Being a massive country really is a civilisation cheat code. Russia is the same - massive material resources already known, plus greater chance of future disco

Being a massive country really is a civilisation cheat code. Russia is the same - massive material resources already known, plus greater chance of future discoveries simply because of the greater coverage. India, Brazil, Australia, Canada - all these countries are almost guaranteed to have material abundance. US I think have got to be the most overpowered, especially since the annexation of Hawaii extends the territory way out into the Pacific.