Saudi Arabia

Riyadh

Despotism Non-Aligned

None

Saudi Arabia is a large middle eastern country. It is bordered by Iraq to the north, Yemen and Oman to the south. The United Kingdom borders Saudi Arabia from their various colonies in the area. Its terrain is mostly desert and mountains to the east.

Historical background[edit]

At the beginning of the 20th century, the Ottoman Empire had control over most of the Arabian peninsula. Subject to this suzerainty, Arabia was ruled by a patchwork of tribal rulers, with the Sharif of Mecca having pre-eminence and ruling the Hejaz and the Al Rashid Family ruling in Nejd but with the Al Saud family fighting to take control over Nejd. In 1916, with the encouragement and support of Britain (which was fighting the Ottomans in World War I), the Sharif of Mecca, Hussein bin Ali, led a pan-Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire to create a united Arab state. Although the Arab Revolt of 1916 to 1918 failed in its objective, the Allied victory in World War I resulted in the end of Ottoman suzerainty and control in Arabia.

The Al Saud avoided involvement in the Arab Revolt, and instead continued their struggle with the Al Rashid. Following the latter's final defeat, he took the title Sultan of Nejd in 1921. With the help of the Ikhwan, a tribal army inspired by Wahhabism and led by Faisal Al-Dawish, the Hejaz was conquered in 1924–25 and on 10 January 1926, Ibn Saud declared himself King of the Hejaz. A year later, he added the title of King of Nejd. For the next five years, he administered the two parts of his dual kingdom as separate units. In 1932 the two kingdoms of the Hejaz and Nejd were united as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The new kingdom was one of the poorest countries in the world, reliant on limited agriculture and pilgrimage revenues. In 1938, vast reserves of oil were discovered in the Al-Ahsa region along the coast of the Persian Gulf, and full-scale development of the oil fields began in 1941 under the US-controlled Aramco (Arabian American Oil Company). Oil provided Saudi Arabia with economic prosperity and substantial political leverage internationally.

Saudi Arabia severed diplomatic contacts with Germany on 11 September 1939, and with Japan in October 1941. Although officially neutral, the Saudis provided the Allies with large supplies of oil. Diplomatic relations with the United States were established in 1943. King Abdul Aziz Al-Saud was a personal friend of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Americans were then allowed to build an air force base near Dhahran. On 28 February 1945, Saudi Arabia declared war on Germany and Japan, but no military actions resulted from the declaration.

National focus[edit]

Generic national focus tree.

Main article: Generic national focus tree

Saudi Arabia, lacking a unique national focus tree, uses the generic national focus tree instead.

The generic focus tree has 5 main branches:

Army Effort gives army experience and research bonuses to army research.
Aviation Effort gives air experience, builds air bases, and research bonuses to air research.
Naval Effort gives navy experience, builds naval dockyards, and research bonuses to navy research.
Industrial Effort builds civilian and military factories (usually even if building slots are already full)and grants extra research slots.
Political Effort gives the country choices on which political path they will take.

Technology[edit]

Saudi Arabia starts with 2 research slots.

Army technology	Naval technology	Air technology	Electronics & Industry
Basic Infantry Eq. Great War Tank	None	None	None
Doctrines
None	None	None

Politics[edit]

Saudi Arabia, in 1936 is a Non-Aligned nation with no elections.

Saudi Arabia has the following political parties:

Political party	Ideology	Popularity	Party leader	Country name	Is ruling?
Democratic	Democratic	0%	Generic	Arabian Republic	No
Communist	Communist	0%	Generic	Republic of the Arabian Assembly	No
Fascist	Fascist	0%	Generic	Arabic Empire	No
House of Saud	Non-Aligned	100%	Abdulaziz Ibn Saud	Saudi Arabia	Yes

National spirits[edit]

None

Diplomacy[edit]

It may form Arabia if it controls all of North Africa, Egypt, French and British Middle East and Iraq. Oman and Yemen is not necessary to form it.

Staff and designer[edit]

Political advisors
Advisor	Type	Effect	Cost
Moukhled al Asmari	Captain of Industry	Civilian Factory Construction Speed: +10.00% Military Factory Construction Speed: +10.00% Synthetic refinery Construction Speed: +10.00%	150 pp
Arthur Dawkins	War Industrialist	Military Factory Construction Speed: +10.00% Dockyard Construction Speed: +10.00%	150 pp
Salih al Rajihi	Smooth-Talking Charmer	Trade Deal Opinion Factor: +10.00%	150 pp
Prince Saud	Popular Figurehead	Stability: +15.0%	150 pp
Mubarak al Yami	Communist Revolutionary	Communism Support: +0.1%	150 pp
Hussein al Qahtani	Democratic Reformer	Daily Democracy Support: +0.1	150 pp
Alyan Othman Nour	Fascist Demagogue	Daily Fascism Support: +0.1%	150 pp

Tank designers
Designer	Type	Effect	Cost
Armor Company	Tank Designer	Armor Research Time: -10.0% Armor: Reliability: +5.0%	150 pp

Ship designers
Designer	Type	Effect	Cost
Naval Company	Ship designer	Naval Research Time: -10.0%	150 pp

Aircraft designers
Designer	Type	Effect	Cost
Light Air Company	Light aircraft	Air Research Time: -10.0% Fighter: Agility: +10.0% Fighter: Max Speed: +10.0% Carrier Fighter: Agility: +10.0% Carrier Fighter: Max Speed: +10.0%	150 pp
Medium Air Company	Medium aircraft	Air Research Time: -10.0% Heavy Fighter: Reliability: +20.0% Tactical Bomber: Reliability: +20.0%	150 pp
Heavy Air Company	Heavy aircraft	Air Research Time: -10.0% Strategic Bomber: Strategic Bombing: +10.0%	150 pp
Naval Air Company	Naval aircraft	Air Research Time: -10.0% Naval Bomber: Operational Range: +10.0% Naval Bomber: Naval Attack: +10.0% CV Naval Bomber: Operational Range: +10.0% CV Naval Bomber: Naval Attack: +10.0%	150 pp

Materiel designers
Designer	Type	Effect	Cost
Artillery Company	Artillery designer	Artillery Research Time: -10.0%	150 pp
Small Arms Company	Infantry Equipment designer	Weapons and Equipment Research Time: -10.0%	150 pp
Motorization Company	Motorized Equipment designer	Motorization Research Time: -10.0%	150 pp

Industrial concern
Designer	Type	Effect	Cost
Industrial Company	Industrial Concern	Industrial Research Time: -10.0%	150 pp

Theorists
Designer	Type	Effect	Cost
Sa'ad Shaddad al Outaibi	Military Theorist	Land Doctrine Research Time: -7.0% Army Experience Gain: +0.05	150 pp
Hamed al-Sabani	Naval Theorist	Naval Doctrine Research Time: -7.0% Naval Experience Gain: +0.05	150 pp

Economy[edit]

Laws[edit]

Conscription Law	Economy Law	Trade Law
Volunteer Only 1.5% Recruitable population	Civilian Economy 35% Consumer Goods factories –30% Factory construction speed +30% Factory (type) conversion cost	Export Focus 50% Resources to market –5% Research time +10% Factory/Dockyard output +10% Construction speed