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Haiti Natural Resources: Vetiver Oil, Gold and Hydropower
Haiti’s natural resources include water, forests, minerals and marine biodiversity. The country has 14.03 km³ of renewable freshwater resources, forests cover 12.26% of its territory (3,379.7 km²), and the Péligre hydroelectric plant on the Artibonite River has a nominal capacity of 54 MW. What natural resources does Haiti have today? Haiti is a country on…
Georgia (Country) Natural Resources: Manganese, Hydropower and Wine
The natural resources of Georgia, the country in the South Caucasus, rest on forests, rivers, mountains and hydropower rather than hydrocarbons. How does Georgia generate energy? In 2025 the country generated 10.6 TWh of hydroelectricity (Ember, 2025), led by the Enguri plant (1,300 MW), and its forests cover 40.62% of its territory, some 28,224 km².…
Libya Natural Resources: Oil, Natural Gas and Fossil Groundwater
Libya’s natural resources are based on oil and natural gas, along with iron, uranium, phosphates and salt. The Sirte Basin holds about 80% of the country’s proven oil reserves. What wildlife does Libya have? The country has 331 bird species, 292 fish species and 68 reptile species, and forests cover only 0.12% of its territory.…
Cameroon Natural Resources: Oil, Congo Basin Timber and Cocoa
Cameroon’s natural resources include oil, natural gas, gold, bauxite, cobalt and iron, along with forests covering 43.03% of the territory. What are Cameroon’s flora and fauna like? The country has 885 bird species, 335 mammal species and 6,883 vascular plant species, as well as 285.5 km³ of renewable freshwater resources. Cameroon, in Central Africa, is…
Pakistan Natural Resources: Thar Coal, Indus Water and Copper
Pakistan’s natural resources include major mineral and energy reserves, with coal production of 7.7 million tonnes in 2020 and 82,514 barrels of oil a day in 2021. Water drives the Tarbela hydroelectric plant on the Indus River, which has an installed capacity of 4,888 MW. What stands out among Pakistan’s natural resources? Pakistan is a…
Czech Republic Natural Resources: Coal, Uranium and Saaz Hops
The Czech Republic’s natural resources include coal, with reserves of 4,012 million tonnes, and minerals such as uranium, lead and zinc. Forests cover 34.76% of the territory, 383 bird species have been recorded, and the country has 13.15 km³ of renewable freshwater resources. What are the Czech Republic’s main natural resources? The Czech Republic, in…
Nepal Natural Resources: Hydropower, Forests and Medicinal Plants
Nepal’s natural resources revolve around the water and biodiversity of the Himalayas, with 210.5 km³ of renewable freshwater resources and electricity generation of about 11,125 GWh in 2024, almost all of it hydroelectric. What are Nepal’s most notable natural resources? The country is home to 870 bird species, 196 mammal species such as the Bengal…
Chad Natural Resources: Oil, Livestock and Natron
Chad’s natural resources include oil, with production of 144,000 barrels a day in 2024, as well as gold, uranium, titanium and bauxite. What are Chad’s most important natural resources? The country has 41.7 km³ of renewable freshwater resources, rivers such as the Chari and the Logone, and forests covering 3.43% of its territory. Chad, a…
Finland Natural Resources: Boreal Forests, Chromium and Platinum
Finland’s natural resources are concentrated in its forests, which cover 73.72% of the territory, and in minerals such as iron, copper and nickel. Timber tops the list, and the country ranks fourth in the world in the 2024 Environmental Performance Index, with 73.8 points. Which of Finland’s natural resources are the most valuable? Finland is…
Fiji Natural Resources: Forests, Sugarcane and Vatukoula Gold
Fiji’s natural resources include water, forests and remarkable marine biodiversity. What are Fiji’s most important natural resources? The archipelago has 28.55 km³ of renewable freshwater resources, forest cover of 63.5% and 1,357 fish species, as well as the Monasavu hydroelectric scheme, the largest in the country. Fiji, an archipelago of more than 300 islands in…
