The CIA World Factbook Edition 1991 Geography
Natural resources In 36 editions of 36.
Natural resources was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 1991 edition carries it in 246 entries, in its Geography section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
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World
1 entryWorld
the oceans represent the last major frontier for the discovery and development of natural resources
Africa
61 entriesBurkina now Burkina Faso
- manganese,
- limestone,
- marble;
- small deposits of gold,
- antimony,
- copper,
- nickel,
- bauxite,
- lead,
- phosphates,
- zinc,
- silver
Burundi
- nickel,
- uranium,
- rare earth oxide,
- peat,
- cobalt,
- copper,
- platinum (not yet exploited),
- vanadium
Zaire now Democratic Republic of the Congo
- cobalt,
- copper,
- cadmium,
- crude oil,
- industrial and gem diamonds,
- gold,
- silver,
- zinc,
- manganese,
- tin,
- germanium,
- uranium,
- radium,
- bauxite,
- iron ore,
- coal,
- hydropower potential
Congo now Republic of the Congo
- petroleum,
- timber,
- potash,
- lead,
- zinc,
- uranium,
- copper,
- phosphates,
- natural gas
Egypt
- crude oil,
- natural gas,
- iron ore,
- phosphates,
- manganese,
- limestone,
- gypsum,
- talc,
- asbestos,
- lead,
- zinc
Swaziland now Eswatini
asbestos, coal, clay, tin, hydropower, forests, and small gold and diamond deposits
Madagascar
- graphite,
- chromite,
- coal,
- bauxite,
- salt,
- quartz,
- tar sands,
- semiprecious stones,
- mica,
- fish
Mali
gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium; bauxite, iron ore, manganese, tin, and copper deposits are known but not exploited
Namibia
diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, lead, tin, zinc, salt, vanadium, natural gas, fish; suspected deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, and iron ore
Saint Helena now Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
- fish;
- Ascension is a breeding ground for sea turtles and sooty terns;
- no minerals
South Africa
- gold,
- chromium,
- antimony,
- coal,
- iron ore,
- manganese,
- nickel,
- phosphates,
- tin,
- uranium,
- gem diamonds,
- platinum,
- copper,
- vanadium,
- salt,
- natural gas
Sudan
- small reserves of crude oil,
- iron ore,
- copper,
- chromium ore,
- zinc,
- tungsten,
- mica,
- silver,
- crude oil
Tanzania
- hydropower potential,
- tin,
- phosphates,
- iron ore,
- coal,
- diamonds,
- gemstones,
- gold,
- natural gas,
- nickel
Zimbabwe
- coal,
- chromium ore,
- asbestos,
- gold,
- nickel,
- copper,
- iron ore,
- vanadium,
- lithium,
- tin,
- platinum group metals
Antarctic Region
4 entriesAntarctica
- none presently exploited;
- coal and iron ore;
- chromium, copper, gold, nickel, platinum, and hydrocarbons have been found in small uncommercial quantities
Arctic Region
4 entriesAsia
14 entriesAfghanistan
- natural gas,
- crude oil,
- coal,
- copper,
- talc,
- barites,
- sulphur,
- lead,
- zinc,
- iron ore,
- salt,
- precious and semiprecious stones
China
- coal,
- iron ore,
- crude oil,
- mercury,
- tin,
- tungsten,
- antimony,
- manganese,
- molybdenum,
- vanadium,
- magnetite,
- aluminum,
- lead,
- zinc,
- uranium,
- world's largest hydropower potential
India
- coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world),
- iron ore,
- manganese,
- mica,
- bauxite,
- titanium ore,
- chromite,
- natural gas,
- diamonds,
- crude oil,
- limestone
Korea, North now North Korea
- coal,
- lead,
- tungsten,
- zinc,
- graphite,
- magnesite,
- iron ore,
- copper,
- gold,
- pyrites,
- salt,
- fluorspar,
- hydropower
Mongolia
- oil,
- coal,
- copper,
- molybdenum,
- tungsten,
- phosphates,
- tin,
- nickel,
- zinc,
- wolfram,
- fluorspar,
- gold
Nepal
- quartz,
- water,
- timber,
- hydroelectric potential,
- scenic beauty;
- small deposits of lignite,
- copper,
- cobalt,
- iron ore
Pakistan
- land,
- extensive natural gas reserves,
- limited crude oil,
- poor quality coal,
- iron ore,
- copper,
- salt,
- limestone
