| Land
Area |
309,500
km2 |
| Population |
2,287,642
(1998 census)
(1,684,847 Omanis &
602,795 Expatriates)
(current
estimate 2.3 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) |
