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Afghanistan Afghanistan natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones
Albania Albania petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, timber, nickel, hydropower petroleum, natural gas, coal, bauxite, chromite, copper, iron ore, nickel, salt, timber, hydropower
Algeria Algeria petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, uranium, lead, zinc petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, uranium, lead, zinc
American Samoa American Samoa pumice, pumicite pumice, pumicite
Andorra Andorra hydropower, mineral water, timber, iron ore, lead hydropower, mineral water, timber, iron ore, lead
Angola Angola petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium
Anguilla Anguilla salt, fish, lobster salt, fish, lobster
Antarctica 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 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 Antigua and Barbuda NEGL; pleasant climate fosters tourism NEGL; pleasant climate fosters tourism
Arctic Ocean Arctic Ocean sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules, oil and gas fields, fish, marine mammals (seals and whales) sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules, oil and gas fields, fish, marine mammals (seals and whales)
Argentina 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
Armenia Armenia small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, alumina small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, alumina
Aruba Aruba NEGL; white sandy beaches NEGL; white sandy beaches
Ashmore and Cartier Islands Ashmore and Cartier Islands fish fish
Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean oil and gas fields, fish, marine mammals (seals and whales), sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules, precious stones oil and gas fields, fish, marine mammals (seals and whales), sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules, precious stones
Australia 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
Austria 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
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals, alumina petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals, alumina
Bahamas, The Bahamas, The salt, aragonite, timber, arable land salt, aragonite, timber, arable land
Bahrain Bahrain oil, associated and nonassociated natural gas, fish, pearls oil, associated and nonassociated natural gas, fish, pearls
Baker Island Baker Island guano (deposits worked until 1891), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife guano (deposits worked until 1891), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife
Bangladesh Bangladesh natural gas, arable land, timber, coal natural gas, arable land, timber, coal
Barbados Barbados petroleum, fish, natural gas petroleum, fish, natural gas
Bassas da India Bassas da India none none
Belarus 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
Belgium Belgium coal, natural gas construction materials, silica sand, carbonates
Belize Belize arable land potential, timber, fish, hydropower arable land potential, timber, fish, hydropower
Benin Benin small offshore oil deposits, limestone, marble, timber small offshore oil deposits, limestone, marble, timber
Bermuda Bermuda limestone, pleasant climate fostering tourism limestone, pleasant climate fostering tourism
Bhutan Bhutan timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbide timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbonate
Bolivia Bolivia tin, natural gas, petroleum, zinc, tungsten, antimony, silver, iron, lead, gold, timber, hydropower tin, natural gas, petroleum, zinc, tungsten, antimony, silver, iron, lead, gold, timber, hydropower
Bosnia and Herzegovina 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
Botswana Botswana diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver
Bouvet Island Bouvet Island none none
Brazil Brazil bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber
British Indian Ocean Territory British Indian Ocean Territory coconuts, fish, sugarcane coconuts, fish, sugarcane
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands NEGL NEGL
Brunei Brunei petroleum, natural gas, timber petroleum, natural gas, timber
Bulgaria Bulgaria bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, coal, timber, arable land bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, coal, timber, arable land
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, antimony, copper, nickel, bauxite, lead, phosphates, zinc, silver manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, phosphates, pumice, salt
Burma Burma petroleum, timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten, lead, coal, some marble, limestone, precious stones, natural gas, hydropower petroleum, timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten, lead, coal, some marble, limestone, precious stones, natural gas, hydropower
Burundi Burundi nickel, uranium, rare earth oxides, peat, cobalt, copper, platinum (not yet exploited), vanadium, arable land, hydropower nickel, uranium, rare earth oxides, peat, cobalt, copper, platinum, vanadium, arable land, hydropower, niobium, tantalum, gold, tin, tungsten, kaolin, limestone
Cambodia Cambodia timber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential oil and gas, timber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential
Cameroon Cameroon petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower
Canada 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
Cape Verde Cape Verde salt, basalt rock, pozzuolana (a siliceous volcanic ash used to produce hydraulic cement), limestone, kaolin, fish salt, basalt rock, limestone, kaolin, fish, clay, gypsum
