Life – a user's manual Part II - Boksidan

Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Ghana
Greece
Branch Anda
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Iran
Ireland
Iceland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Yemen
Jordan
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Abundant natural resources such as oil, manganese, and substantial iron deposits and assets of
lead, zinc, and marble, and large forests.
Gambia has few mineral resources and very little is recovered commercially.
Large reserves of manganese and copper, as well as smaller deposits of gold, silver, iron, and
coal.
Significant deposits of oil and natural gas and large reserves of gold, diamonds, manganese
and bauxite.
Quite a lot of minerals. The extraction of bauxite for aluminum production and chromite
matter the most to the economy. In addition: marble, lignite, magnesite, iron, nickel and
manganese are mined.
In addition to fertile farmland and good conditions for tourism Grenada's natural resources are
very limited.
Oil.
Guinea is the world's second largest bauxite producer and is estimated to have the largest
reserves, about two-thirds of the world's supply of bauxite. The country also has good assets of
a number of other minerals such as iron, gold, diamonds, nickel and titanium.
The mining industry in Guinea-Bissau is in its infancy, but there are plans to extract bauxite.
Rich in bauxite, gold, diamonds and other minerals.
Sparse natural resources and minerals. Only limestone, sand and gravel for construction
industry has any economic significance.
Small amounts of gold, silver, lead and zinc are extracted. There are also unused assets
including tin, iron, copper and carbon.
Relatively rich in natural resources, but it is hardly sufficient for the country's large
population.
Indonesia is one of the world's most advantaged countries regarding fisheries, minerals and
fertile soil. Furthermore, almost 60 percent of the country is covered with forests. The
significant resources of crude oil and natural gas plays an important role in the country's
economy.
Iraq has at least 11 percent of the world's known oil reserves.
Iran is rich in minerals and other natural resources, but it is oil and natural gas that completely
dominates the production. The mining industry is still poorly developed.
Ireland has large reserves of zinc, and three large zinc mines on the island. There are also
deposits of gold, gypsum, limestone and dolomite.
Iceland has no major mineral resources, but fisheries and hydropower.
Israel lacks the most important raw materials which must therefore be imported. Some mineral
resources are found in the Negev Desert and the Dead Sea, such as bromine, potash, phosphate
and magnesium.
Sparse natural resources. Among the minerals are deposits of sulfur and mercury significant,
but the extraction of sulfur is no longer profitable and the demand for mercury has fallen. The
extraction of copper, lead and gold have increased, albeit at a small scale. Italy also has the
famous marble of Carrara.
Jamaica's most important natural resources is bauxite, partially processed into aluminum in the
country. Jamaica is the world's fourth largest producer of bauxite.
The country has many minerals but only in small amounts.
Oil is Yemen's main source of income, but it is a small producer compared with neighboring
states.
Unlike many neighboring countries Jordan lacks almost completely assets of oil and gas and is
therefore dependent on commodity imports. The country has only a few own natural resources,
with the exception of phosphate and potash (potassium carbonate).
Timber is Cambodia's most important natural resource, but the forest industry has serious
problems. Most of the harvesting is done illegally and forests are mostly devastated without
new trees planted.
Oil is basically the only one of Cameroon's many natural resources exploited to the full. But
Cameroon has large reserves of precious stones and minerals.
Canada is rich in minerals and is a leading producer of uranium, potash, nickel, zinc and
asbestos. There are also large deposits of copper, cadmium, aluminum, salt, gold, diamonds
and cobalt.
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