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Fri, 26 Apr 2024 Country Natural Resources Aruba NEGL; white sandy beaches Antigua and Barbuda NEGL; pleasant climate fosters tourism United Arab Emirates petroleum, natural gas Afghanistan natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones Algeria petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, uranium, lead, zinc Azerbaijan petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals, alumina Albania petroleum, natural gas, coal, bauxite, chromite, copper, iron ore, nickel, salt, timber, hydropower Armenia small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, alumina Andorra hydropower, mineral water, timber, iron ore, lead Angola petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium American Samoa pumice, pumicite Argentina fertile plains of the pampas, lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron ore, manganese, petroleum, uranium Australia bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum Ashmore and Cartier Islands fish Austria oil, coal, lignite, timber, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, magnesite, tungsten, graphite, salt, hydropower Anguilla salt, fish, lobster Akrotiri Antarctica iron ore, chromium, copper, gold, nickel, platinum and other minerals, and coal and hydrocarbons have been found in small uncommercial quantities; none presently exploited; krill, finfish, and crab have been taken by commercial fisheries Bahrain oil, associated and nonassociated natural gas, fish, pearls Barbados petroleum, fish, natural gas Botswana diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver Bermuda limestone, pleasant climate fostering tourism Belgium construction materials, silica sand, carbonates Bahamas, The salt, aragonite, timber, arable land Bangladesh natural gas, arable land, timber, coal Belize arable land potential, timber, fish, hydropower Bosnia and Herzegovina coal, iron ore, bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, cobalt, manganese, nickel, clay, gypsum, salt, sand, forests, hydropower Bolivia tin, natural gas, petroleum, zinc, tungsten, antimony, silver, iron, lead, gold, timber, hydropower Burma petroleum, timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten, lead, coal, some marble, limestone, precious stones, natural gas, hydropower Benin small offshore oil deposits, limestone, marble, timber Belarus forests, peat deposits, small quantities of oil and natural gas, granite, dolomitic limestone, marl, chalk, sand, gravel, clay Solomon Islands fish, forests, gold, bauxite, phosphates, lead, zinc, nickel Navassa Island guano Brazil bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber Bassas da India none Bhutan timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbonate Bulgaria bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, coal, timber, arable land Bouvet Island none Brunei petroleum, natural gas, timber Burundi nickel, uranium, rare earth oxides, peat, cobalt, copper, platinum, vanadium, arable land, hydropower, niobium, tantalum, gold, tin, tungsten, kaolin, limestone Canada iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower Cambodia oil and gas, timber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential Chad petroleum, uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad), gold, limestone, sand and gravel, salt Sri Lanka limestone, graphite, mineral sands, gems, phosphates, clay, hydropower Congo, Republic of the petroleum, timber, potash, lead, zinc, uranium, copper, phosphates, gold, magnesium, natural gas, hydropower Congo, Democratic Republic of the cobalt, copper, niobium, tantalum, petroleum, industrial and gem diamonds, gold, silver, zinc, manganese, tin, uranium, coal, hydropower, timber China coal, iron ore, petroleum, natural gas, mercury, tin, tungsten, antimony, manganese, molybdenum, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, uranium, hydropower potential (world's largest) Chile copper, timber, iron ore, nitrates, precious metals, molybdenum, hydropower Cayman Islands fish, climate and beaches that foster tourism Cocos (Keeling) Islands fish Cameroon petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower Comoros NEGL Colombia petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds, hydropower Northern Mariana Islands arable land, fish Coral Sea Islands NEGL Costa Rica hydropower Central African Republic diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil, hydropower Cuba cobalt, nickel, iron ore, chromium, copper, salt, timber, silica, petroleum, arable land Cape Verde salt, basalt rock, limestone, kaolin, fish, clay, gypsum Cook Islands NEGL Cyprus copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clay earth pigment Denmark petroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, chalk, stone, gravel and sand Djibouti geothermal areas, gold, clay, granite, limestone, marble, salt, diatomite, gypsum, pumice, petroleum Dominica timber, hydropower, arable land Jarvis Island guano (deposits worked until late 1800s), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife Dominican Republic nickel, bauxite, gold, silver Dhekelia Ecuador petroleum, fish, timber, hydropower European Union iron ore, arable land, natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, lead, zinc, hydropower, uranium, potash, fish Egypt petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, zinc Ireland natural gas, peat, copper, lead, zinc, silver, barite, gypsum, limestone, dolomite Equatorial Guinea petroleum, natural gas, timber, gold, bauxite, diamonds, tantalum, sand and gravel, clay Estonia oil shale, peat, phosphorite, clay, limestone, sand, dolomite, arable land, sea mud Eritrea gold, potash, zinc, copper, salt, possibly oil and natural gas, fish El Salvador hydropower, geothermal power, petroleum, arable land Ethiopia small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural gas, hydropower Europa Island NEGL Czech Republic hard coal, soft coal, kaolin, clay, graphite, timber French Guiana bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), petroleum, kaolin, fish, niobium, tantalum, clay Finland timber, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, nickel, gold, silver, limestone Fiji timber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil potential, hydropower Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) fish, squid, wildlife, calcified seaweed, sphagnum moss Micronesia, Federated States of forests, marine products, deep-seabed minerals, phosphate Faroe Islands fish, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas French Polynesia timber, fish, cobalt, hydropower Baker Island guano (deposits worked until 1891), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife France coal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, uranium, antimony, arsenic, potash, feldspar, fluorospar, gypsum, timber, fish French Southern and Antarctic Lands fish, crayfish Gambia, The fish, titanium (rutile and ilmenite), tin, zircon, silica sand, clay, petroleum Gabon petroleum, natural gas, diamond, niobium, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore, hydropower Georgia forests, hydropower, manganese deposits, iron ore, copper, minor coal and oil deposits; coastal climate and soils allow for important tea and citrus growth Ghana gold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish, rubber, hydropower, petroleum, silver, salt, limestone Gibraltar none Grenada timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors Guernsey cropland Greenland coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, molybdenum, gold, platinum, uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas Germany coal, lignite, natural gas, iron ore, copper, nickel, uranium, potash, salt, construction materials, timber, arable land Glorioso Islands guano, coconuts Guadeloupe cultivable land, beaches and climate that foster tourism Guam fishing (largely undeveloped), tourism (especially from Japan) Greece lignite, petroleum, iron ore, bauxite, lead, zinc, nickel, magnesite, marble, salt, hydropower potential Guatemala petroleum, nickel, rare woods, fish, chicle, hydropower Guinea bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish, salt Guyana bauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish Gaza Strip arable land, natural gas Haiti bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower Hong Kong outstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar Heard Island and McDonald Islands fish Honduras timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal, fish, hydropower Howland Island guano (deposits worked until late 1800s), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife Croatia oil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore, calcium, gypsum, natural asphalt, silica, mica, clays, salt, hydropower Hungary bauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile soils, arable land Iceland fish, hydropower, geothermal power, diatomite Indonesia petroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver Man, Isle of none India coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land British Indian Ocean Territory coconuts, fish, sugarcane Clipperton Island fish Iran petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur Israel timber, potash, copper ore, natural gas, phosphate rock, magnesium bromide, clays, sand Italy coal, mercury, zinc, potash, marble, barite, asbestos, pumice, fluorospar, feldspar, pyrite (sulfur), natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, arable land Iraq petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, sulfur Japan negligible mineral resources, fish Jersey arable land Jamaica bauxite, gypsum, limestone Jan Mayen none Jordan phosphates, potash, shale oil Johnston Atoll guano deposits worked until depletion about 1890, terrestrial and aquatic wildlife Juan de Nova Island guano deposits and other fertilizers Kenya limestone, soda ash, salt, gemstones, fluorspar, zinc, diatomite, gypsum, wildlife, hydropower 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 Korea, North coal, lead, tungsten, zinc, graphite, magnesite, iron ore, copper, gold, pyrites, salt, fluorspar, hydropower Kingman Reef terrestrial and aquatic wildlife Kiribati phosphate (production discontinued in 1979) Korea, South coal, tungsten, graphite, molybdenum, lead, hydropower potential Christmas Island phosphate, beaches Kuwait petroleum, fish, shrimp, natural gas Kazakhstan major deposits of petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, manganese, chrome ore, nickel, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc, bauxite, gold, uranium Laos timber, hydropower, gypsum, tin, gold, gemstones Lebanon limestone, iron ore, salt, water-surplus state in a water-deficit region, arable land Latvia peat, limestone, dolomite, amber, hydropower, wood, arable land Lithuania peat, arable land Liberia iron ore, timber, diamonds, gold, hydropower Slovakia brown coal and lignite; small amounts of iron ore, copper and manganese ore; salt; arable land Palmyra Atoll terrestrial and aquatic wildlife Liechtenstein hydroelectric potential, arable land Lesotho water, agricultural and grazing land, diamonds, sand, clay, building stone Luxembourg iron ore (no longer exploited), arable land Libya petroleum, natural gas, gypsum Madagascar graphite, chromite, coal, bauxite, salt, quartz, tar sands, semiprecious stones, mica, fish, hydropower Martinique coastal scenery and beaches, cultivable land Macau NEGL Moldova lignite, phosphorites, gypsum, arable land, limestone Mayotte NEGL Mongolia oil, coal, copper, molybdenum, tungsten, phosphates, tin, nickel, zinc, fluorspar, gold, silver, iron Montserrat NEGL Malawi limestone, arable land, hydropower, unexploited deposits of uranium, coal, and bauxite Macedonia low-grade iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, manganese, nickel, tungsten, gold, silver, asbestos, gypsum, timber, arable land Mali gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, gypsum, granite, hydropower Monaco none Morocco phosphates, iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc, fish, salt Mauritius arable land, fish Midway Islands wildlife, terrestrial and aquatic Mauritania iron ore, gypsum, copper, phosphate, diamonds, gold, oil, fish Malta limestone, salt, arable land Oman petroleum, copper, asbestos, some marble, limestone, chromium, gypsum, natural gas Maldives fish Mexico petroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, timber Malaysia tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite Mozambique coal, titanium, natural gas, hydropower, tantalum, graphite New Caledonia nickel, chrome, iron, cobalt, manganese, silver, gold, lead, copper Niue fish, arable land Norfolk Island fish Niger uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, molybdenum, gypsum, salt, petroleum Vanuatu manganese, hardwood forests, fish Nigeria natural gas, petroleum, tin, iron ore, coal, limestone, niobium, lead, zinc, arable land Netherlands natural gas, petroleum, peat, limestone, salt, sand and gravel, arable land Norway petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, titanium, pyrites, nickel, fish, timber, hydropower Nepal quartz, water, timber, hydropower, scenic beauty, small deposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore Nauru phosphates, fish Suriname timber, hydropower, fish, kaolin, shrimp, bauxite, gold, and