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: 71e )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
See also
