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   ocr: Native Umanis, who include Arab refugees who fled Zanzibar in the 1960s, make up three-quarters ofthe population. Baluchis are the largest foreign group. Expatriates poseno threat to the regime and Westerners enjoy considerable treedom. Although urban drift has taken place, most Umanis still live on the land, especially in the south. Oman has a number of distinct minorities; the most numerous are the Jebalis in. Dhofar - nomadic herdsmen who speak a language which resembles Ethiopian. Many Dhotaris supported the Mandstiedinsurgents in the 1970s, but they are now considered - - loyal. Most Uman ...