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Russia has been widely described as an energy superpower;[312] as it has the world's largest natural gas reserves,[313] the second-largest coal reserves,[314] the eighth-largest oil reserves,[315] and the largest oil shale reserves in Europe.[316] It is the world's leading natural gas exporter,[317] the second-largest natural gas producer,[318] and the second-largest oil exporter,[319] and producer.[320] Russia's foreign exchange reserves are the world's fifth-largest.[321] It has a labour force of roughly 70 million people, which is the world's sixth-largest.[322] Russia's large automotive industry ranks as the world's tenth-largest by production.[323] It has a large and sophisticated arms industry, capable of designing and manufacturing high-tech military equipment, and is the world's second-largest exporter of arms.[324] Russia also has the world's fifth-largest number of billionaires.[325]