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Blood Alcohol Content Drink Driving Limits By Country
Lower blood alcohol limits may apply in some countries for professional drivers, inexperienced drivers or operators of heavy vehicles.
Country
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BAC (%)
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Country
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BAC (%)
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Afghanistan
| 0.00
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| Lithuania
| 0.04
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Albania
| 0.05
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| Luxembourg
| 0.05
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Algeria
| 0.02
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| Macau
| 0.05
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American Samoa
| 0.08
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| Macedonia
| 0.05
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Angola
| 0.06
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| Madagascar
| 0.08
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Anguilla
| No Limit
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| Malawi
| 0.08
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Antigua and Barbuda
| No Limit
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| Malaysia
| 0.08
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Argentina
| 0.05
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| Maldives
| 0.00
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Armenia
| 0.04
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| Mali
| 0.03
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Aruba
| 0.05
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| Malta
| 0.08
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Australia
| 0.05
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| Manitoba
| 0.05
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Austria
| 0.05
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| Mariana Islands
| 0.08
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Azerbaijan
| 0.00
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| Marshall Islands
| No Limit
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Bahamas
| 0.08
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| Martinique
| 0.05
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Bahrain
| 0.00
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| Mauritania
| 0.00
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Bangladesh
| 0.00
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| Mauritius
| 0.05
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Barbados
| 0.08
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| Mayotte
| 0.05
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Belarus
| 0.03
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| Mexico
| 0.08
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Belgium
| 0.05
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| Micronesia
| 0.05
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Belize
| 0.08
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| Midway Islands
| 0.08
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Benin
| 0.05
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| Moldova
| 0.03
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Bermuda
| 0.08
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| Monaco
| 0.05
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Bhutan
| 0.08
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| Mongolia
| 0.05
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Bolivia
| No Limit
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| Montenegro
| 0.05
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
| 0.03
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| Montserrat
| 0.08
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Botswana
| 0.08
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| Morocco
| 0.06
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Bouvet Island
| 0.02
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| Mozambique
| 0.06
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Brazil
| 0.02
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| Namibia
| 0.08
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British Virgin Islands
| 0.08
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| Nauru
| ?
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Brunei
| 0.08
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| Navassa Island
| 0.08
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Bulgaria
| 0.05
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| Nepal
| 0.00
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Burkina Faso
| No Limit
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| Netherlands
| 0.05
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Burma (Myanmar)
| ?
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| Netherlands Antilles
| 0.05
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Burundi
| No Limit
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| New Caledonia
| 0.05
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Cambodia
| 0.05
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| New Zealand
| 0.05
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Cameroon
| 0.08
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| Nicaragua
| 0.05
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Canada
| 0.05
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| Niger
| 0.08
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Cape Verde
| 0.08
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| Nigeria
| 0.05
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Cayman Islands
| 0.10
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| Niue
| 0.08
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Chad
| 0.05
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| Norfolk Island
| 0.05
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Chile
| 0.03
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| North Korea
| 0.05
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China
| 0.02
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| Norway
| 0.02
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Christmas Island
| 0.05
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| Oman
| 0.08
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
| 0.05
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| Pakistan
| 0.00
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Colombia
| 0.04
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| Palau
| 0.10
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Comoros
| 0.00
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| Panama
| 0.00
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Cook Islands
| 0.08
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| Papua New Guinea
| 0.08
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Costa Rica
| 0.05
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| Paraguay
| 0.08
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Cote d'Ivoire
| 0.08
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| Peru
| 0.05
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Croatia
| 0.05
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| Philippines
| 0.05
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Cuba
| 0.05
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| Pitcairn Islands
| 0.08
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Cyprus
| 0.05
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| Poland
| 0.02
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Czech Republic
| 0.00
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| Portugal
| 0.05
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Democratic Republic of Congo
| 0.01
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| Puerto Rico
| 0.08
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Denmark
| 0.05
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| Qatar
| 0.00
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Djibouti
| ?
