Mauritania’s natural resources combine mining, fishing and desert and coastal biodiversity. What are Mauritania’s most important natural resources? Iron is the main one, with 14,200 thousand tonnes in 2024 (an all-time record for SNIM), mined mainly around Zouerate. The country also has 540 bird species and just 92 mm of rain a year. Mauritania, in…

Luxembourg’s natural resources include forests, freshwater and fertile soils, with forest covering 34.5% of the land and 3.1 km³ of renewable freshwater resources. What wildlife does Luxembourg have? The country has 284 bird species, 16 amphibian species and 5 reptile species, and it ranks second in the world on the 2024 Environmental Performance Index with…

Malawi’s natural resources include fertile land, forests, rivers, Lake Malawi and minerals such as coal, uranium from the Kayelekera deposit, phosphates and graphite. What natural wealth does Malawi have? The country has 16.8 km³ of renewable freshwater resources, forest cover on 22.4% of its land and 662 recorded bird species. Malawi, a country in southern…

Lebanon’s natural resources include forests, rivers and mountains, with the iconic Forest of the Cedars of God as its greatest natural symbol. Its renewable freshwater resources amount to just 4.51 km³, which keeps the country in a water crisis despite sources such as the Litani and Orontes rivers. What are Lebanon’s main natural resources? Lebanon…

Liberia’s natural resources span mining, fishing, agriculture and one of the largest forest covers in the world, with 78.1% of its land forested and 211.9 km³ of renewable freshwater resources. What wildlife does Liberia have? The country records 593 bird species, 212 mammal species such as chimpanzees and colobus monkeys, and 626 fish species. Liberia,…

Kiribati’s natural resources are mainly marine, as befits an atoll nation in the central Pacific. They include 543 fish species and 79 bird species, while forest covers only 1.46% of the territory and there are almost no native amphibians. What natural resources does Kiribati have? Kiribati is an island nation in the central Pacific with…

Latvia’s natural resources center on its forests, which cover 55% of the territory (34,224 km²), along with freshwater, peat and fertile soils. The country has 35.45 km³ of renewable freshwater resources and generated 4.7 TWh of electricity from renewable sources in 2025 (Ember). What biodiversity do Latvia’s natural resources support? The country has recorded 327…

Jordan’s natural resources are concentrated in minerals such as phosphates, potash, limestone and marble, along with natural gas and arable land. The country produced about 200 million cubic meters of natural gas in 2024 and has only 0.94 km³ of renewable freshwater resources in an arid region. What biodiversity does Jordan have? It has recorded…

Iceland’s natural resources rest on fishing, aluminum and almost entirely renewable energy. In 2019 it produced 850 thousand tonnes of aluminum (11th in the world), it has 170 km³ of renewable freshwater resources, and it generates electricity at plants such as Kárahnjúkar, which contributes 4.6 TWh a year. Which of Iceland’s natural resources stand out…

The natural resources of Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire) include cocoa, coffee, oil, gold, diamonds and extensive forests. The country produces about 37,327 barrels of oil a day and retains 24,980.5 km² of forest area, according to the World Bank, and it stands out as one of the world’s largest cocoa producers. Which of Ivory Coast’s…