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Oman

Oman Geography Stats

Definitions

  • Area > Comparative: The area of various small countries expressed in comparison to various areas within the United States of America.
  • Area > Land: Total land area in square kilometres
  • Area > Land > Per capita: Total land area in square kilometres Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Area > Total: Total area in square kilometers
  • Average precipitation in depth > Mm per year: Average precipitation in depth (mm per year). Average precipitation is the long-term average in depth (over space and time) of annual precipitation in the country. Precipitation is defined as any kind of water that falls from clouds as a liquid or a solid.
  • Average rainfall in depth > Mm per year: Average rainfall is the long-term average in depth (over space and time) of annual precipitation in the country. Precipitation is defined as any kind of water that falls from clouds as a liquid or a solid.
  • Climate: A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year.
  • Coastline: The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea.
  • Geographic coordinates: This entry includes rounded latitude and longitude figures for the purpose of finding the approximate geographic center of an entity and is based on the Gazetteer of Conventional Names, Third Edition, August 1988, US Board on Geographic Names and on other sources.
  • Land area > Sq. km: Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes."
  • Land area > Square miles: Country land area.
  • Location: The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water.
  • Natural resources: A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance.
  • Surface area > Sq. km: Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.
  • Terrain: A brief description of the topography
STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Area > Comparative slightly smaller than Kansas 2013
Area > Land 212,460 sq km 2008 81st out of 235
Area > Land > Per capita 64.16 sq km per 1,000 people 2008 37th out of 224
Area > Total 309,500 sq km 2013 72nd out of 251
Average precipitation in depth > Mm per year 125 2011 168th out of 178
Average rainfall in depth > Mm per year 125 2008 160th out of 169
Climate dry desert; hot, humid along coast; hot, dry interior; strong southwest summer monsoon (May to September) in far south 2013
Coastline 2,092 km 2014 59th out of 242
Geographic coordinates 21 00 N, 57 00 E 2013
Land area > Sq. km 309,500 sq km 2008 65th out of 199
Land area > Square miles 119,500 square miles 2013 31st out of 98
Location Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Persian Gulf, between Yemen and UAE 2013
Natural resources petroleum, copper, asbestos, some marble, limestone, chromium, gypsum, natural gas 2013
Surface area > Sq. km 309,500 km² 2005 70th out of 204
Terrain central desert plain, rugged mountains in north and south 2013

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; Food and Agriculture Organization; Food and Agriculture Organisation, electronic files and web site.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; World Development Indicators database

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Oman Geography Profiles (Subcategories)

Area 11 Land boundaries 4
Environment 3 Land use 3
Freshwater withdrawal 6 Maritime claims 4
Land area 3 Surface area 3
  • Oman ranked second last for land use > arable land amongst Muslim countries in 2013.
  • Oman ranked 33 places from the bottom for area > water amongst Hot countries in 2013.
  • Oman ranked first for coastline per 1000 amongst Middle Eastern and North Africa in 2011.

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