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Administrative divisions 5 regions (manaatiq, singular - mintaqat) and 3 governorates* (muhaafazaat, singular - muhaafaza) Ad Dakhiliyah, Al Batinah, Al Wusta, Ash Sharqiyah, Az Zahirah, Masqat*, Musandam*, Zufar* -
Age structure 0-14 years: 42.4% (male 628,078; female 603,829)


15-64 years: 55.1% (male 955,765; female 643,687)


65 years and over: 2.5% (male 38,761; female 33,045) (2004 est.)		 -
Agriculture - products dates, limes, bananas, alfalfa, vegetables; camels, cattle; fish -
Airports 135 (2003 est.) -
Airports - with paved runways total: 6


over 3,047 m: 4


2,438 to 3,047 m: 1


914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2004 est.)		 -
Airports - with unpaved runways total: 130


over 3,047 m: 2


2,438 to 3,047 m: 7


1,524 to 2,437 m: 52


914 to 1,523 m: 34


under 914 m: 35 (2004 est.)		 -
Area total: 212,460 sq km


land: 212,460 sq km


water: 0 sq km		 total: less than 3 sq km


land: less than 3 sq km


water: 0 sq km


note: includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of about 780,000 sq km, with the Willis Islets the most important
Area - comparative slightly smaller than Kansas NA
Background In 1970, QABOOS bin Said Al Said ousted his father and has ruled as sultan ever since. His extensive modernization program has opened the country to the outside world and has preserved a long-standing political and military relationship with the UK. Oman's moderate, independent foreign policy has sought to maintain good relations with all Middle Eastern countries. Scattered over some 1 million square kilometers of ocean, the Coral Sea Islands were declared a territory of Australia in 1969. They are uninhabited except for a small meteorological staff on the Willis Islets. Automated weather stations, beacons, and a lighthouse occupy many other islands and reefs.
Birth rate 37.12 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) -
Budget revenues: $8.218 billion


expenditures: $7.766 billion, including capital expenditures of NA (2003 est.)		 -
Capital Muscat -
Climate dry desert; hot, humid along coast; hot, dry interior; strong southwest summer monsoon (May to September) in far south tropical
Coastline 2,092 km 3,095 km
Constitution none; note - on 6 November 1996, Sultan QABOOS issued a royal decree promulgating a basic law considered by the government to be a constitution which, among other things, clarifies the royal succession, provides for a prime minister, bars ministers from holding interests in companies doing business with the government, establishes a bicameral legislature, and guarantees basic civil liberties for Omani citizens -
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		 conventional long form: Coral Sea Islands Territory


conventional short form: Coral Sea Islands
Currency Omani rial (OMR) -
Death rate 3.91 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) -
Debt - external $5.973 billion (2003 est.) -
Dependency status - territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories
Diplomatic representation from the US chief of mission: Ambassador Richard Lewis BALTIMORE III


embassy: Jameat A'Duwal Al Arabiya Street, Al Khuwair area, Muscat


mailing address: P. O. Box 202, P.C. 115, Madinat Al-Sultan Qaboos, Muscat


telephone: [968] 24-698989


FAX: [968] 24-699771		 none (territory of Australia)
Diplomatic representation in the US chief of mission: Ambassador Muhammad bin Ali bin Thani al-KHUSSAIBY


chancery: 2535 Belmont Road, NW, Washington, DC 20008


telephone: [1] (202) 387-1980 through 1981, 1988


FAX: [1] (202) 745-4933		 none (territory of Australia)
Disputes - international boundary agreement signed and ratified with UAE in 2003 for entire border, including Oman's Musandam Peninsula and Al Madhah enclaves none
Economic aid - recipient $76.4 million (1995) -
Economy - overview Oman is a small, well-off middle Eastern economy with large oil and gas resources, a substantial trade surplus, and low inflation. The government is moving ahead with privatization of its utilities, the development of a body of commercial law to facilitate foreign investment, and increased budgetary outlays. Oman continues to liberalize its markets and joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) in November 2000. In order to reduce unemployment and limit dependence on foreign countries, the government is encouraging the replacement of expatriate workers with local people, i.e., the process of Omanization. Training in information technology, business management, and English support this objective. Industrial development plans focus on gas resources. no economic activity
Electricity - consumption 8.625 billion kWh (2001) -
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (2001) -
Electricity - imports 0 kWh (2001) -
Electricity - production 9.274 billion kWh (2001) -
Elevation extremes lowest point: Arabian Sea 0 m


highest point: Jabal Shams 2,980 m		 lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location on Cato Island 6 m
Environment - current issues rising soil salinity; beach pollution from oil spills; very limited natural fresh water resources no permanent fresh water resources
Environment - international agreements party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling


signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements		 -
Ethnic groups Arab, Baluchi, South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi), African -
Exchange rates Omani rials per US dollar - 0.3845 (2003), 0.3845 (2002), 0.3845 (2001), 0.3845 (2000), 0.3845 (1999) -
Executive branch chief of state: Sultan and Prime Minister QABOOS bin Said Al Said (since 23 July 1970); note - the monarch is both the chief of state and head of government


head of government: Sultan and Prime Minister QABOOS bin Said Al Said (since 23 July 1970); note - the monarch is both the chief of state and head of government


cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the monarch


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary		 administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories
Exports NA (2001) -
Exports - commodities petroleum, reexports, fish, metals, textiles -
Exports - partners South Korea 18.7%, China 18.5%, Japan 16.2%, Thailand 12.2%, UAE 7.8%, Iran 4.1% (2003) -
Fiscal year calendar year -
Flag description three horizontal bands of white, red, and green of equal width with a broad, vertical, red band on the hoist side; the national emblem (a khanjar dagger in its sheath superimposed on two crossed swords in scabbards) in white is centered near the top of the vertical band the flag of Australia is used
GDP purchasing power parity - $36.7 billion (2003 est.) -
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: 3.1%


