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  Oman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Sultanate of Oman is a country in the southwestern part of Asia, on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula.
The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea in the south and east, and the Gulf of Oman in the northeast.
Oman is considered to be one of the fifteen states that comprise the so-called "Cradle of Humanity"
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Oman is a desert country in which high mountain peaks gaze down on dazzling white sand beaches.
Oman is ruled by a monarch called a sultan, and the country’s official name is the Sultanate of Oman.
Oman is a member of the United Nations (UN) and a number of specialized UN agencies.
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 Oman biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Oman constituted one of the Satrapies of the Persian Empire.
In the early 19th century, Oman grew to a major power, having possessions in Baluchistan and Zanzibar, but these were gradually all lost.
All of this activity has made Oman a major success story for economic growth despite being the only oil-producing nation in the middle east that is not a member of OPEC.
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 OMAN FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
A vast desert plain covers most of central Oman, with mountain ranges along the north (Jebel Akhdar) and southeast coast, where the countries main cities are also located: capital city Muscat, Matrah and Sur in the north, and Salalah in the south.
On 1_January 1974 the Government of Oman acquired a 25% shareholding in the Petroleum Development (Oman); half a year later they increased it to 60%, backdated to the beginning of the year.
Although Oman is a modern country, western influences are quite restricted; the Ibadhi form of Islam is very strict in comparison with Sunni_Islam and Shi'a_Islam.
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 Politics of Oman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oman's judicial system traditionally has been based on the Shari'a--the Qur'anic laws and the oral teachings of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad.
Although Oman enjoys a high degree of internal stability, regional tensions in the aftermath of the Persian Gulf war and the Iran-Iraq war continue to necessitate large defense expenditures.
Oman maintains a small but professional and effective military, supplied mainly with British equipment in addition to items from the United States, France, and other countries.
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 Oman
Until the 1990s Oman had border disputes with its three neighbors; agreements were reached with Saudi Arabia in 1990, with Yemen in 1992, and with the UAE in 1993.
Oman has a very young population; two-fifths of all native Omanis are under the age of 15.
Oman’s road network is well developed, especially along the Gulf of Oman coast, where a highway connects Masqaţ with Dubai in the UAE.
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 Politics of Oman -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
An independent Office of the Public Prosecutor also has been created (formerly a part of the Royal Oman Police), and a (The highest federal court in the United States; has final appellate jurisdiction and has jurisdiction over all other courts in the nation) supreme court is under formation.
In 2001, Oman budgeted $2.4 billion for defense--about 33% of its (Measure of the United States economy adopted in 1991; the total market values of goods and services by produced by workers and capital within the United States borders during a given period (usually 1 year)) gross domestic product.
After North and South (A republic on the southwestern shores of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean; formed in 1990) Yemen merged in May 1990, Oman settled its border disputes with the new Republic of Yemen on October 1, 1992.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/po/politics_of_oman.htm   (862 words)

  
 Politics | Blair meets troops in Oman
Corporal Stevenson said she was very impressed that the Prime Minister had taken time to visit the troops during his trip to Oman.
There are some 23,000 British troops currently in Oman taking part in the bilateral exercise which has been planned for four years.
Operation Saif Sareea is due to continue until the end of the month and despite the allied attacks on Afghanistan, members of the armed forces in Oman have been told that the exercise will continue as planned.
politics.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4274272-108933,00.html   (478 words)

