noun: Nigerien(s)
adjective: Nigerien
Nigeria
noun: Nigerian(s)
adjective: Nigerian
Niue
noun: Niuean(s)
adjective: Niuean
Norfolk Island
noun: Norfolk Islander(s)
adjective: Norfolk Islander(s)
Northern Mariana Islands
noun: NA (US citizens)
adjective: NA
Norway
noun: Norwegian(s)
adjective: Norwegian
Oman
noun: Omani(s)
adjective: Omani
Pakistan
noun: Pakistani(s)
adjective: Pakistani
Palau
noun: Palauan(s)
adjective: Palauan
Panama
noun: Panamanian(s)
adjective: Panamanian
Papua New Guinea
noun: Papua New Guinean(s)
adjective: Papua New Guinean
Paraguay
noun: Paraguayan(s)
adjective: Paraguayan
Peru
noun: Peruvian(s)
adjective: Peruvian
Philippines
noun: Filipino(s)
adjective: Philippine
Pitcairn Islands
noun: Pitcairn Islander(s)
adjective: Pitcairn Islander
Poland
noun: Pole(s)
adjective: Polish
Portugal
noun: Portuguese (singular and plural)
adjective: Portuguese
Puerto Rico
noun: Puerto Rican(s) (US citizens)
adjective: Puerto Rican
Qatar
noun: Qatari(s)
adjective: Qatari
Romania
noun: Romanian(s)
adjective: Romanian
Russia
noun: Russian(s)
adjective: Russian
Rwanda
noun: Rwandan(s)
adjective: Rwandan
Saint Helena
noun: Saint Helenian(s)
adjective: Saint Helenian
note: referred to locally as "Saints"
Saint Kitts and Nevis
noun: Kittitian(s), Nevisian(s)
adjective: Kittitian, Nevisian
Saint Lucia
noun: Saint Lucian(s)
adjective: Saint Lucian
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
noun: Frenchman(men), Frenchwoman(women)
adjective: French
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
noun: Saint Vincentian(s) or
Vincentian(s)
adjective: Saint Vincentian or Vincentian
Samoa
noun: Samoan(s)
adjective: Samoan
San Marino
noun: Sammarinese (singular and plural)
adjective: Sammarinese
Sao Tome and Principe
noun: Sao Tomean(s)
adjective: Sao Tomean
Saudi Arabia
noun: Saudi(s)
adjective: Saudi or Saudi Arabian
Senegal
noun: Senegalese (singular and plural)
adjective: Senegalese
Serbia
noun: Serb(s)
adjective: Serbian
Seychelles
noun: Seychellois (singular and plural)
adjective: Seychellois
Sierra Leone
noun: Sierra Leonean(s)
adjective: Sierra Leonean
Singapore
noun: Singaporean(s)
adjective: Singapore
Slovakia
noun: Slovak(s)
adjective: Slovak
Slovenia
noun: Slovene(s)
adjective: Slovenian
Solomon Islands
noun: Solomon Islander(s)
adjective: Solomon Islander
Somalia
noun: Somali(s)
adjective: Somali
South Africa
noun: South African(s)
adjective: South African
Spain
noun: Spaniard(s)
adjective: Spanish
Sri Lanka
noun: Sri Lankan(s)
adjective: Sri Lankan
Sudan
noun: Sudanese (singular and plural)
adjective: Sudanese
Suriname
noun: Surinamer(s)
adjective: Surinamese
Swaziland
noun: Swazi(s)
adjective: Swazi
Sweden
noun: Swede(s)
adjective: Swedish
Switzerland
noun: Swiss (singular and plural)
adjective: Swiss
Syria
noun: Syrian(s)
adjective: Syrian
Taiwan
noun: Taiwan (singular and plural)
note: example - he or she is from Taiwan; they are from Taiwan
adjective: Taiwan
Tajikistan
noun: Tajikistani(s)
adjective: Tajikistani
Tanzania
noun: Tanzanian(s)
adjective: Tanzanian
Thailand
noun: Thai (singular and plural)
adjective: Thai
Timor-Leste
noun: Timorese
adjective: Timorese
Togo
noun: Togolese (singular and plural)
adjective: Togolese
Tokelau
noun: Tokelauan(s)
adjective: Tokelauan
Tonga
noun: Tongan(s)
adjective: Tongan
Trinidad and Tobago
noun: Trinidadian(s), Tobagonian(s)
adjective: Trinidadian, Tobagonian
Tunisia
noun: Tunisian(s)
adjective: Tunisian
Turkey
noun: Turk(s)
adjective: Turkish
Turkmenistan
noun: Turkmen(s)
adjective: Turkmenistani
Turks and Caicos Islands
noun: none
adjective: none
Tuvalu
noun: Tuvaluan(s)
adjective: Tuvaluan
Uganda
noun: Ugandan(s)
adjective: Ugandan
Ukraine
noun: Ukrainian(s)
adjective: Ukrainian
United Arab Emirates
noun: Emirati(s)
adjective: Emirati
United Kingdom
noun: Briton(s), British (collective plural)
adjective: British
United States
noun: American(s)
adjective: American
Uruguay
noun: Uruguayan(s)
adjective: Uruguayan
Uzbekistan
noun: Uzbekistani
adjective: Uzbekistani
Vanuatu
noun: Ni-Vanuatu (singular and plural)
adjective: Ni-Vanuatu
Venezuela
noun: Venezuelan(s)
adjective: Venezuelan
Vietnam
noun: Vietnamese (singular and plural)
adjective: Vietnamese
Virgin Islands
noun: 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 Bank
noun: NA
adjective: NA
Western Sahara
noun: Sahrawi(s), Sahraoui(s)
adjective: Sahrawi, Sahrawian, Sahraouian
Yemen
noun: Yemeni(s)
adjective: Yemeni
Zambia
noun: Zambian(s)
adjective: Zambian
Zimbabwe
noun: Zimbabwean(s)
adjective: Zimbabwean
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@2111 Natural resources
