Oman independent Arab state and a member of the Arab League, which is located in the south-east of the Arabian Peninsula On the Gulf of Oman, the Arabian Sea in the Indian Ocean, and extends between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran, Pakistan and India.
Took its name from the name of the leader of Oman bin Qahtan (second century AD), who emigrated to Oman after the collapse of the Marib dam country was known until 1970 as Muscat, Oman.
Limits of Oman to the Gulf of Oman, on the north by the Gulf of Oman and the United Arab Emirates and the West, Saudi Arabia and Yemen, to the south by the Arabian Sea. An area of 300,000 square kilometers, with its capital Muscat. Its official language is Arabic and its currency is the Omani Rial.
Strewn in front of the south several small islands in the Arabian Sea, the most important of Masirah Island and Khuria Islands Morea. Oman was under Portuguese occupation since 1508 and gained independence self-Year 1741 by its founder Ahmed bin Saeed.
Oman is a coastal plains, overseen by a chain of mountains in the west and north, the most important Green Mountain, and the mountains of stone, and the highest peak is Mount Sham actually north of Nizwa and height 3035 meters, a country semi-desert enjoyed interface petition, separating the territory of the United Arab Emirates part rest of the country, and this region is located at the tip of the head which closes the Strait of Hormuz, which gives it a key strategic location and since the Middle Ages. The country has a large number of palaces and castles, which specializes significant architectural value. Oman overall climate is hot and dry and very uneven temperatures, rain in seasonal Mazhma.
There is no cultivation active in Oman but in the Dhofar region in the south of the country. And dealing with irrigated crops, fruit trees and vegetables while the jurisdiction of the country Vnepth aromatic Albkhurih.
Months cultivated wheat and grain and palm and olive, coconut, onions, lemon, banana, mango, tobacco, corn and potatoes.
And livestock are important in Oman (cows) and catch fish the size of a very large pearl is extracted from the depths of the sea.
The country's wealth is based on oil and natural gas has increased oil production on a regular basis because Oman is not a member of OPEC and is therefore free to determine the size of their production.The natural gas is the second supplier of the country after the oil production continues to increase.
Oman also produces copper and issued a full production.
The most important mineral resources: Petroleum, natural gas, copper, gold and silver.
Oman continues to invest in large projects of general interest: electric plant expansion mana, Ghabra station for the desalination of sea water.
In 1992, he launched a huge project to liquefy natural gas produces 5 million tons of liquefied natural gas per year.
And most important industries in the Sultanate of Oman is the food industry, textiles, mining, chemistry, cement.
Oman celebrated in 1994 and the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Sultan Qaboos came to the throne employing large amounts of money in gas liquefaction and oil refining in India. The strong economic growth came who knew the Sultanate at the expense of the budget deficit because energy prices fall in the global markets.
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