FACTOID # 152: Of the eight countries which include the word "democratic" in their conventional long form name, three are dictatorships: North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea), Laos (Lao People's Democratic Republic) and the Democratic republic of the Congo.
 
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Encyclopedia > Banning of leaded petrol

Due to its toxicity, lead has been phased out of petroleum used in many countries. It is illegal in the following countries to sell or distribute leaded fuels for road vehicles. The date the ban was effected follows. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Lead poisoning is a medical condition, also known as saturnism, plumbism or painters colic, caused by increased blood lead levels. ... This article is about the metal. ... Pumpjack pumping an oil well near Lubbock, Texas Ignacy Łukasiewicz - inventor of the refining of kerosene from crude oil. ... This article is about the metal. ...

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Europe

  • Austria in 1989
  • EU 1 January 2000
  • Iceland
  • Monaco, 2000
  • Norway
  • Switzerland, 2000

Africa

  • Uganda - December 31, 2005

North America

  • Canada 1993
  • California, USA, January 1, 1992
  • USA in 1995
  • Bahamas
  • Belize
  • Bermuda
  • Costa Rica
  • Dominican Republic
  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
  • Honduras
  • Mexico
  • Nicaragua
  • Puerto Rico
  • Trinidad and Tobago, 2000

South America

  • Argentina
  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Colombia

Asia

  • Japan 1986
  • Hong Kong - April 1, 1999
  • Japan
  • Malaysia
  • Singapore
  • South Korea
  • Thailand
  • Bangladesh
  • Taiwan, 2000
  • China, 2000
  • Philippines, 2000
  • India, 2000
  • Nepal, 2000

Oceania

  • Australia, Jan 2003
  • New Zealand, 1996
  • Guam
  • Haiti
  • US Virgin Islands


 
 

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