Oman

Sultanate of Oman سلطنة عُمان Salṭanat ʻUmān
Flag National emblem
Anthem: نشيد السلام السلطاني "as-Salām as-Sultānī" "Sultanic Salutation"
Location of Oman in the Arabian Peninsula (Dark green)
Capital and largest city	Muscat 23°36′N 58°33′E / 23.600°N 58.550°E / 23.600; 58.550
Official languages	Arabic
Other languages	Swahili
Religion	Islam
Demonym	Omani
Government	Unitary parliamentary absolute monarchy
• Sultan	Qaboos bin Said al Said
• Deputy Prime Minister	Fahd bin Mahmoud al Said
Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	Council of State (Majlis al-Dawla)
• Lower house	Consultative Assembly (Majlis al-Shura)
Establishment
• The Azd tribe migration	130
• Al-Julanda	629
• Imamate established	751
• Nabhani dynasty	1145
• Yaruba dynasty	1624
• House of Al Said	1744
Area
• Total	309,500 km2 (119,500 sq mi) (70th)
• Water (%)	negligible
Population
• 2016 estimate	4,441,448 (135th)
• 2010 census	2,773,479
• Density	13/km2 (33.7/sq mi) (216th)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$173.073 billion
• Per capita	$43,737
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Total	$59.675 billion
• Per capita	$15,080
HDI (2014)	0.793 high · 52nd
Currency	Rial (OMR)
Time zone	GST (UTC+4)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+968
ISO 3166 code	OM
Internet TLD	.om, عمان.

Coordinates: 21°N 57°E / 21°N 57°E / 21; 57

Oman (ⁱ/oʊˈmɑːn/ oh-MAAN; Arabic: عمان‎‎ ʻumān pronounced [ʕʊˈmaːn]), officially the Sultanate of Oman (Arabic: سلطنة عُمان‎‎ Salṭanat ʻUmān), is an Arab country on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. Holding a strategically important position at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, the nation is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest, and shares marine borders with Iran and Pakistan. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the southeast and the Gulf of Oman on the northeast. The Madha and Musandam exclaves are surrounded by the UAE on their land borders, with the Strait of Hormuz (which it shares with Iran) and Gulf of Oman forming Musandam's coastal boundaries.