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Country | Industries
Afghanistan | small-scale production of textiles, soap, furniture, shoes, fertilizer, cement; handwoven carpets; natural gas, coal, copper
Albania | food processing, textiles and clothing; lumber, oil, cement, chemicals, mining, basic metals, hydropower
Algeria | petroleum, natural gas, light industries, mining, electrical, petrochemical, food processing
American Samoa | tuna canneries (largely supplied by foreign fishing vessels), handicrafts
Andorra | tourism (particularly skiing), cattle raising, timber, banking
Angola | petroleum; diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, feldspar, bauxite, uranium, and gold; cement; basic metal products; fish processing; food processing, brewing, tobacco products, sugar; textiles; ship repair
Anguilla | tourism, boat building, offshore financial services
Antigua and Barbuda | tourism, construction, light manufacturing (clothing, alcohol, household appliances)
Argentina | food processing, motor vehicles, consumer durables, textiles, chemicals and petrochemicals, printing, metallurgy, steel
Armenia | diamond-processing, metal-cutting machine tools, forging-pressing machines, electric motors, tires, knitted wear, hosiery, shoes, silk fabric, chemicals, trucks, instruments, microelectronics, jewelry manufacturing, software development, food processing, brandy
Aruba | tourism, transshipment facilities, oil refining
Australia | mining, industrial and transportation equipment, food processing, chemicals, steel
Austria | construction, machinery, vehicles and parts, food, metals, chemicals, lumber and wood processing, paper and paperboard, communications equipment, tourism
Azerbaijan | petroleum and natural gas, petroleum products, oilfield equipment; steel, iron ore; cement; chemicals and petrochemicals; textiles
Bahamas, The | tourism, banking, cement, oil transshipment, salt, rum, aragonite, pharmaceuticals, spiral-welded steel pipe
Bahrain | petroleum processing and refining, aluminum smelting, iron pelletization, fertilizers, offshore banking, ship repairing, tourism
Bangladesh | cotton textiles, jute, garments, tea processing, paper newsprint, cement, chemical fertilizer, light engineering, sugar
Barbados | tourism, sugar, light manufacturing, component assembly for export
Belarus | metal-cutting machine tools, tractors, trucks, earthmovers, motorcycles, televisions, chemical fibers, fertilizer, textiles, radios, refrigerators
Belgium | engineering and metal products, motor vehicle assembly, transportation equipment, scientific instruments, processed food and beverages, chemicals, basic metals, textiles, glass, petroleum
Belize | garment production, food processing, tourism, construction
Benin | textiles, food processing, construction materials, cement
Bermuda | international business, tourism, light manufacturing
Bhutan | cement, wood products, processed fruits, alcoholic beverages, calcium carbide
Bolivia | mining, smelting, petroleum, food and beverages, tobacco, handicrafts, clothing
Bosnia and Herzegovina | steel, coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, manganese, bauxite, vehicle assembly, textiles, tobacco products, wooden furniture, tank and aircraft assembly, domestic appliances, oil refining
Botswana | diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash; livestock processing; textiles
Brazil | textiles, shoes, chemicals, cement, lumber, iron ore, tin, steel, aircraft, motor vehicles and parts, other machinery and equipment
British Virgin Islands | tourism, light industry, construction, rum, concrete block, offshore financial center
Brunei | petroleum, petroleum refining, liquefied natural gas, construction
Bulgaria | electricity, gas, water; food, beverages, tobacco; machinery and equipment, base metals, chemical products, coke, refined petroleum, nuclear fuel
Burkina Faso | cotton lint, beverages, agricultural processing, soap, cigarettes, textiles, gold
Burma | agricultural processing; knit and woven apparel; wood and wood products; copper, tin, tungsten, iron; construction materials; pharmaceuticals; fertilizer; cement; natural gas
Burundi | light consumer goods such as blankets, shoes, soap; assembly of imported components; public works construction; food processing
Cambodia | tourism, garments, rice milling, fishing, wood and wood products, rubber, cement, gem mining, textiles
Cameroon | petroleum production and refining, aluminum production, food processing, light consumer goods, textiles, lumber, ship repair
Canada | transportation equipment, chemicals, processed and unprocessed minerals, food products, wood and paper products, fish products, petroleum and natural gas
Cape Verde | food and beverages, fish processing, shoes and garments, salt mining, ship repair
Cayman Islands | tourism, banking, insurance and finance, construction, construction materials, furniture
Central African Republic | gold and diamond mining, logging, brewing, textiles, footwear, assembly of bicycles and motorcycles
Chad | oil, cotton textiles, meatpacking, beer brewing, natron (sodium carbonate), soap, cigarettes, construction materials
Chile | copper, other minerals, foodstuffs, fish processing, iron and steel, wood and wood products, transport equipment, cement, textiles

