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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Oman 
  n  :  a  strategically  located  monarchy  on  the  southern  and  eastern 
  coasts  of  the  Arabian  Peninsula  [syn:  {Oman},  {Muscat  and 
  Oman}] 
 
  From  The  CIA  World  Factbook  (1995)  [world95]: 
 
  Oman 
 
  Oman:Geography 
 
  Location:  Middle  East,  bordering  the  Arabian  Sea,  Gulf  of  Oman,  and 
  Persian  Gulf,  between  Yemen  and  the  United  Arab  Emirates 
 
  Map  references:  Middle  East 
 
  Area: 
  total  area:  212,460  sq  km 
  land  area:  212,460  sq  km 
  comparative  area:  slightly  smaller  than  Kansas 
 
  Land  boundaries:  total  1,374  km  Saudi  Arabia  676  km  UAE  410  km 
  Yemen  288  km 
 
  Coastline:  2,092  km 
 
  Maritime  claims: 
  contiguous  zone:  24  nm 
  exclusive  economic  zone:  200  nm 
  territorial  sea:  12  nm 
 
  International  disputes:  no  defined  boundary  with  most  of  UAE; 
  Administrative  Line  with  UAE  in  far  north 
 
  Climate:  dry  desert;  hot,  humid  along  coast;  hot,  dry  interior;  strong 
  southwest  summer  monsoon  (May  to  September)  in  far  south 
 
  Terrain:  vast  central  desert  plain,  rugged  mountains  in  north  and 
  south 
 
  Natural  resources:  petroleum,  copper,  asbestos,  some  marble, 
  limestone,  chromium,  gypsum,  natural  gas 
 
  Land  use: 
  arable  land:  less  than  2% 
  permanent  crops:  0% 
  meadows  and  pastures:  5% 
  forest  and  woodland:  0% 
  other:  93% 
 
  Irrigated  land:  410  sq  km  (1989  est.) 
 
  Environment: 
  current  issues:  rising  soil  salinity;  beach  pollution  from  oil  spills; 
  very  limited  natural  fresh  water  resources 
  natural  hazards:  summer  winds  often  raise  large  sandstorms  and 
  duststorms  in  interior;  periodic  droughts 
  international  agreements:  party  to  -  Law  of  the  Sea,  Marine  Dumping, 
  Ship  Pollution,  Whaling;  signed,  but  not  ratified  -  Biodiversity, 
  Climate  Change 
 
  Note:  strategic  location  with  small  foothold  on  Musandam  Peninsula 
  controlling  Strait  of  Hormuz  a  vital  transit  point  for  world  crude 
  oil 
 
  Oman:People 
 
  Population:  2,125,089  (July  1995  est.) 
 
  Age  structure: 
  0-14  years:  46%  (female  480,974;  male  498,619) 
  15-64  years:  51%  (female  493,685;  male  593,740) 
  65  years  and  over:  3%  (female  31,826;  male  26,245)  (July  1995  est.) 
 
  Population  growth  rate:  3.71%  (1995  est.) 
 
  Birth  rate:  38.05  births/1,000  population  (1995  est.) 
 
  Death  rate:  5  deaths/1,000  population  (1995  est.) 
 
  Net  migration  rate:  4.09  migrant(s)/1,000  population  (1995  est.) 
 
  Infant  mortality  rate:  34.3  deaths/1,000  live  births  (1995  est.) 
 
  Life  expectancy  at  birth: 
  total  population:  70.25  years 
  male:  68.31  years 
  female:  72.29  years  (1995  est.) 
 
  Total  fertility  rate:  6.16  children  born/woman  (1995  est.) 
 
  Nationality: 
  noun:  Omani(s) 
  adjective:  Omani 
 
  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% 
 
  Labor  force:  430,000  (est.) 
  by  occupation:  agriculture  40%  (est.) 
 