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands fish, climate and beaches that foster tourism fish, climate and beaches that foster tourism
Central African Republic Central African Republic diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil, hydropower diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil, hydropower
Chad Chad petroleum (unexploited but exploration under way), uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad) petroleum, uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad), gold, limestone, sand and gravel, salt
Chile Chile copper, timber, iron ore, nitrates, precious metals, molybdenum, hydropower copper, timber, iron ore, nitrates, precious metals, molybdenum, hydropower
China China coal, iron ore, petroleum, natural gas, mercury, tin, tungsten, antimony, manganese, molybdenum, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, uranium, hydropower potential (world's largest) 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 Christmas Island phosphate phosphate, beaches
Clipperton Island Clipperton Island fish fish
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cocos (Keeling) Islands fish fish
Colombia Colombia petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds, hydropower petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds, hydropower
Comoros Comoros NEGL NEGL
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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 cobalt, copper, niobium, tantalum, petroleum, industrial and gem diamonds, gold, silver, zinc, manganese, tin, uranium, coal, hydropower, timber
Congo, Republic of the Congo, Republic of the petroleum, timber, potash, lead, zinc, uranium, copper, phosphates, natural gas, hydropower petroleum, timber, potash, lead, zinc, uranium, copper, phosphates, gold, magnesium, natural gas, hydropower
Cook Islands Cook Islands NEGL NEGL
Coral Sea Islands Coral Sea Islands NEGL NEGL
Costa Rica Costa Rica hydropower hydropower
Cote d'Ivoire Cote d'Ivoire petroleum, natural gas, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper, hydropower petroleum, natural gas, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper, gold, nickel, tantalum, silica sand, clay, cocoa beans, coffee, palm oil, hydropower
Croatia 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
Cuba 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
Cyprus Cyprus copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clay earth pigment copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clay earth pigment
Czech Republic Czech Republic hard coal, soft coal, kaolin, clay, graphite, timber hard coal, soft coal, kaolin, clay, graphite, timber
Denmark Denmark petroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, stone, gravel and sand petroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, chalk, stone, gravel and sand
Djibouti Djibouti geothermal areas geothermal areas, gold, clay, granite, limestone, marble, salt, diatomite, gypsum, pumice, petroleum
Dominica Dominica timber, hydropower, arable land timber, hydropower, arable land
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic nickel, bauxite, gold, silver nickel, bauxite, gold, silver
East Timor East Timor - gold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble
Ecuador Ecuador petroleum, fish, timber, hydropower petroleum, fish, timber, hydropower
Egypt Egypt petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, zinc petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, zinc
El Salvador El Salvador hydropower, geothermal power, petroleum, arable land hydropower, geothermal power, petroleum, arable land
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea oil, petroleum, timber, small unexploited deposits of gold, manganese, uranium petroleum, natural gas, timber, gold, bauxite, diamonds, tantalum, sand and gravel, clay
Eritrea Eritrea gold, potash, zinc, copper, salt, possibly oil and natural gas, fish gold, potash, zinc, copper, salt, possibly oil and natural gas, fish
Estonia 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
Ethiopia Ethiopia small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural gas, hydropower small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural gas, hydropower
Europa Island Europa Island NEGL NEGL
European Union European Union - iron ore, arable land, natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, lead, zinc, hydropower, uranium, potash, fish
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) fish, wildlife fish, squid, wildlife, calcified seaweed, sphagnum moss
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands fish, whales, hydropower fish, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas
Fiji Fiji timber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil potential, hydropower timber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil potential, hydropower
Finland Finland timber, copper, zinc, iron ore, silver timber, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, nickel, gold, silver, limestone
France France coal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, potash, timber, fish coal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, uranium, antimony, arsenic, potash, feldspar, fluorospar, gypsum, timber, fish
French Guiana French Guiana bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), cinnabar, kaolin, fish bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), petroleum, kaolin, fish, niobium, tantalum, clay
French Polynesia French Polynesia timber, fish, cobalt, hydropower timber, fish, cobalt, hydropower
French Southern and Antarctic Lands French Southern and Antarctic Lands fish, crayfish fish, crayfish
Gabon Gabon petroleum, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore, hydropower petroleum, natural gas, diamond, niobium, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore, hydropower
