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displaying a list of time zones using java

how can i get a list of all of the timezones using java?

i want to use them for a dropdown and im also wondering how many timezones i should present to the user without overwhelming them.  Would only displaying 25 be enough?   What about determining their timezone based on their current city?

this is the 25 i was going to display:
var timezone = new Object();
timezone.Kwajalein="(GMT-12:00) Kwajalein";
timezone.Midway="(GMT-11:00) Midway Island, Samoa";
timezone.Hawaii="(GMT-10:00) Hawaii";
timezone.Alaska="(GMT-09:00) Alaska";
timezone.Pacific="(GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (USA & Canada)";
timezone.Arizona="(GMT-07:00) Arizona";
timezone.Mountain="(GMT-07:00) Mountain Time (USA & Canada)";
timezone.Mexico="(GMT-06:00) Mexico";
timezone.Central="(GMT-06:00) Central Time (USA & Canada)";
timezone.Indiana="(GMT-05:00) Indiana East, Colombia, Panama";
timezone.Eastern="(GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (USA & Canada)";
timezone.Bolivia="(GMT-04:00) Bolivia, Venezuela";
timezone.Atlantic="(GMT-04:00) Atlantic Time (Canada), Brazil West";
timezone.Newfoundland="(GMT-03:30) Newfoundland";
timezone.Guyana="(GMT-03:00) Guyana";
timezone.Brazil="(GMT-03:00) Brazil East, Greenland";
timezone.Mid="(GMT-02:00) Mid-Atlantic";
timezone.Azores="(GMT-01:00) Azores";
timezone.Gambia="(GMT) Gambia, Liberia, Morocco";
timezone.England="(GMT) England";
timezone.Tunisia="(GMT+01:00) Tunisia";
timezone.France="(GMT+01:00) France, Germany, Italy";
timezone.South="(GMT+02:00) South Africa";
timezone.Greece="(GMT+02:00) Greece, Ukraine, Romania, Turkey";
timezone.Iraq="(GMT+03:00) Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait";
timezone.Armenia="(GMT+04:00) Armenia";
timezone.Pakistan="(GMT+05:00) Pakistan, Russia";
timezone.india="(GMT+05:30) Bombay, Kalkutta, Madras, Neu Delhi";
timezone.Bangladesh="(GMT+06:00) Bangladesh, Russia";
timezone.Thailand="(GMT+07:00) Thailand, Russia";
timezone.China="(GMT+08:00) China, Hong Kong, Australia Western";
timezone.Singapore="(GMT+08:00) Singapore, Taiwan, Russia";
timezone.Japan="(GMT+09:00) Japan, Korea";
timezone.Guam="(GMT+10:00) Guam, Russia";
timezone.Australia="(GMT+10:00) Australia";
timezone.Solomon="(GMT+11:00) Solomon Islands";
timezone.Fiji="(GMT+12:00) Fiji";
timezone.New_Zealand="(GMT+12:00) New Zealand";
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e.g.
        for (String tz : java.util.TimeZone.getAvailableIDs()) {
            System.out.println(tz);
        }

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