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Oman

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Background :

The inhabitants of the area of Oman have long prospered on Indian Ocean trade. In the late 18th century, a newly established sultanate in Muscat signed the first in a series of friendship treaties with Britain. Over time, Oman's dependence on British political and military advisors increased, but it never became a British colony. In 1970, QABOOS bin Said al-Said overthrew the restrictive rule of his father; he has ruled as sultan ever since. His extensive modernization program has opened the country to the outside world while preserving the longstanding close ties with the UK. Oman's moderate, independent foreign policy has sought to maintain good relations with all Middle Eastern countries. 

Location :

Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Persian Gulf, between Yemen and UAE 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

21 00 N, 57 00 E  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West 51.88
North 26.39
East 59.84
South 16.65

Map references :

Middle East 

Area :

total 309 500 square km
land 309 500 square km
water 0 square km

Land boundaries :

total 1 374 km
Saudi Arabia (sa) 676 km
UAE 410 km
Yemen (ye) 288 km

Coastline :

2092.00 km

Climate :

dry desert; hot, humid along coast; hot, dry interior; strong southwest summer monsoon (May to September) in far south 

Terrain :

central desert plain, rugged mountains in north and south 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 0 metres
highest point 2 980 metres

Natural resources :

asbestos chromium
copper gypsum
limestone natural gas
petroleum some marble

Land use :

arable land 0.12 %
permanent crops 0.14 %
other 99.74 %

Irrigated land :

720 square km

Natural hazards :

dust storms periodic droughts
torms

current issues :

rising soil salinity; beach pollution from oil spills; limited natural fresh water resources 

international agreements :

Biodiversity Climate Change
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Desertification
Hazardous Wastes Law of the Sea
Marine Dumping Ozone Layer Protection
Ship Pollution Whaling

Population :

3 418 085 

Indicators :

Growth rate 3.14 %
Birth rate 34.79 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 5.53 children born/woman
Death rate 3.65 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate 0.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 42.70 %
15-64 years 54.50 %
65 years and over 2.80 %

Median age :

total 18.80 years
male 21.10 years
female 16.70 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years 1.38 male(s)/female
65 years and over 1.32 male(s)/female
total population 1.22 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 16.88 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 74.16 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 71.87 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 76.55 years
HIV-AIDS adult prevalence rate 0.10 %
HIV-AIDS people living with HIV-AIDS 1 300
HIV-AIDS deaths 200

Religions :

Muslim 75.00 %
other 25.00 %

Languages :

Arabic  
English  
Balochi  
Urdu  
Indian dialects  

Literacy :

total population 81.40 %
male 86.80 %
female 73.50 %

Country name :

conventional long form Sultanate of Oman
conventional short form Oman
local long form Saltanat Uman
local short form Uman
former Muscat and Oman

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 OM
ISO Numeric 512
ISO3 OMN
FIPS MU
ccTLD om
English Oman

Administrative divisions :

5 regions (manatiq, singular - mintaqat) and 4 governorates* (muhafazat, singular - muhafazat) Ad Dakhiliyah, Al Batinah, Al Buraymi*, Al Wusta, Ash Sharqiyah, Az Zahirah, Masqat (Muscat)*, Musandam*, Zufar (Dhofar)* 

Capital :

name Muscat
geographic coordinates 23 37 N, 58 35 E
time difference 4.00

International organization participation :

ABEDA AFESD
AMF FAO
G-77 GCC
IAEA IBRD
ICAO ICCt (signatory)
IDA IDB
IFAD IFC
IHO ILO
IMF IMO
IMSO IOC
IPU ISO
ITSO ITU
Interpol LAS
MIGA NAM
OIC OPCW
UN UNCTAD
UNESCO UNIDO
UNWTO UPU
WCO WFTU
WHO WIPO
WMO WTO

National holiday :

Birthday of Sultan QABOOS

1940-11-18

Executive branch :

Prime Minister QABOOS bin Said al-Said

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 69 430 000 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 52 340 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate 2.60 %
PPP - per capita 20 300 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 2.10 %
industry 36.30 %
services 61.60 %

Other Indicators :

Unemployment rate 15.00 %
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 5.30 %
Investment (gross fixed) 31.40 % of GDP
Current account balance 612 000 000 $
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 13 580 000 000 $
Debt external 7 474 000 000 $
Market value of publicly traded shares 14 910 000 000 $
Military expenditures 11.40 % of GDP
Public debt 2.80 % of GDP

Budget :

revenues 18 750 000 000 $
expenditures 18 350 000 000 $

Agriculture - products :

alfalfa bananas
camels cattle
dates fish
limes vegetables

Industries :

cement chemicals
construction copper
crude oil production and refining ferrosilicon production
natural and liquefied natural gas optic fiber
steel

Energy :

Electricity Production 13 580 000 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 11 360 000 000 kWh
Oil Production 806 000 bbl/day
Oil Consumption 81 000 bbl/day
Oil Exports 593 700 bbl/day
Oil Imports 17 290 bbl/day
Oil Proved reserves 5 500 000 000 bbl
Natural gas Production 24 000 000 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Consumption 13 460 000 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Exports 10 890 000 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Imports 350 000 000 cubic metres
Electricity Exports 849 500 000 000 cubic metres

Value :

29 340 000 000 $

Partners :

China (cn) 31.70 %
South Korea 17.00 %
UAE 11.70 %
Japan (jp) 11.00 %
Thailand (th) 7.10 %

Commodities :

crude oil fish
metals reexports
textiles

Value :

18 410 000 000 $

Partners :

UAE 27.20 %
Japan (jp) 15.60 %
United States (us) 5.70 %
China (cn) 4.60 %
India (in) 4.50 %
South Korea 4.20 %
Germany (de) 4.20 %

Commodities :

food livestock
lubricants machinery and transportation equipment
manufactured products

Currency-name :

Omani rial 

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 274 200
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 3 219 000
FM Radio broadcast stations 9
Television broadcast stations 13
Internet Country code (ccTLD) om
Internet Hosts 6 346
Internet Users 465 000

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 10
Heliports 3
Pipelines - gas 4 209 km
Pipelines - oil 3 558 km
Pipelines - refined products 263 km
Roadways - total 42 300 km
Roadways - expressways 550 km
Roadways - paved 16 500 km
Roadways - unpaved 25 800 km

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