10 countries with largest gold reserves in the world
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The World Gold Council estimates that central banks will have purchased 500 tonnes of gold in 2012, up from 465 tonnes last year, according to Business Insider.
Global gold reserves total 31,491 tonnes as of December 2012, it says.
Let's have a look at 10 countries with largest gold reserves in the world.
Source: Business Insider
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Image: People struggle against wind and drifting snow in Stockholm.
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The United States
Official gold holdings: 8,133.5 tonnes
Per cent of foreign reserves in gold: 76.1 per cent
Global rank: 1
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Image: A Spiderman balloon float makes its way down Sixth Avenue during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.
Photographs: Carlo Allegri/Reuters
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Germany
Official gold holdings: 3,391.3 tonnes
Per cent of foreign reserves in gold: 73.2 per cent
Global rank: 2
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Image: People enjoy the sun at a fountain in front of the opera house in Frankfurt.
Photographs: Johannes Eisele/Reuters
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Italy
Official gold holdings: 2,451.8 tonnes
Per cent of foreign reserves in gold: 72.5 percent
Global rank: 3
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Image: A view of the Trevi Fountain in Rome.
Photographs: Tony Gentile/Reuters
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France
Official gold holdings: 2,435.4 tonnes
Per cent of foreign reserves in gold: 72.0 per cent
Global rank: 4
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Image: Skaters enjoy the ice at the Grand Palais exhibition hall in Paris.
Photographs: Charles Platiau/Reuters
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China
Official gold holdings: 1,054.1 tonnes
Per cent of foreign reserves in gold: 1.7 per cent
Global rank: 5
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Image: A view of Beijing's Central Business District.
Photographs: Jason Lee/Reuters
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Switzerland
Official gold holdings: 1,040.1 tonnes
Per cent of foreign reserves in gold: 11.0 per cent
Global rank: 6
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Image: Zurich's main shopping street Bahnhofstrasse.
Photographs: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
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Russia
Official gold holdings: 934.9 tonnes
Per cent of foreign reserves in gold: 9.8 per cent
Global rank: 7
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Image: A view of Moscow's Kremlin, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Moscow City Business District.
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Japan
Official gold holdings: 765.2 tonnes
Per cent of foreign reserves in gold: 3.3 per cent
Global rank: 8
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Image: Ginza shopping district in Tokyo.
Photographs: Kim Kyung Hoon/Reuters
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The Netherlands
Official gold holdings: 612.5 tonnes
Per cent of foreign reserves in gold: 60.3 per cent
Global rank: 9
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Image: Cyclists visit a Dutch tulip field in Noordwijk.
Photographs: Michael Kooren/Reuters
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