Location: Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Persian Gulf, between Yemen and UAE. Geography: strategic location on Musandam Peninsula adjacent to Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil. Area: total: 212,460 sq km, land: 212,460 sq km, water: 0 sq km
Capital: Muscat. Industries: crude oil production and refining, natural and liquefied natural gas (LNG) production; construction, cement, copper, steel, chemicals, optic fiber Languages: Arabic (official), English, Baluchi, Urdu, Indian dialects. National Holiday: Birthday of Sultan QABOOS, 18 November (1940). Currency: Omani rial (OMR)

Population:  2,967,717 Labor force:  968,800,  about 60% of the labor force is non-national (2007)Includes 577,293 non-nationals (July 2010 est.)

GDP (purchasing power parity):
•   $76.53 billion (2010 est.)
•   $73.87 billion (2009 est.)
•   $72.42 billion (2008 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
•   3.6% (2010 est.)
•   2% (2009 est.)
•   12.8% (2008 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
•   $25,800 (2010 est.)
•   $25,400 (2009 est.)
•   $25,400 (2008 est.)
Investment (gross fixed):  26.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
Public debt:
•   4.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
•   5.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Exports:
•   $36.12 billion (2010 est.)
•   $27.65 billion (2009 est.)
Imports:
•   $19.3 billion (2010 est.)
•   $16.13 billion (2009 est.)
Debt - external:
•   $8.829 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
•   $7.061 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Military expenditures:  11.4% of GDP (2005 est.)

Airports:  130 (2010)
Airports - with paved runways: 11
•   over 3,047 m: 6
•   2,438 to 3,047 m: 4
•   914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2010)
Airports - with unpaved runways:  119
•   over 3,047 m: 2
•   2,438 to 3,047 m: 7
•   1,524 to 2,437 m: 51
•   914 to 1,523 m: 33
•   under 914 m: 26 (2010)
Heliports:  3 (2010)

Note: data are in US dollars
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