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
Iceland
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flagBulgaria
90%
0%
10%
0%
10
flagEstonia
83%
0%
16%
0%
12
flagFrance
80%
0%
0%
20%
10
flagAustralia
75%
3%
6%
15%
33
flagGreece
75%
0%
25%
0%
20
flagRepublic of Ireland
67%
0%
25%
7%
28
flagAustria
66%
6%
10%
16%
66
flagItaly
64%
7%
14%
14%
14
flagthe Netherlands
61%
0%
19%
19%
26
flagPoland
57%
4%
25%
11%
5209
flagSpain
56%
12%
25%
6%
16
flagGermany
55%
7%
16%
18%
457
flagthe United States
54%
12%
21%
10%
112
flagthe United Kingdom
53%
3%
27%
15%
118
flagIndia
51%
22%
11%
11%
35
flagBelgium
50%
0%
30%
20%
10
flagSwitzerland
46%
9%
6%
34%
32
flagCanada
37%
20%
27%
14%
77
flagPakistan
20%
30%
10%
40%
10