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![]() ![]() Indian Ocean Economy 1997https://photius.com/wfb1997/indian_ocean/indian_ocean_economy.htmlSOURCE: 1997 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Economy - overview
The Indian Ocean provides major sea routes connecting the Middle East,Africa, and East Asia with Europe and the Americas. It carries a particularlyheavy traffic of petroleum and petroleum products from the oilfields of thePersian Gulf and Indonesia. Its fish are of great and growing importance tothe bordering countries for domestic consumption and export. Fishing fleetsfrom Russia, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan also exploit the Indian Ocean, mainlyfor shrimp and tuna. Large reserves of hydrocarbons are being tapped in theoffshore areas of Saudi Arabia, Iran, India, and western Australia. An estimated40% of the world's offshore oil production comes from the Indian Ocean. Beachsands rich in heavy minerals and offshore placer deposits are actively exploitedby bordering countries, particularly India, South Africa, Indonesia, Sri Lanka,and Thailand.
NOTE: The information regarding Indian Ocean on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Indian Ocean Economy 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Indian Ocean Economy 1997 should be addressed to the CIA. |
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