East loves Gold and USD. and chokes on it

A brief analysis shows how Eastern Hemisphere loves gold and USD so much

I did the graph in JMP since it is an easier GUI for me to use (I do have some learning disabilities).

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2188rank.html

RANK
 COUNTRY RESERVES OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND GOLD DATE OF INFORMATION
1 China
$ 2,622,000,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
2 Japan
$ 1,096,000,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
3 Russia
$ 483,100,000,000
30 November 2010
4 Saudi Arabia
$ 456,200,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
5 Taiwan
$ 387,200,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
6 Brazil
$ 290,900,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
7 India
$ 284,100,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
8 Korea, South
$ 274,600,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
9 Hong Kong
$ 268,900,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
10 Switzerland
$ 236,600,000,000
31 December 2010
11 Singapore
$ 225,800,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
12 Thailand
$ 176,100,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
13 Algeria
$ 150,100,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
14 Mexico
$ 116,400,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
15 Libya
$ 107,300,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
16 Malaysia
$ 106,500,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
17 Poland
$ 99,760,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
18 Indonesia
$ 96,210,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
19 Turkey
$ 78,000,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
20 Iran
$ 75,060,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
21 Israel
$ 66,980,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
22 Philippines
$ 62,370,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
23 Argentina
$ 53,610,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
24 Romania
$ 50,510,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
25 Iraq
$ 45,680,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
26 South Africa
$ 45,520,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
27 Hungary
$ 44,990,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
28 Peru
$ 44,110,000,000
31 December 2010
29 Nigeria
$ 43,360,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
30 Czech Republic
$ 42,340,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
31 Lebanon
$ 41,570,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
32 United Arab Emirates
$ 39,100,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
33 Australia
$ 38,620,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
34 Egypt
$ 35,720,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
35 Ukraine
$ 32,910,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
36 Kazakhstan
$ 32,440,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
37 Venezuela
$ 29,490,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
38 Colombia
$ 28,500,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
39 Chile
$ 26,080,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
40 Morocco
$ 24,570,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
41 Macau
$ 23,730,000,000
42 Kuwait
$ 22,420,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
43 Qatar
$ 22,410,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
44 Austria
$ 21,890,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
45 Syria
$ 17,960,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
46 New Zealand
$ 17,850,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
47 Bulgaria
$ 17,270,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
48 Angola
$ 16,890,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
49 Pakistan
$ 16,100,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
50 Serbia
$ 15,100,000,000
30 November 2010 est.
51 Oman
$ 14,000,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
52 Croatia
$ 13,790,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
53 Vietnam
$ 13,000,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
54 Jordan
$ 12,640,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
55 Tunisia
$ 11,230,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
56 Turkmenistan
$ 10,810,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
57 Bangladesh
$ 10,790,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
58 Uzbekistan
$ 10,500,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
59 Bolivia
$ 9,730,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
60 Trinidad and Tobago
$ 9,659,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
61 Finland
$ 9,128,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
62 Botswana
$ 7,834,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
63 Uruguay
$ 7,700,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
64 Latvia
$ 7,170,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
65 Lithuania
$ 6,418,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
66 Azerbaijan
$ 6,330,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
67 Belarus
$ 5,755,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
68 Yemen
$ 5,744,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
69 Guatemala
$ 5,709,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
70 Sri Lanka
$ 5,630,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
71 Cuba
$ 4,847,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
72 Kenya
$ 4,585,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
73 Costa Rica
$ 4,584,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
74 Iceland
$ 4,206,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
75 Bosnia and Herzegovina
$ 4,200,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
76 Paraguay
$ 4,130,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
77 Congo, Republic of the
$ 4,123,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
78 Equatorial Guinea
$ 4,086,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
79 Cameroon
$ 4,023,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
80 Cote d’Ivoire
$ 3,985,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
81 Cambodia
$ 3,840,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
82 Ghana
$ 3,800,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
83 Bahrain
$ 3,766,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
84 Burma
$ 3,762,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
85 Uganda
$ 3,743,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
86 Tanzania
$ 3,687,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
87 Estonia
$ 3,641,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
88 Ecuador
$ 3,590,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
89 Panama
$ 3,525,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
90 Papua New Guinea
$ 3,017,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
91 El Salvador
$ 2,882,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
92 Dominican Republic
$ 2,705,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
93 Gabon
$ 2,602,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
94 Mauritius
$ 2,360,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
95 Georgia
$ 2,350,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
96 Honduras
$ 2,302,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
97 Zambia
$ 2,287,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
98 Armenia
$ 2,247,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
99 Macedonia
$ 2,217,000,000
30 November 2010 est.
100 Senegal
$ 2,200,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
101 Ireland
$ 2,104,000,000
31 December 2010
102 Sudan
$ 2,063,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
103 Albania
$ 1,992,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
104 Mozambique
$ 1,982,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
105 Namibia
$ 1,961,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
106 Ethiopia
$ 1,880,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
107 Jamaica
$ 1,850,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
108 Moldova
$ 1,710,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
109 Kyrgyzstan
$ 1,615,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
110 Burkina Faso
$ 1,588,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
111 Haiti
$ 1,587,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
112 Nicaragua
$ 1,580,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
113 Benin
$ 1,254,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
114 Slovakia
$ 1,160,000,000
31 January 2010 est.
115 Madagascar
$ 1,038,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
116 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
$ 1,010,000,000
March 2010 est.
117 Lesotho
$ 893,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
118 Chad
$ 868,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
119 Rwanda
$ 816,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
120 Laos
$ 756,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
121 Swaziland
$ 708,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
122 Togo
$ 686,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
123 Barbados
$ 620,000,000
2007
124 Malta
$ 522,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
125 Guyana
$ 506,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
126 Zimbabwe
$ 376,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
127 Burundi
$ 320,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
128 Tajikistan
$ 303,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
129 Malawi
$ 301,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
130 Cape Verde
$ 296,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
131 Suriname
$ 263,300,000
2006
132 Belize
$ 219,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
133 Gambia, The
$ 203,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
134 Seychelles
$ 193,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
135 Eritrea
$ 104,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
136 Samoa
$ 70,150,000
FY03/04
137 Sao Tome and Principe
$ 46,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
138 Tonga
$ 40,830,000
FY04/05
139 Vanuatu
$ 40,540,000
2003

Author: Ajay Ohri

http://about.me/ajayohri

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