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natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones, arable land

petroleum, natural gas, coal, bauxite, chromite, copper, iron ore, nickel, salt, timber, hydropower, arable land

petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, uranium, lead, zinc

pumice, pumicite

hydropower, mineral water, timber, iron ore, lead

petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium

salt, fish, lobster

iron ore, chromium, copper, gold, nickel, platinum and other minerals, and coal and hydrocarbons have been found in small noncommercial quantities; mineral exploitation except for scientific research is banned by the Environmental Protocol to the Antarctic Treaty; krill, icefish, toothfish, and crab have been taken by commercial fisheries, which are managed through the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Living Marine Resources (CCAMLR)

NEGL; pleasant climate fosters tourism

sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules, oil and gas fields, fish, marine mammals (seals and whales)

fertile plains of the pampas, lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron ore, manganese, petroleum, uranium, arable land

small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, bauxite

NEGL; white sandy beaches foster tourism

fish

oil and gas fields, fish, marine mammals (seals and whales), sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules, precious stones

alumina, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, rare earth elements, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum; note - Australia is the world's largest net exporter of coal accounting for 29% of global coal exports

oil, coal, lignite, timber, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, magnesite, tungsten, graphite, salt, hydropower

petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals, bauxite

salt, aragonite, timber, arable land

oil, associated and nonassociated natural gas, fish, pearls

natural gas, arable land, timber, coal

petroleum, fish, natural gas

timber, peat deposits, small quantities of oil and natural gas, granite, dolomitic limestone, marl, chalk, sand, gravel, clay

construction materials, silica sand, carbonates, arable land

arable land potential, timber, fish, hydropower

small offshore oil deposits, limestone, marble, timber

limestone, pleasant climate fostering tourism

timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbonate

tin, natural gas, petroleum, zinc, tungsten, antimony, silver, iron, lead, gold, timber, hydropower

coal, iron ore, antimony, bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, cobalt, manganese, nickel, clay, gypsum, salt, sand, timber, hydropower

diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver

none

alumina, bauxite, beryllium, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, niobium, phosphates, platinum, tantalum, tin, rare earth elements, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber

coconuts, fish, sugarcane

NEGL; pleasant climate, beaches foster tourism

petroleum, natural gas, timber

bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, coal, timber, arable land

gold, manganese, zinc, limestone, marble, phosphates, pumice, salt

petroleum, timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten, lead, coal, marble, limestone, precious stones, natural gas, hydropower, arable land

nickel, uranium, rare earth oxides, peat, cobalt, copper, platinum, vanadium, arable land, hydropower, niobium, tantalum, gold, tin, tungsten, kaolin, limestone

salt, basalt rock, limestone, kaolin, fish, clay, gypsum

oil and gas, timber, gemstones, iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential, arable land

petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower

bauxite, iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, rare earth elements, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower

fish, climate and beaches that foster tourism

diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil, hydropower

petroleum, uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad), gold, limestone, sand and gravel, salt

copper, timber, iron ore, nitrates, precious metals, molybdenum, hydropower

coal, iron ore, helium, petroleum, natural gas, arsenic, bismuth, cobalt, cadmium, ferrosilicon, gallium, germanium, hafnium, indium, lithium, mercury, tantalum, tellurium, tin, titanium, tungsten, antimony, manganese, magnesium, molybdenum, selenium, strontium, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, rare earth elements, uranium, hydropower potential (world's largest), arable land

phosphate, beaches

fish

fish

petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds, hydropower

fish

cobalt, copper, niobium, tantalum, petroleum, industrial and gem diamonds, gold, silver, zinc, manganese, tin, uranium, coal, hydropower, timber

petroleum, timber, potash, lead, zinc, uranium, copper, phosphates, gold, magnesium, natural gas, hydropower

coconuts (copra)

fish

hydropower

petroleum, natural gas, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper, gold, nickel, tantalum, silica sand, clay, cocoa beans, coffee, palm oil, hydropower

