Meksipun global crisis not over, some Americans still have some property that if the count is calculated, can buy the world. Call it a private jet, expensive castle in France, the islands in the Caribbean, or even a small country. No one, their names recorded in the world's 400 richest people Forbes.
One of them is U.S. wealthiest person, Bill Gates. Microsoft Corp. owner. This has a personal wealth with the total reaching U.S. $ 50 billion. Balance sheet alone, more than the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 140 countries. His company was already equivalent to the wealth of Tanzania and Myanmar.
With pot-pundinya, Gates was able to conquer countries like Costa Rica, El Salvador, Bolivia, and Uruguay. While other business people, Warren Buffet, is also entrenched in the Forbes list of richest people, although the last year has lost U.S. $ 10 billion. With assets of U.S. $ 40 billion, Buffett wealth as the communist nation of North Korea.
Similarly, with Michael Bloomberg. Mayor of New York is alive wallow property, although he led the city is struggling in the middle of turns crisis. Pouch famous financial site owners, Bloomberg LP is now equivalent to the wealth of the Republic of Zambia in Africa, namely U.S. $ 17.5 billion.
The next Americans who are in the list of world's richest people is leading developers, Donald Bren. The majority of properties located in Orange County, California, owned by him. Including 475 office buildings, 115 apartment communities, 41 retail centers, resort properties and a number of new housing. With assets of U.S. $ 12 billion, Bren could buy a small socialist country like Cuba.
Meanwhile, the U.S. casino king, Sheldon Andelson afford the Bahamas. He was able to collect the net profit reached U.S. $ 9 billion each year, although some parties considered illegitimate and illegal business. Not to be outdone him, the founder of the auction site eBay, Pierre Omidyar able to have a country of Somalia, with a fortune of U.S. $ 5.5 billion.
While investors like John Paulson shocked the American public, with a fortune of U.S. $ 6.8 billion that he has or exceed the GDP of Montenegro. In fact, the property is completely dependent of the affected property mortgage crisis (subprime mortgage) since 2007.
On the other hand, owners of AIG Eli Broad was still able to compete with the Barbados economy worth U.S. $ 5.4. Although he had suffered since the collapse of investment firm hit by U.S. credit crisis, to lose up to U.S. $ 1.3 billion last year.
As for the sectors that provide stable profit as entertainment, a prominent film director George Lucas could earn U.S. $ 3 billion which is equivalent to GDP of Guyana. Midwife blockbusters like 'Star Wars' and 'Indiana Jones' is a special effects workshop of the world's most famous, the PSAs. While David Shaw, founder of the funds under management (hedge funds) globally, has a wealth of up to U.S. $ 2.5 billion, equivalent to a small country in South America, such as Belize.
Several other people who are in this list, has a wealth of under U.S. $ 1 billion. However, their coffers enough to master the world economy. For example the sole owner of water access rights in Colorado, Gary Magness, who has a wealth of U.S. $ 990 million. The amount that exceeds the GDP of Vanuatu which U.S. $ 988.55 million.
In fact, three people who are on the lowest three rankings even if they reach the combined wealth of U.S. $ 2.9 billion, could compete with the entire economy of Belize. Wow!
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