Editing Demographics of Oman (section)

== Ethnic groups ==
According to the CIA, Oman's population chiefly consists of Omani [[Arabs]], with a small minority having [[Baloch people|Balochi]] (''[[Al-Balushi]]) descent.'' [[Desi|South Asians]] (Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi) are common due to migrants and foreign workers, with an [[Ethnic groups of Africa|African]] and [[Afro-Arabs|Afro-Arab]] minority.<ref name="pop">{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/oman/ |title=Oman|publisher=CIA – The World Factbook|access-date=29 October 2011}}</ref>
[[File:Omani area of influence small.svg|thumb|left|Parts of Asia and Africa were once part of Oman.]]
Omani society is largely [[tribal]].<ref name=fa>{{cite magazine|title=Creating Modern Oman: An Interview with Sultan Qabus|date=28 January 2009|url=http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/53039/judith-miller/creating-modern-oman-an-interview-with-sultan-qabus|last1=Miller|first1=Judith}}</ref><ref name=inequal>{{cite book|title=Social and Gender Inequality in Oman: The Power of Religious and Political Tradition|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eb6Pgy1Q0vQC&pg=PA40|page=40|isbn = 9780415672412|quote=Omani society largely remains attached to the pre-1970 tribal structure.|last1 = Al-Azri|first1 = Khalid M.|year = 2013| publisher=Routledge }}</ref> Oman has three known types of identities. Two of these identities are 'tribalism' and 'Ibadism'; the third identity is linked to 'maritime trade'. The first two identities are widespread in the interior of Oman; these identities are closely tried to tradition, as a result of lengthy periods of isolation. The third identity, which pertains to Muscat and the coastal areas of Oman, is an identity that has become embodied in business and [[trade]]. The third identity is generally seen to be more open and tolerant towards others. Thus, tension between socio-cultural groups in Omani society exists. More important is the existence of [[social inequality]] between these three groups.<ref name=inequal/> Gwadar, a region of Balochistan in Pakistan, was a Colony of Oman for more than a century. In 1958, Pakistan bought Gwadar from Oman for US$22.4 million, and hence many Omanis have Baloch descent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1489531/world|title = Arab legacy lingers as Pakistan's Gwadar grows from tiny fishing town into port city|date = 29 April 2019}}</ref>