Country Name: United Emirates of Arabia
Fictional or Real?: Fictional
Head of State: King Faisal bin Abdulaziz al-Saud
Population: 20.51 Million
Location: Capital: Riyadh
Government: Islamic Federal Republic. The Government is lead by a King who is both Head of State and Head of Government. The King has a Council of Viziers who each lead various Government Colleges. The government colleges include the College of Economics, the College of War, the College of Foreign Affairs, the College of Urban Development, College of Oil, College of Healthcare, College of Education, College of Environmental Affairs, College of Agriculture, College of Safety, and the College of Infrastructure and Transportation. The King is also the head of the Legislative Branch, and he leads the National Assembly, a unicameral legislature with the ability to impeach certain officials and pass laws and acts, its members are elected and serve 5 year terms. The Judicial branch has three levels, these being the High Court, Emirate Court, and Local Court. Almost all crimes start at the local court but can be appealed to higher courts. The High court gets original jurisdiction over international cases or political cases, the High Court is made up of 13 Grand Judges, each judge is picked by the King and serves until they die or retire as they cannot be impeached. The fourth branch of government is the Islamic branch, lead by the Caliph and a Tribunal of Clerics. The Islamic Branch is responsible for governing the Sunni sect of Islam, and is responsible for enforcing any religious laws.
Emirates are the state/provincial level of the government they are lead by Emirs, members of the royal family, and are similar to the federal government with the state courts as a judicial branch, an Assembly of the Emirate as its legislative branch, and a local Grand Imam as the head of the provincial churches. Below the Emirate is the Tributary or Local Government, these are run by Sheikhs which are people of royal blood, they have a local court system and a Local Tribunal as it's legislative body. There is no Islamic branch at this level, instead the grand imam controls the local regions either directly or via a delegate known as a Chief Imam.
Their is one special administrative region in Israel in which instead of an Islamic branch the Jewish Government holds power, and the position of Emir is not selected by the King but instead an election is held with the candidates being selected by the government. In most of the country only Islam is allowed to be practiced in public, with other religions only allowed to be practiced in houses of worship or homes, however in Israel both Judaism and Islam are allowed to be practiced. The city of Jerusalem is a Special Administrative City, and instead of an Islamic or Jewish government, the government is a tribunal of Christians, Jews, and Muslims, the city is also the only place where religious freedom is permitted. So in summary the provincial level government is known as an Emirate, how ever their are two Special areas known as the Special Administrative Region of Israel where Judaism and Islam are present and the Special Administrative City of Jerusalem where all Abrahamic Religions are present.
Economy:- GDP: 24,612,000,000 USD
- GDP per Capita: 1,200 USD
The Economy is predominately dominated by Finance, Manufacturing, and Oil. Due to the countries proximity to the markets of europe and its cheap labor costs, it is the predominant manufacturing hub of the west and over 20% of the workforce is in manufacturing, another 2% work in finance, another 7% in Oil, and the rest work in either agriculture, tourism, mining, or transportation. With wages on the rise many in the country believe modernization is going to be on the table in the near future, and with hundreds of oil wells being discovered every month throughout the country many believe that oil will fund the countries growth.
History: In 1918 the first world war ended and the House of Saud, began its decade long conflict to unify the region. By 1929 the Arabia Peninsula was unified. In 1931 the government annexed Palestine, this claim would remain disputed until 1941. However in the mean time, the house of saud strategically married into many families in Syria and Iraq and slowly wrestled influence in these areas from the UK and France. In 1940 the first world war was raging on, and the Germans in need of Oil, began to open relations with the Arabians. However, the British and French knew this would be a problem, in 1941 the Riyadh agreement was signed which meant Arabia would be neutral in the second world war and in return the British and French would allow the Arabian annexation of British Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Kuwait. Following the conclusion of the war, the Europeans honored their agreement and gave the territories to Arabia. It was in this year that the country switched from an Absolute Monarchy to an Islamic oriented Republic. In 1946 the country agreed to give autonomy to the special regions of Israel and Jerusalem, as well as agreed to a trade agreement with many European countries.
Faction: Neutral