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Oman Government 1998 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb1998/oman/oman_government.html SOURCE: 1998 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Country name
Data code MU Government type monarchy National capital Muscat Administrative divisions 6 regions (mintaqah, singular - mintaqat) and 2 governorates* (muhafazah, singular - muhafazat) Ad Dakhiliyah, Al Batinah, Al Wusta, Ash Sharqiyah, Az Zahirah, Masqat, Musandam*, Zufar* Independence 1650 (expulsion of the Portuguese) National holiday National Day, 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 Omani council, and guarantees basic civil liberties for Omani citizens Legal system based on English common law and Islamic law; ultimate appeal to the sultan; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction Suffrage limited to approximately 50,000 Omanis chosen by the government to vote in elections for the Majlis ash-Shura Executive branch
Legislative branch
bicameral Majlis Oman consists of an upper chamber or Majlis ad-Dawla
(41 seats; members appointed by the Sultan; has advisory powers only) and
a lower chamber or Majlis ash-Shura (82 seats; members elected by limited
suffrage, however, the Sultan makes final selections and can negate election
results; body has some limited power to propose legislation, but otherwise
has only advisory powers)
Judicial branch none; traditional Islamic judges and a nascent civil court system, administered by region Political parties and leaders none Political pressure groups and leaders NA International organization participation ABEDA, AFESD, AL, AMF, ESCWA, FAO, G-77, GCC, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITU, NAM, OIC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO (applicant) Diplomatic representation in the US
Diplomatic representation from the US
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 at the top of the vertical band
NOTE: The information regarding Oman on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Oman Government 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Oman Government 1998 should be addressed to the CIA. |