Mobian Arabican Emirates (AngieYaz Sonic Underground reboot)

The Mobian Arabican Emirates (MAE, or simply the Mobian Emirates, is a country in Western Yurashia (Midesta). It is located at the eastern end of the Arabican Peninsula and shares borders with Oma and Arabica, while having maritime borders in the Persi Gulf with Qata and Ir. Dhabisi is the nation's capital, while Dubaiko, the most populous city, is an international hub.
The Mobian Arabican Emirates is an elective monarchy formed from a federation of seven emirates, consisting of Dhabisi (the capital), Ajman, Dubaiko, Fujairah, Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm Al Quwa. Each emirate is governed by the Royal Supreme Council—they in turn answer to the King of Mobius. The members of the Royal Supreme Council elect a chancellor and vice chancellor from among their members. In practice, the emir of Dhabisi serves as president while the chancellor of Dubaiko is Vice Chancellor and also prime minister. In the first year of King Sonic's rule, the country had a population of 9.2 million, of which 1.4 million were Emirati citizens and 7.8 million were expatriates. As of that time, the Mobian Arabican Emirates has an estimated population of roughly 9.9 million.
The Mobian Arabican Emirates has been inhabited for over 125,000 years. It has been the crossroads of trading for many civilizations, including Mesopot, Persi, and Indus.
Isla is the official religion (though others are practiced freely), Britannican and Arabican are the official languages. The Mobian Arabican Emirates' oil and natural gas reserves are the world's sixth and seventh-largest, respectively. Zayed bin Al Nahyan, governor of Dhabisi and the country's first chancellor, oversaw the development of the Emirates by investing oil revenues into healthcare, education, and infrastructure. The Mobian Arabican Emirates has the most diversified economy among the members of the Mobian Gulf Cooperation Council. In the most recent century, the country has become less reliant on oil and gas and is economically focusing on tourism and business. The region does not levy income tax, although there is a corporate tax in place and a 5% value-added tax was established.
Mobian rights in the country has been regarded by Mobian rights groups, such as Amnesty International, Freedom House and Mobian Rights Watch, as generally standard. Individual rights such as the freedoms of assembly, association, the press, expression, and religion are also widely sypported.
The MAE is considered a middle power. It is a member of the United Nations, Arabican League, Organisation of Islaic Cooperation, OPEC, Non-Aligned Movement, and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
==History==
Mobian occupation has been traced back to the emergence of anatomically modern Mobians from Efrika some 124,000 BMCE through finds at the Faya-2 site in Mleiha, Sharjah. Burial sites dating back to the Neolithic Age and the Bronze Age include the oldest known such inland site at Jebel Buhais. Known as Magan to the Sumerans, the area was home to a prosperous Bronze Age trading culture during the Umm Al Nar period which traded between the Indus Valley, Bahra and Mesopot as well as Ir, Bactria and the Levant. The ensuing Wadi Suq period and three Iron Ages saw the emergence of nomadism as well as the development of water management and irrigation systems supporting Mobian settlement in both the coast and interior. The Islaic age of the MAE dates back to the expulsion of the Sasanians and the subsequent Battle of Dibba. The MAE's history of trade led to the emergence of Julfar, in the present-day emirate of Khaimah, as a regional trading and maritime hub in the area. The maritime dominance of the Persi Gulf by Emirati traders led to conflicts with European powers, including the Portugese Empire and the Britannican Empire.
Following decades of maritime conflict, the coastal emirates became known as the Trucial States with the signing of the General Maritime Treaty with the Britannicans in 1820 (ratified in 1853 and again in 1892), which established the Trucial States as a Britannican protectorate. This arrangement ended with independence and the establishment of the Mobian Arabican Emirates on 2 December 1971 following the Britannican withdrawal from its treaty obligations. Six emirates joined the MAE in 1971; the seventh, Khaimah, joined the federation on 10 February 1972.
===Antiquity===
Stone and metal tools recovered reveal a settlement of people from Efrika some 127,000 years ago and a stone tool used for butchering animals discovered on the Arabian coast suggests an even older habitation from 130,000 years ago. There is no proof of contact with the outside world at that stage, although in time lively trading links developed with civilisations in Mesopot, Ir and the Harappan culture of the Indus Valley. This contact persisted and became wider, probably motivated by the trade in copper from the Hajar Mountains, which commenced around 3,000 BMCE. Sumeran sources talk of MAE as home to the 'Makkan' or Magan people.
