob Devine (January 28, 1988):
@@ -842,6 +917,8 @@ Zone America/Jamaica -5:07:12 - LMT 1890 # Kingston
-5:00 - EST 1974 Jan 6 2:00
-5:00 US E%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR America Jamaica Jamaica All points
+
# Martinique
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone America/Martinique -4:04:20 - LMT 1890 # Fort-de-France
@@ -850,11 +927,15 @@ Zone America/Martinique -4:04:20 - LMT 1890 # Fort-de-France
-4:00 1:00 ADT 1980 Sep 28
-4:00 - AST
+# ZONE-DESCR America Martinique Martinique All points
+
# Montserrat
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone America/Montserrat -4:08:52 - LMT 1911 Jul 1 0:01 # Plymouth
-4:00 - AST
+# ZONE-DESCR America Montserrat Montserrat All points
+
# Nicaragua
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Nic 1975 only - Feb 16 0:00 0 S
@@ -867,12 +948,16 @@ Zone America/Managua -5:45:08 - LMT 1890
-5:00 - EST 1975 Feb 16
-6:00 Nic C%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR America Managua Nicaragua All points
+
# Panama
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone America/Panama -5:18:08 - LMT 1890
-5:20 - PMT 1908 Apr 22 # Panama Mean Time
-5:00 - EST
+# ZONE-DESCR America Panama Panama All points
+
# Puerto Rico
# There are too many San Juans elsewhere, so we'll use `Puerto_Rico'.
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
@@ -881,17 +966,23 @@ Zone America/Puerto_Rico -4:24:28 - LMT 1899 Mar 28 12:00 # San Juan
-4:00 1:00 ADT 1945 Sep 30 2:00
-4:00 - AST
+# ZONE-DESCR America Puerto_Rico United_States Puerto Rico
+
# St Kitts-Nevis
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone America/St_Kitts -4:10:52 - LMT 1912 Mar 2 # Basseterre
-4:00 - AST
+# ZONE-DESCR America St_Kitts St_Kitts_and_Nevis All points
+
# St Lucia
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone America/St_Lucia -4:04:00 - LMT 1890 # Castries
-4:04 - CMT 1912 # Castries Mean Time
-4:00 - AST
+# ZONE-DESCR America St_Lucia St_Lucia All points
+
# St Pierre and Miquelon
# There are too many St Pierres elsewhere, so we'll use `Miquelon'.
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
@@ -899,12 +990,16 @@ Zone America/Miquelon -3:44:40 - LMT 1911 May 15 # St Pierre
-4:00 - AST 1980 May
-3:00 Mont SP%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR America Miquelon France St. Pierre and Miquelon
+
# St Vincent and the Grenadines
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone America/St_Vincent -4:04:56 - LMT 1890 # Kingstown
-4:05 - KMT 1912 # Kingstown Mean Time
-4:00 - AST
+# ZONE-DESCR America St_Vincent St_Vincent All points
+
# Turks and Caicos
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone America/Grand_Turk -4:44:32 - LMT 1890
@@ -912,7 +1007,12 @@ Zone America/Grand_Turk -4:44:32 - LMT 1890
-5:00 - EST 1979 Apr 29 2:00
-5:00 US E%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR America Grand_Turk Turks_and_Caicos All points
+
# Virgin Is (British and US)
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone America/Virgin -4:19:44 - LMT 1911 Jul # Charlotte Amalie
-4:00 - AST
+
+# ZONE-DESCR America Virgin United_States US Virgin Islands
+# ZONE-DESCR America virgin United_Kingdom British Virgin Islands
diff --git a/share/zoneinfo/southamerica b/share/zoneinfo/southamerica
index b40ce55..e93505b 100644
--- a/share/zoneinfo/southamerica
+++ b/share/zoneinfo/southamerica
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ Zone America/Buenos_Aires -3:53:48 - LMT 1894 Nov
-4:00 Arg A%sT 1969 Oct 5
-3:00 Arg E%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR America Buenos_Aires Argentina All points
+
# Bolivia
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone America/La_Paz -4:32:36 - LMT 1890
