Countries
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Country |
Natural resources | | Afghanistan
| natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur,
lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones | |
Albania
| petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, timber, nickel, hydropower
| | Algeria
| petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, uranium, lead, zinc |
| American
Samoa | pumice, pumicite | | Andorra
| hydropower, mineral water, timber, iron ore, lead | |
Angola
| petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite,
uranium | | Anguilla
| salt, fish, lobster | | Antarctica
| iron ore, chromium, copper, gold, nickel, platinum and other minerals,
and coal and hydrocarbons have been found in small uncommercial quantities; none
presently exploited; krill, finfish, and crab have been taken by commercial fisheries
| | Antigua
and Barbuda | NEGL; pleasant climate fosters tourism |
| Arctic
Ocean | sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic
nodules, oil and gas fields, fish, marine mammals (seals and whales) |
| Argentina
| fertile plains of the Pampas, lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron ore, manganese,
petroleum, uranium | | Armenia
| small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, alumina |
| Aruba
| NEGL; white sandy beaches | | Ashmore
and Cartier Islands | fish | | Atlantic
Ocean | oil and gas fields, fish, marine mammals (seals and whales),
sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules, precious stones
| | Australia
| bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel,
tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum |
| Austria
| iron ore, oil, timber, magnesite, lead, coal, lignite, copper, hydropower
| | Azerbaijan
| petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals, alumina |
| Bahamas,
The | salt, aragonite, timber, arable land | |
Bahrain
| oil, associated and nonassociated natural gas, fish, pearls |
| Baker
Island | guano (deposits worked until 1891), terrestrial and aquatic
wildlife | | Bangladesh
| natural gas, arable land, timber, coal | |
Barbados
| petroleum, fish, natural gas | | Bassas
da India | none | | Belarus
| forests, peat deposits, small quantities of oil and natural gas, granite,
dolomitic limestone, marl, chalk, sand, gravel, clay | |
Belgium
| coal, natural gas | | Belize
| arable land potential, timber, fish, hydropower | |
Benin
| small offshore oil deposits, limestone, marble, timber |
| Bermuda
| limestone, pleasant climate fostering tourism | |
Bhutan
| timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbide | |
Bolivia
| tin, natural gas, petroleum, zinc, tungsten, antimony, silver, iron,
lead, gold, timber, hydropower | | Bosnia
and Herzegovina | coal, iron, bauxite, manganese, forests, copper,
chromium, lead, zinc, hydropower | | Botswana
| diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver
| | Bouvet
Island | none | | Brazil
| bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin,
uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber | | British
Indian Ocean Territory | coconuts, fish, sugarcane |
| British
Virgin Islands | NEGL | | Brunei
| petroleum, natural gas, timber | | Bulgaria
| bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, coal, timber, arable land |
| Burkina
Faso | manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, antimony,
copper, nickel, bauxite, lead, phosphates, zinc, silver | |
Burma
| petroleum, timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten, lead, coal,
some marble, limestone, precious stones, natural gas, hydropower |
| Burundi
| nickel, uranium, rare earth oxides, peat, cobalt, copper, platinum (not
yet exploited), vanadium, arable land, hydropower | |
Cambodia
| timber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower
potential | | Cameroon
| petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower | |
Canada
| iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, diamonds,
silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower |
| Cape
Verde | salt, basalt rock, limestone, kaolin, fish |
| Cayman
Islands | fish, climate and beaches that foster tourism |
| Central
African Republic | diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil, hydropower
| | Chad
| petroleum (unexploited but exploration under way), uranium, natron,
kaolin, fish (Lake Chad) | | Chile
| copper, timber, iron ore, nitrates, precious metals, molybdenum, hydropower
