Perched on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula, Oman, under the enlightened leadership of H.M. Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, has been encouraging market-oriented policies and private sector development as the mechanism for prosperity and growth. Consequently, Oman has emerged as a modern State with world class infrastructure in transport and communication, and the government and people continue to forge confidently ahead along the path of comprehensive development in political, economic and social sectors