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India among 10 countries with most gold reserves

Last updated on: September 18, 2012 19:44 IST
An employee holds a gold piece, each weighing 100 grams, at the state-owned mining company PT Antam Tbk metal refinery in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Global central banks bought 157.5 tonnes of gold in the second quarter, up 63 per cent quarter-over-quarter and up 137.9 per cent year-over-year, according to the World Gold Council.

Let's take a look at which countries have the most gold.

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India among 10 countries with most gold reserves

Last updated on: September 18, 2012 19:44 IST
The Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge is seen from the 90th storey of One World Trade Center in New York.

The United States

Official gold holdings: 8,133.5 tonnes

Per cent of foreign reserves in gold: 75.4 per cent

Global rank: 1

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India among 10 countries with most gold reserves

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People are reflected in a shop window as they walk in Potsdamer Street in Berlin.

Germany

Official gold holdings: 3,395.5 tonnes

Per cent of foreign reserves in gold: 72.3 per cent

Global rank: 2

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India among 10 countries with most gold reserves

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Tourists walk in front of Rome's ancient Colosseum.

Italy

Official gold holdings: 2,451.8 tonnes

Per cent of foreign reserves in gold: N/A

Global rank: 3

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India among 10 countries with most gold reserves

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People enjoy the sun as Paris Beach opens along banks of the River Seine in Paris.

France

Official gold holdings: 2,435.4 tonnes

Per cent of foreign reserves in gold: 71.7 per cent

Global rank: 4

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India among 10 countries with most gold reserves

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Visitors walk through the Lujiazui Financial Area in Shanghai.

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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India among 10 countries with most gold reserves

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People walk on Zurich's main shopping street Bahnhofstrasse.

Switzerland

Official gold holdings: 1,040.1 tonnes

Per cent of foreign reserves in gold: 12.1 per cent

Global rank: 6

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India among 10 countries with most gold reserves

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A view of the Metropol hotel in Moscow.

Russia

Official gold holdings: 936.6 tonnes

Per cent of foreign reserves in gold: 9.6 per cent

Global rank: 7

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India among 10 countries with most gold reserves

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Pedestrians walk on the street at Ginza shopping district in Tokyo.

Japan

Official gold holdings: 765.2 tonnes

Per cent of foreign reserves in gold: 3.1 per cent

Global rank: 8

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India among 10 countries with most gold reserves

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American tourists visit a Dutch tulip field in Noordwijk.

The Netherlands

Official gold holdings: 612.5 tonnes

Per cent of foreign reserves in gold: 60.7 per cent

Global rank: 9

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India among 10 countries with most gold reserves

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Shoppers leave a retail store inside a mall in Mumbai.

India

Official gold holdings: 557.7 tonnes

Per cent of foreign reserves in gold: 9.9 per cent

Global rank: 10