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Minium Legal Drinking Age
The MLDA (Minimum Legal Drinking Age) is the minimum age at which a person is legally allowed to handle or consume alcoholic drinks.
The MLDA laws vary from country to country, plus cover a wide range of issues including when and where alcohol can be consumed.
Most countries set MLDA at 18 or 19 years. But there are over 20 countries that have higher MLDA laws including, The United States that is set at 21 years old.
In some Muslim countries, MLDA laws are not applicable, as alcohol is completely banned, with an exception sometimes made for non-Muslims.
What is the lowest drinking age in Europe?
Italy has the lowest legal drinking age in the Europ at 16 years, making it one of the lowest MLDA in the world.
In Germany and Austria you are also allowed to buy and drink alcoholic beverages at 16 years old, but there are exclusions, like no spirits or drinking on school grounds.
No Minimum Legal Drinking Age
Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Kosovo, Laos, Mali, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Togo
10-15 MLDA
Antigua and Barbuda, Central African Republic
16-17 MLDA
Austria, Belgium, Congo, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominica, Germany, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Morocco, Portugal, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Spain, Switzerland
18-19 MLDA
Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Benin, Burundi, Brazil, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Canada, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
20 MLDA
Iceland, Japan, Paraguay, Thailand, Uzbekistan
21 MLDA
Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Iraq, Kiribati, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nauru, Oman, Palau, Samoa, Sri Lanka, United States
Illegal to drink alcohol at any age
Some exceptions for non-Muslims may apply.
Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Iran, Kuwait, Libya, Maldives, Mauritania, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Jason Masson
22 just out of college and love to find new and interesting drinking spots. My favourite bar is the next one I visit.
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