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Land Area
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309,500 km2
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Population
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2,851,000 (2003 census)
(1,684,847 Omanis &
602,795 Expatriates)
(current estimate 3.1 million)
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Density
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6.5 inhabitants per km2
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Capital
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Muscat (population over 400,000)
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Official Language
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Arabic (English widely used)
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Religion
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Islam
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Time
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GMT + 4 hours
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Currency
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Rial Omani = US$ 2.58
(RO 0.387 = US$)
(1 Rial = 1000 Baisas)
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Gross National Income
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RO 5,242.3 million
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Total GDP
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RO 5,445.3 million
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Climate
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Hot and humid in summer (June 31-480C)
Pleasantly cool in winter (January 20-250 C)
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Measures
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Metric
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Electricity
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240 volts
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Oil Production
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810,000 barrels per day
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Total Oil Exports
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300 million barrels (1998)
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Oil Reserves
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5.56 billion barrels
(proven reserves)
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Natural Gas Reserves
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29.1 TCF (Trillion Cubic Feet) (proven reserves)
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Copper Reserves
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15 million tonnes
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Fish Stocks
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4.69 million tonnes
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Birth Rate Increase
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2.5%
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Life expectancy
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71.6 years
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Education
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circa 500,000 boys & girls (aged 6-18 in school)
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National Day
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18th of November
(Government offices usually close for two days
later in the month in lieu of the holiday)
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Official hours
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Saturday - Wednesday
7.30 am to 2.30 pm
(except in Ramadhan; 8.30 am to 1.30 pm)
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Private sector hours
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Saturday - Thursday
(8.00 am to 1.00 pm)
(3.30 pm to 6.30 pm) (timings variable)
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