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POPULATION

LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH (yrs.)

SIZE (square miles)

NATURAL RESOURCES

EXPORTS - COMMODITIES

COUNTRY Click the name below to go to country statistics	POPULATION	LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH (yrs.)	SIZE (sq. miles)	NATURAL RESOURCES	EXPORTS - COMMODITIES
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA	102,634	female =80.5 male =76.1	171	Neglible. pleasant climate fosters tourism.	ships, refined petroleum, precious/semi-precious metal scraps, rice, corn (2019)
BAHAMAS, THE	410,862	female = 78.4 years male = 75.1	5382	salt, aragonite, timber, arable land	Mineral products and salt, animal products, rum, chemicals, fruit and vegetables
BARBADOS	302,674 (2022 est.)	female = 78.4 male = 73.6	166	petroleum, fish, natural gas	Sugar and molasses, rum, other foods and beverages, chemicals, electrical components
BRAZIL	205,716,890 (2012 est.)	female = 76.53 male = 69.24	3,286,488	bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber	transport equipment, iron ore, soybeans, footwear, coffee, autos
CANADA	38,232,593 (2022 est.)  (#38 in the world)	female = 86.21 years (2022 est.) male = 81.52 (#6 in the world)	3,855,103 (2)	iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower	motor vehicles and parts, industrial machinery, aircraft, telecommunications equipment; chemicals, plastics, fertilizers; wood pulp, timber, crude petroleum, natural gas, electricity, aluminum
CAYMAN ISLANDS	52,560 (July 2012 est.)	female = 83.51 male = 78.12	101	fish, climate and beaches that foster tourism
CHINA	1,343,239,923 (July 2012 est.)  (#1 in the world)	female = 77.11 male = 72.82 (95th.)	3,705,407 (3)	coal, iron ore, petroleum, natural gas, mercury, tin, tungsten, antimony, manganese, molybdenum, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, uranium, hydropower potential (world's largest)	Machinery and equipment, plastics, optical and medical equipment, iron and steel
CUBA	11,075,244 (July 2012 est.)	female = 80.27 male = 75.61	42,803	cobalt, nickel, iron ore, chromium, copper, salt, timber, silica, petroleum, arable land
GHANA	24,652,402 (July 2012 est.)	female: 62.73 male: 60.22	92,098	gold, bauxite, manganese ore, diamonds, oil	gold, cocoa, timber, tuna, bauxite, aluminum, manganese ore, diamonds, horticultural products
GRENADA	109,011 (July 2012 est.)	female = 76.09 male = 70.76	133	timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors
GUYANA	741,908 (July 2012 est.)	female = 71.4 male =  63.57	83,000	bauxite, sugar, rice milling, timber, textiles, gold mining
HAITI	9,801,664 (July 2012 est.)	female = 63.89 male = 61.15	10,640	bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower	apparel, manufactures, oils, cocoa, mangoes, coffee
INDIA	1,205,073,612 (July 2012 est.) (#2 in the world)	female = 68.33 male = 66.08	1,269,346 (7)	coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land	textile goods, gems and jewelry, engineering goods, chemicals, leather manufactures
IRAN	78,868,711 (July 2012 est.)	female = 71.93 male = 68.84	636,296	petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur
IRAQ	31,129,225 (July 2012 est.)	female = 72.35 male = 69.41	168,754	petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, sulfur
JAMAICA	2,818,596  (2022 est.)	female = 77.6 years (2022 est.) male =73.98 (120th. in the world)	4,244	bauxite, gypsum, limestone	alumina, bauxite, sugar, bananas, rum, coffee, yams, beverages, chemicals, wearing apparel, mineral fuels
JAPAN	127,368,088 (July 2012 est.) (# 10 in the world)	female = 87.43 male = 80.57 (#3 in the world. Monaco is #1)	145.6	negligible mineral resources, fish	transport equipment, motor vehicles, semiconductors, electrical machinery, chemicals
NIGERIA	170,123,740 (July 2012 est.) (# 7 in the world)	female: 55.33 male: 48.95 total	356,668.8	natural gas, petroleum, tin, iron ore, coal, limestone, niobium, lead, zinc, arable land	petroleum and petroleum products 95%, cocoa, rubber
PUERTO RICO	3,998,905 (July 2012 est.)		3515	some copper and nickel; potential for onshore and offshore oil
RUSSIA	138,082,178 (July 2012 est.) (#9 in the world)	female = 73.18 male = 60.11	6,592,772  (1)	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
SAINT KITTS & NEVIS	50,726 (July 2012 est.)		101	arable land. Industries: sugar processing, tourism, cotton, salt, copra, clothing, footwear, beverages
SAINT LUCIA	162,178 (July 2012 est.)		238	forests, sandy beaches, minerals (pumice), mineral springs, geothermal potential
SAINT VINCENT & THE GRENADINES	103,537 (July 2012 est.)		150	hydropower, cropland
SOUTH AFRICA	48,810,427 (July 2012 est.)	female: 48.45; male: 50.34	470,693.28	gold, chromium, antimony, coal, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, tin, rare earth elements, uranium, gem diamonds, platinum, copper, vanadium, salt, natural gas
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO	1,226,383 (July 2012 est.)	female = 74.6 male = 68.81	1,980	petroleum, natural gas, asphalt	petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, steel products, fertilizer, sugar, cocoa, coffee, citrus, flowers
UNITED KINGDOM	63,047,162 (July 2012 est.)	female = 82.4 male = 78.05	94,526	coal, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, lead, zinc, gold, tin, limestone, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, potash, silica sand, slate, arable land	manufactured goods, fuels, chemicals; food, beverages, tobacco
UNITED STATES	332,639,102\ (July 2020 est.) (#3 in the world)	female = 82.5 male = 78 (#45 in the world)	3,718,711 (4)	coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber	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)