Natural resources (2007) | Natural resources (2006) | ||
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Armenia | small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, bauxite | small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, alumina |
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Azerbaijan | petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals, bauxite | petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals, alumina |
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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, natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, lead, zinc, bauxite, uranium, potash, salt, hydropower, arable land, timber, fish | iron ore, arable land, natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, lead, zinc, hydropower, uranium, potash, fish |
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France | 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 |
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), petroleum, kaolin, fish, niobium, tantalum, clay |
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French Southern and Antarctic Lands | fish, crayfish
note: Glorioso Islands and Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses) have guano, phosphates, and coconuts |
fish, crayfish |
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Glorioso Islands | - | guano, coconuts |
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Greenland | coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, molybdenum, diamonds, gold, platinum, niobium, tantalite, 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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Guadeloupe | - | cultivable land, beaches and climate that foster tourism |
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Iles Eparses | - | Bassas da India and Europa Island: none
Glorioso Islands and Juan de Nova Island: guano, phosphates; coconuts Tromelin Island: fish |
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Italy | coal, mercury, zinc, potash, marble, barite, asbestos, pumice, fluorspar, feldspar, pyrite (sulfur), natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, 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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Juan de Nova Island | - | guano deposits and other fertilizers |
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Martinique | - | coastal scenery and beaches, cultivable land |
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Namibia | diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, silver, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, tungsten, zinc, salt, 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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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 Martin | salt | - |
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Slovenia | lignite coal, lead, zinc, building stone, hydropower, forests | lignite coal, lead, zinc, mercury, uranium, silver, 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, fish | 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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Timor-Leste | gold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble | - |
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Tromelin Island | - | fish |