Capital:
Muscat
Area:
272,000 sq km / 105,000 sq ml
Language:
Arabic, English, Urdu
Currency:
Omani Rial
Population:
2,807,125
Life expectancy:
66 (men), 70 (women)
Literacy rate:
35%
Religions:
75% Ibadhi Muslim, Sunni Muslim, Shi'ite Muslim, Hindu
Physical features:
Mountains in north and south of high arid plateau, fertile coastal strip, Jebel Akhdar highlands
Ethnic distribution:
Mainly Arab with Iranian, Baluchi, Indo - Pakistani and East African minorities
Exports:
Oil, dates, silverware, copper, fish
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