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) (US citizens)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
Iles EparsesBassas da India and Europa Island: noneGlorioso Islands and Juan de Nova Island: guano, phosphates; coconutsTromelin Island: fish
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
Isle of Mannone
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, amber
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
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
Montenegrobauxite, hydroelectricity
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, lobster
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
Serbiaoil, gas, coal, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, antimony,chromite, nickel, gold, silver, magnesium, pyrite, limestone,marble, salt, 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
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges terrestrial and aquatic wildlife
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)
Afghanistan0.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Albania-4.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Algeria-0.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
American Samoa-21.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Andorra6.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Angola3.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Anguilla6.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda-6.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Argentina0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Armenia-5.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Aruba0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Australia3.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Austria1.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Azerbaijan-4.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bahamas, The-2.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bahrain0.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bangladesh-0.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Barbados-0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Belarus2.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Belgium1.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Belize0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Benin0.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bermuda2.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bhutan0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bolivia-1.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina13.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Botswana6.07 migrant(s)/1,000 populationnote: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africaand Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2006 est.)
Brazil-0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
British Virgin Islands9.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Brunei3.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bulgaria-4.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Burkina Faso0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Burma0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Burundi8.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Cambodia0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Cameroon0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Canada5.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Cape Verde-11.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Cayman Islands17.78 migrant(s)/1,000 populationnote: major destination for Cubans trying to migrate to the US (2006est.)
Central African Republic0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Chad-0.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Chile0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
China-0.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Christmas IslandNA
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsNA
Colombia-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Comoros0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: fighting between the Congolese Government and Uganda- and Rwanda-backed Congolese rebels spawned a regional war in DRC in August 1998, which left 2.33 million Congolese internally displaced and caused 412,000 Congolese refugees to flee to surrounding countries (2006 est.)
Congo, Republic of the-3.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Costa Rica0.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Croatia1.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Cuba-1.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Cyprus0.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Czech Republic0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Denmark2.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Djibouti0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Dominica-9.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Dominican Republic-2.79 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
East Timor0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Ecuador-3.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Egypt-0.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
El Salvador-3.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Equatorial Guinea0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Eritrea0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Estonia-3.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Ethiopia0 migrant(s)/1,000 populationnote: repatriation of Ethiopian refugees residing in Sudan isexpected to continue for several years; some Sudanese, Somali, andEritrean refugees, who fled to Ethiopia from the fighting or faminein their own countries, continue to return to their homes (2006 est.)
European Union1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)NA migrant(s)/1,000 population(2006 est.)
Faroe Islands0.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Fiji-2.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Finland0.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
France0.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
French Guiana4.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
French Polynesia2.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Gabon-2.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Gambia, The1.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Gaza Strip1.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Georgia-4.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Germany2.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Ghana-0.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Gibraltar0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Greece2.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Greenland-8.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Grenada-12.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Guadeloupe-0.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Guam0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Guatemala-1.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Guernsey3.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Guinea0 migrant(s)/1,000 populationnote: as a result of conflict in neighboring countries, Guinea ishost to approximately 141,500 refugees from Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia,and Sierra Leone (2006 est.)
Guinea-Bissau0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Guyana-7.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Haiti-1.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Honduras-1.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Hong Kong4.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Hungary0.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Iceland1.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
India-0.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Indonesia0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Iran-0.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Iraq0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Ireland4.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Isle of Man5.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Israel0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Italy2.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Jamaica-6.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Japan0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Jersey2.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Jordan6.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Kazakhstan-3.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Kenya0 migrant(s)/1,000 populationnote: according to the UNHCR, by the end of 2005 Kenya was host to233,778 refugees from neighboring countries, including Somalia153,627, Sudan 67,556, Ethiopia 12,595 (2006 est.)
Kiribati0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Korea, North0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Korea, South0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Kuwait15.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Kyrgyzstan-2.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Laos0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Latvia-2.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Lebanon0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Lesotho-0.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Liberia27.39 migrant(s)/1,000 populationnote: at least 238,500 Liberian refugees are in surroundingcountries; the uncertain security situation has hindered theirability to return (2006 est.)
Libya0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Liechtenstein4.77 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Lithuania-0.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Luxembourg8.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Macau4.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Macedonia-0.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Madagascar0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Malawi0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Malaysia0 migrant(s)/1,000 populationnote: does not reflect net flow of an unknown number of illegalimmigrants from other countries in the region (2006 est.)
Maldives0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Mali-6.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Malta2.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Marshall Islands-5.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Martinique-0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Mauritania0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Mauritius-0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Mayotte4.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Mexico-4.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of -21.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Moldova-0.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Monaco7.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Mongolia0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Montserrat0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Morocco-0.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Mozambique0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Namibia0.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Nauru0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Nepal0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Netherlands2.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Netherlands Antilles-0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
New Caledonia0 migrant(s)/1,000 populationnote: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to NewCaledonia (2006 est.)
New Zealand3.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Nicaragua-1.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Niger-0.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Nigeria0.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
NiueNA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Norfolk IslandNA
Northern Mariana Islands8.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Norway1.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Oman0.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Pakistan-0.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Palau1.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Panama-0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Papua New Guinea0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Paraguay-0.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Peru-1.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Philippines-1.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Pitcairn IslandsNA
Poland-0.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Portugal3.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Puerto Rico-1.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Qatar14.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Reunion0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Romania-0.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Russia1.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Rwanda0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Saint Helena0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis-4.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Saint Lucia-1.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon-4.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-7.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population(2006 est.)
Samoa-11.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
San Marino10.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe-2.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Saudi Arabia-4.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Senegal0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Seychelles-5.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sierra Leone0.23 migrant(s)/1,000 populationnote: refugees currently in surrounding countries are slowlyreturning (2006 est.)
Singapore9.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Slovakia0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Slovenia0.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Solomon Islands0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Somalia0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
South Africa-0.16 migrant(s)/1,000 populationnote: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africaand Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2006 est.)
Spain0.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sri Lanka-1.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sudan-0.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Suriname-8.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
SvalbardNA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Swaziland0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sweden1.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Switzerland3.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Syria0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Taiwan0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Tajikistan-2.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Tanzania-3.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Thailand0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Togo0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
TokelauNA
Tonga0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago-11.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Tunisia-0.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Turkey0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Turkmenistan-0.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands 10.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Tuvalu0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Uganda-1.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Ukraine-0.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
United Arab Emirates0.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
United Kingdom2.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
United States3.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Uruguay-0.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Uzbekistan-1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Vanuatu0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Venezuela0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Vietnam-0.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Virgin Islands-8.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)