Oman Located in the Arabian Gulf, Oman has an area of 212,460 square kilometers (81,715 square miles), with Muscat as its capital. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, and the Arabian Sea. In 2005 its population numbered just...

Sultanate of Oman Saltanat 'Uman CAPITAL: Muscat (Masqat) FLAG: The flag is red with a broad stripe of white at the upper fly and green at the lower fly. In the upper left corner, white crossed swords overlay a ceremonial dagger. ANTHEM: Nashid...

Oman POPULATION 2,497,000 IBADI ISLAM 75 percent OTHER (SUNNI AND SHIA ISLAM; HINDU) 25 percent Country Overview Introduction Historically, politically, and geographically, Oman is the most isolated part of Arabia. Bordering to the west are the United...

The Sultanate of Oman (Standard Arabic: سلطنة عُمان , Salṭanat ʿUmān, IPA: [sɛ̈ltˤɑnɛ̈t ʕʊmæːn]) is a country in southwest Asia, on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It borders the United Arab Emirates on the...

Cyclone Gonu battered Oman's coast Wednesday with fierce winds and torrential rains, forcing thousands from their homes and shutting down oil installations before heading toward the world's most important crude oil tanker route.The storm _ a rarity in the Middle East _ weakened slightly and...

Thousands of people fled low-lying areas as the strongest cyclone to threaten the Arabian Peninsula in 60 years blasted Oman's eastern coast early Wednesday with strong winds and waves, Civil Defense officials said. Southern Iran and the oil-rich Persian Gulf were next in its path.Cyclone-force...