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Oman: map and facts
Oman is in Western Asia. It has about 5.49 million people (2025), the 119th largest population. It covers 309,500 km², the 70th largest by area. That is about 18 people per km². Its highest point is Jabal Shams, at 3,018 m.
Facts
- Population: 5,494,691 (2025, World Bank)
- Area: 309,500 km² (2024, World Bank)
- Capital: Muscat
- Highest point: Jabal Shams, 3,018 m (Wikidata)
- Forest: 0% of the land (2024, World Bank)
Mountains and landscapes
Its highest peaks:
- Jabal Shams: 3,018 m (its highest point)
- Jabal Yibir: 1,527 m
Mountain ranges: Al Hajar Mountains.
Plateaus, plains, deserts and other regions: Arabian Peninsula, Rub' al Khali, Musandam Peninsula and Wahiba Sands.
Land
Land cover seen from satellites (NASA MODIS, 2024): bare ground 97%, grassland 1.9%.
Landforms, worked out from the height of the land (USGS GMTED2010): plains 67.8%, plateaus 13.1%, hills 10.1%, mountains 9%.
Forests covered 0% of its land in 2024, the same as in 1990 (World Bank).
Minerals and fuels
- World #3 in gypsum among the countries USGS lists (2025)
Neighbours
Oman shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen on this map.
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Sources
India’s boundaries are drawn according to India’s official position, simplified for small-scale maps (data: Natural Earth, India view). Each figure shows its year and source; some are rounded. Data release 2026.2.
- Natural Earth (naturalearthdata.com), public domain. Boundaries follow India's official position (Natural Earth's India point of view). Terms
- GMTED2010 courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey (Danielson and Gesch 2011, USGS Open-File Report 2011-1073). Terms
- Friedl, M., Sulla-Menashe, D. (2022). MODIS/Terra+Aqua Land Cover Type Yearly L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V061. NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC. doi:10.5067/MODIS/MCD12Q1.061. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): UN Population Division, national statistical offices (2025 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Surface area (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2): FAO (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Forest area (% of land area) (AG.LND.FRST.ZS): FAO, FAOSTAT (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- Wikidata (CC0): names, capitals, peak heights and river lengths, checked by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- Credit: U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 data release (doi:10.5066/P1WKQ63T). Terms
- Landforms worked out by Make Me Smarter from GMTED2010.
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