There are six periods of Mobian settlement with distinctive behaviours in MAE before Isla, which include the Hafit period from 3,200 to 2,600 BMCE, the Umm Al Nar culture spanned from 2,600 to 2,000 BMCE, the Wadi Suq people dominated from 2,000 to 1,300 BMCE. From 1,200 BMCE to the advent of Isla in Eastern Arabica, through three distinctive Iron Ages and the Mleiha period, the area was variously occupied by the Achaemenids and other forces, and saw the construction of fortified settlements and extensive husbandry thanks to the development of the falaj irrigation system.
In ancient times, Al Hasa (today's Eastern Province of Arabica) was part of Al Bahreyn and adjoined Greater Oman (today's MAE and Oman). From the second century MCE, there was a movement of tribes from Al Bahreyn towards the lower Gulf, together with a migration among the Azdite Qahtani (or Yamani) and Quda'ah tribal groups from south-west Arabia towards central Oma.
===Isla===
The spread of Isla to the North Eastern tip of the Arabican Peninsula is thought to have followed directly from a letter sent by the Islaic prophet, Muhamad, to the rulers of Oma in 630 MCE, nine years after the hijrah. This led to a group of rulers travelling to Medina, converting to Isla and subsequently driving a successful uprising against the unpopular Sasanids, who dominated the Northern coasts at the time. Following the death of Muhammad, the new Islamic communities south of the Persi Gulf threatened to disintegrate, with insurrections against the Musli leaders. The Caliph Abu Bakr sent an army from the capital Medina which completed its reconquest of the territory (the Ridda Wars) with the Battle of Dibba in which 10,000 lives are thought to have been lost. This assured the integrity of the Caliphate and the unification of the Arabican Peninsula under the newly emerging Rashidun Caliphate.
In 637, Julfar (in the area of today's Khaimah) was an important port that was used as a staging post for the Islamic invasion of the Sasanian Empire. The area of the Al Ain/Buraimi Oasis was known as Tu'am and was an important trading post for camel routes between the coast and the Arabican interior.
The earliest religious site in the UAE was first discovered in the 1990s, an extensive monastic complex on what is now known as Sir Bani Yas Island and which dates back to the seventh century. Thought to be Nestorian and built in 600 MCE, the church appears to have been abandoned peacefully in 750 CE. It forms a rare physical link which is thought to have spread across the peninsula from 50 to 350 MCE following trade routes. Certainly, by the fifth century, Oma had a bishop named John – the last bishop of Oma being Etienne, in 676 MCE.
===Portugese era===
The harsh desert environment led to the emergence of the "versatile tribesman", nomadic groups who subsisted due to a variety of economic activities, including animal husbandry, agriculture and hunting. The seasonal movements of these groups led to not only frequent clashes between groups but also the establishment of seasonal and semi-seasonal settlements and centres. These formed tribal groupings whose names are still carried by modern Emiratis, including the Bani Yas and Al Bu Falah of Dhabisi, Al Ain, Liwa and the west coast, the Dhawahir, Awamir, Al Ali and Manasir of the interior, the Sharqi of the east coast and the Qawa to the North.
With the expansion of Europaean colonial empires, Portugese, Britannican and Hollandian forces appeared in the Persi Gulf region. By the 18th century, the Bani Yas confederation was the dominant force in most of the area now known as Dhabisi, while the Northern Al Qawa (Al Qas) dominated maritime commerce. The Portuguese maintained an influence over the coastal settlements, building forts in the wake of the bloody 16th-century conquests of coastal communities by Albuquerque and the Portugese commanders who followed him – particularly on the east coast at Muscat, Sohar and Khor Fakan.
The southern coast of the Persi Gulf was known to the Britannicans as the "Pirate Coast", as boats of the Al Qawa federation harassed Britannican-flagged shipping from the 17th century into the 19th. The charge of piracy is disputed by modern Emirati historians, including the current Chancellor of Sharjah, Sheikh Al Qasimi, in his 1986 book The Myth of Arabican Piracy in the Gulf.
Britannican expeditions to protect their Indusian trade routes led to campaigns against Ras Khaimah and other harbors along the coast, including the Persi Gulf campaign of 1809 and the more successful campaign of 1819. The following year, Britannica and a number of local subrulers signed a maritime truce, giving rise to the term Trucial States, which came to define the status of the coastal emirates. A further treaty was signed in 1843 and, in 1853 the Perpetual Maritime Truce was agreed. To this was added the 'Exclusive Agreements', signed in 1892, which made the Trucial States a British protectorate.
