Area:
82,031 sq mi
(212,460 sq km)
Population (2005
est.):
3,001,583
Capital (2003 est.):
Muscat
Industries:
crude oil production
and refining,
natural and
liquefied natural
gas (LNG)
production,
construction,
cement, copper,
steel, chemicals,
optic fiber.
Natural resources:
petroleum, copper,
asbestos, some
marble, limestone,
chromium, gypsum,
natural gas.
Exports:
petroleum, reexports,
fish, metals,
textiles.
Imports:
machinery and
transport equipment,
manufactured goods,
food, livestock,
lubricants.
Major
trading partners:
South Korea, China,
Japan, Thailand, UAE,
Iran, U.S., UK,
Germany, India
