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1971-OCT-07



OMAN (Muscat) UNO Member Sultanate of OMAN : Sultan Qaboos bin Said
NORTH OMAN (Northern Oman) Rebellion National Democratic Front Liberation of Oman and Arabian Gulf : NDFLOAG : Ndfloag Leaders
OMAN-IN-EXILE (Dhammam) Exile State of OMAN-in-Exile : Ghalib bin Ali al-Hinawi
OMAN AND THE ARAB GULF (Mirbat) Rebellion Popular Front for the Liberation of OMAN AND THE ARAB GULF : Mohammad Ahmad al-Ghassani

Other Entities with similar names

PERSIAN GULF STATES  OMAN  UNITED KINGDOM 
   
((Manamah)) - (Muscat) - (London a + Westminster lr + Edinburgh s + Windsor r) -

Sultanate of OMAN

Flag or logo since 1970-12-17*
Saltanat UMAN : سلطنة عُمان (ar) + Sultanate of OMAN (en) UNO Member
Emblem or Symbol*

Sultan Qaboos bin Said
(ruler of OMAN since 1971-10-07)

Queen Elizabeth II
(ruler of UNITED KINGDOM since 1952-02-06)
 
 
 
 
Capitals & administrative places*: Muscat
(Musqat)
Official & national languages: Arabic (ar) . English (en) .

Mainland:


OMAN Sultanate of OMAN  (Muscat)

7 Divisions:

CENTRAL OMAN CENTRAL OMAN Province  (Haima)Local: WUSTA Province (en) + Mintaqah AL-WUSTA : منطقة الوسطى (ar)  (Haima)
DHAHIRAH DHAHIRAH Province  (Ibri)Local: ADH-DHAHIRAH Province (en) + Wilayah AZ-ZAHIRAH : ولاية الظاهرة (ar)  (Ibri)
INTERIOR OMAN INTERIOR OMAN Region  (Nizwa)Local: INTERIOR OMAN Region (en) + Mintaqat ´UMAN AD-DAKHILIYAH : منطقة عمان الداخلية (ar)  (Nizwa)
MUSANDAM MUSANDAM Province  (Khasab)Local: MUSANDAM Province (en) + Muhafazah MUSANDAM : محافظة مسندم (ar)  (Al-Khasab)
MUSCAT AND MUTRAH Province of MUSCAT AND MUTRAH  (Muscat)Local: Province of MUSCAT AND MATRAH (en) + Muhafazah MUSQAT WA MUTTRAH : محافظة مسقط ومطرح (ar)  (Muscat)
OMAN COAST OMAN COAST Region  (Sohar)Local: Mintaqat AL-BATINAH : منطقة الباطنة (ar)  (Suhar)
SHARQUIYAH SHARQUIYAH Region  (Sur)Local: Mintaqah ASH-SHARQIYYAH : منطقة الشرقية (ar)  (Sur)




2 Territories:

DHOFAR Province of DHOFAR  (Salalah)Local: Province of DHOFAR (en) + Muhafazah ZUFAR : محافطة ظفار (ar)  (Salalah)
KHURIA MURIA ISLANDS KHURIA MURIA ISLANDS Group  (Al-Hallaniyah)Local: KHURIA MURIA ISLANDS Group : Juzur KHŪRYĀN MŪRYĀN : جزر خوريا موريا (ar)  (Al-Hallaniyah)

2 Condominiums:

AJMAN-OMAN AJMANO-OMANI Joint Administered Territory  (Aman-Oman)Local: Joint Administered Territory of AJMAN-OMAN (en) + AMAN-UMAN : عجمان عمان (ar)  (Aman-Oman)
DUBAI-OMAN Enclaves of DUBAI-OMAN  (Dubai-Oman)Local: Enclaves of DUBAI-OMAN (en) + DUBAYY-UMAN : دبي عمان (ar)  (Dubai-Oman)



Military entity abroad, special or locally shared:

MASIRAH British Military Base of MASIRAH  (Masirah)Local: British Military Base of MASIRAH (en) + Paygah Hwayy MASIRAH : پایگاه هوایی مصیره (ar)  (Masirah)


11 Organisations (or Groupings) of membership (selective)


ARAB LEAGUE League of Arab States : ARAB LEAGUE  (Cairo)
ICJ International Court of Justice : ICJ  (The Hague)
ISLAM Organization of the Islamic Conference : OIC  (Jedda)
UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development : UNCTAD  (Geneva)
UNDP United Nations Development Programme : UNDP Specialized Agency  (New York City)
UNHCR United Nations High Commission for Refugees : UNHCR Agency  (Geneva)
UNICEF United Nations International Children´s Emergency Fund : UNICEF Specialized Agency  (New York City)
UNITED NATIONS United Nations Organization : UNO  (New York City)
UPU Universal Postal Union : UPU Specialized Agency  (Berne)
WFP World Food Programme : WFP  (Rome)
WHO World Health Organization : WHO Specialized Agency  (Pregny-Chambesy)



* The emblems shown for the subdivisions may in some cases be those of their capital.

