Centuries ago, before the discovery of oil reserves, countries in the Middle East were ones considered to be the poorest nations. Geographically, this is not hard to justify. Their lands are mostly not conducive for farming because of the extreme hot weather and their soil are mostly sandy. This is the reason why history keeps on telling us that Arab nations are very persistent in conquering other lands, in search for good place to farm. But this trend was changed as soon as oil was discovered. Now, many of the world's richest individuals got their stake from their gargantuan oil companies. Many citizens from the Middle East are now considered to be the wealthiest, and their race are said to be the richest. We have Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon and of course, the King of rapid growth, the United Arab Emirates.
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