Tree lined avenues, lush green parks, a modern infrastructure and a friendly, courteous people steeped in old world hospitality. These are the first impressions every visitor to Muscat gets.

Amongst the most progressive and liberal countries in the Gulf region, the Sultanate of Oman is ruled by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said. Since coming to power in 1974, His Majesty has made sweeping changes which have catapulted Oman into the modern world without ever losing sight of the rich heritage and traditions of the Omani people.

Primarily an oil-based economy, the new Salalah port in the south of Oman is poised to exploit the nation's location as an ideal transhipment point. The Government is also providing a lot of support to the manufacturing sector and tourism which have seen major growth over the last few years.

Advertising activity is lead by the banking and finance, automotive and electronics segments. Oman has three mainline Arabic dailies, three mainline English dailies and several business and general interest magazines. Other advertising media include the government owned television channel, English language FM radio and myriad outdoor options.

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