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United Kingdom

United Kingdom Culture Stats

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STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Arts > Fine art exports 5.18 billion 2010 2nd out of 5
Arts > Fine art exports per capita 83.15 2010 2nd out of 5
Arts > Fine art imports 4.21 billion 2010 2nd out of 5
Arts > Fine art imports per capita 67.68 2010 3rd out of 5
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > All drinks 13.37 2005 17th out of 187
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Beer 4.93 2005 15th out of 187
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Homemade and illegal drinks 1.7 2005 68th out of 187
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Legal sources 11.67 2005 15th out of 187
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Other alcoholic drinks 0.67 2005 30th out of 187
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Spirits 2.41 2005 49th out of 187
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Wine 3.53 2005 20th out of 187
Food and drink > Alcohol > Litres of pure alcohol drunk per year 11.75 2003 8th out of 178
Food and drink > Beer consumption 4.59 billion L 2014 8th out of 40
Food and drink > Cheese consumption per capita per year 10.9 kg 2011 20th out of 20
Food and drink > Fast food outlets > KFC > Notes First restaurant was located in Preston, Lancashire . Currently over 800 restaurants, by far the largest amount in Europe. 2014
Food and drink > Fast food outlets > KFC > Owner or major operator KFC GB Ltd 2014
Food and drink > Fast food outlets > KFC > Year entered 1,965 2014 22nd out of 22
Food and drink > Milk consumption per capita 241.47 kg 2007 20th out of 99
Gambling > Casino revenue 1,212 2009 8th out of 9
Gambling > Casino revenue per thousand people 0.0196 2009 9th out of 9
Gambling > Casinos 141 2014 1st out of 8
Happy Planet Index 47.9 2012 41st out of 50
Hobbies > Homebrewing legality Legal in unlimited quantity for domestic consumption only. Fermented products for sale must include payment of alcohol duty and registration with HM Revenue and Customs . 2014
Sentiments towards other countries > China > Negative view of China 50% 2014 10th out of 25
Sentiments towards other countries > China > Net sentiment towards China -13% 2014 15th out of 25
Sentiments towards other countries > China > Neutral view of China 13% 2014 18th out of 25
Sentiments towards other countries > China > Positive view of China 37% 2014 12th out of 25
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Anti-discrimination laws All 2014
Sexuality > Homosexuality > LGBT individual may petition to adopt a child Yes 2014
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Legality of homosexual acts Legal in England and Wales since 1967 in Scotland since 1981 in Northern Ireland since 1982 UN decl. sign. 2014
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Recognition of gay relationships Yes (since 2005) 2014
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Same-sex adoption Yes (since 2002 in England and Wales, 2009 in Scotland and 2013 in Northern Ireland) 2014
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Same-sex couple may jointly petition to adopt a child Yes 2014
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Same-sex couples are allowed to foster or stepchild foster Yes 2014
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Same-sex marriage / ( Since 2013 in England and Wales. Under consideration in Scotland, not in Northern Ireland ) 2014
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Same-sex partner may petition to adopt partner's child Yes 2014
Smoking > Cigarettes per adult per year 750 2014 73th out of 184
Smoking > Pack of 20 cigarettes price €9.4 2014 4th out of 10
Smoking > Pack of 20 cigarettes price (USD) 12 2014 4th out of 10
Tobacco > Purchase age 18 2014 40th out of 88
Tobacco > Purchase age per million people 0.285 2014 1st out of 1
Tobacco > Smoking age 16 2014 39th out of 44
Well being > Experienced well-being 7 2012 9th out of 50
World Heritage Sites 23 2014 8th out of 140
World Heritage Sites per million people 0.364 2014 1st out of 1

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

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