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| Until the early 1970s, the small Middle Eastern nation of Oman had no paved roads, electricity or running water. | The current Sultan of Oman then exiled his father to London and began an aggressive plan to modernize the country, aided by the oil boom in the Middle East. | Today, Oman is a modern country with a well-developed infrastructure of highways and communications. |
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