Literacy rate â Total number of literate persons in a given age group, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group. The adult literacy rate measures literacy among persons aged 15 years and older, and the youth literacy rate measures literacy among persons aged 15 to 24 years.
Absinthe is a distilled highly alcoholic drink. It is 45â74% alcohol by volume / 90â148 U.S. proof) beverage. It is an anise-flavoured spirit got from herbs. The herbs including the flowers and leaves of Artemisia absinthium (grand wormwood), together with green anise, sweet fennel.
When absinthe -- also known as the Green Fairy -- was banned in France, Switzerland, the UnÂ­ited States and many other countries in the early 1900s, it had become associated with illicit behavior.In fact, it was accused of turning children into criminals, encouraging loose morals and inspiring murders.ot absinthe's fault, technically speaking. Absinthe does have a very high alcohol content -- anywhere between 55 and 75 percent, which equates to about 110 to 144 proof. It makes whiskey's standard 40 percent (80 proof) seem like child's play, which is why absinthe is supposed to be diluted.