ASIA
🇴🇲 Oman
Level 3 — Reconsider Travel
Capital
Muscat
Population
5.3 million
Area
309,500 km²
Language
Arabic
Currency
Omani rial
GDP/Capita
$20,285
Travel Advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Reconsider travel due to serious risks. U.S. citizens should avoid travel to certain areas.
About Oman
Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country in the southeastern Arabian Peninsula in West Asia. It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Oman's coastline faces the Arabian Sea to the southeast and the Gulf of Oman on the northeast. The exclaves of Madha and Musandam are surrounded by the United Arab Emirates on their land borders, while Musandam's coastal boundaries are formed by the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman. It has a population of approximately 5.46 million and an area of 315,331 km2. Muscat is the capital and largest city.
Country Details
Geography
- Region
- Asia
- Capital
- Muscat
- Area
- 309,500 km²
- Population
- 5,343,630
- Borders
- SAU,ARE,YEM
- Timezone
- UTC+04:00
Culture & Practical
- Languages
- Arabic
- Calling Code
- +968
- Drives On
- Right
- ISO Code
- OM
Currency & Economy
- Currency
- Omani rial (OMR)
- GDP
- $107.1B
- GDP/Capita
- $20,285
Development
- Life Expectancy
- 80.0 years
Oman in the News
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Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman Welcomes International Success Act to Ease H-1B Rules
Parliamentary Committee Approves Visa-Waiver Agreement for Diplomats with Oman
6 Legal Residents Detained at O’hare, Including Skokie Woman, Held in ICE Facilities