Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

Guyana

Paraguay

Peru

Suriname

Uruguay

Venezuela

Latin America

A map shows the membership status of South American countries. Associate Members (green), including Guyana, Peru, and Suriname. Full Members (red), including Brazil, and Argentina. Suspended Members (blue), which includes Venezuela.

Member states of Mercosur, an organization founded in 1991 to promote free trade among its members

Countries

Council on Foreign Relations

Mercosur

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

Australia

Fiji

Micronesia

New Zealand

Papua New Guinea

Solomon Is.

Australia & Oceania

Cuba

Dominican Republic

Haiti

Jamaica

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Trinidad and Tobago

Caribbean

Afghanistan

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

Central Asia

China

Hong Kong S.A.R. (China)

Japan

Nepal

North Korea

South Korea

Taiwan

East Asia

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Russia

Eurasia

Albania

Belgium

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czechia

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Moldova

Netherlands

Northern Macedonia

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Ukraine

Europe

Belize

Costa Rica

El Salvador

Guatemala

Honduras

Nicaragua

Panama

Mauritania

Mauritius

Puerto Rico (U.S.)

Mexico

United States

North America

Bangladesh

Bhutan

India

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

South Asia

Brunei

Cambodia

Indonesia

Laos

Malaysia

Myanmar

Philippines

Thailand

Timor-Leste

Vietnam

Southeast Asia

Algeria

Egypt

Iran

Iraq

Morocco

Saudi Arabia

Syria

Turkey

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Angola

Benin

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cameroon

Central African Republic

Chad

Comoros

Côte d'Ivoire

Democratic Republic of Congo

eSwatini

Ethiopia

Gabon

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Kenya

Liberia

Madagascar

Malawi

Mali

Mozambique

Niger

Nigeria

Republic of the Congo

Rwanda

Senegal

Sierra Leone

Somalia

South Africa

South Sudan

Sudan

Tanzania

Togo

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Sub-Saharan Africa

Total annual rice production: Highest producers in dark green are China and India. Some of the higher-producing countries in green and light green are Russia, Brazil, U S A, and some of the low-producing countries (very light green) are Mexico and Australia.

Mercosur	Carbonate Outcrops	Rice Production			Nickel Production by Country
Value	Carbonate Outcrops	Class	Rank	Million Metric Tons	Class	Rank	Metric tons







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