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Posted 30 Jan 2025

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Oman (Capital: Muscat) 

Recently, India and Oman have agreed to amend Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) to promote greater cooperation on taxation.

Political Features

  • Occupies the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula at the confluence of the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea.
  • Bounded by Yemen (Southwest), by the Arabian Sea (South and East), by the Gulf of Oman (North), by the United Arab Emirates (Northwest), and by Saudi Arabia (West).

Geographical Features

  • Climate: Hot, humid along coast; hot, dry interior; strong southwest summer monsoon (May to September) in far south
  • Coastal Plain: Long, narrow coastal plain known as Al-Bāṭinah stretches along the Gulf of Oman.  
  • Desert: Rubʿ al-Khali shared with Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
  • Highest Point: Mount Shams (“Sun Mountain”).
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