History of Asia

Why is Iran a non Arab OPEC country?

While Iran is a petroleum exporting nation, it is actually a part of OPEC and not a non-Arab OPEC country.

The member countries of OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) are:

>1) Algeria

>2) Angola

>3) Ecuador

>4) Equatorial Guinea

>5) Gabon

>6) Indonesia

>7) Iran

>8) Iraq

>9) Kuwait

>10) Libya

>11) Nigeria

>12) Qatar

>13) Saudi Arabia

>14) United Arab Emirates

>15) Venezuela