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Top 5 Ice-Cream Eating Nations

It's called "gelato" in Italy, "glace" in France and "glass" in Sweden. All the world loves ice cream. But no one spoons up more of it each year than Americans.

Want to know how people in other countries stack up as ice-cream eaters? Here's the scoop from last year's ice-cream sales around the world.

1. U.S.
    5.4 Gallons eaten per person

2. Australia
    4.9 Gallons eaten per person

3. Sweden
    4.2 Gallons eaten per person

4. Canada and Italy
    2.4 Gallons eaten per person

5. The Netherlands and Israel
    2.3 Gallons eaten per person

Source: Euromonitor, 1997

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