Last verified: Thursday, 30. November 2023 at 08:25 AM
Last verified: Thursday, 30. November 2023 at 08:25 AM
We advise caution when travelling to Oman We advise caution when travelling to Oman. We detected travel advisories from 5 sources for this specific country.
Oman shares a land border with 3 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Oman), the Advisory Index is 3.6 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Yemen (5), Saudi Arabia with 3.2 and United Arab Emirates with 3.2 (of 5).
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Oman. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).
There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Oman.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Oman.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Oman from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 3.0 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Avoid non-essential travel to the border area with Yemen due to the ongoing conflict (level 3 of 4).
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Reissued with obsolete COVID-19 page links removed. Exercise increased caution due to terrorism and armed conflict. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Do not travel to: The Yemen border area due to terrorism and armed conflict. Country Summary: Due to risks to civil aviation operating within ...
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories)
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Iaktta normal försiktighet - Det allmänna säkerhetsläget i Oman är gott. Det är tillrådligt att beakta landets kulturella särdrag.
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Oman. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Oman changed from 3.2 to 4.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Oman to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +4.0).
The total rating for Oman changed from 2.8 to 3.2. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Oman to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +2.0).
The total rating for Oman changed from 2.4 to 2.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Oman to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Oman to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Oman changed from 2.0 to 2.4. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Oman with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Oman changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for Oman with a rating of 1.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Oman with a rating of 2.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Oman with a rating of 3.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Oman with a rating of 2.0.
Oman with its capital Muscat is a country in Asia (Western Asia), slightly smaller than Kansas (212,460 km²). The country is located Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Persian Gulf, between Yemen and UAE. The climate can be described as dry desert; hot, humid along coast; hot, dry interior; strong southwest summer monsoon (May to September) in far south. The landscape is central desert plain, rugged mountains in north and south. With a population of about 3.31 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Muscat |
| Population | about 3.31 million |
| Size | 212.460 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly smaller than Kansas |
| Common languages | Arabic, Bashkir, English, Urdu |
| Currency | Rial (short: OMR) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 240V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900 |
| International phone prefix | +968 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .om |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | OM |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | OMN |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 512 |
These are problems Oman is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
Environmental problems
Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Oman. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Oman.
Export products
Import products
Oman is currently rated at 3,0 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 5 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Oman.
Visiting the country Oman is usually fine. The score is at 3,0 Just keep an eye open, obey local rules and you'll most likely be fine.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 5 individual sources for Oman.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Oman. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Oman.
Oman has a size of 212,460 km² or 82,031 mi² which is slightly smaller than Kansas.
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Travel safety map for Oman and bordering countries.
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2020-03-10:
Integrated data from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2/ Coronavirus).
2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
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