Culture Stats: compare key data on Poland & 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 > Beer consumption: Total national beer consumption (litres).
- Food and drink > Cheese consumption per capita per year: Total per capita cheese consumption in kilograms for each country in 2011.
- 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.
- 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.
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Sentiments towards other countries > China > Negative view of China:
Negative.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
- 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 > 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 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.
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World Heritage Sites:
Cultural sites.
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- Sentiments towards other countries > China > Positive view of China: Percentage of respondents in a survey who think China is having a mainly positive influence on the world.
- 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).
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Food and drink > Fast food outlets > KFC > Notes:
Facts and peculiarities about KFC outlets in each country.
- 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.
- 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.
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Sentiments towards other countries > China > Neutral view of China:
Neutral.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
- Food and drink > Alcohol > Litres of pure alcohol drunk per year: Alcohol consumption among adults (over 15 years) (litres of pure alcohol per year).
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Sentiments towards other countries > China > Net sentiment towards China:
Pos-Neg.
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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.
- 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 > Alcohol > Standard drink size: Mass (g).
- 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.
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: Cheese (Total cheese consumption per capita per year) ("Total and Retail Cheese Consumption – Kilograms per Capita" . Canadian Dairy Information Centre . Retrieved 2013-05-20 ., , Cidilait, ''Le fromage'', Cheese Consumption Continues to Rise); Wikipedia: List of countries with McDonald's restaurants (Countries and territories with a McDonald's outlet); http://www.happyplanetindex.org/data/; Wikipedia: Homebrewing (Legality); Wikipedia: Sinophobia (Region-based Sinophobia); Levada-center poll, 2013: Russians consider U.S. as their main enemy.; 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); http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/country-rating-poll.pdf, June 2014. p. 37.; 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" .); Wikipedia: Cropping (animal) (Status by country); World Health Organization. Source tables; 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: Standard drink (Standard drinks as defined by various countries) (ICAP Report 5 - "What is a 'standard drink'". URL: [1] . Accessed on June 19, 2008.); Wikipedia: Cigarette machine (Tobacco vending machine prevalence by country) ("Japanese smokers to face age test" . BBC . 2008-12-06 . Retrieved 2008-03-07 .)
