List of countries with alcohol prohibition

  Countries with a nationwide prohibition on alcohol.

  Countries with regional prohibitions on alcohol.

  Countries with limitations in prohibition on alcohol.

The following countries have or had comprehensive prohibitions against alcohol.

Present

Currently, alcohol prohibition is enforced in many Muslim-majority countries and some regions of India.^[1]

•  Afghanistan
•  Bangladesh
•  Brunei
•  Iran
•  Iraq (except for Iraqi Kurdistan)^[2]
•  Indonesia (Prohibition in small business shops) ^[3]
•  India (Prohibition in the states of Kerala, Gujarat, Nagaland, and the union territory of Lakshwadeep.).^[4][5]
•  Libya
•  Kuwait
•  Maldives (excluding non-Muslims)
•  Mauritania
•  Pakistan (excluding non-Muslims)
•  Saudi Arabia
•  Sudan
•  Somalia
•  United Arab Emirates (prohibition in the emirate of Sharjah)
•  Yemen

Past

•  United States - 1920–1933 (see Prohibition in the United States)
•  Canada - 1918-1920 (see Prohibition in Canada)
•  Faroe Islands - 1907-1992
•  Russian Empire and the  Soviet Union - 1914-1923
•  Iceland - 1915-1935; (see Prohibition in Iceland) (beer with an alcohol content exceeding 2.25% was prohibited until 1989)
•  Norway - 1916-1927
•  Hungarian Soviet Republic - March 21 - August 1, 1919 - sale and consumption of alcohol was prohibited.
•  Finland - 1919-1932

References

1. "Alcohol Prohibition in Foreign Countries". QuitAlcohol.com. Retrieved 2013-10-29.
2. "Iraq's parliament passes law banning alcohol". The Guardian. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
3. "Indonesia bans alcohol sales in small shops". BBC News.
4. "States with total and phase-wise prohibition of alcohol in India". The Indian Express.
5. "India's Bihar alcohol ban struck down". BBC News. Retrieved 18 May 2016.