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While it could be from literally anywhere, I'd assume most of them came from the Soviet Union, Germany, France, and Poland, along with plenty of other smaller countries like Austria, Hungary, and even Greece.
If a government doesn't have definite laws, the people may abuse the amount of freedom they have. The code of Hammurabi says that "what you do to someone, will happen to you too" (eye for an eye) kept the citizens in the area safe because they knew there would be serious consequences to what they might do to others.
The benefit is that OPEC coordinates petroleum policies of its member countries which stabilizes the oil markets. Stable oil markets benefits the world economy. Drawbacks include limitations in actual power in terms of controling member countries and actual prices.
