Compare Natural resources (2004) - Natural resources (2001)

Compare Natural resources (2004) with Natural resources (2001)

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	Natural resources (2004)	Natural resources (2001)
Albania	petroleum, natural gas, coal, bauxite, chromite, copper, iron ore, nickel, salt, timber, hydropower	petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, timber, nickel, hydropower
Argentina	fertile plains of the pampas, lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron ore, manganese, petroleum, uranium	fertile plains of the Pampas, lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron ore, manganese, petroleum, uranium
Australia	bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum	bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum
Austria	oil, coal, lignite, timber, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, magnesite, tungsten, graphite, salt, hydropower	iron ore, oil, timber, magnesite, lead, coal, lignite, copper, hydropower
Belarus	forests, peat deposits, small quantities of oil and natural gas, granite, dolomitic limestone, marl, chalk, sand, gravel, clay	forests, peat deposits, small quantities of oil and natural gas
Belgium	coal, natural gas, construction materials, silica sand, carbonates	coal, natural gas
Bosnia and Herzegovina	coal, iron ore, bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, cobalt, manganese, nickel, clay, gypsum, salt, sand, forests, hydropower	coal, iron, bauxite, manganese, forests, copper, chromium, lead, zinc, hydropower
Cambodia	oil and gas, timber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential	timber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential
Canada	iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower	iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower
Cape Verde	salt, basalt rock, limestone, kaolin, fish	salt, basalt rock, pozzuolana (a siliceous volcanic ash used to produce hydraulic cement), limestone, kaolin, fish
Chad	petroleum, uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad)	petroleum (unexploited but exploration under way), uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad)
Christmas Island	phosphate, beaches	phosphate
Croatia	oil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore, calcium, gypsum, natural asphalt, silica, mica, clays, salt, hydropower	oil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore, calcium, natural asphalt, silica, mica, clays, salt, hydropower
Cuba	cobalt, nickel, iron ore, chromium, copper, salt, timber, silica, petroleum, arable land	cobalt, nickel, iron ore, copper, manganese, salt, timber, silica, petroleum, arable land
Denmark	petroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, chalk, stone, gravel and sand	petroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, stone, gravel and sand
East Timor	gold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble	-
Equatorial Guinea	oil, petroleum, timber, small unexploited deposits of gold, manganese, uranium, titanium, iron ore	oil, petroleum, timber, small unexploited deposits of gold, manganese, uranium
Estonia	oil shale, peat, phosphorite, clay, limestone, sand, dolomite, arable land, sea mud	shale oil (kukersite), peat, phosphorite, amber, cambrian blue clay, limestone, dolomite, arable land
European Union	iron ore, arable land, natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, lead, zinc, hydropower, uranium, potash, fish	-
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	fish, squid, wildlife, calcified seaweed, sphagnum moss	fish, wildlife
Faroe Islands	fish, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas	fish, whales, hydropower
Finland	timber, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, nickel, gold, silver, limestone	timber, copper, zinc, iron ore, silver
France	coal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, uranium, antimony, arsenic, potash, feldspar, fluorospar, gypsum, timber, fish	coal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, potash, timber, fish
French Guiana	bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), petroleum, kaolin, fish, niobium, tantalum, clay	bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), cinnabar, kaolin, fish
Germany	coal, lignite, natural gas, iron ore, copper, nickel, uranium, potash, salt, construction materials, timber, arable land	iron ore, coal, potash, timber, lignite, uranium, copper, natural gas, salt, nickel, arable land
Gibraltar	none	NEGL
Greece	lignite, petroleum, iron ore, bauxite, lead, zinc, nickel, magnesite, marble, salt, hydropower potential	bauxite, lignite, magnesite, petroleum, marble, hydropower potential
Greenland	coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, molybdenum, gold, platinum, uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas	zinc, lead, iron ore, coal, molybdenum, gold, platinum, uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas
Heard Island and McDonald Islands	fish	none
Ireland	natural gas, peat, copper, lead, zinc, silver, barite, gypsum, limestone, dolomite	zinc, lead, natural gas, barite, copper, gypsum, limestone, dolomite, peat, silver
Israel	timber, potash, copper ore, natural gas, phosphate rock, magnesium bromide, clays, sand	timber, potash, copper ore, natural gas, phosphate rock, magnesium bromide, clays, sand, oil
Italy	coal, mercury, zinc, potash, marble, barite, asbestos, pumice, fluorospar, feldspar, pyrite (sulfur), natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, arable land	mercury, potash, marble, sulfur, natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, coal, arable land
Kenya	gold, limestone, soda ash, salt, rubies, fluorspar, garnets, wildlife, hydropower	gold, limestone, soda ash, salt barites, rubies, fluorspar, garnets, wildlife, hydropower
Latvia	peat, limestone, dolomite, amber, hydropower, wood, arable land	minimal; amber, peat, limestone, dolomite, hydropower, arable land
Macedonia	low-grade iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, manganese, nickel, tungsten, gold, silver, asbestos, gypsum, timber, arable land	-
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of	-	chromium, lead, zinc, manganese, tungsten, nickel, low-grade iron ore, asbestos, sulfur, timber, arable land
