Editing Oman (section)

=== Religion ===
{{Main|Islam in Oman|Religion in Oman}}
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|thumb = right
|caption = [[Religion in Oman]] (2020)<ref name="CIATONGA">{{cite web|url= https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/oman/|title= Middle East OMAN|date= 21 December 2021|publisher= CIA The World Factbook|access-date= 24 January 2021|archive-date= 13 March 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210313050143/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/oman/|url-status= live}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Islam in Oman|Islam]]
|value1 = 85.9
|color1 = Green
|label3 = [[Christianity in Oman|Christianity]]
|value3 = 6.4
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|label2 = [[Hinduism in Oman|Hinduism]]
|value2 = 5.7
|color2 = Orange
|label4 = [[Buddhism in the Middle East|Buddhism]]
|value4 = 0.8
|color4 = Purple
|label5 = [[History of Jews in Oman|Judaism]]
|value5 = 0.1
|color5 = Yellow
|label6 = Other
|value6 = 0.2
|color = Grey
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Even though the Oman government does not keep statistics on religious affiliation, statistics from the US's Central Intelligence Agency state that adherents of [[Islam in Oman|Islam]] are in the majority at 85.9 percent, while 6.4 percent are [[Christianity in Oman|Christians]], 5.7 percent [[Hinduism in Oman|Hindus]], 0.8 percent [[Buddhism in the Middle East|Buddhists]], and fewer than 0.1 percent are [[History of the Jews in Oman|Jews]]; members of other religious affiliations comprise 1 percent and the unaffiliated 0.2 percent.

Virtually all Omanis are [[Muslims]]; these predominantly follow the [[Ibadi]] [[Islamic schools and branches|school]] of Islam,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/the-vicious-schism-between-sunni-and-shia-has-been-poisoning-islam-for-1400-years--and-its-getting-worse-9139525.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220524/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/the-vicious-schism-between-sunni-and-shia-has-been-poisoning-islam-for-1400-years--and-its-getting-worse-9139525.html |archive-date=24 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Schism between Sunni and Shia has been poisoning Islam for 1,400 years – and it's getting worse|website=[[The Independent]] | quote=Oman is unusual because its Sunni and Shia residents are outnumbered by a third sect, the Ibadis, who constitute more than half the population. |first=Paul|last=Vallely|date=19 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Ibadi sect of Islam thrives in the Sultanate of Oman |url=https://reuters.screenocean.com/record/794967 |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=Reuters Archive Licensing |language=en}}</ref> followed by the [[Shafi`i]] school of [[Sunni Islam]] and [[Twelver]] school of [[Shia Islam]], with virtually all non-Muslims in Oman being foreign workers which religions include various groups of [[Jainism|Jains]], [[Buddhism|Buddhists]], [[Zoroastrianism|Zoroastrians]], [[Sikhism|Sikhs]], [[Hinduism|Hindus]] and [[Christians]]. Christian communities are centred in the major urban areas of [[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]], [[Sohar]] and [[Salalah]]. These include [[Catholic Church|Catholic]], [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodox]] and various [[Protestant]] congregations, organising along linguistic and ethnic lines. More than 50 different Christian groups, fellowships and assemblies are active in the Muscat metropolitan area, formed by migrant workers from Southeast Asia.

There are also communities of ethnic Indian Hindus and Christians. There are also a small Sikh<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/news/oman-to-allow-temple-gurdwara-news-national-klytaydgdgd.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129023102/http://sify.com/news/oman-to-allow-temple-gurdwara-news-national-klytaydgdgd.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 November 2010 |title=Oman to allow temple, gurdwara |website=[[Sify]] |date=24 November 2010 |access-date=14 January 2014}}</ref> community.