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Economics Trivia - Smoking around the world

Monday, July 20, 2009
by Geoff Riley

Turkey has become the 52nd country to introduce a smoking ban.
70 per cent of all cigarettes are bought in developing countries
One third of all of the cigarettes smoked are lit up by smokers in China
India has a 10th of the planet’s smokers and is one of those nations with a smoking ban (introduced in 2008)

Source: Financial Times Lex Column (20-07-09)

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