The legal adult age in The Netherlands is over 15 years .
In most of the world , including most of the United States , parts of the United Kingdom ( England , Northern Ireland , Wales ) , India and China , the legal adult age is 18 ( historically 21 ) for most purposes , with some notable exceptions : # Scotland ( United Kingdom ) ( 16 ) # British Columbia , New Brunswick , Newfoundland and Labrador , Northwest Territories , Nova Scotia , Nunavut , Yukon Territory in Canada ; Nebraska and Alabama in The United States , and South Korea ( 19 ) # Indonesia and Japan ( 20 )
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