It seems the Russians' reputation for drinking is not as well deserved as is popularly believed. The World Health Organization has recently released alcohol consumption statistics for Europe, and Russia is ranked 22nd, behind most western European countries in average liters of pure alcohol per person. Among others, Ireland, the UK, France, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, and Finland came in wetter than Russia.
A real surprise on the list was the fact that Luxembourg drinks the most, per capita, in Europe - 14.61 liters of pure alcohol per capita. In terms of American-strength beer, this works out to more than two and a quarter bottles of beer per man, woman, and child every day throughout the entire year.
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