OMAN is a country in Southwest Asia, on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It borders the United Arab Emirates in the northwest, Saudi Arabia in the west, and Yemen in the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea in the south and east, and the Gulf of Oman in the northeast.

Official name The Sultanate of Oman
The land area (km2) 309.500
Population (2006 est.) 2.577.000
Language Arabic
Capital Muscat