The Sultanate (Kingdom) of Oman
The Sultanate (Kingdom) of Oman lies almost entirely outside the Persian Gulf, except for a tiny finger of its territory between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman at the strategic Strait of Hormuz, and thus it can control the route to the oil-rich region of the Persian Gulf. Most of its 118,000 sq mile (306,000 sq km) territory [...]