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![]() ![]() Oman Geography - 1991 https://theodora.com/wfb1991/oman/oman_geography.html SOURCE: 1991 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Total area: 212,460 km2
Comparative area: slightly smaller than Kansas Land boundaries: 1,374 km total
Coastline: 2,092 km Maritime claims:
Continental shelf: to be defined
Disputes: Administrative Line with Yemen; no defined boundary with most of UAE, Administrative Line in far north Climate: dry desert; hot, humid along coast; hot, dry interior; strong southwest summer monsoon (May to September) in far south Terrain: vast central desert plain, rugged mountains in north and south Natural resources: crude oil, copper, asbestos, some marble, limestone, chromium, gypsum, natural gas Land use: arable land NEGL%; permanent crops NEGL%; meadows and pastures 5%; forest and woodland 0%; other 95%; includes irrigated NEGL% Environment: summer winds often raise large sandstorms and duststorms in interior; sparse natural freshwater resources Note: strategic location with small foothold on Musandam
Peninsula controlling Strait of Hormuz (17% of world's oil production
transits this point going from Persian Gulf to Arabian Sea)
NOTE: The information regarding Oman on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Oman Geography 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Oman Geography 1991 should be addressed to the CIA. |
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