  Oman:Government 
 
  Names: 
  conventional  long  form:  Sultanate  of  Oman 
  conventional  short  form:  Oman 
  local  long  form:  Saltanat  Uman 
  local  short  form:  Uman 
 
  Digraph:  MU 
 
  Type:  monarchy 
 
  Capital:  Muscat 
 
  Administrative  divisions:  6  regions  (mintaqah,  singular  -  mintaqat) 
  and  2  governorates*  (muhafazah,  singular  -  muhafazat)  Ad  Dakhiliyah 
  Al  Batinah  Al  Wusta,  Ash  Sharqiyah  Az  Zahirah  Masqat,  Musandam*, 
  Zufar* 
 
  Independence:  1650  (expulsion  of  the  Portuguese) 
 
  National  holiday:  National  Day  18  November  (1940) 
 
  Constitution:  none 
 
  Legal  system:  based  on  English  common  law  and  Islamic  law;  ultimate 
  appeal  to  the  sultan;  has  not  accepted  compulsory  ICJ  jurisdiction 
 
  Suffrage:  none 
 
  Executive  branch: 
  chief  of  state  and  head  of  government:  Sultan  and  Prime  Minister 
  QABOOS  bin  Said  Al  Said  (since  23  July  1970) 
  cabinet:  Cabinet 
 
  Legislative  branch:  unicameral  Consultative  Council 
 
  Judicial  branch:  none;  traditional  Islamic  judges  and  a  nascent  civil 
  court  system 
 
  Political  parties  and  leaders:  none 
 
  Other  political  or  pressure  groups:  NA 
 
  Member  of:  ABEDA,  AFESD  AL  AMF,  ESCWA  FAO,  G-77,  GCC,  IBRD,  ICAO, 
  IDA,  IDB,  IFAD,  IFC,  ILO,  IMF,  IMO,  INMARSAT  INTELSAT,  INTERPOL,  IOC, 
  ISO  (correspondent),  ITU,  NAM,  OIC,  UN  UNCTAD  UNESCO,  UNIDO  UPU, 
  WFTU  WHO  WMO 
 
  Diplomatic  representation  in  US: 
  chief  of  mission:  Ambassador  Abdallah  bin  Muhammad  bin  Aqil  al-DHAHAB 
  chancery:  2535  Belmont  Rd  NW  Washington,  DC  20008 
  telephone:  [1]  (202)  387-1980  through  1982 
  FAX:  [1]  (202)  745-4933 
 
  US  diplomatic  representation: 
  chief  of  mission:  Ambassador  David  J.  DUNFORD 
  embassy:  address  NA  Muscat 
  mailing  address:  P.  O.  Box  202,  Code  No  115,  Muscat 
  telephone:  [968]  698989 
  FAX:  [968]  699779 
 
  Flag:  three  horizontal  bands  of  white  (top,  double  width),  red,  and 
  green  (double  width)  with  a  broad,  vertical,  red  band  on  the  hoist 
  side  the  national  emblem  (a  khanjar  dagger  in  its  sheath  superimposed 
  on  two  crossed  swords  in  scabbards)  in  white  is  centered  at  the  top  of 
  the  vertical  band 
 
  Economy 
 
  Overview:  Economic  performance  is  closely  tied  to  the  fortunes  of  the 
  oil  industry,  including  trends  in  international  oil  prices  and  the 
  ability  of  OPEC  producers  to  agree  on  output  quotas.  Petroleum 
  accounts  for  more  than  85%  of  export  earnings,  about  80%  of  government 
  revenues,  and  roughly  40%  of  GDP.  Oman  has  proved  oil  reserves  of  4 
  billion  barrels,  equivalent  to  about  20  years'  supply  at  the  current 
  rate  of  extraction.  Agriculture  is  carried  on  at  a  subsistence  level 
  and  the  general  population  depends  on  imported  food.  The  government  is 
  encouraging  private  investment,  both  domestic  and  foreign,  as  a  prime 
  force  for  further  economic  development. 
 
  National  product:  GDP  -  purchasing  power  parity  -  $17  billion  (1994 
  est.) 
 
  National  product  real  growth  rate:  0.5%  (1994  est.) 
 
  National  product  per  capita:  $10,020  (1994  est.) 
 
  Inflation  rate  (consumer  prices):  1.2%  (1994  est.) 
 
  Unemployment  rate:  NA% 
 
  Budget: 
  revenues:  $4.4  billion 
  expenditures:  $5.2  billion,  including  capital  expenditures  of  $1 
  billion  (1994  est.) 
 
