The world as we know is vast and yet still much undiscovered
It has so many different beings cultures and feelings with different perspectives of life and today here on FTD facts
We look at a country that has its own unique
Perspectives its unique culture while still being part of the major Arab world and community today
We dive into a country filled with a hard-working people with a history that has helped it grow
To become the powerful nation. It is known as today today
We introduce you to the amazing people culture and country of Oman. Hey everybody. How's it going?
Dave Walpole here and welcome to FTD facts the channel where we look and explore different cultures
communities and countries from around the world
Now today as you can see from the title and from the opening introduction
we are going to be talking about the great country known as
Oman which might be a little different from your country in my country
But we should understand what it's all about
and also throughout this video if you guys are liking it and you want us to talk about
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Let's look at the great country of Oman. Now. First of all, we always like to look at population
because as of 2010 which it's the last census was recorded it had approximately
2.7 million people, but since
2016 first of all
The growth rate really has changed
Since then and because of that the 2016 estimate has the population at approximately four million
Four hundred and twenty four thousand seven hundred and sixty-two people making this country ranked actually
125th in the world when it comes to population by the country now some people around the world may have a hard time recognizing or
Identifying where Oman is on a map
But truth be told it shouldn't be that hard because it's actually a really large country as a matter of fact
It's it's at 70th in the world
And when it comes to its land size that equates it to approximately three hundred nine thousand five hundred kilometers
Square and as for its water percentage, which we usually talk about with countries unfortunate
it's negligible because there's not a lot of water within the country now with that if we were to combine the
population with the land size it has a density of
Approximately 15 people per square kilometer and this makes its density ranked at 200 14th in the world
Now you may think that's not a lot, but it's still a growing nation
As a matter of fact its population is really shot up in the last couple of years
So that'll probably change in the future years as well
now one thing that really shook me was the type of government that actually is within Oman and it's actually listed as a
parliament sort of government which I was like what its official title is a
unitary parliament with absolute monarchy basically meaning that it does have a king but in the arab world they call that a sultan and
courtesy of one of our fans Maha Singh Ranger
The Sultan of Oman is Qaboos bin
Saeed Al Sayed who is actually from what I heard is an unmarried ruler
And as for this particular Sultan, he's got a rather interesting history. This is because Qaboos bin Said al Sayyed
Actually overthrew his father say he'd been timer in a coop in 1970
And as of the recording of this video, he's been in power for over 48 years making him one of the longest rulers currently
But of course you can't beat queen elizabeth ii she's got like a lot of years on him
but however
that also makes Qaboos bin Sayed
Al-sayed the longest current ruler in the Middle East now when you think of Oman you may wonder yourself
Well, how is the land actually divided up does it have you know provinces does it have states like the United States?
What do they have that governs regions? Well, believe it or not
Oman actually does have provinces but they don't work the same like they do in countries like say Canada
We're basically like in my country of Canada you have the country and then you have provinces and territories
And then right after that you have counties cities
Towns and stuff like that and for Oman
It's divided into 11 govern orit's and within all the combined govern orit's there's approximately 61
provinces also known as Willa yets
and as for the largest governor in Oman
It is de for having a land size of 99 thousand three hundred square kilometres and as for the largest
Population when it - these governor it's well
it's actually kind of hard to say because there's not really been a
actual from what I hear an official report of all the governorís
But however from the ones that have been the Muscat governor it has approximately 1.5 million people
But this is because this particular governor
It actually is home to Muscat which is the largest city in the entire country
and the only city that is classified as a metro in the entire country as well Muscat is also designated the capital city for
Oman with a population of 1.2 million people as it stretches across a land size of
3500 square kilometers which includes six provinces or cities aka will yes
It should also be noted that
Muscat is one of the oldest major port cities in the entire world and has been established as a major port and
Trading ground since at least to the 1st century
BCE and what I find fascinating is it doesn't just stop there because it even dates
way further back to even the 6th century BCE and this is all due to the discovery and findings of
fishermen burials within the region now one thing that I find very
Fascinating about when we look at different countries from around the world is that we learn that there are different rules. They're different regulations
They're different cultural traditions that other countries might not agree with that
you know exist within those particular nations and one of these rules is the fact that homosexuality is
Considered illegal within the country and on top of that for Oman torture is also considered
Accepted within the country. And the reason for this is keep in mind guys
Some of you guys may not agree with it, but that doesn't mean everybody in Oman is like yeah
We're for this or against it
It's because the salton does make particular rules that some people might agree with some people might not agree with it
So that's kind of the way it is within the country
however
One thing that is a major nono within Oman is that you cannot criticize the salton in any shape or form?
