List of countries with alcohol prohibition
Countries or territories with total prohibition on alcohol
Countries or territories with prohibition excluding non-Muslims
Countries or territories with prohibition on alcohol in public areas
Country with prohibition in public areas from 10:30 pm to 7:00 am
The following countries have or had comprehensive prohibitions against alcohol. Particularly the term refers to the banning of the manufacture, storage (whether in barrels or in bottles), transportation, sale, possession, and consumption of alcoholic beverages.
Present[]
Currently, alcohol prohibition is enforced in many Muslim-majority countries, Indigenous Australian communities (due to alcohol-fuelled violence in young Aboriginals), certain northern communities in the Canadian territories[1] and some regions of India.[2]
Afghanistan
Australia
Northern Territory (only in some Aboriginal communities, bans on pornography and alcohol exist[3])
Bangladesh (legal for non-Muslims and foreigners, Muslims can only consume alcohol inside a bar)[citation needed]
Brunei Darussalam
Canada (communities in Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut,[4] and Quebec[5])
Djibouti
India
Indonesia (total prohibition in the province of Aceh only, excluding non-Muslims elsewhere)
Iran (home production legal for Zoroastrians, Jews and Christians; commercial production illegal)
Kuwait
Libya
Maldives (legal for Foreigners at licensed establishments)
Mauritania
Pakistan (excluding non-Muslims)
Qatar (excluding non-Muslims)
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
Sudan (excluding non-Muslims)[8]
Iraq (except for non-Muslims)
Yemen
Oman (legal for non-Muslims foreigners, Muslims can only consume alcohol inside a bar)
Past[]
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Canada – 1918–1920 (see prohibition in Canada)
Faroe Islands – 1907–1992 (see 1907 Faroese alcohol referendum)
Finland – 1919–1932
Hungarian Soviet Republic – March 21 – August 1, 1919 – Sale and consumption of alcohol was prohibited[9] (partial ban from July 23).[10]
Iceland – 1915–1935 (see prohibition in Iceland) – However beer with an alcohol content exceeding 2.25% was prohibited until 1989.
North Yemen – 1962–1990
Norway – 1916–1927
Ottoman Empire – 1612–1640 (prohibition by Murad IV)
Panama – March 25 – May 8, 2020 – Sale and consumption of alcohol was prohibited as part of the social distancing measures against Covid-19.
Philippines – 1966–1986
Pitcairn Islands – until 2009
Russian Empire and the 
Soviet Union – July 19, 1914 – August 28, 1925; 1929;
South Africa (temporary ban during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa)[a]
United Arab Emirates – In November 2020, the UAE introduced reforms that include the decriminalisation of alcohol in all Emirates.[14]
United States – 1920–1933 (see prohibition in the United States)
See also[]
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ "Community Restrictions and Prohibitions". www.fin.gov.nt.ca.
- ^ "Alcohol Prohibition in Foreign Countries". QuitAlcohol.com. Retrieved 2013-10-29.
- ^ Government, Northern Territory (February 4, 2020). "List of restricted areas". nt.gov.au.
- ^ "Nunavut, N.W.T and Yukon to allow communities to block opening of cannabis stores" – via The Globe and Mail.
- ^ https://www.inspq.qc.ca/pdf/publications/657_esi_alcool_drogues_gambling.pdf
- ^ "States with total and phase-wise prohibition of alcohol in India". The Indian Express.
- ^ "India's Bihar alcohol ban struck down". BBC News. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ BBC News, Africa, Sudan scraps apostasy law and alcohol ban for non-Muslims, 12 July 2020, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53379733
- ^ "A Forradalmi Kormányzótanács II. sz. rendelete" [Decree No. 2 of the Revolutionary Governing Council]. Budapesti Közlöny: Hivatalos lap [Budapest Gazette: Official Journal] (in Hungarian). Budapest: Athenaeum. 53 (69): 2. 24 March 1919.
1. §. Mindennemü szeszes ital kimérése, forgalombahozatala és fogyasztása tilos.
[§ 1. The sale, distribution and consumption of all alcoholic beverages is prohibited.] - ^ "A Népgazdasági Tanács 91. N. T. számú rendelete" [Decree No. 91 of the People's Economic Council]. Tanácsköztársaság: Hivatalos lap [Soviet Republic: Official Journal] (in Hungarian). Budapest: Athenaeum. 1 (99): 1. 23 July 1919.
1. §. Minden dolgozó, aki 18-ik életévét betöltötte, naponkint félliter (0'5 l.) bort fogyaszthat.
[§ 1. All workers who have reached the age of 18 can consume half a liter (0.5 L) of wine daily.] - ^ "Coronavirus: South Africa bans alcohol sales again to combat Covid-19". BBC News. July 13, 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus: South Africans cheer as alcohol goes back on sale". BBC News. June 1, 2020.
- ^ "South Africa: Queues as ban on alcohol and cigarettes ends". BBC News. August 18, 2020.
- ^ "United Arab Emirates relaxes Islamic laws on alcohol and cohabitation, criminalizes 'honor' killings". NBC News. November 8, 2020.
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