Oman Summer Warner And Nathan Walker. The Land  located in the middle east, bordering the Arabian sea.  Landforms include  The Majilis al jinn- famous.

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Oman Summer Warner And Nathan Walker

The Land  located in the middle east, bordering the Arabian sea.  Landforms include  The Majilis al jinn- famous caves.  Musandam peninsula.  212,460 sq km  Musandam Peninsula

Land continued….  Natural resources  Petroleum  Copper  Asbestos  Limestone Gulf of Oman  Chromium  Gypsum  Marble Some of the water systems important to Oman are the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman.  Over all, the country comprises of a narrow coastal plain backed by hill ranges and an interior desert plateau

Climate and Vegetation  Climate-Hot, dry desert, humid along coast  Wild life- warm waters are home to 22 species of whales  Vegetation- five different vegetation types of the dominant species:  The Sideroxylon mascatense–Dodonaea viscosa group on grazed and the Olea europaea–Fingerhuthia africana group on ungrazed plateau sites at m a.s.l., the Ziziphus spina- cristi–Nerium oleander group on wadi sites, and the Moringa peregrina–Pteropyrum scoparium group at m a.s.l, and the Acacia gerrardii–Leucas inflata group at m a.s.l.. 

Government  Sultan- QABOOS bin Said al-Said  Special representative for sultan- THUWAYNI bin Shihab al-Said  Prime Minister- QABOOS bin Said al-Said  Minister of Agriculture- Salim bin Hilal bin Ali al-KHALILI  Ambassador to the US- Hunaina bint Sultan bin Ahmad al- MUGHAIRI  Monarchy – in the power of ONE person  3,311,640 people  Life expectancies  female- 76 years  male - 72 years

History and current events….  The Portuguese Occupation of Oman – aimed to control the Sea Trading Routes to India – lasted 150 years – and used Muscat as their main base, before the Omanis themselves expelled the Intruders in 1650 AD Portuguese MuscatPortuguese Muscat  MUSCAT — Oman Racing Team driver Ahmad Said al Harthy was in top form during his first testing programme in the United Kingdom. Ahmad is currently preparing for the 2009 Formula Renault BARC Championship due to start in May. Having spent four months away from his Formula Renault, Al Harthy started with a shakedown at the Rockingham circuit. It quickly became apparent that there were no effects from the long break, and Ahmad Said al Harthy was quickly the top runner during the unofficial BARC test. “It feels great to be back in my racing car, we have a very strong testing programme and it’s very good to be top of the time sheets once again”, mentioned Ahmad.

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