Doesn't count - you have to wait an additional THIRTEEN hours for it to strike midnight on America Samoa and Midway Island.

Time difference between Midway, USA and Johannesburg, South Africa

[link to www.timezonedistance.com]

When year 2012 starts around the world

[link to www.timeanddate.com]

Also - let it be noted that the island of Samoa switched time zones this year in desperate bid to "speed up the clock" and get out of 2011 as quickly as possible in order to avoid being stuck with a last minute 2011 POLE SHIFT.

Samoa skips dateline: America Samoa now the last place on earth to see the sunset

[link to www.telegraph.co.uk]