Oman, Federated States of - Economy, People, Culture and Flag

PEOPLE OF OMAN : Oman is home to various ethnic groups such as Arab, Baluchi, African and South Asian etc. The Asian group includes Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, and Bangladeshi. The total population of the country is almost 3,102,229. The official language of the country is Arabic. However English, Urdu, Baluchi and several Indian languages are also spoken widely in various parts of the country.

ART, CULTURE AND MUSIC OF OMAN :

•  Art : Traditional handicrafts such as silver and gold jewelry, goat- and camel-hair rugs, woven baskets, water jugs, swords and “khanjar”, a special type of dagger etc are commonly practiced in this country. Besides these, drawing, painting, photography etc are also practiced.

•  Culture : A mixed culture can be seen in Oman. Numerous customs and rituals have been accepted in the tradition of this country. music and dace are two integral parts of the culture.

•  Music: Music in Oman is an important part of art. The traditional folk songs are very popular and practiced in the country. Arabic music has left a deep influence in the Oman music.

FLAG OF OMAN

The flag of Oman is very simple and at the same time symbolic. It contains total three colors. There three bands, which are horizontally arranged. All these bands are equal in size. The upper band is white, the middle one is red and the bottom one is green. In the hoist side of the flag, there is a vertical red band. The national emblem is drawn in the upper portion of the vertical red band. The national emblem features a dagger and two swords that are put in crossed positions. He emblem is colored in white.

ECONOMY OF OMAN

Oman is an economically stable country. It is rich with it s oil and gas resources. The natural resources of the country are petroleum, asbestos, copper, marble, chromium, limestone, gypsum, natural gas etc. Dates, bananas, limes, alfalfa, vegetables etc are the primary agricultural products. The fast growing industries of Oman are crude oil refining industry, cement industry, natural and liquefied natural gas industry or (LNG), copper industry, optic fiber industry, steel industry and so on. Petroleum, fish, metals, textiles etc are the export materials and the export partners of Oman are China, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Taiwan and UAE.