which one of the following countries is the leading producer of uranium?
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Kazakhstan produces the largest share of uranium from mines (43% of world supply from mines in 2019), followed by Canada (13%) and Australia (12%). Uzbekistan (est.)
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['China. China is one of the leading producers of phosphates, vanadium, tungsten, antimony, graphite, coal, tin, molybdenum, lead, zinc, and gold.', 'Saudi Arabia. ... ', 'Canada. ... ', 'India. ... ', 'Russia. ... ', 'Brazil. ... ', 'United States. ... ', 'Venezuela. ... ']
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['Germany. Germany has long been at the forefront of solar power and produced a total of 38.2 gigawatts (GW) out of 177 GW produced globally in 2014. ... ', "China. As the nation with the largest population and carbon footprint, China's clear commitment to renewable energy is encouraging. ... ", 'Japan. ... ', 'Italy. ... ', 'The US.']
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A radioactive, silvery metal. Uranium is a very important element because it provides us with nuclear fuel used to generate electricity in nuclear power stations. It is also the major material from which other synthetic transuranium elements are made.
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['North Korea. North Korea has been focusing on making nuclear missile technology since the 1970s.', 'Iran. Iran possesses a complete missile technology with the development of short-range, long-range missiles which has made the country more powerful than ever before.', 'Israel.', 'Pakistan.', 'India.', 'United Kingdom.', 'France.', 'China.']
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France is home to 58 nuclear reactors, which produce about 75% of the country's electricity. It has said it will cut this amount to 50% by 2035. China (48), Japan (37) and Russia (36) make up the rest of the top five.
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Uranium was discovered in 1789 by Martin Klaproth, a German chemist, in the mineral called pitchblende. It was named after the planet Uranus, which had been discovered eight years earlier.
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['United States. Tonnes: 8,133.5. ... ', 'Germany. Tonnes: 3,363.6. ... ', 'Italy. Tonnes: 2,451.8. ... ', 'France. Tonnes: 2,436. ... ', 'Russia. Tonnes: 2,299.2. ... ', 'China. Tonnes: 1,948.3. ... ', 'Switzerland. Tonnes: 1,040. ... ', 'Japan.']
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['Berkelium: Berkeley, USA.', 'Darmstadtium: Darmstadt, Germany.', 'Dubnium: Dubna, Russia.', 'Erbium:...']
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['United States.', 'Russia.', 'China.', 'Germany.', 'United Kingdom.', 'France.', 'Japan.', 'Israel.']
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['United Kingdom — 200 nuclear warheads, 120 of which have been deployed.', 'China — 290 nuclear warheads. ... ', 'Pakistan — 150 to 160 nuclear warheads. ... ', 'India — 130 to 140 nuclear warheads. ... ', 'Israel — 80 to 90 nuclear warheads. ... ', 'North Korea — 20 to 30 nuclear warheads. ... ']
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The Manhattan Project was a research and development undertaking during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons. It was led by the United States with the support of the United Kingdom and Canada.
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['Russian Federation.', 'Ukraine.', 'Zimbabwe.', 'United States.']
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China is number one in Agriculture. China ranks first in worldwide farm output, primarily producing rice, wheat, potatoes, tomato, sorghum, peanuts, tea, millet, barley, cotton, oilseed, corn and soybeans.
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['Niger: 0.4%', 'Belarus: 0.5%', 'Laos: 0.7%', 'Myanmar: 0.8%', 'Bahrain: 1.2%', 'Tonga: 1.2%', 'Thailand: 1.4%', 'Kuwait: 2.0%4\ufeff']
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Many contemporary uses of uranium exploit its unique nuclear properties. Uranium-235 is the only naturally occurring fissile isotope, which makes it widely used in nuclear power plants and nuclear weapons.
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The United States ranks highest in production of nuclear energy. Nuclear power plants don't emit greenhouse gases and are not easily destroyed by natural calamities. These generate many jobs and have low operating costs. Accidents can be catastrophic and waste disposal is costly.