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    General Information
    Region    Western Asia
    Population (000, 2020)   5 107
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   16.5
    Capital city    Muscat
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   1 501.6b,c
    UN membership date    07-Oct-71
    Surface area (km2)   309 500a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   194.1
    National currency    Rial Omani (OMR)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   0.4c
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)56 91365 48192 111d
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)1.75.12.1d
    GDP per capita (current US$)18 712.615 344.519 072.8d
    Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added)1.42.22.2d
    Economy: Industry (% of Gross Value Added)62.645.748.6d
    Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA)5668.666.1d
    Employment in agriculture (% of employed)5.24.9e4.4e
    Employment in industry (% of employed)36.933.6e32.8e
    Employment in services (% employed)5861.4e62.7e
    Unemploymente (% of labour force)53.62.6
    Labour force participation ratee (female/male pop. %)27.0 / 82.230.3 / 88.331.0 / 90.4
    CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)100109114c
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)119143144f
    International trade: exports (million current US$)36 60035 68638 723e,c
    International trade: imports (million current US$)19 77529 00723 383e,c
    International trade: balance (million current US$)16 8256 67915 340e,c
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)4 634- 10 954- 4 347d
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth rateh (average annual %)3.86.83.6
    Urban population (% of total population)75.281.485.4c
    Urban population growth rateh (average annual %)4.68...
    Fertility rate, totalh (live births per woman)2.92.92.9
    Life expectancy at birthh (females/males, years)77.5 / 73.278.7 / 74.580.0 / 75.8
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)25.7 / 3.921.8 / 3.822.5 / 4.3
    International migrant stocki (000/% of total pop.)816.2 / 26.81 856.2 / 43.52 286.2 / 46.0c
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)0.1j0.40.6c
    Infant mortality rateh (per 1 000 live births)9.89.67.3
    Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)2.84.33.8a
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)1.92.12d
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)4.2k5l6.8a
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)100.8 / 105.4k110.7 / 106.0108.6 / 98.6d
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)97.2 / 102.3k102.4 / 104.2102.5 / 111.0d
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)28.5 / 19.854.2 / 28.355.6 / 26.4d
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)1.60.40.3d
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)01.22.3m
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)35.8n73.5e80.2e,a
    Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)...0.20.2o,d
    Threatened species (number)7990112
    Forested area (% of land area)~0.0~0.0~0.0e,a
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)42.4 / 13.963.6 / 15.265.5 / 14.1a
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)2 7933 2283 242a
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)256249238a
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)1 4411 9092 301d
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)8.511.811.8c
    Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)-0.04......
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