China

mining and ore processing, iron, steel, aluminum, and other metals, coal; machine building; armaments; textiles and apparel; petroleum; cement; chemicals; fertilizers; consumer products, including footwear, toys, and electronics; food processing; transportation equipment, including automobiles, rail cars and locomotives, ships, and aircraft; telecommunications equipment, commercial space launch vehicles, satellites

Christmas Island | tourism, phosphate extraction (near depletion)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | copra products and tourism
Colombia | textiles, food processing, oil, clothing and footwear, beverages, chemicals, cement; gold, coal, emeralds
Comoros | tourism, perfume distillation
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | mining (diamonds, copper, zinc), mineral processing, consumer products (including textiles, footwear, cigarettes, processed foods and beverages), cement, commercial ship repair
Congo, Republic of the | petroleum extraction, cement, lumber, brewing, sugar, palm oil, soap, flour, cigarettes
Cook Islands | fruit processing, tourism, fishing, clothing, handicrafts
Costa Rica | microprocessors, food processing, textiles and clothing, construction materials, fertilizer, plastic products
Cote d'Ivoire | foodstuffs, beverages; wood products, oil refining, truck and bus assembly, textiles, fertilizer, building materials, electricity, ship construction and repair
Croatia | chemicals and plastics, machine tools, fabricated metal, electronics, pig iron and rolled steel products, aluminum, paper, wood products, construction materials, textiles, shipbuilding, petroleum and petroleum refining, food and beverages, tourism
Cuba | sugar, petroleum, tobacco, construction, nickel, steel, cement, agricultural machinery, pharmaceuticals
Cyprus | tourism, food and beverage processing, cement and gypsum production, ship repair and refurbishment, textiles, light chemicals, metal products, wood, paper, stone, and clay products
Czech Republic | metallurgy, machinery and equipment, motor vehicles, glass, armaments
Denmark | iron, steel, nonferrous metals, chemicals, food processing, machinery and transportation equipment, textiles and clothing, electronics, construction, furniture and other wood products, shipbuilding and refurbishment, windmills, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment
Dhekelia | none
Djibouti | construction, agricultural processing, salt
Dominica | soap, coconut oil, tourism, copra, furniture, cement blocks, shoes
Dominican Republic | tourism, sugar processing, ferronickel and gold mining, textiles, cement, tobacco
East Timor | printing, soap manufacturing, handicrafts, woven cloth
Ecuador | petroleum, food processing, textiles, wood products, chemicals
Egypt | textiles, food processing, tourism, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, hydrocarbons, construction, cement, metals, light manufactures
El Salvador | food processing, beverages, petroleum, chemicals, fertilizer, textiles, furniture, light metals
Equatorial Guinea | petroleum, fishing, sawmilling, natural gas
Eritrea | food processing, beverages, clothing and textiles, salt, cement, commercial ship repair
Estonia | engineering, electronics, wood and wood products, textile; information technology, telecommunications
Ethiopia | food processing, beverages, textiles, leather, chemicals, metals processing, cement

European Union

among the world's largest and most technologically advanced, the European Union industrial base includes: ferrous and non-ferrous metal production and processing, metal products, petroleum, coal, cement, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, aerospace, rail transportation equipment, passenger and commercial vehicles, construction equipment, industrial equipment, shipbuilding, electrical power equipment, machine tools and automated manufacturing systems, electronics and telecommunications equipment, fishing, food and beverage processing, furniture, paper, textiles, tourism

