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Oman
‫عمان‬
Josh Crumbling and Lauren Sheridan
The Land
Boarding Saudi Arabia
 Central desert plain
 Rugged mountains in the north and south
 Gulf of Oman
 Persian Gulf
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The Land cont.
Petroleum
 Copper
 Marble
 Limestone
 Chromium
 Gypsum
 Natural gas
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Climate And Vegetation
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Dry desert climate
Arabian leopard
Oryx
Gazelle
Desert fox
Wildcat
22 species of whale and dolphin
Turtles
Desert plants
Government
Leader is the Sultan
 Sultan is Qaboos Bin Said Al Said
 Lack of democratic government
 All important decisions are made by Sultan
 Population-2.6 million
 Life expectancy
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– 74-men
– 77-women
History and Current Events
Oldest independent state in the Arab
World
 Has its roots in Islamic religion
 One of the first groups of people to
embrace Islam
 Has never been invaded
 Oman is growing rapidly
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Economy
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Middle income economy
Heavily dependent on oil industry
Exports
– Oil
– Natural gas
– Chemicals
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Imports
– Food
– Livestock
– machinery
Culture
Islamic culture
 Literacy rate
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– 86.8- male
– 73.5- female
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Only go to school until they are 12
Arabic language
Men wear gowns usually white
Sometimes they use a cane
Women wear a dress over pants and a head
dress usually very colorful
Places to Visit
Capital city of Muscat
 Coast line
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Works Cited
www.bbc.co.uk
 www.nationalgeographic.com
 www.cia.gov
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