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A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance.
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| COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones |
| Albania | petroleum, natural gas, coal, bauxite, chromite, copper, iron ore, nickel, salt, timber, hydropower |
| Algeria | petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, uranium, lead, zinc |
| American Samoa | pumice, pumicite |
| Andorra | hydropower, mineral water, timber, iron ore, lead |
| Angola | petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium |
| Anguilla | salt, fish, lobster |
| Antarctica | iron ore, chromium, copper, gold, nickel, platinum and other minerals, and coal and hydrocarbons have been found in small noncommercial quantities; none presently exploited; krill, finfish, and crab have been taken by commercial fisheries |
| Antigua and Barbuda | NEGL; pleasant climate fosters tourism |
| Arctic Ocean | sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules, oil and gas fields, fish, marine mammals (seals and whales) |
| Argentina | fertile plains of the pampas, lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron ore, manganese, petroleum, uranium |
| Armenia | small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, bauxite |
| Aruba | NEGL; white sandy beaches |
| Ashmore and Cartier Islands | fish |
| Atlantic Ocean | oil and gas fields, fish, marine mammals (seals and whales), sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules, precious stones |
| Australia | bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, rare earth elements, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum |
| Austria | oil, coal, lignite, timber, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, magnesite, tungsten, graphite, salt, hydropower |
| Azerbaijan | petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals, bauxite |
| Bahrain | oil, associated and nonassociated natural gas, fish, pearls |
| Baker Island | guano (deposits worked until 1891), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife |
| Bangladesh | natural gas, arable land, timber, coal |
| Barbados | petroleum, fish, natural gas |
| Bassas da India | none |
| Belarus | timber, peat deposits, small quantities of oil and natural gas, granite, dolomitic limestone, marl, chalk, sand, gravel, clay |
| Belgium | construction materials, silica sand, carbonates |
| Belize | arable land potential, timber, fish, hydropower |
| Benin | small offshore oil deposits, limestone, marble, timber |
| Bermuda | limestone, pleasant climate fostering tourism |
| Bhutan | timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbonate |
| Bolivia | tin, natural gas, petroleum, zinc, tungsten, antimony, silver, iron, lead, gold, timber, hydropower |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | coal, iron ore, bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, cobalt, manganese, nickel, clay, gypsum, salt, sand, timber, hydropower |
| Botswana | diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver |
| Bouvet Island | none |
| Brazil | bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, rare earth elements, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | coconuts, fish, sugarcane |
| British Virgin Islands | NEGL |
| Brunei | petroleum, natural gas, timber |
| Bulgaria | bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, coal, timber, arable land |
| Burkina Faso | manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, phosphates, pumice, salt |
| Burma | petroleum, timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten, lead, coal, marble, limestone, precious stones, natural gas, hydropower |
| Burundi | nickel, uranium, rare earth oxides, peat, cobalt, copper, platinum, vanadium, arable land, hydropower, niobium, tantalum, gold, tin, tungsten, kaolin, limestone |
| Cambodia | oil and gas, timber, gemstones, iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential |
| Cameroon | petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower |
| Canada | iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, rare earth elements, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower |
| Cape Verde | salt, basalt rock, limestone, kaolin, fish, clay, gypsum |
| Cayman Islands | fish, climate and beaches that foster tourism |
| Central African Republic | diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil, hydropower |
| Chad | petroleum, uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad), gold, limestone, sand and gravel, salt |
| Chile | copper, timber, iron ore, nitrates, precious metals, molybdenum, hydropower |
| China | coal, iron ore, petroleum, natural gas, mercury, tin, tungsten, antimony, manganese, molybdenum, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, rare earth elements, uranium, hydropower potential (world's largest) |
