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The economies of ] (GCC) countries like ], ] and ] are highly dependent on exporting oil and gas.
]'s exports of ] account for more than 15% of GDP and 70% of export earnings.<ref></ref>
Of ], more than 80% are oil, natural gas, metals and timber.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ellman |first=Michael |year=2006 |title=Russia's oil and natural gas: bonanza or curse? |isbn=9781843317555 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2ysbUhP57FYC&q=russia+OR+suriname+%22resource+based+economy%22&pg=PA191 |access-date=2012-03-13}} p.191</ref> Since Russia has a resource-based economy, it depends most of all on the fluctuations of oil and gas demand and prices.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Nesvetailova|first1=Anastasia|title=Why farmers in Belarus will profit under Putin's sanctions|url=http://theconversation.com/why-farmers-in-belarus-will-profit-under-putins-sanctions-30336|website=The Conversation|access-date=10 September 2014}}</ref>
]'s export of oil and gas forms 45% of total exports and more than 20% of the GDP.<ref>{{cite book |year=2011 |title=OECD Environmental Performance Reviews OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Norway 2011|isbn= 9789264098459|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RSS_7DfFiUsC&q=russia+OR+suriname+OR+norway+%22resource+based+economy%22&pg=PA60 |access-date=2012-03-13}} p.60</ref>