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Oman Facts

Oman, state on the eastern tip of the Arabian Peninsula; 212 450 km2, 4.8 million residents (2019).Oman borders on the northwest to the United Arab Emirates, on the west to Saudi Arabia and on the southwest to Yemen, and on the north coast to the Gulf of Oman and in the east to the Indian Ocean. Also included is the Oman enclave Ruus al-Jibal at the far end of the Musandam Peninsula between the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf. The capital is Muscat (1.3 million residents in the metropolitan area, 2015).

Oman Country Flag

Country facts

  • Salṭanat ˙Umān / Sultanate of Oman
  • Country abbreviation: OM
  • Area: 212 450 km2
  • Population (2019): 4.8 million residents
  • Capital: Nutmeg
  • Main languages: Arabic
  • State: Sultanate
  • Head of State and Head of Government: Haitham bin Tariq al-Said (Sultan)
  • Per capita GDP (2018): US $ 16,419
  • GNI per capita (2018): US $ 15,110
  • Currency unit: 1 rial = 1 000 baisa
  • Currency code: OMR
  • Country number (telephony): 968
  • Internet domain name: about
  • Time difference compared to Sweden: +3
  • National Day: November 18 (Sultan’s Birthday)

Nature

  • Land use: agricultural land (0.3%), other (99.7%)
  • Highest mountain: Jabal al-Akhdar (3,018 m asl)

Population

  • Population density (2019): 22 residents per km2
  • Natural population growth (2019): 1.8%; birth number 20 ‰, death number 2 ‰
  • Age structure (2019): 0-14 years (22%), 15-64 (75%), 65- (3%)
  • Average life expectancy (2019): men 76 years, women 80 years
  • Infant mortality (2019): 9 per 1,000 live births
  • Population forecast 2050: 7 million residents
  • HDI (2017): 0.821 (place 48 of 189)
  • Urbanization rate (2019): 85%
  • Most populous cities (2015): Muscat (1.3 million residents in the metropolitan area), Salala (310 900 residents)

Business

  • Industry’s contribution to GDP (2017): agriculture (2%), industry (46%), service (52%)
  • Exports of goods (2017): US $ 103,300 million
  • Main export products: oil, natural gas, fish
  • Main exporting countries: China, United Arab Emirates, South Korea
  • Imports of goods (2017): US $ 24,120 million
  • Main import products: machinery, transport, food
  • Main Importing Countries: United Arab Emirates, USA, Brazil
  • Railway network: nothing in operation

Most of Oman is the stone desert. To the south of the wooded al-Hajar mountain range, a large stone desert spreads with several oases. The stone desert turns west into the huge sand desert Rub al-Khali with up to 150 m high sand dunes. Further south, a relatively fertile coastal plain is spreading. Oman has a steep and desert climate.

The country is ruled by a sultan who has absolute power, legislates through decrees, appoints the government and himself is both prime minister, foreign, defense and finance minister. A parliament with lower house ( Majlis al-Shura ) and upper house ( Majlis al-Dawla ) has advisory function in legislative and development issues.

Oman has built up a mixed economy with elements of both private and public companies. The economy, which has grown rapidly but unevenly since the 1960s, is heavily dependent on oil and gas exports, but in recent years efforts have been made to modernize and diversify the economy. Lack of water and highly variable rainfall makes farming unsafe, and irrigation is necessary.

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Read more:

  • Oman Population
  • Currency in Oman
  • Embassies of Oman
  • Where is Oman Located?
  • Oman Holidays
  • Oman Major Exports
  • Oman Flag and Meaning
  • What is the Capital of Oman? Muscat
  • Oman Import Restrictions
  • List of Oman Airports
  • Oman Major Imports
  • List of Foreign Embassies in Oman
  • Oman Major Trade Partners

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