small amounts of nickel, copper, platinum, iron ore Netherlands Antilles phosphates (Curacao only), salt (Bonaire only) Nicaragua gold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber, fish New Zealand natural gas, iron ore, sand, coal, timber, hydropower, gold, limestone 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 Paraguay hydropower, timber, iron ore, manganese, limestone Pitcairn Islands miro trees (used for handicrafts), fish Peru copper, silver, gold, petroleum, timber, fish, iron ore, coal, phosphate, potash, hydropower, natural gas Paracel Islands none Spratly Islands fish, guano, undetermined oil and natural gas potential Pakistan land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone Poland coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, amber, arable land Panama copper, mahogany forests, shrimp, hydropower Portugal fish, forests (cork), iron ore, copper, zinc, tin, tungsten, silver, gold, uranium, marble, clay, gypsum, salt, arable land, hydropower Papua New Guinea gold, copper, silver, natural gas, timber, oil, fisheries Palau forests, minerals (especially gold), marine products, deep-seabed minerals Guinea-Bissau fish, timber, phosphates, bauxite, clay, granite, limestone, unexploited deposits of petroleum Qatar petroleum, natural gas, fish Reunion fish, arable land, hydropower Marshall Islands coconut products, marine products, deep seabed minerals Romania petroleum (reserves declining), timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore, salt, arable land, hydropower Philippines timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper Puerto Rico some copper and nickel; potential for onshore and offshore oil Russia wide natural resource base including major deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, and many strategic minerals, timber Rwanda gold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore), methane, hydropower, arable land Saudi Arabia petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, copper Saint Pierre and Miquelon fish, deepwater ports Saint Kitts and Nevis arable land Seychelles fish, copra, cinnamon trees South Africa gold, chromium, antimony, coal, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, tin, uranium, gem diamonds, platinum, copper, vanadium, salt, natural gas Senegal fish, phosphates, iron ore Saint Helena fish Slovenia lignite coal, lead, zinc, mercury, uranium, silver, hydropower, forests Sierra Leone diamonds, titanium ore, bauxite, iron ore, gold, chromite San Marino building stone Singapore fish, deepwater ports Somalia uranium and largely unexploited reserves of iron ore, tin, gypsum, bauxite, copper, salt, natural gas, likely oil reserves Spain coal, lignite, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, uranium, tungsten, mercury, pyrites, magnesite, fluorspar, gypsum, sepiolite, kaolin, potash, hydropower, arable land Saint Lucia forests, sandy beaches, minerals (pumice), mineral springs, geothermal potential Sudan petroleum; small reserves of iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold, hydropower Svalbard coal, iron ore, copper, zinc, phosphate, wildlife, fish Sweden iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, gold, silver, tungsten, uranium, arsenic, feldspar, timber, hydropower South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands fish Syria petroleum, phosphates, chrome and manganese ores, asphalt, iron ore, rock salt, marble, gypsum, hydropower Switzerland hydropower potential, timber, salt Trinidad and Tobago petroleum, natural gas, asphalt Tromelin Island fish Thailand tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land Tajikistan hydropower, some petroleum, uranium, mercury, brown coal, lead, zinc, antimony, tungsten, silver, gold Turks and Caicos Islands spiny lobster, conch Tokelau NEGL Tonga fish, fertile soil Togo phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land Sao Tome and Principe fish, hydropower Tunisia petroleum, phosphates, iron ore, lead, zinc, salt East Timor gold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble 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 Tuvalu fish Taiwan small deposits of coal, natural gas, limestone, marble, and asbestos Turkmenistan petroleum, natural gas, sulfur, salt Tanzania hydropower, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal, diamonds, gemstones, gold, natural gas, nickel Uganda copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land United Kingdom coal, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, lead, zinc, gold, tin, limestone, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, potash, silica sand, slate, arable land Ukraine iron ore, coal, manganese, natural gas, oil, salt, sulfur, graphite, titanium, magnesium, kaolin, nickel, mercury, timber, arable land United States coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber Burkina Faso manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, phosphates, pumice, salt Uruguay arable land, hydropower, minor minerals, fisheries Uzbekistan natural gas, petroleum, coal, gold, uranium, silver, copper, lead and zinc, tungsten, molybdenum Saint Vincent and the Grenadines hydropower, cropland Venezuela petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, bauxite, other minerals, hydropower, diamonds British Virgin Islands NEGL Vietnam phosphates, coal, manganese, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, forests, hydropower Virgin Islands sun, sand, sea, surf Holy See (Vatican City) none Namibia diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, zinc, salt, hydropower, fish West Bank arable land Wallis and Futuna NEGL Western Sahara phosphates, iron ore Wake Island none Samoa hardwood forests, fish, hydropower Swaziland asbestos, coal, clay, cassiterite, hydropower, forests, small gold and diamond deposits, quarry stone, and talc Indian Ocean oil and gas fields, fish, shrimp, sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules Arctic Ocean sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules, oil and gas fields, fish, marine mammals (seals and whales) World the rapid depletion of nonrenewable mineral resources, the depletion of forest areas and wetlands, the extinction of animal and plant species, and the deterioration in air and water quality (especially in Eastern Europe, the former USSR, and China) pose serious long-term problems that governments and peoples are only beginning to address 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 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 Atlantic Ocean oil and gas fields, fish, marine mammals (seals and whales), sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules, precious stones Zimbabwe coal, chromium ore, asbestos, gold, nickel, copper, iron ore, vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum group metals Pacific Ocean oil and gas fields, polymetallic nodules, sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, fish 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 Aruba NEGL; white sandy beaches Antigua and Barbuda NEGL; pleasant climate fosters tourism United Arab Emirates petroleum, natural gas Afghanistan natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones Algeria petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, uranium, lead, zinc Azerbaijan petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals, alumina Albania petroleum, natural gas, coal, bauxite, chromite, copper, iron ore, nickel, salt, timber, hydropower Armenia small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, alumina Andorra hydropower, mineral water, timber, iron ore, lead Angola petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium American Samoa pumice, pumicite Argentina fertile plains of the pampas, lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron ore, manganese, petroleum, uranium Australia bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum Ashmore and Cartier Islands fish Austria oil, coal, lignite, timber, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, magnesite, tungsten, graphite, salt, hydropower Anguilla salt, fish, lobster Akrotiri Antarctica iron ore, chromium, copper, gold, nickel, platinum and other minerals, and coal and hydrocarbons have been found in small uncommercial quantities; none presently exploited; krill, finfish, and crab have been taken by commercial fisheries Bahrain oil, associated and nonassociated natural gas, fish, pearls Barbados petroleum, fish, natural gas Botswana diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver Bermuda limestone, pleasant climate fostering tourism Belgium coal, natural gas, construction materials, silica sand, carbonates Bahamas, The salt, aragonite, timber, arable land Bangladesh natural gas, arable land, timber, coal Belize arable land potential, timber, fish, hydropower Bosnia and Herzegovina coal, iron ore, bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, cobalt, manganese, nickel, clay, gypsum, salt, sand, forests, hydropower Bolivia tin, natural gas, petroleum, zinc, tungsten, antimony, silver, iron, lead, gold, timber, hydropower Burma petroleum, timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten, lead, coal, some marble, limestone, precious stones, natural gas, hydropower Benin small offshore oil deposits, limestone, marble, timber Belarus forests, peat deposits, small quantities of oil and natural gas, granite, dolomitic limestone, marl, chalk, sand, gravel, clay Solomon Islands fish, forests, gold, bauxite, phosphates, lead, zinc, nickel Navassa Island guano Brazil bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber Bassas da India none Bhutan timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbide Bulgaria bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, coal, timber, arable land Bouvet Island none Brunei petroleum, natural gas, timber Burundi nickel, uranium, rare earth oxides, peat, cobalt, copper, platinum (not yet exploited), vanadium, arable land, hydropower Canada iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower Cambodia oil and gas, timber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential Chad petroleum, uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad) Sri Lanka limestone, graphite, mineral sands, gems, phosphates, clay, hydropower Congo, Republic of the petroleum, timber, potash, lead, zinc, uranium, copper, phosphates, natural gas, hydropower 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 China coal, iron ore, petroleum, natural gas, mercury, tin, tungsten, antimony, manganese, molybdenum, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, uranium, hydropower potential (world's largest) Chile copper, timber, iron ore, nitrates, precious metals, molybdenum, hydropower Cayman Islands fish, climate and beaches that foster tourism Cocos (Keeling) Islands fish Cameroon petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower Comoros NEGL Colombia petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds, hydropower Northern Mariana Islands arable land, fish Coral Sea Islands NEGL Costa Rica hydropower Central African Republic diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil, hydropower Cuba cobalt, nickel, iron ore, chromium, copper, salt, timber, silica, petroleum, arable land Cape Verde salt, basalt rock, limestone, kaolin, fish Cook Islands NEGL Cyprus copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clay earth pigment Denmark petroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, chalk, stone, gravel and sand Djibouti geothermal areas Dominica timber, hydropower, arable land Jarvis Island guano (deposits worked until late 1800s), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife Dominican Republic nickel, bauxite, gold, silver Dhekelia Ecuador petroleum, fish, timber, hydropower European Union iron ore, arable land, natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, lead, zinc, hydropower, uranium, potash, fish Egypt petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, zinc Ireland natural gas, peat, copper, lead, zinc, silver, barite, gypsum, limestone, dolomite Equatorial Guinea oil, petroleum, timber, small unexploited deposits of gold, manganese, uranium, titanium, iron ore Estonia oil shale, peat, phosphorite, clay, limestone, sand, dolomite, arable land, sea mud Eritrea gold, potash, zinc, copper, salt, possibly oil and natural gas, fish El Salvador hydropower, geothermal power, petroleum, arable land Ethiopia small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural gas, hydropower Europa Island NEGL Czech Republic hard coal, soft coal, kaolin, clay, graphite, timber French Guiana bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), petroleum, kaolin, fish, niobium, tantalum, clay Finland timber, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, nickel, gold, silver, limestone Fiji timber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil potential, hydropower Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) fish, squid, wildlife, calcified seaweed, sphagnum moss Micronesia, Federated States of forests, marine products, deep-seabed minerals Faroe Islands fish, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas French Polynesia timber, fish, cobalt, hydropower Baker Island guano (deposits worked until 1891), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife France