Which country has most gold reserves? Number 5 will surprise you.

The first place with the largest gold reserves takes up the US with 8,407 tonnes, later Germany, Italy, France and 5 Russia.

We're bringing you five places with the largest reserves of gold.

1 - United States

Washington reportedly holds the world's largest gold reserves of 8,407 tonnes. This accounts for more than 75 percent of national currency reserves.

2-Germany

The German bank currently owns 3,483 tonnes of gold, which accounts for more than 70 percent of Germany's currency reserves. The regulator has attempted to repatriate about 674 tonnes of gold held by the Bank of France and the Federal Bank of American Reserves. The nation's gold repatriation is expected to be completed by 2020.

3-Italia

With 2.534 tons of gold in its ark, Italy descended to third place. The amount accounts for about 70 percent of the country's currency reserves. According to the policy followed by the Bank of Italy, gold is the safest investment in the time of economic turmoil and protection against American dollar instability.

4-France

Paris is said to own 2,518 tons of precious metal, which makes up about 60 percent of all French currency reserves. French politician Marine Le Pen has repeatedly demanded the sale of national gold and the repatriation of all the bars of France held by foreign states.

5-Russia

Russia's Central Bank has made major gold purchases in the past six years. In 2017, Russia removed China from the list of five countries with the largest gold reserves. In recent years Russia became the world's leading gold buyer with net 651.5 tonnes of metric purchase. In February, the Russian Central Bank increased the collection of precious metals to 2,149 tonnes.