10 companies that are world powerhouses
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There are some companies that generate most revenues in the countries they are based in, pay top corporate taxes and are a major part of the economy.
Let's take a look at some companies that dominate the markets they are based in.
Source: The Economist
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Image: A view of Zurich's main shopping street Bahnhofstrasse in Switzerland.
Photographs: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
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ArcelorMittal
Country of domicile: Luxembourg
Revenue of GDP (2011): 161 per cent
Global rank: 1
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Image: Lakshmi Mittal, right, with his son Aditya Mittal, left, in Paris.
Photographs: Charles Platiau/Reuters
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Essar Energy
Country of domicile: Mauritius
Revenue of GDP (2011): 132 per cent
Global rank: 2
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Image: A woman walks past Essar headquarters building in Mumbai.
Photographs: Stringer/Reuters
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Royal Dutch Shell
Country of domicile: The Netherlands
Revenue of GDP (2011): 56 per cent
Global rank: 3
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Image: A worker monitors the queue as motorists wait for fuel at a filling station in Liverpool.
Photographs: Phil Noble/Reuters
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China Mobile
Country of domicile: Hong Kong
Revenue of GDP (2011): 34 per cent
Global rank: 4
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Image: A worker cleans the door of a China Mobile branch in Shenyang, China.
Photographs: Sheng Li/Reuters
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Glencore
Country of domicile: Switzerland
Revenue of GDP (2011): 29 per cent
Global rank: 5
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Image: Logo of Glencore is seen in front of the company's headquarters in the Swiss town of Zug.
Photographs: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
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Statoil
Country of domicile: Norway
Revenue of GDP (2011): 24 per cent
Global rank: 6
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Image: A Statoil petrol station is pictured in the evening in the centre of Warsaw, Poland.
Photographs: Kacper Pempel/Reuters
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PTT
Country of domicile: Thailand
Revenue of GDP (2011): 23 per cent
Global rank: 7
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Image: Technicians work at a Thailand's PTT Chemical complex at the Map Ta Phut industrial estate in Rayong.
Photographs: Sukree Sukplang/Reuters
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Hon Hai
Country of domicile: Taiwan
Revenue of GDP (2011): 20 per cent
Global rank: 8
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Image: A security guard patrols Hong Hai headquarters in Tucheng, Taipei county, Taiwan.
Photographs: Pichi Chuang/Reuters
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Nokia
Country of domicile: Finland
Revenue of GDP (2011): 20 per cent
Global rank: 9
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Image: Nokia office in Oulu, Finland.
Photographs: Lehtikuva Lehtikuva/Reuters
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