  
 Elections and parties in Oman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elections in Oman gives information on elections, election results and parties in Oman.
Though Oman is developing into a constitutional monarchy, political parties are not yet allowed in Oman.
The previously influential opposition movement, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman, is dormant today.
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 Map Zones : Oman Map
Oman is home to a variety of plants and animals.
Oman’s economy consisted mostly of agriculture, fishing, and traditional crafts such as boatmaking.
Oman’s rapid modernization, its way of life remains largely traditional and in accordance with conservative Islamic values.
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 AllRefer.com - Oman - Oman -- Government and Politics - Historical Patterns of Governance | Omani Information Resource
As a regional commercial power in the nineteenth century, Oman held territories on the island of Zanzibar off the coast of East Africa, in Mombasa along the coast of East Africa, and until 1958 in Gwadar (in present-day Pakistan) on the coast of the Arabian Sea.
In resorting to military means to unify Oman, Imam Azzam alienated members of the Ghafiri tribes, who revolted in the 1870-71 period.
Oil revenues and income redistribution facilitated a pattern of continuity of political power within the ruling family and the traditional political elite as well as change with the modest creation of new institutions and expanded administration engaging an increasingly diverse segment of Omani society.
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 MapZones.com : Oman Map
The country's territory also includes the northern tip of the strategic Ra's (Cape) Musandam, which juts between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman; this portion is separated from the rest of the country by territory of the United Arab Emirates.
Oman is a tribal society, although tribal influence is gradually declining.
The Royal Oman Symphony Orchestra was formed in the late 1980s and has performed with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
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 Oman - Art History Online Reference and Guide
In the year 751 the Ibadi Muslims made an imamate in Oman.
In a Royal Decree of 15 May 1980, the company was registered as a limited liability company (LLC) under the name Petroleum Development Oman (without parentheses).
Islam is the predominant religion, mostly Ibadhi Muslims with a Sunni population in Dhofar; many of the Indians practise Hinduism.
www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Oman   (1223 words)

  
 Oman Sports Links - RealSportsNetwork.com
Oman The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready.
Oman "There is only one thing more painful than learning from experience and that is not learning from experience." (Archibald McLeish) It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.
ii Oman I should have no objection to a repetition of the same life from its beginning, only asking the advantages authors have in a second edition to correct some faults of the first.
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 Oman Business
Explore oman through the most complete omani portal and find loads of information, documents, ads, references, and news all with search mechanism.
Business Profile Economy Oman was acutely underdeveloped until the discovery of oil and natural gas in the early 1970s; this now accounts for over 40 per...
Oman International Trade and Exhibitionss Focusing on business, education and training, IT and telecommunications, banking, finance and environment.
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 Basic Reading on Oman: an introductory bibliography
For in-depth research, you should check the Catalogue of the Oman holdings, Part 1 and Part 2 of the Document Unit of the Centre for Arab Gulf Studies at Exeter University.
History and politics in Oman in the 20th century.
Brockett, A.A.: The spoken Arabic of Khâbûra on the Bâtina of Oman.
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 Oman
1800 - 1801 Bahrain occupied by Muscat and Oman.
Jan 1871 Sultanate of Muscat and Oman restored.
11 Dec 1975 Sultan of Oman declares the rebellion terminated.
www.worldstatesmen.org /Oman.html   (1947 words)

  
 albawaba.com middle east news information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Oman: Ownership documents of land plots to be handed over
The Omani Ministry of Housing, Electricity and Water and Oman Liquefied Natural Gas (OLNG) signed an agreement Monday to construct 50 housing units in the Sultanate’s different governorates and regions.
Oman's total exports of crude oil reached 129,597,300 barrels in the first half of this year, compared to 130,942,300 barrels during the corresponding period in 2004, constituting a drop of 1%.
www.albawaba.com /en/countries/Oman   (201 words)

  
 [Oman-L] Zanzibar subsidy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
As Louise pointed out, it became a major instrument in British politics towards Oman in the 19th and 20th century, especially since withholding it could be used as an instrument to withhold recognition from an unwelcome new ruler in Muscat and to bring Muscat into financial dependence from Britain.
It is therefore a recurrent theme in Omani politics in the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century and discussed in most books covering these periods.
I find Robert G. Landen's "Oman since 1956" particularly useful for understanding how the British used the subsidy as a political instrument in the 19th century.
www.oman.org /pipermail/oman-l/2003-April/001626.html   (234 words)