| Christmas Island | phosphate, beaches |
| Clipperton Island | fish |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | fish |
| Colombia | petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds, hydropower |
| Comoros | NEGL |
| Congo, Republic of the | petroleum, timber, potash, lead, zinc, uranium, copper, phosphates, gold, magnesium, natural gas, hydropower |
| Cook Islands | NEGL |
| Coral Sea Islands | NEGL |
| Costa Rica | hydropower |
| Cote d'Ivoire | petroleum, natural gas, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper, gold, nickel, tantalum, silica sand, clay, cocoa beans, coffee, palm oil, hydropower |
| Croatia | oil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore, calcium, gypsum, natural asphalt, silica, mica, clays, salt, hydropower |
| Cuba | cobalt, nickel, iron ore, chromium, copper, salt, timber, silica, petroleum, arable land |
| Cyprus | copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clay earth pigment |
| Czech Republic | hard coal, soft coal, kaolin, clay, graphite, timber |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | cobalt, copper, niobium, tantalum, petroleum, industrial and gem diamonds, gold, silver, zinc, manganese, tin, uranium, coal, hydropower, timber |
| Denmark | petroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, chalk, stone, gravel and sand |
| Djibouti | potential geothermal power, gold, clay, granite, limestone, marble, salt, diatomite, gypsum, pumice, petroleum |
| Dominica | timber, hydropower, arable land |
| Dominican Republic | nickel, bauxite, gold, silver |
| East Timor | gold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble |
| Ecuador | petroleum, fish, timber, hydropower |
| Egypt | petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, rare earth elements, zinc |
| El Salvador | hydropower, geothermal power, petroleum, arable land |
| Equatorial Guinea | petroleum, natural gas, timber, gold, bauxite, diamonds, tantalum, sand and gravel, clay |
| Eritrea | gold, potash, zinc, copper, salt, possibly oil and natural gas, fish |
| Estonia | oil shale, peat, rare earth elements, phosphorite, clay, limestone, sand, dolomite, arable land, sea mud |
| Ethiopia | small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural gas, hydropower |
| Europa Island | NEGL |
| European Union | iron ore, natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, lead, zinc, bauxite, uranium, potash, salt, hydropower, arable land, timber, fish |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | fish, squid, wildlife, calcified seaweed, sphagnum moss |
| Faroe Islands | fish, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas |
| Federated States of Micronesia | timber, marine products, deep-seabed minerals, phosphate |
| Fiji | timber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil potential, hydropower |
| Finland | timber, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, nickel, gold, silver, limestone |
| 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 |
| French Guiana | bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), petroleum, kaolin, fish, niobium, tantalum, clay |
| French Polynesia | timber, fish, cobalt, hydropower |
| French Southern and Antarctic Lands | fish, crayfish |
| Gabon | petroleum, natural gas, diamond, niobium, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore, hydropower |
| Gaza Strip | arable land, natural gas |
| Georgia | timber, hydropower, manganese deposits, iron ore, copper, minor coal and oil deposits; coastal climate and soils allow for important tea and citrus growth |
| Germany | coal, lignite, natural gas, iron ore, copper, nickel, uranium, potash, salt, construction materials, timber, arable land |
| Ghana | gold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish, rubber, hydropower, petroleum, silver, salt, limestone |
| Gibraltar | none |
| Glorioso Islands | guano, coconuts |
| Greece | lignite, petroleum, iron ore, bauxite, lead, zinc, nickel, magnesite, marble, salt, hydropower potential |
| Greenland | coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, molybdenum, diamonds, gold, platinum, niobium, tantalite, uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas |
| Grenada | timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors |
| Guadeloupe | cultivable land, beaches and climate that foster tourism |
| Guam | aquatic wildlife (supporting tourism), fishing (largely undeveloped) |
| Guatemala | petroleum, nickel, rare woods, fish, chicle, hydropower |
| Guernsey | cropland |
| Guinea | bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish, salt |
| Guinea-Bissau | fish, timber, phosphates, bauxite, clay, granite, limestone, unexploited deposits of petroleum |
