Omán
- Official Name:
- Sultanate of Oman (Oman)
- Area:
- 212.460 Km 2
- Population (2007):
- 3.204.897 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 2.092 km
- Capital:
- Muscat
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Mina' Qabus, Salalah
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Contiguous zone: 24 nm
- Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
- Political divisions:
- 5 regions (manatiq, singular - mintaqat) and 4 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazat) Ad Dakhiliyah, Al Batinah, Al Buraymi, Al Wusta, Ash Sharqiyah, Az Zahirah, Masqat*, Musandam, Zufar (Dhofar)
- Language(s):
- Arabic (official), English, Baluchi, Urdu, Indian dialects
- National holiday:
- Birthday of Sultan QABOOS, 18 November (1940)
- Nationality:
- Omani(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 4.
- Member of:
- 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, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
- Internet country code:
- .om
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Omani rial (OMR) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD 14.400 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 27.250.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 6,6% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 2,6%
- Industry: 38,8%
- Services: 58,7%
- Labor force:
- 920.000 (2002 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (1999):
-
- Agriculture ND
- Industry: ND
- Services : ND
- Unemployment rate:
- 15% (2004 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 3% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 14,2% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD 14.330.000.000
- Expenditures: USD 12.810.000.000
- Public debt:
- 4,5% of GDP (2006 est.)
- Current account balance:
- USD 7.097.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 24.730.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Petroleum, reexports, fish, metals, textiles
- Exports - Partners:
- China 21,6%, South Korea 19,4%, Japan 14,2%, Thailand 12,6%, UAE 7,1%, Taiwan 4,1% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 10.290.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, food, livestock, lubricants
- Imports - partners:
- UAE 22,4%, Japan 15,8%, UK 7,7%, US 6,7%, Germany 5,8%, India 4,2% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 4.908.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD 4.259.000.000 (2006)
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