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THE STATESMAN'S YEAR-BOOK, 1921
II.-WORLD'S PRODUCTION OF GOLD.
(In millions of pounds).
The
! The
Trans- vaal
rest of
Total
Foreign
Trans- restof
Total
Foreign
Year
the
British
Coun-
World
British
Coun-
World
Em-
Empire
tries
Empire
tries
pire
1917 ! 3S-3
pire
1913
37 4
19-6
57-0
37-7
94-7
17-8
56-1
30-9
87
1014
35-6
19-6
53-2
37-4
92-6
1918 | 35-8
16-5
523
26-7
79
1915
38 6
201
58-7
38-1
96-8
1919 i 35-5
14 6
50-1
25o
75-6
1916
39-5
20.1
59-6
33-9
935
li»20 34-5 13-5
480
220
700
III.-WORLD'S PRODUCTION OF SILVER
Country
1915
1916
1917
1918
North America —
ozs.
ozs.
ozs.
ozs.
United States .
74,961,075
74,414,800
71,740,400
67,810,100
Canada ....
26,625,960
25,459,700
22,221,300
21,284,600
Mexico ....
39,570,161
22,838,400
35,000,000
62,517,000
Central America .
2,920,490
2,602,500
2,169,500
2,900,000
South America —
Bolivia and Chile .
3,870 065
4,402,100
4,151,600
4,335,000
Argentina
—
21,300
29,000
25,000
Brazil ....
21,528
22,000
25^000
55,000
Colombia ....
351,271
309,400
325,000
325,000
Ecuador ....
24,655
30,000
45,000
40,000
Peru
9,419,950
10,787,000
10,864,400
10,800,000
Guiana and Uruguay
—
8,500
8,000
8,000
Venezuela ....
—
3,300
3,000
Europe —
Austria-Hungary
1,772,699
1,500,000
1,500,000
1,750,000
Great Britain .
96,450
86,500
75,000
50,000
Greece ....
591,464
350,000
350,000
860,000
Italy
493,856
486,500
486,500
500,000
Norway ....
413,867
439,100
294,900
270,200
Spain and Portugal .
4,507,454
4,517,800
2,860,000
3,100,000
Russia ....
038,403
560,000
500,000
400,000
Serbia ....
—
10,000
20,000
20,000
Sweden ....
24,230
37.900
35,000
31,500
Turkey ....
1,509,133
500,000
400,000
400,000
Australasia ....
9,250,000
10,700,000
10,000,000
10,000,000
Asia —
British India .
2S4.875
280,000
275,000
270,000
China ....
18,230
30,000
63,900
70,(100
Chosen (Korea)
21,897
25,000
26,500
26,000
Dutch East Indies .
400,000
400,000
400,000
400,000
Indo-Cliina
1,056
1,000
1,000
1,000
Formosa ....
47,653
47,700
39,600
26,900
Japan ....
5,120,298
5,806,700
7,111,700
6,600,400
Burma ....
—
'.•77,100
1,793,700
1,OT0,6M
Africa
Belgian Congo .
4,770
11,000
10,300
10,500
Egypt
1,657
1,200
900
800
b East Africii . Madagascar
} -
20,000
20,000
20,000
Kliudcsia ....
185,233
200,700
212,000
175,700
Transvaal, Cape Colony,
Natal ....
996,379
968,900
988,100
877,600
Portuguese East Africa .
—
1,200
1,200
1,200
Total
184,204,745
168,843,000
174,187,800
197,394,900
