Natural resources: wide natural resource base including major deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, and many strategic minerals, bauxite, reserves of rare earth elements, timber, note, formidable obstacles of climate, terrain, and distance hinder exploitation of natural resources
Definition: This entry lists a country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance, such as rare earth elements (REEs). In general, products appear only if they make a significant contribution to the economy, or are likely to do so in the future.
Source: CIA World Factbook - This page was last updated on Saturday, September 18, 2021
See Also- Russia Energy Production Statistics (Source: US Energy Information Administration)
- Russia Mineral Production Statistics (Source: US Geological Survey)
