interesting trivia - russia

Hello (last for today)

This is from -
2003 Forecast:Transition and SurpriseJohn Mauldin's Weekly E-Letter. see http://www.2000wave.com/article.asp?id=mwo011103

"Which country has the third largest trade surplus behind Japan and Germany?

The answer is that bastion of capitalism: Russia. Their trade surplus in 2002 was $44 billion. They also have the lowest taxes of any major country. "

Interesting fact that, eh.

bye.dub
(ps. I believe the biggest trade deficit is the USA)