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Oman

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Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country in the southeastern Arabian Peninsula in West Asia. It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen, and maritime borders with Iran and Pakistan. Its coastline extends along the Arabian Sea to the southeast and the Gulf of Oman to the northeast. The exclaves of Madha and Musandam are surrounded by the United Arab Emirates on their land borders, while Musandam's coastal boundaries are formed by the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman. With an area of 315,331 km2 and a population of approximately 5.46 million, Oman is the third-largest country on the Arabian Peninsula. Muscat is the capital and largest city, Islam is the state religion, and Arabic is the official language.

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People are called
Omani
Driving side
Right
Calling code
+968
Capital
Muscat
Population
4,829,480
Area
309,500 km2
Climate
Desert or arid
Government
Absolute monarchy
Currency
Omani rial
Languages
Arabic, English, Baluchi
Sells
crude petroleum, refined petroleum, natural gas, semi-finished iron
Sells to
China 43%, India 6%, Saudi Arabia 5%
Land borders
3: United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Drives on the
right
Calling code
+968
Founded
1970
Hemisphere
Northern

WHAT PEOPLE ARE CALLED

Omani

These are English demonyms for people from Oman. A demonym describes a connection to a place; it does not mean everyone shares an ethnicity, language or religion.

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SAME LAND, DIFFERENT WORLDS

Civilizations, flags & standards

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Turning points

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Religion: state & society

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BEYOND THE MAP

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Where it is

Languages

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Largest cities

Muscat  capital 797,000
Seeb 470,878
Bawshar 383,257
‘Ibrī 163,473
Şalālah 163,140

Wars and conflicts

Conflicts this country is attached to. Click one to see the others. Each says what kind of claim it is: a principal belligerent is hand-checked against the modern state that succeeded the power that fought, while a recorded participant comes from the bulk import, which does not separate combat from funding, basing, occupation or reconstruction. Neither list is complete, so a country missing from a war may still have taken part — which is why the quiz no longer asks who fought in what.

Form of government

Absolute monarchy.

Climate and geography

dry desert; hot, humid along coast; hot, dry interior; strong southwest summer monsoon (May to September) in far south

Highest point

Northern hemisphere.

Figures from its history

Qaboos bin Said
Qaboos bin Said Sultan, 1970-2020 Qaboos bin Said Al Said was Sultan of Oman from 23 July 1970 until his death in 2020.

Corrected in an AI-assisted review of the imported data (2026-09-22), not yet checked against a named source: languages.