SAUDI ARABIA

• Saudi Arabia becomes one of the strongest economies in the world with oil as the source of its income.
• The government licenses of all bookshops, printing presses, and public relation agencies to ensure that standards of taste are maintained.
• The matawain or the regional Societies for the Preservation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice ensure strict compliance with religious requirements.

OMAN

• Type: Monarchy.
• Area: About 309,500 sq. km. (approximately the size of the State of New Mexico). It is bordered on the north by the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.), on the northwest by Saudi Arabia, and on the southwest by the Republic of Yemen. The Omani coastline stretches 3,165 km. 
• Cities: Capital--Muscat. Other cities--Salalah, Nizwa, Sohar, Sur. 
• Terrain: Mountains, plains, and arid plateau.
• Climate: Hot and humid along the coast; hot and dry in the interior; summer monsoon in the far south. 
• Nationality: Noun--Oman. Adjective--Omani(s).
• Population (2006 est.): 3.20 million (includes 577,000 non-nationals). 
• Religions: Ibadhi; Sunni Muslim, Shia Muslim, Hindu, Christian.
• Languages: Arabic (official), English, Baluchi, Urdu, Swahili, Hindi and Indian dialects.

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