Surprising things countries make a fortune from
lovemoney staff
17 December 2019
These countries make money from unusual things
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Iran is the world's biggest exporter of saffron
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Sri Lanka earns millions from cinnamon
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Australia's biggest export is coal
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... and Australia is big in the truffle market too
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Tuvalu sells its internet domain suffix
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Saint Helena, Ascension Island, and Tristan da Cunha sell stamps
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Germany is the world's biggest exporter of chocolate
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The Netherlands is worth its salt
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Chile is the chief cherry exporter
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Kazakhstan exports radioactive chemicals
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Indonesia hops to it with frogs' legs
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Snails make millions for Bosnia and Herzegovina
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India makes millions from turmeric
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India sells human hair abroad
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New Zealand concentrates on milk
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Quicklime provides a healthy income for France
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Ireland trades blood
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Silkworm cocoons are lucrative for Turkey
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Liechtenstein exports false teeth
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The UK is making money from gas turbines
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Vietnam is nuts about cashews
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St. Kitts and Nevis sell citizenship
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The Philippines are big in the algae business
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Turkey is huge in stone
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Nearly half of the world's chilli peppers come from China
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China also ices up
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Zinc is Peru's treasure
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Sugar makes Brazil a sweet profit
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The UK is the world's largest legal cannabis exporter
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Canada has a good line in bovine semen
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