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | fish and wool processing; tourism
Faroe Islands | fishing, fish processing, small ship repair and refurbishment, handicrafts
Fiji | tourism, sugar, clothing, copra, gold, silver, lumber, small cottage industries
Finland | metals and metal products, electronics, machinery and scientific instruments, shipbuilding, pulp and paper, foodstuffs, chemicals, textiles, clothing
France | machinery, chemicals, automobiles, metallurgy, aircraft, electronics; textiles, food processing; tourism
French Guiana | construction, shrimp processing, forestry products, rum, gold mining
French Polynesia | tourism, pearls, agricultural processing, handicrafts, phosphates
Gabon | petroleum extraction and refining; manganese, gold; chemicals, ship repair, food and beverages, textiles, lumbering and plywood, cement
Gambia, The | processing peanuts, fish, and hides; tourism, beverages, agricultural machinery assembly, woodworking, metalworking, clothing
Gaza Strip | generally small family businesses that produce textiles, soap, olive-wood carvings, and mother-of-pearl souvenirs; the Israelis have established some small-scale modern industries in an industrial center, but operations ceased prior to Israel's evacuation of Gaza Strip settlements
Georgia | steel, aircraft, machine tools, electrical appliances, mining (manganese and copper), chemicals, wood products, wine
Germany | among the world's largest and most technologically advanced producers of iron, steel, coal, cement, chemicals, machinery, vehicles, machine tools, electronics, food and beverages, shipbuilding, textiles
Ghana | mining, lumbering, light manufacturing, aluminum smelting, food processing, cement, small commercial ship building
Gibraltar | tourism, banking and finance, ship repairing, tobacco
Greece | tourism, food and tobacco processing, textiles, chemicals, metal products; mining, petroleum
Greenland | fish processing (mainly shrimp and Greenland halibut); gold, niobium, tantalite, uranium, iron and diamond mining; handicrafts, hides and skins, small shipyards
Grenada | food and beverages, textiles, light assembly operations, tourism, construction
Guadeloupe | construction, cement, rum, sugar, tourism
Guam | US military, tourism, construction, transshipment services, concrete products, printing and publishing, food processing, textiles
Guatemala | sugar, textiles and clothing, furniture, chemicals, petroleum, metals, rubber, tourism
Guernsey | tourism, banking
Guinea | bauxite, gold, diamonds; alumina refining; light manufacturing and agricultural processing industries
Guinea-Bissau | agricultural products processing, beer, soft drinks
Guyana | bauxite, sugar, rice milling, timber, textiles, gold mining
Haiti | sugar refining, flour milling, textiles, cement, light assembly industries based on imported parts
Holy See (Vatican City) | printing; production of coins, medals, postage stamps; a small amount of mosaics and staff uniforms; worldwide banking and financial activities
Honduras | sugar, coffee, textiles, clothing, wood products
Hong Kong | textiles, clothing, tourism, banking, shipping, electronics, plastics, toys, watches, clocks
Hungary | mining, metallurgy, construction materials, processed foods, textiles, chemicals (especially pharmaceuticals), motor vehicles
Iceland | fish processing; aluminum smelting, ferrosilicon production; geothermal power, tourism
India | textiles, chemicals, food processing, steel, transportation equipment, cement, mining, petroleum, machinery, software
Indonesia | petroleum and natural gas, textiles, apparel, footwear, mining, cement, chemical fertilizers, plywood, rubber, food, tourism
Iran | petroleum, petrochemicals, textiles, cement and other construction materials, food processing (particularly sugar refining and vegetable oil production), metal fabrication, armaments
Iraq | petroleum, chemicals, textiles, leather, construction materials, food processing, fertilizer, metal fabrication/processing
Ireland | steel, lead, zinc, silver, aluminum, barite, and gypsum mining processing; food products, brewing, textiles, clothing; chemicals, pharmaceuticals; machinery, rail transportation equipment, passenger and commercial vehicles, ship construction and refurbishment; glass and crystal; software, tourism
Isle of Man | financial services, light manufacturing, tourism
Israel | high-technology projects (including aviation, communications, computer-aided design and manufactures, medical electronics, fiber optics), wood and paper products, potash and phosphates, food, beverages, and tobacco, caustic soda, cement, construction, metals products, chemical products, plastics, diamond cutting, textiles, footwear