| Guyana | bauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish |
| Haiti | bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower |
| Heard Island and McDonald Islands | fish |
| Holy See (Vatican City) | none |
| Honduras | timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal, fish, hydropower |
| Hong Kong | outstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar |
| Howland Island | guano (deposits worked until late 1800s), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife |
| Hungary | bauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile soils, arable land |
| Iceland | fish, hydropower, geothermal power, diatomite |
| India | coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, rare earth elements, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land |
| Indian Ocean | oil and gas fields, fish, shrimp, sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules |
| Indonesia | petroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver |
| Iran | petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur |
| Iraq | petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, sulfur |
| Ireland | natural gas, peat, copper, lead, zinc, silver, barite, gypsum, limestone, dolomite |
| Isle of Man | none |
| Israel | timber, potash, copper ore, natural gas, phosphate rock, magnesium bromide, clays, sand |
| Italy | coal, mercury, zinc, potash, marble, barite, asbestos, pumice, fluorspar, feldspar, pyrite (sulfur), natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, arable land |
| Jamaica | bauxite, gypsum, limestone |
| Jan Mayen | none |
| Japan | negligible mineral resources, fish |
| Jarvis Island | guano (deposits worked until late 1800s), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife |
| Jersey | arable land |
| Johnston Atoll | guano deposits (worked until depletion about 1890), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife |
| Jordan | phosphates, potash, shale oil |
| Juan de Nova Island | guano deposits and other fertilizers |
| Kazakhstan | major deposits of petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, manganese, chrome ore, nickel, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc, bauxite, gold, uranium |
| Kenya | limestone, soda ash, salt, gemstones, fluorspar, zinc, diatomite, gypsum, wildlife, hydropower |
| Kingman Reef | terrestrial and aquatic wildlife |
| Kiribati | phosphate (production discontinued in 1979) |
| Kosovo | nickel, lead, zinc, magnesium, lignite, kaolin, chrome, bauxite |
| Kuwait | petroleum, fish, shrimp, natural gas |
| 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 |
| Laos | timber, hydropower, gypsum, tin, gold, gemstones |
| Latvia | peat, limestone, dolomite, amber, hydropower, timber, arable land |
| Lebanon | limestone, iron ore, salt, water-surplus state in a water-deficit region, arable land |
| Lesotho | water, agricultural and grazing land, diamonds, sand, clay, building stone |
| Liberia | iron ore, timber, diamonds, gold, hydropower |
| Libya | petroleum, natural gas, gypsum |
| Liechtenstein | hydroelectric potential, arable land |
| Lithuania | peat, arable land, amber |
| Luxembourg | iron ore (no longer exploited), arable land |
| Macau | NEGL |
| Madagascar | graphite, chromite, coal, bauxite, rare earth elements, salt, quartz, tar sands, semiprecious stones, mica, fish, hydropower |
| Malawi | limestone, arable land, hydropower, unexploited deposits of uranium, coal, and bauxite |
| Malaysia | tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite |
| Maldives | fish |
| Mali | gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, gypsum, granite, hydropower |
| Malta | limestone, salt, arable land |
| Marshall Islands | coconut products, marine products, deep seabed minerals |
| Martinique | coastal scenery and beaches, cultivable land |
| Mauritania | iron ore, gypsum, copper, phosphate, diamonds, gold, oil, fish |
| Mauritius | arable land, fish |
| Mayotte | NEGL |
| Mexico | petroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, timber |
| Midway Islands | wildlife, terrestrial and aquatic |
| Moldova | lignite, phosphorites, gypsum, arable land, limestone |
| Monaco | none |
| Mongolia | oil, coal, copper, molybdenum, tungsten, phosphates, tin, nickel, zinc, fluorspar, gold, silver, iron |
| Montenegro | bauxite, hydroelectricity |
| Montserrat | NEGL |
| Morocco | phosphates, iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc, fish, salt |
| Mozambique | coal, titanium, natural gas, hydropower, tantalum, graphite |
| Namibia | diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, silver, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, tungsten, zinc, salt, hydropower, fish |
| Nauru | phosphates, fish |
| Navassa Island | guano |
