Countries and Their Natural Resources

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Algeria

petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates,uranium, lead, zinc

American Samoa pumice, pumicite

Andorrahydro-power, mineral water, timber, iron ore,

lead

Angolapetroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates,

copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium

Anguillasalt, fish, lobster

Antarcticairon ore, chromium, copper, gold, nickel,

platinum and other minerals,and coal and hydrocarbons have been found in

small noncommercial quantities; not presentlyexploited; krill, finfish, and crab have been

taken by commercial fisheries

Antigua and Barbuda

Has a pleasant climate and fosters tourismArctic Ocean sand and gravel aggregates,

placer deposits, polymetallic nodules, oil andgas 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

Negligible; white sandy beaches Ash more andCartier Islands fish Atlantic Ocean oil and gas

fields, fish, marine mammals (seals andwhales), sand and gravel aggregates, placer

deposits, polymetallic nodules, precious stones

Australiabauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver,uranium, nickel,

tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds,natural gas, petroleum

Austriairon ore, oil, timber, magnesite, lead, coal,

lignite, copper, hydropower

Azerbaijan

petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrousmetals, alumina

Bahamas,

The salt, aragonite, timber, arable land

Bahrainoil, associated and non-associated natural gas,

fish, pearls BakerIsland guano (deposits worked until 1891),

terrestrial and aquaticwildlife



Bangladeshnatural gas, arable land, timber, coal

Barbados

petroleum, fish, natural gas Bassas da Indianone

Belarusforests, peat deposits, small quantities of oil

and natural gas, granite,dolomitic limestone, marl, chalk, sand, gravel,

clay

Belgiumcoal, natural gas

Belizearable land potential, timber, fish, hydro-power

Beninsmall offshore oil deposits, limestone, marble,

timber Bermudalimestone, pleasant climate fostering tourism

Bhutantimber, hydro-power, gypsum, calcium carbide

Bolivia

tin, natural gas, petroleum, zinc, tungsten,

antimony, silver, iron, lead, gold, timber, hydro-power

Bosnia and Herzegovina



coal, iron, bauxite, manganese, forests, copper,chromium, lead, zinc, hydro-power

Botswana

diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash,potash, coal, iron ore, silver

BouvetIsland none Brazil

bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel,phosphates, platinum, tin,

uranium, petroleum, hydro-power, timber

British Indian Ocean Territory

coconuts, fish, sugarcane British Virgin IslandsNegligible

Bruneipetroleum, natural gas, timber

Bulgariabauxite, copper, lead, zinc, coal, timber, arable

land

Burkina Faso

manganese, limestone, marble; small depositsof gold, antimony,

copper, nickel, bauxite, lead, phosphates, zinc,silver

Burmapetroleum, timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper,

tungsten, lead, coal,some marble, limestone, precious stones,

natural gas, hydro-power



Burundinickel, uranium, rare earth oxides, peat,

cobalt, copper, platinum (notyet exploited), vanadium, arable land, hydro-

power Cambodiatimber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese,

phosphates, hydro-power potential

Cameroon

petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydro-power

Canadairon ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead,

molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish,timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas,

hydro-power

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, hydro-power

Chad

petroleum (unexploited but exploration underway), uranium, natron,

kaolin, fish



(Lake Chad) Chilecopper, timber, iron ore, nitrates, precious

metals, molybdenum, hydro-powerChina

coal, iron ore, petroleum, natural gas, mercury,tin, tungsten, antimony, manganese,

molybdenum, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum,lead, zinc, uranium, hydro-power potential

(world's largest)

Christmas Island

phosphate, beaches Clipperton Island fish

Cocos (Keeling) Islands fish

Colombiapetroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel,

gold, copper, emeralds, hydro-power

ComorosNegligible

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, hydro-power, timber

Congo,

Republic of the petroleum, timber, potash,lead, zinc, uranium, copper, phosphates,natural gas, hydro-power Cook Islands



