Which of the following countries used to have a beard tax?

Russia
Poland
Japan
Iceland
In 1698, Emperor Peter I of Russia instituted a beard tax to bring Russian society in line with Western European models. To enforce the ban on beards, the tsar empowered police to forcibly and publicly shave those who refused to pay the tax. The beard tax was also introduced by King Henry VIII of England, who wore a beard himself, in 1535.
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Japan
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flagBulgaria
90%
0%
10%
0%
10
flagEstonia
84%
0%
15%
0%
13
flagFrance
80%
0%
0%
20%
10
flagAustralia
75%
3%
6%
15%
33
flagGreece
75%
0%
25%
0%
20
flagAustria
67%
5%
10%
16%
67
flagRepublic of Ireland
67%
0%
25%
7%
28
flagItaly
64%
7%
14%
14%
14
flagthe Netherlands
59%
0%
18%
22%
27
flagPoland
57%
4%
25%
11%
5223
flagGermany
56%
7%
16%
18%
464
flagSpain
56%
12%
25%
6%
16
flagthe United States
54%
12%
21%
10%
113
flagthe United Kingdom
53%
3%
27%
15%
118
flagIndia
51%
22%
11%
11%
35
flagBelgium
50%
0%
30%
20%
10
flagSwitzerland
45%
9%
9%
33%
33
flagCanada
38%
20%
26%
14%
78
flagPakistan
20%
30%
10%
40%
10