13. OPEC is the Chinese transliteration of OPEC, meaning the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, which as of May 10, 2023, has 13 member countries, including Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Algeria, Angola, Venezuela, Gabon, and the Congo (Brazzaville). A state is a social group that shares a ****same language, culture, ethnicity, territory, government, or history.