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Hauptstadt
Name: Muscat
geographische Koordinaten: 23 37 N, 58 35 E
Zeitunterschied: UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: the name, whose meaning is uncertain, traces back almost two millennia; two 2nd century A.D. scholars, the geographer Ptolemy and the historian Arrian, both mention an Arabian Sea coastal town of Moscha, which most likely referred to Muscat
Unabhängigkeit
1650 (expulsion of the Portuguese)
Nationalfeiertag
National Day, 18 November; note - coincides with the birthday of Sultan QABOOS, 18 November (1940)
Konstitution
history: promulgated by royal decree 6 November 1996 (the Basic Law of the Sultanate of Oman serves as the constitution)amended by royal decree in 2011
amendments: promulgated by the sultan or proposed by the Council of Oman and drafted by a technical committee as stipulated by royal decree and then promulgated through royal decree; amended by royal decree in 2011 (2016)
Wahlrecht
21 Jahre; universal; note - members of the military and security forces by law cannot vote
Exekutive
Staatsoberhaupt: Sultan and Prime Minister QABOOS bin Said Al-Said (sultan seit dem 23 July 1970 and prime minister seit dem 23 July 1972); note - the monarch is both Staatsoberhaupt and Regierungschef
Regierungschef: Sultan and Prime Minister QABOOS bin Said Al-Said (sultan seit dem 23 July 1970 and prime minister seit dem 23 July 1972)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the monarch
elections/appointments: members of the Ruling Family Council determine a successor from the sultan's extended family; if the Council cannot form a consensus within 3 days of the sultan's death or incapacitation, the Defense Council will relay a predetermined heir as chosen by the sultan

Quelle: CIA World Factbook - Version Dezember 31, 2019