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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
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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
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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
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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
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1507 · Albuquerque captures Muscat 2 REFS
c. 1624 · Rise of the Yarubid imamate 2 REFS
7th - 16th century CE · Islam and the Ibadi Imamate
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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
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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
Dossier · press a specimen — it turns over
Specimen bench
PRESS A SPECIMEN — IT TURNS OVER
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
A hatched gap has no underside — there is nothing to turn over. Absence is stated, never zeroed.
The record · what changed here
- GDP — 2025 observation published ($110 B), superseding 2024 ($107 B) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- GDP per capita — 2025 observation published ($19,947), superseding 2024 ($20,285) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- GDP growth — 2025 observation published (2.4%), superseding 2024 (1.6%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Inflation — 2025 observation published (1.0%), superseding 2024 (0.6%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Trade openness — 2024 value revised by the publisher: 114.9% → 114.9% — +0.00 points → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Electricity access — 2024 observation published (100.0%), superseding 2023 (100.0%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Population — 2025 observation published (5.5 m), superseding 2024 (5.3 m) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Urban population — 2025 observation published (79.5%), superseding 2024 (79.4%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14