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Also Known As Salṭanat ʿUmān • Sultanate of Oman • Muscat and Oman
Head Of State And Government Sultan: Haitham bin Tariq Al Said
Capital Muscat2
Population (2025 est.) 5,307,000
Currency Exchange Rate 1 USD equals 0.385 Omani rial
Form Of Government monarchy with two advisory bodies (State Council [851]; Consultative Council [86])
Official Language Arabic
Official Religion Islam
Official Name Salṭanat ʿUmān (Sultanate of Oman)
Total Area (Sq Km) 309,500
Total Area (Sq Mi) 119,498
Monetary Unit rial Omani (RO)
Population Rank (2025) 124
Population Projection 2030 5,131,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2025) 44.4
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2025) 17.1
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2024) 89% • Rural: (2024) 11%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2021) 70.9 years • Female: (2021) 74.9 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: (2022) 99% • Female: (2022) 95%
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2023) 103,371
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2023) 20,470
1All are appointed by sultan.2Many ministries are located in adjacent Bawshar.

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