| | China
| coal, iron ore, petroleum, natural gas, mercury, tin, tungsten, antimony,
manganese, molybdenum, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, uranium, hydropower
potential (world's largest) | | Christmas
Island | phosphate, beaches | | Clipperton
Island | fish | | Cocos
(Keeling) Islands | fish | | Colombia
| petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds,
hydropower | | Comoros
| NEGL | | Congo,
Democratic Republic of the | cobalt, copper, cadmium, petroleum, industrial
and gem diamonds, gold, silver, zinc, manganese, tin, germanium, uranium, radium,
bauxite, iron ore, coal, hydropower, timber | | Congo,
Republic of the | petroleum, timber, potash, lead, zinc, uranium,
copper, phosphates, natural gas, hydropower | | Cook
Islands | NEGL | | Coral
Sea Islands | NEGL | | Costa
Rica | hydropower | | Cote
d'Ivoire | petroleum, natural gas, diamonds, manganese, iron ore,
cobalt, bauxite, copper, hydropower | | Croatia
| oil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore, calcium, natural asphalt,
silica, mica, clays, salt, hydropower | | Cuba
| cobalt, nickel, iron ore, copper, manganese, salt, timber, silica, petroleum,
arable land | | Cyprus
| copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clay earth
pigment | | Czech
Republic | hard coal, soft coal, kaolin, clay, graphite, timber |
| Denmark
| petroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, stone, gravel and sand
| | Djibouti
| geothermal areas | | Dominica
| timber, hydropower, arable land | | Dominican
Republic | nickel, bauxite, gold, silver | |
East
Timor | gold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble |
| Ecuador
| petroleum, fish, timber, hydropower | |
Egypt
| petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone,
gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, zinc | | El
Salvador | hydropower, geothermal power, petroleum, arable land |
| Equatorial
Guinea | oil, petroleum, timber, small unexploited deposits of gold,
manganese, uranium, titanium, iron ore | | Eritrea
| gold, potash, zinc, copper, salt, possibly oil and natural gas, fish
| | Estonia
| oil shale, peat, phosphorite, clay, limestone, sand, dolomite, arable
land, sea mud | | Ethiopia
| small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural gas, hydropower
| | Europa
Island | NEGL | | Falkland
Islands (Islas Malvinas) | fish, squid, wildlife, calcified seaweed,
sphagnum moss | | Faroe
Islands | fish, whales, hydropower | |
Fiji
| timber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil potential, hydropower |
| Finland
| timber, copper, zinc, iron ore, silver | |
France
| coal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, potash, timber, fish |
| French
Guiana | bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), cinnabar, kaolin,
fish | | French
Polynesia | timber, fish, cobalt, hydropower | |
French
Southern and Antarctic Lands | fish, crayfish | |
Gabon
| petroleum, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore, hydropower |
| Gambia,
The | fish | | Gaza
Strip | arable land, natural gas | | Georgia
| forests, hydropower, manganese deposits, iron ore, copper, minor coal
and oil deposits; coastal climate and soils allow for important tea and citrus
growth | | Germany
| iron ore, coal, potash, timber, lignite, uranium, copper, natural gas,
salt, nickel, arable land | | Ghana
| gold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish, rubber,
hydropower | | Gibraltar
| NEGL | | Glorioso
Islands | guano, coconuts | | Greece
| bauxite, lignite, magnesite, petroleum, marble, hydropower potential
| | Greenland
| zinc, lead, iron ore, coal, molybdenum, gold, platinum, uranium, fish,
seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas | |
Grenada
| timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors | |
Guadeloupe
| cultivable land, beaches and climate that foster tourism |
| Guam
| fishing (largely undeveloped), tourism (especially from Japan) |
| Guatemala
| petroleum, nickel, rare woods, fish, chicle, hydropower |
| Guernsey
| cropland | | Guinea
| bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish |
| Guinea-Bissau
| fish, timber, phosphates, bauxite, unexploited deposits of petroleum
| | Guyana
| bauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish |
| Haiti
| bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower |
| Heard
Island and McDonald Islands | fish | |
Holy
See (Vatican City) | none | | Honduras
| timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal,
fish, hydropower | | Hong
Kong | outstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar | |
Howland
Island | guano (deposits worked until late 1800s), terrestrial and
aquatic wildlife | | Hungary
| bauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile soils, arable land |
| Iceland
| fish, hydropower, geothermal power, diatomite | |
India
| coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), iron ore, manganese, mica,
bauxite, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone,
arable land | | Indian
Ocean | oil and gas fields, fish, shrimp, sand and gravel aggregates,
placer deposits, polymetallic nodules | | Indonesia
| petroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile
soils, coal, gold, silver | | Iran
| petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese,
zinc, sulfur | | Iraq
| petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, sulfur | |
Ireland
| zinc, lead, natural gas, barite, copper, gypsum, limestone, dolomite,
peat, silver | | Israel
| timber, potash, copper ore, natural gas, phosphate rock, magnesium bromide,
clays, sand | | Italy
| mercury, potash, marble, sulfur, natural gas and crude oil reserves,
fish, coal, arable land | | Jamaica
| bauxite, gypsum, limestone | | Jan
Mayen | none | | Japan
| negligible mineral resources, fish | | Jarvis
Island | guano (deposits worked until late 1800s), terrestrial and
aquatic wildlife | | Jersey
| arable land | | Johnston
Atoll | guano deposits worked until depletion about 1890, terrestrial
and aquatic wildlife | | Jordan
| phosphates, potash, shale oil | | Juan
de Nova Island | guano deposits and other fertilizers |
| Kazakhstan
| major deposits of petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, manganese,
chrome ore, nickel, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc, bauxite, gold, uranium
| | Kenya
| gold, limestone, soda ash, salt, rubies, fluorspar, garnets, wildlife,
hydropower | | Kingman
Reef | terrestrial and aquatic wildlife | |
Kiribati
| phosphate (production discontinued in 1979) | |
Korea,
North | coal, lead, tungsten, zinc, graphite, magnesite, iron ore,
copper, gold, pyrites, salt, fluorspar, hydropower | |
Korea,
South | coal, tungsten, graphite, molybdenum, lead, hydropower potential
| | Kuwait
| petroleum, fish, shrimp, natural gas | |
Kyrgyzstan
| abundant hydropower; significant deposits of gold and rare earth metals;
locally exploitable coal, oil, and natural gas; other deposits of nepheline, mercury,
bismuth, lead, and zinc | | Laos
| timber, hydropower, gypsum, tin, gold, gemstones | |
Latvia
| peat, limestone, dolomite, amber, hydropower, wood, arable land |
| Lebanon
| limestone, iron ore, salt, water-surplus state in a water-deficit region,
arable land | | Lesotho
| water, agricultural and grazing land, some diamonds and other minerals
| | Liberia
| iron ore, timber, diamonds, gold, hydropower | |
Libya
| petroleum, natural gas, gypsum | | Liechtenstein
| hydroelectric potential, arable land | |
Lithuania
| peat, arable land | | Luxembourg
| iron ore (no longer exploited), arable land | |
Macau
| NEGL | | Macedonia,
The Former Yugoslav Republic of | chromium, lead, zinc, manganese,
tungsten, nickel, low-grade iron ore, asbestos, sulfur, timber, arable land |
| Madagascar
| graphite, chromite, coal, bauxite, salt, quartz, tar sands, semiprecious
stones, mica, fish, hydropower | | Malawi
| limestone, arable land, hydropower, unexploited deposits of uranium,
coal, and bauxite | | Malaysia
| tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite |
| Maldives
| fish | | Mali
| gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, hydropower
note: bauxite, iron ore, manganese, tin, and copper deposits are known
but not exploited | | Malta
| limestone, salt, arable land | | Man,
Isle of | none | | Marshall
Islands | coconut products, marine products, deep seabed minerals
| | Martinique
| coastal scenery and beaches, cultivable land | |
Mauritania
| iron ore, gypsum, copper, phosphate, diamonds, gold, oil, fish |
| Mauritius
| arable land, fish | | Mayotte
| NEGL | | Mexico
| petroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, timber |
| Micronesia,
Federated States of | forests, marine products, deep-seabed minerals
| | Midway
Islands | wildlife, terrestrial and aquatic | |
Moldova
| lignite, phosphorites, gypsum, arable land, limestone |
| Monaco
| none | | Mongolia
| oil, coal, copper, molybdenum, tungsten, phosphates, tin, nickel, zinc,
