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*When its power declined in the 20th century, the sultanate '''came under the influence of the United Kingdom'''. | *When its power declined in the 20th century, the sultanate '''came under the influence of the United Kingdom'''. | ||
*By the end of the 19th century, and with the loss of its African dominions and its revenues, British influence increased to the point that '''the sultans became heavily dependent on British loans and signed declarations to consult the British government on all important matters.''' For over 300 years, the relations built between the two empires were based on mutual benefits. <ref>"Oman", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oman, accessed August 2021.</ref> | *By the end of the 19th century, and with the loss of its African dominions and its revenues, British influence increased to the point that '''the sultans became heavily dependent on British loans and signed declarations to consult the British government on all important matters.''' For over 300 years, the relations built between the two empires were based on mutual benefits. <ref>"Oman", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oman, accessed August 2021.</ref> | ||
==Immigration Into Oman=== | |||
*Because of the combination of a relatively small local Omani population and a fast-growing oil-driven economy, '''Oman has attracted many migrants'''. | |||
*At the 2014 census the total expatriate population was 1,789,000 or 43.7% of the population. Most migrants are males from '''India''' (465,660 for both sexes), '''Bangladesh''' (107,125) or '''Pakistan''' (84,658). Female migrant workers are mainly from '''Indonesia''' (25,300), the '''Philippines''' (15,651) or '''Sri Lanka''' (10,178). Migrants from Arab countries account for 68,986 migrants ('''Egypt''' 29,877, '''Jordan''' 7,403, '''Sudan''' 6,867, '''UAE''' 6,426, '''Iraq''' 4,159, '''Saudi Arabia''' 725, '''Bahrain''' 388, '''Qatar''' 168, other 12,683) and other Asian countries for 12,939 migrants. There were 8,541 migrants from Europe, 1,540 from the '''United States''' and 15,565 from other countries.<ref>"Demographics of Oman", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Oman#Ethnic_groups, accessed 6 August 2021.</ref> | |||
==Emigration From Oman== | ==Emigration From Oman== | ||