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The Sultanate of Oman is in the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen on land and by the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. The capital is Muscat. There is a deep-water port at Matrah.
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By becoming the earliest adopter of smart card-based national ID cards in The Gulf region, the Sultanate of Oman is standing at the forefront of the global e-Government trend. Over the past few years, there has been rapidly growing awareness amongst governments worldwide of the necessity to develop nationwide IT infrastructures in order to deliver more secure, efficient and convenient ID services to their citizens. The growing need of governments to effectively authenticate remote users, combined with the increasing concerns of traditional ID theft and fraud, has influenced technologically proactive governments in Belgium, China, Finland, Hong-Kong, Japan, Macao, Sweden, USA, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and many more to convert to smart card-based ID solutions. Through this innovative ID program, the Sultanate of Oman is now joining this group of leading IT nations.
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Oman has five distinct geographical regions. In the north, the Al Bāţinah coastal plain along the Gulf of Oman coast is about 10 km (about 6 mi) wide and about 270 km (about 170 mi) long. It is the country’s main agricultural area and the location of the capital city.
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Oman's modern history began in 1749 when Ahmad ibn Saʿid (1749 - 1783), founder of its present Al Bu Saʿid dynasty, restored Omani independence from Persian invaders and gained election as imam. Ahmad successfully balanced tribal and religious support while encouraging maritime and commercial expansion, but his successors devoted greater attention to external affairs and abandoned claims to the imamate. Saʿid ibn Sultan Al Bu Saʿid (1804 - 1856) established the antecedent of today's sultanate by utilizing Muscat as the base for expansion in the Persian (Arabian) Gulf and East Africa to form the western Indian Ocean's leading maritime state. But this proto-sultanate was considered illegitimate by Omanis committed to the imamate ideal. Periodic interventions by the Saʿudis aggravated the internal instability, and Saʿid often ran afoul of his British allies' efforts to suppress both the slave trade and piracy, the latter a consequence of Saʿid's expansionism. With his options in Arabia thwarted, Saʿid made Zanzibar his principal residence in the 1830s.
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![Entering the Omani part of the divided village of Dibba (Dibba Bayah) from Dibba Al Hisn (Sharjah, UAE) [Photo: Rolf Palmberg]](http://retrieverimages.lycos.com/images/o/m/a/oman/i/002.jpg)
Working in Oman requires that you hold a residence permit. In common with other Gulf countries, you must be sponsored by an employer to obtain a residence permit. It's not uncommon for people to enter on a tourist visa then look for a job - this is fine. Penalties for the employer are substantial if they are caught employing illegals, although this naturally varies depending on how good their connections are.
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Oman is known for its tropical climate but its still subject to seasonal changes. The climate differs from one area to another. In the costal areas summer is hot and humid while in the Interior it’s hot and dry. The higher mountains such as Al Jabal Al Akhdar (Green Mountains) and Jabal Shams (Sun Mountain) enjoy a moderate climate throughout the year. The monsoons bring rain to the southern coast of Oman especially around the area of Salalah. While regions in the Arabian Gulf try and beat the heat during peak summer times, the Dhofar region enjoys a moderate climate with heavy monsoon rains between May and September
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