Resources

Nations can trade resources with one another. There are 20 tradeable resources in the game. Each nation starts with 2 default resources that can not be changed. You can also gain 8 additional resources through trades. If you trade with a nation, you must accept both resources the nation has as their default (you can't choose only one). Having two trades for the same resource does not stack that resource (it's just wasted). Trading with a member of your team gives each nation +1 happiness.

The resources are divided below into general areas for easier reference.

''Note: There were originally 12 resources. 8 more resources were added on 3/16/2005.''

Income and population happiness

 * Gems – Increases population happiness +2, increases citizen’s daily income +$3.00
 * Silver – Increases citizen’s daily income +$3.00 and increases population happiness +2.
 * Wine – Increases population happiness +3.
 * Gold – Increases citizen’s daily income +$5.00.
 * Spices – Increases the natural land growth of a nation by 8% and increases population happiness +2.
 * Furs – Increases citizen’s daily income +$3.00 and increases the natural growth of a nation by 8%.
 * Water – Increases number of citizens per mile before population unhappiness by 30, increases population happiness +1, and improves a nation's environment by 10%.
 * Uranium – Allow nations to develop nuclear weapons only if that nations government preference supports nuclear weapons. If a nation's government preference favors nuclear technology for the use of nuclear power plants but does not support nuclear weapons then the nation will receive +$3.00 per citizen but loses -1 population happiness. Also lowers environment (unless default resource).

Population Count

 * Wheat – Increases the natural growth of a nation by 5% and increases number of citizens +8%.
 * Fish - Increases number of citizens +8% and lowers initial land cost -5%.
 * Cattle – Increases number of citizens +5% and lowers initial land cost -10%.
 * Sugar – Increases the natural growth of a nation by 5%, increases number of citizens +3%, and increases population happiness +1.

Infrastructure

 * Marble – Lower inital infrastructure cost -10%.
 * Lumber – Lower inital infrastructure cost -8% and lowers infrastructure upkeep costs -$5.00.
 * Iron – Lowers initial soldier cost -$3.00, lowers infrastructure upkeep costs -$5.00, and lowers initial building costs -5%.

Military

 * Aluminum – Increases soldier count +10%.
 * Coal – Increases the natural growth of a nation by 15% and increases soldier count +6%. Also lowers environment (unless default resource).
 * Pigs – Lowers soldier upkeep cost -$0.50 and increases soldier count +6%.
 * Oil - Lowers initial soldier cost -$3.00, increases population happiness +1, and increases soldier count +4%. Also lowers environment (unless default resource).

Land Growth

 * Rubber - Increases the natural growth of a nation by 15%.

Resource Packages
Each resource has a set of other resources that it is more likely to be bundled with when a nation is created. These bundles have changed as the game has progressed (and may change in the future). Below is a list of current common bundles, although due to the changing (and mysterious) nature of the game it is not necessarily a complete or accurate list. Older nations may have bundles not shown here. Some of these bundles may be more rare than others (in fact, some of the resources may be more rare than others).


 * Gems - Silver, Wine, Spices
 * Silver - Gems, Rubber
 * Wine - Gems, Gold, Pigs
 * Gold - Wine, Marble, Aluminum
 * Spices - Gems, Fish, Iron
 * Furs - Water, Fish, Iron
 * Water - Furs, Lumber, Rubber
 * Uranium - Sugar, Aluminum


 * Wheat - Lumber, Iron, Aluminum
 * Fish - Spices, Furs, Oil, Rubber
 * Cattle - Uranium, Aluminum, Coal
 * Sugar - Uranium, Coal


 * Marble - Gold, Oil
 * Lumber - Water, Wheat
 * Iron - Spices, Furs, Wheat


 * Aluminum - Gold, Wheat, Cattle
 * Coal - Cattle, Sugar, Pigs
 * Pigs - Wine, Coal, Oil
 * Oil - Fish, Marble, Pigs


 * Rubber - Silver, Water, Fish