Sultanate of Oman has a very important strategic position, has always been a strong demand in its policies, options and style in dealing with many of the issues and developments. It occupies the south-eastern corner of the Arabian Peninsula, located between longitude 51 ° 50 and 59 ° 40 east, and chambers introduced 16 ° 40 and 26 ° 20 north. Passes south of the Tropic of Cancer by the Muscat Governorate.
Linked to the Oman border with the United Arab Emirates in the north-west, Saudi Arabia and with the West, and with the Republic of Yemen in the south-west. Overlooking three seas: the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. Followed by Oman and the Musandam Peninsula, which lies in the far north, overlooking the Strait of Hormuz and the Arabian Gulf, and a number of islands, most notably the island of safety and daughters in the Strait of Hormuz, and the island of Masirah Islands Halanyat in the Arabian Sea.
Oman has an area of approximately 309,500 km 2, making it the third largest country in the Arabian Peninsula area, while the coastline extends about 3165 km after accounting for the length of the coast line all the bays, inlets and islands between the heads and along the coasts of Oman and its territorial waters; the Strait of Hormuz, the north adjacent to the border of the Republic of Yemen the extreme south-west.
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