This article is about transport in Oman.
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total: 32,800 km
paved: 9,840 km (including 550 km of expressways)
unpaved: 22,960 km (1996 est.)
Oman has one expressway grade highway running along the Batinah Coast of the Gulf of Oman. It forks near Shinas, with one leading inland to Wadi Hatta and another to Fujairah. The speed limit is generally 120 km/h. In the Muscat area, this highway is known as Sultan Qaboos Street, and it is the trunk road running through the city. Outside the Muscat area, the interchanges take the form of roundabouts spaced approximately 7 km apart. Each roundabout contains unique features to enliven the streetscape. The roundabouts are named for driver navigation.
Other roads are two lane highways in very good condition. There is ample desert scenery. The road between Diba and Al Khasab is gravel, despite what some maps may say.
There are no railways in Oman, but some are planned, including links to adjacent countries.
crude oil 1,300 km; natural gas 1,030 km
total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 16,306 GRT/8,210 metric tons deadweight (DWT)
ships by type: cargo 1, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 1 (1999 est.)
142 (1999 est.)
total: 136
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 6
1,524 to 2,437 m: 56
914 to 1,523 m: 37
under 914 m: 35 (1999 est.)
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the CIA World Factbook.
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