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Est. Population:
4,546,183
Demonym:
Omani
Religions:
Muslim (85.9%)
Christian (6.5%)
Hindu (5.5%)
Buddhist (0.8%)
Atheist (0.2%)
Largest City:
Bawshar (387,000)
Other Cities:
Seeb (340,000)
Salalah (280,000)
Matrah (233,426)
Sohar (193,000)
Muscat (125,000)
Region:
Middle East
Bodies of Water:
Arabian Sea (East)
Gulf of Oman (North)
Total Area:
309,500 km2 (100% land, 0% water)
Total Land:
1,573 km
Total Coastline:
2,092 km
Climate
Dry desert
Humid coastline
Terrain:
Central desert plain
Rugged mountains in the north and south
Highest Point
Jabal-Shams (2,980 m)
Lowest Point
Sea Level
Natural Disasters
Sandstorms
Dust storms
Droughts
Type:
Monarchy
Head of State and Government:
Sultan Haitham bin Tariq
Admin. Divisions
11 Governorates
Independence:
1650 (from Portugal)
Nat'l Symbol:
Khanjar dagger superimposed on two crossed swords
Nat'l Anthem:
Nashid as-Salaam as-Sultani
GDP Per Capita
$44,600 (USD)
Currency
ر.ع. (Omani Rial)
Exchange Rate
$1 (USD) = ر.ع. (Omani Rial)0.38
Internet Code
.om
Telephone Code
+968
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Because Oman is a primarily seafaring nation, an important symbol is the dhow.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mu.html (Majority of information)
https://www.ncsi.gov.om/Pages/NCSI.aspx (National population and ethnic data)
http://data.un.org/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=OMAN (Muscat population data)
http://www.data.gov.om/en/LandingPage/Topic/ (City population data)
Wolfram|Alpha (Currency exchange data)
Information accurate to best of ability as of 23 November 2016
1Ethnic data by nationality/background is unavailable or uneasily accessible. Among the expatriate population are South Asians, Baluchis, other Arabs, and Africans.
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