Welcome to Oman

It is noted that the Sultanate of Oman is known to be a country in southwest Asia, on the southeast coast line of the Arabian Peninsula. It borders the United Arab Emirates on the northwest, Saudi Arabia on the west, and Yemen on the southwest. Did you know that the coast lineis formed by the Arabian Sea on the south and east, and the Gulf of Oman on the northeast. It is noted that the country also contains Madha, an enclave enclosed by the United Arab Emirates, and Musandam, an exclave also separated by Emirati territory. Oman is known to be a 1,000-mile-extensive (1,700-km) coastal plain at the southeast tip of the Arabian Peninsula lying on the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. Did you know that the country is the size of Kansas. Islam had reached Oman within Muhammad's lifetime. By the middle of the eighth century AD, Omanis were practicing a unique brand of the faith, Ibadhism, that remains a majority sect just in Oman. Ibadhism has to this day been characterized as "moderate conservatism," with tenets that are and have always been a mixture of both austerity and tolerance. It is noted that the Portuguese occupied Muscat for a 140-year timeframe (1508–1648), arriving a decade after Vasco da Gama discovered the seaway to India. Within need of an outpost to protect his or her sea lanes, the Europeans built up and fortified the city, where remnants of his or her colonial architectural style still remain. Did you know that the Ottomans drove out the Portuguese, but were pushed out those thingsselves about a century later (1741) by the leader of a Yemeni tribe, who commenced the most up to date line of ruling sultans. Soon after one last, brief invasion several years later by Persia, Oman was free for good of foreign-occupying powers.

Climate

Oman's climate is mainly hot and dry, particularly in the scorching barren interior where summer temperatures can soar to 130°F (54°C). On the coast linehumidity can be high around the time during the summer months. Milder temperatures and a more temperate climate is discovered in the southern Dhofar region, that experiences heavy monsoon rains in the range of June and September every year. Within general the rest of the country experiences low and irregular rainfall.

Population Stats

Population (2007 est.): 3,204,897 (growth rate: 3.2%); birth rate: 35.8/1000; infant mortality rate: 18.3/1000; life expectancy: 73.6; density per sq mi: 39