* Hydrocarbons and oil reserves (in the Gulf of Mexico)
* Minerals such as silver, copper, zinc, fluorspar, lead, molybdenum, coal, sulfur, natural gas, iron ore
* Forest and wood
* Arable land
Venezuela
* Large oil reserves (Orinoco belt)
* Natural gas
* Iron ore
* Gold
* Zinc
* Timber
* Hydroelectric and hydropower