opec

Noun
  1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum (synset 108193929)
    is a type of:
    member holonym:
    • algeria, algerie, democratic and popular republic of algeria - a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim; colonized by France in the 19th century but gained autonomy in the early 1960s
    • angola, republic of angola - a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975 and was the scene of civil war until 1990
    • ecuador, republic of ecuador - a republic in northwestern South America; became independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the Andes
    • dutch east indies, indonesia, republic of indonesia - a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions
    • iran, islamic republic of iran, persia - a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil
    • al-iraq, irak, iraq, republic of iraq - a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq
    • koweit, kuwait, state of kuwait - an Arab kingdom in Asia on the northwestern coast of the Persian Gulf; a major source of petroleum
    • libya, socialist people's libyan arab jamahiriya - a military dictatorship in northern Africa on the Mediterranean; consists almost entirely of desert; a major exporter of petroleum
    • federal republic of nigeria, nigeria - a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; gained independence from Britain in 1960; most populous African country
    • katar, qatar, state of katar, state of qatar - an Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; the economy is dominated by oil
    • kingdom of saudi arabia, saudi arabia - an absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy
    • united arab emirates - a federation of seven Arab emirates on the eastern Arabian peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; rich in oil reserves
    • republic of venezuela, venezuela - a republic in northern South America on the Caribbean; achieved independence from Spain in 1811; rich in oil
    same as: organization of petroleum-exporting countries

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