Oman Governo Profilo 2001

Capitale

Muscat

Indipendenza

1650 (expulsion of the Portuguese)

Festa nazionale

Birthday of Sultan QABOOS, 18 Novembre (1940)

Costituzione

none; note - on 6 Novembre 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

Suffragio

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 ash-Shura

Ramo esecutivo

capo dello stato: Sultan and Prime Minister QABOOS bin Said Al Said (da allora 23 July 1970); note - the monarch is both the capo dello stato and capo di governo

capo di governo: Sultan and Prime Minister QABOOS bin Said Al Said (da allora 23 July 1970); note - the monarch is both the capo dello stato and capo di governo

cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the monarch

elections: none; the monarch is hereditary