List of countries with alcohol prohibition
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The following countries have or had comprehensive prohibitions against alcohol.
Present[edit]
Currently, alcohol prohibition is enforced in many Muslim-majority countries and some parts of India.[1]
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
- Brunei
- India - (Prohibited in the states of Gujarat, Manipur, Nagaland,[2] Mizoram (legal, but permit card is required to buy alcohol [3]) and the union territory of Lakshadweep.Kerala allows only beer and wine, but liquor is available through government liquor shops and within bars.[4])
- Iran
- Libya
- Kuwait
- Maldives
- Mauritania
- Pakistan
- Saudi Arabia
- Sudan
- Somalia
- Emirate of Sharjah in United Arab Emirates
- Yemen
Past[edit]
- United States - 1920-1933
- Canada - 1918-1920
- Faroe Islands - 1907-1992
- Russian Empire and the Soviet Union - 1914-1923
- Iceland - 1915-1935; beer with an alcohol content exceeding 2.25% was prohibited until 1989
- Norway - 1916-1927
- Hungary - March 21 - August 1 1919 - During the short-lived "Tanácsköztársaság" or "Hungarian Soviet Republic", sale and consumption of alcohol was prohibited.
- Finland - 1919-1932
References[edit]
- ^ "Alcohol Prohibition in Foreign Countries". QuitAlcohol.com. Retrieved 2013-10-29.
- ^ "Alcohol prohibition to remain in Nagaland".[dead link]
- ^ http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/mizoram-lifts-18-year-old-ban-on-alcohol/
- ^ http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/state-backs-liquor-ban/article7156166.ece
