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What to Know About Ukraine: Oil, Minerals & Natural Gas
By Human Events Staff | February 24, 2022
Amid the ongoing Russian invasion in Ukraine, Human Events News compiled a series of fast-facts you should know about the eastern European nation.
Ukraine is the second largest country in terms of area in Europe – after Russia – and has a population of over 43 million people, more than Poland by about 6 million. Despite its size, Ukraine’s population is smaller than the populations of Germany and France.
Here are a few of the country’s ranks for oil, minerals and natural gas:
1st in Europe in proven recoverable reserves of uranium ores
2nd in Europe, 10th in the world in terms of titanium ore reserves
2nd in the world in terms of explored reserves of manganese ores (2.3 billion tons, or 12% of the world’s reserves)
2nd largest iron ore reserves in the world (30 billion tons);
2nd in Europe in terms of mercury ore reserves
3rd in Europe, 13th in the world, in shale gas reserves (22 trillion cubic meters)
4th in the world by the total value of natural resources
7th in the world in coal reserves (33.9 billion tons)