OMAN (Syllabus: GS Paper 1 – Geography)

Context: India's exports to Oman could soon get duty concessions with the two sides having begun talks for a free trade agreement.

• Mineral fuels, inorganic chemicals, compounds of precious metals and iron and steel are India's top exports to Oman while oil, fertilisers and plastics are the top imports.

Oman

• About: Oman, country occupying the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula at the confluence of the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea.
• Bounded by: 

oSouthwest - Yemen

oSouth and East - Arabian Sea

oNorth - Gulf of Oman

oNorthwest - United Arab Emirates

oWest - Saudi Arabia.

• Capital: Muscat
• Mountain Ranges: North (Al-Hajar) and southeast coast (Qara or Dhofar Mountains)
• Gulf of Oman: It also known as the Gulf of Makran or Sea of Makran, forms the only entrance to the Persian Gulf from the Indian Ocean.
• Bordering Countries: It is bordered by Pakistan and Iran in the north, by the United Arab Emirates in the west and by Oman in the south.