Gambia, The Gambia, The fish fish, titanium (rutile and ilmenite), tin, zircon, silica sand, clay, petroleum
Gaza Strip Gaza Strip arable land, natural gas arable land, natural gas
Georgia Georgia forests, hydropower, manganese deposits, iron ore, copper, minor coal and oil deposits; coastal climate and soils allow for important tea and citrus growth forests, hydropower, manganese deposits, iron ore, copper, minor coal and oil deposits; coastal climate and soils allow for important tea and citrus growth
Germany 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
Ghana Ghana gold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish, rubber, hydropower gold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish, rubber, hydropower, petroleum, silver, salt, limestone
Gibraltar Gibraltar NEGL none
Glorioso Islands Glorioso Islands guano, coconuts guano, coconuts
Greece Greece bauxite, lignite, magnesite, petroleum, marble, hydropower potential lignite, petroleum, iron ore, bauxite, lead, zinc, nickel, magnesite, marble, salt, hydropower potential
Greenland 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
Grenada Grenada timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe cultivable land, beaches and climate that foster tourism cultivable land, beaches and climate that foster tourism
Guam Guam fishing (largely undeveloped), tourism (especially from Japan) fishing (largely undeveloped), tourism (especially from Japan)
Guatemala Guatemala petroleum, nickel, rare woods, fish, chicle, hydropower petroleum, nickel, rare woods, fish, chicle, hydropower
Guernsey Guernsey cropland cropland
Guinea Guinea bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish, salt
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau fish, timber, phosphates, bauxite, unexploited deposits of petroleum fish, timber, phosphates, bauxite, clay, granite, limestone, unexploited deposits of petroleum
Guyana Guyana bauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish bauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish
Haiti Haiti bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower
Heard Island and McDonald Islands Heard Island and McDonald Islands none fish
Holy See (Vatican City) Holy See (Vatican City) none none
Honduras Honduras timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal, fish, hydropower timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal, fish, hydropower
Hong Kong Hong Kong outstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar outstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar
Howland Island Howland Island guano (deposits worked until late 1800s), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife guano (deposits worked until late 1800s), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife
Hungary Hungary bauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile soils, arable land bauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile soils, arable land
Iceland Iceland fish, hydropower, geothermal power, diatomite fish, hydropower, geothermal power, diatomite
India India coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land
Indian Ocean Indian Ocean oil and gas fields, fish, shrimp, sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules oil and gas fields, fish, shrimp, sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules
Indonesia Indonesia petroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver petroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver
Iran Iran petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur
Iraq Iraq petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, sulfur petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, sulfur
Ireland Ireland zinc, lead, natural gas, barite, copper, gypsum, limestone, dolomite, peat, silver natural gas, peat, copper, lead, zinc, silver, barite, gypsum, limestone, dolomite
Isle of Man Isle of Man none none
Israel 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
Italy 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
Jamaica Jamaica bauxite, gypsum, limestone bauxite, gypsum, limestone
Jan Mayen Jan Mayen none none
Japan Japan negligible mineral resources, fish negligible mineral resources, fish
Jarvis Island Jarvis Island guano (deposits worked until late 1800s), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife guano (deposits worked until late 1800s), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife
Jersey Jersey arable land arable land
Johnston Atoll Johnston Atoll guano deposits worked until depletion about 1890, terrestrial and aquatic wildlife guano deposits worked until depletion about 1890, terrestrial and aquatic wildlife
Jordan Jordan phosphates, potash, shale oil phosphates, potash, shale oil
Juan de Nova Island Juan de Nova Island guano deposits and other fertilizers guano deposits and other fertilizers
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan major deposits of petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, manganese, chrome ore, nickel, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc, bauxite, gold, uranium major deposits of petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, manganese, chrome ore, nickel, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc, bauxite, gold, uranium
Kenya Kenya gold, limestone, soda ash, salt barites, rubies, fluorspar, garnets, wildlife, hydropower limestone, soda ash, salt, gemstones, fluorspar, zinc, diatomite, gypsum, wildlife, hydropower
Kingman Reef Kingman Reef terrestrial and aquatic wildlife terrestrial and aquatic wildlife
Kiribati Kiribati phosphate (production discontinued in 1979) phosphate (production discontinued in 1979)
