The answer was Oman

Oman

A calm Gulf country of mountains, desert and long coastline, with Muscat as a low-rise capital and very hot summers.

The ten clues

1. 1

   Did you know?

   Frankincense has been harvested from trees in its southern mountains for thousands of years.

2. 2

   Climate

   In its biggest city the temperature averages about 28°C over the year, and it is very dry, with only about 130 mm of rain a year.

3. 3

   Population

   About 5.5 million people live here.

4. 4

   Food

   Shuwa: lamb marinated in spices and slow-cooked in an underground oven.

5. 5

   Part of the flag

   
6. 6

   Language

   People here speak Arabic.

7. 7

   A place there

   Mutrah Fort and the Muscat corniche. Photo: Safa.daneshvar, CC BY-SA 4.0
8. 8

   Where it is

   It is in Middle East and borders the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

9. 9

   Money

   Its money is the rial (OMR).

10. 10

    Capital

    Its capital is Muscat.

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