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[[Category:Nations]]
[[Category:Asia]]
[[Category:Southwest Asia]]
[[Category:Islamic Caliphate]]
* '''Population:''' 160 million
* '''Aspects:''' Very Stable, Powerful, Controlled, Third Wave
The Bedouin house of Saud has ruled the Arabian
homeland since the 1930s. The Saudi clan has long been
famous for its religious devotion and its cunning, pragmatic
statesmanship. These traits found their utmost expression
in the 2040s, when the house put its weight behind [[Islamic Caliphate|Ali al-Rashid]]. When the Islamic Caliphate was established
in 2049, the Saudis were able to take a position as
the secular leaders of much of the Arab community.

Saudi Arabia remains the epitome of the Bedouin
state, a feudal monarchy transplanted into the modern
world. The local Wahhabi sect is very puritanical in some
respects, and foreign visitors will be expected to conform.
Alcohol and most drugs are illegal, and all forms of the
media are subject to strict censorship. Non-Muslims may
not practice their religion in the country, and Jews are not
permitted entry at all. Violations of law can be punished by
immediate expulsion (for foreigners) or by whipping,
branding, mutilation, or death.

On the other hand, the Saudi state follows many
of the traditions of Bedouin politics. The king and his
royal clan can rule only so long as the people follow, and
the people demand that their rulers be generous and open to
petitions. Saudi statesmen are adept at building consensus,
and at melding the trends of the modern world with ancient
Bedouin customs. The upshot is that Saudi Arabia can be a
very congenial place to live, at least if one is a devout Muslim
who can stay on the good side of Islamic law.

Saudi Arabia has long since given up dependence on
its petroleum wealth, much of which has been depleted in
any case. Today the nation has a robust “high industrial”
economy, producing a variety of advanced materials and
products. Saudi computer technology is quite advanced,
although the local segment of the web is strictly controlled
due to the need to exclude “immoral” material.

For religious reasons, radical human gengineering and
bioroid manufacture have been ignored in Saudi Arabia. On
the other hand, the Saudis have been willing to apply
biotechnology and ecological engineering to the task of
reclaiming parts of the Arabian desert. Along the Red Sea
coast, and in oases in the interior, the Saudis have created
wide stretches of fertile fields and verdant gardens.

Saudi foreign policy is centered on the need to maintain
the Caliphate and protect Arab interests in a rapidly
changing world. The Saudis have maintained close ties
with the [[United States]] and (more recently) the [[Pacific Rim Alliance]] – both non-Muslim powers which pose no direct
threat to Saudi sovereignty.

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