| | Natural resources (2002) | Natural resources (2004) |
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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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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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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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Chad |
petroleum (unexploited but exploration under way), uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad) |
petroleum, uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad) |
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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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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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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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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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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 |
peat, limestone, dolomite, hydropower, wood, arable land, minimal; amber |
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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Mauritania |
iron ore, gypsum, copper, phosphate, diamonds, gold, oil; fish |
iron ore, gypsum, copper, phosphate, diamonds, gold, oil, fish |
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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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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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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, hydropower |
fish, forests (cork), iron ore, copper, zinc, tin, tungsten, silver, gold, uranium, marble, clay, gypsum, salt, arable land, hydropower |
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Serbia and Montenegro |
oil, gas, coal, antimony, copper, lead, zinc, nickel, gold, pyrite, chrome, hydropower, arable land |
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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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 |