  Exports:  $4.8  billion  (f.o.b.,  1994  est.) 
  commodities:  petroleum  87%,  re-exports,  fish,  processed  copper, 
  textiles 
  partners:  UAE  33%,  Japan  20%,  South  Korea  14%,  China  7%  (1993) 
 
  Imports:  $4.1  billion  (c.i.f.,  1994  est.) 
  commodities:  machinery,  transportation  equipment,  manufactured  goods, 
  food,  livestock,  lubricants 
  partners:  UAE  24%  (largely  re-exports),  Japan  21%,  UK  12%,  US  7%, 
  France  6%  (1993) 
 
  External  debt:  $3  billion  (1993) 
 
  Industrial  production:  growth  rate  8.6%  (1991);  accounts  for  almost 
  60%  of  GDP,  including  petroleum 
 
  Electricity: 
  capacity:  1,540,000  kW 
  production:  6  billion  kWh 
  consumption  per  capita:  3,407  kWh  (1993) 
 
  Industries:  crude  oil  production  and  refining,  natural  gas  production, 
  construction,  cement,  copper 
 
  Agriculture:  accounts  for  4%  of  GDP  and  40%  of  the  labor  force 
  (including  fishing);  less  than  2%  of  land  cultivated;  largely 
  subsistence  farming  (dates,  limes,  bananas,  alfalfa,  vegetables, 
  camels,  cattle);  not  self-sufficient  in  food;  annual  fish  catch 
  averages  100,000  metric  tons 
 
  Economic  aid: 
  recipient:  US  commitments,  including  Ex-Im  (FY70-89),  $137  million; 
  Western  (non-US)  countries,  ODA  and  OOF  bilateral  commitments 
  (1970-89),  $148  million;  OPEC  bilateral  aid  (1979-89),  $797  million 
 
  Currency:  1  Omani  rial  RO  =  1,000  baiza 
 
  Exchange  rates:  Omani  rials  RO  per  US$1  -  0.3845  (fixed  rate  since 
  1986) 
 
  Fiscal  year:  calendar  year 
 
  Oman:Transportation 
 
  Railroads:  0  km 
 
  Highways: 
  total:  26,000  km 
  paved:  5,000  km 
  unpaved:  21,000  km  (1992  est.) 
 
  Pipelines:  crude  oil  1,300  km  natural  gas  1,030  km 
 
  Ports:  Mina'  al  Fahl,  Mina'  Qabus  Mina'  Raysut 
 
  Merchant  marine: 
  total:  1  passenger  ship  (1,000  GRT  or  over)  totaling  4,442  GRT/1,320 
  DWT 
 
  Airports: 
  total:  140 
  with  paved  runways  over  3,047  m:  4 
  with  paved  runways  1,524  to  2,437  m:  1 
  with  paved  runways  914  to  1,523  m:  1 
  with  paved  runways  under  914  m:  36 
  with  unpaved  runways  over  3,047  m:  3 
  with  unpaved  runways  2,438  to  3,047  m:  3 
  with  unpaved  runways  1,524  to  2,438  m:  61 
  with  unpaved  runways  914  to  1,523  m:  31 
 
  Oman:Communications 
 
  Telephone  system:  50,000  telephones;  modern  system  consisting  of 
  open-wire,  microwave,  and  radio  communications  stations;  limited 
  coaxial  cable 
  local:  NA 
  intercity:  open  wire,  microwave,  radio  communications,  and  8  domestic 
  satellite  links 
  international:  2  INTELSAT  (Indian  Ocean)  and  1  ARABSAT  earth  station 
 
  Radio: 
  broadcast  stations:  AM  2,  FM  3,  shortwave  0 
  radios:  NA 
 
  Television: 
  broadcast  stations:  7 
  televisions:  NA 
 
  Oman:Defense  Forces 
 
  Branches:  Army,  Navy,  Air  Force,  Royal  Oman  Police 
 
  Manpower  availability:  males  age  15-49  520,428;  males  fit  for  military 
  service  294,993;  males  reach  military  age  (14)  annually  26,065  (1995 
  est.) 
 
  Defense  expenditures:  exchange  rate  conversion  -  $1.7  billion,  14.2% 
  of  GDP  (1995  est.) 
 
 
 




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