Oman - Limited LCA
1 Oman Country Profile


Generic Information:

Oman , officially the Sultanate of Oman is an Arab country in the south eastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. Holding a strategically important position at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, the nation is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest, and shares marine borders with Iran and Pakistan. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the southeast and the Gulf of Oman on the northeast. The Madha and Musandam exclaves are surrounded by the UAE on their land borders, with the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman forming Musandam's coastal boundaries.

Oman is member of the GCC but wants to maintain neutrality and good relationship with all its neighbours, including Iran. The Ports in Oman are strategically located in the Arabian Sea, with close proximity to Iran and India in Asia, the Horn of Africa and East Africa, with whom Oman also shares historical and cultural heritages, as well as with Yemen.

Infrastructure and industries are state of the art. The port of Salalah, close to Yemen is of a particular interest for WFP. The Port of Sohar in the East is a joint-venture between with Port of Rotterdam, while the vast Port of Duqm is a joint-venture with the Port of Antwerp. Both the joint-ventures are at fifty percent with Oman.

 

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Oman Wikipedia Country Information

Oman IMF Country Information

Oman Economist Intelligence Unit*

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Oman Wolfram Alpha Information

Oman World Bank Information

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