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 | |  | | About Oman: |
 | Location: Middle East
Status: UN Country
Capital City: Muscat (Masqat)
Main Cities: Duqm, Salala, Sur
Population: 1,759,000
Area: 212,460 km2
Currency: 1 rial Omani = 1,000 baizas
Languages: Arabic, Baluchi, English
Religions: Muslim |
| More about Oman: a sultanate in SE Arabia, on the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea: the most powerful state in Arabia in the 19th century, ruling Zanzibar, much of the Persian coast, and part of Pakistan. Official language: Arabic. Official religion: Muslim. Currency: rial. Capital: Muscat. Pop.: 2 935 000 (2004 est.). Area: about 306 000 sq. km (118 150 sq. miles) Former name (until 1970): Muscat and Oman |
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