Question # 1: Who live in Oman? Question # 2: How is the political system in Oman? Question # 3: What are some examples of innovation in Oman?

1. Oman

2. Question # 1
Who live in Oman?

3. City People
Muscat 800,000 people.
Salalah 160,000 people.
Suhar 110,000 people.
Ibri 100,000 people.
Saham 90,000 people.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
http://www.geonames.org/OM/largest-cities-in-oman.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oman

4. The area of Oman is more than 300,000 km2, about 7 times
bigger than Switzerland or Denmark.
However, fewer people live in Oman than in Switzerland or
Denmark. That could change in the coming years. The
population of Oman is growing relatively fast.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

5. http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/oman-population/

6. Many men in Oman
buy groceries for
their families, for
example at souqs /
marketplaces.
http://www.zigzagonearth.com/oman-people/

7. Women in Oman have traditionally worked at home as well as with teaching
and nursing. As foreign women have continued to arrive in Oman, work
opportunities have arisen for women in, for example, hotels, airlines, and in
advertising. Women in Oman are also opening new businesses / shops.
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/08/27/oman.businesswoman
https://www.justlanded.com/english/Oman/Oman-Guide/Jobs/Working-women

8. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/392868767474125805/
http://www.nina-travels.com/omani-people-interesting-facts/
Omani people have big families.
You can meet several curious
young people in Oman.

9. About a third of the Oman population
are guest workers from primarily
India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
http://xpatnation.com/fun-facts-about-the-gulf-state-of-oman/#.Q61j37l0F

10. Sultan Qaboos University, http://www.squ.edu.om/
is the only public university in Oman.
15,000 students study at the university.
http://xpatnation.com/fun-facts-about-the-gulf-state-of-oman/#.Q61j37l0F

11. Question # 2
How is the political
system in Oman?

12. Oman is an absolute monarchy.
The Sultan of Oman, His Majesty Sultan Qaboos
bin Sa’id Al ‘Bu Sa’id is prime minister, defense
minister, finance minister, foreign affairs minister
and chair of the central bank.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Oman

13. There are no political parties in Oman.
http://www.omansultanate.com/politics.htm

14. The 84 member Council of Oman debates policy and
proposes draft laws to the Sultan. The Council was given
some legislative powers in October 2011.
The Council of Oman comprises 2 Councils:
 The Majlis al-Shura, the Consultative Council.
 The Majlis al-Dawla, the State Council.
http://country.eiu.com/article.aspx?articleid=261612810&Country=Oman&topic=Summary&subtopic=Political+structure
http://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/Oman.html

15. Question # 3
What are some examples
of innovation going on
in Oman?

16. In the 2016-2020 plan set out by Oman’s government,
500 programmes and policies seek to diversify the
Omani economy into sectors such as
manufacturing, mining, transport and tourism.
The plan also aims to cut the oil industry's contribution to
the gross domestic product from 44% to 22%.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/oman-sets-plan-to-halve-oils-role-in-economy/articleshow/50429120.cms

17. Studies show that Yanqul in the northern part of Oman
holds 25 million tonnes of copper reserves.
Other minerals in Oman include gold, silver, chromite,
lead, zinc, coal, limestone, dolomite, various clays,
gypsum, silica sand and quartzite, iron oxide, marble,
and ornamental stones.
http://omanobserver.om/oman-turning-into-a-burgeoning-mining-hub/

18. Perfume is made from the “myrtus communis”
or “yas” shrub found in Oman.
http://www.10-facts-about.com/Oman/id/922

19. Aflaj irrigation systems
Using gravity, water is
channelled from under-
ground sources or springs
to this very dry area in the
northern part of Oman.
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1207

20. https://www.quora.com/For-anyone-who-has-visited-Oman-what-was-the-most-beautiful-incredible-sight-you-saw-while-there/answer/Koushik-Venkatasubramanian
A couple of kilometres
off the coast at Marina
Bander east of Muscat
in the Northern part of
Oman, you can see
dolpins swimming.

21. Off the coast of
Salalah in the
southern part of
Oman, you can
find all types of
fish such as
sailfish, marlin,
yellowfin tuna,
trevally, and
dorado.
http://www.fishfishme.com/blog/fishing-salalah-oman-fantastic/

22. There are over 40 varieties of dates in
Oman.
In total, there are about 8 million date palms
in Oman which produce over 150,000 tons of
dates per year. Many plantations are located
around the coast. A date palm grows rapidly,
up to 40 cm per year, reaches a height of up
to 30 meters, and produces over 100 kg of
dates per year.
http://omanobserver.om/a-success-story-samail-dates-factory/
http://www.roughguides.com/destinations/middle-east/oman/al-batinah-al-dhahirah/sohar/date-palm-tree-life/
An example: http://www.samaildates.com/ sells about 700 tons of dates per
year. About half are exported to India, Malaysia, Zanzibar, and China.