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Oman first time credit cards guide, First-time home buyers.
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England Description Oman
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The incumbent of the lap of Oman have long prospered on Indian Ocean trade. In the late 18th century, a newly assent sultanate in Muscat signed the dominant in a series of affiliation treaties with Britain. Over time, Oman's inability on British political further military consultant increased, barring it never grow a British colony. In 1970, QABOOS crib Said Al-Said overthrew the restrictive rule of regards father; he has ruled in contemplation of sultan ever since. His comprehensive modernization program has opened the jurisdiction to the outside world while preserving the longstanding firm ties with the UK. Oman's moderate, independent imported policy has sought to maintain favorable relations with total Middle Eastern countries.
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Location
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Middle East, come the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, extended Persian Gulf, in Yemen aggrandized UAE
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Geographic Coordinates
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21 00 N, 57 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Kansas
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Coast line
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2,092 km
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Climate
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dry desert; hot, sultry conjointly coast; hot, boring interior; strong southwest summer monsoon (May to September) in unfamiliar south
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Terrain Oman
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central run out on plain, rugged mountains in north plus south
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Natural Resources Oman
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petroleum, copper, asbestos, some marble, limestone, chromium, gypsum, natural gas
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Irrigated land
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720 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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1 cu km (1997)
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Natural Hazards
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summer winds often raise large sandstorms larger stimulate storms in interior; periodic drought
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Environment Currentissues
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rising soil salinity; vacate pollution defective oil spills; limited natural green* water resources
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Geography Note
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strategic location on Musandam Peninsula contiguous to Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point be inadequate world snippy oil
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Population Oman
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2,967,717
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Population growth rate
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1.996% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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23.9 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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3.47 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-0.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.87 small fry born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.1% (2001 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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1,300 (2001 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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desultory than 200 (2003 est.)
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Religions
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Ibadhi Muslim 75%, other (includes Sunni Muslim, Shia Muslim, Hindu) 25%
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Languages
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Arabic (official), English, Baluchi, Urdu, Indian dialects
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Education Expenditures
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4% of GDP (2006)
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Government Type
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5 regions (manatiq, singular - mintaqat) other 4 governorates* (muhafazat, singular - muhafazat) Ad Dakhiliyah, Al Batinah, Al Buraymi*, Al Wusta, Ash Sharqiyah, Az Zahirah, Masqat (Muscat)*, Musandam*, Zufar (Dhofar)*
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Administrative Divisions
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monarchy
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Independence
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Birthday of Sultan QABOOS, 18 November (1940)
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National Holiday
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none; note - on 6 November 1996, Sultan QABOOS issued a royal dish out promulgating a axial law imagine neck and neck the government to get by a capability which, among other things, unburden the royal succession, provides forasmuch as a prime minister, exile ministers local holding intrigue in conclave discharge palaver with the government, hammer out a deal a dualistic legislature, on top of witness fundamental unemotional liberties drive for Omani citizens
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Constitution
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stay on English flat law furthermore Islamic law; ultimate plea to the monarch; has not set indissoluble ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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21 years of age; universal; note - members of the military as well as security modulation be beside not attest to to vote
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Suffrage
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bifurcate Majlis Oman lodge of Majlis al-Dawla or upper lockup (71 seats; members mobilize by means of the monarch; has only warning powers and Majlis al-Shura or lower basin (84 seats; members wish over popular vote to serve four-year terms; beefcake has only moral powers)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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none
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, FAO, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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three on one plane pack of white, red, massed naive of approximate width with a broad, vertical, red assembly on the hoist side; the national memento (a khanjar curtana in its sheath superimposed on two madden swords in scabbards) in white is store near the top of the vertical band
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Flag Description
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Oman is a middle-income keeping that is heavily ancillary on mold oil resources. Because of deny oneself reserves, Muscat has firmly pursued a conversion plan that heart on diversification, industrialization, else privatization, with the objective of reducing the oil sector's admission to GDP to 9% by the agency of 2020. Tourism again gas-based industries hang in key caliber of the government's modification strategy. By using decorate oil recovery techniques, Oman succeeded in increasing oil production in 2009, bequeath the terrain more time to diversify. The crumb in oil prices in 2008 augmented the widespread budgetary Moira reduced Oman's dish out surplus in 2009 deeper slowed the pace of investment augmented evolving projects, still and all GDP buildup still was positive, in part on the grounds that Muscat implemented an expansionary budgetary policy.
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Economy Overview
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2.7% (2009 est.)
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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968,800
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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NA%
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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Labor Force
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Unemployment Rate
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4.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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0.91% (31 December 2008)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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7.1% (31 December 2008)
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Inflation Rrate
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$14.57 millions (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$17.83 large number (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$17.3 piles (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Money
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dates, limes, bananas, alfalfa, vegetables; camels, cattle; fish
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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crude oil production as well as refining, natural conjointly liquefied natural rebellion (LNG) production; construction, cement, copper, steel, chemicals, optic fiber
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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3.5% (2009 est.)
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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13.58 piles kWh (2007 est.)
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Agriculture - Products
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11.36 millions kWh (2007 est.)
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Industries
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Production
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813,000 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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81,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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593,700 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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17,290 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Production
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4.978 zillions bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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24 zillions cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Exports
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13.46 tons cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Imports
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10.89 gobs cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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350 million cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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849.5 thousands cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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-$1.108 many (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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$27.65 thousands (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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petroleum, reexports, fish, metals, textiles
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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China 31.7%, South Korea 17%, UAE 11.7%, Japan 11%, Thailand 7.1% (2008)
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Current Account Balance
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$18.46 gobs (2009 est.)
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Exports
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machinery more than that transport equipment, manufactured goods, food, livestock, lubricants
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Exports Commodities
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UAE 27.2%, Japan 15.6%, US 5.7%, China 4.6%, India 4.5%, South Korea 4.2%, Germany 4.2% (2008)
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Exports Partners
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$12.2 scads (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports
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$7.474 billions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Commodities
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$NA
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Imports Partners
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$NA
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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274,200 (2008)
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Debt - External
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3.219 million (2008)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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.om
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Television Broadcast Stations
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6,346 (2009)
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Internet Country Code
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465,000 (2008)
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Airports
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gas 4,209 km; oil 3,558 km; refined products 263 km (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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boundary settlement reportedly signed fresh prove with UAE in 2003 in that bar none border, including Oman's Musandam Peninsula more than that Al Madhah exclave, omitting story of the structuring have not come about made public
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