Europe – Countries Index

February 2, 2023

How to Get to Kotor, Montenegro

By plane The nearest airport to Kotor is located just 8 km away – in neighboring Tivat. The air harbor accepts flights only during…

January 30, 2023

Bosnia and Herzegovina Energy and Environment Facts

Natural resources and energy Bosnia is quite rich in minerals. In the area around Tuzla in the east as well as around Sarajevo and…

January 30, 2023

Bulgaria Energy and Environment Facts

Natural resources and energy Bulgaria has relatively scarce natural resources and imports both raw materials and energy. Mining of coal, iron, copper, manganese, lead…

January 30, 2023

Austria Energy and Environment Facts

Natural resources and energy Austria has relatively few natural resources besides hydropower and timber. Smaller assets are found from, among others, iron ore and…

January 30, 2023

Belarus Energy and Environment Facts

Natural resources, energy and environment Belarus (Belarus) is relatively poor in natural resources with the exception of mainly peat and potash (potassium carbonate). For…

January 30, 2023

Belgium Energy and Environment Facts

Natural resources, energy and environment The only raw materials naturally found in Belgium are coal, sand and clay. The coal mines in Wallonia are…

January 30, 2023

Albania Energy and Environment Facts

Natural resources, energy and environment Albania is rich in minerals and mining has contributed to the economic upturn that Albania experienced during the 2000s….

January 30, 2023

Andorra Energy and Environment Facts

Natural resources and energy Andorra has assets of, among other things, iron and lead, which are mined. The economically most important natural resource is…

January 30, 2023

Liechtenstein Energy and Environment Facts

Natural resources and energy The Principality has no minerals or other natural resources of economic importance. The energy demand is almost entirely covered by…

January 30, 2023

Lithuania Energy and Environment Facts

Natural resources and energy Since Lithuania’s independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, Lithuania has struggled to reduce its dependence on Russian gas imports…

January 30, 2023

Luxembourg Energy and Environment Facts

Natural resources and energy Luxembourg has not had any natural resources of economic importance since the iron ore basically ended and the mining ceased…

January 30, 2023

Macedonia Energy and Environment Facts

Natural resources, energy and environment Northern Macedonia has a lot of natural resources such as iron, nickel, silicon, lead, zinc and precious metals, which…

January 30, 2023

Kosovo Energy and Environment Facts

Natural resources, energy and environment Kosovo is rich in natural resources. In the country, among other things, there are the world’s fifth largest deposits…

January 30, 2023

Latvia Energy and Environment Facts

Natural resources and energy Latvia is poor in processed minerals but has rich stocks of peat, limestone, sand and clay as well as plenty…

January 30, 2023

Hungary Energy and Environment Facts

Natural resources, energy and environment Hungary’s most important natural resource is its fertile soil. Lignite is available in larger quantities, but the quality varies…

January 30, 2023

Iceland Energy and Environment Facts

Natural resources and energy Iceland’s most important natural resources are the abundant fish stocks and great access to hydropower. The country also has plenty…

January 30, 2023

Iraq Energy and Environment Facts

Natural resources, energy and environment Iraq has the world’s fifth largest oil resources after Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Canada and Iran. At the beginning of…

January 30, 2023

Ireland Energy and Environment Facts

Natural resources and energy Ireland has large resources of zinc, and three major zinc mines are found on the island. There are also deposits…

January 30, 2023

Italy Energy and Environment Facts

Natural resources and energy Italy is hurting natural resources. Although oil is extracted in southern Italy and natural gas in Podalen in the north,…

January 30, 2023

Germany Energy and Environment Facts

Natural resources and energy Germany’s natural resources are limited with one exception: the reserves of coal, mainly lignite, which are the largest in the…

January 30, 2023

Greece Energy and Environment Facts

Natural resources and energy Greece has quite a lot of minerals. Nevertheless, in the 2010s, the mining industry accounted for less than half a…

January 30, 2023

Estonia Energy and Environment Facts

Natural resources and energy In northeastern Estonia there is one of the world’s largest recoverable oil shale stocks. It is used partly to power…

January 30, 2023

Finland Energy and Environment Facts

Natural resources and energy Energy consumption is relatively high in Finland, which uses significantly more nuclear power than many other EU countries. But the…

January 30, 2023

France Energy and Environment Facts

Natural resources and energy France has assets of many minerals, but the quantities are limited. Coal mining has been phased out and the assets…

January 30, 2023

Croatia Energy and Environment Facts

Natural resources, energy and environment Croatia’s most important natural resources are oil, natural gas and bauxite. Oil is mainly extracted in Slavonia in the…

January 30, 2023

Cyprus Energy and Environment Facts

Natural resources and energy After large gas deposits were discovered off the coast of Cyprus at the end of the 2010s, there are high…

January 30, 2023

Czech Republic Energy and Environment Facts

Natural resources and energy The Czech Republic has good coal resources, which is the country’s most important energy source. In northern Moravia, coal is…

January 30, 2023

Denmark Energy and Environment Facts

Natural resources and energy Denmark has no metals and relatively few other raw materials in the earth, but there is both oil and natural…

January 30, 2023

Russia Energy and Environment Facts

Natural resources and energy Russia has plenty of assets on oil, natural gas, gold, diamonds, iron ore, nickel and other valuable minerals. The main…

January 30, 2023

San Marino Energy and Environment Facts

Natural resources and energy San Marino lacks natural resources except for the limestone that is mined and exported. All energy must be imported. Electricity…