Oman, Asia

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Image of Muscat, capital city of Oman

Oman Flag

Oman is a country located in the Western Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent, member of OPEC+.

Easy learning about Oman
Oman is located in	Western Asia Asia Continent
Member of	OPEC+
Oman has a population of	5,049,269 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Oman are called Omanis
The country’s total area is	212,460 Km² ( 132,016 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	37
Global Peace Index Score	2
Human Development Index (HDI)	Oman HDI ranks in position nº 59 worldwide Very High Human Development HDI of 0.819 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Oman’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 86 countries Oman passport ranks in position nº 57 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
Oman GDP per capita is	$18,966 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
Oman ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are illegal (2025 ILGA data)
Oman EPI (English Proficiency Index)	is classified as Very low proficiency in English has a score of 421 ranks 104th worldwide (2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude	21° 00' N, 57° 00' E Open in Google Maps
Oman Capital city	Muscat
Neighbouring countries	Saudi Arabia, Yemen, United Arab Emirates.
Oman Climate	dry desert; hot, humid along coast; hot, dry interior; strong southwest summer monsoon (May to September) in far south
Most predominant religion	Muslim,
Second most predominant religion	Christian,
Currency name & code	Rial (OMR)
Internet ccTLD	.om
Oman calling code	+968

11 governorates (muhafazat)

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