Korea, North Korea, North coal, lead, tungsten, zinc, graphite, magnesite, iron ore, copper, gold, pyrites, salt, fluorspar, hydropower coal, lead, tungsten, zinc, graphite, magnesite, iron ore, copper, gold, pyrites, salt, fluorspar, hydropower
Korea, South Korea, South coal, tungsten, graphite, molybdenum, lead, hydropower potential coal, tungsten, graphite, molybdenum, lead, hydropower potential
Kuwait Kuwait petroleum, fish, shrimp, natural gas petroleum, fish, shrimp, natural gas
Kyrgyzstan 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 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 Laos timber, hydropower, gypsum, tin, gold, gemstones timber, hydropower, gypsum, tin, gold, gemstones
Latvia Latvia minimal; amber, peat, limestone, dolomite, hydropower, arable land peat, limestone, dolomite, amber, hydropower, wood, arable land
Lebanon Lebanon limestone, iron ore, salt, water-surplus state in a water-deficit region, arable land limestone, iron ore, salt, water-surplus state in a water-deficit region, arable land
Lesotho Lesotho water, agricultural and grazing land, some diamonds and other minerals water, agricultural and grazing land, diamonds, sand, clay, building stone
Liberia Liberia iron ore, timber, diamonds, gold, hydropower iron ore, timber, diamonds, gold, hydropower
Libya Libya petroleum, natural gas, gypsum petroleum, natural gas, gypsum
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein hydroelectric potential, arable land hydroelectric potential, arable land
Lithuania Lithuania peat, arable land peat, arable land
Luxembourg Luxembourg iron ore (no longer exploited), arable land iron ore (no longer exploited), arable land
Macau Macau NEGL NEGL
Macedonia Macedonia - low-grade iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, manganese, nickel, tungsten, gold, silver, asbestos, gypsum, timber, arable land
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of chromium, lead, zinc, manganese, tungsten, nickel, low-grade iron ore, asbestos, sulfur, timber, arable land -
Madagascar Madagascar graphite, chromite, coal, bauxite, salt, quartz, tar sands, semiprecious stones, mica, fish, hydropower graphite, chromite, coal, bauxite, salt, quartz, tar sands, semiprecious stones, mica, fish, hydropower
Malawi Malawi limestone, arable land, hydropower, unexploited deposits of uranium, coal, and bauxite limestone, arable land, hydropower, unexploited deposits of uranium, coal, and bauxite
Malaysia Malaysia tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite
Maldives Maldives fish fish
Mali Mali gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, hydropower

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bauxite, iron ore, manganese, tin, and copper deposits are known but not exploited		 gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, gypsum, granite, hydropower


note: bauxite, iron ore, manganese, tin, and copper deposits are known but not exploited
Malta Malta limestone, salt, arable land limestone, salt, arable land
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands phosphate deposits, marine products, deep seabed minerals coconut products, marine products, deep seabed minerals
Martinique Martinique coastal scenery and beaches, cultivable land coastal scenery and beaches, cultivable land
Mauritania Mauritania iron ore, gypsum, fish, copper, phosphate, diamonds, gold iron ore, gypsum, copper, phosphate, diamonds, gold, oil, fish
Mauritius Mauritius arable land, fish arable land, fish
Mayotte Mayotte NEGL NEGL
Mexico Mexico petroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, timber petroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, timber
Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of forests, marine products, deep-seabed minerals forests, marine products, deep-seabed minerals, phosphate
Midway Islands Midway Islands wildlife, terrestrial and aquatic wildlife, terrestrial and aquatic
Moldova Moldova lignite, phosphorites, gypsum, arable land lignite, phosphorites, gypsum, arable land, limestone
Monaco Monaco none none
Mongolia 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
Montserrat Montserrat NEGL NEGL
Morocco Morocco phosphates, iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc, fish, salt phosphates, iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc, fish, salt
Mozambique Mozambique coal, titanium, natural gas, hydropower, tantalum, graphite coal, titanium, natural gas, hydropower, tantalum, graphite
Namibia Namibia diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, zinc, salt, vanadium, natural gas, hydropower, fish

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suspected deposits of oil, coal, and iron ore		 diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, zinc, salt, hydropower, fish


note: suspected deposits of oil, coal, and iron ore
Nauru Nauru phosphates phosphates, fish
Navassa Island Navassa Island guano guano
Nepal Nepal quartz, water, timber, hydropower, scenic beauty, small deposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore quartz, water, timber, hydropower, scenic beauty, small deposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore
Netherlands Netherlands natural gas, petroleum, arable land natural gas, petroleum, peat, limestone, salt, sand and gravel, arable land
Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles phosphates (Curacao only), salt (Bonaire only) phosphates (Curacao only), salt (Bonaire only)
New Caledonia New Caledonia nickel, chrome, iron, cobalt, manganese, silver, gold, lead, copper nickel, chrome, iron, cobalt, manganese, silver, gold, lead, copper
New Zealand New Zealand natural gas, iron ore, sand, coal, timber, hydropower, gold, limestone natural gas, iron ore, sand, coal, timber, hydropower, gold, limestone
