Alcohol monopoly

They exist in all Nordic countries except Denmark proper (only on the Faroe Islands), and in all provinces and territories in Canada except Alberta (which privatised its monopoly in 1993).

The Taiwanese market was gradually opened to overseas brands starting from 1987, with full liberalisation in 2002, the year when Taiwan was admitted to the WTO.

As a result of social upheavals during said periods, the Estonian government, as an alternative to total prohibition, decided to institute the tšekisüsteem on 1 July 1920, which allowed individual municipalities to control the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages, while the capital city of Tallinn additionally also allowed 25 fine dining restaurants to sell alcohol.

Estonia abolished the tšekisüsteem on 31 December 1925 and retail sales of all alcoholic beverages began the following day.

[6] In the United Kingdom, the sale and distribution of alcohol in Carlisle, Gretna, Cromarty Firth and Enfield were nationalised as part of the State Management Scheme in order to reduce drunkenness for workers at the nearby armament factories during the World War I.

The Bureau exercised a monopoly on all alcohol and tobacco products sold in Taiwan until liberalisation of the Taiwanese alcohol market between 1987 and 2002, after which it was succeeded by the state-owned Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation which competes with many overseas brands today.