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| Country name |
conventional long form: sultanate of oman conventional short form: oman local long form: saltanat uman former: muscat and oman local short form: uman |
| Government type | monarchy |
| Capital | Muscat |
| Administrative divisions | 5 regions (manatiq, singular - mintaqat) and 3 governorates* (muhafazat, singular - muhafazat) Ad Dakhiliyah, Al Batinah, Al Wusta, Ash Sharqiyah, Az Zahirah, Masqat*, Musandam*, Zufar* |
| Independence | 1650 (expulsion of the Portuguese) |
| National holiday | Birthday of Sultan QABOOS, 18 November (1940) |
| Constitution | none; note - on 6 November 1996, Sultan QABOOS issued a royal decree promulgating a new basic law which, among other things, clarifies the royal succession, provides for a prime minister, bars ministers from holding interests in companies doing business with the government, establishes a bicameral legislature, and guarantees basic civil liberties for Omani citizens |
| Legal system | based on English common law and Islamic law; ultimate appeal to the monarch; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Suffrage | in Oman's most recent elections in 2000, limited to approximately 175,000 Omanis chosen by the government to vote in elections for the Majlis al-Shura |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: sultan and prime minister qaboos bin said al said (since 23 july 1970); note - the monarch is both the chief of state and head of government head of government: sultan and prime minister qaboos bin said al said (since 23 july 1970); note - the monarch is both the chief of state and head of government cabinet: cabinet appointed by the monarch elections: none; the monarch is hereditary |
| Legislative branch | bicameral Majlis Oman consists of an upper chamber or Majlis al-Dawla (48 seats; members appointed by the monarch; has advisory powers only) and a lower chamber or Majlis al-Shura (83 seats; members elected by limited suffrage for three-year term, however, the monarch makes final selections and can negate election results; body has some limited power to propose legislation, but otherwise has only advisory powers)
elections: last held 4 october 2003 (next to be held na 2006) election results: na |
| Judicial branch | Supreme Court note: the nascent civil court system, administered by region, has non-islamic judges as well as traditional islamic judges |
| Political parties and leaders | none |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | none |
| International organization participation | ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, FAO, G-77, GCC, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITU, LAS, NAM, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO |
| Diplomatic representation in the US |
chief of mission: ambassador muhammad bin ali bin thani al-khussaiby chancery: 2535 belmont road, nw, washington, dc 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 387-1980 through 1981, 1988 FAX: [1] (202) 745-4933 |
| Diplomatic representation from the US |
chief of mission: ambassador richard lewis baltimore iii embassy: jameat a'duwal al arabiya street, al khuwair area, muscat mailing address: p. o. box 202, p.c. 115, madinat al-sultan qaboos, muscat telephone: [968] 698989, extension 203 FAX: [968] 699771 |
| Flag description | three horizontal bands of white, red, and green of equal width with a broad, vertical, red band on the hoist side; the national emblem (a khanjar dagger in its sheath superimposed on two crossed swords in scabbards) in white is centered near the top of the vertical band |
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