Nicaragua Nicaragua gold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber, fish gold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber, fish
Niger Niger uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, petroleum uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, molybdenum, gypsum, salt, petroleum
Nigeria Nigeria natural gas, petroleum, tin, columbite, iron ore, coal, limestone, lead, zinc, arable land natural gas, petroleum, tin, iron ore, coal, limestone, niobium, lead, zinc, arable land
Niue Niue fish, arable land fish, arable land
Norfolk Island Norfolk Island fish fish
Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands arable land, fish arable land, fish
Norway 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
Oman Oman petroleum, copper, asbestos, some marble, limestone, chromium, gypsum, natural gas petroleum, copper, asbestos, some marble, limestone, chromium, gypsum, natural gas
Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean oil and gas fields, polymetallic nodules, sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, fish oil and gas fields, polymetallic nodules, sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, fish
Pakistan Pakistan land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone
Palau Palau forests, minerals (especially gold), marine products, deep-seabed minerals forests, minerals (especially gold), marine products, deep-seabed minerals
Palmyra Atoll Palmyra Atoll terrestrial and aquatic wildlife terrestrial and aquatic wildlife
Panama Panama copper, mahogany forests, shrimp, hydropower copper, mahogany forests, shrimp, hydropower
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea gold, copper, silver, natural gas, timber, oil, fisheries gold, copper, silver, natural gas, timber, oil, fisheries
Paracel Islands Paracel Islands none none
Paraguay Paraguay hydropower, timber, iron ore, manganese, limestone hydropower, timber, iron ore, manganese, limestone
Peru 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
Philippines Philippines timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper
Pitcairn Islands 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
Poland Poland coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, arable land coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, amber, arable land
Portugal 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
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico some copper and nickel; potential for onshore and offshore oil some copper and nickel; potential for onshore and offshore oil
Qatar Qatar petroleum, natural gas, fish petroleum, natural gas, fish
Reunion Reunion fish, arable land, hydropower fish, arable land, hydropower
Romania Romania petroleum (reserves declining), timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore, salt, arable land, hydropower petroleum (reserves declining), timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore, salt, arable land, hydropower
Russia 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
Rwanda Rwanda gold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore), methane, hydropower, arable land gold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore), methane, hydropower, arable land
Saint Helena Saint Helena fish fish
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis arable land arable land
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia forests, sandy beaches, minerals (pumice), mineral springs, geothermal potential forests, sandy beaches, minerals (pumice), mineral springs, geothermal potential
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon fish, deepwater ports fish, deepwater ports
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines hydropower, cropland hydropower, cropland
Samoa Samoa hardwood forests, fish, hydropower hardwood forests, fish, hydropower
San Marino San Marino building stone building stone
Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe fish, hydropower fish, hydropower
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, copper petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, copper
Senegal Senegal fish, phosphates, iron ore fish, phosphates, iron ore
Serbia and Montenegro 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
Seychelles Seychelles fish, copra, cinnamon trees fish, copra, cinnamon trees
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone diamonds, titanium ore, bauxite, iron ore, gold, chromite diamonds, titanium ore, bauxite, iron ore, gold, chromite
Singapore Singapore fish, deepwater ports fish, deepwater ports
Slovakia Slovakia brown coal and lignite; small amounts of iron ore, copper and manganese ore; salt; arable land brown coal and lignite; small amounts of iron ore, copper and manganese ore; salt; arable land
Slovenia Slovenia lignite coal, lead, zinc, mercury, uranium, silver, hydropower lignite coal, lead, zinc, mercury, uranium, silver, hydropower, forests
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands fish, forests, gold, bauxite, phosphates, lead, zinc, nickel fish, forests, gold, bauxite, phosphates, lead, zinc, nickel
Somalia 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
South Africa South Africa gold, chromium, antimony, coal, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, tin, uranium, gem diamonds, platinum, copper, vanadium, salt, natural gas 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 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands fish fish
Southern Ocean 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
Spain 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
Spratly Islands Spratly Islands fish, guano, undetermined oil and natural gas potential fish, guano, undetermined oil and natural gas potential
