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| AREA |
309,500
sq km (119,500 sq miles). |
| POPULATION |
2,135,000 (1995). |
| POPULATION DENSITY |
6.9 per sq km. |
| CAPITAL |
Muscat |
| CAPITAL
POPULATION |
549,150 (1993). |
| GEOGRAPHY |
The Sultanate of Oman
occupies the southeastern tip of the Arabian
Peninsula with 1700km (1062 miles) of coastline
stretching along the Indian Ocean and the
Arabian Gulf. It is bordered by the Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia to the west and the Republic
of Yemen to the south. The United Arab Emirates
lies to the northwest of Oman and to the
east lies the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of
Oman. |
| GOVERNMENT |
Sultanate since 1744.
Head of State and Government: Sultan Qabus
Bin Said since 1970. |
| LANGUAGE |
Arabic is the official
language. English is widely spoken. Swahili
is also spoken by the population from East
Africa. German and French are spoken by
hotel staff. |
| RELIGION |
Islam. |
| STANDARD
TIME |
GMT + 4. |
| ELECTRICITY |
220/240 volts AC, 50Hz. |
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