| AREA: 309,500 sq km (119,500 sq
miles).
POPULATION: 2,135,000 (official estimate 1995).
POPULATION DENSITY: 6.9 per sq km.
CAPITAL: Muscat. Population: 549,150
(1993).
GEOGRAPHY: The Sultanate of Oman occupies the
southeastern tip of the Arabian Peninsula with 1700km
(1062 miles) of coastline stretching along the Indian
Ocean and the Arabian Gulf. It is bordered by the Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia to the west and the Republic of Yemen to
the south. The United Arab Emirates lies to the northwest
of Oman and to the east lies the Arabian Sea and the Gulf
of Oman.
LANGUAGE: Arabic is the official language.
English is widely spoken. Swahili is also spoken by the
population from East Africa. German and French are spoken
by hotel staff.
RELIGION: Islam.
TIME: GMT + 4.
ELECTRICITY: 220/240 volts AC, 50Hz.
COMMUNICATIONS: Telephone: IDD is
available. Country code: 968. Outgoing international code:
00. Fax: Services are available from GTO. Some
hotels provide facilities. Telegram: Services are
available at the counter in the GTO office, Muscat. In
case of difficulty, book calls through the international
operator. Post: Airmail to Western Europe takes up
to two weeks. Press: English-language newspapers
include The Times of Oman and The Oman
Daily Observer. |
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