Dubious
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Using data from the CIA Factbook, we labeled every country in the world by its highest-valued export, aka the commodity that makes the country the most money in the global market.
Unsurprisingly, most of the world runs on oil, particularly the Middle East and Central Asia. Europe seems to be the world's workshop, where most of the machinery and motor vehicles are made.
The type of machinery ranges from optical instruments to BMWs. Latin America brings a blend of food products and oil to the trading table.
Asia, it seems, is the world's manufacturing center, where the world's clothing, wood products, and semiconductors are made.
Africa is extremely rich in natural resources, particularly precious metals and oil. A substantial part of the continent makes its money on diamonds, gold, or oil.
Read more: This map shows which export makes your country the most money | GlobalPost
Every Country's Highest-Valued Export - Business Insider
It is however interesting that despite having precious metals and natural minerals, Africa is the poorest while those exporting goods (America) seem to be running the game?
Even the middle east whose flooded with oil is not of much help...Maybe if people would start using their rusty brain then there could be some shifting of the balance instead of it being tilted on 1 end!
Hope they progress a bit to export something more useful like minerals/ores