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka limestone, graphite, mineral sands, gems, phosphates, clay, hydropower limestone, graphite, mineral sands, gems, phosphates, clay, hydropower
Sudan Sudan petroleum; small reserves of iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold, hydropower petroleum; small reserves of iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold, hydropower
Suriname Suriname timber, hydropower, fish, kaolin, shrimp, bauxite, gold, and small amounts of nickel, copper, platinum, iron ore timber, hydropower, fish, kaolin, shrimp, bauxite, gold, and small amounts of nickel, copper, platinum, iron ore
Svalbard Svalbard coal, copper, iron ore, phosphate, zinc, wildlife, fish coal, iron ore, copper, zinc, phosphate, wildlife, fish
Swaziland Swaziland asbestos, coal, clay, cassiterite, hydropower, forests, small gold and diamond deposits, quarry stone, and talc asbestos, coal, clay, cassiterite, hydropower, forests, small gold and diamond deposits, quarry stone, and talc
Sweden Sweden zinc, iron ore, lead, copper, silver, timber, uranium, hydropower iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, gold, silver, tungsten, uranium, arsenic, feldspar, timber, hydropower
Switzerland Switzerland hydropower potential, timber, salt hydropower potential, timber, salt
Syria Syria petroleum, phosphates, chrome and manganese ores, asphalt, iron ore, rock salt, marble, gypsum, hydropower petroleum, phosphates, chrome and manganese ores, asphalt, iron ore, rock salt, marble, gypsum, hydropower
Taiwan Taiwan small deposits of coal, natural gas, limestone, marble, and asbestos small deposits of coal, natural gas, limestone, marble, and asbestos
Tajikistan Tajikistan hydropower, some petroleum, uranium, mercury, brown coal, lead, zinc, antimony, tungsten, silver, gold hydropower, some petroleum, uranium, mercury, brown coal, lead, zinc, antimony, tungsten, silver, gold
Tanzania Tanzania hydropower, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal, diamonds, gemstones, gold, natural gas, nickel hydropower, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal, diamonds, gemstones, gold, natural gas, nickel
Thailand Thailand tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land
Togo Togo phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land
Tokelau Tokelau NEGL NEGL
Tonga Tonga fish, fertile soil fish, fertile soil
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago petroleum, natural gas, asphalt petroleum, natural gas, asphalt
Tromelin Island Tromelin Island fish fish
Tunisia Tunisia petroleum, phosphates, iron ore, lead, zinc, salt petroleum, phosphates, iron ore, lead, zinc, salt
Turkey 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
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan petroleum, natural gas, coal, sulfur, salt petroleum, natural gas, sulfur, salt
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands spiny lobster, conch spiny lobster, conch
Tuvalu Tuvalu fish fish
Uganda Uganda copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land
Ukraine Ukraine iron ore, coal, manganese, natural gas, oil, salt, sulfur, graphite, titanium, magnesium, kaolin, nickel, mercury, timber, arable land iron ore, coal, manganese, natural gas, oil, salt, sulfur, graphite, titanium, magnesium, kaolin, nickel, mercury, timber, arable land
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates petroleum, natural gas petroleum, natural gas
United Kingdom 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
United States United States coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber
Uruguay Uruguay arable land, hydropower, minor minerals, fisheries arable land, hydropower, minor minerals, fisheries
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan natural gas, petroleum, coal, gold, uranium, silver, copper, lead and zinc, tungsten, molybdenum natural gas, petroleum, coal, gold, uranium, silver, copper, lead and zinc, tungsten, molybdenum
Vanuatu Vanuatu manganese, hardwood forests, fish manganese, hardwood forests, fish
Venezuela Venezuela petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, bauxite, other minerals, hydropower, diamonds petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, bauxite, other minerals, hydropower, diamonds
Vietnam Vietnam phosphates, coal, manganese, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, forests, hydropower phosphates, coal, manganese, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, forests, hydropower
Virgin Islands Virgin Islands sun, sand, sea, surf sun, sand, sea, surf
Wake Island Wake Island none none
Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna NEGL NEGL
West Bank West Bank arable land arable land
Western Sahara Western Sahara phosphates, iron ore phosphates, iron ore
World 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
Yemen Yemen petroleum, fish, rock salt, marble, small deposits of coal, gold, lead, nickel, and copper, fertile soil in west petroleum, fish, rock salt, marble, small deposits of coal, gold, lead, nickel, and copper, fertile soil in west
Yugoslavia Yugoslavia oil, gas, coal, antimony, copper, lead, zinc, nickel, gold, pyrite, chrome, hydropower, arable land -
Zambia Zambia copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium, hydropower copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium, hydropower
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe coal, chromium ore, asbestos, gold, nickel, copper, iron ore, vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum group metals coal, chromium ore, asbestos, gold, nickel, copper, iron ore, vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum group metals
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