Outline of Oman

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Oman:

Oman – sovereign country located in Southwest Asia along the eastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula.^[1] Oman borders the United Arab Emirates on the northwest, Saudi Arabia on the west and Yemen on the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the south and east and the Gulf of Oman on the northeast. The country also contains Madha, an exclave enclosed by the United Arab Emirates, and Musandam, an exclave also separated by Emirati territory.

General reference[]

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Oman
• Official English country name: The Sultanate of Oman
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Omani
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Oman
• International rankings of Oman
• ISO country codes: OM, OMN, 512
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:OM
• Internet country code top-level domain: .om

Geography of Oman[]

Geography of Oman

• Oman is: a country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Eurasia
    • Asia
      • Southwest Asia
  • Middle East
    • Arabian Peninsula
  • Time zone: UTC+04
  • Extreme points of Oman
    • High: Jabal Shams 2,980 m (9,777 ft)
    • Low: Arabian Sea 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 1,374 km

 Saudi Arabia 676 km

 United Arab Emirates 410 km

 Yemen 288 km

• Coastline: 2,092 km

• : 2,595,000 - 139th most populous country
• : 309,500 km²
• Atlas of Oman

Environment of Oman[]

• Climate of Oman
  • Climate of Muscat
• Ecoregions in Oman
• Geology of Oman
• Wildlife of Oman
  • • Birds of Oman
    • Mammals of Oman

Natural geographic features of Oman[]

• Lakes of Oman
• Rivers of Oman
• World Heritage Sites in Oman

Regions of Oman[]

Regions of Oman

Ecoregions of Oman[]

List of ecoregions in Oman

Administrative divisions of Oman[]

Administrative divisions of Oman

• Governorates of Oman
• Provinces of Oman

Governorates of Oman[]

Governorates of Oman

Provinces of Oman[]

Provinces of Oman

Municipalities of Oman[]

• Capital of Oman: Muscat
• Cities of Oman

Demography of Oman[]

Demographics of Oman

Government and politics of Oman[]

Politics of Oman

• Form of government: absolute monarchy
• Capital of Oman: Muscat
• Elections in Oman
• Political parties in Oman

Branches of the government of Oman[]

Government of Oman

Executive branch of the government of Oman[]

• Head of state: Sultan of Oman,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Oman,
• Cabinet of Oman

Legislative branch of the government of Oman[]

• Parliament of Oman (bicameral) - since the Sultan has complete authority, Oman's parliament serves in an advisory capacity only
  • Upper house: Council of State of Oman
  • Lower house: Consultative Assembly of Oman

Judicial branch of the government of Oman[]

Foreign relations of Oman[]

Foreign relations of Oman

• Diplomatic missions in Oman
• Diplomatic missions of Oman

International organization membership[]

The Sultanate of Oman is a member of:^[1]

Law and order in Oman[]

• Constitution of Oman
• Crime in Oman
• Human rights in Oman
  • LGBT rights in Oman
  • Freedom of religion in Oman
• Law enforcement in Oman
  • Royal Oman Police

Military of Oman[]

Military of Oman

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Oman
• Forces
  • Royal Army of Oman
  • Royal Navy of Oman
  • Royal Air Force of Oman
  • Royal Guard of Oman
• Military ranks of Oman

Local government in Oman[]

History of Oman[]

History of Oman

Culture of Oman[]

Culture of Oman

• Archaeology of Oman
• Cuisine of Oman
• Languages of Oman
• Media in Oman
• Museums in Oman
• • Flag of Oman
  • National anthem of Oman
  • National emblem of Oman
• People of Oman
• Prostitution in Oman
• Public holidays in Oman
• Religion in Oman
  • Buddhism in Oman
  • Christianity in Oman
  • Hinduism in Oman
  • Islam in Oman
• World Heritage Sites in Oman
  • Bahla Fort

Art in Oman[]

• Cinema of Oman
• Music of Oman
• Television in Oman

Sports in Oman[]

Sports in Oman

• Football in Oman
• Oman at the Olympics
• Traditional Games
  • List of traditional games in Oman

Economy and infrastructure of Oman[]

Economy of Oman

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 72nd (seventy-second)
• Agriculture in Oman
• • National Bank of Oman
• Communications in Oman
  • Internet in Oman
• Companies of Oman
• Currency of Oman: Rial
  • ISO 4217: OMR
• Energy in Oman
• Health care in Oman
• Tourism in Oman
  • Visa policy of Oman
• Transport in Oman
  • Airports in Oman
  • Rail transport in Oman
• Water supply and sanitation in Oman

Education in Oman[]

• Madrasa
• Masjid

Structure of education in Oman[]

See also[]

Arabic language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Oman

• Index of Oman-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Oman-related topics
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Asia
• Outline of geography

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Atlas of Oman

Government

• Ministry of Information
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Oman Tourism Portal
• State Council
• Majlis As-shura
• About Oman

Media

• Oman News Agency
• Oman News - From London
• Oman state TV and Radio
• Oman newspaper
• Al-Watan newspaper
• Al-Shabiba newspaper
• Azzamn newspaper
• Times of Oman
• Oman Tribune
• Oman Observer
• The Week
• PA Muscat Archived 2008-11-02 at the Wayback Machine

General information

• Omani sites on the world heritage list
• Online guide to Muscat Archived 2008-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
• Encyclopædia Britannica, Oman - Country Page
• BBC News Country Profile - Oman
• CIA World Factbook - Oman
• Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports regarding Oman
• Oman Information & News
• Oman at Curlie
• US State Department - Oman includes Background Notes, Country Study and major reports
• Yahoo! - Oman directory category
• Oman Travel & Tourism