REGIONAL AND NATIONAL COAL RESERVES
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FIGURE 9.3 Regional distribution of known coal reserves: Three geographic regions possess 95% of the world’s coal reserves. Countries with the largest known coal reserves: Just nine countries contain more than 90% of global coal reserves. (2008 Data from U.S. Energy Information Agency, www.eia.gov/cfapps/ipdbproject/IEDIndex3.cfm?tid=1&pid=7&aid=6)