Oman

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Official Name
Sultanate of Oman
Population Full

4,665,000 (2020 World Factbook)

Principal Languages
Standard Arabic
Literacy Rate
96% (2018 UNESCO)
International Conventions
CPPDCE (2007), CSICH (2005), UNCRPD (2009), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Holes 1988, Holes 1990, Johnstone 1967
Deaf Population
103,100
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Oman is 17. All are living languages. Of these, 10 are indigenous and 7 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 2 are institutional, 3 are developing, 5 are vigorous, 5 are in trouble, and 2 are dying. Also listed are 18 unestablished languages.