Oman
Sovereign state in western Asia
Also known as om · Sultanate of Oman · omn · Uman
- Capital
- Population
- 4,829,480(2018)
- , 5,100,000(2026)
- , 4,636,262(2017)
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Sources- 1.Stated in World Bank Open Datadata.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTLRetrieved 2019-04-08
- +54 more
- Area
- 309,500 km²
- GDP (nominal)
- $115B(2022)
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Sources- 1.data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CDRetrieved 2023-08-26
- , $88.2B(2021)
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Sources- 1.data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CDRetrieved 2023-08-26
- $115B(2022)
- Currency
- Omani rial(since 1974)
- , Said rial(1970–1974)
- , Gulf rupee(1959–1970)
- Official language
- Head of state
- Haitham bin Tarik Al Said(since 2020)
- Head of government
- Haitham bin Tarik Al Said(since 2020)
Overview
Economy & society
Over time
Dated values recorded in Wikidata, each with its own source
All data
517 statements · 38% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Highest point
- Jebel Shams elevation: 3,100 m
- Member of
- United Nations(since 1971)
- Arab League(since 1971)
- World Trade Organization(since 2000)
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation(since 1970)
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development(since 1971)
- International Development Association(since 1973)
- International Finance Corporation(since 1973)
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency(since 1989)
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- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes(since 1995)
- Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa
- Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
- Arab Monetary Fund
- Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Persian Gulf(since 1981)
- International Organization for Migration
- Arab Information and Communication Technologies Organization
- International Fund for Agricultural Development
- United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
- International Renewable Energy Agency
- International Maritime Organization
- Q12183902
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons(since 1997)
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Sources- 1.opcw.org/about-opcw/member-states/Retrieved 2017-12-07
- 2.opcw.org/about-us/member-states/omanRetrieved 2022-10-29
- Universal Postal Union(since 1971)
2
Sources- 1.upu.int/en/the-upu/member-countries.htmlRetrieved 2019-05-04
- 2.upu.int/en/Universal-Postal-Union/About-UPU/Member-Countries?csid=-1&cid=225Retrieved 2022-10-28
- World Customs Organization(since 2000)
- World Intellectual Property Organization
- Interpol(since 1972)
2
Sources- 1.interpol.int/Member-countries/WorldRetrieved 2017-12-07
- 2.interpol.int/Who-we-are/Member-countries/Asia-South-Pacific/OMANRetrieved 2022-10-23
- International Hydrographic Organization
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Sources- 1.iho.int/srv1/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=452&lang=enRetrieved 2017-12-08
- UNESCO(since 1972)
- Group on Earth Observations
- International Telecommunication Union(since 1972)
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- International Civil Defence Organisation(since 1985)
- World Meteorological Organization(since 1975)
1
- World Health Organization
1
- Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
- Shares border with
- Saudi Arabia statement is subject of: Oman–Saudi Arabia border
- Yemen statement is subject of: Oman–Yemen border
- United Arab Emirates statement is subject of: Oman–United Arab Emirates border
- Iran
- Lowest point
- Majlis al Jinn elevation: -120 m
- Demonym
- ománi
- Omani
- Omanano
- Lomänan
- عماني applies to part: masculine
- عمانية applies to part: feminine
- عمانيون applies to part: plural
- оманцы applies to part: plural
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- עומאני applies to part: masculine
- עומאנית applies to part: feminine
- omanezi applies to part: plural
- omanez applies to part: masculine
- omaneză applies to part: feminine
- ওমানী
- omanita applies to part: masculine singular, feminine singular
- omaniti applies to part: masculine plural, feminine plural
- umani
- omanianu
- omaniana
- Omanais applies to part: masculine singular
- Omanaise applies to part: feminine singular
