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Albania | petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, timber, nickel, hydropower | petroleum, natural gas, coal, bauxite, chromite, copper, iron ore, nickel, salt, timber, hydropower |
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Argentina | fertile plains of the Pampas, lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron ore, manganese, petroleum, uranium | fertile plains of the pampas, lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron ore, manganese, petroleum, uranium |
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Australia | bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum | bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum |
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Austria | iron ore, oil, timber, magnesite, lead, coal, lignite, copper, hydropower | oil, coal, lignite, timber, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, magnesite, tungsten, graphite, salt, hydropower |
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Belarus | forests, peat deposits, small quantities of oil and natural gas | forests, peat deposits, small quantities of oil and natural gas, granite, dolomitic limestone, marl, chalk, sand, gravel, clay |
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Belgium | coal, natural gas | coal, natural gas, construction materials, silica sand, carbonates |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | coal, iron, bauxite, manganese, forests, copper, chromium, lead, zinc, hydropower | coal, iron ore, bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, cobalt, manganese, nickel, clay, gypsum, salt, sand, forests, hydropower |
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Cambodia | timber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential | oil and gas, timber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential |
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Canada | iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower | iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower |
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Cape Verde | salt, basalt rock, pozzuolana (a siliceous volcanic ash used to produce hydraulic cement), limestone, kaolin, fish | salt, basalt rock, limestone, kaolin, fish |
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Chad | petroleum (unexploited but exploration under way), uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad) | petroleum, uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad) |
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Christmas Island | phosphate | phosphate, beaches |
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Croatia | oil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore, calcium, natural asphalt, silica, mica, clays, salt, hydropower | oil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore, calcium, gypsum, natural asphalt, silica, mica, clays, salt, hydropower |
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Cuba | cobalt, nickel, iron ore, copper, manganese, salt, timber, silica, petroleum, arable land | cobalt, nickel, iron ore, chromium, copper, salt, timber, silica, petroleum, arable land |
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Denmark | petroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, stone, gravel and sand | petroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, chalk, stone, gravel and sand |
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East Timor | - | gold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble |
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Equatorial Guinea | oil, petroleum, timber, small unexploited deposits of gold, manganese, uranium | oil, petroleum, timber, small unexploited deposits of gold, manganese, uranium, titanium, iron ore |
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Estonia | shale oil (kukersite), peat, phosphorite, amber, cambrian blue clay, limestone, dolomite, arable land | oil shale, peat, phosphorite, clay, limestone, sand, dolomite, arable land, sea mud |
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European Union | - | iron ore, arable land, natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, lead, zinc, hydropower, uranium, potash, fish |
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | fish, wildlife | fish, squid, wildlife, calcified seaweed, sphagnum moss |
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Faroe Islands | fish, whales, hydropower | fish, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas |
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Finland | timber, copper, zinc, iron ore, silver | timber, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, nickel, gold, silver, limestone |
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France | coal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, potash, timber, fish | coal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, uranium, antimony, arsenic, potash, feldspar, fluorospar, gypsum, timber, fish |
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French Guiana | bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), cinnabar, kaolin, fish | bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), petroleum, kaolin, fish, niobium, tantalum, clay |
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Germany | iron ore, coal, potash, timber, lignite, uranium, copper, natural gas, salt, nickel, arable land | coal, lignite, natural gas, iron ore, copper, nickel, uranium, potash, salt, construction materials, timber, arable land |
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Gibraltar | NEGL | none |
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Greece | bauxite, lignite, magnesite, petroleum, marble, hydropower potential | lignite, petroleum, iron ore, bauxite, lead, zinc, nickel, magnesite, marble, salt, hydropower potential |
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Greenland | zinc, lead, iron ore, coal, molybdenum, gold, platinum, uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas | coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, molybdenum, gold, platinum, uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas |
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Heard Island and McDonald Islands | none | fish |
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Ireland | zinc, lead, natural gas, barite, copper, gypsum, limestone, dolomite, peat, silver | natural gas, peat, copper, lead, zinc, silver, barite, gypsum, limestone, dolomite |
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Israel | timber, potash, copper ore, natural gas, phosphate rock, magnesium bromide, clays, sand, oil | timber, potash, copper ore, natural gas, phosphate rock, magnesium bromide, clays, sand |
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Italy | mercury, potash, marble, sulfur, natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, coal, arable land | coal, mercury, zinc, potash, marble, barite, asbestos, pumice, fluorospar, feldspar, pyrite (sulfur), natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, arable land |
