I took the following from an article about European Gold Sales and thought it might be of interest to some....

"* The world's largest holder of gold as of June 2009 is the United States with 8,133.5 tonnes.

* As of June 2009, other major holders are Germany (3,412.6 tonnes), the International Monetary Fund (3,217.3 tonnes), Italy (2,451.8 tonnes), France (2,450.7 tonnes), China (1,054.0) and Switzerland (1,040.1 tonnes), according to the World Gold Council."