Central America and the Caribbean
32 entriesEurope
36 entriesIreland
- zinc,
- lead,
- natural gas,
- crude oil,
- barite,
- copper,
- gypsum,
- limestone,
- dolomite,
- peat,
- silver
Norway
- crude oil,
- copper,
- natural gas,
- pyrites,
- nickel,
- iron ore,
- zinc,
- lead,
- fish,
- timber,
- hydropower
Soviet Union
- self-sufficient in oil, natural gas, coal, and strategic minerals (except bauxite, alumina, tantalum, tin, tungsten, fluorspar, and molybdenum), timber, gold, manganese, lead, zinc, nickel, mercury, potash, phosphates;
- note--the USSR is the world's largest producer of oil and natural gas, third in coal
Spain
- coal,
- lignite,
- iron ore,
- uranium,
- mercury,
- pyrites,
- fluorspar,
- gypsum,
- zinc,
- lead,
- tungsten,
- copper,
- kaolin,
- potash,
- hydropower
United Kingdom
- coal,
- crude oil,
- natural gas,
- tin,
- limestone,
- iron ore,
- salt,
- clay,
- chalk,
- gypsum,
- lead,
- silica
Yugoslavia
- coal,
- copper,
- bauxite,
- timber,
- iron ore,
- antimony,
- chromium,
- lead,
- zinc,
- asbestos,
- mercury,
- crude oil,
- natural gas,
- nickel,
- uranium
Middle East
18 entriesIsrael
- copper,
- phosphates,
- bromide,
- potash,
- clay,
- sand,
- sulfur,
- asphalt,
- manganese,
- small amounts of natural gas and crude oil
Syria
- crude oil,
- phosphates,
- chrome and manganese ores,
- asphalt,
- iron ore,
- rock salt,
- marble,
- gypsum
Yemen
- crude oil, fish, rock salt, marble;
- small deposits of coal, gold, lead, nickel, and copper;
- fertile soil in west
North America
6 entriesCanada
- nickel,
- zinc,
- copper,
- gold,
- lead,
- molybdenum,
- potash,
- silver,
- fish,
- timber,
- wildlife,
- coal,
- crude oil,
- natural gas
United States
- coal,
- copper,
- lead,
- molybdenum,
- phosphates,
- uranium,
- bauxite,
- gold,
- iron,
- mercury,
- nickel,
- potash,
- silver,
- tungsten,
- zinc,
- crude oil,
- natural gas,
- timber
Oceania
34 entriesAustralia
- bauxite,
- coal,
- iron ore,
- copper,
- tin,
- silver,
- uranium,
- nickel,
- tungsten,
- mineral sands,
- lead,
- zinc,
- diamonds,
- natural gas,
- crude oil
Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia
- forests,
- marine products,
- deep-seabed minerals
Pacific Islands, Trust Territory of the now Palau
- forests,
- minerals (especially gold),
- marine products;
- deep-seabed minerals
South America
14 entriesArgentina
- fertile plains of the pampas,
- lead,
- zinc,
- tin,
- copper,
- iron ore,
- manganese,
- crude oil,
- uranium
Brazil
- iron ore,
- manganese,
- bauxite,
- nickel,
- uranium,
- phosphates,
- tin,
- hydropower,
- gold,
- platinum,
- crude oil,
- timber
Suriname
timber, hydropower potential, fish, shrimp, bauxite, iron ore, and small amounts of nickel, copper, platinum, gold
Southeast Asia
18 entriesBurma now Burma (Myanmar)
- crude oil,
- timber,
- tin,
- antimony,
- zinc,
- copper,
- tungsten,
- lead,
- coal,
- some marble,
- limestone,
- precious stones,
- natural gas
Indonesia
- crude oil,
- tin,
- natural gas liquids,
- nickel,
- timber,
- bauxite,
- copper,
- fertile soils,
- coal,
- gold,
- silver
Thailand
- tin,
- rubber,
- natural gas,
- tungsten,
- tantalum,
- timber,
- lead,
- fish,
- gypsum,
- lignite,
- fluorite
Oceans
4 entriesArctic Ocean
- sand and gravel aggregates,
- placer deposits,
- polymetallic nodules,
- oil and gas fields,
- fish,
- marine mammals (seals, whales)
Atlantic Ocean
- oil and gas fields,
- fish,
- marine mammals (seals and whales),
- sand and gravel aggregates,
- placer deposits,
- polymetallic nodules,
- precious stones
Indian Ocean
- oil and gas fields,
- fish,
- shrimp,
- sand and gravel aggregates,
- placer deposits,
- polymetallic nodules
Pacific Ocean
- oil and gas fields,
- polymetallic nodules,
- sand and gravel aggregates,
- placer deposits,
- fish
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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 1991, “Natural resources”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/natural-resources/1991.