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Oman

21.0N 57.0E · 29 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
FOUNDING OF THE AL BU SAID DYNASTY · 1744
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1970 - present · The Renaissance of Qaboos and Modern Oman
8 EVENTS
23 July 1970 · Qaboos accedes in a palace coup 2 REFS
1975 · Defeat of the Dhofar rebellion 2 REFS
1856 - 1970 · Decline, British Influence and Isolation
6 EVENTS
1861 · Zanzibar separated from Oman 2 REFS
1932 · Accession of Sultan Said bin Taimur 2 REFS
1744 - 1856 · The Al Bu Said Dynasty and the Empire of Zanzibar
4 EVENTS
c. 1744-1749 · Ahmad bin Said founds the Al Bu Said dynasty 2 REFS
21 September 1833 · Treaty of Amity and Commerce with the United States 2 REFS
1507 - 1744 · The Portuguese, Hormuz and the Yarubid Recovery
4 EVENTS
1507 · Albuquerque captures Muscat 2 REFS
c. 1624 · Rise of the Yarubid imamate 2 REFS
7th - 16th century CE · Islam and the Ibadi Imamate
3 EVENTS
c. 630 CE · Oman accepts Islam 2 REFS
c. 750 CE · The first Ibadi imamate 2 REFS
c. 3000 BCE - 6th century CE · Magan, Copper and the Land of Frankincense
4 EVENTS
c. 2300 BCE · Magan supplies copper to Mesopotamia 2 REFS
2nd-1st millennium BCE · The frankincense trade flourishes in Dhofar 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
Muscat
Population
3.4 m
Area
309,500 km²
Region
Western Asia
Languages
Arabic
Currency
Omani rial (ر.ع.)
Demonym
Omani
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$110 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$19,947’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
2.4%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
1.0%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
114.9%’24 WB-WDI

Society

Population
5.5 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
80.2 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
79.5%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
2.5’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
97.3%’22 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
41.3’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
76.6’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
62.4’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
65.7’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
64.7’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
58.1’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
3.5%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
1.99’22 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
10.3’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
99.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Safe drinking water
91.1%’24 WB-WHO

Education

Adult literacy
97.3%’22 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
4.4%’22 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
94.7%’24 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
95.1%’24 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
42.2%’24 WB-UNESCO

Technology

R&D spending
0.4%’24 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
739’24 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
95.3%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
121’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
5.0%’23 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
309,500 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
0.0%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
4.8%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
18.7’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
0.1%’21 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
29.2%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
23.5%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
100.0%’24 WB-WDI

Military

Military burden
5.6%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$6.0 B’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
47,000’20 WB-SIPRI

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