Country’s Profile
| Official
Name: |
The Sultanate of Oman |
| Capital: |
Muscat |
| Head
of State: |
Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Al Said |
| Political
System: |
Monarchy |
| Language: |
Arabic |
| Currency: |
Omani Rial (OMR) |
| Area: |
212,460 sq km |
| Population
: |
2,622,198 |
| Density
: |
12/km˛ |
| Urbanization: |
84% |
| Real
GDP Growth : |
4.6% (2000 est.) |
| Gross
Domestic Product : |
$7,700 (2000 est.) |
| Consumer
Price Inflation: |
0.8% (2000 est.) |
Membership
of international organizations
ABEDA, AFESD, AL, AMF, CCC, ESCWA, FAO, G-77, GCC, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ITU, NAM, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WtrO
Natural
catastrophe history in the 20th Century:
| Date |
Event |
Area
Affected |
| 1977 |
Wind storm (1) |
|
| 1977 |
Wind storm (2) |
|
| 1981 |
Wind storm |
|
(Re)insurance
companies in selected country:
