Recognised as Country
Oman
- OM
- Asia
- OMR
- .om
Oman (OM/OMN) is a country in Asia with its capital at Muscat. It covers about 309,500 km² with a population of roughly 4,600,000, uses the OMR, dials on +968, owns the .om internet domain and keeps its capital on Asia/Muscat. It borders 3 countries.
Identity
Official short nameOman
CapitalMuscat
ContinentAsia
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2OM
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3OMN
Internet TLD.om
Calling code+968
Currency codeOMR
Geography
Latitude21.5126° N
Longitude55.9233° E
HemisphereNorthern and Eastern
Area309,500 km²119,499 square miles
Land neighbours3
Distance from London5,825 kmto the approximate centre of Oman, not to Muscat. ESE, bearing 103°
Time
These values depend on today’s date and change daily.
Time zone of the capitalAsia/Muscatthe IANA zone for Muscat; a large country spans several zones
Standard offsetUTC+04:00
Observes daylight savingNothe offset is the same all year
Offset in JanuaryUTC+04:00
Offset in JulyUTC+04:00
Current offsetUTC+04:00
Local time now22 Sept 2026, 19:47
Hours ahead of UTC4
Population & scale
Population4,600,000≈estimate, 2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Population density14.9 per km²≈
Share of world population0.057%≈against a world population of about 8.1 billion
Area rank in this dataset70 of 196
Population rank in this dataset126 of 196
Neighbouring countries
United Arab Emirates301 km centre to centre
Saudi Arabia1,143 km centre to centre
About this data
Dataset version2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Time zone sourcethe IANA time zone database, via the platform
Last updated2026-09-10
StabilityISO codes, TLDs and calling codes are stable; population and area are estimates that change
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