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Capital: Muscat
Area: 272,000 sq km / 105,000 sq ml
Language: Arabic, English, Urdu
Currency: Omani Rial
Population: 2,807,125
Life expectancy: 66 (men), 70 (women)
Literacy rate: 35%
Religions: 75% Ibadhi Muslim, Sunni Muslim, Shi'ite Muslim, Hindu
Physical features: Mountains in north and south of high arid plateau, fertile coastal strip, Jebel Akhdar highlands
Ethnic distribution: Mainly Arab with Iranian, Baluchi, Indo - Pakistani and East African minorities
Exports: Oil, dates, silverware, copper, fish
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