The Government of Oman
Overview
- Capital: Muscat
- Administrative regions: 11 governorates
- Government & legal system: Absolute monarchy (Sultanate); civil law system with Islamic law influence. (government site)
- Head of state / government: Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, Sultan (official page)
- Official language(s): Arabic (official)
- National Day: November 18 (National Day, also the Sultan’s birthday)
- Independence: Not a colonial-independence case; the modern Sultanate’s renaissance is dated from 1970
- Other official holidays: Renaissance Day (Jul 23), Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (official site)
- Regional / international memberships: UN, Gulf Cooperation Council, Arab League, OIC
- Visa / entry requirements: E-visa system available for most nationalities. (visa info)
- Currency: Omani rial (OMR) — notes depict the Sultan and national landmarks such as the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque and historic forts.
- Flag symbolism: White, red, and green horizontal bands with a broader red vertical band at the hoist bearing the national emblem (a khanjar dagger crossed with swords) — white represents peace, red represents past battles, green represents the fertile Jebel Akhdar region.
