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| TABLE 6 | ||||||||||
| SYNTHETIC DIAMOND: ESTIMATED WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2, 3 | ||||||||||
| (Thousand carats) | ||||||||||
| Country | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |||||
| Belarus | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | |||||
| China | 17,000 | 17,000 | 17,000 | 17,000 | 18,000 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||
| France | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | |||||
| Ireland | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | |||||
| Japan | 34,000 | 34,000 | 34,000 | 34,000 | 34,000 | |||||
| Russia | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | |||||
| South Africa | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | |||||
| Sweden | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | |||||
| Ukraine | 8,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | |||||
| United States | 222,000 | 236,000 | 252,000 | 256,000 | 258,000 | |||||
| Total | 529,000 | 543,000 | 559,000 | 563,000 | 566,000 | |||||
| 1World totals, U.S. data, and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||
| 2Table includes data available through June 5, 2007. | ||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, Germany and the Republic of Korea also produces significant amounts of synthetic diamond, | ||||||||||
| but output is not officially reported, and available information is inadequate to formulate reliable estimates of output levels. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program