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resources and in particular lacks coal and iron ore, the basic ingredients of the classic heavy industries. Only potash (potassium carbonate), used in making fertilisers and in glass manufacture, is available [...] government did not construct any heavy industrial plants in Belarus, but instead developed the existing industries and expanded the industrial base: new plants now manufactured sewing machines and synthetic fibres [...] Russian military. Related Links WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Belarus World Atlas: What are the biggest industries in Belarus? Grodno. Bridge of Saint Petersburg-Warsow Railway crossing Neman river Belarus was

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attracted capital, and mining and iron-working expanded, along with food production, textile and paper industries. The number of factories had almost doubled by the beginning of the Second World War, although [...] proportion of services. Related Links WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Slovenia World Atlas: What are the biggest industries in Slovenia Domžale. J. Oberwalder & Co. Straw Hat Factory Slovenia was part of the 'Socialist

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n of giant heavy industrial plants, but instead began to expand the established food and light industries. Lithuania did not experience a massive industrialisation until the end of the 1950s. The chemical [...] near Ufa. On account of the great scarcity of raw materials, Moscow located many labour-intensive industries in the Balkans, which resulted in a massive influx of Russian workers. As a consequence, the Baltic [...] Related Links ERIH Link-List WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Lithuania World Atlas: What are the biggest industries in Lithuania? Šilutė (Heydekrug). Gasworks Lithiania was a union republic of the 'Union of Soviet

factories when Latvia gained independence in 1918. However, the government succeeded in building new industries on the basis of domestic raw materials such as wood and flax. Agricultural productivity was enhanced [...] still relatively intact. As natural resources were lacking, Moscow encouraged labour-intensive industries – and the new rulers also wanted to bind the Baltic more closely with the USSR at the same time [...] sector. Related Links ERIH Link-List WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Latvia World Atlas: What are the biggest industries in Latvia? Līgatne. Riga Paper Mill and Village Listen Latvia was a union republic of the 'Union

After reconstruction, the now-independent Republic of Estonia witnessed the founding of further industries on the basis of local raw materials, such as cement plants, wood processing and food production [...] most Estonian-made products flowed back to the Soviet Union. Resources were mainly allocated to industries that had developed during the period of independence: in addition to the mining and chemical processing [...] textiles. In the 1950s, the government also promoted machinery and metal processing, but classic heavy industries such as coal mining, steel-making and automotive manufacturing were omitted, as the country lacked

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had the highest priority, mining and metal processing expanded as well, and even the traditional industries of food production, wood processing and paper manufacturing grew dramatically. In particular, Croatia’s [...] Industrial and technical heritage on Kvarner WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Croatia World Atlas: The biggest industries in Croatia Rijeka.Tvornica (Hartera) Paper Factory Croatia was part of the 'Socialist Federal Republic

aegis after Czechoslovakia was reconstituted in 1945. In the course of establishing powerful heavy industries in the new socialist nations, the leadership of the USSR assigned Slovakia the role of arms maker [...] the population. Related Links WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Slovakia World Atlas: What are the biggest industries in Slovakia Žilina. Cloth Factory

government worked to encourage the growth of industry. Up until World War I, typical “entry-level” industries such as food production, textile manufacturing and wood- and metal working emerged, but the strongest [...] government attempted to correct its course, placing greater emphasis on more technically sophisticated industries and cooperation with western businesses: the Dacia automotive plant in Piteʂti has been manufacturing [...] the 1970s, Romania was even exporting offshore drilling rigs. In the spirit of self-sufficiency, industries produced a wide range of petroleum derivatives, as well as pharmaceuticals, locomotives and electronic

foreign companies using low corporate tax rates as an incentive, but more technically sophisticated industries are still few and far between. The added value of export products such as clothing, shoes and steel [...] the poverty line. Related Links WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Bulgaria World Atlas: What are the biggest industries in Bulgaria? Burgas. Harbour

machinery and railway carriages, Hungarian factories were not competitive due to high costs. New industries such as chemicals, electrical goods and telecommunications were not growing fast enough. The discovery [...] World War: Hungary’s economy boomed, particularly in the arms, chemicals and electrical equipment industries, but only thanks to financing from National Socialist Germany. This was essentially a prelude to [...] Relicts of Hungarian Iron Metallurgy WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Hungary World Atlas: What are the biggest industries in Hungary? Győr. Distillery

developed into pharmaceutical manufacturers. The founding of Sandoz, the “Gesellschaft für Chemische Industrie in Basel, or CIBA, and Hoffmann-La Roche in the last two decades of the 19th century marked the [...] Related Links ERIH Link List WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Switzerland World Atlas: What are the biggest industries in Switzerland? St. Gallen. Bodensee Toggenburg Railway | Kubel Power Plant

on for the Greek merchant marine also played a role, and remains one of the nation’s strongest industries today. The shipyards of the Aegean Island of Syros, for instance, were among the pioneers in building [...] available, the nation experienced a further industrial impetus: more technically sophisticated industries such as machine tools, chemical and textile production outstripped food and tobacco processing [...] up. Related Links ERIH Link List WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Greece World Atlas: What are the biggest industries in Greece? Piraeus. Basileiades Shipyard