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 Population
of 3 million including 600,000 non-nationals (July 2005 est.)
Revenue from
Energy sales is largely being distributed throughout
country on mega Infrastructure projects.
Age
structure: 0-14 years: 42.6% (male 652,028/female 626,698)
15-64 years: 54.9% (male 978,183/female 668,814)
65 years and over: 2.5% (male 41,366/female 34,494) (2005 est.)
Median age: total: 19.13 years
male: 21.88 years
female: 16.45 years (2005 est.)
Oman
continues to liberalize its markets and joined the World Trade
Organization (WTO) in November 2000.
Large and growing professional Middle Class, of which majority are
under 30
High Internet DSL (Broadband) penetration
High Credit and Payment card usage (Internet commerce enabled)
Internet access from work and home amongst 18-40 year olds is
4.5
hours per day
Large number of online sites cater for domestic market.
Majority of content is in
Arabic language though English
language is also commonly understood.
Economic Data
2000
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2003
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2004
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2005
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GDP per head ($ at PPP) |
$10,123 |
$10,201 |
$10,292 |
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Source: Economist Intelligence
Unit Source: Country Data
World Bank Reports: GDP, PPP
CIA: World Fact Book
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