Burundinoun: Burundian(s)adjective: Burundian
Cambodianoun: Cambodian(s)adjective: Cambodian
Cameroonnoun: Cameroonian(s)adjective: Cameroonian
Canadanoun: Canadian(s)adjective: Canadian
Cape Verdenoun: Cape Verdean(s)adjective: Cape Verdean
Cayman Islandsnoun: Caymanian(s)adjective: Caymanian
Central African Republicnoun: Central African(s)adjective: Central African
Chadnoun: Chadian(s)adjective: Chadian
Chilenoun: Chilean(s)adjective: Chilean
Chinanoun: Chinese (singular and plural)adjective: Chinese
Christmas Islandnoun: Christmas Islander(s)adjective: Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islandsnoun: Cocos Islander(s)adjective: Cocos Islander
Colombianoun: Colombian(s)adjective: Colombian
Comorosnoun: Comoran(s)adjective: Comoran
Congo, Democratic Republic of thenoun: Congolese (singular andplural)adjective: Congolese or Congo
Congo, Republic of thenoun: Congolese (singular and plural)adjective: Congolese or Congo
Cook Islandsnoun: Cook Islander(s)adjective: Cook Islander
Costa Ricanoun: Costa Rican(s)adjective: Costa Rican
Cote d'Ivoirenoun: Ivoirian(s)adjective: Ivoirian
Croatianoun: Croat(s), Croatian(s)adjective: Croatian
Cubanoun: Cuban(s)adjective: Cuban
Cyprusnoun: Cypriot(s)adjective: Cypriot
Czech Republicnoun: Czech(s)adjective: Czech
Denmarknoun: Dane(s)adjective: Danish
Djiboutinoun: Djiboutian(s)adjective: Djiboutian
Dominicanoun: Dominican(s)adjective: Dominican
Dominican Republicnoun: Dominican(s)adjective: Dominican
East Timornoun: Timoreseadjective: Timorese
Ecuadornoun: Ecuadorian(s)adjective: Ecuadorian
Egyptnoun: Egyptian(s)adjective: Egyptian
El Salvadornoun: Salvadoran(s)adjective: Salvadoran
Equatorial Guineanoun: Equatorial Guinean(s) or Equatoguinean(s)adjective: Equatorial Guinean or Equatoguinean
Eritreanoun: Eritrean(s)adjective: Eritrean
Estonianoun: Estonian(s)adjective: Estonian
Ethiopianoun: Ethiopian(s)adjective: Ethiopian
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)noun: Falkland Islander(s)adjective: Falkland Island
Faroe Islandsnoun: Faroese (singular and plural)adjective: Faroese
Fijinoun: Fijian(s)adjective: Fijian
Finlandnoun: Finn(s)adjective: Finnish
Francenoun: Frenchman(men), Frenchwoman(women)adjective: French
French Guiananoun: French Guianese (singular and plural)adjective: French Guianese
French Polynesianoun: French Polynesian(s)adjective: French Polynesian
Gabonnoun: Gabonese (singular and plural)adjective: Gabonese
Gambia, Thenoun: Gambian(s)adjective: Gambian
Gaza Stripnoun: NAadjective: NA
Georgianoun: Georgian(s)adjective: Georgian
Germanynoun: German(s)adjective: German
Ghananoun: Ghanaian(s)adjective: Ghanaian
Gibraltarnoun: Gibraltarian(s)adjective: Gibraltar
Greecenoun: Greek(s)adjective: Greek
Greenlandnoun: Greenlander(s)adjective: Greenlandic
Grenadanoun: Grenadian(s)adjective: Grenadian
Guadeloupenoun: Guadeloupian(s)adjective: Guadeloupe
Guamnoun: Guamanian(s)adjective: Guamanian
Guatemalanoun: Guatemalan(s)adjective: Guatemalan
Guernseynoun: Channel Islander(s)adjective: Channel Islander
Guineanoun: Guinean(s)adjective: Guinean
Guinea-Bissaunoun: Guinean(s)adjective: Guinean
Guyananoun: Guyanese (singular and plural)adjective: Guyanese
Haitinoun: Haitian(s)adjective: Haitian
Holy See (Vatican City)noun: noneadjective: none
Hondurasnoun: Honduran(s)adjective: Honduran
Hong Kongnoun: Chinese/Hong Kongeradjective: Chinese/Hong Kong
Hungarynoun: Hungarian(s)adjective: Hungarian
Icelandnoun: Icelander(s)adjective: Icelandic
Indianoun: Indian(s)adjective: Indian
Indonesianoun: Indonesian(s)adjective: Indonesian
Irannoun: Iranian(s)adjective: Iranian
Iraqnoun: Iraqi(s)adjective: Iraqi
Irelandnoun: Irishman(men), Irishwoman(women), Irish (collectiveplural)adjective: Irish
Israelnoun: Israeli(s)adjective: Israeli
Italynoun: Italian(s)adjective: Italian
Jamaicanoun: Jamaican(s)adjective: Jamaican
Japannoun: Japanese (singular and plural)adjective: Japanese
Jerseynoun: Channel Islander(s)adjective: Channel Islander
Jordannoun: Jordanian(s)adjective: Jordanian
Kazakhstannoun: Kazakhstani(s)adjective: Kazakhstani
Kenyanoun: Kenyan(s)adjective: Kenyan
Kiribatinoun: I-Kiribati (singular and plural)adjective: I-Kiribati
Korea, Northnoun: Korean(s)adjective: Korean
Korea, Southnoun: Korean(s)adjective: Korean
Kuwaitnoun: Kuwaiti(s)adjective: Kuwaiti
Kyrgyzstannoun: Kyrgyzstani(s)adjective: Kyrgyzstani
Laosnoun: Lao(s) or Laotian(s)adjective: Lao or Laotian
Latvianoun: Latvian(s)adjective: Latvian
Lebanonnoun: Lebanese (singular and plural)adjective: Lebanese
Lesothonoun: Mosotho (singular), Basotho (plural)adjective: Basotho
Liberianoun: Liberian(s)adjective: Liberian
Libyanoun: Libyan(s)adjective: Libyan
Liechtensteinnoun: Liechtensteiner(s)adjective: Liechtenstein
Lithuanianoun: Lithuanian(s)adjective: Lithuanian
