Oman Study & Guide - AllRefer

* Introduction
* Historical Setting
o TRADE IN THE GULF
o THE GULF IN THE ANCIENT WORLD
o EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF ISLAM
+ Sunni Islam
+ Shia Islam
+ The Spread of Islam
o THE GULF IN THE MIDDLE AGES
o THE AGE OF COLONIALISM
o WAHHABI ISLAM AND THE GULF
o TREATIES WITH THE BRITISH
o DISCOVERY OF OIL
o INDEPENDENCE
o DEVELOPMENTS SINCE INDEPENDENCE
o TRIBAL NATURE OF GULF SOCIETY
* Oman
o Oman -- Country Profile
+ COUNTRY
+ GEOGRAPHY
+ SOCIETY
+ ECONOMY
+ TRANSPORTATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
+ GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
+ NATIONAL SECURITY
o Oman -- Geography and Population
+ Geography
+ Climate
+ Population
o Oman -- Society
+ Religion
+ Education
+ Health
o Oman -- The Economy
+ Public Finance and the Five-Year Development Plans
+ Foreign Trade and the Balance of Payments
+ Hydrocarbon Sector
# Reserves
# Oil Production and Exports
# Foreign Downstream Ventures
# Gas Development and Production
+ Agriculture and Fishing
# Agriculture
# Fishing
+ Non-oil Minerals
+ Industry
+ Tourism
+ Transportation
+ Telecommunications
+ Labor
+ Water and Power
+ Banking
o Oman -- Government and Politics
+ Historical Patterns of Governance
+ Faisal ibn Turki, 1888-1913
+ Taimur ibn Faisal, 1913-32
+ Said ibn Taimur, 1932-70
+ Qabus ibn Said: The Emergence of a Modern State
# The Dhofar Rebellion
# State Formation and Politically Influential Groups
# The Al Said Dynasty
# Established Merchant Families
+ Government Institutions
# Consultative Council
# Judicial System
+ The Media
o Oman -- Foreign Relations
+ Regional Relations
+ International Relations
* Regional and National Security Considerations
o Historical Overview
+ Impact of the Iran-Iraq War, 1980-88
+ Persian Gulf War, 1991
o Territorial Disputes
o Regional Security Problems
o Collective Security under the Gulf Cooperation Council
o Military Capabilities of the Persian Gulf States
o Kuwait
+ Background
+ Organization and Mission of the Forces
+ Role of Kuwaiti Armed Forces in the Persian Gulf War
+ Personnel, Training, and Recruitment
+ Internal Security
+ Police and the Criminal Justice System
+ Human Rights Practices
o Bahrain
+ Persian Gulf War
+ Internal Security
o Qatar
o United Arab Emirates
+ Background
+ Organization and Equipment
+ The Role of the United Arab Emirates in the Iran-Iraq War and the Persian Gulf War
+ Internal Security Problems
o Oman
+ Background
+ Mission of the Armed Forces
+ Organization and Equipment of the Armed Forces
+ Omani Role in the Persian Gulf War, 1991
+ Internal Security
* Appendix. Tables
* Glossary