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Foreign exchange held by a nation is one way to measure a country's economic power.
Here we take a look at countries that have most foreign exchange reserves.
NOTE: The data is as of December, 2011.
China
Foreign exchange reserves: $3,181,100 millions
Global ranking: 1
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Countries with most foreign exchange reserves in the world
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Japan
Foreign exchange reserves: $1,295,840 millions
Global ranking: 2
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Countries with most foreign exchange reserves in the world
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Saudi Arabia
Foreign exchange reserves: $541,091 millions
Global ranking: 3
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Countries with most foreign exchange reserves in the world
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Russia
Foreign exchange reserves: $505,391 millions
Global ranking: 4
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Countries with most foreign exchange reserves in the world
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Taiwan
Foreign exchange reserves: $385,547 millions
Global ranking: 5
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Countries with most foreign exchange reserves in the world
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Brazil
Foreign exchange reserves: $355,075 millions
Global ranking: 6
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Switzerland
Foreign exchange reserves: $340,626 millions
Global ranking: 7
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South Korea
Foreign exchange reserves: $311,340 millions
Global ranking: 8
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India
Foreign exchange reserves: $296,688 millions
Global ranking: 9
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Hong Kong
Foreign exchange reserves: $285,408 millions
Global ranking: 10
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Singapore
Foreign exchange reserves: $237,737 millions
Global ranking: 11
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Germany
Foreign exchange reserves: $238,857 millions
Global ranking: 12
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Algeria
Foreign exchange reserves: $185,900 millions
Global ranking: 13
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Thailand
Foreign exchange reserves: $176,159 millions
Global ranking: 14
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Countries with most foreign exchange reserves in the world
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Italy
Foreign exchange reserves: $173,302 millions
Global ranking: 15
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Countries with most foreign exchange reserves in the world
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France
Foreign exchange reserves: $172,206 millions
Global ranking: 16
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Countries with most foreign exchange reserves in the world
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The United States
Foreign exchange reserves: $149,541 millions
Global ranking: 17
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Mexico
Foreign exchange reserves: $149,209 millions
Global ranking: 18
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Countries with most foreign exchange reserves in the world
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Malaysia
Foreign exchange reserves: $133,641 millions
Global ranking: 19
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The United Kingdom
Foreign exchange reserves: $121,926 millions
Global ranking: 20
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Iran
Foreign exchange reserves: $120,000 millions
Global ranking: 21
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Countries with most foreign exchange reserves in the world
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Indonesia
Foreign exchange reserves: $110,123 millions
Global ranking: 22
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Countries with most foreign exchange reserves in the world
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Poland
Foreign exchange reserves: $97,866 millions
Global ranking: 23
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Turkey
Foreign exchange reserves: $88,220 millions
Global ranking: 24
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Denmark
Foreign exchange reserves: $85,054 millions
Global ranking: 25
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The Philippines
Foreign exchange reserves: $77,043 millions
Global ranking: 26
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Israel
Foreign exchange reserves: $74,735 millions
Global ranking: 27
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Libya
Foreign exchange reserves: $71,990 millions
Global ranking: 28
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Canada
Foreign exchange reserves: $66,376 millions
Global ranking: 29
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The United Arab Emirates
Foreign exchange reserves: $55,290 millions
Global ranking: 30
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