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The country's food labelling laws for vegetarian food are the world's strictest, because it has been estimated that more than 3 million Taiwanese people eat vegetarian food, which accounts for approximately 13% of the national population.
Vegetarian cuisine by country (9 C) Vegetarian restaurants by country (9 C) A. Vegetarianism in Australia (3 C) C. Vegetarianism in Canada (2 C, 1 P)
Jewish vegetarianism and veganism have become especially popular among Israeli Jews. In 2016, Israel was described as "the most vegan country on Earth", as five percent of its population eschewed all animal products. [178] Interest in veganism has grown among both non-Orthodox and Orthodox Jews in Israel. [179]
Public Radio International estimated in 2013 that 4–5% of China's population was vegetarian, representing over 50 million people. [1] Like many other languages, the Chinese languages did not have a native word for the English word "vegan" and often uses (Chinese: 纯素; pinyin: Chún sù) （"pure Vegetarian"）to refer to it. [2]
Vegetarianism by country (19 C, 1 P): People in vegetarianism (4 C, 1 P) C. Vegetarian communities (27 P) ... Vegetarian and vegan dog diet; Vegetarian and vegan ...
The IVU's 1975 World Vegetarian Congress in Orono, Maine caused a significant impact on to the country's vegetarian movement. [ 157 ] Henry Stephens Salt [ 158 ] (1851–1939) and George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) were famous vegetarian activists.
With close to 85% of India's billion-plus population practicing these religions, India remains the country with the highest number of vegetarians in the world. [citation needed] In Jainism, vegetarianism is mandatory for everyone; in Hinduism and Mahayana Buddhism it is promoted by scriptures and religious authorities but not mandatory.
This is a list of countries and dependencies ranked by population density, sorted by inhabitants per square kilometre or square mile. The list includes sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories based upon the ISO standard ISO 3166-1. The list also includes unrecognized but de facto independent countries. The figures in the table ...