Oman Geography

Country Name: Sultanate of Oman

Capital City: Muscat

Population: 3,204,897 (2007 est.)

Population Growth: 3.234% (2007 est.)

Currency: Omani rial (OMR)

Languages: Arabic (official)

Area: 212,460 sq km

Inflation Rate: 3% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 15% (2004)

Domain extension:

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF OMAN

Location:

Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Persian Gulf, between Yemen and UAE

Geographic Co-ordinates:

21 00 N, 57 00 E

Area - total:

212,460 sq km

Area - total:

212,460 sq km

Area - land:

212,460 sq km

Area - water:

0 sq km

Land Boundaries:

1,374 km

Border Countries:

Saudi Arabia 676 km, UAE 410 km, Yemen 288 km

Terrain:

central desert plain, rugged mountains in north and south

Elevation - highest point:

Jabal Shams 2,980 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Arabian Sea 0 m

Natural Resources:

petroleum, copper, asbestos, some marble, limestone, chromium, gypsum, natural gas

Arable Land:

0.12%

Permanent Crops:

0.14%

Other Land Use:

99.74% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

summer winds often raise large sandstorms and dust storms in interior; periodic droughts