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Oman
Also Known As Sultanate of Oman
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Oman is a country in the southeastern Arabian Peninsula in West Asia, sharing land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen, and maritime borders with Iran and Pakistan. Its statehood is ancient and multi-stage with no single clean founding date; the current state form, the Sultanate of Oman, was proclaimed on 9 August 1970, renamed from the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. It is an absolute monarchy ruled by a sultan, who serves as both head of state and head of government. Its capital is Muscat.
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Population2026 estimate, from Oman's own Wikipedia infobox, which also carries a 2020 census figure of 4,471,148. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Cross-Tradition Connections
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Bordered By Water
Basin membership is the Musandam exclave, per the source's own parenthetical.
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On Continent
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1. Oman (Wikipedia)
1. Oman (Wikipedia)
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Muscat
1. Oman (Wikipedia)
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315,331 km2 (121,750 sq mi)
1. Oman (Wikipedia)
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2026 estimate: 5,398,645
1. Oman (Wikipedia)
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It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen, and maritime borders with Iran and Pakistan.
Persian Gulf (Wikipedia)
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Oman (exclave of Musandam)
Muscat (Wikipedia)
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Muscat is the capital and most populous city of Oman. It is the seat of the Governorate of Muscat.
Muscat (Wikipedia)
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Muscat is the capital and most populous city of Oman. It is the seat of the Governorate of Muscat.
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