Official name: Sultanate of Oman
Location: Oman is located on the South-eastern corner of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the West, Yemen in the South, the Strait of Hormuz in the North and the Arabian Sea in the East.
Total Land Area: 309,500 km2
Land boundaries: 1,374 km
Capital: Muscat
Official Language: Arabic
Population: 2,533,843 (2004)