ons ofРРthe world are well supplied with coal and minerals, and have a fertile soil and a favorableРРclimate; other regions possess none of them.РРNext to natural resources comes the ability to turn them to use. Some countries are per-РРhaps well off in natural resources, but suffered for many years from civil and external wars,РРand for this and other reasons have been unable to develop their resources. 'Sound and stableРРpolitical conditions, and freedom from foreign invasion, enable a country to develop its natu-РРral resources peacefully and steadily, and to produce more wealth than another countryРРequally well served by nature but less well ordered. Another important factor is the technicalРРefficiency of a country's people. Industrialized countries that have trained numerous skilled