Other Independent or Semi-Independent Polities within the 2023's internationally recognized Country boundaries:

OMAN AND THE ARAB GULF Popular Front for the Liberation of OMAN AND THE ARAB GULF  (Mirbat)
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 General Internet Sources

   * Base géographique, Archives nationales d'outre-mer (FR). For the administrative divisions of the former French dependencies.
   * Centennia Historical Atlas Software, ed. Centennia (US). For Europe, North Africa and Middle East historical maps.
   * Drapeaux d'Origine & d'Inspiration Françaises - DO&IF, SFV (FR). For French colonial flags.
   * Ethnologue: Languages of the World, SIL International (US). For languages codes.
   * Flags Of The World - FOTW, Rob Raeside (CA). For the current and historic flags of the world.
   * GeoNames, Geonames (CH). Geographical names database.
   * Google Books, Google (US). Online library used for specific sources.
   * Herald Dick Magazine, Herald Dick (FR). For some current and historic arms.
   * Heraldry of the World, by Ralf Hartemink (NL). For local emblems and arms.
   * L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde, by Jacques Leclerc, University of Laval (CA). For national linguistic policies.
   * National Arms and Emblems - Past and Present, by Hubert de Vries (NL). For historic national emblems and arms.
   * Numismondo - World Printed Money Picture Catalog, by Garry Saint, Esquire (US). For national currencies.
   * Omniatlas - Interactive atlas of World History, by Rick Westera (NZ). For some geopolitical maps.
   * Perry-Castañ:eda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin (US). For some historical maps.
   * Population Statistics, by Jan Lahmeyer (NL). For historical regional demographies and areas.
   * Portale Storia, by Giovanni Fontana (IT). For photos of rulers.
   * ReliefWeb, by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). For maps of some administrative divisions.
   * Rulers.org, by Benjamin Schemmel (DE). For photos of rulers.
   * Statoids, by Gwillim Law (US). For historical administrative subdivisions.
   * The World Factbook, ed. Central Intelligence Agency (US). For the general data and profiles of the current countries.
   * United Nations Peacekeeping, United Nations (UNO). For the United Nations Missions.
   * Vexilla Mundi, by Mello Luchtenberg (NL). For flags of the world.
   * Vexillographia, by Viktor Lomantsov (RU). For flags of Russia and Soviet Union.
   * Wikimedia Commons, Wikimedia Foundation (US). Free-use pictures.
   * Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation (US). For general data, maps, sources, pictures.
   * World Heritage Centre, (UNESCO). For the selected photos of the countries.
   * World History at KMLA, by Alexander Ganse (DE). For historical maps and links by country.
   * World Statesmen, by Ben Cahoon (US). Main source for the historical polities and their rulers.

 General Printed References

   * Atlas des empires and other books of Gérard Chaliand, ed. Payot (FR). General historical geopolitic data.
   * Atlas of the World's Languages, ed. Routledge (UK). Most complete world list of languages and dialects.
   * Flags Through the Ages and Accross the World, by Whitney Smith, ed. McGraw (US). Flags of the world.
   * Fragments d'Europe, by Michel Foucher, ed. Fayard (FR). For the post-Soviet Union polities.
   * L'État du Monde, ed. La Découverte (FR). Yearly geopolitic cover of the world.
   * Quid, by Dominique Frémy, ed. Plon (FR). Yearly encyclopedia that was useful for countries data.
   * Statoids printed version, by Gwillim Law (US). For historical administrative subdivisions.
   * The Times Atlas of the World, ed. Times Atlas (UK). Periodical atlas of the world with its supplementary list of administrative subdivisions.
   * World Christian Encyclopedia, by David B. Barrett, ed. Oxford University Press (UK). For world religious groups but also ethnological data. First inspiring source of Ethnia.org website's look.
   * World Paper Money, ed. Krause (US). For historical currencies.

    + the other sources are added according to the consulted entity.

 




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