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
Marshall Islandsnoun: Marshallese (singular and plural)adjective: Marshallese
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
Montenegronoun: Montenegrin(s)adjective: Montenegrin
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
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: NA (US citizens)adjective: 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
Romanianoun: Romanian(s)adjective: Romanian
Russianoun: Russian(s)adjective: Russian
Rwandanoun: Rwandan(s)adjective: Rwandan
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha noun: Saint Helenian(s) adjective: Saint Helenian note: referred to locally as "Saints"
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
Serbianoun: Serb(s)adjective: Serbian
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
Timor-Lestenoun: Timoreseadjective: Timorese
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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Field Listing :: Natural resources
This entry lists a country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, andother resources of commercial importance, such as rare earthelements (REEs).Country
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, bauxite
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, rare earth elements, mineral sands, lead,zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleumnote: Australia is the world's largest net exporter of coalaccounting for 29% of global coal exports
Austriaoil, coal, lignite, timber, iron ore, copper, zinc,antimony, magnesite, tungsten, graphite, salt, hydropower
Azerbaijanpetroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals,bauxite
Bahamas, Thesalt, aragonite, timber, arable land
Bahrainoil, associated and nonassociated natural gas, fish, pearls
Bangladeshnatural gas, arable land, timber, coal
Barbadospetroleum, fish, natural gas
Belarustimber, 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,timber, hydropower
Botswanadiamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal,iron ore, silver
Bouvet Islandnone
Brazilbauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates,platinum, tin, rare earth elements, 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, 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, iron ore, manganese,phosphates, hydropower potential
Cameroonpetroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower
Canadairon ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, rare earthelements, 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, rare earth elements, uranium, hydropowerpotential (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
Curacaocalcium phosphates, aloes, sorghum, peanuts, vegetables,tropical fruit
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
Djiboutipotential geothermal power, gold, clay, granite, limestone,marble, salt, diatomite, gypsum, pumice, petroleum
Dominicatimber, hydropower, arable land
Dominican Republicnickel, bauxite, gold, silver
Ecuadorpetroleum, fish, timber, hydropower
Egyptpetroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese,limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, rare earth elements, 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, rare earth elements, phosphorite, clay,limestone, sand, dolomite, arable land, sea mud
Ethiopiasmall reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, naturalgas, hydropower
European Unioniron ore, natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, lead,zinc, bauxite, uranium, potash, salt, hydropower, arable land,timber, fish
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) fish, squid, wildlife, calcified seaweed, sphagnum moss
Faroe 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
Francemetropolitan France: coal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, uranium,antimony, arsenic, potash, feldspar, fluorspar, gypsum, timber, fishFrench Guiana: gold deposits, petroleum, kaolin, niobium, tantalum,clay
French Polynesiatimber, fish, cobalt, hydropower
French Southern and Antarctic Landsfish, crayfishnote: Glorioso Islands and Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses) haveguano, phosphates, and coconuts
Gabonpetroleum, natural gas, diamond, niobium, manganese, uranium,gold, timber, iron ore, hydropower
Gambia, Thefish, clay, silica sand, titanium (rutile and ilmenite),tin, zircon
Gaza Striparable land, natural gas
Georgiatimber, 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
Greecelignite, petroleum, iron ore, bauxite, lead, zinc, nickel,magnesite, marble, salt, hydropower potential
Greenlandcoal, iron ore, lead, zinc, molybdenum, diamonds, gold,platinum, niobium, tantalite, uranium, fish, seals, whales,hydropower, possible oil and gas
Grenadatimber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors
Guamaquatic wildlife (supporting tourism), fishing (largelyundeveloped)
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
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, rare earth elements, 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,fluorspar, feldspar, pyrite (sulfur), natural gas and crude oilreserves, fish, arable land
Jamaicabauxite, gypsum, limestone
Jan Mayennone
Japannegligible mineral resources, fishnote: with virtually no energy natural resources, Japan is theworld's largest importer of coal and liquefied natural gas, as wellas the second largest importer of oil
Jerseyarable land
Jordanphosphates, potash, shale oil
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
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
Kosovonickel, lead, zinc, magnesium, lignite, kaolin, chrome,bauxite
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, timber, 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, rare earth elements,salt, quartz, tar sands, 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 Islandscoconut products, marine products, deep seabedminerals
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 oftimber, marine products, deep-seabedminerals, phosphate
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, silver, lead, tin, lithium,cadmium, tungsten, 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
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
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
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, reserves of rareearth elements, timbernote: formidable obstacles of climate, terrain, and distance hinderexploitation of natural resources
Rwandagold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore),methane, hydropower, arable land
Saint Barthelemyhas few natural resources, its beaches being themost important
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunhafish, lobster
Saint Kitts and Nevisarable land
Saint Luciaforests, sandy beaches, minerals (pumice), mineralsprings, geothermal potential
Saint Martinsalt
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, zinc, antimony, chromite,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
Sint Maartenfish, salt
Slovakiabrown coal and lignite; small amounts of iron ore, copperand manganese ore; salt; arable land
Slovenialignite coal, lead, zinc, building stone, 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, rare earth elements, uranium, gem diamonds,platinum, copper, vanadium, salt, natural gas
South Georgia and 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, fish
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
Timor-Lestegold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble
Togophosphates, limestone, marble, arable land
TokelauNEGL
Tongafish, fertile soil
Trinidad and Tobagopetroleum, natural gas, asphalt
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, gold
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, rare earthelements, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash,silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timbernote: the US has the world's largest coal reserves with 491 billionshort tons accounting for 27% of the world's total
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges terrestrial and aquatic wildlife
Uruguayarable land, hydropower, minor minerals, fish
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, rare earth elements, bauxite,chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, timber, 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 some countries of Eastern Europe, the former USSR,and China) pose serious long-term problems that governments andpeoples are only beginning 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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Field Listing :: Net migration rate
This entry includes the figure for the difference between the numberof persons entering and leaving a country during the year per 1,000persons (based on midyear population). An excess of persons enteringthe country is referred to as net immigration (e.g., 3.56migrants/1,000 population); an excess of persons leaving the countryas net emigration (e.g., -9.26 migrants/1,000 population). The netmigration rate indicates the contribution of migration to theoverall level of population change. The net migration rate does notdistinguish between economic migrants, refugees, and other types ofmigrants nor does it distinguish between lawful migrants andundocumented migrants.Country Comparison to the WorldCountry
Net migration rate(migrant(s)/1,000 population)
Afghanistan4.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Albania-3.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Algeria-0.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
