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Executive
branch:
chief
of state:
Sultan and Prime Minister QABOOS bin Said al-Said (sultan since
23 July 1970 and prime minister since 23 July 1972); note - the
monarch is both the chief of state and head of government
head of government: Sultan and Prime Minister QABOOS bin
Said al-Said (sultan since 23 July 1970 and prime minister since
23 July 1972); note - the monarch is both the chief of state and
head of government
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the monarch
elections: none; the monarch is hereditary
Capital:
Muscat
Population:
3,001,583
note: includes 577,293 non-nationals (July 2007 est.)
Languages:
Arabic (official), English, Baluchi, Urdu, Indian
dialects
Location:
Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman,
and Persian Gulf, between Yemen and UAE
Climate:
dry desert; hot, humid along coast; hot, dry interior;
strong southwest summer monsoon (May to September) in far south
Land boundaries:
total:
1,374 km
border countries: Saudi Arabia 676 km, UAE 410 km, Yemen
288 km
Background:
In
1970, QABOOS bin Said Al Said ousted his father and has ruled as
sultan ever since. His extensive modernization program has
opened the country to the outside world and has preserved a
long-standing political and military relationship with the UK.
Oman's moderate, independent foreign policy has sought to
maintain good relations with all Middle Eastern countries.
Administrative divisions:
5 regions (manaatiq, singular - mintaqat) and 3
governorates* (muhaafazaat, singular - muhaafaza) Ad Dakhiliyah,
Al Batinah, Al Wusta, Ash Sharqiyah, Az Zahirah, Masqat*,
Musandam*, Zufar (Dhofar)*
International
organization participation:
ABEDA,
AFESD, AMF, FAO, G-77, GCC, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), IDA,
IDB, IFAD, IFC, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITU,
LAS, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO,
WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, WToO
GDP
(purchasing power parity):
$40.14 billion (2007 est.)
GDP - per capita:
purchasing
power parity - $13,400 (2007 est.)
GDP - composition by
sector:
agriculture:
2.8%
industry: 40%
services: 57.1% (2007 est.)
Agriculture
- products:
dates,
limes, bananas, alfalfa, vegetables; camels, cattle; fish
Industries:
crude
oil production and refining, natural and liquefied natural gas
(LNG) production, construction, cement, copper, steel,
chemicals, optic fiber
By
the
Courtesy of World
Fact Book - Oman and
Wikipedia
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