Life – a user's manual Part II - Boksidan

Uganda
Ukraine
Hungary
Uruguay
USA
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietanm
Belarus
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Austria
The greatest natural asset is the fertile soil. Moreover the country has large copper deposits
and there is also gold, tin, cobalt, iron ore, phosphate and limestone. In addition, oil and
natural gas has been found.
The country's main natural resources are coal, iron, manganese and uranium.
Poor in natural resources, and most of the energy needs has to be covered by imports. Lignite
is available in large quantities, but the quality varies. There are small oil and natural gas
reserves, which are used as a domestic energy source. The country has large reserves of
bauxite.
Its main natural resources are the big pastures and fertile soil. The only mineral deposits worth
extracting are iron ore and some gold. Mining operations are mainly concentrated on
producing construction materials, such as sand, gravel, granite and limestone.
Rich in water, forests and minerals and is a leading producer of several key metals. The U.S. is
also one of the largest producers of crude oil.
The sixth largest gold reserve in the world. The country has also major natural gas assets and
significant deposits of oil, coal and many other minerals, including silver, copper, lead, iron
and tungsten.
Natural resources consist of timber, manganese and fish.
Oil reserves are the largest in Latin America and the seventh largest in the world. The country
also has plenty of natural gas and coal. In addition, deposits include iron ore, gold, silver,
copper, zinc, phosphorus, nickel, uranium, lead, titanium, bauxite, koltan and diamonds.
The most important natural resources are oil, natural gas and coal. 2007 crude oil accounted
for one-sixth of the country's export income.
Relatively poor in natural resources, with the exception of mainly peat and potash. There are
also valuable forests of oak, elm, maple and beech.
Copper exports have long been the country's main source of revenue and will remain so in
orderly time. Zambia is self-sufficient in electricity, mainly due to hydro power. Coal and
diamonds are other important natural resources.
Rich in minerals, especially in the central parts. Around forty minerals are extracted. Gold
accounts for almost half of the mining industry. It has good access to coal and hydropower.
Small quantities of iron ore, oil, gas, lignite, magnesite, and zinc. Most importantly, the iron
ore.
Tabell 5b. 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
Cultiva
table
land
(%)
Forrest
(%)
Starvation
(%)
Average Average
sugar
consumpt BMI
(g for men
sugar/pers.
& day
Clean
water
(%)
Public
spenditure
on health
care (% of
GDP)
Cars&
busses/1
000 inh.
GDP
per inh.
Nation
al dept/
inh.
Afghanistan 12 2 21 78 1,8 23 111 0
Albania 22 28 5 66 26 96 2,9 102 3 719 1 538 9
Algeria 3 1 5 85 25 85 3,6 5 327 173 1
Andorra 2 36 28 100 5,3 0
Directinv./
GDP
(%)
Angola 3 47 41 36 22 60 2 40 1 462 1 333 -4
Antigua and
Barbuda
18 22 21 96 26 95 3,2 10 196 0 5
Argentina 11 11 5 112 28 98 5,1 314 12 095 3 465 2
Armenia 16 9 21 58 25 98 2,1 105 2 421 1 980 6
Australia 6 19 5 129 28 100 6 653 27 390 0
Azerbaijan 23 11 5 44 26 88 1 2 475 856 1
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