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GeographyLocation: Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Persian Gulf, between Yemen and the United Arab Emirates
Area: Land boundaries: total 1,374 km, Saudi Arabia 676 km, UAE 410 km, Yemen 288 km Coastline: 2,092 km
PeoplePopulation: 2,125,089 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 3.71% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 38.05 births/1,000 population Death rate: 5 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 4.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 34.3 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 6.16 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Arab, Baluchi, South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi) Religions: Ibadhi Muslim 75%, Sunni Muslim, Shi'a Muslim, Hindu Languages: Arabic (official), English, Baluchi, Urdu, Indian dialects
Literacy:
NA%
Government
Names:
Type: monarchy Capital: Muscat Independence: 1650 (expulsion of the Portuguese) Constitution: none
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $17 billion National product real growth rate: 0.5% National product per capita: $10,020 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 1.2% Unemployment rate:
Electricity:
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