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Oman

Oman
Capital Muscat
309,500 km² · 5,494,691 people (2025) · Omani rial

The Al Hajar mountains reach 3,009 m at Jebel Shams above a canyon often called the Grand Canyon of Arabia. Oman contains the largest exposed section of oceanic crust and upper mantle on land anywhere, which is why geologists and Mars mission teams both use it as a field site.

The facts

Capital
Muscat
Area
309,500 km² — 119,499 sq mi
Population
5,494,691 (2025)
Density
17.8 people per km²
Currency
Omani rial (OMR, ر.ع.)
Official language
Arabic
Time zone
UTC+04:00
Calling code
+968
Drives on the
right
ISO codes
OM · OMN
Continent
Asia

How it compares

By area
71 of 200
By population
121 of 200

Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.

Countries of a similar size

Country Area (km²) Population
Ivory Coast 322,463 32,711,547
Poland 312,685 36,435,861
Oman ← 309,500 5,494,691
Italy 301,340 58,915,656
Philippines 300,000 116,786,962

Common questions

What is the capital of Oman?
Muscat
What currency does Oman use?
The Omani rial (OMR).
How big is Oman?
309,500 km², or 119,499 square miles — 71 of 200 by area.
Which side of the road does Oman drive on?
The right.

Related pages

Sources

  1. The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
  2. World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked