What type of government does Oman have?

The Sultanate of Oman is an Arab nation located on the Arabian Peninsula. The Sultanate runs on an absolute monarch system of governance with the leadership vested on a hereditary sultan who has dominion over the legislature, executive, and the judiciary branches of government.

The Basic Statute of Oman is the supreme law of the Sultanate of Oman. The Basic Statute is the equivalent of a constitution and is the most important aspect of the Omani legal system. The Basic Statute was adopted in 1996 and has only undergone a single amendment in 2011 during the 2011 Arab Spring. The Basic Statute provides for several rights of residents of Oman including the forbidding of any discrimination based on gender, color, language, origin, sect, or social status.