<Tr> <Td> Uruguay </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell tobacco to a minor . A clearly legible notice with the sale ban to under anyone under the age of 18 years has to be placed inside and outside the premises . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Venezuela </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or supply tobacco products to a minor . </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> De jure </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Smoking age </Th> <Th> Purchase age </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Afghanistan </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell, give or otherwise furnish tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 years . It is illegal to smoke or the use of tobacco in public buildings such as hospitals, schools and restaurants . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bhutan </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Illegal </Td> <Td> In 2004, Bhutan became the first country to ban the sale, cultivation, and production of tobacco . People 18 and over may bring a limited amount of tobacco into Bhutan if they pay import duties . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brunei </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell, give or otherwise furnish tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 years . It is illegal for minors to possess, buy or consume tobacco products . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bangladesh </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 16 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone under the age of 16 years . Any police - officer in uniform or any other person or class of persons duty authorized by the Government has the power to seize and destroy tobacco products of anyone under the age of 16 years whom he finds smoking in public . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cambodia </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Any act of selling or distributing all types of tobacco products to persons aged under 18 years or to pregnant women whose pregnancy is obvious or is realized must be punished with six days to one month in prison and a fine of 100,000 riel to 1 million riel . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> China </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell tobacco products to minors . No one shall smoke on school or education premises . Weakly enforced to not enforced . No age limit prior to December 29th 2006 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hong Kong </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell, give or otherwise furnish tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 years . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> India </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell cigarettes or any other tobacco product to a person under the age of 18 years . It is illegal to sell tobacco within a radius of one hundred yards of any educational institution . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Indonesia </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell an supply tobacco products to pregnant women anyone under the age of 18 years . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iran </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell and supply tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 years . Violation will result in confiscation of tobacco from the minor and a fine for the salesperson . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iraq </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 14 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Israel </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell tobacco products to a minor . No minimum age prior to November 12th 2004 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jordan </Td> <Td> None 18 (Consumption of water pipes on premises) </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell tobacco to a minor . It is also illegal to provide water pipes in cafes, restaurants and similar places . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 20 </Td> <Td> Supplying tobacco to persons under 20 is punishable by a ¥ 10,000 fine . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kazakhstan </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kuwait </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or give tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21 years . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kyrgyzstan </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> No minor shall sell or be sold tobacco products . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lebanon </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or distribute tobacco to a minor . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Macau </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell tobacco to a person under the age of 18 years . It is not illegal for a minor to smoke or to obtain tobacco from a person of the legal age . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malaysia </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell tobacco products to a minor . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maldives </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 years . The retailer must ensure that the buyer is at least 18 years of age . Furthermore, a clearly legible notice has to be displayed at point of sale stating that tobacco sales to minors are illegal . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mongolia </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 15 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nepal </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or distribute tobacco products to minors and pregnant women . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> North Korea </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell tobacco products to a minor . (The tobacco law does not define the word "minor", but age of majority is reached at the age of 17 years). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Oman </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pakistan </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell tobacco to a person under the age of 18 years . A clearly legible notice with the sale restriction has to be placed at point of sale . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Palestine </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 14 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Philippines </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> Only people over 18 may buy cigarettes and tobacco due to the "STOP for Health Act". (Stop Tobacco and Other Products for Health) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Qatar </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell cigarettes or any other tobacco to a person unter the age of 18 years . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saudi Arabia </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Singapore </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> Age of smoking in Singapore currently 18 . Increasing at 19 by 2019 and 21 by 2021 . It is illegal to sell or give, directly or indirectly any tobacco product to a person under the age of 18 years . No minor is allowed to consume or to possess any tobacco product in public . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Korea </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sri Lanka </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell any tobacco product to a person under the age of 21 years . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Syria </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is unlawful to sell or give tobacco to a person under the age of 18 years . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Taiwan </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or provide tobacco to a pregnant women and anyone under the age of 18 years . It is illegal for a pregnant women or a child to smoke . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tajikistan </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 14 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Thailand </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Turkmenistan </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Illegal </Td> <Td> In January 2016, President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedow reportedly banned tobacco sales in Turkmenistan . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Arab Emirates </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vietnam </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal for people less than 18 years of age use, buy, and sell tobacco products . It is illegal to sell and supply tobacco product to people less than 18 years of age . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Yemen </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 14 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> De jure </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr>

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