Life – a user's manual Part II - Boksidan

Tabell 5a. Natural Resources in relation to the economic and socio-economic data. Plenty of multiple resources or
very much of a very easilly traded resource such as oil = green, medium, i.e. a few resources in such
quantities that it is possible to make money on it = yellow, low amount of all resources = red.
Country Natural resources
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and
Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Brbados
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Quite a lot of natural resources but weak mining industry, due to poor transportation facilities.
Rich in minerals, copper, chromium, nickel, zinc and iron has been mined for centuries.
Rich in oil and natural gas, including large iron deposits, and Algeria are among the world's
largest producers of phosphates. There are also reserves of gold, diamonds, lead, zinc, mercury
and others minerals.
Andorra has assets including iron and lead, which is extracted. But the economically most
important natural asset is the forest.
Large supplies of oil, natural gas and diamonds. In addition there are iron ore, gold, marble,
black granite and copper. Agriculture and fisheries could be important and Angola is could be
a major producer of electricity from hydropower.
Antigua & Barbuda has no natural resources of major importance.
Rich in natural resources. Gold, copper, iron ore, uranium and even aluminum, coal, lead,
zinc, tin, silver, asbestos, manganese, etc., many of which have not been exploited.
Small reserves of oil, coal and natural gas. Metals such as copper, gold, silver and iron are
available, as well as considerable amounts of mineral salt and lime.
Rich in natural resources, particularly metals and other minerals. The country is one of the
leading exporters of coal and a major producer of bauxite, iron ore, uranium, gold and nickel,
industrial diamonds. Copper, zinc, lead, tin, silver, titanium, zirconium and more are extracted
as well. The mining industry accounts for a third of the exports.
Rich in natural resources, including oil and gas.
Bahamas are short on natural resources. Salt and the lime mineral aragonite, are extracted.
Oil and natural gas are the country's main sources of income. Oil reserves are relatively
limited and expected to end around 2015, while the gas will last another 50 years.
Large reserves of natural gas. In addition, small deposits of coal, oil and a variety of minerals.
The fertile soil is also an important asset.
Oil wells and natural gas deposits that gives one-eighth of the local consumption.
The o minerals found in Belgium are coal, sand and clay. Coal mines is now defunct.
Dolomite was long the only mineral mined Belize. But foreign companies found small
quantities of oil in 2005 and production began the following year.
In northern Benin there are deposits of phosphate, chromium, uranium and iron ore. The
mining industry, however, has so far only extracted limestone, marble and minor quantities of
gold.
Large and mostly unexploited natural resources in the form of hydropower, forests, and
minerals. Several calcium minerals are extracted, as carbide, dolomite, gypsum, calcite and
anhydrite. There are also some mining of coal and shale.
Bolivia has a good supply of natural gas, minerals and oil. Large gas discoveries have been
made since 1996. Together, oil and gas gives nearly half of the export earnings.
Relatively rich in natural resources, with large deposits of lignite, bauxite, iron ore, salt and
copper.
Diamonds are Botswana's most important natural resource. There are also a number of other
minerals, but only a few are extracted.
Huge reserves of ores and minerals, the world's largest iron ore producer and one of the largest
bauxite producers. The country also extracts tin, aluminum, nickel, copper, gold, gemstones,
manganese, lead, coal, and more.
Large reserves of oil and natural gas which almost completely dominates the country's
economy and is expected to last for 30-40 years.
Bulgaria needs to import raw materials and energy. Their main own assets are carbon, iron,
copper, manganese, lead and zinc.
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