Qaboos bin Said
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| Capital: | Muscat | ||||
| Largest city: | Muscat | ||||
| Other cities: | Bawshar, Seeb and Salalah. | ||||
| Language: | Mostly Omani Arabic. Some English, Gulf Arabic and Swahili. | ||||
| Religion: | Mostly Ibadi Islam. Some Christians and Hindus. | ||||
| Demonym: | Omani | ||||
| Type of government: | Unitary parliamentary absolute monarchy. | ||||
| Sultan: | Qaboos bin Said | ||||
| Deputy Prime Minister: | Fahd bin Mahmoud al Said. | ||||
| Population: | 2,572,479 | ||||
| Established: | 1744 | ||||
| Currency: | Omani Rial | ||||
| Organisations: | FIFA, IOC, Arab League, UN, OPEC, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and GCC. | ||||
Oman is a oil rich a nation on the Arabian Peninsula. The empty Wahiba Sands is a region of dunes inhabited by Bedouins. The major port of Muscat, is the capital and home to the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, and the old waterfront Muttrah quarter, with a labyrinthine souk and busy fish market. Fishing, tourism and the coastal farming and figs and dates is also a major economic activity.