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UAE’s population is 88% immigrants as Gabon tops African list with 19% migrant share

The United Arab Emirates tops the list with immigrants making up 88% of its total population.
Qatar follows closely with 87% of its residents being immigrants.
Kuwait (73%) and Bahrain (55%) also feature prominently, showing a regional trend where nationals are a minority and foreign workers form the economic backbone
Middle Eastern dominance in the top rankings highlights how the Gulf region’s economic model is heavily dependent on imported labor and expatriate populations.

The US gold reserve of over 8,000 tonnes is higher than Germany's and Italy's gold reserves combined

Key takeaways:

The United States holds the largest national gold reserves in 2024, totalling 8,133.46 tonnes.
Western European countries in the top ten list collectively hold 9,892.76 tonnes of gold reserves.
China, India, and Japan are the only Asian countries in the top 10, together holding 4,001.71 tonnes.
The Russian Federation is the leading gold reserve holder in Central and Eastern Europe, with 2,332.74 tonnes.
All countries in the top ten list maintain at least 600 tonnes of gold reserves.
The total gold reserve held by the top ten countries amounted to 24,360.67 tonnes.

China tops the global reserves chart in 2024, holding nearly three times Japan’s reserves and having 5.53% of its total reserves as gold reserves

Key takeaways:

China leads all nations with total reserves of $3.46 trillion while holding 5.53% of its share in gold reserves.
The top 15 countries collectively hold a total reserve of $10.78 trillion.
Despite being the global leader in gold reserves, the United States ranks third in total reserves.
The largest share of the United States' total reserves is from its gold reserve holdings of 74.97%.
Countries in the top fifteen list hold at least $236.9 billion each in total reserves.
The United States, France, and Italy have more than 70% of their total reserve holdings in gold.

Top countries with the lowest and highest life expectancy in 2024

Key takeaways:

African countries have the lowest life expectancy.
Most of the countries with the highest life expectancy are in Europe and Asia
The countries with the highest life expectancy are mostly developed nations.
Thirteen countries were observed to have a life expectancy above 84 years, while 11 countries have a life expectancy below 61 years.

Biggest chocolate exporters in the world in 2020

Apart from dominating the global cocoa industry in 2020, Ivory Coast — leading in African chocolate exports — is ranked 27th among the top chocolate exporters in the world. Here is how it compares with the world's top 10 chocolate exporters by value in 2020.