OM
Oman
Sultanate of Oman
Oman sits in Western Asia and uses OMR - Omani rial (ر.ع.). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Muscat
Population
5.5M
Area
309.5K km2
Population
5.5M
5,494,691 people
Area
309.5K km2
309,500 square kilometers
Density
18/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Muscat
23.62, 58.58
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Oman, officially listed here as Sultanate of Oman, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Oman, OM, OMN, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Oman is grouped under Asia, more specifically Western Asia, with Asia shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 5,494,691 people and a land area of 309,500 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 18 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 21, 57, while the capital coordinate reference is 23.62, 58.58. Oman shares listed land borders with SAU, ARE, YEM, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Muscat (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Masqaţ, Muscat, Bawshar, Şalālah and Maţraḩ. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Oman, capital of Oman, and major urban areas in Oman. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary Islamic absolute monarchy. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include Arab League and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Oman uses calling code +968, postal format ###, and time zone data listed as UTC+04:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on sunday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists OMR - Omani rial (ر.ع.), while language records include Arabic. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as OM. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The country dataset does not include a recent Gini entry for this profile.
How to use this profile
This Oman profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
OM / OMN
Top-level domains
.om
Continents
Asia
Border countries
SAU, ARE, YEM
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
OM
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Oman is represented by the OM country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Masqaţ
Masqaţ
1,720,000
City
#2
Muscat
Masqaţ
1,421,409
primary
#3
Bawshar
Masqaţ
402,023
City
#4
Şalālah
Z̧ufār
331,949
admin
#5
Maţraḩ
Masqaţ
230,881
City
Governance
Government type
Unitary Islamic absolute monarchy
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
sunday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+968
Postal format
###
Timezones
UTC+04:00
Languages
Arabic
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
N/A
No country entry