GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $66.8 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $80.89 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $26,200 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Muscat
Population (Estimated July 2012): 3,090,150
Area: 309,500km2 or 119,500mi2
Currency: Rial Omani (RO)
Official Language: Arabic
Political Information: Islamic Monarchy
Official Religion: Islam
(approximately 75% of the population are Ibadhi Muslims with 25% have other religious beliefs including other Muslim denominations and Hinduism )
Highest Mountain: Jabal Shams 3005m or 9,859ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): +4:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 5 regions (manatiq, singular - mintaqat) and 4 governorates* (muhafazat, singular - muhafazat) Ad Dakhiliyah, Al Batinah, Al Buraymi*, Al Wusta, Ash Sharqiyah, Az Zahirah, Masqat (Muscat)*, Musandam*, Zufar (Dhofar)*
Leaders: Sultan and Prime Minister Qaboos bin Said (Qabus ibn Saʿid)
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.