oil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore, calcium, gypsum, natural asphalt, silica, mica, clays, salt, hydropower

cobalt, nickel, iron ore, chromium, copper, salt, timber, silica, petroleum, arable land

calcium phosphates, aloes, sorghum, peanuts, vegetables, tropical fruit

copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clay earth pigment

hard coal, soft coal, kaolin, clay, graphite, timber, arable land

petroleum, natural gas, fish, arable land, salt, limestone, chalk, stone, gravel and sand

potential geothermal power, gold, clay, granite, limestone, marble, salt, diatomite, gypsum, pumice, petroleum

timber, hydropower, arable land

nickel, bauxite, gold, silver, arable land

petroleum, fish, timber, hydropower

petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, rare earth elements, zinc

hydropower, geothermal power, petroleum, arable land

petroleum, natural gas, timber, gold, bauxite, diamonds, tantalum, sand and gravel, clay

gold, potash, zinc, copper, salt, possibly oil and natural gas, fish

oil shale, peat, rare earth elements, phosphorite, clay, limestone, sand, dolomite, arable land, sea mud

asbestos, coal, clay, cassiterite, hydropower, forests, small gold and diamond deposits, quarry stone, and talc

small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural gas, hydropower

iron ore, natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, lead, zinc, bauxite, uranium, potash, salt, hydropower, arable land, timber, fish

fish, squid, wildlife, calcified seaweed, sphagnum moss

fish, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas

timber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil potential, hydropower

timber, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, nickel, gold, silver, limestone

metropolitan France: coal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, uranium, antimony, arsenic, potash, feldspar, fluorspar, gypsum, timber, arable land, fish, French Guiana, gold deposits, petroleum, kaolin, niobium, tantalum, clay

timber, fish, cobalt, hydropower

fish, crayfish, note, Glorioso Islands and Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses) have guano, phosphates, and coconuts

petroleum, natural gas, diamond, niobium, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore, hydropower

fish, clay, silica sand, titanium (rutile and ilmenite), tin, zircon

arable land, natural gas

timber, hydropower, manganese deposits, iron ore, copper, minor coal and oil deposits; coastal climate and soils allow for important tea and citrus growth

coal, lignite, natural gas, iron ore, copper, nickel, uranium, potash, salt, construction materials, timber, arable land

gold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish, rubber, hydropower, petroleum, silver, salt, limestone

none

lignite, petroleum, iron ore, bauxite, lead, zinc, nickel, magnesite, marble, salt, hydropower potential

coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, molybdenum, diamonds, gold, platinum, niobium, tantalite, uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas

timber, tropical fruit

aquatic wildlife (supporting tourism), fishing (largely undeveloped)

petroleum, nickel, rare woods, fish, chicle, hydropower

cropland

bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish, salt

fish, timber, phosphates, bauxite, clay, granite, limestone, unexploited deposits of petroleum

bauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish

bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower, arable land

fish

none

timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal, fish, hydropower

outstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar

guano (deposits worked until late 1800s), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife

bauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile soils, arable land

fish, hydropower, geothermal power, diatomite

coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), antimony, iron ore, lead, manganese, mica, bauxite, rare earth elements, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land

oil and gas fields, fish, shrimp, sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules

petroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver

petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur

petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, sulfur

natural gas, peat, copper, lead, zinc, silver, barite, gypsum, limestone, dolomite

none

timber, potash, copper ore, natural gas, phosphate rock, magnesium bromide, clays, sand

coal, antimony, mercury, zinc, potash, marble, barite, asbestos, pumice, fluorspar, feldspar, pyrite (sulfur), natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, arable land

bauxite, alumina, gypsum, limestone

none

negligible mineral resources, fish, note, with virtually no natural energy resources, Japan is the world's largest importer of coal and liquefied natural gas, as well as the second largest importer of oil

guano (deposits worked until late 1800s), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife

arable land

guano deposits (worked until about 1890), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife

phosphates, potash, shale oil

major deposits of petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, manganese, chrome ore, nickel, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc, bauxite, gold, uranium

