London, Dec 31 (UNI) Countries across the world are welcoming the new year with firework displays and drone shows on Tuesday.
The island nation of Kiribati in Oceania was the first country in the world to enter the new year. The country - pronounced Kiribass - is made up of 33 atolls and occupies a vast area in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, stretching nearly 4,000km (2,485 miles) from east to west and more than 2,000km from north to south.