It's 2025, right? Well, actually, no. You see, there's one country in the world where it's still 2017...
We are referring to Ethiopia. This East African nation is nearly eight years behind most of the rest of the planet, although it's due to celebrate 2018 in September this year.
This odd time warp is due to the country adopting the Ethiopian calendar rather than the more conventional Gregorian calendar. But why this extraordinary difference in years, and how does this affect the way Ethiopia rings in the New Year?
Put some time aside and click through this gallery to find out.