Afghanistan
natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc,
barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and
semiprecious stones
Albania
petroleum, natural gas, coal, bauxite, chromite, copper,
iron ore, nickel, salt, timber, hydropower
Algeria
petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, uranium, lead,
zinc
American Samoa
pumice, pumicite
Andorra
hydropower, mineral water, timber, iron ore, lead
Angola
petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar,
gold, bauxite, uranium
Anguilla
salt, fish, lobster
Antarctica
iron ore, chromium, copper, gold, nickel, platinum and
other minerals, and coal and hydrocarbons have been found in small
uncommercial quantities; none presently exploited; krill, finfish,
and crab have been taken by commercial fisheries
Antigua and Barbuda
NEGL; pleasant climate fosters tourism
Arctic Ocean
sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits,
polymetallic nodules, oil and gas fields, fish, marine mammals
(seals and whales)
Argentina
fertile plains of the pampas, lead, zinc, tin, copper,
iron ore, manganese, petroleum, uranium
Armenia
small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, bauxite
Aruba
NEGL; white sandy beaches
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
fish
Atlantic Ocean
oil and gas fields, fish, marine mammals (seals and
whales), sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic
nodules, precious stones
Australia
bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver,
uranium, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds,
natural gas, petroleum
note: Australia is the world's largest net exporter of coal
accounting for 29% of global coal exports
Austria
oil, coal, lignite, timber, iron ore, copper, zinc,
antimony, magnesite, tungsten, graphite, salt, hydropower
Azerbaijan
petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals,
bauxite
Bahamas, The
salt, aragonite, timber, arable land
Bahrain
oil, associated and nonassociated natural gas, fish, pearls
Bangladesh
natural gas, arable land, timber, coal
Barbados
petroleum, fish, natural gas
Belarus
forests, peat deposits, small quantities of oil and natural
gas, granite, dolomitic limestone, marl, chalk, sand, gravel, clay
Belgium
construction materials, silica sand, carbonates
Belize
arable land potential, timber, fish, hydropower
Benin
small offshore oil deposits, limestone, marble, timber
Bermuda
limestone, pleasant climate fostering tourism
Bhutan
timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbonate
Bolivia
tin, natural gas, petroleum, zinc, tungsten, antimony,
silver, iron, lead, gold, timber, hydropower
Bosnia and Herzegovina
coal, iron ore, bauxite, copper, lead, zinc,
chromite, cobalt, manganese, nickel, clay, gypsum, salt, sand,
forests, hydropower
Botswana
diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal,
iron ore, silver
Bouvet Island
none
Brazil
bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates,
platinum, tin, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber
British Indian Ocean Territory
coconuts, fish, sugarcane
British Virgin Islands
NEGL
Brunei
petroleum, natural gas, timber
Bulgaria
bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, coal, timber, arable land
Burkina Faso
manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold,
phosphates, pumice, salt
Burma
petroleum, timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten,
lead, coal, marble, limestone, precious stones, natural gas,
hydropower
Burundi
nickel, uranium, rare earth oxides, peat, cobalt, copper,
platinum, vanadium, arable land, hydropower, niobium, tantalum,
gold, tin, tungsten, kaolin, limestone
Cambodia
oil and gas, timber, gemstones, iron ore, manganese,
phosphates, hydropower potential
Cameroon
petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower
Canada
iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum,
potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum,
natural gas, hydropower
Cape Verde
salt, basalt rock, limestone, kaolin, fish, clay, gypsum
Cayman Islands
fish, climate and beaches that foster tourism
Central African Republic
diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil,
hydropower
Chad
petroleum, uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad), gold,
limestone, sand and gravel, salt
Chile
copper, timber, iron ore, nitrates, precious metals,
molybdenum, hydropower
China
coal, iron ore, petroleum, natural gas, mercury, tin,
tungsten, antimony, manganese, molybdenum, vanadium, magnetite,