limestone, soda ash, salt, gemstones, fluorspar, zinc, diatomite, gypsum, wildlife, hydropower

terrestrial and aquatic wildlife

phosphate (production discontinued in 1979), coconuts (copra), fish

coal, iron ore, limestone, magnesite, graphite, copper, zinc, lead, precious metals, hydropower

coal, tungsten, graphite, molybdenum, lead, hydropower potential

nickel, lead, zinc, magnesium, lignite, kaolin, chrome, bauxite

petroleum, fish, shrimp, natural gas

abundant hydropower; gold, rare earth metals; locally exploitable coal, oil, and natural gas; other deposits of nepheline, mercury, bismuth, lead, and zinc

timber, hydropower, gypsum, tin, gold, gemstones

peat, limestone, dolomite, amber, hydropower, timber, arable land

limestone, iron ore, salt, water-surplus state in a water-deficit region, arable land

water, agricultural and grazing land, diamonds, sand, clay, building stone

iron ore, timber, diamonds, gold, hydropower

petroleum, natural gas, gypsum

hydroelectric potential, arable land

peat, arable land, amber

iron ore (no longer exploited), arable land

NEGL

graphite, chromite, coal, bauxite, rare earth elements, salt, quartz, tar sands, semiprecious stones, mica, fish, hydropower

limestone, arable land, hydropower, unexploited deposits of uranium, coal, and bauxite

tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite

fish

gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, gypsum, granite, hydropower, note, bauxite, iron ore, manganese, tin, and copper deposits are known but not exploited

limestone, salt, arable land

coconut products, marine products, deep seabed minerals

iron ore, gypsum, copper, phosphate, diamonds, gold, oil, fish

arable land, fish

petroleum, silver, antimony, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, timber

timber, marine products, deep-seabed minerals, phosphate

terrestrial and aquatic wildlife

lignite, phosphorites, gypsum, limestone, arable land

none

oil, coal, copper, molybdenum, tungsten, phosphates, tin, nickel, zinc, fluorspar, gold, silver, iron

bauxite, hydroelectricity

NEGL

phosphates, iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc, fish, salt

coal, titanium, natural gas, hydropower, tantalum, graphite

diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, silver, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, tungsten, zinc, salt, hydropower, fish, note, suspected deposits of oil, coal, and iron ore

phosphates, fish

guano (mining discontinued in 1898)

quartz, water, timber, hydropower, scenic beauty, small deposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore

natural gas, petroleum, peat, limestone, salt, sand and gravel, arable land

nickel, chrome, iron, cobalt, manganese, silver, gold, lead, copper

natural gas, iron ore, sand, coal, timber, hydropower, gold, limestone

gold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber, fish

uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, molybdenum, gypsum, salt, petroleum

natural gas, petroleum, tin, iron ore, coal, limestone, niobium, lead, zinc, arable land

arable land, fish

fish

low-grade iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, manganese, nickel, tungsten, gold, silver, asbestos, gypsum, timber, arable land

arable land, fish

petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, titanium, pyrites, nickel, fish, timber, hydropower

petroleum, copper, asbestos, some marble, limestone, chromium, gypsum, natural gas

oil and gas fields, polymetallic nodules, sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, fish

arable land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone

forests, minerals (especially gold), marine products, deep-seabed minerals

terrestrial and aquatic wildlife

copper, mahogany forests, shrimp, hydropower

gold, copper, silver, natural gas, timber, oil, fisheries

none

hydropower, timber, iron ore, manganese, limestone

copper, silver, gold, petroleum, timber, fish, iron ore, coal, phosphate, potash, hydropower, natural gas

timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper

miro trees (used for handicrafts), fish, note, manganese, iron, copper, gold, silver, and zinc have been discovered offshore

coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, amber, arable land

fish, forests (cork), iron ore, copper, zinc, tin, tungsten, silver, gold, uranium, marble, clay, gypsum, salt, arable land, hydropower

