Correct Answer - Option 2 : U.S.A.
The correct answer is USA.
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Anthracite is the most metamorphosed type of coal.
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Anthracite has a carbon content above 90% and is also called Kilkenny coal or craw coal.
- The United States of America is the top country by reserves of anthracite and bituminous coal in the world.
- As of 2019, reserves of anthracite and bituminous coal in the United States of America were 219,534 million tons that account for 29.75% of the world's reserves of anthracite and bituminous coal.
- The top 5 countries (others are China, India, Australia, and Russian Federation) account for 81.07% of it.
- The world's total reserves of anthracite and bituminous coal were estimated at 737,853 million tons in 2019.
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There are four types of coal-
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Anthracite- has carbon content above 90% and very little volatile matter. It is the hardest and best quality of coal.
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Bituminous has a carbon content of 40-80% and has a very high calorific value with volatile content of 15-40%.
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Lignite- It is brown coal with 40-55% carbon and it undergoes spontaneous combustion.
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Peat- It is the first stage of transformation and contains less than 40-50% carbon content.