aluminum, lead, zinc, uranium, hydropower potential (world's largest)
Christmas Island
phosphate, beaches
Clipperton Island
fish
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
fish
Colombia
petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold,
copper, emeralds, hydropower
Comoros
NEGL
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 Islands
NEGL
Coral Sea Islands
NEGL
Costa Rica
hydropower
Cote d'Ivoire
petroleum, natural gas, diamonds, manganese, iron ore,
cobalt, bauxite, copper, gold, nickel, tantalum, silica sand, clay,
cocoa beans, coffee, palm oil, hydropower
Croatia
oil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore, calcium,
gypsum, natural asphalt, silica, mica, clays, salt, hydropower
Cuba
cobalt, nickel, iron ore, chromium, copper, salt, timber,
silica, petroleum, arable land
Cyprus
copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clay
earth pigment
Czech Republic
hard coal, soft coal, kaolin, clay, graphite, timber
Denmark
petroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, chalk, stone,
gravel and sand
Djibouti
geothermal areas, gold, clay, granite, limestone, marble,
salt, diatomite, gypsum, pumice, petroleum
Dominica
timber, hydropower, arable land
Dominican Republic
nickel, bauxite, gold, silver
Ecuador
petroleum, fish, timber, hydropower
Egypt
petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese,
limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, zinc
El Salvador
hydropower, geothermal power, petroleum, arable land
Equatorial Guinea
petroleum, natural gas, timber, gold, bauxite,
diamonds, tantalum, sand and gravel, clay
Eritrea
gold, potash, zinc, copper, salt, possibly oil and natural
gas, fish
Estonia
oil shale, peat, phosphorite, clay, limestone, sand,
dolomite, arable land, sea mud
Ethiopia
small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural
gas, hydropower
European Union
iron 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 Islands
fish, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas
Fiji
timber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil potential, hydropower
Finland
timber, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, nickel,
gold, silver, limestone
France
metropolitan France: coal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, uranium,
antimony, arsenic, potash, feldspar, fluorspar, gypsum, timber, fish
French Guiana: gold deposits, petroleum, kaolin, niobium, tantalum,
clay
French Polynesia
timber, fish, cobalt, hydropower
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
fish, crayfish
note: Glorioso Islands and Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses) have
guano, phosphates, and coconuts
Gabon
petroleum, natural gas, diamond, niobium, manganese, uranium,
gold, timber, iron ore, hydropower
Gambia, The
fish, titanium (rutile and ilmenite), tin, zircon,
silica sand, clay, petroleum
Gaza Strip
arable land, natural gas
Georgia
forests, hydropower, manganese deposits, iron ore, copper,
minor coal and oil deposits; coastal climate and soils allow for
important tea and citrus growth
Germany
coal, lignite, natural gas, iron ore, copper, nickel,
uranium, potash, salt, construction materials, timber, arable land
Ghana
gold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish,
rubber, hydropower, petroleum, silver, salt, limestone
Gibraltar
none
Greece
lignite, petroleum, iron ore, bauxite, lead, zinc, nickel,
magnesite, marble, salt, hydropower potential
Greenland
coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, molybdenum, diamonds, gold,
platinum, niobium, tantalite, uranium, fish, seals, whales,
hydropower, possible oil and gas
Grenada
timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors
Guam
aquatic wildlife (supporting tourism), fishing (largely
undeveloped)
Guatemala
petroleum, nickel, rare woods, fish, chicle, hydropower
Guernsey
cropland
Guinea
bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish,
salt
Guinea-Bissau
fish, timber, phosphates, bauxite, clay, granite,
limestone, unexploited deposits of petroleum
Guyana
bauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish
Haiti
bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
fish
Holy See (Vatican City)
none
Honduras
timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore,
antimony, coal, fish, hydropower
Hong Kong
outstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar
Hungary
bauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile soils, arable land
Iceland
fish, hydropower, geothermal power, diatomite
India
coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), iron ore,
