Sultanate of Oman سلطنة عُمان (Arabic)Salṭanat ʻUmān |
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Anthem: نشيد السلام السلطاني
"as-Salām as-Sultānī"
"Sultanic Salutation"
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 Location of Oman in the Arabian Peninsula (dark green) |
| Capital and largest city | Muscat
23°35′20″N58°24′30″E / 23.58889°N 58.40833°E / 23.58889; 58.40833 |
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| Official languages | Arabic[1] |
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| Religion | Islam (official) |
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| Demonym(s) | Omani |
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| Government | UnitaryIslamicabsolute monarchy |
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| Haitham bin Tariq |
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| Theyazin bin Haitham |
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| Legislature | Council of Oman |
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| Council of State (Majlis al-Dawla) |
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| Consultative Assembly (Majlis al-Shura) |
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• The Azd tribe migration | 130 |
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• Al-Julanda | 629 |
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| 751 |
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| 1154 |
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| 1624 |
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| 1744 |
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| 8 January 1856 |
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| 1954–1959 |
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| 9 June 1965 – 11 December 1975 |
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• Sultanate of Oman | 9 August 1970 |
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| 7 October 1971 |
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| 11 January 2021 |
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• Total | 309,500 km2 (119,500 sq mi) (70th) |
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• Water (%) | negligible |
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• 2018 estimate | 4,829,473[3][4] (125th) |
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• 2010 census | 2,773,479[5] |
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• Density | 15/km2 (38.8/sq mi) (177th) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total | $203.959 billion[6] (67th) |
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• Per capita | $47,366[6] (23rd) |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
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• Total | $62.305 billion[6] (75th) |
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• Per capita | $14,423[6] (49th) |
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| HDI (2019) |  0.813[7]
very high · 60th |
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| Currency | Omani rial (OMR) |
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| Time zone | UTC+4 (GST) |
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| Driving side | right |
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| Calling code | +968 |
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| ISO 3166 code | OM |
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| Internet TLD | .om, عمان. |
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