Which country attempted to adjust the International Date Line so that the entire country would have the same day?

• A. Japan
• B. Kiribati
• C. Fiji
• D. Tonga

Answer: (B)

The key idea is that the International Date Line isn’t a fixed, unchangeable line; countries can adjust where it lies to keep all their territories on the same calendar day. Kiribati, a nation spread across a vast stretch of the Pacific, moved the line in 1995 so that every part of the country—far apart across many time zones—follows the same date. This unification makes administration, travel planning, and daily life simpler for citizens and officials who otherwise would be dealing with different dates within the same country. Other nations in the region, like Japan, Fiji, and Tonga, didn’t make such a date-line adjustment to unify their entire territories on one day, so their lands continue to observe standard, separate dates across their respective areas.