OMAN
Business Hours
Currency
Area
Government Offices
1 Omani Riyal(RO)=1,000 Baizas
309.500 sq.Km
Winter:7.30 to 14.30 Sat.To Thu.
Population
Summer:7.30 to 14.30 Sat Top Wed.
(2000 estimate) 2.5 million
Businesses
Capital
08.00 to 13.00 and 16.00 to 19.00
Muscat
Sat.to Wed. 08.00 to 11.30 Thu.
Main Cities
Banks
Muscat-Muttrah-Ruwi-Seeb,Salalah
08.00 to 12.00 Sat.to Wed.08.00 to 11.30
Temperature/Climate
Thu.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Summer: 35 C - 47 C, Very humid
Electricity
Winter: 20.7 C men minimum
220/240 volts 50 cycles AC
Languages
Visas
Arabic (official), English (commercial).
Visas are required for all visitors except nationals
Airports
of the GCC.
Seeb (40 Km from City Centre).
Customs regulations
Taxis,airport tax on departure,duty-free shop.
No alcohol.No Limit for Tobacco products.
Salalah (domestic)
Currency regulations
Ports
No restrictions on the amount of currency taken
Mina Qaboos, Muscat (principal), Mina Raysut,
into or out of Oman.
Salalah (main port for Dhofar) Algeria 601698 P.O.Box 216, Madinat Sultan Qabous
EMBASSIES & CONSULATES 694419
Germany P.O.Box 128, Ruwi 112 702482
705690
Lebanon P.O.Box 67, Ruwi 118
595844
695633
Syria 697904 603895 P.O.Box 85, Madinat Sultan Qabous 115
Austria P.O.Box 2070, Ruwi 112 793135
793669
India P.O.Box 1727, Ruwi 112 702960
797547
Morocco P.O.Box 3125, Ruwi 112 696152
601114
Tunisia 603486 697778 P.O.Box 220, Madinat Sultan Qabous 115
Bahrain P.O.Box 66, P.C., 115
605072
Iran P.O.Box 3155, Ruwi 112 696944
696888
Netherland P.O.Box 3302, Rruwi 112 705410
799020
Turkey P.O.Box 417, Muttrah,115 697050
697053
Bangladesh P.O.Box 3959, Ruwi 112 707462
Iraq P.O.Box 1848, Ruwi 112 604178
605112
Norway P.O.Box 89, Ruwi 112
793892
UAE P.O.Box 551, Seeb 115 600302
604182
Canada P.O.Box 1275,Ruwi 112
Italy P.O.Box 3727, Muscat 112
560968
Pakistan P.O.Box 1302, Ruwi 112 603343
UK P.O.Box 300, Muscat 113 693077
693087
602322
Japan P.O.Box 3511, Ruwi 112 601028
698720
Qatar P.O.Box 802, Muscat 113 701802
794588
USA P.O.Box 202, Muscat
699189
Egypt P.O.Box 2252,Ruwi 112 600411
603626
Jordan P.O.Box 2281, Ruwi 112 786350
619495
Russia P.O.Box 80, Muscat 112 602893
604189
Yemen 600815 605008 P.O.Box 105, Madinat Sultan Qabous 115
Finland P.O.Box 84, Muscat 113 702133
703826
Korea Rep. 691490 P.O.Box 2220, Madinat Sultan Qabous 115
Saudi Arabia P.O.Box 1411, Ruwi 112 601744
603540
France P.O.Box 208, Muscat 115 604222
604300
Kuwait P.O.Box 1798, Ruwi 112 699626
Sudan P.O.Box 3971, Ruwi 112 697875
699065
605912
China P.O.Box 315, Muscat 112 696782
600972
703289
698989
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