manganese, mica, bauxite, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas,
diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land
Indian Ocean
oil and gas fields, fish, shrimp, sand and gravel
aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules
Indonesia
petroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite,
copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver
Iran
petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead,
manganese, zinc, sulfur
Iraq
petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, sulfur
Ireland
natural gas, peat, copper, lead, zinc, silver, barite,
gypsum, limestone, dolomite
Isle of Man
none
Israel
timber, potash, copper ore, natural gas, phosphate rock,
magnesium bromide, clays, sand
Italy
coal, mercury, zinc, potash, marble, barite, asbestos, pumice,
fluorspar, feldspar, pyrite (sulfur), natural gas and crude oil
reserves, fish, arable land
Jamaica
bauxite, gypsum, limestone
Jan Mayen
none
Japan
negligible mineral resources, fish
note: with virtually no energy natural resources, Japan is the
world's largest importer of coal and liquefied natural gas as well
as the second largest importer of oil
Jersey
arable land
Jordan
phosphates, potash, shale oil
Kazakhstan
major deposits of petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore,
manganese, chrome ore, nickel, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, lead,
zinc, bauxite, gold, uranium
Kenya
limestone, soda ash, salt, gemstones, fluorspar, zinc,
diatomite, gypsum, wildlife, hydropower
Kiribati
phosphate (production discontinued in 1979)
Korea, North
coal, lead, tungsten, zinc, graphite, magnesite, iron
ore, copper, gold, pyrites, salt, fluorspar, hydropower
Korea, South
coal, tungsten, graphite, molybdenum, lead, hydropower
potential
Kosovo
nickel, lead, zinc, magnesium, lignite, kaolin, chrome,
bauxite
Kuwait
petroleum, fish, shrimp, natural gas
Kyrgyzstan
abundant hydropower; significant deposits of gold and
rare earth metals; locally exploitable coal, oil, and natural gas;
other deposits of nepheline, mercury, bismuth, lead, and zinc
Laos
timber, hydropower, gypsum, tin, gold, gemstones
Latvia
peat, limestone, dolomite, amber, hydropower, wood, arable
land
Lebanon
limestone, iron ore, salt, water-surplus state in a
water-deficit region, arable land
Lesotho
water, agricultural and grazing land, diamonds, sand, clay,
building stone
Liberia
iron ore, timber, diamonds, gold, hydropower
Libya
petroleum, natural gas, gypsum
Liechtenstein
hydroelectric potential, arable land
Lithuania
peat, arable land, amber
Luxembourg
iron ore (no longer exploited), arable land
Macau
NEGL
Macedonia
low-grade iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite,
manganese, nickel, tungsten, gold, silver, asbestos, gypsum, timber,
arable land
Madagascar
graphite, chromite, coal, bauxite, salt, quartz, tar
sands, semiprecious stones, mica, fish, hydropower
Malawi
limestone, arable land, hydropower, unexploited deposits of
uranium, coal, and bauxite
Malaysia
tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas,
bauxite
Maldives
fish
Mali
gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, gypsum,
granite, hydropower
note: bauxite, iron ore, manganese, tin, and copper deposits are
known but not exploited
Malta
limestone, salt, arable land
Marshall Islands
coconut products, marine products, deep seabed
minerals
Mauritania
iron ore, gypsum, copper, phosphate, diamonds, gold, oil,
fish
Mauritius
arable land, fish
Mayotte
NEGL
Mexico
petroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas,
timber
Micronesia, Federated States of
forests, marine products,
deep-seabed minerals, phosphate
Moldova
lignite, phosphorites, gypsum, arable land, limestone
Monaco
none
Mongolia
oil, coal, copper, molybdenum, tungsten, phosphates, tin,
nickel, zinc, fluorspar, gold, silver, iron
Montenegro
bauxite, hydroelectricity
Montserrat
NEGL
Morocco
phosphates, iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc, fish, salt
Mozambique
coal, titanium, natural gas, hydropower, tantalum,
graphite
Namibia
diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, silver, lead, tin, lithium,
cadmium, tungsten, zinc, salt, hydropower, fish
note: suspected deposits of oil, coal, and iron ore
Nauru
phosphates, fish
Navassa Island
guano
Nepal
quartz, water, timber, hydropower, scenic beauty, small
deposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore
Netherlands
natural gas, petroleum, peat, limestone, salt, sand and
gravel, arable land
Netherlands Antilles
