It appears strange but its true.Oil or Black Gold as we call it is found mainly in the Moslem regions of the world. OPEC
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) members include Algeria, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela. Except for Venezuela the rest are majority Moslem populated nations. .It could be reasoned that Oil Deposits are centred mainly in the Mid-East region so coincidentally that region is predominantly Moslem. However counter to this view is a major player on the oil market Indonesia another Moslem country is not in the region but is far away down in South East Asia,or for that matter Algeria or Nigeria are in North Africa. Israel which is in the centre of the Mid-East area does not have oil Going further new discoveries of oil in abundance have been found in states like Kazakasthan,Azerbaijan,Tajikistan all once again predominantly Moslem countries.
2007-03-22
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