or substantially detracting from its arable land devoted to cattle grazing; coffee, corn, wheat, sugarcane, root crops, barley, vegetables, fruit; animal products - rice, corn, wheat, sugarcane, fruit, vegetables, dairy products, eggs, fish; not self-sufficient in most foods; 1991 fish catch potential of over 30% of GDP (1993 est.) Birth rate: 15.72 births/1,000 population (1993 est.) Nationality: noun: Canadian(s) adjective: Canadian Ethnic divisions: Emirian 19%, other Arab 35%, South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi) Religions: Ibadhi Muslim 75%, Sunni Muslim, Shi'a Muslim, Hindu Languages: Arabic (official), Somali, Afar Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990) total population: 61.2 years male: 73.25 years female: 41.37 years (1993 est.) Infant mortality rate: 11.51 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 98% male: 99% female: 98% Labor force: 8 million kWh produced, 3,060 kWh per capita (1991) Industries: crude oil 3,497 km; petroleum products 2,900 km; natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality soils and scarcity of water; chief products - sugarcane, vanilla, tobacco; food crops - corn, sorghum, sweet potatoes, sheep, goats, camels; self-sufficient in the
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