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Kenya | gold, limestone, soda ash, salt barites, rubies, fluorspar, garnets, wildlife, hydropower | gold, limestone, soda ash, salt, rubies, fluorspar, garnets, wildlife, hydropower |
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Latvia | minimal; amber, peat, limestone, dolomite, hydropower, arable land | peat, limestone, dolomite, amber, hydropower, wood, arable land |
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Macedonia | - | low-grade iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, manganese, nickel, tungsten, gold, silver, asbestos, gypsum, timber, arable land |
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Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | chromium, lead, zinc, manganese, tungsten, nickel, low-grade iron ore, asbestos, sulfur, timber, arable land | - |
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Mali | gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, hydropower
note: bauxite, iron ore, manganese, tin, and copper deposits are known but not exploited |
gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, hydropower
note: bauxite, iron ore, manganese, tin, and copper deposits are known but not exploited |
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Marshall Islands | phosphate deposits, marine products, deep seabed minerals | coconut products, marine products, deep seabed minerals |
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Mauritania | iron ore, gypsum, fish, copper, phosphate, diamonds, gold | iron ore, gypsum, copper, phosphate, diamonds, gold, oil, fish |
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Moldova | lignite, phosphorites, gypsum, arable land | lignite, phosphorites, gypsum, arable land, limestone |
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Mongolia | oil, coal, copper, molybdenum, tungsten, phosphates, tin, nickel, zinc, wolfram, fluorspar, gold, silver, iron, phosphate | oil, coal, copper, molybdenum, tungsten, phosphates, tin, nickel, zinc, fluorspar, gold, silver, iron |
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Montserrat | NEGL | negligible |
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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 |
diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, zinc, salt, vanadium, natural gas, hydropower, fish
note: suspected deposits of oil, coal, and iron ore |
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Nauru | phosphates | phosphates, fish |
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Netherlands | natural gas, petroleum, arable land | natural gas, petroleum, peat, limestone, salt, sand and gravel, arable land |
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Norway | petroleum, copper, natural gas, pyrites, nickel, iron ore, zinc, lead, fish, timber, hydropower | petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, titanium, pyrites, nickel, fish, timber, hydropower |
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Peru | copper, silver, gold, petroleum, timber, fish, iron ore, coal, phosphate, potash, hydropower | copper, silver, gold, petroleum, timber, fish, iron ore, coal, phosphate, potash, hydropower, natural gas |
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Pitcairn Islands | miro trees (used for handicrafts), fish
note: manganese, iron, copper, gold, silver, and zinc have been discovered offshore |
miro trees (used for handicrafts), fish
note: manganese, iron, copper, gold, silver, and zinc have been discovered offshore |
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Poland | coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, arable land | coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, amber, arable land |
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Portugal | fish, forests (cork), tungsten, iron ore, uranium ore, marble, arable land, hydro power | fish, forests (cork), iron ore, copper, zinc, tin, tungsten, silver, gold, uranium, marble, clay, gypsum, salt, arable land, hydropower |
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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 |
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 |
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Serbia and Montenegro | - | oil, gas, coal, iron ore, bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, antimony, chromite, nickel, gold, silver, magnesium, pyrite, limestone, marble, salt, hydropower, arable land |
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Slovenia | lignite coal, lead, zinc, mercury, uranium, silver, hydropower | lignite coal, lead, zinc, mercury, uranium, silver, hydropower, forests |
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Somalia | uranium and largely unexploited reserves of iron ore, tin, gypsum, bauxite, copper, salt | uranium and largely unexploited reserves of iron ore, tin, gypsum, bauxite, copper, salt, natural gas, likely oil reserves |
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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 | 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 |
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Spain | coal, lignite, iron ore, uranium, mercury, pyrites, fluorspar, gypsum, zinc, lead, tungsten, copper, kaolin, potash, hydropower, arable land | coal, lignite, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, uranium, tungsten, mercury, pyrites, magnesite, fluorspar, gypsum, sepiolite, kaolin, potash, hydropower, arable land |
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Svalbard | coal, copper, iron ore, phosphate, zinc, wildlife, fish | coal, iron ore, copper, zinc, phosphate, wildlife, fish |
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Sweden | zinc, iron ore, lead, copper, silver, timber, uranium, hydropower | iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, gold, silver, tungsten, uranium, arsenic, feldspar, timber, hydropower |
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Turkey | antimony, coal, chromium, mercury, copper, borate, sulfur, iron ore, arable land, hydropower | coal, iron ore, copper, chromium, antimony, mercury, gold, barite, borate, celestite (strontium), emery, feldspar, limestone, magnesite, marble, perlite, pumice, pyrites (sulfur), clay, arable land, hydropower |
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Turkmenistan | petroleum, natural gas, coal, sulfur, salt | petroleum, natural gas, sulfur, salt |
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United Kingdom | coal, petroleum, natural gas, tin, limestone, iron ore, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, lead, silica, arable land | coal, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, lead, zinc, gold, tin, limestone, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, potash, silica sand, slate, arable land |
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World | the rapid using up 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 | 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 |
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Yugoslavia | oil, gas, coal, antimony, copper, lead, zinc, nickel, gold, pyrite, chrome, hydropower, arable land | - |