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سلطنة عُمان Salṭanat ʿUmān Sultanate of Oman
Flag National Emblem
Motto: none
Anthem: Nashid as-Salaam as-Sultani
Capital (and largest city)	Muscat 23°36′N 58°33′E
Official languages	Arabic
Government	Absolute monarchy
- Sultan	Qaboos bin Said Al Said
Independence
- Portuguese expelled	1650
Area
- Total	309,500 km² (70th) 119,498 sq mi
- Water (%)	negligible
Population
- July 2005 estimate	2,567,0001 (140th)
- Density	8.3/km² (211th) 21.5/sq mi
GDP (PPP)	2005 estimate
- Total	$40.923 billion (85th)
- Per capita	$16,862 (41st)
HDI (2004)	0.810 (high) (56th)
Currency	Rial (OMR)
Time zone	(UTC+4)
- Summer (DST)	(UTC+4)
Internet TLD	.om
Calling code	+968

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LINKS and REFERENCE

Government

• Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs

• Omani Ministry of Information

• Omani Ministry of Higher Education

• Omani Ministry of Education

• Omani Ministry of Manpower

General information

• al-Bab - Oman

• ApexStuff.com - An informative site on Oman and Tourism

• Encyclopaedia Britannica, Oman - Country Page

• BBC News Country Profile - Oman

• CIA World Factbook - Oman

• Oman Essentials - A quick look at the Sultanate of Oman

• Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports regarding Oman

• Lonely Planet - Oman

• Nizwa.NET

• Open Directory Project - Oman directory category

• US State Department - Oman includes Background Notes, Country Study and major reports

• Yahoo! - Oman directory category

• World Arab, Arts, Architecture and Design Design Competition, Events, Arts and Forum

Other

• OmaniaNet, a very popular forum in Oman This website is closed by the Omani authorities in November 2006 pending investigations

• OmaniaNet in English

• The second largest English Omani Forum on the net

• Andy Carvin's Oman Photo Gallery

• Middle East Public Relations Association (MEPRA)

• Petroleum Development Oman

• newsBriefsOman

• Oman Photo Gallery

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• Soccerblaze A popular Omani football blog

• GNU Wikipedia free license

Map of Oman

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