COUNTRY NAME:
Sultanate of Oman

CAPITAL:
Muscat

GOVERNMENT TYPE:
Monarchy

AREA:
82,031 square miles

POPULATION:
3,102,229 (July 2006 est.)

LANGUAGES:
Arabic (official), English, Baluchi, Urdu, Indian dialects

CURRENCY:
Omani rial (OMR)

GDP- purchasing power parity:
$39.65 billion (2005 est.)

GDP - real growth rate:
4.3% (2005 est.)

GDP - per capita:
$13,200 (2005 est.)

INDUSTRIES:
Crude oil production and refining, natural and liquefied natural gas (LNG) production, construction, cement, copper, steel, chemicals, optic fiber