Sultanate of Oman سلطنة عُمان Salṭanat ʻUmān | |
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Anthem: | |
Capital and largest city | Muscat 23°36′N 58°33′E / 23.600°N 58.550°E |
Official languages | Arabic |
Demonym(s) | Omani |
Government | Unitary Islamic absolute monarchy |
• Sultan | Haitham bin Tariq Al Said |
Fahd bin Mahmoud al Said | |
Legislature | none |
Establishment | |
• The Azd tribe migration | Late 2nd century |
• Imamate established | 751 |
Area | |
• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (70th) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
Population | |
• 2023 estimate | 5,431,354 |
• 2010 census | 2,773,479 |
• Density | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (220th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2012 estimate |
• Total | $90.055 billion |
• Per capita | $29,166 |
GDP (nominal) | 2012 estimate |
• Total | $76.464 billion |
• Per capita | $24,764 |
HDI (2013) | 0.731 high · 100th |
Currency | Rial (OMR) |
Time zone | UTC+4 (GST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+4 |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +968 |
ISO 3166 code | OM |
Internet TLD | .om, عمان. |
Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country in the southwestern part of Asia, on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It borders the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea to the south and east, and the Gulf of Oman to the northeast. The capital is Muscat.