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They are desert countries, so while they have sufficient petroleum to pay for fresh water, they do not have direct access to fresh water.

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Desert. In some countries, when they did, they find water. In the middle-eastern countries that are rich in oil, when they did they find oil.

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Q: Why do many oil rich nations of the Middle East have to import fresh water?
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