Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than Kansas |
Area > Comparative to US places
slightly smaller than Kansas |
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Area > Land
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212,460 sq km |
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[81st of 238]
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Area > Land (per capita)
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64.156 sq km per 1,000 people |
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[37th of 227]
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Area > Total
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212,460 sq km |
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[89th of 250]
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Area > Total (per capita)
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64.156 sq km per 1,000 people |
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[39th of 231]
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Area > Water
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0 sq km |
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[202nd of 239]
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Area > Water (per capita)
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0 sq km per million people |
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[193rd of 225]
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Capital city with population
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Muscat - 350,000 |
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Climate
dry desert; hot, humid along coast; hot, dry interior; strong southwest summer monsoon (May to September) in far south |
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Coastline
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2,092 km |
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[65th of 271]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Jabal Shams 2,980 m |
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Elevation extremes > Lowest point
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Arabian Sea 0 m |
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Forested Land
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0% |
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[194th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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21 00 N, 57 00 E |
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Geography > Note
strategic location on Musandam Peninsula adjacent to Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil |
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Irrigated land
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720 sq km |
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[104th of 196]
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Irrigated land (per capita)
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286.759 sq km per million people |
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[68th of 167]
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Land area > sq. km
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309,500 km²
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[67th of 206]
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Land area > sq. km (per capita)
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120.57 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[16th of 206]
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Land boundaries > Border countries
Saudi Arabia 676 km, UAE 410 km, Yemen 288 km |
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Land boundaries > Total
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1,374 km |
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[111st of 166]
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Land boundaries > Total (per capita)
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414.9 km per million people |
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[49th of 164]
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Land use > Arable land
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0.12% |
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[209th of 258]
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Land use > Other
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99.74% |
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[35th of 258]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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0.14% |
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[176th of 258]
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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 population (per capita)
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0.212 per capita |
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[54th 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 nautical mile |
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[14th of 83]
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Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone
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200 nautical mile |
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[28th of 123]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nautical mile |
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[108th of 191]
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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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Surface area > sq. km (per capita)
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120.57 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[16th of 207]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
Jabal Shams |
Terrain
central desert plain, rugged mountains in north and south |
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