Oman: Flag and Facts
Oman's flag has white, red, and green horizontal bands, a red vertical bar on the left, and a white emblem near the top of that bar showing a khanjar dagger over two crossed swords.
- Official name
- Sultanate of Oman
- Capital
- Muscat
- Region
- Western Asia
- Population
- 4 million (2025)
- Languages
- Arabic
- Currency
- Omani rial
- Area
- 309,500 km² (119,499 sq mi)
- People
- Omani
- Calling code
- +968
- Highest point
- Jabal Shams 3,004 m
- Independence
- 1650 (expulsion of the Portuguese)
- National symbols
- khanjar dagger on top of two crossed swords
- Borders
- Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
About Oman
White is for peace and prosperity, the red for wars against foreign invaders, while green means the Jebel al Akhdar, or Green Mountains, and for fertile land. The dagger and swords from the emblem double as the national symbol.
People here grew prosperous through trade across the Indian Ocean. Oman dates its independence to 1650, when the Portuguese were pushed out. In the late 18th century, the young sultanate in Muscat signed its first friendship treaty with Britain, and while British advisers gained influence, Oman never became a colony. In 1970 Qaboos bin Said removed his father and went on to rule for five decades, opening the country through a big modernization push. After protests in 2011, he gave the legislature more power. The interior is a desert plain flanked by rugged mountains in the north and south.
Did you know?
- Jabal Shams, the tallest mountain in Oman, rises to 3,004 meters.
- A strong summer monsoon reaches the far south of Oman from May to September.
- Oman's anthem, "Nashid as-Salaam as-Sultani," means The Sultan's Anthem.
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Questions about Oman
What is the capital of Oman?
Muscat, with about 1.7 million people.
What kind of government does Oman have?
Oman is an absolute monarchy led by a sultan.
Sources
- CIA World Factbook, checked October 8, 2026
- REST Countries data (mledoze/countries), checked October 8, 2026
- Flag artwork: flag-icons (MIT), checked October 8, 2026
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