Italy | tourism, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, food processing, textiles, motor vehicles, clothing, footwear, ceramics
Jamaica | tourism, bauxite/alumina, agro processing, light manufactures, rum, cement, metal, paper, chemical products, telecommunications
Japan | among world's largest and technologically advanced producers of motor vehicles, electronic equipment, machine tools, steel and nonferrous metals, ships, chemicals, textiles, processed foods
Jersey | tourism, banking and finance, dairy
Jordan | textiles, phosphate mining, fertilizers, pharmaceuticals, petroleum refining, cement, potash, inorganic chemicals, light manufacturing, tourism
Kazakhstan | oil, coal, iron ore, manganese, chromite, lead, zinc, copper, titanium, bauxite, gold, silver, phosphates, sulfur, iron and steel; tractors and other agricultural machinery, electric motors, construction materials
Kenya | small-scale consumer goods (plastic, furniture, batteries, textiles, soap, cigarettes, flour), agricultural products, oil refining; aluminum, steel, lead; cement, commercial ship repair, tourism
Kiribati | fishing, handicrafts
Korea, North | military products; machine building, electric power, chemicals; mining (coal, iron ore, magnesite, graphite, copper, zinc, lead, and precious metals), metallurgy; textiles, food processing; tourism
Korea, South | electronics, telecommunications, automobile production, chemicals, shipbuilding, steel
Kuwait | petroleum, petrochemicals, cement, shipbuilding and repair, desalination, food processing, construction materials
Kyrgyzstan | small machinery, textiles, food processing, cement, shoes, sawn logs, refrigerators, furniture, electric motors, gold, rare earth metals
Laos | copper, tin, and gypsum mining; timber, electric power, agricultural processing, construction, garments, tourism, cement
Latvia | buses, vans, street and railroad cars; synthetic fibers, agricultural machinery, fertilizers, washing machines, radios, electronics, pharmaceuticals, processed foods, textiles; note - dependent on imports for energy and raw materials
Lebanon | banking, tourism, food processing, jewelry, cement, textiles, mineral and chemical products, wood and furniture products, oil refining, metal fabricating
Lesotho | food, beverages, textiles, apparel assembly, handicrafts, construction, tourism
Liberia | rubber processing, palm oil processing, timber, diamonds
Libya | petroleum, iron and steel, food processing, textiles, handicrafts, cement
Liechtenstein | electronics, metal manufacturing, dental products, ceramics, pharmaceuticals, food products, precision instruments, tourism, optical instruments
Lithuania | metal-cutting machine tools, electric motors, television sets, refrigerators and freezers, petroleum refining, shipbuilding (small ships), furniture making, textiles, food processing, fertilizers, agricultural machinery, optical equipment, electronic components, computers, amber jewelry
Luxembourg | banking and financial services, iron and steel, information technology, telecommunications, cargo transportation, food processing, chemicals, metal products, engineering, tires, glass, aluminum, tourism
Macau | tourism, gambling, clothing, textiles, electronics, footwear, toys
Macedonia | food processing, beverages, textiles, chemicals, steel, cement, energy, pharmaceuticals
Madagascar | meat processing, soap, breweries, tanneries, sugar, textiles, glassware, cement, automobile assembly plant, paper, petroleum, tourism
Malawi | tobacco, tea, sugar, sawmill products, cement, consumer goods
Malaysia | Peninsular Malaysia - rubber and oil palm processing and manufacturing, light manufacturing industry, electronics, tin mining and smelting, logging, timber processing; Sabah - logging, petroleum production; Sarawak - agriculture processing, petroleum production and refining, logging
Maldives | fish processing, tourism, shipping, boat building, coconut processing, garments, woven mats, rope, handicrafts, coral and sand mining
Mali | food processing; construction; phosphate and gold mining
Malta | tourism, electronics, ship building and repair, construction, food and beverages, textiles, footwear, clothing, tobacco
Marshall Islands | copra, tuna processing, tourism, craft items from seashells, wood, and pearls
Martinique | construction, rum, cement, oil refining, sugar, tourism
Mauritania | fish processing, mining of iron ore and gypsum
Mauritius | food processing (largely sugar milling), textiles, clothing, chemicals, metal products, transport equipment, nonelectrical machinery, tourism
Mayotte | newly created lobster and shrimp industry, construction
Mexico | food and beverages, tobacco, chemicals, iron and steel, petroleum, mining, textiles, clothing, motor vehicles, consumer durables, tourism
