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