1. By Alyssa Cowee History 5 MONSOON: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power

3. The Omanis main religious practice is Ibadism, but there are also Sunni Muslims, ShiaMuslims, Hindus, and Christians.

6. In 2010, on the Somali coast , forty-nine ships were hijacked. This is an impressive number considering the number of ships captured in 2010 worldwide was only fifty-three.

8. The country was a known spot for trade and was the hub for all its bordering countries. Burma is a resource rich country. Oil , natural gas, copper, large ports, and uranium are very plentiful and are desired greatly by the bordering countries of China and India.

9. It’s the second largest country in Southeast Asia, the fortieth largest country in the world, and is in the top twenty five of most populous countries. Ninety percent of the people are Buddhist.