coal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, uranium, antimony, arsenic, potash, feldspar, fluorospar, gypsum, timber, fish French Southern and Antarctic Lands fish, crayfish Gambia, The fish Gabon petroleum, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore, hydropower Georgia forests, hydropower, manganese deposits, iron ore, copper, minor coal and oil deposits; coastal climate and soils allow for important tea and citrus growth Ghana gold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish, rubber, hydropower Gibraltar none Grenada timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors Guernsey cropland Greenland coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, molybdenum, gold, platinum, uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas Germany coal, lignite, natural gas, iron ore, copper, nickel, uranium, potash, salt, construction materials, timber, arable land Glorioso Islands guano, coconuts Guadeloupe cultivable land, beaches and climate that foster tourism Guam fishing (largely undeveloped), tourism (especially from Japan) Greece lignite, petroleum, iron ore, bauxite, lead, zinc, nickel, magnesite, marble, salt, hydropower potential Guatemala petroleum, nickel, rare woods, fish, chicle, hydropower Guinea bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish Guyana bauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish Gaza Strip arable land, natural gas Haiti bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower Hong Kong outstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar Heard Island and McDonald Islands fish Honduras timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal, fish, hydropower Howland Island guano (deposits worked until late 1800s), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife Croatia oil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore, calcium, gypsum, natural asphalt, silica, mica, clays, salt, hydropower Hungary bauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile soils, arable land Iceland fish, hydropower, geothermal power, diatomite Indonesia petroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver Man, Isle of none India coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land British Indian Ocean Territory coconuts, fish, sugarcane Clipperton Island fish Iran petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur Israel timber, potash, copper ore, natural gas, phosphate rock, magnesium bromide, clays, sand Italy coal, mercury, zinc, potash, marble, barite, asbestos, pumice, fluorospar, feldspar, pyrite (sulfur), natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, arable land Cote d'Ivoire petroleum, natural gas, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper, hydropower Iraq petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, sulfur Japan negligible mineral resources, fish Jersey arable land Jamaica bauxite, gypsum, limestone Jan Mayen none Jordan phosphates, potash, shale oil Johnston Atoll guano deposits worked until depletion about 1890, terrestrial and aquatic wildlife Juan de Nova Island guano deposits and other fertilizers Kenya gold, limestone, soda ash, salt, rubies, fluorspar, garnets, wildlife, hydropower 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 Korea, North coal, lead, tungsten, zinc, graphite, magnesite, iron ore, copper, gold, pyrites, salt, fluorspar, hydropower Kingman Reef terrestrial and aquatic wildlife Kiribati phosphate (production discontinued in 1979) Korea, South coal, tungsten, graphite, molybdenum, lead, hydropower potential Christmas Island phosphate, beaches Kuwait petroleum, fish, shrimp, natural gas Kazakhstan major deposits of petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, manganese, chrome ore, nickel, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc, bauxite, gold, uranium Laos timber, hydropower, gypsum, tin, gold, gemstones Lebanon limestone, iron ore, salt, water-surplus state in a water-deficit region, arable land Latvia peat, limestone, dolomite, amber, hydropower, wood, arable land Lithuania peat, arable land Liberia iron ore, timber, diamonds, gold, hydropower Slovakia brown coal and lignite; small amounts of iron ore, copper and manganese ore; salt; arable land Palmyra Atoll terrestrial and aquatic wildlife Liechtenstein hydroelectric potential, arable land Lesotho water, agricultural and grazing land, some diamonds and other minerals Luxembourg iron ore (no longer exploited), arable land Libya petroleum, natural gas, gypsum Madagascar graphite, chromite, coal, bauxite, salt, quartz, tar sands, semiprecious stones, mica, fish, hydropower Martinique coastal scenery and beaches, cultivable land Macau NEGL Moldova lignite, phosphorites, gypsum, arable land, limestone Mayotte NEGL Mongolia oil, coal, copper, molybdenum, tungsten, phosphates, tin, nickel, zinc, fluorspar, gold, silver, iron Montserrat negligible Malawi limestone, arable land, hydropower, unexploited deposits of uranium, coal, and bauxite Macedonia low-grade iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, manganese, nickel, tungsten, gold, silver, asbestos, gypsum, timber, arable land Mali gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, hydropower Monaco none Morocco phosphates, iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc, fish, salt Mauritius arable land, fish Midway Islands wildlife, terrestrial and aquatic Mauritania iron ore, gypsum, copper, phosphate, diamonds, gold, oil, fish Malta limestone, salt, arable land Oman petroleum, copper, asbestos, some marble, limestone, chromium, gypsum, natural gas Maldives fish Mexico petroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, timber Malaysia tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite Mozambique coal, titanium, natural gas, hydropower, tantalum, graphite New Caledonia nickel, chrome, iron, cobalt, manganese, silver, gold, lead, copper Niue fish, arable land Norfolk Island fish Niger uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, petroleum Vanuatu manganese, hardwood forests, fish Nigeria natural gas, petroleum, tin, columbite, iron ore, coal, limestone, lead, zinc, arable land Netherlands natural gas, petroleum, peat, limestone, salt, sand and gravel, arable land Norway petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, titanium, pyrites, nickel, fish, timber, hydropower Nepal quartz, water, timber, hydropower, scenic beauty, small deposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore Nauru phosphates, fish Suriname timber, hydropower, fish, kaolin, shrimp, bauxite, gold, and small amounts of nickel, copper, platinum, iron ore Netherlands Antilles phosphates (Curacao only), salt (Bonaire only) Nicaragua gold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber, fish New Zealand natural gas, iron ore, sand, coal, timber, hydropower, gold, limestone 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 Paraguay hydropower, timber, iron ore, manganese, limestone Pitcairn Islands miro trees (used for handicrafts), fish Peru copper, silver, gold, petroleum, timber, fish, iron ore, coal, phosphate, potash, hydropower, natural gas Paracel Islands none Spratly Islands fish, guano, undetermined oil and natural gas potential Pakistan land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone Poland coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, amber, arable land Panama copper, mahogany forests, shrimp, hydropower Portugal fish, forests (cork), iron ore, copper, zinc, tin, tungsten, silver, gold, uranium, marble, clay, gypsum, salt, arable land, hydropower Papua New Guinea gold, copper, silver, natural gas, timber, oil, fisheries Palau forests, minerals (especially gold), marine products, deep-seabed minerals Guinea-Bissau fish, timber, phosphates, bauxite, unexploited deposits of petroleum Qatar petroleum, natural gas, fish Reunion fish, arable land, hydropower Marshall Islands coconut products, marine products, deep seabed minerals Romania petroleum (reserves declining), timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore, salt, arable land, hydropower Philippines timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper Puerto Rico some copper and nickel; potential for onshore and offshore oil Russia wide natural resource base including major deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, and many strategic minerals, timber Rwanda gold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore), methane, hydropower, arable land Saudi Arabia petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, copper Saint Pierre and Miquelon fish, deepwater ports Saint Kitts and Nevis arable land Seychelles fish, copra, cinnamon trees South Africa gold, chromium, antimony, coal, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, tin, uranium, gem diamonds, platinum, copper, vanadium, salt, natural gas Senegal fish, phosphates, iron ore Saint Helena fish Slovenia lignite coal, lead, zinc, mercury, uranium, silver, hydropower, forests Sierra Leone diamonds, titanium ore, bauxite, iron ore, gold, chromite San Marino building stone Singapore fish, deepwater ports Somalia uranium and largely unexploited reserves of iron ore, tin, gypsum, bauxite, copper, salt, natural gas, likely oil reserves Spain coal, lignite, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, uranium, tungsten, mercury, pyrites, magnesite, fluorspar, gypsum, sepiolite, kaolin, potash, hydropower, arable land Saint Lucia forests, sandy beaches, minerals (pumice), mineral springs, geothermal potential Sudan petroleum; small reserves of iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold, hydropower Svalbard coal, iron ore, copper, zinc, phosphate, wildlife, fish Sweden iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, gold, silver, tungsten, uranium, arsenic, feldspar, timber, hydropower South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands fish Syria petroleum, phosphates, chrome and manganese ores, asphalt, iron ore, rock salt, marble, gypsum, hydropower Switzerland hydropower potential, timber, salt Trinidad and Tobago petroleum, natural gas, asphalt Tromelin Island fish Thailand tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land Tajikistan hydropower, some petroleum, uranium, mercury, brown coal, lead, zinc, antimony, tungsten, silver, gold Turks and Caicos Islands spiny lobster, conch Tokelau NEGL Tonga fish, fertile soil Togo phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land Sao Tome and Principe fish, hydropower Tunisia petroleum, phosphates, iron ore, lead, zinc, salt East Timor gold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble 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 Tuvalu fish Taiwan small deposits of coal, natural gas, limestone, marble, and asbestos Turkmenistan petroleum, natural gas, sulfur, salt Tanzania hydropower, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal, diamonds, gemstones, gold, natural gas, nickel Uganda copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land United Kingdom coal, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, lead, zinc, gold, tin, limestone, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, potash, silica sand, slate, arable land Ukraine iron ore, coal, manganese, natural gas, oil, salt, sulfur, graphite, titanium, magnesium, kaolin, nickel, mercury, timber, arable land United States coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber Burkina Faso manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, antimony, copper, nickel, bauxite, lead, phosphates, zinc, silver Uruguay arable land, hydropower, minor minerals, fisheries Uzbekistan natural gas, petroleum, coal, gold, uranium, silver, copper, lead and zinc, tungsten, molybdenum Saint Vincent and the Grenadines hydropower, cropland Venezuela petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, bauxite, other minerals, hydropower, diamonds British Virgin Islands NEGL Vietnam phosphates, coal, manganese, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, forests, hydropower Virgin Islands sun, sand, sea, surf Holy See (Vatican City) none Namibia diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, zinc, salt, vanadium, natural gas, hydropower, fish West Bank arable land Wallis and Futuna NEGL Western Sahara phosphates, iron ore Wake Island none Samoa hardwood forests, fish, hydropower Swaziland asbestos, coal, clay, cassiterite, hydropower, forests, small gold and diamond deposits, quarry stone, and talc Indian Ocean oil and gas fields, fish, shrimp, sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules Arctic Ocean sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules, oil and gas fields, fish, marine mammals (seals and whales) World the rapid depletion of nonrenewable mineral resources, the depletion of forest areas and wetlands, the extinction of animal and plant species, and the deterioration in air and water quality (especially in Eastern Europe, the former USSR, and China) pose serious long-term problems that governments and peoples are only beginning to address 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 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 Atlantic Ocean oil and gas fields, fish, marine mammals (seals and whales), sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules, precious stones Zimbabwe coal, chromium ore, asbestos, gold, nickel, copper, iron