Less affluent than many of its oil-rich and decidedly showy neighbours, Oman’s modern development has been comparatively slow-paced with a laidback affability the country’s pay-off.
Crumbling Portuguese forts and tranquil fishing villages line the coast’s secluded shorelines, magnificent desert dunes and oases mottle the interior and traditionally garbed Bedouins can be spied drifting through the spice-filled souqs. Best of all, with their chunk of the Arabian Gulf having long served as a stopover point to centuries of merchant traders and explorers, the Omanis make for consummate hosts, ever keen to show off their country’s wares to holiday makers.
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Oman at a glance
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CAPITAL CITY
Oman (population 1.6million)
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POPULATION
4.52 million
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CURRENCY
OMR
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LANGUAGE
Arabic
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TIME ZONE
(GMT+04:00) Abu Dhabi, Muscat
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CALLING CODE
+968
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ELECTRICITY
Type C (European 2-pin) Type G (Irish/British 3-pin)