Travel & technology
Electric power
- Plug shape
- Voltage
- 240V, 50Hz
Phone dialing
- Code to call Oman
- +968
What every visitor should know about Oman:
- Money
- The currency is the Omani rial (OMR). 1 OMR is worth about US$2.61, or €1.82.
- Crime
- CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 4.5 out of 5 (Very safe)
Areas of concern:
- Pick-pocketing / bag-snatching
- Capital
- Muscat
- Tap water
- Not recommended. Water is usually drinkable in large cities, but quality is uneven.
Oman facts and figures:
People
- Population
- 3,418,085
- Language
- Arabic (official), English, Baluchi, Urdu, Indian dialects
- Ethnicity
- Arab, Baluchi, South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi), African
Economy
- GDP
- US$20,400 (per capita)