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Head of State HIS MAJESTY SULTAN QABOOS BIN SAID AL SAID
Location

Southeast Arabian Peninsula.
21 00 N, 57 00 E -- Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Persian Gulf, between Yemen and UAE



Land Area: 309,5500 squarekilometres
Population: 2,845,000 (2009 est.) including 693,000 non-nationals
2,341,000 (2003 census)
2,018,074(1993 census)
Current estimates of Oman's population by CIA World Factbook is 3,418,085, including 577,293 non-nationals
Density: 9.2 inhabitants per square km
Capital Muscat (population over 1,090,797)
Administrative divisions divided into 5 regions (mintaqah, singular - mintaqat) - Batinah, Dhahirah, Dakhiliyah, Wusta, Sharqiyah and 4 governorates - (muhafazah, singular - muhafazat) - Governorate of Muscat, Governorate of Dhofar, Governorate of Musandam, Governorate of Buraimi Which are further sub-divided into sixty-one (61) Wilayats (districts)
Official language: Arabic (English widely used)
Religion: Islam
Time: 4 hours ahead of GMT
Currency: Rial Omani = US$ 2.58
(RO 0.387 = US$ 1)
( Rial = 1000 Baisa
Gross National Income: RO 5,692.3 million
(current prices)
Total GDP: RO 5,890.3 million (current prices)
$59.946 billion. (2008 est.)
Climate: Hot and humid in summer
(June 31-48 Centigrade)
Pleasantly cool in winter
(January 20-25º centigrade)
Measures: Metric
Electricity: 220 Volts
Natural resources: Oil, natural gas, copper, marble, limestone, gypsum, chromium
Agriculture and fisheries: Products--dates, bananas, mangoes, alfalfa, other fruits and vegetables. Fisheries--kingfish, tuna, other fish, shrimp, lobster, abalone.
Industry: Types--crude petroleum, liquid gas, construction, petroleum refinery, copper mines and smelter, cement and various light industries
Oil production: 863,000 barrels per day (bbl/d)
Total Oil Exports: 243.689 million barrel crude oil from January 2011 to November 2011
Oil Reserves: 5.5 billion barrels
(proven reserves)
Natural Gas Reserves: 28.5 tcf (Trillion cubic Feet)
(proven reserves)
Copper Reserves: 15 million tonnes
Fish Stocks: 4.77 million tonnes
Foreign Trade (2008 est.): Exports--$37.72 billion. Major markets--China (29.3%), U.A.E. (10.9%), Japan (10.6%), South Korea (9.6%), Thailand (6.8%).
Imports--$22.92 billion: machinery, transportation equipment, manufactured goods, food, livestock, lubricants. Major suppliers--U.A.E. (27.2%), Japan (15.6%), United States (5.7%), China (4.7%), India (4.5%).
Birth Rate Increase: 3.2%
Life expectancy: 71.6 years
Education: aged 6-18 in school
National Day: 18th November (Government office usually close for two days later in the month in lieu of the holidays)
Official Holidays: National day: 18th of November
Renaissance Day: 23rd of July
Eid al Fitr - End of Holy Month of Ramadhan
Eid al Adha - Mecca Pilgrimage
Al Mawlid al Nabawi - Prophet Mohammed's Birthday
Israa and Mearaj - Ascend & Decent of PHPBU Mohammed From Heavans
Official hours: Saturday - Wednesday 70.30 AM - 2.30 PM (except in Ramadhan 8.30 AM - 1.30 PM)
Private sector hours: Saturday - Thursday 8.00 AM - 1.00 PM 3.30 PM -6.30 PM . ( timings variable)
International organization participation ABEDA, AFESD, AL, AMF, ESCWA, FAO, G-77, GCC, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITU, NAM, OIC, UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WMO
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