2,331,391(2003)
Omanis :
1,779,318 (76.3 per cent)
Expatriates : 552,000 (23.7 per cent) |
| 7.5
inhabitants/Km2 |
|
Muscat (population 631,031) |
|
Arabic ( English widely used) |
|
Islam
|
|
4 hours
ahead of GMT |
Rial
Omani = US$2.60
(US$0.384 - Buying)
(US$0.385 – Selling)
(1 Rial = 1000 Baisas) |
Hot and humid in summer
(June 31- 48 ° Centigrade)
Pleasantly cool in winter
(January 20-25° Centigrade)
|
|
Metric |
|
220 Volts |
|
5,802
million barrels (proven reserves) |
|
21 TCF (Trillion Cubic
Feet) (proven reserves) |
|
16.3 million tonnes |
|
185,000 tonnes |
|
2.5% |
|
73 years |
RO 7,427.4 million
(2001)
|
RO 7,803.5 million
(Provisional 2002)
|
|
18th November (Government
offices usually close for two days later in the month in lieu of the
holiday) |
Saturday - Wednesday
7.30 am - 2.30 pm
(except in Ramadhan 9 am - 2 pm)
28th Nov 2000 (Ramadhan begins)
|
Saturday - Thursday
8.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m.
3.30 p.m. - 6.30 p.m.
(timings variable)
During Ramadhan, Muslims in the private sector may only work six hours
per day or 36 hours per week.
|
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