ore, vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum group metals Pacific Ocean oil and gas fields, polymetallic nodules, sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, fish Aruba NEGL; white sandy beaches Antigua and Barbuda NEGL; pleasant climate fosters tourism Afghanistan natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones Algeria petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, uranium, lead, zinc Azerbaijan petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals, alumina Albania petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, timber, nickel, hydropower Armenia small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, alumina Andorra hydropower, mineral water, timber, iron ore, lead Angola petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium American Samoa pumice, pumicite Argentina fertile plains of the Pampas, lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron ore, manganese, petroleum, uranium Australia bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum Ashmore and Cartier Islands fish Austria iron ore, oil, timber, magnesite, lead, coal, lignite, copper, hydropower Anguilla salt, fish, lobster Antarctica iron ore, chromium, copper, gold, nickel, platinum and other minerals, and coal and hydrocarbons have been found in small uncommercial quantities; none presently exploited; krill, finfish, and crab have been taken by commercial fisheries Bahrain oil, associated and nonassociated natural gas, fish, pearls Barbados petroleum, fish, natural gas Botswana diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver Bermuda limestone, pleasant climate fostering tourism Belgium coal, natural gas Bahamas, The salt, aragonite, timber, arable land Bangladesh natural gas, arable land, timber, coal Belize arable land potential, timber, fish, hydropower Bosnia and Herzegovina coal, iron, bauxite, manganese, forests, copper, chromium, lead, zinc, hydropower Bolivia tin, natural gas, petroleum, zinc, tungsten, antimony, silver, iron, lead, gold, timber, hydropower Burma petroleum, timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten, lead, coal, some marble, limestone, precious stones, natural gas, hydropower Benin small offshore oil deposits, limestone, marble, timber Belarus forests, peat deposits, small quantities of oil and natural gas, granite, dolomitic limestone, marl, chalk, sand, gravel, clay Solomon Islands fish, forests, gold, bauxite, phosphates, lead, zinc, nickel Navassa Island guano Brazil bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber Bassas da India none Bhutan timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbide Bulgaria bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, coal, timber, arable land Bouvet Island none Brunei petroleum, natural gas, timber Burundi nickel, uranium, rare earth oxides, peat, cobalt, copper, platinum (not yet exploited), vanadium, arable land, hydropower Canada iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower Cambodia timber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential Chad petroleum (unexploited but exploration under way), uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad) Sri Lanka limestone, graphite, mineral sands, gems, phosphates, clay, hydropower Congo, Republic of the petroleum, timber, potash, lead, zinc, uranium, copper, phosphates, natural gas, hydropower 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 China coal, iron ore, petroleum, natural gas, mercury, tin, tungsten, antimony, manganese, molybdenum, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, uranium, hydropower potential (world's largest) Chile copper, timber, iron ore, nitrates, precious metals, molybdenum, hydropower Cayman Islands fish, climate and beaches that foster tourism Cocos (Keeling) Islands fish Cameroon petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower Comoros NEGL Colombia petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds, hydropower Northern Mariana Islands arable land, fish Coral Sea Islands NEGL Costa Rica hydropower Central African Republic diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil, hydropower Cuba cobalt, nickel, iron ore, copper, manganese, salt, timber, silica, petroleum, arable land Cape Verde salt, basalt rock, limestone, kaolin, fish Cook Islands NEGL Cyprus copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clay earth pigment Denmark petroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, stone, gravel and sand Djibouti geothermal areas Dominica timber, hydropower, arable land Jarvis Island guano (deposits worked until late 1800s), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife Dominican Republic nickel, bauxite, gold, silver Ecuador petroleum, fish, timber, hydropower Egypt petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, zinc Ireland zinc, lead, natural gas, barite, copper, gypsum, limestone, dolomite, peat, silver Equatorial Guinea oil, petroleum, timber, small unexploited deposits of gold, manganese, uranium, titanium, iron ore Estonia oil shale, peat, phosphorite, clay, limestone, sand, dolomite, arable land, sea mud Eritrea gold, potash, zinc, copper, salt, possibly oil and natural gas, fish El Salvador hydropower, geothermal power, petroleum, arable land Ethiopia small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural gas, hydropower Europa Island NEGL Czech Republic hard coal, soft coal, kaolin, clay, graphite, timber French Guiana bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), cinnabar, kaolin, fish Finland timber, copper, zinc, iron ore, silver Fiji timber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil potential, hydropower Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) fish, squid, wildlife, calcified seaweed, sphagnum moss Micronesia, Federated States of forests, marine products, deep-seabed minerals Faroe Islands fish, whales, hydropower French Polynesia timber, fish, cobalt, hydropower Baker Island guano (deposits worked until 1891), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife France coal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, potash, timber, fish French Southern and Antarctic Lands fish, crayfish Gambia, The fish Gabon petroleum, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore, hydropower Georgia forests, hydropower, manganese deposits, iron ore, copper, minor coal and oil deposits; coastal climate and soils allow for important tea and citrus growth Ghana gold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish, rubber, hydropower Gibraltar NEGL Grenada timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors Guernsey cropland Greenland zinc, lead, iron ore, coal, molybdenum, gold, platinum, uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas Germany iron ore, coal, potash, timber, lignite, uranium, copper, natural gas, salt, nickel, arable land Glorioso Islands guano, coconuts Guadeloupe cultivable land, beaches and climate that foster tourism Guam fishing (largely undeveloped), tourism (especially from Japan) Greece bauxite, lignite, magnesite, petroleum, marble, hydropower potential Guatemala petroleum, nickel, rare woods, fish, chicle, hydropower Guinea bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish Guyana bauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish Gaza Strip arable land, natural gas Haiti bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower Hong Kong outstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar Heard Island and McDonald Islands fish Honduras timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal, fish, hydropower Howland Island guano (deposits worked until late 1800s), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife Croatia oil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore, calcium, natural asphalt, silica, mica, clays, salt, hydropower Hungary bauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile soils, arable land Iceland fish, hydropower, geothermal power, diatomite Indonesia petroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver Man, Isle of none India coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land British Indian Ocean Territory coconuts, fish, sugarcane Clipperton Island fish Iran petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur Israel timber, potash, copper ore, natural gas, phosphate rock, magnesium bromide, clays, sand Italy mercury, potash, marble, sulfur, natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, coal, arable land Cote d'Ivoire petroleum, natural gas, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper, hydropower Iraq petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, sulfur Japan negligible mineral resources, fish Jersey arable land Jamaica bauxite, gypsum, limestone Jan Mayen none Jordan phosphates, potash, shale oil Johnston Atoll guano deposits worked until depletion about 1890, terrestrial and aquatic wildlife Juan de Nova Island guano deposits and other fertilizers Kenya gold, limestone, soda ash, salt, rubies, fluorspar, garnets, wildlife, hydropower 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 Korea, North coal, lead, tungsten, zinc, graphite, magnesite, iron ore, copper, gold, pyrites, salt, fluorspar, hydropower Kingman Reef terrestrial and aquatic wildlife Kiribati phosphate (production discontinued in 1979) Korea, South coal, tungsten, graphite, molybdenum, lead, hydropower potential Christmas Island phosphate, beaches Kuwait petroleum, fish, shrimp, natural gas Kazakhstan major deposits of petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, manganese, chrome ore, nickel, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc, bauxite, gold, uranium Laos timber, hydropower, gypsum, tin, gold, gemstones Lebanon limestone, iron ore, salt, water-surplus state in a water-deficit region, arable land Latvia peat, limestone, dolomite, amber, hydropower, wood, arable land Lithuania peat, arable land Liberia iron ore, timber, diamonds, gold, hydropower Slovakia brown coal and lignite; small amounts of iron ore, copper and manganese ore; salt; arable land Palmyra Atoll terrestrial and aquatic wildlife Liechtenstein hydroelectric potential, arable land Lesotho water, agricultural and grazing land, some diamonds and other minerals Luxembourg iron ore (no longer exploited), arable land Libya petroleum, natural gas, gypsum Madagascar graphite, chromite, coal, bauxite, salt, quartz, tar sands, semiprecious stones, mica, fish, hydropower Martinique coastal scenery and beaches, cultivable land Macau NEGL Moldova lignite, phosphorites, gypsum, arable land, limestone Mayotte NEGL Mongolia oil, coal, copper, molybdenum, tungsten, phosphates, tin, nickel, zinc, wolfram, fluorspar, gold, silver, iron, phosphate Montserrat NEGL Malawi limestone, arable land, hydropower, unexploited deposits of uranium, coal, and bauxite Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of chromium, lead, zinc, manganese, tungsten, nickel, low-grade iron ore, asbestos, sulfur, timber, arable land Mali gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, hydropower Monaco none Morocco phosphates, iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc, fish, salt Mauritius arable land, fish Midway Islands wildlife, terrestrial and aquatic Mauritania iron ore, gypsum, copper, phosphate, diamonds, gold, oil, fish Malta limestone, salt, arable land Oman petroleum, copper, asbestos, some marble, limestone, chromium, gypsum, natural gas Maldives fish Mexico petroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, timber Malaysia tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite Mozambique coal, titanium, natural gas, hydropower, tantalum, graphite New Caledonia nickel, chrome, iron, cobalt, manganese, silver, gold, lead, copper Niue fish, arable land Norfolk Island fish Niger uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, petroleum Vanuatu manganese, hardwood forests, fish Nigeria natural gas, petroleum, tin, columbite, iron ore, coal, limestone, lead, zinc, arable land Netherlands natural gas, petroleum, arable land Norway petroleum, copper, natural gas, pyrites, nickel, iron ore, zinc, lead, fish, timber, hydropower Nepal quartz, water, timber, hydropower, scenic beauty, small deposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore Nauru phosphates, fish Suriname timber, hydropower, fish, kaolin, shrimp, bauxite, gold, and small amounts of nickel, copper, platinum, iron ore Netherlands Antilles phosphates (Curacao only), salt (Bonaire only) Nicaragua gold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber, fish New Zealand natural gas, iron ore, sand, coal, timber, hydropower, gold, limestone 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 Paraguay hydropower, timber, iron ore, manganese, limestone Pitcairn Islands miro trees (used for handicrafts), fish Peru copper, silver, gold, petroleum, timber, fish, iron ore, coal, phosphate, potash, hydropower, natural gas Paracel Islands none Spratly Islands fish, guano, undetermined oil and natural gas potential Pakistan land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone Poland coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, amber, arable land Panama copper, mahogany forests, shrimp, hydropower Portugal fish, forests (cork), tungsten, iron ore, uranium ore, marble, arable land, hydropower Papua New Guinea gold, copper, silver, natural