Legal drinking age around the world

The legal drinking age is the minimum age at which a person can legally consume alcoholic beverages. The minimum age alcohol can be legally consumed can be different from the age when it can be purchased in some countries. These laws vary between countries and many laws have exemptions or special circumstances. Most laws apply only to drinking alcohol in public places with alcohol consumption in the home being mostly unregulated. Some countries also have different age limits for different types of alcoholic drinks.

List

Country	State/region/province	De jure		Notes
		Drinking age	Purchase age
Caphiria		None	16	It is prohibited to sell any alcoholic beverage to anyone under the age of 16 years. There is no national legislation prohibiting the consumption of alcohol to minors.
Pelaxia		None	18	It is prohibited to sell any alcoholic beverage to anyone under the age of 18 years. There is no national legislation prohibiting the consumption of alcohol to minors.