Alright, so we're complaining about the proposal to raise the legal drinking age in Australia, however it's interesting to see what the drinking age is in other countries. The following statistics were found on the World Health Organisation website.
African Region
Egypt- 18
Ethiopia- 18
Morocco- NONE
Nigeria- 18
South Africa- 18
Sudan- ILLEGAL
Zambia- 16
American Region
Argentina- 18
Bahamas- 18
Brazil- 18
Canada- 16
Chile- 18
Colombia- 18
Costa Rica- 18
Cuba- NONE
Mexico- 18
Peru- 18
Puerto Rico- 18
United States- 21
Asian Region
Afghanistan- ILLEGAL
Armenia- NONE
Bangladesh- ILLEGAL
Cambodia- NONE
Cyprus- 17
People's Republic of China- 18
Georgia- NONE
Hong Kong- 18
India- 18
Iran- ILLEGAL
Israel- 18
Japan -20
Lebanon- NONE
Malaysia- NONE
North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)- 18
Saudi Arabia- ILLEGAL
Singapore- 18
Thailand- NONE
Turkey- 18
European Region
Albania- NONE
Austria- 16
Belgium- 16
Bosnia and Herzegovina- 16
Bulgaria- 18
Cyprus- 17
Greece- NONE
Denmark- NONE
Finland- NONE
France- NONE
Macedonia- 18
Netherlands- 16
Portugal- NONE
Russia- 18
Switzerland- 16
Turkey- 18
United Kingdom- 5+
WOW. Ok, so we may have it better off than other countries, where alcohol is illegal BUT the majority of the continent's drinking age is 18.
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2 comments:
WOW! It's actually really interesting to see the vast differences in government regulations regarding alcohol consumption around the globe.
It's amazing isn't it.
I think countries like ours take certain things for granted. I mean, there are other countries where alcohol consumption is illegal!
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