gas, timber, oil, fisheries Palau forests, minerals (especially gold), marine products, deep-seabed minerals Guinea-Bissau fish, timber, phosphates, bauxite, unexploited deposits of petroleum Qatar petroleum, natural gas, fish Reunion fish, arable land, hydropower Marshall Islands coconut products, marine products, deep seabed minerals Romania petroleum (reserves declining), timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore, salt, arable land, hydropower Philippines timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper Puerto Rico some copper and nickel; potential for onshore and offshore oil Russia wide natural resource base including major deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, and many strategic minerals, timber Rwanda gold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore), methane, hydropower, arable land Saudi Arabia petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, copper Saint Pierre and Miquelon fish, deepwater ports Saint Kitts and Nevis arable land Seychelles fish, copra, cinnamon trees South Africa gold, chromium, antimony, coal, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, tin, uranium, gem diamonds, platinum, copper, vanadium, salt, natural gas Senegal fish, phosphates, iron ore Saint Helena fish Slovenia lignite coal, lead, zinc, mercury, uranium, silver, hydropower, forests Sierra Leone diamonds, titanium ore, bauxite, iron ore, gold, chromite San Marino building stone Singapore fish, deepwater ports Somalia uranium and largely unexploited reserves of iron ore, tin, gypsum, bauxite, copper, salt, natural gas, likely oil reserves Spain coal, lignite, iron ore, uranium, mercury, pyrites, fluorspar, gypsum, zinc, lead, tungsten, copper, kaolin, potash, hydropower, arable land Saint Lucia forests, sandy beaches, minerals (pumice), mineral springs, geothermal potential Sudan petroleum; small reserves of iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold, hydropower Svalbard coal, copper, iron ore, phosphate, zinc, wildlife, fish Sweden zinc, iron ore, lead, copper, silver, timber, uranium, hydropower South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands fish Syria petroleum, phosphates, chrome and manganese ores, asphalt, iron ore, rock salt, marble, gypsum, hydropower Switzerland hydropower potential, timber, salt Trinidad and Tobago petroleum, natural gas, asphalt Tromelin Island fish Thailand tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land Tajikistan hydropower, some petroleum, uranium, mercury, brown coal, lead, zinc, antimony, tungsten, silver, gold Turks and Caicos Islands spiny lobster, conch Tokelau NEGL Tonga fish, fertile soil Togo phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land Sao Tome and Principe fish, hydropower Tunisia petroleum, phosphates, iron ore, lead, zinc, salt East Timor gold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble Turkey antimony, coal, chromium, mercury, copper, borate, sulfur, iron ore, arable land, hydropower Tuvalu fish Taiwan small deposits of coal, natural gas, limestone, marble, and asbestos Turkmenistan petroleum, natural gas, coal, sulfur, salt Tanzania hydropower, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal, diamonds, gemstones, gold, natural gas, nickel Uganda copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land United Kingdom coal, petroleum, natural gas, tin, limestone, iron ore, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, lead, silica, arable land Ukraine iron ore, coal, manganese, natural gas, oil, salt, sulfur, graphite, titanium, magnesium, kaolin, nickel, mercury, timber, arable land United States coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber Burkina Faso manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, antimony, copper, nickel, bauxite, lead, phosphates, zinc, silver Uruguay arable land, hydropower, minor minerals, fisheries Uzbekistan natural gas, petroleum, coal, gold, uranium, silver, copper, lead and zinc, tungsten, molybdenum Saint Vincent and the Grenadines hydropower, cropland Venezuela petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, bauxite, other minerals, hydropower, diamonds British Virgin Islands NEGL Vietnam phosphates, coal, manganese, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, forests, hydropower Virgin Islands sun, sand, sea, surf Holy See (Vatican City) none Namibia diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, zinc, salt, vanadium, natural gas, hydropower, fish West Bank arable land Wallis and Futuna NEGL Western Sahara phosphates, iron ore Wake Island none Samoa hardwood forests, fish, hydropower Swaziland asbestos, coal, clay, cassiterite, hydropower, forests, small gold and diamond deposits, quarry stone, and talc Indian Ocean oil and gas fields, fish, shrimp, sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules Arctic Ocean sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules, oil and gas fields, fish, marine mammals (seals and whales) World the rapid depletion of nonrenewable mineral resources, the depletion of forest areas and wetlands, the extinction of animal and plant species, and the deterioration in air and water quality (especially in Eastern Europe, the former USSR, and China) pose serious long-term problems that governments and peoples are only beginning to address Serbia and Montenegro oil, gas, coal, antimony, copper, lead, zinc, nickel, gold, pyrite, chrome, hydropower, arable land 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 Atlantic Ocean oil and gas fields, fish, marine mammals (seals and whales), sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules, precious stones Zimbabwe coal, chromium ore, asbestos, gold, nickel, copper, iron ore, vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum group metals Pacific Ocean oil and gas fields, polymetallic nodules, sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, fish Aruba NEGL; white sandy beaches Antigua and Barbuda NEGL; pleasant climate fosters tourism Afghanistan natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones Algeria petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, uranium, lead, zinc Azerbaijan petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals, alumina Albania petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, timber, nickel, hydropower Armenia small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, alumina Andorra hydropower, mineral water, timber, iron ore, lead Angola petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium American Samoa pumice, pumicite Argentina fertile plains of the Pampas, lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron ore, manganese, petroleum, uranium Australia bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum Ashmore and Cartier Islands fish Austria iron ore, oil, timber, magnesite, lead, coal, lignite, copper, hydropower Anguilla salt, fish, lobster Antarctica iron ore, chromium, copper, gold, nickel, platinum and other minerals, and coal and hydrocarbons have been found in small uncommercial quantities; none presently exploited; krill, finfish, and crab have been taken by commercial fisheries Bahrain oil, associated and nonassociated natural gas, fish, pearls Barbados petroleum, fish, natural gas Botswana diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver Bermuda limestone, pleasant climate fostering tourism Belgium coal, natural gas Bahamas, The salt, aragonite, timber, arable land Bangladesh natural gas, arable land, timber, coal Belize arable land potential, timber, fish, hydropower Bosnia and Herzegovina coal, iron, bauxite, manganese, forests, copper, chromium, lead, zinc, hydropower Bolivia tin, natural gas, petroleum, zinc, tungsten, antimony, silver, iron, lead, gold, timber, hydropower Burma petroleum, timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten, lead, coal, some marble, limestone, precious stones, natural gas, hydropower Benin small offshore oil deposits, limestone, marble, timber Belarus forests, peat deposits, small quantities of oil and natural gas, granite, dolomitic limestone, marl, chalk, sand, gravel, clay Solomon Islands fish, forests, gold, bauxite, phosphates, lead, zinc, nickel Navassa Island guano Brazil bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber Bassas da India none Bhutan timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbide Bulgaria bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, coal, timber, arable land Bouvet Island none Brunei petroleum, natural gas, timber Burundi nickel, uranium, rare earth oxides, peat, cobalt, copper, platinum (not yet exploited), vanadium, arable land, hydropower Canada iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower Cambodia timber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential Chad petroleum (unexploited but exploration under way), uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad) Sri Lanka limestone, graphite, mineral sands, gems, phosphates, clay, hydropower Congo, Republic of the petroleum, timber, potash, lead, zinc, uranium, copper, phosphates, natural gas, hydropower 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 China coal, iron ore, petroleum, natural gas, mercury, tin, tungsten, antimony, manganese, molybdenum, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, uranium, hydropower potential (world's largest) Chile copper, timber, iron ore, nitrates, precious metals, molybdenum, hydropower Cayman Islands fish, climate and beaches that foster tourism Cocos (Keeling) Islands fish Cameroon petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower Comoros NEGL Colombia petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds, hydropower Northern Mariana Islands arable land, fish Coral Sea Islands NEGL Costa Rica hydropower Central African Republic diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil, hydropower Cuba cobalt, nickel, iron ore, copper, manganese, salt, timber, silica, petroleum, arable land Cape Verde salt, basalt rock, limestone, kaolin, fish Cook Islands NEGL Cyprus copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clay earth pigment Denmark petroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, stone, gravel and sand Djibouti geothermal areas Dominica timber, hydropower, arable land Jarvis Island guano (deposits worked until late 1800s), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife Dominican Republic nickel, bauxite, gold, silver Ecuador petroleum, fish, timber, hydropower Egypt petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, zinc Ireland zinc, lead, natural gas, barite, copper, gypsum, limestone, dolomite, peat, silver Equatorial Guinea oil, petroleum, timber, small unexploited deposits of gold, manganese, uranium Estonia oil shale, peat, phosphorite, clay, limestone, sand, dolomite, arable land, sea mud Eritrea gold, potash, zinc, copper, salt, possibly oil and natural gas, fish El Salvador hydropower, geothermal power, petroleum, arable land Ethiopia small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural gas, hydropower Europa Island NEGL Czech Republic hard coal, soft coal, kaolin, clay, graphite, timber French Guiana bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), cinnabar, kaolin, fish Finland timber, copper, zinc, iron ore, silver Fiji timber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil potential, hydropower Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) fish, wildlife Micronesia, Federated States of forests, marine products, deep-seabed minerals Faroe Islands fish, whales, hydropower French Polynesia timber, fish, cobalt, hydropower Baker Island guano (deposits worked until 1891), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife France coal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, potash, timber, fish French Southern and Antarctic Lands fish, crayfish Gambia, The fish Gabon petroleum, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore, hydropower Georgia forests, hydropower, manganese deposits, iron ore, copper, minor coal and oil deposits; coastal climate and soils allow for important tea and citrus growth Ghana gold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish, rubber, hydropower Gibraltar NEGL Grenada timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors Guernsey cropland Greenland zinc, lead, iron ore, coal, molybdenum, gold, platinum, uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas Germany iron ore, coal, potash, timber, lignite, uranium, copper, natural gas, salt, nickel, arable land Glorioso Islands guano, coconuts Guadeloupe cultivable land, beaches and climate that foster tourism Guam fishing (largely undeveloped), tourism (especially from Japan) Greece bauxite, lignite, magnesite, petroleum, marble, hydropower potential Guatemala petroleum, nickel, rare woods, fish, chicle, hydropower Guinea bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish Guyana bauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish Gaza Strip arable land, natural gas Haiti bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower Hong Kong outstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar Heard Island and McDonald Islands fish Honduras timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal, fish, hydropower Howland Island guano (deposits worked until late 1800s), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife Croatia