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Oman's health spending to GDP between 2015 and 2016 averaged 4.3 percent, while the world's average during the same period was 10 percent. [190] Oman's research and development spending between 2016 and 2017 averaged 0.24 percent, which is significantly lower than the world's average (2.2 percent) during the same period. [191]
According to the CIA, Oman's population primarily consists of Arabs, with a Baloch, South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi), and African minority. [8] Parts of Asia and Africa were once part of Oman. Omani society is largely tribal. [9] [10] Oman has three known types of identities. Two of these identities are 'tribalism' and ...
Oman is currently the only country with a majority Ibadi population. Ibadhism has a reputation for its "moderate conservatism". One distinguishing feature of Ibadism is the choice of ruler by communal consensus and consent. [9] The introduction of Ibadism vested power in the Imam, the leader nominated by the ulema. [10]
Warren Buffett: 10 Things Poor People Waste Money On. 2. Televisions. Television prices have dramatically decreased, allowing consumers to purchase a 32-inch TV for under $100. This significant ...
Heavy rainfall caused flash flooding in Oman on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, killing at least 17 people as rescuers searched for survivors, authorities said Monday. In one incident ...
President Donald Trump is likely to dust off a 1930 trade law largely forgotten for decades to back his new reciprocal U.S. tariffs that will match other countries' higher import taxes, trade and ...
The cuisine of Oman uses spices and marinades to complete a dish, ... International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 6(10), pp. 133–144.
Oman is located in the southeastern quarter of the Arabian Peninsula and covers a total land area of 309,500 km 2 (119,500 sq mi). The land area is composed of varying topographic features: valleys and desert account for 82 percent of the land mass; mountain ranges, 15 percent; and the coastal plain, 3 percent.