Area 309,500 sq km (119,498 sq mi)
Poplation 2,807,000
Capital city Muscat (41,000)
Government Monarchy with consultative council
Ethnicity Groups: Arab, Baluchi, Indian, pakistani
Language Arabic (official), Baluchi English
Religions Islam (mainly Ibadhi), Hinduism
Currency Oman rial = 100 baizas

The Sultanate of Oman in the south eastern Arabian peninsula also includes the tip of the Musandam peninsula.

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