Negligible CoralSea Islands Negligible

Costa Rica

hydro-power

Cote d'Ivoire

petroleum, natural gas, diamonds,manganese, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper,

hydro-power

Croatia

oil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore,calcium, natural asphalt,

silica, mica, clays, salt, hydro-power

Cubacobalt, 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



Djiboutigeothermal areas

Dominica

timber, hydro-power, arable land

Dominican Republic

nickel, bauxite, gold, silverEast Timor

gold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese,marble

Ecuadorpetroleum, fish, timber, hydro-power

Egyptpetroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates,

manganese, limestone,gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, zinc

El Salvador

hydro-power, geothermal power, petroleum,arable land Equatorial Guinea

oil, petroleum, timber, small unexploiteddeposits of gold,

manganese, uranium, titanium, iron ore

Eritrea

gold, potash, zinc, copper, salt, possibly oil andnatural gas, fish

Estonia

oil shale, peat, phosphorite, clay, limestone,



sand, dolomite, arableland, sea mud

Ethiopia

small reserves of gold, platinum, copper,potash, natural gas, hydro-power

Europa Island NegligibleFalkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

fish, squid, wildlife, calcified seaweed,sphagnum moss Faroe Islands fish, whales,

hydro-power

Fijitimber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil

potential, hydro-power

Finlandtimber, copper, zinc, iron ore, silver

Francecoal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, potash, timber,

fish

French Guiana

bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered),cinnabar, kaolin, fish

French Polynesia

timber, fish, cobalt, hydro-power FrenchSouthern and Antarctic Lands fish, crayfish

Gabonpetroleum, manganese, uranium, gold, timber,

iron ore, hydro-power



Gambia,The fish Gaza

Strip arable land, natural gas

Georgia

forests, hydro-power, manganese deposits,iron ore, copper, minor coal

and oil deposits; coastal climate and soils allowfor important tea and citrus growth

Germanyiron ore, coal, potash, timber, lignite, uranium,

copper, natural gas,salt, nickel, arable land

Ghanagold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite,

manganese, fish, rubber,hydro-power

Gibraltar

Negligible Glorioso Islands guano, coconutsGreece

bauxite, lignite, magnesite, petroleum, marble,hydro-power potential

Greenland

zinc, lead, iron ore, coal, molybdenum, gold,

platinum, uranium, fish,seals, whales, hydro-power, possible oil and

gasGrenada

timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harborsGuadeloupe



cultivable land, beaches and climate thatfoster tourism Guam

fishing (largely undeveloped), tourism(especially from Japan) Guatemala

petroleum, nickel, rare woods, fish, chicle,hydropower Guernsey

cropland Guineabauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium,

hydropower, fish

Guinea-Bissau

fish, timber, phosphates, bauxite, unexploiteddeposits of petroleumGuyana

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

Hondurastimber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore,

antimony, coal, fish, hydropower Hong Kongoutstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar

Howland Island guano (deposits worked until

late 1800s), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife

Hungarybauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile soils, arable

land



Icelandfish, hydropower, geothermal power, diatomite

India

coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), ironore, manganese, mica,

bauxite, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas,diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land

IndianOcean oil and gas fields, fish, shrimp, sand and

gravel aggregates, placer deposits,polymetallic nodules

Indonesiapetroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber,

bauxite, copper, fertilesoils, coal, gold, silver

Iran

petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium,

copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfurIraq

petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, sulfurIreland

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 gasand crude oil reserves,fish, coal, arable land

Jamaicabauxite, 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 depletionabout 1890, terrestrial

and aquatic wildlife Jordan

phosphates, potash, shale oil Juan de NovaIsland guano deposits and other fertilizers

Kazakhstanmajor 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 wildlifeKiribati

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

Kuwaitpetroleum, fish, shrimp, natural gas

Kyrgyzstanabundant 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

Laostimber, hydropower, gypsum, tin, gold,

gemstones

Latviapeat, limestone, dolomite, amber, hydropower,

wood, arable land Lebanonlimestone, iron ore, salt, water-surplus state in

a water-deficit region,arable land Lesotho water, agricultural and

grazing land, some diamonds and otherminerals



Liberiairon ore, timber, diamonds, gold, hydropower

Libya

petroleum, natural gas, gypsum

Liechtensteinhydroelectric potential, arable land

Lithuaniapeat, arable land

Luxembourg

arable land, iron ore (no longer exploited),Macau

NegligibleMacedonia,

The Former Yugoslav Republic of chromium,lead, zinc, manganese, tungsten, nickel, low-

