🇱🇧 This is what's left of Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon — after Israel finished "defending itself."

🇦🇺The PM and other major party politicians are getting their figures from the gas industry rather than the ATO and Treasury
Whose side are they on?
When you try and interrogate these figures from the gas lobby you get “PAGE NOT FOUND”.
You cannot make this stuff up!

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## Top 100 Countries by Gold Reserves (2026)

Based on the latest 2026 data from central banks and the World Gold Council, here is the complete list of the top 100 countries and territories by official gold reserves, ranked in metric tonnes:

| Rank | Country | Gold Reserves (Tonnes) |
|------|--------|------------------------|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | 8,133.5 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 3,350.3 |
| 3 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2,451.8 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷 France | 2,437.0 |
| 5 | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2,317.2 |
| 6 | 🇨🇳 China | 2,307.5 |
| 7 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 1,039.9 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳 India | 880.3 |
| 9 | 🇯🇵 Japan | 846.0 |
| 10 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 612.5 |
| 11 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 603.1 |
| 12 | 🇵🇱 Poland | 550.2 |
| 13 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 423.9 |
| 14 | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 399.1 |
| 15 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 382.7 |
| 16 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 339.9 |
| 17 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 323.1 |
| 18 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 310.3 |
| 19 | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 286.8 |
| 20 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 281.6 |
| 21 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 280.0 |
| 22 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 235.0 |
| 23 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 227.0 |
| 24 | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 200.0 |
| 25 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 194.0 |
| 26 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 174.0 |
| 27 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 172.0 |
| 28 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 171.0 |
| 29 | 🇱🇾 Libya | 147.0 |
| 30 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 133.0 |
| 31 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 129.0 |
| 32 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 126.0 |
| 33 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 126.0 |
| 34 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 120.0 |
| 35 | 🇬🇷 Greece | 115.0 |
| 36 | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 115.0 |
| 37 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 110.0 |
| 38 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 104.0 |
| 39 | 🇷🇴 Romania | 104.0 |
| 40 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 85.53 |
| 41 | 🇦🇺 Australia | 79.87 |
| 42 | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 78.98 |
| 43 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 74.26 |
| 44 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 73.16 |
| 45 | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 71.61 |
| 46 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 66.55 |
| 47 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 64.77 |
| 48 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 61.74 |
| 49 | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 54.43 |
| 50 | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 53.86 |
| 51 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 53.08 |
| 52 | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 45.87 |
| 53 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 43.76 |
| 54 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 42.93 |
| 55 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 38.88 |
| 56 | 🇵🇪 Peru | 34.67 |
| 57 | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 31.69 |
| 58 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 27.37 |
| 59 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 26.28 |
| 60 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 22.50 |
| 61 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 22.12 |
| 62 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 18.60 |
| 63 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 14.28 |
| 64 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 13.90 |
| 65 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 13.02 |
| 66 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 12.42 |
| 67 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 12.04 |
| 68 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 8.19 |
| 69 | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 7.99 |
| 70 | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 7.80 |
| 71 | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 6.89 |
| 72 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 6.84 |
| 73 | 🇴🇲 Oman | 6.73 |
| 74 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 6.66 |
| 75 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 5.82 |
| 76 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 4.68 |
| 77 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 4.50 |
| 78 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 4.47 |
| 79 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 4.30 |
| 80 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 4.28 |
| 81 | 🇸🇷 Suriname | 4.10 |
| 82 | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 3.97 |
| 83 | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 3.79 |
| 84 | 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe | 3.50 |
| 85 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 3.37 |
| 86 | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 3.27 |
| 87 | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 3.17 |
| 88 | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 3.07 |
| 89 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 2.97 |
| 90 | 🇲🇹 Malta | 2.87 |
| 91 | 🇧🇳 Brunei | 2.77 |
| 92 | 🇧🇧 Barbados | 2.67 |
| 93 | 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 2.57 |
| 94 | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 2.47 |
| 95 | 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.37 |
| 96 | 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.27 |
| 97 | 🇬🇩 Grenada | 2.17 |
| 98 | 🇹🇴 Tonga | 2.07 |
| 99 | 🇲🇻 Maldives | 1.97 |
| 100 | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 1.87 |

### Key Observations:
- The United States holds over 25% of global official gold reserves.
- Europe dominates the top ranks, with Germany, Italy, France, Netherlands, and Portugal in the top 15.
- China and India are among the most active buyers, steadily increasing reserves.
- Taiwan (13th) and UAE (43rd) are notable high-holding economies not always included in standard lists.
- Several smaller nations like Cambodia, Paraguay, and island states hold modest but strategic reserves.

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——
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