name: Saltanat 'Uman area: 309,500 km2 population: 4,031,465 density: 13/km2 government style: absolute monarchy capital: Muscat (797,000) main towns: Sib, Salalah, Matrah, Bawshar, As-Sohar, Suwaiq, Ibri, Saham, Sur main religion: Islam main languages: Arabic (official), Balochi highest point: Jabal-Shams (2,980 m) currency: Omani Rial (2.59774 USD) |