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Culture Stats: compare key data on Poland & Romania

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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 > Beer consumption: Total national beer consumption (litres).
  • 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 outlets > KFC > Notes:

    Facts and peculiarities about KFC outlets in each country.  

  • Food and drink > Fast food outlets > KFC > Year entered: Year in which the first KFC opened 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.
  • Sexuality > Homosexuality > Anti-discrimination laws: Anti-discrimination (sexual orientation).

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

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  • Sexuality > Homosexuality > Legality of homosexual acts: Same-sex sexual activity.

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  • Sexuality > Homosexuality > Recognition of gay relationships: Recognition of relationships.

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  • Sexuality > Homosexuality > Same-sex adoption: Same-sex adoption.

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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.
  • World Heritage Sites: Cultural sites.

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

  • Pets > Animal cropping (legal status): The legal status of animal cropping by country. Cropping is the removal of part or all of the external, visible flap of the ear of an animal. It is most commonly performed on dogs.
  • Tobacco > Purchase age: Purchase age.

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

  • 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 > Horse meat production: Annual horse meat production, in tons.
  • 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.
  • Pets > Animal cropping ban or restriction date: Indicates since when animal cropping is banned or restricted by law. Cropping is the removal of part or all of the external, visible flap of the ear of an animal. It is most commonly performed on dogs.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Smoking > Tobacco vending machine legal status: This stat shows the legal status of cigarette vending machines, i.e. where they can be located, their requirements of use and the minimal legal age to purchase from them. Several countries have banned these machines altogether, with examples including France and several eastern European countries, like Estonia, Georgia, Croatia, Poland, Latvia and Lithuania.
STAT Poland Romania HISTORY
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > All drinks 13.25
Ranked 20th.
15.3
Ranked 7th. 15% more than Poland
Food and drink > Beer consumption 3.21 billion L
Ranked 10th. 89% more than Romania
1.7 billion L
Ranked 17th.
Food and drink > Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet date June 17, 1992 June 16, 1995
Food and drink > Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet location Marszałkowska Street, Warsaw Bucharest
Food and drink > Fast food outlets > KFC > Notes 160 outlets. First opened in Bucharest , Magheru Blvd. 51 stores as of 2014.
Food and drink > Fast food outlets > KFC > Year entered 1,993
Ranked 16th.
1,997
Ranked 12th. About the same as Poland
Food and drink > Milk consumption per capita 198.51 kg
Ranked 31st.
266.19 kg
Ranked 10th. 34% more than Poland
Happy Planet Index 42.8
Ranked 77th.
43.9
Ranked 70th. 3% more than Poland

Sexuality > Homosexuality > Anti-discrimination laws Some All
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Legality of homosexual acts Legal Never punished (Legal until 18th century, criminalized in 19th by laws of Russia, Germany and Austria-Hungary, legal again since 1932) UN decl. sign. Legal since 1996 Previously legal from 1864 to 1968. UN decl. sign.
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Recognition of gay relationships No (rejected) No (proposed)
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Same-sex adoption Single gay persons may adopt No
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Same-sex marriage No, constitutional ban No
Smoking > Cigarettes per adult per year 1,586
Ranked 27th. 13% more than Romania
1,404
Ranked 33th.
World Heritage Sites 14
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Romania
6
Ranked 38th.
Pets > Animal cropping (legal status) Banned Banned
Tobacco > Purchase age 18
Ranked 11th. The same as Romania
18
Ranked 22nd.
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Beer 5.27
Ranked 12th. 29% more than Romania
4.07
Ranked 30th.
Food and drink > Alcohol > Litres of pure alcohol drunk per year 8.09
Ranked 36th.
9.74
Ranked 22nd. 20% more than Poland
Food and drink > Horse meat production 18,000 tonnes
Ranked 9th. 29% more than Romania
14,000 tonnes
Ranked 10th.
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Homemade and illegal drinks 3.7
Ranked 11th.
4
Ranked 6th. 8% more than Poland
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Spirits 2.97
Ranked 34th.
4.14
Ranked 22nd. 39% more than Poland
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Wine 1.23
Ranked 50th.
2.33
Ranked 31st. 89% more than Poland
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Other alcoholic drinks 0.0
Ranked 111th.
0.0
Ranked 125th.
Pets > Animal cropping ban or restriction date 1997 2008
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Legal sources 9.55
Ranked 35th.
11.3
Ranked 18th. 18% more than Poland
Food and drink > Fast food outlets > KFC > Owner or major operator AmRest U.S. Food Network SA
Smoking > Tobacco vending machine legal status Banned Banned

SOURCES: Global status report on alcohol and health, World Health Organisation, 2011. p. 273 ff.; Per Capita Beer Consumption by Country in 2012, Kirin Holdings Company. Table 3.; Wikipedia: List of countries with McDonald's restaurants (Countries and territories with a McDonald's outlet); Wikipedia: List of countries with KFC franchises (Africa); 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/; Wikipedia: LGBT rights by country or territory (Australasia); Wikipedia: LGBT rights by country or territory (Central Asia); Wikipedia: LGBT rights in Asia (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); Wikipedia: Cropping (animal) (Status by country); Wikipedia: Smoking age; World Health Organization. Source tables; http://www.farminguk.com/news/Argentina-Horse-Meat-world-production-figures._10249.html; 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. ; Wikipedia: List of countries with KFC franchises (Asia); Wikipedia: Cigarette machine (Tobacco vending machine prevalence by country) ("Japanese smokers to face age test" . BBC . 2008-12-06 . Retrieved 2008-03-07 .)

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