Oman, Asia
This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.
Image of Muscat, capital city of Oman
Oman is a Gulf sultanate diversifying its economy beyond oil into tourism, logistics, fisheries, and significant renewable-energy and green-hydrogen projects leveraging strategic geographical location.
Oman in one word would be “Frankincense,” meaning aromatic resin.
Oman Flag
Oman armorial
Oman is a country located in the Western Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent, member of OPEC+.
Easy learning about Oman |
The capital city of Oman is Muscat.
| Oman is located in | Western Asia Asia Continent |
| Member of | OPEC+ |
| Oman has a population of | 5,049,269 inhabitants within a total area of 212,460 Km2 (132,016 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Oman’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 37 (world rank position) GPI scale of 1.76 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Oman HDI ranks in position nº 50 worldwide HDI of 0.858 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Oman’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 86 countries Oman passport ranks 57th 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 has a score of 421 ranks 104th worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 21° 00' N, 57° 00' E Open in Google Maps |
| 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 |
Oman administrative divisions
11 governorates (muhafazat)- Ad Dakhiliyah
- Al Buraymi
- Al Wusta
- Az Zahirah
- Janub al Batinah (Al Batinah South)
- Janub ash Sharqiyah (Ash Sharqiyah South)
- Masqat (Muscat)
- Musandam
- Shamal al Batinah (Al Batinah North)
- Shamal ash Sharqiyah (Ash Sharqiyah North)
- Zufar (Dhofar)
ONEZ World Map
This map allows you to zoom, hover over a country to identify it, and click to view its article.
Take a look at the list of articles in my personal blog
...or head straight for the next reading
If for some reason you're feeling bored on this page, go travel and find out more about the world’s countries!