Oman March 11, 2020 absolute monarchy , Arab League , Arabia , Arabian Sea , Arabic , Arabic language , Asia , desert , fiscal paradise , gas , golfe d'Oman , Gulf Cooperation Council , Hormuz , human rights , hydrocarbons , immigration , Mascate , Masirah , Middle East , monarchy , oil , Oman , Organization of Islamic Cooperation , Péninsule Arabique , péninsule d'Arabie , Persian Gulf , Salṭanat ʻUmān , Strait of Hormuz , sultanat , Sultanat d'Oman , Western Asia , سلطنة عُمان Official name Sultanate of Oman Name in local language سلطنة عُمان - Salṭanat ʻUmān (ar) Continent Asia Subcontinent Western Asia Population (ranking: 130e ) 4,669,948 inhabitants (2020) Population growth 0.00 % / year Area 309,550 km² Density 15.09 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 72e )79.295 billions $USD (2018) GDP/capita (ranking ) 16,419 $USD (2018) GDP growth 2.10 % / year (2018) Life expectancy (ranking ) 77.60 years (2018) Birth rate 20.00 ‰ (2016) Fertility rate 2.90 children / woman (2016) Death rate (ranking ) 2.00 ‰ (2016) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 9.30 ‰ (2016) Literacy rate 91.14 % (2015) Official languages Arabic Currency Rial (OMR) HDI (ranking: 68e )0.834 / 1 (2018) EPI (ranking )51.32 (2018) Government Sultanate - Unitary parliamentary absolute monarchy Head of State Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said National Day 11 November (anniversary of the sultan) ISO Codes OM, OMN Demonym Omani Tourists (ranking ) 3,300,000 people (2017)
Oil and gas have greatly enriched the country Oman is a Middle Eastern country located south of the Arabian Peninsula, on the shores of the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the north, Saudi Arabia to the west and Yemen to the southwest. It is an absolute monarchy.
Khor Njad Fjord, Oman Coast of Oman Muscat, capital of Oman Muscat, capital of Oman Urban areas (2017) Urban areas Population Muscat 1,459,249 inhabitants Salalah 374,582 inhabitants Sohar 231,102 inhabitants Suwayq 179,189 inhabitants Ibri 165,354 inhabitants Saham 147,775 inhabitants Barka 146,596 inhabitants Jaalan bani bu Ali 142,674 inhabitants Nizwa 123,396 inhabitants Rustaq 121,587 inhabitants Sur 121,088 inhabitants Al Mudhaibi 117,691 inhabitants Buraimi 106,786 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Governorates (Muhafazah) Population Area Ad Dakhiliyah 461,199 inhabitants 31,900 km² Ad Dhahirah 213,771 inhabitants 37,000 km² Al Batinah North 754,169 inhabitants 10,000 km² Al Batinah South 417,847 inhabitants 2,500 km² Al Buraimi 114,334 inhabitants 67,963 km² Al Wusta 45,156 inhabitants 79,700 km² Ash Sharqiyah North 279,223 inhabitants 18,400 km² Ash Sharqiyah South 312,822 inhabitants 18,400 km² Dhofar 457,622 inhabitants 99,300 km² Musandam 44,571 inhabitants 1,800 km² Muscat 1,459,249 inhabitants 3,500 km²
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