wolfram, fluorspar, gold, silver, iron, phosphate | |
Montserrat
| NEGL | | Morocco
| phosphates, iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc, fish, salt |
| Mozambique
| coal, titanium, natural gas, hydropower, tantalum, graphite |
| Namibia
| diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, zinc,
salt, vanadium, natural gas, hydropower, fish
note: suspected deposits
of oil, coal, and iron ore | | Nauru
| phosphates, fish | | Navassa
Island | guano | | Nepal
| quartz, water, timber, hydropower, scenic beauty, small deposits of
lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore | | Netherlands
| natural gas, petroleum, arable land | |
Netherlands
Antilles | phosphates (Curacao only), salt (Bonaire only) |
| New
Caledonia | nickel, chrome, iron, cobalt, manganese, silver, gold,
lead, copper | | New
Zealand | natural gas, iron ore, sand, coal, timber, hydropower, gold,
limestone | | Nicaragua
| gold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber, fish |
| Niger
| uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, petroleum |
| Nigeria
| natural gas, petroleum, tin, columbite, iron ore, coal, limestone, lead,
zinc, arable land | | Niue
| fish, arable land | | Norfolk
Island | fish | | Northern
Mariana Islands | arable land, fish | |
Norway
| petroleum, copper, natural gas, pyrites, nickel, iron ore, zinc, lead,
fish, timber, hydropower | | Oman
| petroleum, copper, asbestos, some marble, limestone, chromium, gypsum,
natural gas | | Pacific
Ocean | oil and gas fields, polymetallic nodules, sand and gravel
aggregates, placer deposits, fish | | Pakistan
| land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality
coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone | | Palau
| forests, minerals (especially gold), marine products, deep-seabed minerals
| | Palmyra
Atoll | terrestrial and aquatic wildlife | |
Panama
| copper, mahogany forests, shrimp, hydropower | |
Papua
New Guinea | gold, copper, silver, natural gas, timber, oil, fisheries
| | Paracel
Islands | none | | Paraguay
| hydropower, timber, iron ore, manganese, limestone | |
Peru
| copper, silver, gold, petroleum, timber, fish, iron ore, coal, phosphate,
potash, hydropower, natural gas | | Philippines
| timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper |
| Pitcairn
Islands | miro trees (used for handicrafts), fish
note:
manganese, iron, copper, gold, silver, and zinc have been discovered offshore
| | Poland
| coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, amber, arable
land | | Portugal
| fish, forests (cork), tungsten, iron ore, uranium ore, marble, arable
land, hydropower | | Puerto
Rico | some copper and nickel; potential for onshore and offshore
oil | | Qatar
| petroleum, natural gas, fish | | Reunion
| fish, arable land, hydropower | | Romania
| petroleum (reserves declining), timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore,
salt, arable land, hydropower | | Russia
| wide natural resource base including major deposits of oil, natural
gas, coal, and many strategic minerals, timber
note: formidable obstacles
of climate, terrain, and distance hinder exploitation of natural resources |
| Rwanda
| gold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore), methane, hydropower,
arable land | | Saint
Helena | fish | | Saint
Kitts and Nevis | arable land | | Saint
Lucia | forests, sandy beaches, minerals (pumice), mineral springs,
geothermal potential | | Saint
Pierre and Miquelon | fish, deepwater ports | |
Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines | hydropower, cropland |
| Samoa
| hardwood forests, fish, hydropower | | San
Marino | building stone | | Sao
Tome and Principe | fish, hydropower | |
Saudi
Arabia | petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, copper |
| Senegal
| fish, phosphates, iron ore | | Serbia
and Montenegro | oil, gas, coal, antimony, copper, lead, zinc, nickel,
gold, pyrite, chrome, hydropower, arable land | |
Seychelles
| fish, copra, cinnamon trees | | Sierra
Leone | diamonds, titanium ore, bauxite, iron ore, gold, chromite
| | Singapore
| fish, deepwater ports | | Slovakia
| brown coal and lignite; small amounts of iron ore, copper and manganese
ore; salt; arable land | | Slovenia
| lignite coal, lead, zinc, mercury, uranium, silver, hydropower, forests
| | Solomon
Islands | fish, forests, gold, bauxite, phosphates, lead, zinc, nickel
| | Somalia
| uranium and largely unexploited reserves of iron ore, tin, gypsum, bauxite,
