Gold

Gold is a Resource in Rise of Nations. It is only used to make Electronics. However, it can also be a valuable source of revenue if you sell them on their own without being turned into electronics. On top of that, gold is useful for generating resource revenue within your economy tab, as 1 unit of gold makes around $67,000.

As a result, gold can be useful for otherwise weak starting nations, no matter how you choose to profit off it. Gold is most common in Africa, North Asia, Central Asia, and North America.

Gold Production

Gold production can be greatly boosted through means that every other resource has it's production increased, such as building mines on it's producing cities, enacting resource boosting policies, or getting a modifier that increases gold production. Likewise, you should be warry of bad modifiers decreasing your gold production, such as workers strikes.

Another great way to seek gold is to colonize for your gold. Africa is openly accessible to most nations, and it's weak gold coast countries hold massive gold reserves. So if you make a navy, you can easily secure your loot in Africa.

Below is gold production by nation.