305,000 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 115
5.278 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 109
1 state-run TV broadcaster; TV stations transmitting from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Yemen available via satellite TV; state-run radio operates multiple stations; first private radio station began operating in 2007 and 2 additional stations now operating
1.465 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 83
0km
total: 60,240 km
country comparison to the world: 70
paved: 29,685 km (includes 1,943 km of expressways)
unpaved: 30,545 km (2012)
None
major seaport(s): Mina' Qabus, Salalah, Suhar
container port(s) (TEUs): Salalah (3,200,000)
total: 5
country comparison to the world: 125
by type: chemical tanker 1, passenger 1,
passenger/cargo 3
registered in other countries: 15 (Malta 5, Panama 10) (2010)
132 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 44
