The Sultanate of Oman sits at the southeast corner of the Arabian Peninsula, and includes the Musandam Peninsula opposite the Strait of Hormuz. Officially, Oman is ruled by Sultan Qaboos ibn-Said as-Said, who ousted his own father the take the throne. But as far as Sultanates go, the nation is surprisingly liberal, even Westernized, given its long trading relationship with the British. In October of 2003, for example, all Omani men and women ages 21 and older were granted voting privileges to elect representatives to the Majlis al-Shura, a kind of “people’s advisory council” to the Sultan.
You can find more about Oman on the web! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oman)
