Oman is a country in the southeastern Arabian Peninsula in West Asia, sharing land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen, and maritime borders with Iran and Pakistan. Its statehood is ancient and multi-stage with no single clean founding date; the current state form, the Sultanate of Oman, was proclaimed on 9 August 1970, renamed from the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. It is an absolute monarchy ruled by a sultan, who serves as both head of state and head of government. Its capital is Muscat.
Facts
Population2026 estimate, from Oman's own Wikipedia infobox, which also carries a 2020 census figure of 4,471,148. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Independence or Founding Year Income Group Government Type Classification
Sovereignty Status Oman
Connections
Associated With
Muscat, Cities Muscat is Oman's capital.
Source Muscat (Wikipedia)
Source Arabian Peninsula (Wikipedia)
Bordered By Water
Basin membership is the Musandam exclave, per the source's own parenthetical.
Source Persian Gulf (Wikipedia)
Has Capital
Muscat, Cities Muscat is Oman's capital.
Source Muscat (Wikipedia)
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Nationals Include
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Source Muzna Al Musafer (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph [associated-with]Quote, Lead paragraph [associated-with]
is an Omani film director
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Source Haitham bin Tariq (Wikipedia)LeadQuote, Lead
Haitham bin Tariq Al Said (born 11 October 1955) is Sultan and Prime Minister of Oman.
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Source Nadhira Al Harthy (Wikipedia)Lead, nationalityQuote, Lead, nationality
was an Omani civil servant and mountaineer
Site Of
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Found There
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Source Small mouse-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Lead, OmanQuote, Lead, Oman
It is found in Afghanistan, Iran, Oman, United Arab Emirates and possibly Ethiopia
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Source Coleura gallarum (Mammal Diversity Database)Country distribution, OmanQuote, Country distribution, Oman
Country distribution Djibouti · Eritrea · Ethiopia · Oman · Somalia · Sudan · Yemen
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Source Sundevall's jird (Wikipedia)Lead, omanQuote, Lead, oman
It is found in Afghanistan, Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Pakistan, Morocco, Niger, Palestine, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Western Sahara, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and possibly Mali.
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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Asellia tridens (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, OmanQuote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Oman
Niger · Oman · Pakistan
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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Triaenops parvus (Mammal Diversity Database)Country distributionQuote, Country distribution
Country distribution Oman · Yemen
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Source Wikipedia: Roman legionLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
During the Roman Republic the manipular legion comprised 4,200 infantry and 300 cavalry.
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Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroductionQuote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
2. Oman (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox
Sultanate of Oman
Infobox, capital
Muscat
Infobox, area
315,331 km2 (121,750 sq mi)
Demographics section, 2026 estimate
2026 estimate: 5,398,645
Introduction
It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen, and maritime borders with Iran and Pakistan.
View the Source 3. Oman (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata statement P571Quote, Wikidata statement P571
inception = 1970 (Wikidata P571)
4. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Oman
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Geography, Coastline
2,092 km
Government, Government type
absolute monarchy
View the Source 5. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record OMN, incomeLevelQuote, Country record OMN, incomeLevel
"name": "Oman", "region": { "id": "MEA", "iso2code": "ZQ", "value": "Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan \u0026 Pakistan" }, "adminregion": { "id": "", "iso2code": "", "value": "" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "HIC", "iso2code": "XD", "value": "High income" }
Wikidata: Oman
Persian Gulf (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationBordered By Water: The Persian Gulf, Infobox, Basin countries fieldQuote, Bordered By Water: The Persian Gulf, Infobox, Basin countries field
Oman (exclave of Musandam)
Muscat (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Muscat, Lead section
Muscat ( MUSK-at, -ət, US also -aht; Arabic: مَسْقَط, romanized: Masqaṭ, pronounced [ˈmasqatˤ] ) is the capital and most populous city of Oman. It is the seat of the Governorate of Muscat.
Has Capital: Muscat, Lead section
Muscat ( MUSK-at, -ət, US also -aht; Arabic: مَسْقَط, romanized: Masqaṭ, pronounced [ˈmasqatˤ] ) is the capital and most populous city of Oman. It is the seat of the Governorate of Muscat.
View the Source Arabian Peninsula (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Arabian Peninsula, Lead, countries listQuote, Associated With: The Arabian Peninsula, Lead, countries list
Nine countries are located on the Arabian Peninsula: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen, as well as the southern halves of Iraq and Jordan.
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