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| Reunion
| 0.05
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Dominican Republic
| 0.05
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| Romania
| 0.00
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East Timor
| 0.05
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| Russia
| 0.00
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Ecuador
| 0.03
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| Rwanda
| 0.08
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Egypt
| 0.05
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| Saint Barthelemy
| 0.05
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El Salvador
| 0.05
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| Saint Helena
| 0.08
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England
| 0.08
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| Saint Kitts and Nevis
| 0.08
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Equatorial Guinea
| 0.15
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| Saint Lucia
| 0.08
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Eritrea
| 0.05
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| Saint Martin
| 0.05
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Estonia
| 0.02
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| Saint Pierre and Miquelon
| 0.05
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Ethiopia
| 0.08
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| Saint Vincent
| 0.08
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Falkland Islands
| 0.08
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| Samoa
| 0.04
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Faroe Islands
| 0.05
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| San Marino
| 0.05
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Fiji
| 0.08
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| São Tomé and Príncipe
| 0.05
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Finland
| 0.05
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| Saudi Arabia
| 0.00
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France
| 0.05
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| Scotland
| 0.05
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French Guiana
| 0.05
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| Senegal
| 0.00
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French Polynesia
| 0.05
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| Serbia
| 0.03
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Gabon
| 0.08
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| Seychelles
| 0.08
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Gambia
| No Limit
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| Sierra Leone
| 0.08
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Georgia
| 0.02
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| Singapore
| 0.08
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Germany
| 0.05
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| Slovakia
| 0.00
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Ghana
| 0.08
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| Slovenia
| 0.05
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Gibraltar
| 0.05
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| Solomon Islands
| 0.05
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Greece
| 0.05
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| Somalia
| No Limit
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Greenland
| 0.05
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| South Africa
| 0.05
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Grenada
| No Limit
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| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
| 0.08
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Guadeloupe
| 0.05
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| South Korea
| 0.05
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Guam
| 0.08
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| Spain
| 0.05
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Guatemala
| No Limit
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| Sri Lanka
| 0.08
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Guernsey
| 0.08
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| Sudan
| 0.00
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Guinea
| 0.08
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| Suriname
| 0.05
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Guinea-Bissau
| 0.15
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| Swaziland
| 0.05
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Guyana
| 0.08
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| Sweden
| 0.02
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Haiti
| ?
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| Switzerland
| 0.05
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Holland
| 0.05
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| Syria
| 0.05
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Honduras
| 0.07
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| Taiwan
| 0.05
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Hong Kong
| 0.05
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| Tajikistan
| 0.03
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Hungary
| 0.00
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| Tanzania
| 0.08
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Iceland
| 0.05
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| Thailand
| 0.05
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India
| 0.03
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| The Congo
| No Limit
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Indonesia
| 0.00
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| Togo
| No Limit
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Iran
| 0.00
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| Tokelau
| 0.08
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Iraq
| 0.08
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| Tonga
| 0.03
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Ireland
| 0.05
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| Trinidad and Tobago
| 0.08
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Isle of Man
| 0.08
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| Tunisia
| 0.05
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Israel
| 0.05
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| Turkey
| 0.05
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Italy
| 0.05
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| Turkmenistan
| 0.00
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Jamaica
| 0.08
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| Turks and Caicos
| 0.08
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Japan
| 0.03
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| Tuvalu
| 0.08
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Jersey
| 0.08
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| Uganda
| 0.08
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Jordan
| 0.05
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| Ukraine
| 0.02
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Kazakhstan
| 0.00
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| United Arab Emirates
| 0.00
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Kenya
| No Limit
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| United States
| 0.08
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Kiribati
| 0.08
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| Uruguay
| 0.03
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Kosovo
| 0.05
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| Uzbekistan
| 0.00
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Kuwait
| 0.00
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| Vanuatu
| No Limit
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Kyrgyzstan
| 0.05
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| Venezuela
| 0.08
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Laos
| 0.08
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| Vietnam
| 0.00
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Latvia
| 0.05
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| Virgin Islands
| 0.08
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Lebanon
| 0.08
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| Wallis and Futuna
| 0.05
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Lesotho
| 0.08
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| Yemen
| 0.00
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Liberia
| 0.05
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| Yugoslavia
| 0.05
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Libya
| 0.00
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| Zambia
| 0.08
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Liechtenstein
| 0.08
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| Zimbabwe
| 0.08
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