Outline of Oman

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Oman:

Oman – sovereign country located in Southwest Asia along the eastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula.^[1] Oman borders the United Arab Emirates on the northwest, Saudi Arabia on the west and Yemen on the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the south and east and the Gulf of Oman on the northeast. The country also contains Madha, an exclave enclosed by the United Arab Emirates, and Musandam, an exclave also separated by Emirati territory.

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Oman
• Official English country name: The Sultanate of Oman
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Omani
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Oman
• International rankings of Oman
• ISO country codes: OM, OMN, 512
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:OM
• Internet country code top-level domain: .om

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

 United Arab Emirates 410 km

 Yemen 288 km

• Coastline: 2,092 km

• Population of Oman: 2,595,000 - 139th most populous country
• Area of Oman: 309,500 km²
• Atlas of Oman

• Climate of Oman
  • Climate of Muscat
• Ecoregions in Oman
• Renewable energy in Oman
• Geology of Oman
• Protected areas of Oman
  • Biosphere reserves in Oman
  • National parks of Oman
• Wildlife of Oman
  • Fauna of Oman
    • Birds of Oman
    • Mammals of Oman

• Glaciers of Oman
• Islands of Oman
• Lakes of Oman
• Mountains of Oman
  • Volcanoes in Oman
• Rivers of Oman
  • Waterfalls of Oman
• Valleys of Oman
• World Heritage Sites in Oman

Regions of Oman

List of ecoregions in Oman

Administrative divisions of Oman

• Governorates of Oman
• Provinces of Oman

Governorates of Oman

Provinces of Oman

• Capital of Oman: Muscat
• Cities of Oman

Demographics of Oman

Politics of Oman

• Form of government: absolute monarchy
• Capital of Oman: Muscat
• Elections in Oman
• Political parties in Oman

Government of Oman

• Head of state: Sultan of Oman,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Oman,
• Cabinet of Oman

• Parliament of Oman (bicameral) - since the Sultan has complete authority, Oman's parliament serves in an advisory capacity only
  • Upper house: Council of State of Oman
  • Lower house: Consultative Assembly of Oman

Court system of Oman

• Supreme Court of Oman

Foreign relations of Oman

• Diplomatic missions in Oman
• Diplomatic missions of Oman

The Sultanate of Oman is a member of:^[1]

Law of Oman

• Constitution of Oman
• Crime in Oman
• Human rights in Oman
  • LGBT rights in Oman
  • Freedom of religion in Oman
• Law enforcement in Oman
  • Royal Oman Police

Military of Oman

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Oman
• Forces
  • Royal Army of Oman
  • Royal Navy of Oman
  • Royal Air Force of Oman
  • Royal Guard of Oman
• Military history of Oman
• Military ranks of Oman

Local government in Oman

History of Oman

• Timeline of the history of Oman
• Current events of Oman
• Military history of Oman

Culture of Oman

• Archaeology of Oman
• Architecture of Oman
• Cuisine of Oman
• Festivals in Oman
• Languages of Oman
• Media in Oman
• Museums in Oman
• National symbols of Oman
  • Flag of Oman
  • National anthem of Oman
  • National emblem of Oman
• People of Oman
• Prostitution in Oman
• Public holidays in Oman
• Records of Oman
• Religion in Oman
  • Buddhism in Oman
  • Christianity in Oman
  • Hinduism in Oman
  • Islam in Oman
  • Judaism in Oman
  • Sikhism in Oman
• World Heritage Sites in Oman
  • Bahla Fort

• Art in Oman
• Cinema of Oman
• Literature of Oman
• Music of Oman
• Television in Oman
• Theatre in Oman

Sports in Oman

• Football in Oman
• Oman at the Olympics
• Traditional Games
  • List of traditional games in Oman

Economy of Oman

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 72nd (seventy-second)
• Buildings and structures in Oman
• Agriculture in Oman
• Banking in Oman
  • National Bank of Oman
• Communications in Oman
  • Internet in Oman
• Economy history in Oman
• Companies of Oman
• Currency of Oman: Rial
  • ISO 4217: OMR
• Energy in Oman
  • Energy policy of Oman
  • Oil industry in Oman
• Health care in Oman
• Labor workers in Oman
• Mining in Oman
• Manufacturing industries in Oman
• Research and development in Oman
• Standard of living in Oman
• Trade and services in Oman
• Oman Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Oman
  • Visa policy of Oman
• Transport in Oman
  • Airports in Oman
  • Rail transport in Oman
  • Roads in Oman
• Water supply and sanitation in Oman

• Madrasa
• Maktaba
• Katateeb
• Masjid
• A'Sabla
• AL Barza

• Elementary school in oman
• Secondary school in oman
• Higher education in oman

Oman

• Index of Oman-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Oman-related topics
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Asia
• Outline of geography

Wikimedia Atlas of Oman

Government

• Ministry of Information
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Oman Tourism Portal
• State Council
• Majlis As-shura
• About Oman

Media

• Oman News Agency
• Oman News - From London
• Oman state TV and Radio
• Oman newspaper
• Al-Watan newspaper
• Al-Shabiba newspaper
• Azzamn newspaper
• Times of Oman
• Oman Tribune
• Oman Observer
• The Week
• PA Muscat Archived 2008-11-02 at the Wayback Machine

General information

• Omani sites on the world heritage list
• Online guide to Muscat Archived 2008-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
• Encyclopædia Britannica, Oman - Country Page
• BBC News Country Profile - Oman
• CIA World Factbook - Oman
• Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports regarding Oman
• Oman Information & News
• US State Department - Oman includes Background Notes, Country Study and major reports
• Yahoo! - Oman directory category
• Oman Travel & Tourism