Natural resources (2005) | Natural resources (2007) | ||
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Armenia | small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, alumina | small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, bauxite |
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Azerbaijan | petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals, alumina | petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals, bauxite |
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Bassas da India | none | - |
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East Timor | gold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble | - |
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Europa Island | NEGL | - |
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European Union | iron ore, arable land, natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, lead, zinc, hydropower, uranium, potash, fish | iron ore, natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, lead, zinc, bauxite, uranium, potash, salt, hydropower, arable land, timber, fish |
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France | coal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, uranium, antimony, arsenic, potash, feldspar, fluorospar, gypsum, timber, fish | metropolitan France: coal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, uranium, antimony, arsenic, potash, feldspar, fluorspar, gypsum, timber, fish
French Guiana: gold deposits, petroleum, kaolin, niobium, tantalum, clay |
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French Guiana | bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), petroleum, kaolin, fish, niobium, tantalum, clay | - |
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French Southern and Antarctic Lands | fish, crayfish | fish, crayfish
note: Glorioso Islands and Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses) have guano, phosphates, and coconuts |
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Glorioso Islands | guano, coconuts | - |
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Greenland | coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, molybdenum, gold, platinum, uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas | coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, molybdenum, diamonds, gold, platinum, niobium, tantalite, uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas |
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Guadeloupe | cultivable land, beaches and climate that foster tourism | - |
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Italy | coal, mercury, zinc, potash, marble, barite, asbestos, pumice, fluorospar, feldspar, pyrite (sulfur), natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, arable land | coal, mercury, zinc, potash, marble, barite, asbestos, pumice, fluorspar, feldspar, pyrite (sulfur), natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, arable land |
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Juan de Nova Island | guano deposits and other fertilizers | - |
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Lithuania | peat, arable land | peat, arable land, amber |
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Martinique | coastal scenery and beaches, cultivable land | - |
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Montenegro | - | bauxite, hydroelectricity |
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Namibia | diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, zinc, salt, hydropower, fish
note: suspected deposits of oil, coal, and iron ore |
diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, silver, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, tungsten, zinc, salt, hydropower, fish
note: suspected deposits of oil, coal, and iron ore |
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Reunion | fish, arable land, hydropower | - |
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Saint Barthelemy | - | has few natural resouces, its beaches being the most important |
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Saint Helena | fish | fish, lobster |
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Saint Martin | - | salt |
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Serbia | - | oil, gas, coal, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, antimony, chromite, nickel, gold, silver, magnesium, pyrite, limestone, marble, salt, arable land |
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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, forests | lignite coal, lead, zinc, building stone, hydropower, forests |
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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, fish |
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Timor-Leste | - | gold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble |
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Tromelin Island | fish | - |
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United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges | - | terrestrial and aquatic wildlife |
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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 |