What percentage of oil used in the United States comes from the Middle East?
a) 1 to 25 percent
b) 25 to 50 percent
c) 50 to 75 percent
d) over 75 percent
Answer: Surprisingly, less than 20 percent of our oil comes from the Middle East. Most comes from Venezuela and Mexico and, of course, from our own resources.
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