7 Countries Where The Drinking Age Is Lower Than 17 Years!

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Countries Where The Drinking Age Is Low

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1. Central African Republic

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2. Mali

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3 Austria

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4. Belgium

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5. Germany

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6. Luxembourg

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7. Switzerland

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So, what’s the drinking age in the country that you reside in?

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