翻译:Nearlythree-fifthsofallknownpetroleumreservesonEarthistobefoundintheterritoryofthevariousArabic-speakingcountries.Kuwait,forinstance,whichisasmallnationattheheadofthePersianGulf,withanareaonlythree-fourthsthatofMassachusettsandapopulationofabouthalfamillion,possesesaboutone-fifthofalltheknownpetroleumreservesintheworld.