oil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore, calcium, natural asphalt, silica, mica, clays, salt, hydropower Hungary bauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile soils, arable land Iceland fish, hydropower, geothermal power, diatomite Indonesia petroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver Man, Isle of none India coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land British Indian Ocean Territory coconuts, fish, sugarcane Clipperton Island fish Iran petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur Israel timber, potash, copper ore, natural gas, phosphate rock, magnesium bromide, clays, sand Italy mercury, potash, marble, sulfur, natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, coal, arable land Cote d'Ivoire petroleum, natural gas, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper, hydropower Iraq petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, sulfur Japan negligible mineral resources, fish Jersey arable land Jamaica bauxite, gypsum, limestone Jan Mayen none Jordan phosphates, potash, shale oil Johnston Atoll guano deposits worked until depletion about 1890, terrestrial and aquatic wildlife Juan de Nova Island guano deposits and other fertilizers Kenya gold, limestone, soda ash, salt barites, rubies, fluorspar, garnets, wildlife, hydropower 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 Korea, North coal, lead, tungsten, zinc, graphite, magnesite, iron ore, copper, gold, pyrites, salt, fluorspar, hydropower Kingman Reef terrestrial and aquatic wildlife Kiribati phosphate (production discontinued in 1979) Korea, South coal, tungsten, graphite, molybdenum, lead, hydropower potential Christmas Island phosphate, beaches Kuwait petroleum, fish, shrimp, natural gas Kazakhstan major deposits of petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, manganese, chrome ore, nickel, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc, bauxite, gold, uranium Laos timber, hydropower, gypsum, tin, gold, gemstones Lebanon limestone, iron ore, salt, water-surplus state in a water-deficit region, arable land Latvia peat, limestone, dolomite, hydropower, wood, arable land, minimal; amber Lithuania peat, arable land Liberia iron ore, timber, diamonds, gold, hydropower Slovakia brown coal and lignite; small amounts of iron ore, copper and manganese ore; salt; arable land Palmyra Atoll terrestrial and aquatic wildlife Liechtenstein hydroelectric potential, arable land Lesotho water, agricultural and grazing land, some diamonds and other minerals Luxembourg iron ore (no longer exploited), arable land Libya petroleum, natural gas, gypsum Madagascar graphite, chromite, coal, bauxite, salt, quartz, tar sands, semiprecious stones, mica, fish, hydropower Martinique coastal scenery and beaches, cultivable land Macau NEGL Moldova lignite, phosphorites, gypsum, arable land, limestone Mayotte NEGL Mongolia oil, coal, copper, molybdenum, tungsten, phosphates, tin, nickel, zinc, wolfram, fluorspar, gold, silver, iron, phosphate Montserrat NEGL Malawi limestone, arable land, hydropower, unexploited deposits of uranium, coal, and bauxite Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of chromium, lead, zinc, manganese, tungsten, nickel, low-grade iron ore, asbestos, sulfur, timber, arable land Mali gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, hydropower Monaco none Morocco phosphates, iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc, fish, salt Mauritius arable land, fish Midway Islands wildlife, terrestrial and aquatic Mauritania iron ore, gypsum, copper, phosphate, diamonds, gold, oil; fish Malta limestone, salt, arable land Oman petroleum, copper, asbestos, some marble, limestone, chromium, gypsum, natural gas Maldives fish Mexico petroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, timber Malaysia tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite Mozambique coal, titanium, natural gas, hydropower, tantalum, graphite New Caledonia nickel, chrome, iron, cobalt, manganese, silver, gold, lead, copper Niue fish, arable land Norfolk Island fish Niger uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, petroleum Vanuatu manganese, hardwood forests, fish Nigeria natural gas, petroleum, tin, columbite, iron ore, coal, limestone, lead, zinc, arable land Netherlands natural gas, petroleum, arable land Norway petroleum, copper, natural gas, pyrites, nickel, iron ore, zinc, lead, fish, timber, hydropower Nepal quartz, water, timber, hydropower, scenic beauty, small deposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore Nauru phosphates, fish Suriname timber, hydropower, fish, kaolin, shrimp, bauxite, gold, and small amounts of nickel, copper, platinum, iron ore Netherlands Antilles phosphates (Curacao only), salt (Bonaire only) Nicaragua gold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber, fish New Zealand natural gas, iron ore, sand, coal, timber, hydropower, gold, limestone 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 Paraguay hydropower, timber, iron ore, manganese, limestone Pitcairn Islands miro trees (used for handicrafts), fish Peru copper, silver, gold, petroleum, timber, fish, iron ore, coal, phosphate, potash, hydropower, natural gas Paracel Islands none Spratly Islands fish, guano, undetermined oil and natural gas potential Pakistan land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone Poland coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, arable land Panama copper, mahogany forests, shrimp, hydropower Portugal fish, forests (cork), tungsten, iron ore, uranium ore, marble, arable land, hydropower Papua New Guinea gold, copper, silver, natural gas, timber, oil, fisheries Palau forests, minerals (especially gold), marine products, deep-seabed minerals Guinea-Bissau fish, timber, phosphates, bauxite, unexploited deposits of petroleum Qatar petroleum, natural gas, fish Reunion fish, arable land, hydropower Marshall Islands coconut products, marine products, deep seabed minerals Romania petroleum (reserves declining), timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore, salt, arable land, hydropower Philippines timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper Puerto Rico some copper and nickel; potential for onshore and offshore oil Russia wide natural resource base including major deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, and many strategic minerals, timber Rwanda gold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore), methane, hydropower, arable land Saudi Arabia petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, copper Saint Pierre and Miquelon fish, deepwater ports Saint Kitts and Nevis arable land Seychelles fish, copra, cinnamon trees South Africa gold, chromium, antimony, coal, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, tin, uranium, gem diamonds, platinum, copper, vanadium, salt, natural gas Senegal fish, phosphates, iron ore Saint Helena fish Slovenia lignite coal, lead, zinc, mercury, uranium, silver, hydropower, forests Sierra Leone diamonds, titanium ore, bauxite, iron ore, gold, chromite San Marino building stone Singapore fish, deepwater ports Somalia uranium and largely unexploited reserves of iron ore, tin, gypsum, bauxite, copper, salt, natural gas, likely oil reserves Spain coal, lignite, iron ore, uranium, mercury, pyrites, fluorspar, gypsum, zinc, lead, tungsten, copper, kaolin, potash, hydropower, arable land Saint Lucia forests, sandy beaches, minerals (pumice), mineral springs, geothermal potential Sudan petroleum; small reserves of iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold, hydropower Svalbard coal, copper, iron ore, phosphate, zinc, wildlife, fish Sweden zinc, iron ore, lead, copper, silver, timber, uranium, hydropower South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands fish Syria petroleum, phosphates, chrome and manganese ores, asphalt, iron ore, rock salt, marble, gypsum, hydropower Switzerland hydropower potential, timber, salt Trinidad and Tobago petroleum, natural gas, asphalt Tromelin Island fish Thailand tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land Tajikistan hydropower, some petroleum, uranium, mercury, brown coal, lead, zinc, antimony, tungsten, silver, gold Turks and Caicos Islands spiny lobster, conch Tokelau NEGL Tonga fish, fertile soil Togo phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land Sao Tome and Principe fish, hydropower Tunisia petroleum, phosphates, iron ore, lead, zinc, salt East Timor gold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble Turkey antimony, coal, chromium, mercury, copper, borate, sulfur, iron ore, arable land, hydropower Tuvalu fish Taiwan small deposits of coal, natural gas, limestone, marble, and asbestos Turkmenistan petroleum, natural gas, coal, sulfur, salt Tanzania hydropower, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal, diamonds, gemstones, gold, natural gas, nickel Uganda copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land United Kingdom coal, petroleum, natural gas, tin, limestone, iron ore, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, lead, silica, arable land Ukraine iron ore, coal, manganese, natural gas, oil, salt, sulfur, graphite, titanium, magnesium, kaolin, nickel, mercury, timber, arable land United States coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber Burkina Faso manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, antimony, copper, nickel, bauxite, lead, phosphates, zinc, silver Uruguay arable land, hydropower, minor minerals, fisheries Uzbekistan natural gas, petroleum, coal, gold, uranium, silver, copper, lead and zinc, tungsten, molybdenum Saint Vincent and the Grenadines hydropower, cropland Venezuela petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, bauxite, other minerals, hydropower, diamonds British Virgin Islands NEGL Vietnam phosphates, coal, manganese, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, forests, hydropower Virgin Islands sun, sand, sea, surf Holy See (Vatican City) none Namibia diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, zinc, salt, vanadium, natural gas, hydropower, fish West Bank arable land Wallis and Futuna NEGL Western Sahara phosphates, iron ore Wake Island none Samoa hardwood forests, fish, hydropower Swaziland asbestos, coal, clay, cassiterite, hydropower, forests, small gold and diamond deposits, quarry stone, and talc Indian Ocean oil and gas fields, fish, shrimp, sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules Arctic Ocean sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules, oil and gas fields, fish, marine mammals (seals and whales) World the rapid depletion of nonrenewable mineral resources, the depletion of forest areas and wetlands, the extinction of animal and plant species, and the deterioration in air and water quality (especially in Eastern Europe, the former USSR, and China) pose serious long-term problems that governments and peoples are only beginning to address Serbia and Montenegro oil, gas, coal, antimony, copper, lead, zinc, nickel, gold, pyrite, chrome, hydropower, arable land 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 Atlantic Ocean oil and gas fields, fish, marine mammals (seals and whales), sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules, precious stones Zimbabwe coal, chromium ore, asbestos, gold, nickel, copper, iron ore, vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum group metals Pacific Ocean oil and gas fields, polymetallic nodules, sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, fish Argentina fertile plains of the Pampas, lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron ore, manganese, petroleum, uranium Australia bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum Ashmore and Cartier Islands fish Austria iron ore, oil, timber, magnesite, lead, coal, lignite, copper, hydropower Anguilla salt, fish, lobster Antarctica iron ore, chromium, copper, gold, nickel, platinum and other minerals, and coal and hydrocarbons have been found in small uncommercial quantities; none presently exploited; krill, finfish, and crab have been taken by commercial fisheries Bahrain oil, associated and nonassociated natural gas, fish, pearls Barbados petroleum, fish, natural gas Botswana diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver Bermuda limestone, pleasant climate fostering tourism Belgium coal, natural gas Bahamas, The salt, aragonite, timber, arable land Bangladesh natural gas, arable land, timber, coal Belize arable land potential, timber, fish, hydropower Bosnia and Herzegovina coal, iron, bauxite, manganese, forests, copper, chromium, lead, zinc, hydropower Bolivia tin, natural gas, petroleum, zinc, tungsten, antimony, silver, iron, lead, gold, timber, hydropower Burma petroleum, timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten, lead, coal, some marble, limestone, precious stones, natural gas, hydropower Benin small offshore oil deposits, limestone, marble, timber Belarus forests, peat deposits, small quantities of oil and natural gas Solomon Islands fish, forests, gold, bauxite, phosphates, lead, zinc, nickel Navassa Island guano Brazil bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber Bassas da India none Bhutan timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbide Bulgaria bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, coal, timber, arable