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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Poland
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Bulgaria
10
Estonia
12
France
10
Australia
33
Greece
20
Republic of Ireland
28
Austria
66
the Netherlands
25
Italy
14
Poland
5163
Germany
434
the United Kingdom
117
Spain
15
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106
India
35
Belgium
10
Switzerland
30
Canada
76
Pakistan
10