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Country
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Oman | 
Turkmenistan |
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Leader
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Sultan, prime minister, foreign minister: Qaboos Bin Said Al Said
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President: Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov
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Population
|
3,090,150
| 5,054,828
|
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Life Expectancy
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74.470 years
| 68.840 years
|
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Capital City
|
Muscat
| Ashgabat (Ashkhabad)
|
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Largest city
|
| Muscat (population: 797,000) | Ashgabat (population: 727,700) |
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Human Development Index
|
0.839
| 0.728
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| GDP per capita |
$26,900 US
| $7,900 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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81.4%
| 98.8%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
|
5.5
| 1.8
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
9.1%
| 16%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
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| Unemployment Rate |
15.000%
| 60.000%
|
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Death Penalty
|
Legal
| Abolished
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Political System
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monarchy
| republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch
|
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Independence date
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1650 (expulsion of the Portuguese)
| 27 October 1991 (from Soviet Union)
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| Religions |
Ibadhi Muslim 75%, other (includes Sunni Muslim, Shi'a Muslim, Hindu) 25%
| Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%
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| Languages |
Arabic (official), English, Baluchi, Urdu, Indian dialects
| Turkmen 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7%
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| Exports |
petroleum, reexports, fish, metals, textiles
| gas, crude oil, petrochemicals, textiles, cotton fiber
|
| External Debt |
$9,054,000,000 $
| $524,700,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
Omani rials (OMR) per US dollar - 0.3845 (2008 est.), 0.3845 (2007), 0.3845 (2006), 0.3845 (2005), 0.3845 (2004)
| Turkmen manat (TMM) per US dollar - 14,250 (as of 1 May 2008 est.)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
11.400%
| 3.400%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Persian Gulf, between Yemen and UAE
| Central Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Kazakhstan
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| Area |
309,500 km sq
| 488,100 km sq
|
| Coastline |
2,092 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
dry desert; hot, humid along coast; hot, dry interior; strong southwest summer monsoon (May to September) in far south
| subtropical desert
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