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Who Owns the World -- "A land poor humanity on a land rich planet"
"A land poor race on a land rich planet."
The largest landowner on earth is revealed in Mainstream's new book Who Owns the World, published this week.
Largest landowner on earth:
"Queen Elizabeth II."
Queen Elizabeth II, head of state of the United Kingdom and of 31 other states and territories, is the legal owner of about 6,600 million acres of land, one sixth of the earth's non ocean surface.
She is the only person on earth who owns whole countries, and who owns countries that are not her own domestic territory. This land ownership is separate from her role as head of state and is different from other monarchies where no such claim is made "“ Norway, Belgium, Denmark etc.
The value of her land holding. £17,600,000,000, 000 (approx).
This makes her the richest individual on earth. However, there is no way easily to value her real estate. There is no current market in the land of entire countries. At a rough estimate of $5,000 an acre, and based on the sale of Alaska to the USA by the Tsar, and of Louisiana to the USA by France, the Queen's land holding is worth a notional $33,000,000, 000,000 (Thirty three trillion dollars or about £17,600,000,000, 000). Her holding is based on the laws of the countries she owns and her land title is valid in all the countries she owns. Her main holdings are Canada, the 2nd largest country on earth, with 2,467 million acres, Australia, the 7th largest country on earth with 1,900 million acres, the Papua New Guinea with114 million acres, New Zealand with 66 million acres and the UK with 60 million acres.
She is the world's largest landowner by a significant margin. The next largest landowner is the Russian state, with an overall ownership of 4,219 million acres, and a direct ownership comparable with the Queen's land holding of 2,447 million acres. The 3rd largest landowner is the Chinese state, which claims all of Chinese land, about 2,365 million acres. The 4th largest landowner on earth is the Federal Government of the United States, which owns about one third of the land of the USA, 760 million acres. The fifth largest landowner on earth is the King of Saudi Arabia with 553 million acres
The five largest personal landholders on Earth
| Queen Elizabeth II |
6,600 million acres |
| King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia |
553 million acres |
| King Bhumibol of Thailand |
126 million acres |
| King Mohammed IV of Morocco |
113 million acres |
| Sultan Quaboos of Oman |
76 million acres |
"˜WHO OWNS THE WORLD'
(THE HIDDEN FACTS BEHIND LANDOWNERSHIP)
Kevin Cahill
CONTENTS
Part 1 - A narrative analysis of land and race over a 10,000 year period.
Chapters:
- Of wealth and poverty, of Kings and Queens, of power and land, of the planet and the race: The major themes of the book are outlined and summarised.
- The largest landowner on earth-by far, Queen Elizabeth II: The single individual who is the legal owner of about one sixth of the planets land, a total of 6,600 million acres.
- The next largest individual landowners, who lay legal claim to about one sixteenth of the land of the planet, about 2,000 million acres.
- The landowners of Europe, who get 60% of the EU agricultural subsidy of €48,000 million, who own 60% of Europe, but who constitute less than 0.2% of its population.
- The landholdings of the world's 4 major religions; Christianity and Catholicism, Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism.
- The latest British Empire, the 4th or virtual Empire, with a history of its evolution from the preceding 1st, 2nd and 3rd empires.
- The 4th British Empire in the world: Extent of lands, and the power this confers in the modern international world.
- Ireland as analogy: Why the land holding citizens of the republic are serfs, not owners and how this fact was concealed from them in their own constitution. Lessons for post colonial states in Africa and Asia and newly independent states in Europe.
- The time line of landownership through history: In conjunction with Professor Powelson's book The Story of Land (The Lincoln Institute).
- Landownership around the world: An examination of landownership in some countries through history.
- Breaking Braudel's Bell Jar: A meditation on the work of Hernando de Soto, South America's fourth liberator, after O'Higgins, San Martin and Bolivar. Further advances de Soto's analysis of the failure of capitalism.
- Examines the 2nd or lost British Domesday of 1872-1876: Unlike the earlier Domesday of 1086, this 2nd Domesday records every landowner of over 1 acre in four countries, England, Scotland, Ireland & Wales. No similar book appears to exist in the world's libraries. This one provides the starting line for the prosperity now occurring for 15% of the human race.
Part 2 - An individual survey of landownership in each of the world's 197 countries and 66 major territories in 2006.
Table of all the world's countries with acreage, population and land availability. Includes a special section on those countries still in possession of territories, including the UK, France, the USA etc.
Approximately one page is provided per country. The examples of two American states - Alaska and Texas - give a flavour of the depth and detail of the information provided.
Chapters:
- The lands of the UK and its 16 territories and other connected lands.
- The lands of the countries of Africa
- The lands of the Americas (non USA)
- Landownership in the USA, state by state with tables of land availability and owners
- Antarctica. How it is owned
- The land of the countries of Asia
- The land of the countries of Europe
- The land of the countries of Oceania
Notes and references.
Bibliography.
Index.
FOR SALES and Further Information :
CONTACT THE AUTHOR : KEVIN CAHILL on
+ 44 (0)7758002940
[ source: tlio.org.uk ]
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