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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=810423822-27102007>I think we should
include Saint Barthelemy in the tz database, probably in the northamerica file.
Currently I don see any mention of it, so the minimum would be to include the
island in an appropriate parenthesis for one of the current timezones. The
island has a population of 6,852 in the 1999 consensus.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=810423822-27102007>The other reason it
should be included is that it has its own country code BL, so it should be in
the iso3166.tab file.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=810423822-27102007>However
wikipedia <A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Barthelemy">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Barthelemy</A>
and the CIA factbook <A
href="https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tb.html">https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tb.html</A> claim
that it uses DST, the first as usual without any detail, while the latter gives
the dates starting 20. March and 17. October (for 2007 only?). I have tried to
find information on the French-only homepage of the island, but my French skills
are definitely not up to the task - perhaps there is no mention of DST in these
pages anyhow.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=810423822-27102007>The page <A
href="http://www.st-barths.com/guidepgs/practical.html#10">http://www.st-barths.com/guidepgs/practical.html#10</A> claims
that there is no DST in use in Saint Barthélemy.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=810423822-27102007>As usual I welcome
any other information that anyone might have to shed light on the possible
application of DST on Saint Barthélemy.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=810423822-27102007>Regards,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=810423822-27102007>-
Jesper</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Jesper Nørgaard Welen<BR>Email:
jnorgard@Prodigy.Net.mx <BR>Project Leader (Líder de Proyecto)
Software<BR>CIMMYT - Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y
Trigo<BR>Dirección: CIMMYT Int. c/o Jesper Nørgaard<BR>Km. 45, Carretera
México-Veracruz<BR>El Batán<BR>Texcoco, Edo. de México<BR>CP 56130
MEXICO<BR>Tel.: +52 (55) 58-04-20-04 ext.
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53-10-05-95 ó 53-10-97-78<BR>Download the shareware program World
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