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Oman

MusandamAl Batnah NorthAl BuraymiAl DhahiraDhofarAl WustaAsh Sharqiyah SouthAsh Sharqiyah NorthMuscatAl Batnah SouthAd DakhliyahMusandamAl Batnah NorthAl BuraymiAl DhahiraDhofarAl WustaAsh Sharqiyah SouthAsh Sharqiyah NorthMuscatAl Batnah SouthAd DakhliyahSaudiArabiaYemenU.A.E.Persian GulfIndian Ocean
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Profile

Background and figures as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.

The inhabitants of the area of present-day Oman have long prospered from Indian Ocean trade. In the late 18th century, the nascent sultanate in Muscat signed the first in a series of friendship treaties with Britain. Over time, Oman's dependence on British political and military advisors increased, although the sultanate never became a British colony. In 1970, QABOOS bin Said Al Said overthrew his father and ruled as sultan for the next five decades. His extensive modernization program opened the country to the outside world.

Capital
Muscat
Government
absolute monarchy
Population
3,969,824
Area
309,500 sq km
Location
Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Persian Gulf, between Yemen and the UAE
Climate
dry desert; hot, humid along coast; hot, dry interior; strong southwest summer monsoon (May to September) in far south
Natural resources
petroleum; copper; asbestos; some marble; limestone; chromium…
Languages
Arabic (official); English; Baluchi; Swahili…
Religions
Muslim 85.9%; Christian 6.4%; Hindu 5.7%; other and unaffiliated 2%
Independence
1650 (expulsion of the Portuguese)
Administrative divisions
11 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafaza); Ad Dakhiliyah, Al Buraymi, Al Wusta, Az Zahirah, Janub al Batinah (Al…
Currency
Omani rials (OMR)
Export partners
China 43%; India 6%; Saudi Arabia 5%; UAE 5%…
Import partners
UAE 25%; Saudi Arabia 12%; India 8%; China 7%…

Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain

Subdivisions

11 on file. Listed because operations, tax and reporting are usually organised at this level rather than nationally.

NameTypeCode
MusandamProvinceOM-MU
Al Batnah NorthRegionOM-BA
Al BuraymiProvinceOM-BU
Al DhahiraRegionOM-ZA
DhofarProvinceOM-ZU
Al WustaRegionOM-WU
Ash Sharqiyah SouthRegionOM-SH
Ash Sharqiyah NorthRegionOM-SS
MuscatProvinceOM-MA
Al Batnah SouthRegionOM-BJ
Ad DakhliyahRegionOM-DA

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Currency
Omani rials (OMR)
Languages
Arabic (official); English; Baluchi; Swahili…
Government
absolute monarchy
Climate
dry desert; hot, humid along coast; hot, dry interior; strong southwest summer monsoon (May to September) in far south

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