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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.
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 | 5,431,355 |
• 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. |
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]
Since 28 October 2011, Oman is divided into Eleven Governorates (Muhafazah):[7][8][9]
Below the governorates, Oman is divided into provinces.
Oman has a warm climate and very little rainfall. Annual rainfall in Muscat averages 100 mm (3.9 in), falling mostly in January. Dhofar is subject to the southwest monsoon, and rainfall up to 640 mm (25.2 in) has been recorded in the rainy season from late June to October. While the mountain areas receive more rainfall, some parts of the coast, particularly near the island of Masirah, sometimes receive no rain at all within the course of a year. The climate generally is very hot, with temperatures reaching around 50 °C (122.0 °F) (peak) in the hot season, from May to September.
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