Oman     [67]
(Independent )
ISO COUNTRY CODE: OM
LAND AREA: 271950 sq. km
NUMBER OF ISLANDS BY SIZE (sq. km):

>17,000	>10,000	>1,000	>100	>10	>1	<1	Unknown	TOTAL
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3

DEMOGRAPHY
  POPULATION: 2302000 (1996)
  DENSITY: 8 persons/sq. km    GROWTH RATE: 3%/year
  POP AGR/FISH/MINING: 45%
  URBAN POP: 13% (1994), versus 4% (1960), Annual Growth: 7.7%
  LIFE EXPECTANCY: 70.0 years,  ADULT LITERACY: 35.0%
  INFANT MORTALITY: 28 per/1000 (1994), versus 214 (1960)
  HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX: 0.718

ECONOMY
  GNP: US$10.8 billion, Annual GNP Growth Rate 1980-1993: 9.3%,  Annual Growth Rate GNP/Capita: 3.4%
  GDP/Capita: $5683  GDP/Capita PPP: $10078
  GDP/Capita: 1960 $750, 1970 $3367, 1980 $3587, 1990 $5253
  OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE: $59 million  ODA%GNP: 0.6%
  ODA/Capita: $29

ENVIRONMENT (see also individual islands)
  ARABLE LAND: 0.1% of land area
NATURE CONSERVATION INTEREST:

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
  ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION: 3782 kw-hr/capita, versus 161 kw-hr/cap (1970)
  INTERNAL RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES: 0.9,000 cu.m/cap/year
  CHANGE IN ANNUAL MARINE CATCH 1980-82 to 1990-92: 23%

INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: