Sultanate of Oman
"Jewel of the Arabian Gulf "
"Jewel of the Arabian Gulf "
Oman , officially called the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab state in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It has a strategically important position at the mouth of the Persian Gulf. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest and also shares marine borders with Iran and Pakistan. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the southeast and the Gulf of Oman on the northeast. The Madha and Musandam exclaves are surrounded by the UAE on their land borders, with the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman forming Musandam's coastal boundaries.
The Omani people are the nationals of Oman. Omanis have inhabited the territory that is now Oman for thousands of years. In the eighteenth century an alliance of traders and rulers transformed Muscat (Oman's capital) into the leading port of the Persian Gulf. Omani people are ethnically diverse, the Omani citizen population consists of many different ethnic groups, mostly Arabs, ethnic Balochis, Lurs, Lawatis, Swahili people and Mehri people.
Omani citizens make up the majority of Oman's total population. Over one and a half million other Omanis live in other areas of the Middle East and East Africa.
Capital and largest city Muscat
Official languages Omani Arabic
Religion Ibadi Islam
Denomination Omani Rial
Government Unitary Islamic absolute monarchy
Ruler HM Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said
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The Omani people are the nationals of Oman. Omanis have inhabited the territory that is now Oman for thousands of years. In the eighteenth century an alliance of traders and rulers transformed Muscat (Oman's capital) into the leading port of the Persian Gulf. Omani people are ethnically diverse, the Omani citizen population consists of many different ethnic groups, mostly Arabs, ethnic Balochis, Lurs, Lawatis, Swahili people and Mehri people.
Omani citizens make up the majority of Oman's total population. Over one and a half million other Omanis live in other areas of the Middle East and East Africa.
Capital and largest city Muscat
Official languages Omani Arabic
Religion Ibadi Islam
Denomination Omani Rial
Government Unitary Islamic absolute monarchy
Ruler HM Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said
source.wikipedia