United Kingdom Culture Stats
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- Arts > Fine art exports: Value of exports of art (works done exclusively by hand, antiques, stamps and sculptures) of the top exporting countries.
- Arts > Fine art exports per capita: Value of exports of art (works done exclusively by hand, antiques, stamps and sculptures) of the top exporting countries. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
- 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 > 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 > 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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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 > 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 > 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.
- 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 > Litres of pure alcohol drunk per year: Alcohol consumption among adults (over 15 years) (litres of pure alcohol per year).
- 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.
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Food and drink > Fast food outlets > KFC > Notes:
Facts and peculiarities about KFC outlets in each country.
- 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.
- Food and drink > Milk consumption per capita: Milk Consumption per Capita (kg).
- Gambling > Casino revenue: Amount of casino revenues from each country according to a 2014 PricewaterhouseCoopers report.
- Gambling > Casino revenue per thousand people: Amount of casino revenues from each country according to a 2014 PricewaterhouseCoopers report. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
- Gambling > Casinos: Amount of casinos 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.
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Sentiments towards other countries > China > Net sentiment towards China:
Pos-Neg.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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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.
- 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.
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Sexuality > Homosexuality > Anti-discrimination laws:
Anti-discrimination (sexual orientation).
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Sexuality > Homosexuality > LGBT individual may petition to adopt a child:
LGBT individual may petition to adopt.
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.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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Sexuality > Homosexuality > Recognition of gay relationships:
Recognition of relationships.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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Sexuality > Homosexuality > Same-sex adoption:
Same-sex adoption.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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Sexuality > Homosexuality > Same-sex couple may jointly petition to adopt a child:
Same-sex couple may jointly petition.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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Sexuality > Homosexuality > Same-sex couples are allowed to foster or stepchild foster:
Same-sex couples are allowed to foster or stepchild foster.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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Sexuality > Homosexuality > Same-sex marriage:
Same-sex marriage.
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Sexuality > Homosexuality > Same-sex partner may petition to adopt partner's child:
Same-sex partner may petition to adopt partner's child.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
- 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.
- Smoking > Pack of 20 cigarettes price: This stat compares the price of a standard pack of 20 cigarrettes, expressed in euros. Prices were compiled from 2012 to 2014. The estimate cigarette consumption -measured in annual cigarettes per adult/year- in the country with the cheapest prices in this list (Indonesia) is roughly double of that in the country with the most expensive tobacco (Norway).
- Smoking > Pack of 20 cigarettes price (USD): This stat compares the price of a standard pack of 20 cigarrettes, expressed in USD. The estimate cigarette consumption - measured in annual cigarettes per adult/year - in the country with the cheapest prices in this list (Indonesia) is roughly double of that in the country with the most expensive tobacco (Norway).
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Tobacco > Purchase age:
Purchase age.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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Tobacco > Purchase age per million people:
Purchase age.
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Tobacco > Smoking age:
Smoking age.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
- Well being > Experienced well-being: Experienced well-being data is collected by the Gallup World Poll, by surveying people on how they feel about the quality of their life on scale from 0 (the worst possible life) to 10 (the best possible life).
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World Heritage Sites:
Cultural sites.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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World Heritage Sites per million people:
Cultural sites.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
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.; Global status report on alcohol and health, World Health Organisation, 2011. p. 273 ff.; Global status report on alcohol and health, World Health Organisation, 2011. p. 273 ff.; 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. ; World Health Organization. Source tables; 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 KFC franchises (Africa); Wikipedia: List of countries with KFC franchises (Asia); Wikipedia: List of countries by milk consumption per capita ("Countries by milk consumption per capita" . "Countries by consumptions per capita" .); Casino Revenues 2014, PricewaterCoopers; Casino Revenues 2014, PricewaterCoopers. 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: Casino (By region) ; http://www.happyplanetindex.org/data/; Wikipedia: Homebrewing (Legality); Wikipedia: Sinophobia (Region-based Sinophobia); http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/country-rating-poll.pdf, June 2014. p. 37.; Wikipedia: LGBT rights by country or territory (Australasia); Wikipedia: LGBT adoption (European laws on adoption by same-sex couples); 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: Cigarette (Prices); Wikipedia: Smoking age; Wikipedia: Smoking age. 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: Table of World Heritage Sites by country (Table of World Heritage Sites); Wikipedia: Table of World Heritage Sites by country (Table of World Heritage Sites). 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.
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United Kingdom Culture Profiles (Subcategories)
| Arts 4 | Sexuality 9 |
| Food and drink 14 | Smoking 3 |
| Gambling 3 | Tobacco 3 |
| Sentiments towards other countries 4 |
