WORLD WAR II
DECOLONIZATION PHASE
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Question
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Africa
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South American
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North American
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Southwest Asia
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Detailed explanation-1: -As of 2022, OPEC has 13 member countries. Seven are located in Africa, five in the Middle East, and one in South America.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is a permanent, intergovernmental Organization, created at the Baghdad Conference on September 10–14, 1960, by Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.
Detailed explanation-3: -Six members were Southwest Asian countries, but the organization includes six oil producers from outside the region: Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Libya, Nigeria, and Venezuela. Meanwhile, not all of the Southwest Asian oil producers belong to OPEC. Bahrain, Yemen, Oman, and Syria have not joined the organization.
Detailed explanation-4: -The OPEC Secretariat is the executive organ of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Located in Vienna, it also functions as the Headquarters of the Organization, in accordance with the provisions of the OPEC Statute.