• Capital:
Muscat.
• Location: Middle East, bordering the Arabian
Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Persian Gulf, between
Yemen and UAE
• Population: About 2
million Omanis, plus expatriates from India, Asia, other Arab
countries, Europe, USA.
• Industries:
Oil, natural gas, agriculture, and fishing.
• Currency:
Omani Riyal. OMR
• Climate: Mostly arid- hot and
humid.Cold winter (15°Celsius) and hot summer (48°-54°
Celsius).
• Language: Arabic is the
official language. English is widely spoken and used in
business. Others- Urdu, Baluchi and Swahili |