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1.5.
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 middle east. 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
|
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| Doctrines
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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 |
|
150 pp
|
| Arthur Dawkins |
War Industrialist |
|
150 pp
|
| Salih al Rajihi |
Smooth-Talking Charmer |
- Trade Deal Opinion Factor: +10.00%
|
150 pp
|
| Prince Saud |
Popular Figurehead |
|
150 pp
|
| Mubarak al Yami |
Communist Revolutionary |
|
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]
| 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
|
Industry and resources[edit]
Resources
|
Type |
No.
|
 |
Aluminium |
0
|
 |
Chromium |
0
|
 |
Oil |
3
|
 |
Rubber |
0
|
 |
Steel |
0
|
 |
Tungsten |
0
|
Industry
|
Type |
No.
|
 |
Civilian factory |
1
|
 |
Military factory |
1
|
 |
Naval dockyard |
0
|
- Industry
- Saudi Arabia has 1 civilian factory and 1 military factory in the state of Nejd. Hejaz has 1 extra building slot.
- Resources
- Saudi Arabia has 3 oil in Nejd.
Military[edit]
Saudi Arabia has a small military.
Army
|
Type |
No.
|
 |
Infantry |
2
|
 |
Cavalry |
1
|
 |
Motorized infantry |
0
|
 |
Light tank |
0
|
 |
Marine |
0
|
 |
Mountaineer |
1
|
 |
Paratrooper |
0
|
 |
Total divisions |
3
|
Navy
|
Type |
No.
|
 |
Destroyer |
0
|
 |
Light cruiser |
0
|
 |
Heavy cruiser |
0
|
 |
Battlecruiser |
0
|
 |
Battleship |
0
|
 |
Submarine |
0
|
 |
Carrier |
0
|
 |
Convoy |
0
|
 |
Total ships |
0
|
Air force
|
Type |
No.
|
 |
Close air support |
0
|
 |
Fighter |
0
|
 |
Heavy fighter |
0
|
 |
Naval bomber |
0
|
 |
Tactical bomber |
0
|
 |
Strategic bomber |
0
|
 |
Transport |
0
|
 |
Total planes |
0
|
- Army
- Their Infantry has 6 units and Cavalry has 4 units .
- Navy
- They do not have a navy.
- Air force
- They have no airforce.
Strategies and guides[edit]