Luxembourgnoun: Luxembourger(s)adjective: Luxembourg
Macaunoun: Chineseadjective: Chinese
Macedonianoun: Macedonian(s)adjective: Macedonian
Madagascarnoun: Malagasy (singular and plural)adjective: Malagasy
Malawinoun: Malawian(s)adjective: Malawian
Malaysianoun: Malaysian(s)adjective: Malaysian
Maldivesnoun: Maldivian(s)adjective: Maldivian
Malinoun: Malian(s)adjective: Malian
Maltanoun: Maltese (singular and plural)adjective: Maltese
Man, Isle ofnoun: Manxman (men), Manxwoman (women)adjective: Manx
Marshall Islandsnoun: Marshallese (singular and plural)adjective: Marshallese
Martiniquenoun: Martiniquais (singular and plural)adjective: Martiniquais
Mauritanianoun: Mauritanian(s)adjective: Mauritanian
Mauritiusnoun: Mauritian(s)adjective: Mauritian
Mayottenoun: Mahorais (singular and plural)adjective: Mahoran
Mexiconoun: Mexican(s)adjective: Mexican
Micronesia, Federated States ofnoun: Micronesian(s)adjective: Micronesian; Chuukese, Kosraen(s), Pohnpeian(s), Yapese
Moldovanoun: Moldovan(s)adjective: Moldovan
Monaconoun: Monegasque(s) or Monacan(s)adjective: Monegasque or Monacan
Mongolianoun: Mongolian(s)adjective: Mongolian
Montserratnoun: Montserratian(s)adjective: Montserratian
Morocconoun: Moroccan(s)adjective: Moroccan
Mozambiquenoun: Mozambican(s)adjective: Mozambican
Namibianoun: Namibian(s)adjective: Namibian
Naurunoun: Nauruan(s)adjective: Nauruan
Nepalnoun: Nepalese (singular and plural)adjective: Nepalese
Netherlandsnoun: Dutchman(men), Dutchwoman(women)adjective: Dutch
Netherlands Antillesnoun: Dutch Antillean(s)adjective: Dutch Antillean
New Caledonianoun: New Caledonian(s)adjective: New Caledonian
New Zealandnoun: New Zealander(s)adjective: New Zealand
Nicaraguanoun: Nicaraguan(s)adjective: Nicaraguan
Nigernoun: Nigerien(s)adjective: Nigerien
Nigerianoun: Nigerian(s)adjective: Nigerian
Niuenoun: Niuean(s)adjective: Niuean
Norfolk Islandnoun: Norfolk Islander(s)adjective: Norfolk Islander(s)
Northern Mariana Islandsnoun: NAadjective: NA
Norwaynoun: Norwegian(s)adjective: Norwegian
Omannoun: Omani(s)adjective: Omani
Pakistannoun: Pakistani(s)adjective: Pakistani
Palaunoun: Palauan(s)adjective: Palauan
Panamanoun: Panamanian(s)adjective: Panamanian
Papua New Guineanoun: Papua New Guinean(s)adjective: Papua New Guinean
Paraguaynoun: Paraguayan(s)adjective: Paraguayan
Perunoun: Peruvian(s)adjective: Peruvian
Philippinesnoun: Filipino(s)adjective: Philippine
Pitcairn Islandsnoun: Pitcairn Islander(s)adjective: Pitcairn Islander
Polandnoun: Pole(s)adjective: Polish
Portugalnoun: Portuguese (singular and plural)adjective: Portuguese
Puerto Riconoun: Puerto Rican(s) (US citizens)adjective: Puerto Rican
Qatarnoun: Qatari(s)adjective: Qatari
Reunionnoun: Reunionese (singular and plural)adjective: Reunionese
Romanianoun: Romanian(s)adjective: Romanian
Russianoun: Russian(s)adjective: Russian
Rwandanoun: Rwandan(s)adjective: Rwandan
Saint Helenanoun: Saint Helenian(s)adjective: Saint Helenian
Saint Kitts and Nevisnoun: Kittitian(s), Nevisian(s)adjective: Kittitian, Nevisian
Saint Lucianoun: Saint Lucian(s)adjective: Saint Lucian
Saint Pierre and Miquelonnoun: Frenchman(men), Frenchwoman(women)adjective: French
Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesnoun: Saint Vincentian(s) orVincentian(s)adjective: Saint Vincentian or Vincentian
Samoanoun: Samoan(s)adjective: Samoan
San Marinonoun: Sammarinese (singular and plural)adjective: Sammarinese
Sao Tome and Principenoun: Sao Tomean(s)adjective: Sao Tomean
Saudi Arabianoun: Saudi(s)adjective: Saudi or Saudi Arabian
Senegalnoun: Senegalese (singular and plural)adjective: Senegalese
Serbia and Montenegronoun: Serb(s); Montenegrin(s)adjective: Serbian; Montenegrin
Seychellesnoun: Seychellois (singular and plural)adjective: Seychellois
Sierra Leonenoun: Sierra Leonean(s)adjective: Sierra Leonean
Singaporenoun: Singaporean(s)adjective: Singapore
Slovakianoun: Slovak(s)adjective: Slovak
Slovenianoun: Slovene(s)adjective: Slovenian
Solomon Islandsnoun: Solomon Islander(s)adjective: Solomon Islander
Somalianoun: Somali(s)adjective: Somali
South Africanoun: South African(s)adjective: South African
Spainnoun: Spaniard(s)adjective: Spanish
Sri Lankanoun: Sri Lankan(s)adjective: Sri Lankan
Sudannoun: Sudanese (singular and plural)adjective: Sudanese
Surinamenoun: Surinamer(s)adjective: Surinamese
Swazilandnoun: Swazi(s)adjective: Swazi
Swedennoun: Swede(s)adjective: Swedish
Switzerlandnoun: Swiss (singular and plural)adjective: Swiss
Syrianoun: Syrian(s)adjective: Syrian
Taiwannoun: Taiwan (singular and plural)note: example: he or she is from Taiwan; they are from Taiwanadjective: Taiwan
Tajikistannoun: Tajikistani(s)adjective: Tajikistani
Tanzanianoun: Tanzanian(s)adjective: Tanzanian
Thailandnoun: Thai (singular and plural)adjective: Thai
