List of countries with alcohol prohibition

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The following countries or territories 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.

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Present

Currently, alcohol prohibition is enforced in many Muslim majority countries, in parts of India, and in some Indigenous Australian communities and certain northern communities in the Canadian territories. [1] They can range from complete ban all the way to bans on sales during certain times. [2]

Past

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Notes

  1. ↑ In 2020, South Africa reimposed a ban on alcohol sales in July [52] after an initial ban ended on June 1. [53] In August, South Africa lifted its second ban on alcohol. [54]

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