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  1. Date of Independence: 1650 (from Portugal)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: no written constitution
  3. Population: 2,446,645 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 118,150 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Muscat
  6. Form of Government: monarchy
  7. Natural Resources: oil, copper, asbestos, marble, limestone, chromium, gypsum, natural gas
  8. Main Industries: petroleum processing, natural gas, construction, cement, copper refining
  9. Agriculture: dates, limes, bananas, alfalfa, vegetables, camels, cattle, fish
  10. Currency: rial
  11. GDP: $18.6 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $7,900 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Arabic (official), English, Baluchi, Urdu, other Indian dialects
  14. Religions: Islam (Ibadhi, Sunnism, Shi'a), Hinduism
  15. Literacy Rate: 80%
  16. Life Expectancy:    69 years (male)
  17.                 73 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 38 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 4 deaths per 1,000 population