some copper and nickel; potential for onshore and offshore oil

petroleum, fish, natural gas

petroleum (reserves declining), timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore, salt, arable land, hydropower

wide natural resource base including major deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, and many strategic minerals, bauxite, reserves of rare earth elements, timber, note, formidable obstacles of climate, terrain, and distance hinder exploitation of natural resources

gold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore), methane, hydropower, arable land

few natural resources; beaches foster tourism

fish, lobster

arable land

forests, sandy beaches, minerals (pumice), mineral springs, geothermal potential

salt

fish, deepwater ports

hydropower, arable land

hardwood forests, fish, hydropower

building stone

fish, hydropower

petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, copper

fish, phosphates, iron ore

oil, gas, coal, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, chromite, gold, silver, magnesium, pyrite, limestone, marble, salt, arable land

fish, coconuts (copra), cinnamon trees

diamonds, titanium ore, bauxite, iron ore, gold, chromite

fish, deepwater ports

fish, salt

lignite, small amounts of iron ore, copper and manganese ore; salt; arable land

lignite, lead, zinc, building stone, hydropower, forests

fish, forests, gold, bauxite, phosphates, lead, zinc, nickel

uranium and largely unexploited reserves of iron ore, tin, gypsum, bauxite, copper, salt, natural gas, likely oil reserves

gold, chromium, antimony, coal, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, tin, rare earth elements, uranium, gem diamonds, platinum, copper, vanadium, salt, natural gas

fish

hydropower, fertile agricultural land, gold, diamonds, petroleum, hardwoods, limestone, iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver

probable large 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

coal, lignite, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, uranium, tungsten, mercury, pyrites, magnesite, fluorspar, gypsum, sepiolite, kaolin, potash, hydropower, arable land

fish, guano, undetermined oil and natural gas potential

limestone, graphite, mineral sands, gems, phosphates, clay, hydropower, arable land

petroleum; small reserves of iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold; hydropower

timber, hydropower, fish, kaolin, shrimp, bauxite, gold, and small amounts of nickel, copper, platinum, iron ore

coal, iron ore, copper, zinc, phosphate, wildlife, fish

iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, gold, silver, tungsten, uranium, arsenic, feldspar, timber, hydropower

hydropower potential, timber, salt

petroleum, phosphates, chrome and manganese ores, asphalt, iron ore, rock salt, marble, gypsum, hydropower

small deposits of coal, natural gas, limestone, marble, asbestos, arable land

hydropower, some petroleum, uranium, mercury, brown coal, lead, zinc, antimony, tungsten, silver, gold

hydropower, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal, diamonds, gemstones, gold, natural gas, nickel

tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land

gold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble

phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land

NEGL

arable land, fish

petroleum, natural gas, asphalt

petroleum, phosphates, iron ore, lead, zinc, salt

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

petroleum, natural gas, sulfur, salt

spiny lobster, conch

fish, coconut (copra)

copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land, gold

iron ore, coal, manganese, natural gas, oil, salt, sulfur, graphite, titanium, magnesium, kaolin, nickel, mercury, timber, arable land

petroleum, natural gas

coal, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, lead, zinc, gold, tin, limestone, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, potash, silica sand, slate, arable land

coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, rare earth elements, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber, arable land, note, the US has the world's largest coal reserves with 491 billion short tons accounting for 27% of the world's total

terrestrial and aquatic wildlife

arable land, hydropower, minor minerals, fish

natural gas, petroleum, coal, gold, uranium, silver, copper, lead and zinc, tungsten, molybdenum

manganese, hardwood forests, fish

petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, bauxite, other minerals, hydropower, diamonds

antimony, phosphates, coal, manganese, rare earth elements, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, timber, hydropower, arable land

pleasant climate, beaches foster tourism

none

NEGL

arable land

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 pose serious long-term problems

petroleum, fish, rock salt, marble; small deposits of coal, gold, lead, nickel, and copper; fertile soil in west

copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium, hydropower

coal, chromium ore, asbestos, gold, nickel, copper, iron ore, vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum group metals