industry: 42.1%


services: 54.8% (2003 est.)		 -
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $13,100 (2003 est.) -
GDP - real growth rate 1.1% (2003 est.) -
Geographic coordinates 21 00 N, 57 00 E 18 00 S, 152 00 E
Geography - note strategic location on Musandam Peninsula adjacent to Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil important nesting area for birds and turtles
Heliports 1 (2003 est.) -
Highways total: 34,965 km


paved: 9,673 km (including 550 km of expressways)


unpaved: 25,292 km (2001)		 -
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%: NA


highest 10%: NA		 -
Imports NA (2001) -
Imports - commodities machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, food, livestock, lubricants -
Imports - partners UAE 21.6%, Japan 17.1%, US 6.2%, UK 5.6%, Germany 4.4%, India 4.4% (2003) -
Independence 1650 (expulsion of the Portuguese) -
Industrial production growth rate 0.2% (2003 est.) -
Industries crude oil production and refining, natural gas production, construction, cement, copper -
Infant mortality rate total: 20.26 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 23.18 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 17.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)		 -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) -0.3% (2003 est.) -
International organization participation ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, FAO, G-77, GCC, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, WToO -
Irrigated land 620 sq km (1998 est.) 0 sq km (1998 est.)
Judicial branch Supreme Court


note: the nascent civil court system, administered by region, has judges who practice secular and Sharia (Islamic) law		 -
Labor force 920,000 (2002 est.) -
Labor force - by occupation agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA -
Land boundaries total: 1,374 km


border countries: Saudi Arabia 676 km, UAE 410 km, Yemen 288 km		 0 km
Land use arable land: 0.12%


permanent crops: 0.14%


other: 99.74% (2001)		 arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (mostly grass or scrub cover) (2001)
Languages Arabic (official), English, Baluchi, Urdu, Indian dialects -
Legal system based on English common law and Islamic law; ultimate appeal to the monarch; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply
Legislative branch bicameral Majlis Oman consists of an upper chamber or Majlis al-Dawla (58 seats; members appointed by the monarch; has advisory powers only) and a lower chamber or Majlis al-Shura (83 seats; members elected by universal suffrage for four-year term; body has some limited power to propose legislation, but otherwise has only advisory powers)


elections: last held 4 October 2003 (next to be held NA 2007)


election results: NA		 -
Life expectancy at birth total population: 72.85 years


male: 70.66 years


female: 75.16 years (2004 est.)		 -
Literacy definition: NA


total population: 75.8%


male: 83.1%


female: 67.2% (2003 est.)		 -
Location Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Persian Gulf, between Yemen and UAE Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia
Map references Middle East Oceania
Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm


contiguous zone: 24 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm		 territorial sea: 3 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 15,430 GRT/6,360 DWT


by type: passenger 2


registered in other countries: 1 (2004 est.)		 -
Military - note - defense is the responsibility of Australia; visited regularly by the Royal Australian Navy; Australia has control over the activities of visitors
Military branches Royal Omani Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force -
Military expenditures - dollar figure $242.07 million (2003) -
Military expenditures - percent of GDP 11.4% (2003) -
Military manpower - availability males age 15-49: 796,792 (2004 est.) -
Military manpower - fit for military service males age 15-49: 443,006 (2004 est.) -
Military manpower - reaching military age annually males: 31,274 (2004 est.) -
National holiday Birthday of Sultan QABOOS, 18 November (1940) -
Nationality noun: Omani(s)


adjective: Omani		 -
Natural hazards summer winds often raise large sandstorms and dust storms in interior; periodic droughts occasional tropical cyclones
Natural resources petroleum, copper, asbestos, some marble, limestone, chromium, gypsum, natural gas NEGL
Net migration rate 0.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) -
Pipelines gas 3,754 km; oil 3,212 km (2004) -
Political parties and leaders none -
Political pressure groups and leaders none -
Population 2,903,165


note: includes 577,293 non-nationals (July 2004 est.)		 no indigenous inhabitants


note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station (2004 est.)
Population below poverty line NA -
Population growth rate 3.35% (2004 est.) -
Ports and harbors Matrah, Mina' al Fahl, Mina' Raysut none; offshore anchorage only
Radio broadcast stations AM 3, FM 9, shortwave 2 (1999) -
Religions Ibadhi Muslim 75%, Sunni Muslim, Shi'a Muslim, Hindu -
Sex ratio at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 1.49 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 1.17 male(s)/female


total population: 1.27 male(s)/female (2004 est.)		 -
Suffrage in Oman's most recent Majlis al-Shura elections in 2003, suffrage was universal for all Omanis over age 21 except for members of the military and security forces; the next Majlis al-Shura elections are scheduled for 2007 -
Telephone system general assessment: modern system consisting of open-wire, microwave, and radiotelephone communication stations; limited coaxial cable


domestic: open-wire, microwave, radiotelephone communications, and a domestic satellite system with 8 earth stations


international: country code - 968; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat		 -
Telephones - main lines in use 233,900 (2002) -
Telephones - mobile cellular 464,900 (2002) -
Television broadcast stations 13 (plus 25 low-power repeaters) (1999) -
Terrain central desert plain, rugged mountains in north and south sand and coral reefs and islands (or cays)
Total fertility rate 5.9 children born/woman (2004 est.) -
Unemployment rate NA -
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