copper, salt, natural gas, likely oil reserves | |
South
Africa | gold, chromium, antimony, coal, iron ore, manganese, nickel,
phosphates, tin, uranium, gem diamonds, platinum, copper, vanadium, salt, natural
gas | | South
Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | fish | |
Southern
Ocean | probable large and possible giant oil and gas fields on the
continental margin, manganese nodules, possible placer deposits, sand and gravel,
fresh water as icebergs; squid, whales, and seals - none exploited; krill, fishes
| | Spain
| coal, lignite, iron ore, uranium, mercury, pyrites, fluorspar, gypsum,
zinc, lead, tungsten, copper, kaolin, potash, hydropower, arable land |
| Spratly
Islands | fish, guano, undetermined oil and natural gas potential
| | Sri
Lanka | limestone, graphite, mineral sands, gems, phosphates, clay,
hydropower | | Sudan
| petroleum; small reserves of iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten,
mica, silver, gold, hydropower | | Suriname
| timber, hydropower, fish, kaolin, shrimp, bauxite, gold, and small amounts
of nickel, copper, platinum, iron ore | | Svalbard
| coal, copper, iron ore, phosphate, zinc, wildlife, fish |
| Swaziland
| asbestos, coal, clay, cassiterite, hydropower, forests, small gold and
diamond deposits, quarry stone, and talc | | Sweden
| zinc, iron ore, lead, copper, silver, timber, uranium, hydropower |
| Switzerland
| hydropower potential, timber, salt | | Syria
| petroleum, phosphates, chrome and manganese ores, asphalt, iron ore,
rock salt, marble, gypsum, hydropower | | Taiwan
| small deposits of coal, natural gas, limestone, marble, and asbestos
| | Tajikistan
| hydropower, some petroleum, uranium, mercury, brown coal, lead, zinc,
antimony, tungsten, silver, gold | | Tanzania
| hydropower, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal, diamonds, gemstones, gold,
natural gas, nickel | | Thailand
| tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum,
lignite, fluorite, arable land | | Togo
| phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land | |
Tokelau
| NEGL | | Tonga
| fish, fertile soil | | Trinidad
and Tobago | petroleum, natural gas, asphalt | |
Tromelin
Island | fish | | Tunisia
| petroleum, phosphates, iron ore, lead, zinc, salt | |
Turkey
| antimony, coal, chromium, mercury, copper, borate, sulfur, iron ore,
arable land, hydropower | | Turkmenistan
| petroleum, natural gas, coal, sulfur, salt | |
Turks
and Caicos Islands | spiny lobster, conch | |
Tuvalu
| fish | | Uganda
| copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land |
| Ukraine
| iron ore, coal, manganese, natural gas, oil, salt, sulfur, graphite,
titanium, magnesium, kaolin, nickel, mercury, timber, arable land |
| United
Arab Emirates | petroleum, natural gas | |
United
Kingdom | coal, petroleum, natural gas, tin, limestone, iron ore,
salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, lead, silica, arable land | |
United
States | coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, uranium, bauxite,
gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural
gas, timber | | Uruguay
| arable land, hydropower, minor minerals, fisheries | |
Uzbekistan
| natural gas, petroleum, coal, gold, uranium, silver, copper, lead and
zinc, tungsten, molybdenum | | Vanuatu
| manganese, hardwood forests, fish | | Venezuela
| petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, bauxite, other minerals, hydropower,
diamonds | | Vietnam
| phosphates, coal, manganese, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas
deposits, forests, hydropower | | Virgin
Islands | sun, sand, sea, surf | | Wake
Island | none | | Wallis
and Futuna | NEGL | | West
Bank | arable land | | Western
Sahara | phosphates, iron ore | | World
| the rapid depletion of nonrenewable mineral resources, the depletion
of forest areas and wetlands, the extinction of animal and plant species, and
the deterioration in air and water quality (especially in Eastern Europe, the
former USSR, and China) pose serious long-term problems that governments and peoples
are only beginning to address | | Yemen
| petroleum, fish, rock salt, marble, small deposits of coal, gold, lead,
nickel, and copper, fertile soil in west | | Zambia
| copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium, hydropower
| | Zimbabwe
| coal, chromium ore, asbestos, gold, nickel, copper, iron ore, vanadium,
lithium, tin, platinum group metals | | |
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