- omania applies to part: feminine singular
- omanii applies to part: masculine plural
- omanio applies to part: masculine singular
- omanie applies to part: feminine plural
- omanita applies to part: feminine singular
- omaniti applies to part: masculine plural
- omanito applies to part: masculine singular
- omanite applies to part: feminine plural
- عوماني applies to part: masculine singular
- عومانية applies to part: feminine singular
- عومانيين applies to part: masculine plural
- عومانيات applies to part: feminine plural
- Ómanach
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- Unemployment rate
- 16%(2017)
- Diplomatic relation
- Yemen statement is subject of: Oman–Yemen relations
- Saudi Arabia statement is subject of: Oman–Saudi Arabia relations
- Serbia statement is subject of: Oman–Serbia relations
- Malaysia statement is subject of: Malaysia-Oman relations
- Pakistan statement is subject of: Oman–Pakistan relations
- Taiwan statement is subject of: Oman–Taiwan relations
- United Arab Emirates statement is subject of: Oman–United Arab Emirates relations
- Russia statement is subject of: Oman–Russia relations
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- Bangladesh statement is subject of: Bangladesh–Oman relations
- Germany statement is subject of: Germany–Oman relations
- North Korea(since 1992) statement is subject of: North Korea–Oman relations
- People's Republic of China
- Electrical plug type
- Europlug
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Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- BS 1363
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Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- Europlug
- Mains voltage
- 240 V frequency: 50 Hz
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Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- 240 V frequency: 50 Hz
- Emergency phone number
- 968
- 112 has use: emergency medical services, police
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Sources- 1.“International Numbering Resources Database”itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspxRetrieved 2016-07-10
- Coordinates of northernmost point
- 26.3800°N, 56.3800°E
- Age of majority
- 18 years old
- Trunk prefix
- none
- Marriageable age
- 18 years old applies to part: all genders
- Part of
- European Union tax haven blacklist(since 2019)
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Sources- 1.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/eu-list-of-non-cooperative-jurisdictions/Retrieved 2020-05-08
- West Asia
1
- Gulf States
- European Union tax haven blacklist(since 2019)
- Number of out-of-school children
- 22,215(2015)
- 39,449(2013)
- 26,267(2012)
- 23,037(2011)
- 46,975(2009)
- 115,934(2003)
- 105,495(2002)
- 105,825(2001)
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- 118,776(2000)
- 135,891(1999)
- Has characteristic
- not-free country statement supported by: Freedom in the World
- Total fertility rate
- 2.774(2014)
- 2.823(2013)
- 2.857(2012)
- 2.879(2011)
- 2.888(2010)
- 2.888(2009)
- 2.886(2008)
- 2.892(2007)
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- 2.912(2006)
- 2.957(2005)
- 3.035(2004)
- 3.148(2003)
- 3.298(2002)
- 3.488(2001)
- 3.719(2000)
- 3.992(1999)
- Geoshape
- Data:Oman.map
- Life expectancy
- 77.029 years(2016)
- 74 years(2022)
- 73 years(2021)
- 75 years(2020)
- 78 years(2019)
- 76.801 years(2015)
- 76.578 years(2014)
- 76.358 years(2013)
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- 76.141 years(2012)
- 75.922 years(2011)
- 75.694 years(2010)
- 75.451 years(2009)
- 75.188 years(2008)
- 74.898 years(2007)
- 74.58 years(2006)
- 74.231 years(2005)
- 73.851 years(2004)
- 73.447 years(2003)
- 73.022 years(2002)
- 72.58 years(2001)
- 72.126 years(2000)
- 71.664 years(1999)
- Native label
- سلطنة عُمان
- Motto text
- Beauty has an address
- Mae gan Brydferthwch Gyfeiriad
- BTI Status Index
- 4.3(2022)
- 4.22(2020)
- 4.43(2018)
- 4.75(2016)
- 4.91(2014)
- 5.41(2012)
- 5.53(2010)
- 5.3(2008)
- BTI Governance Index
- 3.78(2022)
- 3.52(2020)
- 3.54(2018)
- 3.67(2016)
- 3.75(2014)
- 4.51(2012)
- 4.58(2010)
- 4.79(2008)
- Official name
- سلطنة عُمان
- Democracy Index
- 3(2021) ranking: 130
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- 3(2020)
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- 3(2021) ranking: 130
- Human Development Index
- 0.816(2021)
- 0.827(2020)
- 0.839(2019)
- 0.834(2018)
- 0.831(2017)
- 0.833(2016)
- 0.823(2015)
