Culture Stats: compare key data on Belarus & United States
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- Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > All drinks: Average liters of pure alcohol consumed annually from legally and illegally produced alcohol, by the population above 14 years of age. The consumption of tourists is excluded for countries with more tourists per year than resident population.
- Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Beer: Average liters of pure alcohol consumed annually in the form of beer, by the population above 14 years of age.
- Food and drink > Alcohol > Litres of pure alcohol drunk per year: Alcohol consumption among adults (over 15 years) (litres of pure alcohol per year).
- Food and drink > Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet date: The date when the first McDonald's outlet opened in each country.
- Food and drink > Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet location: City or neighborhood of the first McDonald's in each country.
- Food and drink > Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet notes: Facts and peculiarities regarding the opening of a McDonald's in each country.
- Food and drink > Milk consumption per capita: Milk Consumption per Capita (kg).
- Happy Planet Index: The Happy Planet Index (HPI) is calculated from three components: Perceived well-being, life expectancy and ecological footprint. A higher value indicates a happier population.
- Sentiments towards other countries > Greatest enemy of Russia: Compares countries based on the percentage of polled Russians that named that nation as an enemy. The data was compiled in 2013 by the Yuri Levada Analytical Center (Levada Center, for short), a Russian non-governmental research organization, that counts with experts in sociology, political science, economics, psychology and other fields. The center's senior staff has been trained in western countries, and it counts with a network of 67 regional offices. Its researchs are regularly covered by important national and international media.
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Sexuality > Homosexuality > Allows gays to serve openly in military:
Allows gays to serve openly in military?.
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Sexuality > Homosexuality > Anti-discrimination laws:
Anti-discrimination (sexual orientation).
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Sexuality > Homosexuality > Legality of homosexual acts:
Same-sex sexual activity.
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Sexuality > Homosexuality > Same-sex marriage:
Same-sex marriage.
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- Smoking > Cigarettes per adult per year: This list compares the average annual consumption of cigarettes per adult in countries around the world. Ten european countries top the list, all located at the East of the continent, with the exception of Greece. Developed asian countries like China, South Korea and Japan also register high cigarette consumption, while Africa hosts the countries with less consumption.
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World Heritage Sites:
Cultural sites.
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Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Homemade and illegal drinks:
Average liters of pure alcohol consumed annually in the form of “unrecorded alcohol” by the population above 14 years of age. The consumption of tourists is excluded for countries with more tourists per year than resident population.
“Unrecorded alcohol” is not taxed and is outside of governmental control. It includes alcohol that is homemade (legally or illegally), smuggled or obtained through cross-border shopping. Data is collected through investigations and expert judgment. - Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Spirits: Average liters of pure alcohol consumed annually in the form of spirits, by population above 14 years of age (excludes illegally produced spirits).
- Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Wine: Average liters of pure alcohol consumed in the form of wine by population above 14 years of age.
- Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Other alcoholic drinks: Average liters of pure alcohol consumed annually from beverages other than wine, beer and spirits, by the population above 14 years of age.
- Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Legal sources: Average liters of pure alcohol consumed annually in the form of “recorded alcohol” by the population above 14 years of age. The consumption of tourists is excluded for countries with more tourists per year than resident population. “Recorded alcohol” is taxed and within governmental control. It excludes alcohol that is homemade (legally or illegally), smuggled or obtained through cross-border shopping.
SOURCES: Global status report on alcohol and health, World Health Organisation, 2011. p. 273 ff.; World Health Organization. Source tables; Wikipedia: List of countries with McDonald's restaurants (Countries and territories with a McDonald's outlet); Wikipedia: List of countries by milk consumption per capita ("Countries by milk consumption per capita" . "Countries by consumptions per capita" .); http://www.happyplanetindex.org/data/; Levada-center poll, 2013: Russians consider U.S. as their main enemy.; Wikipedia: LGBT rights in Asia (Central Asia); Wikipedia: LGBT rights by country or territory (Australasia); Wikipedia: LGBT rights by country or territory (Central Asia); Wikipedia: LGBT rights by country or territory (Central Europe); Wikipedia: List of countries by cigarette consumption per capita (List); Wikipedia: Table of World Heritage Sites by country (Table of World Heritage Sites); Global status report on alcohol and health, World Health Organisation, 2011. p. 273 ff.; Global status report on alcohol and health, World Health Organisation. p. 273 ff. ; Global status report on alcohol and health, World Health Organisation, 2011. p. 273 ff.