| Nepal | quartz, water, timber, hydropower, scenic beauty, small deposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore |
| Netherlands | natural gas, petroleum, peat, limestone, salt, sand and gravel, arable land |
| Netherlands Antilles | phosphates (Curacao only), salt (Bonaire only) |
| New Caledonia | nickel, chrome, iron, cobalt, manganese, silver, gold, lead, copper |
| New Zealand | natural gas, iron ore, sand, coal, timber, hydropower, gold, limestone |
| Nicaragua | gold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber, fish |
| Niger | uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, molybdenum, gypsum, salt, petroleum |
| Nigeria | natural gas, petroleum, tin, iron ore, coal, limestone, niobium, lead, zinc, arable land |
| Niue | fish, arable land |
| Norfolk Island | fish |
| North Korea | coal, lead, tungsten, zinc, graphite, magnesite, iron ore, copper, gold, pyrites, salt, fluorspar, hydropower |
| Northern Mariana Islands | arable land, fish |
| Norway | petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, titanium, pyrites, nickel, fish, timber, hydropower |
| Oman | petroleum, copper, asbestos, some marble, limestone, chromium, gypsum, natural gas |
| Pacific Ocean | oil and gas fields, polymetallic nodules, sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, fish |
| Pakistan | land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone |
| Palau | forests, minerals (especially gold), marine products, deep-seabed minerals |
| Palmyra Atoll | terrestrial and aquatic wildlife |
| Panama | copper, mahogany forests, shrimp, hydropower |
| Papua New Guinea | gold, copper, silver, natural gas, timber, oil, fisheries |
| Paracel Islands | none |
| Paraguay | hydropower, timber, iron ore, manganese, limestone |
| Peru | copper, silver, gold, petroleum, timber, fish, iron ore, coal, phosphate, potash, hydropower, natural gas |
| Philippines | timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper |
| Pitcairn Islands | miro trees (used for handicrafts), fish |
| Poland | coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, amber, arable land |
| Portugal | fish, forests (cork), iron ore, copper, zinc, tin, tungsten, silver, gold, uranium, marble, clay, gypsum, salt, arable land, hydropower |
| Puerto Rico | some copper and nickel; potential for onshore and offshore oil |
| Qatar | petroleum, natural gas, fish |
| Republic of Macedonia | low-grade iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, manganese, nickel, tungsten, gold, silver, asbestos, gypsum, timber, arable land |
| Reunion | fish, arable land, hydropower |
| Romania | petroleum (reserves declining), timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore, salt, arable land, hydropower |
| Russia | wide natural resource base including major deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, and many strategic minerals, reserves of rare earth elements, timber |
| Rwanda | gold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore), methane, hydropower, arable land |
| Saint Barthelemy | has few natural resources, its beaches being the most important |
| Saint Helena | fish, lobster |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | fish, lobster |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | arable land |
| Saint Lucia | forests, sandy beaches, minerals (pumice), mineral springs, geothermal potential |
| Saint Martin | salt |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | fish, deepwater ports |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | hydropower, cropland |
| Samoa | hardwood forests, fish, hydropower |
| San Marino | building stone |
| Sao Tome and Principe | fish, hydropower |
| Saudi Arabia | petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, copper |
| Senegal | fish, phosphates, iron ore |
| Serbia | oil, gas, coal, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, chromite, gold, silver, magnesium, pyrite, limestone, marble, salt, arable land |
| Serbia and Montenegro | oil, gas, coal, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, chromite, gold, silver, magnesium, pyrite, limestone, marble, salt, arable land |
| Seychelles | fish, copra, cinnamon trees |
| Sierra Leone | diamonds, titanium ore, bauxite, iron ore, gold, chromite |
| Singapore | fish, deepwater ports |
| Slovakia | brown coal and lignite; small amounts of iron ore, copper and manganese ore; salt; arable land |
| Slovenia | lignite coal, lead, zinc, building stone, hydropower, forests |
| Solomon Islands | fish, forests, gold, bauxite, phosphates, lead, zinc, nickel |
| Somalia | uranium and largely unexploited reserves of iron ore, tin, gypsum, bauxite, copper, salt, natural gas, likely oil reserves |
