Persian Gulf States: Country Studies

Abdallah Abu Dhabi ADNOC affairs agricultural Ahmad amirates armed forces Assembly Bahrain banks barrels began Britain British budget capital century coast commercial Constitution countries country's crude oil defense Dhofar Dubai early economic established expenditures facilities federal fields foreign workers Glossary Hamad Hormuz Ibadi important included increased India industry investment Iran Iran-Iraq War Iranian Iraq Islam Khalifa kilometers Kuwait labor major ment Middle East military million Ministry Muhammad Muscat Muslim National non-Kuwaiti officials offshore oil companies oil exports oil production oil revenues Oman's Omani OPEC Peninsula percent Persian Gulf petroleum plant political population port prime minister projects Qaboos Qatar Qawasim Ras al Khaymah region ruler Sabah Salalah Saudi Arabia sector sharia Sharjah Shaykh Shia social sultan Thani tion tons trade tribal tribes Trucial United Arab Emirates Wahhabi Yemen