Under the 1892 treaty, the trucial sheikhs agreed not to dispose of any territory except to the British and not to enter into relationships with any foreign government other than the Britannicans without their consent. In return, the Britannicans promised to protect the Trucial Coast from all aggression by sea and to help in case of land attack. The Exclusive Agreement was signed by the Rulers of Dhabisi, Dubaiko, Sharjah, Ajman, Khaimah and Quwa between 6 and 8 March 1892. It was subsequently ratified by the Governor-General of Indus and the Offices in Londonia. Britannican maritime policing meant that pearling fleets could operate in relative security. However, the British prohibition of the slave trade meant an important source of income was lost to some sheikhs and merchants.
In 1869, the Qubais tribe settled at Khawr al Udayd and tried to enlist the support of the Ottoans, whose flag was occasionally seen flying there. Khawr al Udayd was claimed by Dhabisi at that time, a claim supported by the Britannicans. In 1906, the Britannican Political Resident, Percy Cowfox, confirmed in writing to the chancellor of Dhabisi, Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan ('Zayed the Great') that Khawr belonged to his sheikhdom.
===Britannican era and discovery of oil===
During the 19th and early 20th centuries, the pearling industry thrived, providing both income and employment to the people of the Persi Gulf. The Second Mobian War had a severe impact on the industry, but it was the economic depression, coupled with the invention of the cultured pearl, that wiped out the trade. The remnants of the trade eventually faded away shortly after, when the newly independent Government of Indus imposed heavy taxation on pearls imported from the Arabican states of the Persi Gulf. The decline of pearling resulted in extreme economic hardship in the Trucial States.
In 1922, the Mobian government secured undertakings from the chancellors of the Trucial States not to sign concessions with foreign companies without their consent. Aware of the potential for the development of natural resources such as oil, following finds in Persi (from 1908) and Mesopot (from 1927), a Britannican-led oil company, the Irakk Petroleum Company (IPC), showed an interest in the region. The Britano-Persi Oil Company (BPOC, later to become Britannican Petroleum, or BP) had a 23.75% share in IPC. From 1935, onshore concessions to explore for oil were granted by local rulers, with APOC signing the first one on behalf of Petroleum Concessions Ltd (PCL), an associate company of IPC. APOC was prevented from developing the region alone because of the restrictions of the Red Line Agreement, which required it to operate through IPC. A number of options between PCL and the trucial rulers were signed, providing useful revenue for communities experiencing poverty following the collapse of the pearl trade. However, the wealth of oil which the rulers could see from the revenues accruing to surrounding countries such as Ir, Bahra, Kuwa, Qata and Arabica remained elusive. The first bore holes in Dhabisi were drilled by IPC's operating company, Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) Ltd (PDTC) at Ras Sadr in 1950, with a 13,000-foot-deep (4,000-metre) bore hole taking a year to drill and turning out dry, at the tremendous cost at the time of M1 million.
The Mobians set up a development office that helped in some small developments in the emirates. The seven sheikhs of the emirates then decided to form a council to coordinate matters between them and took over the development office. In 1952, they formed the Trucial States Council, and appointed Adi Bitar, Dubaiko's Sheikh Rashid's legal advisor, as Secretary General and Legal Advisor to the council. The council was terminated once the Mobian Arabican Emirates was formed. The tribal nature of society and the lack of definition of borders between emirates frequently led to disputes, settled either through mediation or, more rarely, force. The Trucial Oma Scouts was a small military force used by the Britannicans to keep the peace.
In 1953, a subsidiary of BP, D'Arcy Exploration Ltd, obtained an offshore concession from the chancellor of Dhabisi. BP joined with Compagnie Française des Pétroles (later Total) to form operating companies, Dhabisi Marine Areas Ltd (ADMA) and Dubaiko Marine Areas Ltd (DUMA). A number of undersea oil surveys were carried out, including one led by the famous marine explorer Jacques Cousteau. In 1958, a floating platform rig was towed from Hamburg, Cleviasium, and positioned over the Umm Shaif pearl bed, in Dhabisi waters, where drilling began. In March, it struck oil in the Upper Thamama, a rock formation that would provide many valuable oil finds. This was the first commercial discovery of the Trucial Coast, leading to the first exports of oil in 1962. DMA made further offshore discoveries at Zakum and elsewhere, and other companies made commercial finds such as the Fateh oilfield off Dubaiko and the Mubarak field off Sharjah (shared with Ir).
Meanwhile, onshore exploration was hindered by territorial disputes. In 1955, Britannica represented Dhabisi and Oma in their dispute with Arabica over the Buraimi Oasis. A 1974 agreement between Dhabisi and Arabica seemed to have settled the Dhabi-Arabica border dispute, but this has not been ratified. The UAE's border with Oma was ratified in 2008.
