Oman
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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.
Quick Facts Sultanate of Omanسلطنة عُمانSalṭanat ʻUmān, Capitaland largest city ...
Sultanate of Oman سلطنة عُمان Salṭanat ʻUmān | |
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Anthem: نشيد السلام السلطاني "as-Salām as-Sultānī" "Sultanic Salutation" | |
Capital and largest city | Muscat 23°36′N 58°33′E |
Official languages | Arabic |
Demonym(s) | Omani |
Government | Unitary Islamic absolute monarchy |
• Sultan | Haitham bin Tariq Al Said |
Fahd bin Mahmoud al Said[1] | |
Legislature | none |
Establishment | |
• The Azd tribe migration | Late 2nd century |
• Imamate established[2] | 751 |
Area | |
• Total | 309,501 km2 (119,499 sq mi) (70th) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
Population | |
• 2023 estimate | 5,431,354 |
• 2010 census | 2,773,479[3] |
• Density | 9.2/km2 (23.8/sq mi) (220th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2012 estimate |
• Total | $90.055 billion[4] |
• Per capita | $29,166[4] |
GDP (nominal) | 2012 estimate |
• Total | $76.464 billion[4] |
• Per capita | $24,764[4] |
HDI (2013) | 0.731[5] high · 100th |
Currency | Rial (OMR) |
Time zone | UTC+4 (GST) |
UTC+4 | |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +968 |
ISO 3166 code | OM |
Internet TLD | .om, عمان. |
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The country is a monarchy, ruled by a Sultan, and the people are called Omanis. Right now, the sultan is Haitham bin Tariq Al Said. For a long time, the British have supported the sultans of Oman. In the 1960s and 1970s, some Omanis started a revolution to overthrow the sultan and end oppression, but the sultan defeated them with the help of Great Britain.[6]