Samoa, located east of the South Pacific Dateline, is the last place in the world to enter 2009.

Later than Beijing time 16 hours.

Samoa, located east of the South Pacific Dateline, is the last place in the world to enter 2004. When the eyes of the whole world are focused on entering the midnight carnival in 2004 to welcome the first light of dawn, Samoans are simply ready to send away the last sunset in 2003. Their slogan is: We are the last farewell in 2003 and the last chance and the best place for people to correct their mistakes before the end of 2003.

The date change on the earth started from the international international date line (hereinafter referred to as "international date line"). In order to avoid two different dates in the same country, "International international date line" is circuitous, basically crossing the ocean. However, Kiribati, located in the Pacific Islands, was founded after the establishment of the Japanese border, so it is the only country in the world divided by the Japanese border. It is also for this reason that Kiribati will be the first country on earth to enter 2009, about 80 minutes ahead of Fiji and other neighboring countries.

Tonga Island in Oceania lies to the west of international date line. It is the first place in the world to enter and celebrate New Year's Day, and Western Samoa, located in the east of international date line, is the latest place in the world to celebrate New Year's Day. Although they are only two or three kilometers apart, the dates are always a whole day apart.