The Sultanate of Oman

Bordered by the UEA, Saudi Arabia and Yemen, Oman's capital was originally Zanzibar. His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, came into power after deposing his father in a coup in 1970 and has since transformed the country using its wealth of oil reserves. Its hard to imagine that 40 years ago there was only 600meters of tarred road as we race along the 3 lane highway towards Muscat.