land Bouvet Island none Brunei petroleum, natural gas, timber Burundi nickel, uranium, rare earth oxides, peat, cobalt, copper, platinum (not yet exploited), vanadium, arable land, hydropower Canada iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower Cambodia timber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential Chad petroleum (unexploited but exploration under way), uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad) Sri Lanka limestone, graphite, mineral sands, gems, phosphates, clay, hydropower Congo, Republic of the petroleum, timber, potash, lead, zinc, uranium, copper, phosphates, natural gas, hydropower 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 China coal, iron ore, petroleum, natural gas, mercury, tin, tungsten, antimony, manganese, molybdenum, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, uranium, hydropower potential (world's largest) Chile copper, timber, iron ore, nitrates, precious metals, molybdenum, hydropower Cayman Islands fish, climate and beaches that foster tourism Cocos (Keeling) Islands fish Cameroon petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower Comoros NEGL Colombia petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds, hydropower Northern Mariana Islands arable land, fish Coral Sea Islands NEGL Costa Rica hydropower Central African Republic diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil, hydropower Cuba cobalt, nickel, iron ore, copper, manganese, salt, timber, silica, petroleum, arable land Cape Verde salt, basalt rock, pozzuolana (a siliceous volcanic ash used to produce hydraulic cement), limestone, kaolin, fish Cook Islands NEGL Cyprus copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clay earth pigment Denmark petroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, stone, gravel and sand Djibouti geothermal areas Dominica timber, hydropower, arable land Jarvis Island guano (deposits worked until late 1800s), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife Dominican Republic nickel, bauxite, gold, silver Ecuador petroleum, fish, timber, hydropower Egypt petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, zinc Ireland zinc, lead, natural gas, barite, copper, gypsum, limestone, dolomite, peat, silver Equatorial Guinea oil, petroleum, timber, small unexploited deposits of gold, manganese, uranium Estonia shale oil (kukersite), peat, phosphorite, amber, cambrian blue clay, limestone, dolomite, arable land Eritrea gold, potash, zinc, copper, salt, possibly oil and natural gas, fish El Salvador hydropower, geothermal power, petroleum, arable land Ethiopia small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural gas, hydropower Europa Island NEGL Czech Republic hard coal, soft coal, kaolin, clay, graphite, timber French Guiana bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), cinnabar, kaolin, fish Finland timber, copper, zinc, iron ore, silver Fiji timber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil potential, hydropower Micronesia, Federated States of forests, marine products, deep-seabed minerals Faroe Islands fish, whales, hydropower French Polynesia timber, fish, cobalt, hydropower Baker Island guano (deposits worked until 1891), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife France coal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, potash, timber, fish French Southern and Antarctic Lands fish, crayfish Gambia, The fish Gabon petroleum, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore, hydropower Georgia forests, hydropower, manganese deposits, iron ore, copper, minor coal and oil deposits; coastal climate and soils allow for important tea and citrus growth Ghana gold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish, rubber, hydropower Gibraltar NEGL Grenada timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors Guernsey cropland Greenland zinc, lead, iron ore, coal, molybdenum, gold, platinum, uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas Germany iron ore, coal, potash, timber, lignite, uranium, copper, natural gas, salt, nickel, arable land Glorioso Islands guano, coconuts Guadeloupe cultivable land, beaches and climate that foster tourism Guam fishing (largely undeveloped), tourism (especially from Japan) Greece bauxite, lignite, magnesite, petroleum, marble, hydropower potential Guatemala petroleum, nickel, rare woods, fish, chicle, hydropower Guinea bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish Guyana bauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish Gaza Strip arable land, natural gas Haiti bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower Hong Kong outstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar Heard Island and McDonald Islands none Honduras timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal, fish, hydropower Howland Island guano (deposits worked until late 1800s), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife Croatia oil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore, calcium, natural asphalt, silica, mica, clays, salt, hydropower Hungary bauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile soils, arable land Iceland fish, hydropower, geothermal power, diatomite Indonesia petroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver Man, Isle of none India coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land British Indian Ocean Territory coconuts, fish, sugarcane Clipperton Island fish Iran petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur Israel timber, potash, copper ore, natural gas, phosphate rock, magnesium bromide, clays, sand, oil Italy mercury, potash, marble, sulfur, natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, coal, arable land Cote d'Ivoire petroleum, natural gas, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper, hydropower Iraq petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, sulfur Japan negligible mineral resources, fish Jersey arable land Jamaica bauxite, gypsum, limestone Jan Mayen none Jordan phosphates, potash, shale oil Johnston Atoll guano deposits worked until depletion about 1890, terrestrial and aquatic wildlife Juan de Nova Island guano deposits and other fertilizers Kenya gold, limestone, soda ash, salt barites, rubies, fluorspar, garnets, wildlife, hydropower 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 Korea, North coal, lead, tungsten, zinc, graphite, magnesite, iron ore, copper, gold, pyrites, salt, fluorspar, hydropower Kingman Reef terrestrial and aquatic wildlife Kiribati phosphate (production discontinued in 1979) Korea, South coal, tungsten, graphite, molybdenum, lead, hydropower potential Christmas Island phosphate Kuwait petroleum, fish, shrimp, natural gas Kazakhstan major deposits of petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, manganese, chrome ore, nickel, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc, bauxite, gold, uranium Laos timber, hydropower, gypsum, tin, gold, gemstones Lebanon limestone, iron ore, salt, water-surplus state in a water-deficit region, arable land Latvia minimal; amber, peat, limestone, dolomite, hydropower, arable land Lithuania peat, arable land Liberia iron ore, timber, diamonds, gold, hydropower Slovakia brown coal and lignite; small amounts of iron ore, copper and manganese ore; salt; arable land Palmyra Atoll terrestrial and aquatic wildlife Liechtenstein hydroelectric potential, arable land Lesotho water, agricultural and grazing land, some diamonds and other minerals Luxembourg iron ore (no longer exploited), arable land Libya petroleum, natural gas, gypsum Madagascar graphite, chromite, coal, bauxite, salt, quartz, tar sands, semiprecious stones, mica, fish, hydropower Martinique coastal scenery and beaches, cultivable land Macau NEGL Moldova lignite, phosphorites, gypsum, arable land Mayotte NEGL Mongolia oil, coal, copper, molybdenum, tungsten, phosphates, tin, nickel, zinc, wolfram, fluorspar, gold, silver, iron, phosphate Montserrat NEGL Malawi limestone, arable land, hydropower, unexploited deposits of uranium, coal, and bauxite Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of chromium, lead, zinc, manganese, tungsten, nickel, low-grade iron ore, asbestos, sulfur, timber, arable land Mali gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, hydropower note:  bauxite, iron ore, manganese, tin, and copper deposits are known but not exploited Monaco none Morocco phosphates, iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc, fish, salt Mauritius arable land, fish Midway Islands wildlife, terrestrial and aquatic Mauritania iron ore, gypsum, fish, copper, phosphate, diamonds, gold Malta limestone, salt, arable land Oman petroleum, copper, asbestos, some marble, limestone, chromium, gypsum, natural gas Maldives fish Mexico petroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, timber Malaysia tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite Mozambique coal, titanium, natural gas, hydropower, tantalum, graphite New Caledonia nickel, chrome, iron, cobalt, manganese, silver, gold, lead, copper Niue fish, arable land Norfolk Island fish Niger uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, petroleum Vanuatu manganese, hardwood forests, fish Nigeria natural gas, petroleum, tin, columbite, iron ore, coal, limestone, lead, zinc, arable land Netherlands natural gas, petroleum, arable land Norway petroleum, copper, natural gas, pyrites, nickel, iron ore, zinc, lead, fish, timber, hydropower Nepal quartz, water, timber, hydropower, scenic beauty, small deposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore Nauru phosphates Suriname timber, hydropower, fish, kaolin, shrimp, bauxite, gold, and small amounts of nickel, copper, platinum, iron ore Netherlands Antilles phosphates (Curacao only), salt (Bonaire only) Nicaragua gold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber, fish New Zealand natural gas, iron ore, sand, coal, timber, hydropower, gold, limestone 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 Paraguay hydropower, timber, iron ore, manganese, limestone Pitcairn Islands miro trees (used for handicrafts), fish note:  manganese, iron, copper, gold, silver, and zinc have been discovered offshore Peru copper, silver, gold, petroleum, timber, fish, iron ore, coal, phosphate, potash, hydropower Paracel Islands none Spratly Islands fish, guano, undetermined oil and natural gas potential Pakistan land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone Poland coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, arable land Panama copper, mahogany forests, shrimp, hydropower Portugal fish, forests (cork), tungsten, iron ore, uranium ore, marble, arable land, hydro power Papua New Guinea gold, copper, silver, natural gas, timber, oil, fisheries Palau forests, minerals (especially gold), marine products, deep-seabed minerals Guinea-Bissau fish, timber, phosphates, bauxite, unexploited deposits of petroleum Qatar petroleum, natural gas, fish Reunion fish, arable land, hydropower Marshall Islands phosphate deposits, marine products, deep seabed minerals Romania petroleum (reserves declining), timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore, salt, arable land, hydropower Philippines timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper Puerto Rico some copper and nickel; potential for onshore and offshore oil Russia wide natural resource base including major deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, and many strategic minerals, timber note:  formidable obstacles of climate, terrain, and distance hinder exploitation of natural resources Rwanda gold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore), methane, hydropower, arable land Saudi Arabia petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, copper Saint Pierre and Miquelon fish, deepwater ports Saint Kitts and Nevis arable land Seychelles fish, copra, cinnamon trees South Africa gold, chromium, antimony, coal, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, tin, uranium, gem diamonds, platinum, copper, vanadium, salt, natural gas Senegal fish, phosphates, iron ore Saint Helena fish Slovenia lignite coal, lead, zinc, mercury, uranium, silver, hydropower Sierra Leone diamonds, titanium ore, bauxite, iron ore, gold, chromite San Marino building stone Singapore fish, deepwater ports Somalia uranium and largely unexploited reserves of iron ore, tin, gypsum, bauxite, copper, salt Spain coal, lignite, iron ore, uranium, mercury, pyrites, fluorspar, gypsum, zinc, lead, tungsten, copper, kaolin, potash, hydropower, arable land Saint Lucia forests, sandy beaches, minerals (pumice), mineral springs, geothermal potential Sudan petroleum; small reserves of iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold, hydropower Svalbard coal, copper, iron ore, phosphate, zinc, wildlife, fish Sweden zinc, iron ore, lead, copper, silver, timber, uranium, hydropower South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands fish Syria petroleum, phosphates, chrome and manganese ores, asphalt, iron ore, rock salt, marble, gypsum, hydropower Switzerland hydropower potential, timber, salt Trinidad and Tobago petroleum, natural gas, asphalt Tromelin Island fish Thailand tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land Tajikistan hydropower, some petroleum, uranium, mercury, brown coal, lead, zinc, antimony, tungsten, silver, gold