Togonoun: Togolese (singular and plural)adjective: Togolese
Tokelaunoun: Tokelauan(s)adjective: Tokelauan
Tonganoun: Tongan(s)adjective: Tongan
Trinidad and Tobagonoun: Trinidadian(s), Tobagonian(s)adjective: Trinidadian, Tobagonian
Tunisianoun: Tunisian(s)adjective: Tunisian
Turkeynoun: Turk(s)adjective: Turkish
Turkmenistannoun: Turkmen(s)adjective: Turkmen
Turks and Caicos Islandsnoun: noneadjective: none
Tuvalunoun: Tuvaluan(s)adjective: Tuvaluan
Ugandanoun: Ugandan(s)adjective: Ugandan
Ukrainenoun: Ukrainian(s)adjective: Ukrainian
United Arab Emiratesnoun: Emirati(s)adjective: Emirati
United Kingdomnoun: Briton(s), British (collective plural)adjective: British
United Statesnoun: American(s)adjective: American
Uruguaynoun: Uruguayan(s)adjective: Uruguayan
Uzbekistannoun: Uzbekistaniadjective: Uzbekistani
Vanuatunoun: Ni-Vanuatu (singular and plural)adjective: Ni-Vanuatu
Venezuelanoun: Venezuelan(s)adjective: Venezuelan
Vietnamnoun: Vietnamese (singular and plural)adjective: Vietnamese
Virgin Islandsnoun: Virgin Islander(s)adjective: Virgin Islander
Wallis and Futuna noun: Wallisian(s), Futunan(s), or Wallis and Futuna Islanders adjective: Wallisian, Futunan, or Wallis and Futuna Islander
West Banknoun: NAadjective: NA
Western Saharanoun: Sahrawi(s), Sahraoui(s)adjective: Sahrawi, Sahrawian, Sahraouian
Yemennoun: Yemeni(s)adjective: Yemeni
Zambianoun: Zambian(s)adjective: Zambian
Zimbabwenoun: Zimbabwean(s)adjective: Zimbabwean
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@2111 Natural resources
Afghanistannatural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc,barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious andsemiprecious stones
Albaniapetroleum, natural gas, coal, bauxite, chromite, copper,iron ore, nickel, salt, timber, hydropower
Algeriapetroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, uranium, lead,zinc
American Samoapumice, pumicite
Andorrahydropower, mineral water, timber, iron ore, lead
Angolapetroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar,gold, bauxite, uranium
Anguillasalt, fish, lobster
Antarcticairon ore, chromium, copper, gold, nickel, platinum andother minerals, and coal and hydrocarbons have been found in smalluncommercial quantities; none presently exploited; krill, finfish,and crab have been taken by commercial fisheries
Antigua and BarbudaNEGL; pleasant climate fosters tourism
Arctic Oceansand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits,polymetallic nodules, oil and gas fields, fish, marine mammals(seals and whales)
Argentinafertile plains of the pampas, lead, zinc, tin, copper,iron ore, manganese, petroleum, uranium
Armeniasmall deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, alumina
ArubaNEGL; white sandy beaches
Ashmore and Cartier Islandsfish
Atlantic Oceanoil and gas fields, fish, marine mammals (seals andwhales), sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallicnodules, precious stones
Australiabauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver,uranium, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds,natural gas, petroleum
Austriaoil, coal, lignite, timber, iron ore, copper, zinc,antimony, magnesite, tungsten, graphite, salt, hydropower
Azerbaijanpetroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals,alumina
Bahamas, Thesalt, aragonite, timber, arable land
Bahrainoil, associated and nonassociated natural gas, fish, pearls
Baker Islandguano (deposits worked until 1891), terrestrial andaquatic wildlife
Bangladeshnatural gas, arable land, timber, coal
Barbadospetroleum, fish, natural gas
Bassas da Indianone
Belarusforests, peat deposits, small quantities of oil and naturalgas, granite, dolomitic limestone, marl, chalk, sand, gravel, clay
Belgiumconstruction materials, silica sand, carbonates
Belizearable land potential, timber, fish, hydropower
Beninsmall offshore oil deposits, limestone, marble, timber
Bermudalimestone, pleasant climate fostering tourism
Bhutantimber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbonate
Boliviatin, natural gas, petroleum, zinc, tungsten, antimony,silver, iron, lead, gold, timber, hydropower
Bosnia and Herzegovinacoal, iron ore, bauxite, copper, lead, zinc,chromite, cobalt, manganese, nickel, clay, gypsum, salt, sand,forests, hydropower
Botswanadiamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal,iron ore, silver
Bouvet Islandnone
Brazilbauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates,platinum, tin, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber
British Indian Ocean Territorycoconuts, fish, sugarcane
British Virgin IslandsNEGL
Bruneipetroleum, natural gas, timber
Bulgariabauxite, copper, lead, zinc, coal, timber, arable land
