Oman
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| سلطنة عُمان Salṭanat ʿUmān Sultanate of Oman |
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| National information | |||||
| National motto: | none | ||||
| National anthem: | Nashid as-Salaam as-Sultani | ||||
| About the people | |||||
| Official languages: | Arabic | ||||
| Population: (# of people) | |||||
| - Total: | 2,567,000 (2005) (ranked 140) | ||||
| - Density: | 8.3 per km² | ||||
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| Capital city: | Muscat | ||||
| Largest city: | Muscat | ||||
| Area | |||||
| - Total: | 309,500 km² 119,498 sq mi (ranked 70) |
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| - Water: | negligible km² | ||||
| Politics / Government | |||||
| Established: | Expulsion of the Portuguese: 1651 | ||||
| Leaders: | Sultan: Qaboos bin Said Al Said | ||||
| Economy / Money | |||||
| Currency: (Name of money) |
Omani rial | ||||
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| Time zone: | UTC+4 | ||||
| Telephone dialing code: | +968 | ||||
| Internet domain: | .om | ||||
The Sultanate of Oman is a country in the southwestern part of Asia, on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It borders the United Arab Emirates in the northwest, Saudi Arabia in the west, and Yemen in the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea in the south and east, and the Gulf of Oman in the northeast.
The country is a monarchy. The capital of the Sultanate is Muscat.
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