| South Africa | gold, chromium, antimony, coal, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, tin, rare earth elements, uranium, gem diamonds, platinum, copper, vanadium, salt, natural gas |
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | fish |
| South Korea | coal, tungsten, graphite, molybdenum, lead, hydropower potential |
| South Sudan | hydropower, fertile agricultural land, gold, diamonds, petroleum, hardwoods, limestone, iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver |
| 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 |
| Spain | coal, lignite, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, uranium, tungsten, mercury, pyrites, magnesite, fluorspar, gypsum, sepiolite, kaolin, potash, hydropower, arable land |
| Spratly Islands | fish, guano, undetermined oil and natural gas potential |
| Sri Lanka | limestone, graphite, mineral sands, gems, phosphates, clay, hydropower |
| Sudan | petroleum; small reserves of iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold; hydropower |
| Suriname | timber, hydropower, fish, kaolin, shrimp, bauxite, gold, and small amounts of nickel, copper, platinum, iron ore |
| Svalbard | coal, iron ore, copper, zinc, phosphate, wildlife, fish |
| Swaziland | asbestos, coal, clay, cassiterite, hydropower, forests, small gold and diamond deposits, quarry stone, and talc |
| Sweden | iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, gold, silver, tungsten, uranium, arsenic, feldspar, timber, hydropower |
| Switzerland | hydropower potential, timber, salt |
| Syria | petroleum, phosphates, chrome and manganese ores, asphalt, iron ore, rock salt, marble, gypsum, hydropower |
| Taiwan | small deposits of coal, natural gas, limestone, marble, and asbestos |
| Tajikistan | hydropower, some petroleum, uranium, mercury, brown coal, lead, zinc, antimony, tungsten, silver, gold |
| Tanzania | hydropower, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal, diamonds, gemstones, gold, natural gas, nickel |
| Thailand | tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land |
| The Bahamas | salt, aragonite, timber, arable land |
| The Gambia | fish, clay, silica sand, titanium (rutile and ilmenite), tin, zircon |
| Togo | phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land |
| Tokelau | NEGL |
| Tonga | fish, fertile soil |
| Trinidad and Tobago | petroleum, natural gas, asphalt |
| Tromelin Island | fish |
| Tunisia | petroleum, phosphates, iron ore, lead, zinc, salt |
| Turkey | 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 | petroleum, natural gas, sulfur, salt |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | spiny lobster, conch |
| Tuvalu | fish |
| Uganda | copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land, gold |
| Ukraine | iron ore, coal, manganese, natural gas, oil, salt, sulfur, graphite, titanium, magnesium, kaolin, nickel, mercury, timber, arable land |
| United Arab Emirates | petroleum, natural gas |
| United Kingdom | coal, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, lead, zinc, gold, tin, limestone, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, potash, silica sand, slate, arable land |
| United States | coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, rare earth elements, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber |
| Uruguay | arable land, hydropower, minor minerals, fish |
| Uzbekistan | natural gas, petroleum, coal, gold, uranium, silver, copper, lead and zinc, tungsten, molybdenum |
| Vanuatu | manganese, hardwood forests, fish |
| Venezuela | petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, bauxite, other minerals, hydropower, diamonds |
| Vietnam | phosphates, coal, manganese, rare earth elements, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, timber, hydropower |
| Virgin Islands | sun, sand, sea, surf |
| Wake Island | none |
| Wallis and Futuna | NEGL |
| West Bank | arable land |
| Western Sahara | phosphates, iron ore |
| Yemen | petroleum, fish, rock salt, marble; small deposits of coal, gold, lead, nickel, and copper; fertile soil in west |
| Zambia | copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium, hydropower |
| Zimbabwe | coal, chromium ore, asbestos, gold, nickel, copper, iron ore, vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum group metals |
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Romania 1st in Europe and 5 th on
the globe. The same goes for
industrial mineral deposits and
uranium reserves.
see google for 2013-11-CEE_Business_Opportunities.pdf
Posted on 21 Dec 2013
reallyalix
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Poor Quality coal but these reserves are 5th largest coal in the world .
One of the biggest Jem Mines located in Northern areas of Pakistan most prominent RUBY .
The above mentioned data is obtained from CIA website. Kindly update it.
Posted on 04 Aug 2010
Irfan