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Why Is the Middle East So Important To the Rest of the World and How Much Oil Does the Middle East Produce?

April 30, 2020 by Karen Hill

The Middle East so important to the rest of the world because it contains most of the world’s known oil reserves and is the world’s top oil-producing region.

Most of the oil produced in the Middle East is sold to countries in Asia and Europe.

The countries in the Middle East that produce the most oil are Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Kuwait.

The Middle East is a strategically and economically important region because of the large quantities of crude oil reserves.

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About Karen Hill

Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

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