Cleared Land

Cleared Land is by far the most useful Basic Resource, and one of the most useful resources full stop. Cleared Land is used to build Factories on and to build Urban Areas on, two of the most important things in the game. Cleared Land can be obtained through Expand Borders or by using Land Clearing Items (such as Lumberjacks or Irrigators).
The Cleared Land icon is similar to some other icons, such as the Tundra and Clothing Factory icons.
== Obtaining ==
 Cleared Land can be obtained two ways - through expanding your borders and through land clearing items.
=== Expand Borders/Colonists ===
Expanding your borders on any continent will grant you some Cleared Land, along with any other resources your continent provides. 
When I look at the list of resources I can find on my Continent, Cleared Land doesn't show up.
 Cleared Land doesn't show up on the list because it's guaranteed. No matter which continent you expand borders/colonise, you will always get some Cleared Land.
=== Land Clearing Items ===
There are a total of 6 Land Clearing items that can be used to turn other Basic Resources into Cleared Land. All items convert 10km2 of that resource into 10km2 of Cleared Land. For example, Junglers convert 10km2 of Jungles into 10km2 of Cleared Land
Item name 	Resource
Jungler 	Jungles
Irrigator 	Desert
Pickaxe 	Mountains
Lumberjack	Forest
Fertilizer	Tundra
Lawn Mower	Grassland
I can't buy one of the Land Clearing items, as it doesn't show up in the Item Shop.
That's probably because you don't have any of that resource. It wouldn't make sense if you could convert 10km2 of Grasslands into 10km2 of Cleared Land if you didn't have any Grasslands. Having -10km2 of Grasslands would probably break the game, so the option of buying something you can't actually used is removed.
== Uses ==
 Cleared Land has two very important uses - for factories and for Urban Areas.
=== Factories ===
Most (but not all) Factories need to be built on Cleared Land. This means Cleared Land is a very valuable resource because many Factories wouldn't be able to be constructed without it.
=== Urban Areas ===
 Cleared Land is turned into Urban Areas at a rate of 1km2 per 4,000 people (a nation with a population of 1,000,000 will have had 250km2 of Cleared Land turned into 250km2 of Urban Areas). If you don't have enough Cleared Land to turn into Urban Areas, your nation won't grow. It'll have a yellow "Not enough Cleared Land" next to your population, so you'll know you have to expand your borders or use a land clearing item.
Category:Basic Resources