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Oman. BY: Christian Price,4 th hour. Middle East 21 00 N, 57 00E Private automobiles, public buses, and taxis . Geography. Around 2000 B.C, a nation of sectoring merchants advanced housing, pottery, crop irrigation, and crop smelting.
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Oman BY: Christian Price,4th hour
Middle East • 21 00 N, 57 00E • Private automobiles, public buses, and taxis Geography
Around 2000 B.C, a nation of sectoring merchants advanced housing, pottery, crop irrigation, and crop smelting. • In 1970, Oman had only three schools, two hospitals, and no paved roads • Omani traders are famous for their copper. History
Economy • 72.2 urban • Oil 1-24 billion barrels per day • GPD is over $14.000 per capita Oman = developed
Oman does not have a constitution. • The royal decree functions as the basic laws. • Each district is governed by a Mili (governor). Politics
Culture Omanis are Muslims. There holy book is the Koran. Omani citizens speak Arabic.
Oman has 3,311,360 people. • Oman’s population growth rate is 3.19%. • Oman’s life expectancy is 73.91 years. • Oman’s literacy rate is 81.4%. Facts & Figures
Interesting Facts 1 of every 1,000 people has televisions. 80-89% of people can read in Oman. Over 50% of people own cars in Oman.
“Oman”. Culture Grams World Edition.2009.Pro Quest. 12 March 2009. http://online.culturegrams.com/world/world_country.php?contid=3&wmn=Asia&cid=120&cn=Oman. Citations