Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than Kansas |
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Capital city with population
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Muscat - 350,000 |
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Forested Land
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0% |
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[194th of 193]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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0.14 %
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[178th of 241]
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Largest city population
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635,000 |
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[109th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Muscat - 350,000 |
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Location
Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Persian Gulf, between Yemen and UAE |
Map references
Middle East |
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Maritime claims > Contiguous zone
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24 nm
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[53rd of 82]
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Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone
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200 nm
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[5th of 121]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nm
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[81st of 190]
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Natural hazards
summer winds often raise large sandstorms and dust storms in interior; periodic droughts |
Natural resources
petroleum, copper, asbestos, some marble, limestone, chromium, gypsum, natural gas |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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26°30'N |
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Population density
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11.52 people per sqkm |
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[199th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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8.29 people/m²
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[189th of 204]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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1,931.3 people/km² of arable lan |
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[12th of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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309,500 km²
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[70th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
Jabal Shams |
Terrain
central desert plain, rugged mountains in north and south |
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