Burkina Fasomanganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold,phosphates, pumice, salt
Burmapetroleum, timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten,lead, coal, some marble, limestone, precious stones, natural gas,hydropower
Burundinickel, uranium, rare earth oxides, peat, cobalt, copper,platinum, vanadium, arable land, hydropower, niobium, tantalum,gold, tin, tungsten, kaolin, limestone
Cambodiaoil and gas, timber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese,phosphates, hydropower potential
Cameroonpetroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower
Canadairon ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum,potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum,natural gas, hydropower
Cape Verdesalt, basalt rock, limestone, kaolin, fish, clay, gypsum
Cayman Islandsfish, climate and beaches that foster tourism
Central African Republicdiamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil,hydropower
Chadpetroleum, uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad), gold,limestone, sand and gravel, salt
Chilecopper, timber, iron ore, nitrates, precious metals,molybdenum, hydropower
Chinacoal, iron ore, petroleum, natural gas, mercury, tin,tungsten, antimony, manganese, molybdenum, vanadium, magnetite,aluminum, lead, zinc, uranium, hydropower potential (world's largest)
Christmas Islandphosphate, beaches
Clipperton Islandfish
Cocos (Keeling) Islandsfish
Colombiapetroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold,copper, emeralds, hydropower
ComorosNEGL
Congo, Democratic Republic of the cobalt, copper, niobium, tantalum, petroleum, industrial and gem diamonds, gold, silver, zinc, manganese, tin, uranium, coal, hydropower, timber
Congo, Republic of the petroleum, timber, potash, lead, zinc, uranium, copper, phosphates, gold, magnesium, natural gas, hydropower
Cook IslandsNEGL
Coral Sea IslandsNEGL
Costa Ricahydropower
Cote d'Ivoirepetroleum, natural gas, diamonds, manganese, iron ore,cobalt, bauxite, copper, gold, nickel, tantalum, silica sand, clay,cocoa beans, coffee, palm oil, hydropower
Croatiaoil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore, calcium,gypsum, natural asphalt, silica, mica, clays, salt, hydropower
Cubacobalt, nickel, iron ore, chromium, copper, salt, timber,silica, petroleum, arable land
Cypruscopper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clayearth pigment
Czech Republichard coal, soft coal, kaolin, clay, graphite, timber
Denmarkpetroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, chalk, stone,gravel and sand
Djiboutigeothermal areas, gold, clay, granite, limestone, marble,salt, diatomite, gypsum, pumice, petroleum
Dominicatimber, hydropower, arable land
Dominican Republicnickel, bauxite, gold, silver
East Timorgold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble
Ecuadorpetroleum, fish, timber, hydropower
Egyptpetroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese,limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, zinc
El Salvadorhydropower, geothermal power, petroleum, arable land
Equatorial Guineapetroleum, natural gas, timber, gold, bauxite,diamonds, tantalum, sand and gravel, clay
Eritreagold, potash, zinc, copper, salt, possibly oil and naturalgas, fish
Estoniaoil shale, peat, phosphorite, clay, limestone, sand,dolomite, arable land, sea mud
Ethiopiasmall reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, naturalgas, hydropower
Europa IslandNEGL
European Unioniron ore, arable land, natural gas, petroleum, coal,copper, lead, zinc, hydropower, uranium, potash, fish
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)fish, squid, wildlife, calcifiedseaweed, sphagnum moss
Faroe Islandsfish, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas
Fijitimber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil potential, hydropower
Finlandtimber, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, nickel,gold, silver, limestone
Francecoal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, uranium, antimony, arsenic,potash, feldspar, fluorospar, gypsum, timber, fish
French Guianabauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), petroleum,kaolin, fish, niobium, tantalum, clay
French Polynesiatimber, fish, cobalt, hydropower
French Southern and Antarctic Landsfish, crayfish
Gabonpetroleum, natural gas, diamond, niobium, manganese, uranium,gold, timber, iron ore, hydropower
Gambia, Thefish, titanium (rutile and ilmenite), tin, zircon,silica sand, clay, petroleum
Gaza Striparable land, natural gas
Georgiaforests, hydropower, manganese deposits, iron ore, copper,minor coal and oil deposits; coastal climate and soils allow forimportant tea and citrus growth
Germanycoal, lignite, natural gas, iron ore, copper, nickel,uranium, potash, salt, construction materials, timber, arable land