Micronesia, Federated States of | tourism, construction; fish processing, specialized aquaculture; craft items from shell, wood, and pearls
Moldova | sugar, vegetable oil, food processing, agricultural machinery; foundry equipment, refrigerators and freezers, washing machines; hosiery, shoes, textiles
Monaco | tourism, construction, small-scale industrial and consumer products
Mongolia | construction and construction materials; mining (coal, copper, molybdenum, fluorspar, tin, tungsten, and gold); oil; food and beverages; processing of animal products, cashmere and natural fiber manufacturing
Montserrat | tourism, rum, textiles, electronic appliances
Morocco | phosphate rock mining and processing, food processing, leather goods, textiles, construction, tourism
Mozambique | food, beverages, chemicals (fertilizer, soap, paints), aluminum, petroleum products, textiles, cement, glass, asbestos, tobacco
Namibia | meatpacking, fish processing, dairy products; mining (diamonds, lead, zinc, tin, silver, tungsten, uranium, copper)
Nauru | phosphate mining, offshore banking, coconut products
Nepal | tourism, carpet, textile; small rice, jute, sugar, and oilseed mills; cigarettes, cement and brick production
Netherlands | agroindustries, metal and engineering products, electrical machinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum, construction, microelectronics, fishing
Netherlands Antilles | tourism (Curacao, Sint Maarten, and Bonaire), petroleum refining (Curacao), petroleum transshipment facilities (Curacao and Bonaire), light manufacturing (Curacao)
New Caledonia | nickel mining and smelting
New Zealand | food processing, wood and paper products, textiles, machinery, transportation equipment, banking and insurance, tourism, mining
Nicaragua | food processing, chemicals, machinery and metal products, textiles, clothing, petroleum refining and distribution, beverages, footwear, wood
Niger | uranium mining, cement, brick, soap, textiles, food processing, chemicals, slaughterhouses
Nigeria | crude oil, coal, tin, columbite; palm oil, peanuts, cotton, rubber, wood; hides and skins, textiles, cement and other construction materials, food products, footwear, chemicals, fertilizer, printing, ceramics, steel, small commercial ship construction and repair
Niue | tourism, handicrafts, food processing
Norfolk Island | tourism, light industry, ready mixed concrete
Northern Mariana Islands | tourism, construction, garments, handicrafts
Norway | petroleum and gas, food processing, shipbuilding, pulp and paper products, metals, chemicals, timber, mining, textiles, fishing
Oman | crude oil production and refining, natural and liquefied natural gas (LNG) production; construction, cement, copper, steel, chemicals, optic fiber
Pakistan | textiles and apparel, food processing, pharmaceuticals, construction materials, paper products, fertilizer, shrimp
Palau | tourism, craft items (from shell, wood, pearls), construction, garment making
Panama | construction, brewing, cement and other construction materials, sugar milling
Papua New Guinea | copra crushing, palm oil processing, plywood production, wood chip production; mining of gold, silver, and copper; crude oil production, petroleum refining; construction, tourism
Paraguay | sugar, cement, textiles, beverages, wood products, steel, metallurgic, electric power
Peru | mining and refining of minerals; steel, metal fabrication; petroleum extraction and refining, natural gas; fishing and fish processing, textiles, clothing, food processing
Philippines | electronics assembly, garments, footwear, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, wood products, food processing, petroleum refining, fishing
Pitcairn Islands | postage stamps, handicrafts, beekeeping, honey
Poland | machine building, iron and steel, coal mining, chemicals, shipbuilding, food processing, glass, beverages, textiles
Portugal | textiles and footwear; wood pulp, paper, and cork; metals and metalworking; oil refining; chemicals; fish canning; rubber and plastic products; ceramics; electronics and communications equipment; rail transportation equipment; aerospace equipment; ship construction and refurbishment; wine; tourism
Puerto Rico | pharmaceuticals, electronics, apparel, food products, tourism
Qatar | crude oil production and refining, ammonia, fertilizers, petrochemicals, steel reinforcing bars, cement, commercial ship repair
Reunion | sugar, rum, cigarettes, handicraft items, flower oil extraction
Romania | textiles and footwear, light machinery and auto assembly, mining, timber, construction materials, metallurgy, chemicals, food processing, petroleum refining

