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

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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 > 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.
STAT Hong Kong United States HISTORY
Arts > Fine art imports 782.23 million
Ranked 4th.
6.2 billion
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Hong Kong
Arts > Fine art imports per capita 111.36
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than United States
20.05
Ranked 4th.
Food and drink > Fast food outlets > KFC > Year entered 1,985
Ranked 12th. 2% more than United States
1,952
Ranked 13th.
Happy Planet Index 41.6
Ranked 84th. 36% more than United States
30.7
Ranked 114th.

Hobbies > Homebrewing legality Legal without a license within limits. Legal in all states. Individual states remain free to restrict or prohibit the manufacture of beer, mead, hard cider, wine and other fermented alcoholic beverages at home. Until 2013, Alabama and Mississippi were the only states with laws prohibiting the homebrewing of beer. Alabama and Mississippi both legalized home brewing in their respective 2013 legislative sessions. Although all state governments have legalized homebrewing, some states retain local options that permit local governments to make homebrewing illegal under municipal law. Alaska in one such state where the local option is currently exercised.

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 (Africa); http://www.happyplanetindex.org/data/; Wikipedia: Homebrewing (Legality)

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