Ghanagold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish,rubber, hydropower, petroleum, silver, salt, limestone
Gibraltarnone
Glorioso Islandsguano, coconuts
Greecelignite, petroleum, iron ore, bauxite, lead, zinc, nickel,magnesite, marble, salt, hydropower potential
Greenlandcoal, iron ore, lead, zinc, molybdenum, gold, platinum,uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas
Grenadatimber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors
Guadeloupecultivable land, beaches and climate that foster tourism
Guamfishing (largely undeveloped), tourism (especially from Japan)
Guatemalapetroleum, nickel, rare woods, fish, chicle, hydropower
Guernseycropland
Guineabauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish,salt
Guinea-Bissaufish, timber, phosphates, bauxite, clay, granite,limestone, unexploited deposits of petroleum
Guyanabauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish
Haitibauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower
Heard Island and McDonald Islandsfish
Holy See (Vatican City)none
Hondurastimber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore,antimony, coal, fish, hydropower
Hong Kongoutstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar
Howland Islandguano (deposits worked until late 1800s), terrestrialand aquatic wildlife
Hungarybauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile soils, arable land
Icelandfish, hydropower, geothermal power, diatomite
Indiacoal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), iron ore,manganese, mica, bauxite, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas,diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land
Indian Oceanoil and gas fields, fish, shrimp, sand and gravelaggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules
Indonesiapetroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite,copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver
Iranpetroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead,manganese, zinc, sulfur
Iraqpetroleum, natural gas, phosphates, sulfur
Irelandnatural gas, peat, copper, lead, zinc, silver, barite,gypsum, limestone, dolomite
Israeltimber, potash, copper ore, natural gas, phosphate rock,magnesium bromide, clays, sand
Italycoal, mercury, zinc, potash, marble, barite, asbestos, pumice,fluorospar, feldspar, pyrite (sulfur), natural gas and crude oilreserves, fish, arable land
Jamaicabauxite, gypsum, limestone
Jan Mayennone
Japannegligible mineral resources, fish
Jarvis Islandguano (deposits worked until late 1800s), terrestrialand aquatic wildlife
Jerseyarable land
Johnston Atollguano deposits worked until depletion about 1890,terrestrial and aquatic wildlife
Jordanphosphates, potash, shale oil
Juan de Nova Islandguano deposits and other fertilizers
Kazakhstanmajor deposits of petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore,manganese, chrome ore, nickel, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, lead,zinc, bauxite, gold, uranium
Kenyalimestone, soda ash, salt, gemstones, fluorspar, zinc,diatomite, gypsum, wildlife, hydropower
Kingman Reefterrestrial and aquatic wildlife
Kiribatiphosphate (production discontinued in 1979)
Korea, Northcoal, lead, tungsten, zinc, graphite, magnesite, ironore, copper, gold, pyrites, salt, fluorspar, hydropower
Korea, Southcoal, tungsten, graphite, molybdenum, lead, hydropowerpotential
Kuwaitpetroleum, fish, shrimp, natural gas
Kyrgyzstanabundant hydropower; significant deposits of gold andrare earth metals; locally exploitable coal, oil, and natural gas;other deposits of nepheline, mercury, bismuth, lead, and zinc
Laostimber, hydropower, gypsum, tin, gold, gemstones
Latviapeat, limestone, dolomite, amber, hydropower, wood, arableland
Lebanonlimestone, iron ore, salt, water-surplus state in awater-deficit region, arable land
Lesothowater, agricultural and grazing land, diamonds, sand, clay,building stone
Liberiairon ore, timber, diamonds, gold, hydropower
Libyapetroleum, natural gas, gypsum
Liechtensteinhydroelectric potential, arable land
Lithuaniapeat, arable land
Luxembourgiron ore (no longer exploited), arable land
MacauNEGL
Macedonialow-grade iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite,manganese, nickel, tungsten, gold, silver, asbestos, gypsum, timber,arable land
Madagascargraphite, chromite, coal, bauxite, salt, quartz, tarsands, semiprecious stones, mica, fish, hydropower
Malawilimestone, arable land, hydropower, unexploited deposits ofuranium, coal, and bauxite
Malaysiatin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas,bauxite
Maldivesfish
Maligold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, gypsum,granite, hydropowernote: bauxite, iron ore, manganese, tin, and copper deposits areknown but not exploited