@@ -100,6 +102,8 @@ Zone America/La_Paz -4:32:36 - LMT 1890
-4:33 1:00 LPDT 1932 Mar 21
-4:00 - AST
+# ZONE-DESCR America La_Paz Bolivia All points
+
# Brazil
# From Guy Harris:
@@ -182,6 +186,10 @@ Zone America/Porto_Acre -4:31:12 - LMT 1914
#
# Martin Vaz and Trinidade are like America/Noronha.
+# ZONE-DESCR America Noronha Brazil Fernando De Noronha
+# ZONE-DESCR America Sao_Paulo Brazil Eastern zone
+# ZONE-DESCR America Manaus Brazil Western zone
+# ZONE-DESCR America Porto_Acre Brazil Territory of Acre
# Chile
@@ -214,6 +222,8 @@ Zone Pacific/Easter -7:17:28 - LMT 1890 # Mataveri
# San Ambrosio, San Felix
# no information; probably like America/Santiago
+# ZONE-DESCR America Santiago Chile All points
+# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Easter Easter_Island All points
# Colombia
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
@@ -223,12 +233,16 @@ Zone America/Bogota -4:56:20 - LMT 1884 Mar 13
# Malpelo, Providencia, San Andres
# no information; probably like America/Bogota
+# ZONE-DESCR America Botoga Colombia All points
+
# Curacao
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone America/Curacao -4:35:44 - LMT 1912 Feb 12 # Willemstad
-4:30 - NAST 1965 # Netherlands Antilles
-4:00 - AST
+# ZONE-DESCR America Curacao Curacao All points
+
# Ecuador
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone America/Guayaquil -5:19:20 - LMT 1890
@@ -238,6 +252,9 @@ Zone Pacific/Galapagos -5:58:24 - LMT 1931 # Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
-5:00 - EST 1986
-6:00 - CST
+# ZONE-DESCR America Guayaquil Ecuador All points except:
+# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Galapagos Ecuador Galapagos Islands
+
# Falklands
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Falk 1912 only - Mar 12 0:00 0 S
@@ -258,18 +275,23 @@ Zone Atlantic/Stanley -3:51:24 - LMT 1890
-3:00 Falk E%sT 1985 Sep 15
-4:00 Falk A%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR Atlantic Stanley Falkland_Islands All points
+
# French Guiana
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone America/Cayenne -3:29:20 - LMT 1911 Jul
-4:00 - AST 1967 Oct
-3:00 - EST
+# ZONE-DESCR America Cayenne French_Guiana All points
+
# Guyana
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone America/Guyana -3:52:40 - LMT 1915 Mar # Georgetown
-3:45 - BGST 1975 Jul 31 # British Guiana ST
-3:00 - EST
+# ZONE-DESCR America Guyana Guyana All points
# Paraguay
@@ -298,6 +320,8 @@ Zone America/Asuncion -3:50:40 - LMT 1890
-3:00 - EST 1974 Apr
-4:00 Para A%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR America Asuncion Paraguay All points
+
# Peru
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Peru 1908 only - Jul 28 0:00 0 S
@@ -314,11 +338,15 @@ Zone America/Lima -5:08:12 - LMT 1890
-5:09 - LMT 1908 Jul 28
-5:00 Peru E%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR America Lima Peru All points
+
# South Georgia
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Atlantic/South_Georgia -2:26:08 - LMT 1890 # Grytviken
-2:00 - FST
+# ZONE-DESCR Atlantic South_Georgia South_Georgia All points
+
# South Sandwich Is
# no information
@@ -330,11 +358,15 @@ Zone America/Paramaribo -3:40:40 - LMT 1911
-3:30 - DGST 1984 Oct # Dutch Guiana Std Time
-3:00 - EST
+# ZONE-DESCR America Paramaibo Suriname All points
+
# Trinidad and Tobago
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone America/Port_of_Spain -4:06:04 - LMT 1912 Mar 2
-4:00 - AST
+# ZONE-DESCR America Port_of_Spain Trinidad_and_Tobago All points
+
# Uruguay
# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (November 18, 1993):
# Uruguay wins the prize for the strangest peacetime manipulation of the rules.
@@ -389,9 +421,13 @@ Zone America/Montevideo -3:44:44 - LMT 1898 Jun 28
-3:30 Uruguay U%sT 1942 Dec 14 # Uruguay ST
-3:00 Uruguay E%sT
+# ZONE-DESCR America Montevideo Uruguay All points
+
# Venezuela
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone America/Caracas -4:27:44 - LMT 1890
-4:28 - CMT 1912 Feb 12 # Caracas Mean Time
-4:30 - VZT 1965 # Venezuela Time
-4:00 - AST
+
+# ZONE-DESCR America Caracas Venezuela All points
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