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20 countries that consume most beer
Last updated on: April 3, 2013 08:43 IST
Image: Bottles of Strongbow Gold cider are washed before packaging at the Stassen brewery in Aubel near Liege, Belgium.
Photographs: Francois Lenoir/Reuters
Beer is the world's most widely consumed alcoholic beverage, it is the third-most popular drink overall, after water and tea. It is thought by some to be the oldest fermented beverage.
Let's take a look at some countries that consume most beer.
Source: Wikipedia
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Image: A view of Prague's historical centre from the Old Town Hall Tower in the Czech Republic.
Photographs: Petr Josek/Reuters
The Czech Republic
Consumption per capita: 132 litres
Global rank in consumption: 1
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Image: A waitress carries beer after the opening of the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany.
Photographs: Michael Dalder/Reuters
Germany
Consumption per capita: 107 litres
Global rank in consumption: 2
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Image: A traditional Fiaker horse carriage passes Burgtheater theatre on Dr-Karl-Lueger-Ring street in Vienna, Austria.
Photographs: Heinz-Peter Bader/Reuters
Austria
Consumption per capita: 106 litres
Global rank in consumption: 3
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Image: A woman cycles past the 'Coffee To Get Her' restaurant near Dublin city centre which becomes a bar and club in the evenings, in Ireland.
Photographs: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters
Ireland
Consumption per capita: 104 litres
Global rank in consumption: 4
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Image: Shoppers are seen at an outdoor mall in Melbourne, Australia.
Photographs: Mick Tsikas/Reuters
Australia
Consumption per capita: 98.08 litres
Global rank in consumption: 5
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Image: View of Estonia's capital Tallinn.
Photographs: Ints Kalnins/Reuters
Estonia
Consumption per capita: 91 litres
Global rank in consumption: 6
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Image: A man drives a city resident in a Velomobile outside the cathedral in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Photographs: Liutauras Strimaitis/Reuters
Lithuania
Consumption per capita: 86 litres
Global rank in consumption: 7
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Image: A view of the Parliament building in Warsaw, Poland.
Photographs: Slawomir Kaminski/Agencja Gazeta/Reuters
Poland
Consumption per capita: 84 litres
Global rank in consumption: 8
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Image: Poeple walk next to the statue of national hero Simon Bolivar in Caracas, Venezuela.
Photographs: Jorge Silva/Reuters
Venezuela
Consumption per capita: 83 litres
Global rank in consumption: 9
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Image: Visitors walk down the main street at Moomin World theme park in Naatali, Finland.
Photographs: Bob Strong/Reuters
Finland
Consumption per capita: 83 litres
Global rank in consumption: 10
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Image: A view of the Ljubljanica river in Slovenia.
Photographs: Srdjan Zivulovic/Reuters
Slovenia
Consumption per capita: 83 litres
Global rank in consumption: 11
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Image: The skyline of downtown Los Angeles and the 101 Hollywood Freeway, a busy commuter route, is pictured from Mulholland Drive, United States.
Photographs: Fred Prouser/Reuters
The United States
Consumption per capita: 78 litres
Global rank in consumption: 12
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Image: A miniature reproduction of the Acropolis is seen in the Mini-Europe park, where all the models are built at a scale of 1:25, in Brussels, Belgium.
Photographs: Laurent Dubrule/Reuters
Belgium
Consumption per capita: 78 litres
Global rank in consumption: 13
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Image: A view of Unesco's protected medieval town of Dubrovnik in Croatia.
Photographs: Marko Djurica/Reuters
Croatia
Consumption per capita: 78 litres
Global rank in consumption: 14
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Image: A woman walks down the steps in front of National Library in Bucharest, Romania.
Photographs: Bogdan Cristel/Reuters
Romania
Consumption per capita: 77 litres
Global rank in consumption: 15
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Image: A view of Panama City.
Photographs: Henry Romero/Reuters
Panama
Consumption per capita: 75 litres
Global rank in consumption: 16
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Image: Cyclists visit a tulip field in Noordwijk, the Netherlands.
Photographs: Michael Kooren/Reuters
The Netherlands
Consumption per capita: 74 litres
Global rank in consumption: 17
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Image: Houses of Parliament and the London Eye are seen in central London, United Kingdom.
Photographs: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters
The United Kingdom
Consumption per capita: 74 litres
Global rank in consumption: 18
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Image: People walk on a street in downtown Sofia, Bulgaria.
Photographs: Stoyan Nenov/Reuters
Bulgaria
Consumption per capita: 73 litres
Global rank in consumption: 19
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Image: A view of Auckland City from atop the Sky Tower in New Zealand.
Photographs: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters
New Zealand
Consumption per capita: 71 litres
Global rank in consumption: 20
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