- 0.814(2014)
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- 0.809(2013)
- 0.802(2012)
- 0.793(2011)
- 0.788(2010)
- 0.783(2009)
- 0.772(2008)
- 0.762(2007)
- 0.753(2006)
- 0.745(2005)
- 0.739(2004)
- 0.731(2003)
- 0.723(2002)
- 0.716(2001)
- 0.705(2000)
- Hashtag
- Oman
- oman
- Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index
- 0.708(2021)
- 0.718(2020)
- 0.728(2019)
- 0.724(2018)
- 0.722(2017)
- 0.724(2016)
- 0.714(2015)
- 0.653(2014)
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- 0.648(2013)
- 0.643(2012)
- 0.635(2011)
- Suicide rate
- 4.5(2019)
- Birth rate
- 17.706(2022)
- 18.419(2021)
- 18.791(2020)
- 19.298(2019)
- Male population
- 2,785,494(2022)
- 2,761,768(2021)
- 2,820,785(2020)
- 2,924,701(2019)
- Death rate
- 3.279(2022)
- 3.796(2021)
- 3.025(2020)
- 2.205(2019)
- Rural population
- 560,597(2022)
- 585,672(2021)
- 623,536(2020)
- 670,025(2019)
- Female population
- 1,790,804(2022)
- 1,758,703(2021)
- 1,722,614(2020)
- 1,678,067(2019)
- Urban population
- 4,015,701(2022)
- 3,934,799(2021)
- 3,919,863(2020)
- 3,932,743(2019)
- Coordinates of geographic center
- 21.5126°N, 55.9233°E
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On other databases
149 identifiers linking Oman across the web's reference databases
- AllTrails trail IDoman
- Analysis & Policy Observatory term ID11145
- Arab Encyclopedia concept ID12411
- ArchINFORM location ID3024
- Armeniapedia ID13184
- BabelNet ID00056374n
- BBC News topic IDc302m85q5q4t
- BBC Things ID707774aa-bdb8-4b5c-a5bc-35085f25827c
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID11865205d
- Biblissima authority IDQ26955
- Booru tagoman
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online IDoman-20
- CIVICUS Monitor country entryoman
- Comic Vine ID4020-61208
- Curlie IDRegional/Middle_East/Oman/
- Data Commons IDcountry/OMN
- DBNL country IDoman_01
- DeCS ID10035
- Dewey Decimal Classification2--5353
- Dictionary of Late Antiquity ID5681
- DR topic IDoman
- Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID159743
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online IDplace/Oman
- Encyclopædia Universalis IDoman
- Encyclopedia of China (Second Edition) ID190598
- EU Knowledge Graph item IDQ4210
- EuroVoc ID2138
- Facebook usernameomanembassy
- FactGrid item IDQ1059313
- FAST ID1212768
- FIPS 10-4 (countries and regions)MU
- France 24 topic ID (French)oman
- Freebase ID/m/05l8y
- GACS ID637
- GCMD keyword ID925747d0-b5f0-4c51-9216-04980a785b54
- GENC 3-character codeOMN
- GeoNames ID286963
- GeoNLP ID (obsolete)MnEFdF
- Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID1000131
- Giant Bomb Wiki IDLocations/Oman
- GitHub topicoman
- GND ID4075653-1
- Google Arts & Culture entity IDm05l8y
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana IDoman-0
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)0047310
- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia IDOman
- Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)2688387
- Grove Art Online IDT063547
- Gynopedia IDOman
- Harper's tagoman
- Historical Gazetteer (GOV) IDobject_1286076
- IAB code1373
- ICPSR Geographic Names Thesaurus ID30770
- IdRef ID077828895
- INaturalist place ID7356
- INSEE countries and foreign territories code99250
- Interlingual Index IDi83860
- IOC country codeOMA
- ISNI0000000123150309
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codeOM
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codeOMN
- ISO 3166-1 numeric code512
- ITU letter codeOMA
- ITU/ISO/IEC object ID2.16.512
- J9U entity ID987007266146905171
- Joconde location IDT84-327
- KBpedia IDOman
- Klexikon article IDOman
- Krugosvet article (archived)strany_mira/OMAN.html
- Kulturenvanteri taxonomy ID2318
- KulturNav-IDdfc18d0a-dd51-44e9-a48e-4cb56c56327a
- LC and MARC vocabularies IDcountries/mk
- Le Monde diplomatique subject IDpays/oman
- Lex IDOman
- Library of Congress Authorities IDn81035932
- M49 code512
- Mapy.com IDosm&id=512
- Marine Regions Geographic ID2251
- MeSH descriptor IDD009850
- MeSH tree codeZ01.252.245.500.600
- Mindat locality ID23987
- Münzkabinett IDcountry/111
- Museum-digital place ID23373
- MusicBrainz area ID7ccdff29-2e00-3e50-9520-b9ea1e918bc2
- NALT ID52898
- Namuwiki ID오만
- National Historical Museums of Sweden IDgeo/DE6E4990-1218-473F-A788-C5C117E7207D
- National Library of Iceland ID000075876
- National Library of Ireland IDvtls001148604
- National Library of Israel ID (old)000101417