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Photos of Oman

After President Martin van Buren signed a treaty with the Sultanate of Oman in 1840, the Imam of Muscat presented him with 148 pearls as a token of gratitude. The pearls were made into a necklace for the president’s daughter-in-law, who was the acting First Lady for the widower Van Buren. Today the necklace is displayed in the First Ladies Exhibit in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.  (Photo courtesy of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History)

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Geography

Area

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People and Society

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Age structure

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Median age

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Population growth rate

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Birth rate

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Death rate

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Net migration rate

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Maternal mortality ratio

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Infant mortality rate

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Total fertility rate

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Tobacco use

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Education expenditures

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Environment

Revenue from coal

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Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

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Real GDP per capita

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Labor force

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Unemployment rate

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Public debt

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Taxes and other revenues

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Current account balance

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Exports

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Imports

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Energy

Energy consumption per capita

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Communications

Transportation

Airports

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Heliports

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Merchant marine

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Military and Security

Terrorism

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