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OMAN

Sultanate of Oman
OM · OMN MODERN STATE, ANCIENT SULTANATE OLDEST INDEPENDENT STATE IN THE ARAB WORLD
LIVE --:--:-- MUSCAT · GST
POPULATION (WORLD BANK EST., PROJECTED) ↑ … 1 USD = … OMR (LIVE RATE) POPULATION (WORLD BANK EST., PROJECTED) ↑ … 1 USD = … OMR (LIVE RATE)
POPULATION
5.3M
AREA
309,500 km²
CAPITAL
Muscat
CURRENCY
OMR
GDP / CAPITA
$21,000
Muscat SOURCE: NATURAL EARTH (50M) · REAL BOUNDARY DATA, SIMPLIFIED

TERRITORY

HIGHEST POINT
Jabal Shams, 3,009 m
LOWEST POINT
Arabian Sea, 0 m
COASTLINE
2,092 km
LAND BORDERS
1,561 km, 3 countries
TERRAIN
Central desert plain flanked by rugged mountains in the north and south.

POSITION

CAPITAL COORDINATES
23.59°N, 58.41°E
TIME ZONE
GST, UTC+4 — no daylight saving
NEIGHBORS
Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Yemen

GOVERNMENT & SOCIETY

GOVERNMENT
Absolute monarchy
RELIGION
Islam, ~86% (Ibadi majority)
LIFE EXPECTANCY
74 years
HDI
0.849 — Very high (rank 39)
LANGUAGES
ArabicOFFICIAL

ECONOMY

KEY INDUSTRIES
Petroleum & natural gas Copper mining Cement Fishing
TOP EXPORTS
Crude petroleum
Natural gas
Chemicals & plastics
TOP IMPORTS
Machinery
Motor vehicles
Foodstuffs
LAND USE
Agricultural, 5% Forest, 0% Desert / other, 95%

POPULATION, 1970–2024

0.72M
1970
1.19M
1980
1.86M
1990
2.4M
2000
2.72M
2010
4.45M
2020
4.86M
2024
SOURCES: WORLD BANK · CIA WORLD FACTBOOK · NATURAL EARTH · ISO 4217
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