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Oman is located in the southeastern quarter of the Arabian Peninsula and covers a total land area of 309,500 km 2 (119,500 sq mi). The land area is composed of varying topographic features: valleys and desert account for 82 percent of the land mass; mountain ranges, 15 percent; and the coastal plain, 3 percent.
An enlargeable topographic map of Oman. Geography of Oman. Oman is: a country; Location: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere; Eurasia. Asia. Southwest Asia; Middle East. Arabian Peninsula; Time zone: UTC+04; Extreme points of Oman High: Jabal Shams 2,980 m (9,777 ft) Low: Arabian Sea 0 m; Land boundaries: 1,374 km Saudi Arabia 676 km
Oman, [b] officially the Sultanate of Oman, [c] is a country on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in West Asia. It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. The capital and largest city is Muscat. Oman has a population of about 5.28 million as of 2024, which is a 4.60% population increase from 2023.
Debates on which countries should be included in the Middle East are wide-ranging. [52] The Greater Middle East and North Africa region can include the Caucasus, Cyprus, Afghanistan, and several sub-Saharan African states due to various social, religious and historic ties. The most commonly accepted countries in the MENA region are included on ...
This is a list of countries and territories by the United Nations geoscheme, including 193 UN member states, two UN observer states (the Holy See [note 1] and the State of Palestine), two states in free association with New Zealand (the Cook Islands and Niue), and 49 non-sovereign dependencies or territories, as well as Western Sahara (a disputed territory whose sovereignty is contested) and ...
Oman geography stubs (259 P) Pages in category "Geography of Oman" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
Geographic limits of the map: N: 26.6° N; S: 16.5° N; W: 51.8° E; E: 60.1° E; Date: 6 July 2009: Source: Own work, using United States National Imagery and Mapping Agency data; World Data Base II data; Author: NordNordWest: Other versions: Derivative works of this file: Flag map of Oman.svg; Oman location map Topographic.png
This incorporates countries south of central and eastern Africa, and north of the South African border. The region has support from the most developed economy on the continent from the south, and access to capital coming out of South Africa as large companies look to expand into the rest of the continent.