Today in 1956, the Sudan gained their Independence from the United Kingdom.
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Guild: None
National Regulatory Agency: None
Beverage Alcohol Labeling Requirements: None
Drunk Driving Laws: Zero Tolerance
- Full Name: Republic of the Sudan
- Location: Africa, Middle East
- Government Type: Government of National Unity (GNU)
- Language: Arabic (official), English (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, Fur
- Religion(s): Sunni Muslim, small Christian minority
- Capital: Khartoum
- Population: 45,047,502; 29th
- Area: 1,861,484 sq km, 16th
- Comparative Area: Slightly more than one-quarter the size of the US
- National Food: Fuul or Lugma
- National Symbol: Secretary Bird
- Affiliations: UN, African Union, Arab League
- Independence: From the UK, January 1, 1956
- Alcohol Legal: No
- Minimum Drinking Age: Was 16; Now Illegal
- BAC: None
- Label Requirements: N/A
- Number of Breweries: 0
- How to Say “Beer”: beereh (biræ)
- How to Order a Beer: Waheed beera, meen fadleek
- How to Say “Cheers”: Bismilah
- Toasting Etiquette: N/A
Alcohol Consumption By Type:
- Beer: <1%
- Wine: <1%
- Spirits: 20%
- Other: 80%
Alcohol Consumption Per Capita (in litres):
- Recorded: 1.56
- Unrecorded: 0.82
- Total: 2.38
- Beer: 0.52
WHO Alcohol Data:
- Per Capita Consumption: 1.56 litres
- Alcohol Consumption Trend: Decreasing
- Excise Taxes: Total ban
- Minimum Age: Total ban
- Sales Restrictions: Total ban
- Advertising Restrictions: Total ban
- Sponsorship/Promotional Restrictions: Total ban
Patterns of Drinking Score: 3
Prohibition: Sudan has banned all alcohol consumption and extends serious penalties to offenders pursuant to President Omar al-Bashir’s policy of enacting Shari`a as national law. Despite this, there exists a thriving trade in date brandy (called araqi in Sudanese Arabic) and other native alcoholic beverages; a black market in imported beverages, such as whisky, also thrives in the cities.