Turks and Caicos Islands spiny lobster, conch Tokelau NEGL Tonga fish, fertile soil Togo phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land Sao Tome and Principe fish, hydropower Tunisia petroleum, phosphates, iron ore, lead, zinc, salt Turkey antimony, coal, chromium, mercury, copper, borate, sulfur, iron ore, arable land, hydropower Tuvalu fish Taiwan small deposits of coal, natural gas, limestone, marble, and asbestos Turkmenistan petroleum, natural gas, coal, sulfur, salt Tanzania hydropower, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal, diamonds, gemstones, gold, natural gas, nickel Uganda copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land United Kingdom coal, petroleum, natural gas, tin, limestone, iron ore, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, lead, silica, arable land Ukraine iron ore, coal, manganese, natural gas, oil, salt, sulfur, graphite, titanium, magnesium, kaolin, nickel, mercury, timber, arable land United States coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber Burkina Faso manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, antimony, copper, nickel, bauxite, lead, phosphates, zinc, silver Uruguay arable land, hydropower, minor minerals, fisheries Uzbekistan natural gas, petroleum, coal, gold, uranium, silver, copper, lead and zinc, tungsten, molybdenum Saint Vincent and the Grenadines hydropower, cropland Venezuela petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, bauxite, other minerals, hydropower, diamonds British Virgin Islands NEGL Vietnam phosphates, coal, manganese, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, forests, hydropower Virgin Islands sun, sand, sea, surf Holy See (Vatican City) none 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 West Bank arable land Wallis and Futuna NEGL Western Sahara phosphates, iron ore Wake Island none Samoa hardwood forests, fish, hydropower Swaziland asbestos, coal, clay, cassiterite, hydropower, forests, small gold and diamond deposits, quarry stone, and talc Indian Ocean oil and gas fields, fish, shrimp, sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules Arctic Ocean sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules, oil and gas fields, fish, marine mammals (seals and whales) World the rapid using up of nonrenewable mineral resources, the depletion of forest areas and wetlands, the extinction of animal and plant species, and the deterioration in air and water quality (especially in Eastern Europe, the former USSR, and China) pose serious long-term problems that governments and peoples are only beginning to address 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 Atlantic Ocean oil and gas fields, fish, marine mammals (seals and whales), sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules, precious stones Zimbabwe coal, chromium ore, asbestos, gold, nickel, copper, iron ore, vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum group metals Pacific Ocean oil and gas fields, polymetallic nodules, sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, fish World the rapid depletion of nonrenewable mineral resources, the depletion of forest areas and wetlands, the extinction of animal and plant species, and the deterioration in air and water quality (especially in Eastern Europe, the former USSR, and China) pose serious long-term problems that governments and peoples are only beginning to address Afghanistan natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones Akrotiri 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 uncommercial 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, 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 Bahamas, The salt, aragonite, timber, arable land Bahrain oil, associated and nonassociated natural gas, fish, pearls United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges terrestrial and aquatic wildlife Bangladesh natural gas, arable land, timber, coal Barbados petroleum, fish, natural gas Iles Eparses Bassas da India and Europa Island: none Belarus forests, 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina coal, iron ore, bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, cobalt, manganese, nickel, clay, gypsum, salt, sand, forests, hydropower Bolivia tin, natural gas, petroleum, zinc, tungsten, antimony, silver, iron, lead, gold, 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, 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, some 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, some iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential Cameroon petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower Canada iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, 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, 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 Cyprus copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clay earth pigment 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 Egypt petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, zinc East Timor gold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble Ecuador petroleum, fish, timber, hydropower Dominican Republic nickel, bauxite, gold, silver Dominica timber, hydropower, arable land Djibouti geothermal areas, gold, clay, granite, limestone, marble, salt, diatomite, gypsum, pumice, petroleum Dhekelia Denmark petroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, chalk, stone, gravel and sand Czech Republic hard coal, soft coal, kaolin, clay, graphite, timber Cuba cobalt, nickel, iron ore, chromium, copper, salt, timber, silica, petroleum, arable land 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, phosphorite, clay, limestone, sand, dolomite, arable land, sea mud Ethiopia small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural gas, hydropower Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) fish, squid, wildlife, calcified seaweed, sphagnum moss Faroe Islands fish, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas 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 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 Gambia, The fish, titanium (rutile and ilmenite), tin, zircon, silica sand, clay, petroleum Gaza Strip arable land, natural gas Georgia forests, 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 Iles Eparses Bassas da India and Europa Island: none 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 Guam fishing (largely undeveloped), tourism (especially from Japan) 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 Iceland fish, hydropower, geothermal power, diatomite Hungary bauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile soils, arable land Hong Kong outstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar Iles Eparses Bassas da India and Europa Island: none India coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, 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 Jersey arable land Jordan phosphates, potash, shale oil 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 Kiribati phosphate (production discontinued in 1979) Korea, North coal, lead, tungsten, zinc, graphite, magnesite, iron ore, copper, gold, pyrites, salt, fluorspar, hydropower Korea, South coal, tungsten, graphite, molybdenum, lead, hydropower potential 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, wood, 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 Macedonia low-grade iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, manganese, nickel, tungsten, gold, silver, asbestos, gypsum, timber, arable land Madagascar graphite, chromite, coal, bauxite, 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 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 Micronesia, Federated States of forests, marine products, deep-seabed minerals, phosphate 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 Northern Mariana Islands arable land, fish Norway petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, titanium, pyrites, nickel, fish, timber, hydropower 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 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 Romania petroleum (reserves declining), timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore, salt, arable land, hydropower Wallis and Futuna NEGL Virgin Islands sun, sand, sea, surf Wake Island none Venezuela petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, bauxite, other minerals, hydropower, diamonds Vietnam phosphates, coal, manganese, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, forests, hydropower Vanuatu manganese, hardwood forests, fish Uruguay arable land, hydropower, minor minerals, fisheries Uzbekistan natural gas, petroleum, coal, gold, uranium, silver, copper, lead and zinc, tungsten, molybdenum United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges terrestrial and aquatic wildlife United States coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber 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 Uganda copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land Ukraine iron ore, coal, manganese, natural gas, oil, salt, sulfur, graphite, titanium, magnesium, kaolin, nickel, mercury, timber, arable land Turks and Caicos Islands spiny lobster, conch Tuvalu fish Turkmenistan petroleum, natural gas, sulfur, salt 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 Tonga fish, fertile soil Trinidad and Tobago petroleum, natural gas, asphalt Togo phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land Tokelau NEGL 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 Syria petroleum, phosphates, chrome and manganese ores, asphalt, iron ore, rock salt, marble, gypsum, hydropower Tajikistan hydropower, some petroleum, uranium, mercury, brown coal, lead, zinc, antimony, tungsten, silver, gold Switzerland hydropower potential, timber, salt 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 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 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 Spain coal, lignite, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, uranium, tungsten, mercury, pyrites, magnesite, fluorspar, gypsum, sepiolite, kaolin, potash, hydropower, arable land South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands fish 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 South Africa gold, chromium, antimony, coal, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, tin, uranium, gem diamonds, platinum, copper, vanadium, salt, natural gas 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 Slovakia brown coal and lignite; small amounts of iron ore, copper and manganese ore; salt; arable land Slovenia lignite coal, lead, zinc, mercury, uranium, silver, hydropower, forests Sierra Leone diamonds, titanium ore, bauxite, iron ore, gold, chromite Singapore fish, deepwater ports Senegal fish, phosphates, iron ore Congo, Democratic Republic of the cobalt, copper, niobium, tantalum, petroleum, industrial and gem diamonds, gold, silver, zinc, manganese, tin, uranium, coal, hydropower, timber Seychelles fish, copra, cinnamon trees San Marino building stone Sao Tome and Principe fish, hydropower Saudi Arabia petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, copper Saint Pierre and Miquelon fish, deepwater ports Saint Vincent and the Grenadines hydropower, cropland Samoa hardwood forests, fish, hydropower Saint Kitts and Nevis arable land Saint Lucia forests, sandy beaches, minerals (pumice), mineral springs, geothermal potential Rwanda gold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore), methane, hydropower, arable land Saint Helena fish, lobster Russia wide natural resource base including major deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, and many strategic minerals, timber United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges terrestrial and aquatic wildlife Oman petroleum, copper, asbestos, some marble, limestone, chromium, gypsum, natural gas United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges terrestrial and aquatic wildlife United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges terrestrial and aquatic wildlife Iles Eparses Bassas da India and Europa Island: none United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges terrestrial and aquatic wildlife United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges terrestrial and aquatic wildlife United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges terrestrial and aquatic wildlife Iles Eparses Bassas da India and Europa Island: none European Union iron ore, natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, lead, zinc, bauxite, uranium, potash, salt, hydropower, arable land, timber, fish Taiwan small deposits of coal, natural gas, limestone, marble, and asbestos Zimbabwe coal, chromium ore, asbestos, gold, nickel, copper, iron ore, vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum group metals Zambia copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium, hydropower Yemen petroleum, fish, rock salt, marble; small deposits of coal, gold, lead, nickel, and copper; fertile soil in west Western Sahara phosphates, iron ore West Bank arable land Human Rights UN clears Zim of rights abuses Iraqi Guerrillas Free Remaining Japanese Hostages U.S. Troops hold canadians near Iran-Iraq border Foiling of US bid at UN human rights session hailed 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