Don't even think of insulting them because you can get in serious trouble for it
And this is such a severe law that historically some people have gotten in trouble for making inappropriate
Tweets about the Sultan and they have faced a fine or even jail time
But however to get around these certain rules that govern protests the people of Oman have done some pretty interesting ways to express their political
disagreements and what people have done within the countries they've actually used
Donkeys as mobile billboards to express their thoughts and emotions as well when it comes to the laws within Oman
It's also important to know that you need permission from the government if you want to marry a visitor now
Of course, if you're outside of the country, you don't really need to get permission from the government
But the downside is is if you marry somebody and you're from the country and you say like went to the United States you married
Somebody if you came back to the country you could get in serious
Trouble and you could not be allowed back into the country as well
But either way guys
Let's move away from some of the negative laws and things like that that are within the country and let's just talk about some other
Interesting facts about Oman itself and one thing when it comes to Oman
it is actually considered a very rich country with a
GDP of one hundred and eighty nine point five eight two billion dollars and a GDP per capita of
Forty six thousand four hundred seventy five dollars making it ranked 66th in the world and to break it down even further
Let's take a look at how this country generates money
Not internally
But through exports the exports of Oman sit at sixty first in the world with twenty seven point one billion dollars
And of course you guessed it oil is one of the biggest things within the country
This is because crude petroleum comes in at forty seven percent of all the exports
There's petroleum gas at nine point eight and refined petroleum at eight point two percent
now the biggest buyers of all this oil is China and of course South Korea and although the United States is a smaller buyer in
2009 they actually signed an agreement to allow free trade within the two countries as for imports
They sit at approximately twenty eight billion dollars ranking 63rd in the world
Now their biggest imports our cars coming at 11%
with approximately
58 percent of that coming from Japan and 11 percent coming from the USA and other places from around the world on top of that
they also have refined petroleum as an import of
7.6% and gold is a big one at 2.1 percent
Now did you know at one point the people from Oman or Oman ease as they're sometimes called?
We're considered the greatest ship builders in the entire world
And of course, they may not have that title today, but historically they were one of the biggest countries to produce ships around approximately
4500 BC
they were known for creating the reed boats to trade between
their country and India and around that time too far was considered a major booming trade port for the country and by the 18th in
The 19th century the people of Oman had become known as the world's best
Shipbuilders now here's a really interesting fact that also came from one of our fans according to Shaw 7-6 8 on Instagram
He said that there is approximately no coca-cola products within the country
Now you may wonder why well, first of all, you can actually get coca-cola within the country
But you got to go to like a very special place for it like a really expensive
swanky hotel because the biggest product within the country is actually Pepsi and as for the most popular drink
Well, that is considered Mountain Dew. This is why I like Oman because I love mountain dew
Oh good. And because mountain dew is the number-one drink that is purchased within the country
It is sometimes referred to as Omani alcohol speaking of alcohol. Can you drink in Oman?
That is a big question that some people ask now if you live in Oman and you want to drink within the country you can
Actually do this but one thing that's unique is you actually have to have a license if you're a tourist
I think that's a little bit of a different story. But one thing for sure is you cannot drink in public
That's a big no-no and for the people who live within the country to get this license
They have to apply at the Royal Oman police
And of course you have to be over 21
But the reason for this license is because alcohol is heavily controlled within the country and ask for a person that lives on Oman
They're not allowed to spend over ten percent of their monthly income on alcohol. So there you have it guys
That is a look at the country known as Oman sure. We probably missed some facts
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But either way you learned a lot about the beautiful and elegant country of Oman a country that not long ago
Didn't even have a single hotel within the country but is now flourished to become a major place of tourism
It is a country that has a unique history and a unique way of doing
Things that may seem strange to the rest of the world
This is the people culture and country of Oman a moving machine with a destiny that will push it beyond its
desolate and sandy deserts
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