Russia

complete range of mining and extractive industries producing coal, oil, gas, chemicals, and metals; all forms of machine building from rolling mills to high-performance aircraft and space vehicles; defense industries including radar, missile production, and advanced electronic components, shipbuilding; road and rail transportation equipment; communications equipment; agricultural machinery, tractors, and construction equipment; electric power generating and transmitting equipment; medical and scientific instruments; consumer durables, textiles, foodstuffs, handicrafts

Rwanda | cement, agricultural products, small-scale beverages, soap, furniture, shoes, plastic goods, textiles, cigarettes
Saint Helena | construction, crafts (furniture, lacework, fancy woodwork), fishing, philatelic sales
Saint Kitts and Nevis | sugar processing, tourism, cotton, salt, copra, clothing, footwear, beverages
Saint Lucia | clothing, assembly of electronic components, beverages, corrugated cardboard boxes, tourism; lime processing, coconut processing
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | fish processing and supply base for fishing fleets; tourism
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | food processing, cement, furniture, clothing, starch
Samoa | food processing, building materials, auto parts
San Marino | tourism, banking, textiles, electronics, ceramics, cement, wine
Sao Tome and Principe | light construction, textiles, soap, beer, fish processing, timber
Saudi Arabia | crude oil production, petroleum refining, basic petrochemicals; ammonia, industrial gases, sodium hydroxide (caustic soda), cement, fertilizer, plastics; metals, commercial ship repair, commercial aircraft repair, construction
Senegal | agricultural and fish processing, phosphate mining, fertilizer production, petroleum refining, construction materials, ship construction and repair

Serbia and Montenegro

machine building (aircraft, trucks, and automobiles; tanks and weapons; electrical equipment; agricultural machinery); metallurgy (steel, aluminum, copper, lead, zinc, chromium, antimony, bismuth, cadmium); mining (coal, bauxite, nonferrous ore, iron ore, limestone); consumer goods (textiles, footwear, foodstuffs, appliances); electronics, petroleum products, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals

