Sultanate of Oman
Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman (Arabic: سلطنة عُمان Salṭanat ʻUmān), is an Arab country on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. Its official religion is Islam. Holding a strategically important position at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, the country shares land borders with the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest, and shares marine borders with Iran and Pakistan. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the southeast and the Gulf of Oman on the northeast.
Oman is a member of the United Nations, the Arab League, the Gulf Cooperation Council, the Non-Aligned Movement and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. It has sizable oil reserves, ranking 25th globally. In 2010, the United Nations Development Programme ranked Oman as the most improved nation in the world in terms of development during the preceding 40 years. A significant portion of its economy involves tourism and trade of fish, dates and certain agricultural produce. Oman is categorized as a high-income economy and ranks as the 69th most peaceful country in the world according to the Global Peace Index.
- Capital
- Muscat
- Square
- 212,460.0
- Population
- 2,967,717
- Languages
- Arabic, English, Baluchi, Urdu
- Currency
- OMR
- Continent
- Asia
- Minister of Agriculture
- Hamad bin Saeed bin Suleiman Awfi
- Link to the Website of the Ministry
- www.maf.gov.om
- Food Security Index
- 74.40
- Source for Food Security Index
- https://foodsecurityindex.eiu.com
