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Region: Middle East

Capital: Muscat

Population: 3,634,689

Area Total: 212,460

Area Land: 212,460

Climate: Dry desert; hot, humid along coast; hot, dry interior; strong southwest summer monsoon (May to September) in far south



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Country Overview

Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
As Sib 237,816 2020
Muscat 797,000 2020
Salalah 163,140 2020

Other Key Data
Region: Middle East
Population: 3,634,689
Area Total: 212,460km2
Area Land: 212,460km2
Coast Line: 2,092km
Capital: Muscat
Climate: Dry desert; hot, humid along coast; hot, dry interior; strong southwest summer monsoon (May to September) in far south
Languages: Arabic (official)
English
Baluchi
Urdu
Indian dialects
Currency: 1 Omani rial (RO$) = 1,000 baiza
Holiday: National Day is 18 November (1940), Sultan's Birthday is 19 November


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 66.80°F
July: °C / 88.80°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 3.8"


Boundaries
Saudi Arabia 676 km
United Arab Emirates 410 km
Yemen 288 km


Ethnic Divisions
Arab 0.00%
Baluchi 0.00%
South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi) 0.00%
African 0.00%
European 0.00%


Religions
Muslim 75.00%
Hindu, Christian, Other 25.00%

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