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'''Oman''' (officially the ''Sultanate of Oman'') is a country located in Southwest [[Asia]]. It has borders with the [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Saudi Arabia]] and [[Yemen]]. The capital city of Oman is [[Muscat]], and the official language is [[Arabic]]. | '''Oman''' (officially the ''Sultanate of Oman'') is a country located in Southwest [[Asia]]. It has borders with the [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Saudi Arabia]] and [[Yemen]]. The capital city of Oman is [[Muscat]], and the official language is [[Arabic]]. | ||
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The total population of Oman is estimated at 2.87 million for 2008; like the other [[Gulf Co-operation Council]] countries, it is highly dependent on supposedly temporary immigrant workers known in the region as "expatriates". In 2004 they totalled 900,000 (of which only 23% were female), constituting 31% of the total population and 75% of the labour force.<ref>''Oman Statistical Yearbook 2009'': Table 1-2</ref> The immigrant population was identified in the 2004 Census as being 61% Indian, with another 32% from other South East Asian countries.<ref>Census 2004: online database</ref> | |||
Revision as of 20:18, 11 October 2010
Oman (officially the Sultanate of Oman) is a country located in Southwest Asia. It has borders with the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. The capital city of Oman is Muscat, and the official language is Arabic.
Population The total population of Oman is estimated at 2.87 million for 2008; like the other Gulf Co-operation Council countries, it is highly dependent on supposedly temporary immigrant workers known in the region as "expatriates". In 2004 they totalled 900,000 (of which only 23% were female), constituting 31% of the total population and 75% of the labour force.[1] The immigrant population was identified in the 2004 Census as being 61% Indian, with another 32% from other South East Asian countries.[2]