Austria

Belgium

Cyprus

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Netherlands

Portugal

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Europe

A world map highlights (blue) the members of the European Monetary Union: Ireland, Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Greece, and Cyprus.

Current members of the European Monetary Union

Countries

European Union

European Monetary Union (“Euroland”)

Alaska

Arizona

Utah

Yukon

Northwest Territories

Idaho

Vermont

Washington

Nunavut

Maine

Oregon

New Brunswick

British Columbia

Newfoundland and Labrador

Michigan

Colorado

Nevada

Québec

Ontario

California

None

A map illustrates the global distribution of carbonate rock outcrops, indicated by yellow dots across various continents.

Locations of outcrops of carbonate rocks, primarily limestone and dolostone

Carbonate Outcrops

In North America, outcrops are prevalent along the western coast, the southeastern United States, and parts of Mexico. Central America and the Caribbean also have notable concentrations, particularly in Costa Rica and Cuba. In South America, significant outcrops are found in Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. Europe shows widespread outcrops, especially in France, Spain, Poland, and Ukraine, with additional dots in the United Kingdom and Sweden. Africa has notable outcrops in Morocco, Algeria, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. In Asia, outcrops are concentrated in Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines, with additional dots in China, Mongolia, and Russia. Southeast Asia has numerous outcrops, particularly in Indonesia. In Australia, outcrops are found along the eastern coast and in southern Australia, with additional dots in New Zealand.

World

USGS

Afghanistan

Central Asia

Nepal

East Asia

Bangladesh

Bhutan

India

Maldives

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

South Asia

A map highlights the South Asia Free Trade Area members such as India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Afghanistan shaded in red.

Member states of the South Asian Free Trade Area, an organization founded in 2004 to create a free trade area among its members

Asia Regional Integration Center

South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) Members

Seychelles

Caribbean

Mauritius

Egypt

Libya

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Burundi

Comoros

Democratic Republic of Congo

Djibouti

Eritrea

eSwatini

Ethiopia

Kenya

Madagascar

Malawi

Rwanda

Sudan

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Sub-Saharan Africa

A map shows COMESA members highlighted in orange: Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Eswatini, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Member states of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, an organization founded in 1994 to promote free trade among its members

European Monetary Union (“Euroland”)	Carbonate Outcrops	South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) Members	Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Members
Value	Carbonate Outcrops	Value	Value





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