American Samoa-6.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Andorra0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Angola1.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Anguilla13.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda2.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Argentina0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Armenia-4.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Aruba9.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Australia6.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Austria1.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Azerbaijan-1.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Bahamas, The0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Bahrain0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Bangladesh-2.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Barbados-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Belarus0.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Belgium1.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Belize0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Benin0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Bermuda2.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Bhutan0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Bolivia-1.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Botswana4.91 migrant(s)/1,000 populationnote: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africaand Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2010 est.)
Brazil-0.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
British Virgin Islands7.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Brunei2.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Bulgaria-2.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Burkina Faso0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Burma-0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Burundi4.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Cambodia-0.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Cameroon0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Canada5.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Cape Verde-0.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Cayman Islands16.09 migrant(s)/1,000 populationnote: major destination for Cubans trying to migrate to the US (2010est.)
Central African Republic0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Chad-3.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Chile0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
China-0.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Christmas IslandNA
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsNA
Colombia-0.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Comoros0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.77 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Congo, Republic of the-1.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Costa Rica1.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire0 migrant(s)/1,000 population NA
Croatia1.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Cuba-1.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Curacao1.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008)
Cyprus11.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Czech Republic0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Denmark2.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Djibouti4.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Dominica-5.44 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Dominican Republic-2.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Ecuador-0.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Egypt-0.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
El Salvador-9.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Equatorial Guinea0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Eritrea0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Estonia-3.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Ethiopia-0.02 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 (2010 est.)
European Union1.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)NA
Faroe Islands0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Fiji-7.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Finland0.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
France1.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
French Polynesia2.69 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Gabon-2.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Gambia, The0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Gaza Strip0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Georgia-4.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Germany2.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Ghana-0.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Gibraltar-3.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Greece2.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Greenland-5.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Grenada-3.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Guam0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Guatemala-2.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Guernsey2.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Guinea0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Guinea-Bissau0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Guyana-15.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Haiti-8.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.)
Honduras-1.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Hong Kong4.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Hungary1.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Iceland0.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
India-0.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Indonesia-1.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Iran-0.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Iraq0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Ireland0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Isle of Man8.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Israel2.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Italy2.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Jamaica-5.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Japan0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Jersey5.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Jordan-2.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Kazakhstan-3.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Kenya0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Kiribati-2.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Korea, North-0.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Korea, South0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Kuwait15.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Kyrgyzstan-2.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Laos-1.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Latvia-2.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Lebanon-2.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Lesotho-8.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Liberia0.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Libya0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Liechtenstein4.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Lithuania-0.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Luxembourg8.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Macau3.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Macedonia-0.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Madagascar0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Malawi0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Malaysia-0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 populationnote: does not reflect net flow of an unknown number of illegalimmigrants from other countries in the region (2009 est.)
Maldives-12.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Mali-5.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Malta2.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Marshall Islands-5.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Mauritania-0.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Mauritius-0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Mayotte0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Mexico-3.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of -21.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Moldova-1.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Monaco-0.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Mongolia0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Montserrat0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Morocco-3.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Mozambique0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Namibia0.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Nauru-16.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Nepal-1.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Netherlands2.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
New Caledonia4.31 migrant(s)/1,000 populationnote: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to NewCaledonia (2009 est.)
New Zealand2.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Nicaragua-1.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Niger0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Nigeria-0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
NiueNA
Norfolk IslandNA
Northern Mariana Islands -73.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)