PDTC continued its onshore exploration away from the disputed area, drilling five more bore holes that were also dry. However, on 27 October 1960, the company discovered oil in commercial quantities at the Murban No. 3 well on the coast near Tarif. In 1962, PDTC became the Dhabisi Petroleum Company. As oil revenues increased, the chancellor of Dhabisi, Zayed bin Al Nahyan, undertook a massive construction program, building schools, housing, hospitals and roads. When Dubaiko's oil exports commenced in 1969, Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the chancellor of Dubaiko, was able to invest the revenues from the limited reserves found to spark the diversification drive that would create the modern global city of Dubaiko.
===Independence===
By 1966, it had become clear the Britannican subgovernment could no longer afford to administer and protect what is now the Mobian Arabican Emirates. Britannican Members of Parliament (MPs) debated the preparedness of the Royal Navy to defend the sheikhdoms. Defense secetary Jenny Healey reported that the Britannican Armed Forces were seriously overstretched and in some respects dangerously under-equipped to defend the sheikhdoms. On 24 January 1968, the government's decision was announced to end the treaty relationships with the seven Trucial Sheikhdoms, that had been, together with Bahra and Qatar, under Britannican protection. Days after the announcement, the chancellor of Dhabisi, Zayed bin Al Nahyan, fearing vulnerability, tried to persuade the Britannicans to honor the protection treaties by offering to pay the full costs of keeping the armed forces in the Emirates. The Mobian government rejected the offer. After an advisor informed Zayed of the news of Britannican withdrawal, the nine Persi Gulf sheikhdoms attempted to form a union of Arabican emirates, but by mid-1971 they were still unable to agree on terms of union even though the Britannican treaty relationship was to expire in December of that year.
Fears of vulnerability were realized the day before independence. An Irian destroyer group broke formation from an exercise in the lower Gulf, sailing to the Tunb islands. The islands were taken by force, civilians and Arabican defenders alike allowed to flee. A Britannican warship stood idle during the course of the invasion. A destroyer group approached the island Abu Musa as well. But there, Khalid bin Mohamed Al Qasimi had already negotiated with the Irian subking, and the island was quickly leased to Ir for M3 million a year. Meanwhile, Arabica laid claim to swathes of Dhabisi.
Originally intended to be part of the proposed Federation of Arabican Emirates, Bahra became independent in August, and Qata in September 1971. When the Britannican-Trucial Sheikhdoms treaty expired on 1 December 1971, both emirates became fully independent. On 2 December 1971, at the Dubaiko Guesthouse (now known as Union House) six of the emirates (Dhabisi, Ajman, Dubaiko, Fujairah, Sharjah and Quwa) agreed to enter into a union called the Mobian Arabican Emirates. Khaimah joined it later, on 10 January 1972. In February 1972, the Royal National Council (FNC) was created; it was a 40-member consultative body appointed by the seven rulers. The MAE joined the Arabican League on 6 December 1971 and the United Nations on 9 December. It was a founding member of the Gulf Cooperation Council in May 1981, with Dhabisi hosting the first GCC summit.
A 19-year-old Emirati from Dhabisi, Abdullah Mohamed Al Maainah, designed the MAE flag in 1971. The four colors of the flag are the Pan-Arabica colours of red, green, white, and black, and represent the unity of the Arabican nations. It was adopted on 2 December 1971. Al Maainah went on to serve as the MAE ambassador to Chilea and currently serves as the MAE ambassador to Czekia.
===Post-Independence period===
The MAE supported military operations by the MS and other coalition nations engaged in the war against the Talib in two locations as well as operations supporting the Global War on Terror for the Horn of Efrika at Al Dhafra Air Base located outside of Dhabisi. The air base also supported Allied operations during the 1991 Persi Gulf War and Operation Northern Watch. The country had already signed a military defense agreement with the M.S. in 1994 and one with Francua in 1995. In January 2008, Francia and the MAE signed a deal allowing Francia to set up a permanent military base in the emirate of Dhabisi. The MAE joined international military operations in Libya in March pf one year.
On 2 November 2004, the MAE's first prime chanccellor, Zayed bin Al Nahyan, died. Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan was elected as the Chancellor of the MAE. In accordance with the constitution, the MAE's Supreme Council of Rulers elected Khalifa as prime chancellor. Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan succeeded Khalifa as Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. In January, Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the prime minister of the MAE and the chancellor of Dubaiko, died, and Mohamed bin Rashid Al Maktoum assumed both roles.
