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30.05.2021 5:29:18
King Maha Vajiralongkorn has been King of Thailand since 2016. He took the throne after his father, KingBhumibol passed away. His father was king from 1950 to his death. here
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King Maha Vajiralongkorn has been King of Thailand since 2016. He took the throne after his father, KingBhumibol passed away. His father was king from 1950 to his death. here
King Letsie owns all the land, including the diamond mines, in his country. This is his second non-consecutive reign as king. He was replaced by his formerly-exiled father in 1995, but resumed the throne in 1996 when his father was killed in a car accident. Lesotho is a country in southern Africa.
#8. King Abdullah II of Jordan – 35,637 square miles
#10. King Letsie 111 of Lesotho – 11,718 acres
#3. Pope Benedict – 110 acres [links]
De Beers Consolidated Mines was formed in 1888 by the merger of the companies of Barney Barnato and Cecil Rhodes, by which time the company was the sole owner of all diamond mining operations in the country. more
The top five producing countries by volume of production are Russia, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Australia and Canada. Russia holds what is believed to be the world’s largest and richest diamond resources. They are the world’s largest producer and exporter of rough diamonds by volume. here
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Rhodes, sensing he had ventured into an untapped market, bought up diamond fields, including one owned by two brothers named "de Beer." In 1880, he bought the claims of fellow entrepreneur and rival Barney Barnato to create the De Beers Mining Company. more
De Beers took on many forms around the world as its influence in the diamond trade grew. To control supply and demand—and thus, prices—Rhodes created distribution arms through "The Diamond Syndicate," including "The Diamond Trading Company" in London and "The Syndicate" in Israel. here
Oppenheimer, a rival diamond producer with his own production company (Anglo American Corporation, which will reappear later in the story) essentially bought his way onto the board of directors over the years. By 1927, he was chairman of the board. [links]
Diamonds became a symbol of love thanks to De Beers, which is fitting, since De Beers became what it is today because of a love story: the love of money.
Land: The approximately 3.6 million acres of land held in Maine, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia make the Irvings the largest landowners in those states and provinces.
Land: Absolute royal control over the oil-rich 830,000 square miles of The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and a total GDP that was estimated at roughly $618 billion for last year.
Acreage estimates provided by The New Statesman.