India has the largest private gold holding in the world. Estimates vary anywhere between 13,000 MT (Metric Tons) to 40,000 MT. I, coming from an Indian subsistence rural farming family, with education in finance, estimate it to be somewhere around 60,000 to 80,000 MT. An excellent and succinct article on India's addiction to gold is well put in this ariticle titled "Indian Gold Reserves. Forgotten History! Lost Opportunity?" You can read that article here http://2ndlook.wordpress.com/2007/11/10/india-the-worlds-richest-economy/
South Africa
South Africa
India is the largest consumer of gold in the world. Most of the gold purchased by India go for jewelry purpose. In that way, Indian Govt doesn't own the gold.
South Africa
The capital of the country with the world's largest known deposits of gold, manganese, and platinum is Johannesburg, which is located in South Africa.
China has surpassed South Africa in largest production of gold.
The largest gold producing country in the world is Soth Africa. It is also the largest diamond producing country in the world. It mines more than 100 kg of gold per day. China is largest gold producing country - 403t in 2012.
China has surpassed South Africa in largest production of gold.
India is the biggest consumer of gold in the world with reportedly 737 tones of gold by the year 1997 acoording to the world gold council.
As of 2021, the country with the largest gold reserves is the United States, followed by Germany and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). These countries hold significant amounts of gold as part of their foreign exchange reserves for economic stability.
China is the largest supplier of gold in the world, producing about 11% of the global supply. Other significant gold-producing countries include Australia, Russia, and the United States.
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