Natural resources (2004) | Natural resources (2005) | ||
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Belgium | coal, natural gas, construction materials, silica sand, carbonates | construction materials, silica sand, carbonates |
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Bhutan | timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbide | timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbonate |
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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 |
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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 |
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Cape Verde | salt, basalt rock, limestone, kaolin, fish | salt, basalt rock, limestone, kaolin, fish, clay, gypsum |
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Chad | petroleum, uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad) | petroleum, uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad), gold, limestone, sand and gravel, salt |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Djibouti | geothermal areas | geothermal areas, gold, clay, granite, limestone, marble, salt, diatomite, gypsum, pumice, petroleum |
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Equatorial Guinea | oil, petroleum, timber, small unexploited deposits of gold, manganese, uranium, titanium, iron ore | petroleum, natural gas, timber, gold, bauxite, diamonds, tantalum, sand and gravel, clay |
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Gabon | petroleum, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore, hydropower | petroleum, natural gas, diamond, niobium, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore, hydropower |
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Gambia, The | fish | fish, titanium (rutile and ilmenite), tin, zircon, silica sand, clay, petroleum |
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Ghana | gold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish, rubber, hydropower | gold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish, rubber, hydropower, petroleum, silver, salt, limestone |
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Guinea | bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish | bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish, salt |
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Guinea-Bissau | fish, timber, phosphates, bauxite, unexploited deposits of petroleum | fish, timber, phosphates, bauxite, clay, granite, limestone, unexploited deposits of petroleum |
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Kenya | gold, limestone, soda ash, salt, rubies, fluorspar, garnets, wildlife, hydropower | limestone, soda ash, salt, gemstones, fluorspar, zinc, diatomite, gypsum, wildlife, hydropower |
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Lesotho | water, agricultural and grazing land, some diamonds and other minerals | water, agricultural and grazing land, diamonds, sand, clay, building stone |
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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, gypsum, granite, hydropower
note: bauxite, iron ore, manganese, tin, and copper deposits are known but not exploited |
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Micronesia, Federated States of | forests, marine products, deep-seabed minerals | forests, marine products, deep-seabed minerals, phosphate |
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Montserrat | negligible | NEGL |
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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, hydropower, fish
note: suspected deposits of oil, coal, and iron ore |
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Niger | uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, petroleum | uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, molybdenum, gypsum, salt, petroleum |
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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 |