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Culture Stats: compare key data on Hong Kong & United Kingdom

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  • Arts > Fine art imports: Value of imports of art (works done exclusively by hand, antiques, stamps and sculptures) of the top importing countries.
  • Arts > Fine art imports per capita: Value of imports of art (works done exclusively by hand, antiques, stamps and sculptures) of the top importing countries. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Food and drink > Fast food outlets > KFC > Owner or major operator: Name of the company that operates KFC franchises in each country. It should be noted that some countries, such as France, Great Britain, and Germany are operated by Yum! International, an offshoot of the Yum! Corporation, which owns KFC. Other countries are operated by separate corporations such as the Americana Group, which controls KFC franchises in nearly all Middle Eastern countries.
  • Food and drink > Fast food outlets > KFC > Year entered: Year in which the first KFC opened in each country. 
  • 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.
  • Hobbies > Homebrewing legality: States whether and under which conditions it is legal for individuals to brew beer in their private premises.
  • Tobacco > Purchase age: Purchase age.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

STAT Hong Kong United Kingdom HISTORY
Arts > Fine art imports 782.23 million
Ranked 4th.
4.21 billion
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Hong Kong
Arts > Fine art imports per capita 111.36
Ranked 2nd. 65% more than United Kingdom
67.68
Ranked 3rd.
Food and drink > Fast food outlets > KFC > Owner or major operator Birdland Ltd KFC GB Ltd
Food and drink > Fast food outlets > KFC > Year entered 1,985
Ranked 12th. 1% more than United Kingdom
1,965
Ranked 22nd.
Happy Planet Index 41.6
Ranked 84th.
47.9
Ranked 41st. 15% more than Hong Kong

Hobbies > Homebrewing legality Legal without a license within limits. Legal in unlimited quantity for domestic consumption only. Fermented products for sale must include payment of alcohol duty and registration with HM Revenue and Customs .
Tobacco > Purchase age 18
Ranked 60th. The same as United Kingdom
18
Ranked 40th.

SOURCES: http://comtrade.un.org/; http://comtrade.un.org/. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: List of countries with KFC franchises (Asia); Wikipedia: List of countries with KFC franchises (Africa); http://www.happyplanetindex.org/data/; Wikipedia: Homebrewing (Legality); Wikipedia: Smoking age

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