grade iron ore, asbestos, sulfur, timber, arableland

Madagascargraphite, chromite, coal, bauxite, salt, quartz,

tar sands, semipreciousstones, mica, fish, hydropower

Malawilimestone, arable land, hydropower,

unexploited deposits of uranium,

coal, and bauxite

Malaysia

tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, naturalgas, bauxite Maldives



fish Maligold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone,

uranium, hydropowermineral deposits unexploited: bauxite, iron

ore, manganese, tin, and copper Maltalimestone, salt, arable land Man, Isle of none

Marshall Islands coconut products, marineproducts, deep seabed minerals

Martiniquecoastal scenery and beaches, cultivable land

Mauritania

iron ore, gypsum, copper, phosphate,diamonds, gold, oil, fish Mauritius

arable land, fish MayotteNegligible

Mexicopetroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc,

natural gas, timber Micronesia

Federated States of, forests, marine products,deep-seabed minerals

Midway Islands wildlife, terrestrial and aquaticMoldova

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

NeglibleMorocco

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(with the possiblity exist for: oil, coal, and iron

ore)

Nauruphosphates, fish Navassa

Island guano

Nepal

quartz, water, timber, hydropower, scenicbeauty, small deposits of

lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore

Netherlandsnatural 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

Nigeruranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold,

petroleum Nigerianatural gas, petroleum, tin, columbite, iron



ore, coal, limestone, lead,zinc, arable land

Niue

fish, arable land

Norfolk Island

Northern Mariana Islands

arable land, fish

Norway

petroleum, copper, natural gas, pyrites, nickel,iron ore, zinc, lead,

fish, timber, hydropower

Omanpetroleum, copper, asbestos, some marble,limestone, chromium, gypsum, natural gas

Pacific Ocean oil and gas fields, polymetallic

nodules, sand and gravelaggregates, placer deposits, fish

Pakistan

land, extensive natural gas reserves, limitedpetroleum, poor quality

coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone

Palauforests, minerals (especially gold), marineproducts, deep-seabed minerals

Palmyra Atoll terrestrial and aquatic wildlife



Panamacopper, 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

Philippinestimber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold,salt, copper Pitcairn Islands miro trees (usedfor handicrafts), fish offshore: manganese,

iron, copper, gold, silver, and zinc have beendiscovered

Polandcoal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead,

salt, amber, arableland Portugal

fish, forests (cork), tungsten, iron ore, uraniumore, marble, arable

land, hydropower

Puerto Rico

some copper and nickel; potential for onshoreand offshore



hydropower, arable land Spratly Islands fish,guano, undetermined oil and natural gas

potential

Sri Lanka limestone, graphite, mineral sands,gems, phosphates, clay,

hydropower Sudanpetroleum; 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 talcSweden

zinc, iron ore, lead, copper, silver, timber,uranium, hydropower Switzerland

hydropower potential, timber, salt Syriapetroleum, phosphates, chrome andmanganese ores, asphalt, iron ore,

rock salt, marble, gypsum, hydropower Taiwan

small deposits of coal, natural gas, limestone,marble, and asbestosTajikistan

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

Togophosphates, limestone, marble, arable land

TokelauNegligible

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

Turkmenistanpetroleum, natural gas, coal, sulfur, salt Turksand Caicos Islands spiny lobster, conch Tuvalu

fish Uganda

copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt,arable land Ukraineiron 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, timberUruguayarable land, hydropower, minor minerals,

fisheriesUzbekistan

natural gas, petroleum, coal, gold, uranium,silver, copper, lead and

zinc, tungsten, molybdenum Vanuatu

manganese, hardwood forests, fish

Venezuelapetroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, bauxite,

other minerals, hydropower, diamonds

Vietnamphosphates, coal, manganese, bauxite,

chromate, offshore oil and gasdeposits, forests, hydropower Virgin Islands

sun, sand, sea, surf

Wake Island



none Wallis and Futuna NegligibleWest Bank arable land Western Sahara

phosphates, iron ore Yemenpetroleum, 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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