NationStates Jolt Archive

Factbook for Saudi Arabia in Thrashia's WWII rp. If any players are reading this, PLEASE let me know of any needed changes because I cannot find info on Saudi Arabia in its younger years. Guess's are most likely to be changed.

Saudi Arabia

History:
1932- Kingdoms of Hejaz and Nejd are united into Saudi Arabia
1938- Oil discovery in much of the country

Doesn’t have much of a history, it’s a new country after all.

Population
2,670,000

Head of Government and State
His Royal Majesty King Abdul Aziz ibn Saud, King of Saudi Arabia

Heir: Crown Prince Saud bin Abdul Aziz

Majority Party
Saudi Royal Family (Political Parties do not exist)

Government Type
Absolute Monarchy

Gross Domestic Product: $1.4 billion (Guess)

GDP per capita: $1,500 (Guess)

Official Religion
Sunni Islam

Official Language
Arabic

Military:
300,000 (100% Army) (Guess)

Forces: (Open to suggestive changes)
Mostly made of Desert Cavalry and some WWI weaponry. Has only three tanks but makes up for it with its numbers in its swift and expertise cavalry.

OOC: I'd say that the king has actually quite little power outside of few cities (Mecca, Medinah, Riad) and the lands of his own clan/tribe. There are ancient clan and tribal wars still raging around the country, as there are dozens of emirs sheikhs ruling their own groups of people. The oilfields are still not used very largely, and those that are are owned by British companies, so the "government" gets little of that money.

The part about the oilfileds I can understand, but Saudi Arabia was united in 1932. I didn't find anything about warring shieks and emirs after that year. I'm not sure about adding that part in, but if I find out its true, I'll be sure to add it in.