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The Sheikhdom of Arabia


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His Royal Highness Sheikh Mohammad bin Najeeb bin Ahmed bin Abdallah bin Saif bin Salim bin Ibrahim Al-Hakhraini, the Grand and Just King of the Sheikhdom of Southern Arabia
(Official Name)

MOTTO: للله وأمتك( For God and your nation)


CAPITAL CITY: Dubai
LARGEST CITY: Dubai (2,261,995)
Other Cities: Sana'a (1,937,451), Abu Dhabi (1,463,491), Sharjah (801,004), Aden (800,000), Nizwa (731,730)

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: Arabic
Other Languages: English, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Philippino
OFFICIAL RELIGION: Islam
Other Religions: Hiduism, Christianity, Sikhism
DENONYM: Arabian

GOVERNMENT: Constitutional Monarchy
Shiekh: His Highness Sheikh Mohammad bin Najeeb bin Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Saif bin Salim bin Ibrahim Al-Hakhraini
President: Mustafa Khammas
Vice-President: Youssef Abdulrazzak

ESTABLISHMENT: August 17, 1946 (as the Trucial States and Oman)

AREA: 921,100 sq. km.

POPULATION: 30,024,125 (as of January 2008)
Population Density: 30.6 people per sq. km.

CURRENCY: Arabian Dirham

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DEMOGRAPHICS

RELIGION
Islam - 62%
Hinduism - 26%
Catholic - 11%
Other (Sikhism, Buddhism) - Less than 1%

Nationality
South Arabian - 30%
Indian Confederation (Honako, hope you don't mind) - 30%
Pakistani - 11%
Philippino - 11%
Xaristani (hope you don't mind) - 5%
Jeredcohenian - 3%
Various European Nationalities (Mediterranian Alliance, Kampfers, The UK, etc.) - 8%
Other - 2%

History

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Soldiers of the then-Trucial States fire at attacking British soldiers, in one of the few confrontations of the war.


The Second World War ended just the year before. Europe was tired, and many of their colonies declared independence. This is just what the British possessions in the southern Arabian peninsula did. On August 11, 1946, Sheikh Ahmed Al-Hakhraini of the Trucial States and Sa’id Abdallah of Oman declared the Independence of the Nation now known as the Sheikhdom of Southern Arabia. England let Southern Arabia become a free and sovereign state after little resistance. The un-occupied part of Yemen joined the nation 6 days later.

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Sheikh Ahmed Al-Hakhraini and President Sa'id Abdallah outside of the Governmental Palace, Muscat. Sheikh Hakhraini is in front, while President Abdallah is at far-right.

The first thing on the newly-born nation’s agenda was the type of government. There was bickering between the royal family and the democratic party. Soon, they came up with a compromise: The democratic system would be used, but the Sheikh would still be a symbol of the nation – though he had little political power.

For almost 30 years, Southern Arabia was at peace, but very isolated. It had little relations with the rest of the world, and the nation was slightly poor. This all changed in 1974, when a Bedouin camp – still common at the time – found an oil field. Of course, everyone knew there was oil in Southern Arabia, but not like this, this was a goldmine! Many more large oil fields were found too, and the Government took advantage of it. In two short years, Southern Arabia was one of the richest nations in Asia. President Rashid Al-Khalifa, however, knew something. He knew that the oil wouldn’t stay forever; natural rescources run out. There for, he went on an extensive building program. He built skyscrapers and beach resorts in the Cities of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Muscat, Aden, and many others. The small population of locals now were mostly working buisinessmen, owning shopping malls, oil fields, skyscrapers, or tourist attractions. Most of the construction was done by men from Pakistan, the Philippines, and the Indian Confederation (If you disagree, Honako, I can take you out of the list, but 40% of UAE population is Indian nationals)

The tallest building in the world - the Burj Dubai - will be overshadowed by another skyscraper - the Burj Al-Hakhraini - in Aden. Both are in the Kingdom of Southern Arabia.

Government

The Kingdom of Southern Arabia, ironically, is a republic. Every five years, since 1950, the people have voted on the President and Vice-President. During the 1980's Southern Arabia was accused of discrimination against females, as they were getting paid less in their jobs and because none had an important role in politics. This dispute in long over.

GOVERNMENT: Constitutional Monarchy
Shiekh: His Highness Sheikh Mohammad bin Najeeb bin Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Saif bin Salim bin Ibrahim Al-Hakhraini
President: Mustafa Khammas
Vice-President: Youssef Abdulrazzak

(If you don't mind, Xaristan, I got this part from your factbook)
Executive Departments and Cabinet Members:
Department of Foreign Affairs: Ali Abdul-Jabbar
Department of Internal Affairs: Noor Al-Shelabhi
Department of Internal Finance: Sa'id Ibrahim
Department of Education: Farida Mustafa
Department of Health: Zeinab Al-Saloom
Department of Transportation: Khalid ibn Loota'
Department of Economy: Faheem Al-Jerrah
Department of Energy: Youssef Al-Musa
Department of Reconstruction and Housing: Reema Sheban
Department of Federation Security: Hussein Hussein
Department of Environment and Ecology: Ras Al-Khor
Military Command: General Osama bin Laden

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Foreign Relations

(Everyone has an embassy in the KSA, though I think a few might not, because of either religious beliefs or isolationism)

The American Federated Republic

The Russian Federation

The United Kingdom (Wanderjar)

The Federal Dominion of Germany

Northern Kingdom of Scandanavia

Mediterranean Alliance

Grand Mongolian Empire

Kulivokia

South-Asian Indian Confederacy

The Austrian Empire

Kansiovan Federation:

The Second Great and Bountiful Israeli Empire

Kampfers

North Atlantic Federation

Xaristan

United Provinces of Central America

Pyekan Kuogu

Kenavt

Rowle

The Persian Empire

Mussleburgh:

Federated Straits Settlements

Akimond

Corbournne

United Balkan States

Sudeth-Kya

Economy

Coming soon

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This picture just shows how fast Dubai is growing. This is Sheikh Hakhraini street in Dubai, 1979 - 2006

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CITIES

Dubai
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Sana'a
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reserved for Culture

You can now add comments, diplomatic stuff, etc, etc.

Shamanistic Peoples of Sudeth-Kyaofficial letter To the most esteemed Kingdom of Southern Arabia

On behalf of our majesty King Gamunda, I, Viceroy Ono Carikai would like to propose the opening of mutual embassies in our respective countries.

Given our close geographical location we would like to establish closer ties with you great Kingdom.

respectfully yours,
Ono Carikai
Viceroy of Sudeth-Kya

OOC: I have embassies with all nations, probably excluding Pyeki, but diplomatic relations would be nice. I'm a little too lazy to put a formal reply now, but I will put you to "freindly" relations.