phosphates (Curacao only), salt (Bonaire only)
New Caledonia
nickel, chrome, iron, cobalt, manganese, silver, gold,
lead, copper
New Zealand
natural gas, iron ore, sand, coal, timber, hydropower,
gold, limestone
Nicaragua
gold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber, fish
Niger
uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, molybdenum,
gypsum, salt, petroleum
Nigeria
natural gas, petroleum, tin, iron ore, coal, limestone,
niobium, lead, zinc, arable land
Niue
fish, arable land
Norfolk Island
fish
Northern Mariana Islands
arable land, fish
Norway
petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc,
titanium, pyrites, nickel, fish, timber, hydropower
Oman
petroleum, copper, asbestos, some marble, limestone, chromium,
gypsum, natural gas
Pacific Ocean
oil and gas fields, polymetallic nodules, sand and
gravel aggregates, placer deposits, fish
Pakistan
land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum,
poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone
Palau
forests, minerals (especially gold), marine products,
deep-seabed minerals
Panama
copper, mahogany forests, shrimp, hydropower
Papua New Guinea
gold, copper, silver, natural gas, timber, oil,
fisheries
Paracel Islands
none
Paraguay
hydropower, timber, iron ore, manganese, limestone
Peru
copper, silver, gold, petroleum, timber, fish, iron ore, coal,
phosphate, potash, hydropower, natural gas
Philippines
timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt,
copper
Pitcairn Islands
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
Portugal
fish, forests (cork), iron ore, copper, zinc, tin,
tungsten, silver, gold, uranium, marble, clay, gypsum, salt, arable
land, hydropower
Puerto Rico
some copper and nickel; potential for onshore and
offshore oil
Qatar
petroleum, natural gas, fish
Romania
petroleum (reserves declining), timber, natural gas, coal,
iron ore, salt, arable land, hydropower
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
Rwanda
gold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore),
methane, hydropower, arable land
Saint Barthelemy
has few natural resouces, its beaches being the
most important
Saint Helena
fish, lobster
Saint Kitts and Nevis
arable land
Saint Lucia
forests, sandy beaches, minerals (pumice), mineral
springs, geothermal potential
Saint Martin
salt
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
fish, deepwater ports
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
hydropower, cropland
Samoa
hardwood forests, fish, hydropower
San Marino
building stone
Sao Tome and Principe
fish, hydropower
Saudi Arabia
petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, copper
Senegal
fish, phosphates, iron ore
Serbia
oil, gas, coal, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, chromite,
gold, silver, magnesium, pyrite, limestone, marble, salt, arable land
Seychelles
fish, copra, cinnamon trees
Sierra Leone
diamonds, titanium ore, bauxite, iron ore, gold,
chromite
Singapore
fish, deepwater ports
Slovakia
brown coal and lignite; small amounts of iron ore, copper
and manganese ore; salt; arable land
Slovenia
lignite coal, lead, zinc, building stone, hydropower,
forests
Solomon Islands
fish, forests, gold, bauxite, phosphates, lead,
zinc, nickel
Somalia
uranium and largely unexploited reserves of iron ore, tin,
gypsum, bauxite, copper, salt, natural gas, likely oil reserves
South Africa
gold, chromium, antimony, coal, iron ore, manganese,
nickel, phosphates, tin, uranium, gem diamonds, platinum, copper,
vanadium, salt, natural gas
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
fish
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, fish
Spain
coal, lignite, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, uranium,
tungsten, mercury, pyrites, magnesite, fluorspar, gypsum, sepiolite,
kaolin, potash, hydropower, arable land
Spratly Islands
fish, guano, undetermined oil and natural gas
potential
Sri Lanka
limestone, graphite, mineral sands, gems, phosphates,
clay, hydropower
Sudan
petroleum; small reserves of iron ore, copper, chromium ore,
zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold, hydropower
Suriname
timber, hydropower, fish, kaolin, shrimp, bauxite, gold,
and small amounts of nickel, copper, platinum, iron ore
Svalbard
coal, iron ore, copper, zinc, phosphate, wildlife, fish
Swaziland
asbestos, coal, clay, cassiterite, hydropower, forests,
small gold and diamond deposits, quarry stone, and talc
Sweden
iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, gold, silver, tungsten,
uranium, arsenic, feldspar, timber, hydropower