Seychelles | fishing, tourism, processing of coconuts and vanilla, coir (coconut fiber) rope, boat building, printing, furniture; beverages
Sierra Leone | diamond mining; small-scale manufacturing (beverages, textiles, cigarettes, footwear); petroleum refining, small commercial ship repair
Singapore | electronics, chemicals, financial services, oil drilling equipment, petroleum refining, rubber processing and rubber products, processed food and beverages, ship repair, offshore platform construction, life sciences, entrepot trade
Slovakia | metal and metal products; food and beverages; electricity, gas, coke, oil, nuclear fuel; chemicals and manmade fibers; machinery; paper and printing; earthenware and ceramics; transport vehicles; textiles; electrical and optical apparatus; rubber products
Slovenia | ferrous metallurgy and aluminum products, lead and zinc smelting; electronics (including military electronics), trucks, electric power equipment, wood products, textiles, chemicals, machine tools
Solomon Islands | fish (tuna), mining, timber
Somalia | a few light industries, including sugar refining, textiles, wireless communication
South Africa | mining (world's largest producer of platinum, gold, chromium), automobile assembly, metalworking, machinery, textiles, iron and steel, chemicals, fertilizer, foodstuffs, commercial ship repair
Spain | textiles and apparel (including footwear), food and beverages, metals and metal manufactures, chemicals, shipbuilding, automobiles, machine tools, tourism, clay and refractory products, footwear, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment
Sri Lanka | processing of rubber, tea, coconuts, tobacco and other agricultural commodities; telecommunications, insurance, banking; clothing, textiles; cement, petroleum refining
Sudan | oil, cotton ginning, textiles, cement, edible oils, sugar, soap distilling, shoes, petroleum refining, pharmaceuticals, armaments, automobile/light truck assembly
Suriname | bauxite and gold mining, alumina production; oil, lumbering, food processing, fishing
Swaziland | mining (coal, raw asbestos), wood pulp, sugar, soft drink concentrates, textile and apparel
Sweden | iron and steel, precision equipment (bearings, radio and telephone parts, armaments), wood pulp and paper products, processed foods, motor vehicles
Switzerland | machinery, chemicals, watches, textiles, precision instruments
Syria | petroleum, textiles, food processing, beverages, tobacco, phosphate rock mining
Taiwan | electronics, petroleum refining, armaments, chemicals, textiles, iron and steel, machinery, cement, food processing, vehicles, consumer products, pharmaceuticals
Tajikistan | aluminum, zinc, lead; chemicals and fertilizers, cement, vegetable oil, metal-cutting machine tools, refrigerators and freezers
Tanzania | agricultural processing (sugar, beer, cigarettes, sisal twine); diamond, gold, and iron mining, salt, soda ash; cement, oil refining, shoes, apparel, wood products, fertilizer
Thailand | tourism, textiles and garments, agricultural processing, beverages, tobacco, cement, light manufacturing such as jewelry and electric appliances, computers and parts, integrated circuits, furniture, plastics, automobiles and automotive parts; world's second-largest tungsten producer and third-largest tin producer
Togo | phosphate mining, agricultural processing, cement, handicrafts, textiles, beverages
Tokelau | small-scale enterprises for copra production, woodworking, plaited craft goods; stamps, coins; fishing
Tonga | tourism, fishing
Trinidad and Tobago | petroleum, chemicals, tourism, food processing, cement, beverage, cotton textiles
Tunisia | petroleum, mining (particularly phosphate and iron ore), tourism, textiles, footwear, agribusiness, beverages
Turkey | textiles, food processing, autos, electronics, mining (coal, chromite, copper, boron), steel, petroleum, construction, lumber, paper
Turkmenistan | natural gas, oil, petroleum products, textiles, food processing
Turks and Caicos Islands | tourism, offshore financial services
Tuvalu | fishing, tourism, copra
Uganda | sugar, brewing, tobacco, cotton textiles; cement, steel production
Ukraine | coal, electric power, ferrous and nonferrous metals, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food processing (especially sugar)
United Arab Emirates | petroleum and petrochemicals; fishing, aluminum, cement, fertilizers, commercial ship repair, construction materials, some boat building, handicrafts, textiles
United Kingdom | machine tools, electric power equipment, automation equipment, railroad equipment, shipbuilding, aircraft, motor vehicles and parts, electronics and communications equipment, metals, chemicals, coal, petroleum, paper and paper products, food processing, textiles, clothing, other consumer goods
United States | leading industrial power in the world, highly diversified and technologically advanced; petroleum, steel, motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, electronics, food processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining
Uruguay | food processing, electrical machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products, textiles, chemicals, beverages
Uzbekistan | textiles, food processing, machine building, metallurgy, gold petroleum, natural gas, chemicals
Vanuatu | food and fish freezing, wood processing, meat canning
Venezuela | petroleum, construction materials, food processing, textiles; iron ore mining, steel, aluminum; motor vehicle assembly
Vietnam | food processing, garments, shoes, machine-building; mining, coal, steel; cement, chemical fertilizer, glass, tires, oil, paper
Virgin Islands | tourism, petroleum refining, watch assembly, rum distilling, construction, pharmaceuticals, textiles, electronics
Wallis and Futuna | copra, handicrafts, fishing, lumber
West Bank | generally small family businesses that produce cement, textiles, soap, olive-wood carvings, and mother-of-pearl souvenirs; the Israelis have established some small-scale, modern industries in the settlements and industrial centers
Western Sahara | phosphate mining, handicrafts

World

dominated by the onrush of technology, especially in computers, robotics, telecommunications, and medicines and medical equipment; most of these advances take place in OECD nations; only a small portion of non-OECD countries have succeeded in rapidly adjusting to these technological forces; the accelerated development of new industrial (and agricultural) technology is complicating already grim environmental problems

Yemen | crude oil production and petroleum refining; small-scale production of cotton textiles and leather goods; food processing; handicrafts; small aluminum products factory; cement; commercial ship repair
Zambia | copper mining and processing, construction, foodstuffs, beverages, chemicals, textiles, fertilizer, horticulture
Zimbabwe | mining (coal, gold, platinum, copper, nickel, tin, clay, numerous metallic and nonmetallic ores), steel; wood products, cement, chemicals, fertilizer, clothing and footwear, foodstuffs, beverages

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