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Industries

This entry provides a rank ordering of industries starting with the largest by value of annual output.

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
	American Virgin Islands	tourism, petroleum refining, watch assembly, rum distilling, construction, pharmaceuticals, textiles, electronics
	Andorra	tourism (particularly skiing), cattle raising, timber, banking, tobacco, furniture
	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, insurance, 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, oil
	Benin	textiles, food processing, construction materials, cement
	Bermuda	international business, tourism, light manufacturing
	Bhutan	cement, wood products, processed fruits, alcoholic beverages, calcium carbide, tourism
	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; wood and wood products; copper, tin, tungsten, iron; cement, construction materials; pharmaceuticals; fertilizer; natural gas; garments, jade and gems
	Burma	agricultural processing; wood and wood products; copper, tin, tungsten, iron; cement, construction materials; pharmaceuticals; fertilizer; natural gas; garments, jade and gems
	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	fishing, tourism, perfume distillation
	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	mining (diamonds, gold, copper, cobalt, coltan 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
	Dominica	soap, coconut oil, tourism, copra, furniture, cement blocks, shoes
	Dominican Republic	tourism, sugar processing, ferronickel and gold mining, textiles, cement, tobacco
	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, light manufacturing, salt, cement
	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 had 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, iron; alumina refining; light manufacturing, and agricultural processing
	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 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, fertilizers, caustic soda, textiles, cement and other construction materials, food processing (particularly sugar refining and vegetable oil production), ferrous and non-ferrous 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, electronics
	Jordan	clothing, 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, clothing, soap, cigarettes, flour), agricultural products, horticulture, 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, limestone, 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, water 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, iron, steel, cement, energy, pharmaceuticals
	Madagascar	meat processing, seafood, 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, electronics, tin mining and smelting, logging, timber processing; Sabah - logging, petroleum production; Sarawak - agriculture processing, petroleum production and refining, logging
	Maldives	tourism, fish processing, 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, pharmaceuticals, 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, mining, 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
	Montenegro	steelmaking, aluminum, agricultural processing, consumer goods, tourism
	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	tourism, cotton, salt, copra, clothing, footwear, beverages
	Saint Lucia	clothing, assembly of electronic components, beverages, corrugated cardboard boxes, tourism; lime processing, coconut processing
	Saint Martin	tourism, light industry and manufacturing, heavy industry
	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	sugar, agricultural machinery, electrical and communication equipment, paper and pulp, lead, transportation equipment
	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, automobiles, 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	coal, 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, tourism, banking, and insurance
	Syria	petroleum, textiles, food processing, beverages, tobacco, phosphate rock mining, cement, oil seeds crushing
	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
	Timor-Leste	printing, soap manufacturing, handicrafts, woven cloth
	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
	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

Source: CIA World Factbook. This page was last updated on 23 February, 2010

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