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This chapter examines government restrictions and social hostilities in the world’s 25 most populous countries. 11 Looking separately at these populous countries – which are home to about ...

In this article, we are going to discuss the 16 countries with the largest proven oil reserves in the world. According to the US Energy Information Administration, proven reserves are ‘estimated ...