Mali	gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, hydropower note: bauxite, iron ore, manganese, tin, and copper deposits are known but not exploited	gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, hydropower note: bauxite, iron ore, manganese, tin, and copper deposits are known but not exploited
Marshall Islands	coconut products, marine products, deep seabed minerals	phosphate deposits, marine products, deep seabed minerals
Mauritania	iron ore, gypsum, copper, phosphate, diamonds, gold, oil, fish	iron ore, gypsum, fish, copper, phosphate, diamonds, gold
Moldova	lignite, phosphorites, gypsum, arable land, limestone	lignite, phosphorites, gypsum, arable land
Mongolia	oil, coal, copper, molybdenum, tungsten, phosphates, tin, nickel, zinc, fluorspar, gold, silver, iron	oil, coal, copper, molybdenum, tungsten, phosphates, tin, nickel, zinc, wolfram, fluorspar, gold, silver, iron, phosphate
Montserrat	negligible	NEGL
Namibia	diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, zinc, salt, vanadium, natural gas, hydropower, fish note: suspected deposits of oil, coal, and iron ore	diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, zinc, salt, vanadium, natural gas, hydropower, fish note: suspected deposits of oil, coal, and iron ore
Nauru	phosphates, fish	phosphates
Netherlands	natural gas, petroleum, peat, limestone, salt, sand and gravel, arable land	natural gas, petroleum, arable land
Norway	petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, titanium, pyrites, nickel, fish, timber, hydropower	petroleum, copper, natural gas, pyrites, nickel, iron ore, zinc, lead, fish, timber, hydropower
Peru	copper, silver, gold, petroleum, timber, fish, iron ore, coal, phosphate, potash, hydropower, natural gas	copper, silver, gold, petroleum, timber, fish, iron ore, coal, phosphate, potash, hydropower
Pitcairn Islands	miro trees (used for handicrafts), fish note: manganese, iron, copper, gold, silver, and zinc have been discovered offshore	miro trees (used for handicrafts), fish note: manganese, iron, copper, gold, silver, and zinc have been discovered offshore
Poland	coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, amber, arable land	coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, arable land
Portugal	fish, forests (cork), iron ore, copper, zinc, tin, tungsten, silver, gold, uranium, marble, clay, gypsum, salt, arable land, hydropower	fish, forests (cork), tungsten, iron ore, uranium ore, marble, arable land, hydro power
Russia	wide natural resource base including major deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, and many strategic minerals, timber note: formidable obstacles of climate, terrain, and distance hinder exploitation of natural resources	wide natural resource base including major deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, and many strategic minerals, timber note: formidable obstacles of climate, terrain, and distance hinder exploitation of natural resources
Serbia and Montenegro	oil, gas, coal, iron ore, bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, antimony, chromite, nickel, gold, silver, magnesium, pyrite, limestone, marble, salt, hydropower, arable land	-
Slovenia	lignite coal, lead, zinc, mercury, uranium, silver, hydropower, forests	lignite coal, lead, zinc, mercury, uranium, silver, hydropower
Somalia	uranium and largely unexploited reserves of iron ore, tin, gypsum, bauxite, copper, salt, natural gas, likely oil reserves	uranium and largely unexploited reserves of iron ore, tin, gypsum, bauxite, copper, salt
Southern Ocean	probable large and possible giant oil and gas fields on the continental margin, manganese nodules, possible placer deposits, sand and gravel, fresh water as icebergs; squid, whales, and seals - none exploited; krill, fishes	probable large and possible giant oil and gas fields on the continental margin, manganese nodules, possible placer deposits, sand and gravel, fresh water as icebergs, squid, whales, and seals - none exploited; krill, fishes
Spain	coal, lignite, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, uranium, tungsten, mercury, pyrites, magnesite, fluorspar, gypsum, sepiolite, kaolin, potash, hydropower, arable land	coal, lignite, iron ore, uranium, mercury, pyrites, fluorspar, gypsum, zinc, lead, tungsten, copper, kaolin, potash, hydropower, arable land
Svalbard	coal, iron ore, copper, zinc, phosphate, wildlife, fish	coal, copper, iron ore, phosphate, zinc, wildlife, fish
Sweden	iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, gold, silver, tungsten, uranium, arsenic, feldspar, timber, hydropower	zinc, iron ore, lead, copper, silver, timber, uranium, hydropower
Turkey	coal, iron ore, copper, chromium, antimony, mercury, gold, barite, borate, celestite (strontium), emery, feldspar, limestone, magnesite, marble, perlite, pumice, pyrites (sulfur), clay, arable land, hydropower	antimony, coal, chromium, mercury, copper, borate, sulfur, iron ore, arable land, hydropower
Turkmenistan	petroleum, natural gas, sulfur, salt	petroleum, natural gas, coal, sulfur, salt
United Kingdom	coal, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, lead, zinc, gold, tin, limestone, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, potash, silica sand, slate, arable land	coal, petroleum, natural gas, tin, limestone, iron ore, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, lead, silica, arable land
World	the rapid depletion of nonrenewable mineral resources, the depletion of forest areas and wetlands, the extinction of animal and plant species, and the deterioration in air and water quality (especially in Eastern Europe, the former USSR, and China) pose serious long-term problems that governments and peoples are only beginning to address	the rapid using up of nonrenewable mineral resources, the depletion of forest areas and wetlands, the extinction of animal and plant species, and the deterioration in air and water quality (especially in Eastern Europe, the former USSR, and China) pose serious long-term problems that governments and peoples are only beginning to address
Yugoslavia	-	oil, gas, coal, antimony, copper, lead, zinc, nickel, gold, pyrite, chrome, hydropower, arable land