  
 The Daily Star - Politics - Yemen, Oman on alert for Asian quake's high waves
Yemen and the neighboring Gulf state of Oman were on alert Monday, warning people not to venture out to sea after high waves caused by the massive earthquake in Asia caused damage along the coastline.
In Yemen, authorities warned fishermen to stay out of the water after three fishermen were injured Sunday in the southeast Maharah region when five meter-high waves struck the coast, the official SABA news agency reported.
Oman, meanwhile, warned of a tidal wave possibly developing around its coast as a result of the deadly earthquake off Indonesia, newspapers reported Monday.
www.dailystar.com.lb /article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=11317   (717 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Politics of Oman Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
His dynasty, the Al Sa'id, was founded about 250 years ago by Imam Ahmed bin Sa'id. The sultan is a direct descendant of the l9...
His dynasty, the Al Sa'id, was founded about 250 years ago by Imam Ahmed bin Sa'id. The sultan is a direct descendant of the l9th century ruler, Sa'id bin Sultan, who first opened relations with the United States in 1833.
Flag description: three horizontal bands of white, red, and green of equal width with a broad, vertical, red band on the hoist side; the national emblem (a khanjar dagger in its sheath superimposed on two crossed swords in scabbards) in white is centered at the top of the vertical band
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 Oman
The colours and the emblem in the canton remain unchanged.
The basic law of Oman states: Article (4) The law shall determine the State's Flag, its Emblem, its decorations and medals and its National Anthem.
When the proportions of the flag were changed in 1995 from 2:3 to 1:2, the width of the vertical red stripe at hoist was also modified from 1/3rd to 1/4th of the fly.
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 Oman - Travelogues   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Islands Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Republic of the Congo Reunion Romania Russia Russia (European) Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Lucia Saint...
Some of the highlights: Oman and Dubai: A Photo Diary In October 2003, I was invited to Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, to...
Oman (13) Pakistan (38) Panama (53) Papua New Guinea (74) Peru (35) Philippines (114) Poland (75) Portugal...
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 Oman - State Formation and Politically Influential Groups   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The process of state formation facilitated by Oman's commercial production and export of hydrocarbon resources transformed the relationship between the ruler and the traditional political elite comprising the ruling family, established merchant families, and tribal shaykhs.
While reinforcing some linkages, such as the central role of the Al Said and the political influence of the merchant families, other linkages, particularly the tribes, have diminished in importance.
Society outside the capital and urban centers remains tribal, with tribal leaders exercising political authority locally.
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 Amazon.com: Books: Oman: Political Development in a Changing World   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Not only does she bring readers up-to-date on the country's efforts to move toward a semiparticipatory and semiconstitutional form of government, but she also investigates Oman's approach to the challenges it will encounter in the 21st century.
These problems include: a future of declining oil resources and of rapid population growth, an era that will demand the development of the country's human resources and call upon them to diversify and privatize the economy.
CAROL J. RIPHENBURG is Associate Professor of Political Science at the College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL.
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 GN Online: Letter from Oman: Of rising mercury and club politics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Well, we are not talking about the first ever open elections to be held on October 2 to the Majlis As'shura in Oman.
Soon will have Gujaratis, second largest Indian community in Oman, doing their best to outsmart each other.
A flurry of functions are being held every day as everyone wants to beat the heat and vendors selling cold drinks and tender coconut are upbeat as their business is soaring along with the temperature.
www.gulf-news.com /Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=87596   (567 words)

  
 Articles - Oman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
These regions are subdivided into smaller districts (wilayat, singular wilaya).
It is located halfway between the Musandam peninsula and the rest of Oman [1].
Although Oman is a modern country, western influences are quite restricted; the Ibadhi form of Islam is very strict in comparison with Sunni Islam and Shi'a Islam.
www.lastring.com /articles/Oman   (1408 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited Politics | News | Blair in Oman index
The prime minister, Tony Blair, met British troops in Oman this morning as a morale-boosting exercise before flying on to another undisclosed location in the Middle East.
Tony Blair reviews a guard of honour at Muscat airport, where he was greeted by the Oman's special representative for foreign affairs, Dr Omar Zawawi.
Finally an address to the troops to round off this section of his three-day diplomatic tour.
politics.guardian.co.uk /gall/0,9352,567055,00.html   (139 words)

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