Maltalimestone, salt, arable land
Man, Isle ofnone
Marshall Islands coconut products, marine products, deep seabed minerals
Martiniquecoastal scenery and beaches, cultivable land
Mauritaniairon ore, gypsum, copper, phosphate, diamonds, gold, oil,fish
Mauritiusarable land, fish
MayotteNEGL
Mexicopetroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas,timber
Micronesia, Federated States offorests, marine products,deep-seabed minerals, phosphate
Midway Islandswildlife, terrestrial and aquatic
Moldovalignite, phosphorites, gypsum, arable land, limestone
Monaconone
Mongoliaoil, coal, copper, molybdenum, tungsten, phosphates, tin,nickel, zinc, fluorspar, gold, silver, iron
MontserratNEGL
Moroccophosphates, iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc, fish, salt
Mozambiquecoal, titanium, natural gas, hydropower, tantalum,graphite
Namibiadiamonds, copper, uranium, gold, lead, tin, lithium,cadmium, zinc, salt, hydropower, fishnote: suspected deposits of oil, coal, and iron ore
Nauruphosphates, fish
Navassa Islandguano
Nepalquartz, water, timber, hydropower, scenic beauty, smalldeposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore
Netherlandsnatural gas, petroleum, peat, limestone, salt, sand andgravel, arable land
Netherlands Antillesphosphates (Curacao only), salt (Bonaire only)
New Caledonianickel, chrome, iron, cobalt, manganese, silver, gold,lead, copper
New Zealandnatural gas, iron ore, sand, coal, timber, hydropower,gold, limestone
Nicaraguagold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber, fish
Nigeruranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, molybdenum,gypsum, salt, petroleum
Nigerianatural gas, petroleum, tin, iron ore, coal, limestone,niobium, lead, zinc, arable land
Niuefish, arable land
Norfolk Islandfish
Northern Mariana Islandsarable land, fish
Norwaypetroleum, natural gas, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc,titanium, pyrites, nickel, fish, timber, hydropower
Omanpetroleum, copper, asbestos, some marble, limestone, chromium,gypsum, natural gas
Pacific Oceanoil and gas fields, polymetallic nodules, sand andgravel aggregates, placer deposits, fish
Pakistanland, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum,poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone
Palauforests, minerals (especially gold), marine products,deep-seabed minerals
Palmyra Atollterrestrial and aquatic wildlife
Panamacopper, mahogany forests, shrimp, hydropower
Papua New Guineagold, copper, silver, natural gas, timber, oil,fisheries
Paracel Islandsnone
Paraguayhydropower, timber, iron ore, manganese, limestone
Perucopper, silver, gold, petroleum, timber, fish, iron ore, coal,phosphate, potash, hydropower, natural gas
Philippinestimber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt,copper
Pitcairn Islandsmiro trees (used for handicrafts), fishnote: manganese, iron, copper, gold, silver, and zinc have beendiscovered offshore
Polandcoal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, amber,arable land
Portugalfish, forests (cork), iron ore, copper, zinc, tin,tungsten, silver, gold, uranium, marble, clay, gypsum, salt, arableland, hydropower
Puerto Ricosome copper and nickel; potential for onshore andoffshore oil
Qatarpetroleum, natural gas, fish
Reunionfish, arable land, hydropower
Romaniapetroleum (reserves declining), timber, natural gas, coal,iron ore, salt, arable land, hydropower
Russiawide natural resource base including major deposits of oil,natural gas, coal, and many strategic minerals, timbernote: formidable obstacles of climate, terrain, and distance hinderexploitation of natural resources
Rwandagold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore),methane, hydropower, arable land
Saint Helenafish
Saint Kitts and Nevisarable land
Saint Luciaforests, sandy beaches, minerals (pumice), mineralsprings, geothermal potential
Saint Pierre and Miquelonfish, deepwater ports
Saint Vincent and the Grenadineshydropower, cropland
Samoahardwood forests, fish, hydropower
San Marinobuilding stone
Sao Tome and Principefish, hydropower
Saudi Arabiapetroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, copper
Senegalfish, phosphates, iron ore
Serbia and Montenegrooil, gas, coal, iron ore, bauxite, copper,lead, zinc, antimony, chromite, nickel, gold, silver, magnesium,pyrite, limestone, marble, salt, hydropower, arable land
Seychellesfish, copra, cinnamon trees
Sierra Leonediamonds, titanium ore, bauxite, iron ore, gold,chromite
Singaporefish, deepwater ports
Slovakiabrown coal and lignite; small amounts of iron ore, copperand manganese ore; salt; arable land
Slovenialignite coal, lead, zinc, mercury, uranium, silver,hydropower, forests
Solomon Islandsfish, forests, gold, bauxite, phosphates, lead,zinc, nickel
