Oman
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Coordinates:21°N57°E/ 21°N 57°E
Sultanate o Oman سلطنة عُمان Salṭanat ʻUmān | |
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![]() Location o Oman in the Arabian Peninsula (Dark green) | |
Caipital | Muscat 23°36′N58°33′E/ 23.600°N 58.550°E |
Lairgest ceety | capital |
Offeecial leids | Arabic |
Releegion | Islam |
Demonym(s) | Omani |
Govrenment | Unitarypairlamentaryabsolute monarchy |
Haitham bin Tariq | |
Fahd bin Mahmoud al Said[1] | |
Legislatur | Pairlament |
Cooncil o State (Majlis al-Dawla) | |
Consultative Assembly (Majlis al-Shura) | |
Establishment | |
• TheAzd tribemigration | 130 |
• Al-Julanda | 629 |
751 | |
1145 | |
1624 | |
• Hoose oAl Said | 1744 |
Aurie | |
• Total | 309,500 km2(119,500 sq mi) (70th) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
Population | |
• 2016 estimate | 4,441,448[3](135t) |
• 2010 census | 2,773,479[4] |
• Density | 13/km2(33.7/sq mi) (216t) |
GDP(PPP) | 2015 estimate |
• Total | $172.329 billion[5] |
• Per capita | $44,903[5] |
GDP(nominal) | 2015 estimate |
• Tot | $81.637 billion[5] |
• Per capita | $21,687[5] |
HDI(2014) | ![]() heich·52nd |
Currency | Rial(OMR) |
Time zone | UTC+4(GST) |
Drivin side | right |
Cawin code | +968 |
ISO 3166 code | OM |
Internet TLD | .om,عمان. |
Oman(pronoonced/oʊˈmɑːn/(listen)oh-MAHN;Arabic:عمانʻUmān), offeecially theSultanateo Oman(Arabic:سلطنة عمانSalṭanat ʻUmān), is anArabkintrainsoothwast Asieon the sootheast coast o theArabian Peninsula.It borders theUnitit Arab Emirateson the northwast,Saudi Arabieon the wast anYemenon the soothwast. The coast is formed bi theArabian Seaon the sootheast an theGulf o Omanon the northeast. TheMadhaanMusandamenclaves are surroondit bi the UAE on thair land borders, wi theStrait o Hormuzan Gulf o Oman formin Musandam's coastal boondaries.
References[eedit|eedit soorce]
- ↑"Cabinet Ministers".Government of Oman. Archived fraethe originalon 22 December 2013.Retrieved13 October2010.Unknown parameter
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ignored (help) - ↑Oman.MSN Encarta. Archived fraethe originalon 1 November 2009.Retrieved28 Juin2016.
In 751 Ibadi Muslims, a moderate branch of the Kharijites, established an imamate in Oman. Despite interruptions, the Ibadi imamate survived until the mid-20th century.
- ↑"Oman".CIA – The World Factbook. Archived fraethe originalon 24 December 2018.Retrieved29 October2011.
- ↑"Final Results of Census 2010"(PDF).National Center for Statistics & Information. Archived fraethe original(PDF)on 18 Mey 2013.Retrieved7 Januar2012.
- ↑abcd"Oman".International Monetary Fund.Retrieved20 Apryle2012.
- ↑"2015 Human Development Report"(PDF).United Nations Development Programme. 2015.Retrieved15 December2015.
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