List of countries by the number of billionaires

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The following is a list of known U.S. dollar billionaires in 2006 as of February 2006, listed by nationality, and grouped by continent. The lists of billionaires is compiled annually by the Forbes Magazine. The list excludes heads of states whose wealth is tied to their position (see list of heads of government and state by net worth).

Contents 1 Africa 2 Asia 3 Europe 4 North America 5 Oceania 6 South America 7 References

[edit] Africa

Total = 6

Rank	Nation	Number of billionaires	Notes
1	South Africa	3
2	Egypt	2
3	Ethiopia	1

[edit] Asia

Total = 156

Rank	Nation	Number of billionaires	Notes
1	India	36	See India Rich List
2	Japan	27
3	Hong Kong	17
4	China	15	See China Rich List
5	KSA	11
6	Malaysia	8
7	Taiwan	5
7	UAE	5
9	South Korea	4
9	Kuwait	4
9	Singapore	4
9	Israel	4
13	Thailand	3
13	Lebanon	3
13	Philippines	3
16	Indonesia	2
16	Kazakhstan	2
18	Nepal	1
18	Bangladesh	1
18	Iran	1

[edit] Europe

Total = 252

Rank	Nation	Number of billionaires	Notes
1	Russia	61
2	Germany	55
3	United Kingdom	34
4	Turkey	26
5	Albania	19	Includes Kosovo's 2 Ethnic Albanian billionaires.[citation needed]
6	France	14
6	Italy	14
7	Spain	10
8	Greece	9	[citation needed]
9	Sweden	8
10	Switzerland	8
12	Ireland	4
12	Netherlands	4
12	Norway	4
16	Austria	3
16	Poland	3
16	Ukraine	3
12	Serbia	2
19	Belgium	2
19	Denmark	2
20	Bulgaria	1
20	Czech Republic	1
20	Finland	1
20	Iceland	1
20	Portugal	1
20	Malta	1	[1]
20	Monaco	1
20	Romania	1

[edit] North America

Total = 427

Rank	Nation	Number of billionaires	Notes
1	United States	371
2	Canada	46
3	Mexico	10

[edit] Oceania

Total = 9

Rank	Nation	Number of billionaires	Notes
1	Australia	7
2	New Zealand	2

[edit] South America

Total = 26 [2] (According to Forbes 2007 list)

Rank	Nation	Number of billionaires	Notes
1	Brazil	18
2	Chile	3
2	Colombia	2
2	Venezuela	2
5	Argentina	1

[edit] References

• Forbes - Dollar Density
• Forbes List of Billionaires 2006
• Forbes List of Billionaires 2007