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Billiards is not common anymore (this refers to English Billiards and Carom Billiards, such as Three Cushion), but Pocket Billiards, or Pool, is very popular in many countries, most notably the US, and Snooker is very popular in UK. These are also popular in Canada, Australia, the Philippines, and Ireland, and less so in many other countries.
Billiards does not really belong to any country. Its origin is disputed but it almost certainly is of French and English origin. Pool and snooker followed as derivations. Snooker is extremely popular in the UK and was invented by British Army officers. Pool is extremely popular in the USA and Canada. Billiards is most often played in the UK but is increasingly popular over other parts of the world.