COUNTRY STATISTICS
COUNTRY
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SIZE
(square miles)
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POPULATION
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MALE/FEMALE RATIO
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NATURAL RESOURCES
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EXPORTS - COMMODITIES
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ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
|
171
|
69,481
(2007)
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1 male(s)/female
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Neglible. pleasant climate fosters tourism.
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Petroleum products 48%, manufactures 23%, machinery and transport equipment 17%, food and live animals 4%, other 8%
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BAHAMAS, THE
|
5382
|
305,655
(2007)
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0.956 male(s)/female
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salt, aragonite, timber, arable land
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Mineral products and salt, animal products, rum, chemicals, fruit and vegetables
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BARBADOS
|
166
|
280,946
(2007)
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0.938 male(s)/female
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petroleum, fish, natural gas
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Sugar and molasses, rum, other foods and beverages, chemicals, electrical components
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BRAZIL
|
3,286,488
|
190,010,647
(2007)
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0.976 male(s)/female
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bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber
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transport equipment, iron ore, soybeans, footwear, coffee, autos
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CANADA
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3,855,103 (2)
|
33,390,141
(2007)
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0.977 male(s)/female
|
iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower
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motor vehicles and parts, industrial machinery, aircraft, telecommunications equipment; chemicals, plastics, fertilizers; wood pulp, timber, crude petroleum, natural gas, electricity, aluminum
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CAYMAN ISLANDS
|
101
|
44,270
|
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fish, climate and beaches that foster tourism
|
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CHINA
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3,705,407 (3)
|
1,321,851,888
(2007)
(#1)
|
1.06 male(s)/female
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coal, iron ore, petroleum, natural gas, mercury, tin, tungsten, antimony, manganese, molybdenum, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, uranium, hydropower potential (world's largest)
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Machinery and equipment, plastics, optical and medical equipment, iron and steel
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CUBA
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42,803
|
11,308,764
|
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cobalt, nickel, iron ore, chromium, copper, salt, timber, silica, petroleum, arable land
|
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GRENADA
|
133
|
89,357
|
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timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors
|
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GUYANA
|
83,000
|
705,803
|
|
bauxite, sugar, rice milling, timber, textiles, gold mining
|
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INDIA
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1,269,346 (7)
|
1,129,866,154
(2007)
(#2)
|
1.064 male(s)/female
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coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land
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textile goods, gems and jewelry, engineering goods, chemicals, leather manufactures
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IRAN
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636,296
|
69,018,924
|
|
petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur
|
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IRAQ
|
168,754
|
26,783,383
|
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petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, sulfur
|
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JAMAICA
|
4,244
|
2,780,132
(2007)
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0.978 male(s)/female
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bauxite, gypsum, limestone
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alumina, bauxite, sugar, bananas, rum, coffee, yams, beverages, chemicals, wearing apparel, mineral fuels
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JAPAN
|
145.6
|
127,433,494
(2007)
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0.953 male(s)/female
|
negligible mineral resources, fish
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transport equipment, motor vehicles, semiconductors, electrical machinery, chemicals
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PUERTO RICO
|
3515
|
3,916,632
|
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some copper and nickel; potential for onshore and offshore oil
|
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RUSSIA
|
6,592,772 (1)
|
143,782,338
|
|
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
|
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SAINT KITTS & NEVIS
|
101
|
39,129
|
|
arable land. Industries: sugar processing, tourism, cotton, salt, copra, clothing, footwear, beverages
|
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SAINT LUCIA
|
238
|
168,458
|
|
forests, sandy beaches, minerals (pumice), mineral springs, geothermal potential
|
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SAINT VINCENT & THE GRENADINES
|
150
|
117,848
|
|
hydropower, cropland
|
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TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
|
1,980
|
1,056,608
(2007)
|
1.068 male(s)/female
|
petroleum, natural gas, asphalt
|
petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, steel products, fertilizer, sugar, cocoa, coffee, citrus, flowers
|
UNITED KINGDOM
|
94,526
|
60,776,238
(2007)
|
0.98 male(s)/female
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coal, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, lead, zinc, gold, tin, limestone, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, potash, silica sand, slate, arable land
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manufactured goods, fuels, chemicals; food, beverages, tobacco
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UNITED STATES
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3,718,711 (4)
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301,139,947
(2007)
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0.967 male(s)/female
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coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber
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agricultural products (soybeans, fruit, corn) 9.2%, industrial supplies (organic chemicals) 26.8%, capital goods (transistors, aircraft, motor vehicle parts, computers, telecommunications equipment) 49.0%, consumer goods (automobiles, medicines) 15.0% (2003)
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