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Oman SOCIETY
NOTE--The Country Profile contains updated
information
as available.
Population: In 1992, for planning purposes,
government
estimated 2 million; actual figure may be closer to 1.5
million.
Growth rate 3.5 percent in 1994. Foreigners estimated at
17.5
percent of population in 1992.
Education: Free public schools consist of
primary level
of six years, lower secondary level of three years, and
upper
secondary level of three years. Most teachers (60 percent)
foreign.
Health: Improvement and expansion of health care
facilities major ongoing government priority. In 1994
infant
mortality estimated at thirty-seven per 1,000. In 1994
life
expectancy at birth sixty-eight years on average, with
sixty-six
years for males and seventy years for females.
Ethnic Groups: Most Omanis are Arabs, although
numerous
citizens of non-Arab African origin. Foreign community
includes
Egyptians, Pakistanis, Indians, and others.
Religion: Most Omanis are Muslims; Ibadis
constitute
largest group.
Data as of January 1993
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