Where is Oman?
Oman is a country in Western Asia, bordered by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
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Crazy but True
As recently as 1970, Oman had about ten kilometers of paved road in the entire country, and the gates of its capital were locked at night. Sunglasses and radios were banned. Within a generation it built highways, hospitals and universities, in one of the fastest national transformations on record.
Oman facts
- Capital
- Muscat
- Population
- 5,494,691 (2025)
- Area
- 309,500 km²
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- Western Asia
- Currency
- Omani rial (OMR)
- Languages
- Arabic
- Coordinates
- 21°, 57°
- Landlocked
- No
- Country code
- OM · OMN
How Oman compares
- Oman is the 72nd largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than Poland and larger than Italy.
- It is the 118th most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It shares land borders with 3 countries.
- Within Asia, it is the 21st largest of 45 countries by area.