Somaliauranium and largely unexploited reserves of iron ore, tin,gypsum, bauxite, copper, salt, natural gas, likely oil reserves
South Africagold, chromium, antimony, coal, iron ore, manganese,nickel, phosphates, tin, uranium, gem diamonds, platinum, copper,vanadium, salt, natural gas
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islandsfish
Southern Oceanprobable large and possible giant oil and gas fieldson the continental margin, manganese nodules, possible placerdeposits, sand and gravel, fresh water as icebergs; squid, whales,and seals - none exploited; krill, fishes
Spaincoal, lignite, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, uranium,tungsten, mercury, pyrites, magnesite, fluorspar, gypsum, sepiolite,kaolin, potash, hydropower, arable land
Spratly Islandsfish, guano, undetermined oil and natural gaspotential
Sri Lankalimestone, graphite, mineral sands, gems, phosphates,clay, hydropower
Sudanpetroleum; small reserves of iron ore, copper, chromium ore,zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold, hydropower
Surinametimber, hydropower, fish, kaolin, shrimp, bauxite, gold,and small amounts of nickel, copper, platinum, iron ore
Svalbardcoal, iron ore, copper, zinc, phosphate, wildlife, fish
Swazilandasbestos, coal, clay, cassiterite, hydropower, forests,small gold and diamond deposits, quarry stone, and talc
Swedeniron ore, copper, lead, zinc, gold, silver, tungsten,uranium, arsenic, feldspar, timber, hydropower
Switzerlandhydropower potential, timber, salt
Syriapetroleum, phosphates, chrome and manganese ores, asphalt,iron ore, rock salt, marble, gypsum, hydropower
Taiwansmall deposits of coal, natural gas, limestone, marble, andasbestos
Tajikistanhydropower, some petroleum, uranium, mercury, brown coal,lead, zinc, antimony, tungsten, silver, gold
Tanzaniahydropower, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal, diamonds,gemstones, gold, natural gas, nickel
Thailandtin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead,fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land
Togophosphates, limestone, marble, arable land
TokelauNEGL
Tongafish, fertile soil
Trinidad and Tobagopetroleum, natural gas, asphalt
Tromelin Islandfish
Tunisiapetroleum, phosphates, iron ore, lead, zinc, salt
Turkeycoal, iron ore, copper, chromium, antimony, mercury, gold,barite, borate, celestite (strontium), emery, feldspar, limestone,magnesite, marble, perlite, pumice, pyrites (sulfur), clay, arableland, hydropower
Turkmenistanpetroleum, natural gas, sulfur, salt
Turks and Caicos Islandsspiny lobster, conch
Tuvalufish
Ugandacopper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land
Ukraineiron ore, coal, manganese, natural gas, oil, salt, sulfur,graphite, titanium, magnesium, kaolin, nickel, mercury, timber,arable land
United Arab Emiratespetroleum, natural gas
United Kingdomcoal, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, lead, zinc,gold, tin, limestone, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, potash, silicasand, slate, arable land
United Statescoal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, uranium,bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten,zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber
Uruguayarable land, hydropower, minor minerals, fisheries
Uzbekistannatural gas, petroleum, coal, gold, uranium, silver,copper, lead and zinc, tungsten, molybdenum
Vanuatumanganese, hardwood forests, fish
Venezuelapetroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, bauxite, otherminerals, hydropower, diamonds
Vietnamphosphates, coal, manganese, bauxite, chromate, offshore oiland gas deposits, forests, hydropower
Virgin Islandssun, sand, sea, surf
Wake Islandnone
Wallis and FutunaNEGL
West Bankarable land
Western Saharaphosphates, iron ore
Worldthe rapid depletion of nonrenewable mineral resources, thedepletion of forest areas and wetlands, the extinction of animal andplant species, and the deterioration in air and water quality(especially in Eastern Europe, the former USSR, and China) poseserious long-term problems that governments and peoples are onlybeginning to address
Yemenpetroleum, fish, rock salt, marble, small deposits of coal,gold, lead, nickel, and copper, fertile soil in west
Zambiacopper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver,uranium, hydropower
Zimbabwecoal, chromium ore, asbestos, gold, nickel, copper, ironore, vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum group metals
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@2112 Net migration rate (migrant(s)/1,000 population)
Afghanistan21.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Albania-4.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Algeria-0.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
American Samoa-20.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Andorra6.53 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Angola0.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Anguilla8.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda-6.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Argentina0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Armenia-6.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Aruba0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Australia3.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Austria1.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Azerbaijan-4.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Bahamas, The-2.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Bahrain1.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Bangladesh-0.69 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Barbados-0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Belarus2.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Belgium1.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Belize0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Benin0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Bermuda2.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Bhutan0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Bolivia-1.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Botswana6.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Brazil-0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
British Virgin Islands10.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Brunei3.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Bulgaria-4.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Burkina Faso0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Burma-1.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Burundi0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Cambodia0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Cameroon0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Canada5.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Cape Verde-11.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Cayman Islands18.25 migrant(s)/1,000 populationnote: major destination for Cubans trying to migrate to the US (2005est.)
Central African Republic0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Chad-0.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Chile0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
China-0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Christmas IslandNA
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsNA
Colombia-0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Comoros0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the -0.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: fighting between the Congolese Government and Uganda- and Rwanda-backed Congolese rebels spawned a regional war in DROC in August 1998, which left 1.8 million Congolese internally displaced and caused 300,000 Congolese refugees to flee to surrounding countries (2005 est.)
Congo, Republic of the0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Costa Rica0.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Croatia1.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Cuba-1.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Cyprus0.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Czech Republic0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Denmark2.53 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Djibouti0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Dominica-11.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Dominican Republic-3.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
East Timor0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Ecuador-6.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Egypt-0.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
El Salvador-3.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Equatorial Guinea0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Eritrea0 migrant(s)/1,000 populationnote: UNHCR began repatriating about 150,000 Eritrean refugees fromSudan in 2001 following the restoration of diplomatic relationsbetween the two countries in 2000 (2005 est.)
Estonia-3.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Ethiopia0 migrant(s)/1,000 populationnote: repatriation of Ethiopians who fled to Sudan for refuge fromwar and famine in earlier years is expected to continue for severalyears; some Sudanese and Somali refugees, who fled to Ethiopia fromthe fighting or famine in their own countries, continue to return totheir homes (2005 est.)
European Union1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (July 2005 est.)