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 | OMANgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Oman |
| country code ISO: OM //; - FIPS: MU |
| location: Southwest Asia |
| time zone: +4 UT |
| surface (land) area: 212460 sq.km = 82030 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: 306000 sq.km = 118150 sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 26°20' N / South: 16°40' N / East: 59°40' E / West: 51°50' E |
| borders (land): United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Yemen |
| borders (coastline): Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea (parts of Indian Ocean) |
| climate: tropical arid |
| Government |
| independent since: 1650 ; 1951-12-20 |
| type of government: absolute monarchy (sultanate) |
| capital: Masqat |
| administrative division: mintaqah = region (6), muhafazat = province (2) |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (1993): 2017,591, or: 2018,074 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 2533,389; or: 2395,000 / -; 2001: 2623,000 |
| population density: 8,5 - 11 per sq.km = 22 - 29 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 3,9% //; - doubling time: 21 years |
| birth rate: 38 - 44 per 1000 |
| death rate: 4 -5 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 7 children per female |
| maternal mortality: per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 30 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 72 years (male: 70; female: 74) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 47% //; - 15-59 years: 49% //; - 60+ years: 4% |
| urbanisation: 13, or 83% //; - urbanisation growth: % |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: % |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Omani Arab 73%; Indian 13%; Pakistani (mostly Balochī) 7%; Egyptian 2%; other 5% |
| languages: Arabic (official); Balochī, English |
| religious affiliation: Ibādiyah Muslim 74%; other Muslim minorities (of which Sunnī 14%); also Hindu 7% and Christian 4% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 68% |
| people per physician: 837 |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 80?% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: % |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: % |
| adult literacy: 72% (male: %; female: %) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: rial Omani = 1000 baizas |
| annual inflation rate: -0,2% |
| population below poverty line: 32% |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 4820 per capita |
| GNI USD per capita //; - [ppp: ] |
| GDP growth: 0,3% |
| income: USD 5500 per capita |
| import: USD 4249 per capita //; - export: USD 5917 per capita |
| trade: USD 5172 per capita //; - or 75% of GDP |
| trade partners: AE SA JP US GB CN TH |
| human development index: 0,747 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 71 |
| female labour force: 17% |
| unemployment: 20% |
| tourism: 0,5 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 0,3% //; - grass land: 5% //; - wooded area: % //; - arid land and desert: ca 94% |
| agriculture: labour force: 50% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 4% |
| agricultural products: vegetables & melons (mainly watermelons), dates, bananas, mangoes, limes, alfalfa |
| livestock (1000s): camels: 98 / cattle: 146-149 / goats: 729-980 / poultry: 3400 / sheep: 155-180 |
| fish catch: 108809 - 117049 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 22% //; - part of industry in GDP: 52% |
| industry: labour force: 22% / - of GDP: 52% // CO2 emissions p.cap.: 8,8 // unemployment: 20% |
| industrial products: textiles, food products & beverages, chemical products, oil & gas, constructions |
| CO2 emission per capita: 8,8 |
| services: labour force: 29% //; - part of services in GDP: 44% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 3607 |
| electricity use (per capita): 2880 |
| annual water use (per capita): 564 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 24700, or 33020 km //; - of which paved: 30, or 20% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 104 per 1000 |
| railways: 0 km //; - railways passenger/km: - |
| navigable inland waterways: 0 km |
| ownership telephone: 79 - 90 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 416 - 598 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 61 - 711 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 30 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 23400 |
| personal computers: 32 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Jabal ash Shām 2980 m, unnamed peak in Jabal Akhdar 2719, Jabal Khadar 2154, Hafit 1524 |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): Umm as Samīm |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): none, or unknown |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: most rivers are wadi's |
| canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: none, or unknown |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: |
| islands: Masīrah, Halānīyāt |
| deserts: Rub' al Khali |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
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