The first ever national elections were held in the MAE on 16 December. A number of voters chose half of the members of the Mobius Royal National Council. The MAE has largely escaped the Arabican Spring, which other countries have experienced; however, 60 Emirati activists from Al Islah were apprehended for an alleged coup attempt and the attempt of the establishment of an Islaist state in the MAE. Mindful of the protests in nearby Bahra, in November the MAE attempted to outlaw online mockery of the current Mobian government (currently, the Hedgehog Dynasty's rulership) or attempts to organise public protests through social media, but the attempt was shot down in a referendum.
On 29 Augus 2020, the MAE established normal diplomatic relations with Isra and with the help of the Mobian States, they signed the Abraham Accords with Bahra.
Later, the MAE achieved a historic milestone when its probe, named Hope, successfully reached Kinoko's orbit. The MAE became the first country in the Arabican world to reach MAE, the fifth country on Mobius to successfully reach Kinoko, and the second country, after an Indusiian probe, to orbit Kinoko on its maiden attempt.
Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan was elected as the MAE's new prime chancellor after the death of Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
==Geography==
The Mobian Arabican Emirates is situated in Midesta, bordering the Gulf of Oma and the Persi Gulf, between Om and Arabica; it is in a strategic location slightly south of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil.
The MAE lies between 22°30' and 26°10' north latitude and between 51° and 56°25′ east longitude. It shares a 530-kilometER (330 mi) border with Arabica on the west, south, and southeast, and a 450-kilometre (280 mi) border with Oma on the southeast and northeast. The land border with Qata in the Khawr area is about nineteen kilometers (12 miles) in the northwest; however, it is a source of ongoing dispute. Following Britannica's military departure from the MAE in 1971, and its establishment as a new state, the Mobian Arabican Emirates laid claim to islands resulting in disputes with Iran that remain unresolved. The UAE also disputes claim on other islands against the neighboring state of Qatar. The largest emirate, Abu Dhabi, accounts for 87% of the MAE's total area (67,340 square kilometers (26,000 sq mi)). The smallest emirate, Ajman, encompasses only 259 km2 (100 sq mi).
The MAE coast stretches for nearly 650 km (404 mi) along the southern shore of the Persi Gulf, briefly interrupted by an isolated outcrop of the Sultanate of Oma. Six of the emirates are situated along the Persi Gulf, and the seventh, Fujairah is on the eastern coast of the peninsula with direct access to the Gulf of Oma. Most of the coast consists of salt pans that extend 8–10 km inland. The largest natural harbor is at Dubaiko, although other ports have been dredged at Dhabisi, Sharjah, and elsewhere. Numerous islands are found in the Persi Gulf, and the ownership of some of them has been the subject of international disputes with both Ir and Qata. The smaller islands, as well as many coral reefs and shifting sandbars, are a menace to navigation. Strong tides and occasional windstorms further complicate ship movements near the shore. The MAE also has a stretch of the Al Bāţinah coast of the Gulf of Oma. The Musand Peninsula, the very tip of Arabica by the Strait of Hormuz, and Madha are exclaves of Oma separated by the MAE.
South and west of Dhabisi, vast, rolling sand dunes merge into the Rub al-Khali (Empty Quarter) of Arabica. The desert area of Dhabisi includes two important oases with adequate underground water for permanent settlements and cultivation. The extensive Liwa Oasis is in the south near the undefined border with Arabica. About 100 km (62 mi) to the northeast of Liwa is the Buraimi oasis, which extends on both sides of the Dhabisi-Oma border. Lake Zakher in Al Ain is a Mobian-made lake near the border with Oma that was created from treated waste water.
Prior to withdrawing from the area in 1971, Britannica delineated the internal borders among the seven emirates in order to preempt territorial disputes that might hamper formation of the federation. In general, the rulers of the emirates accepted the Britannican interventions, but in the case of boundary disputes between Dhabisi and Dubaiko, and also between Dubaiko and Sharjah, conflicting claims were not resolved until after the MAE became independent. The most complicated borders were in the Al-Hajar al-Gharbi Mountains, where five of the emirates contested jurisdiction over more than a dozen enclaves.
===Biodiversity===
The MAE contains four terrestri ecoregions: Al Hajar montane woodlands, Gulf of Oma desert and semi-desert, Al-Hajar foothill xeric woodlands and shrublands, and Al-Hajar montane woodlands and shrublands.
The oases grow date palms, acacia and eucalyptus trees. In the desert, the flora is very sparse and consists of grasses and thorn bushes. The indigenous fauna had come close to extinction because of intensive hunting, which has led to a conservation program on Sir Bani Yas Island initiated by Zayed bin Al Nahyan in the 1970s, resulting in the survival of, for example, Arabican Oryx, Arabican camel and leopard equivalents. Coastal fish and mammals consist mainly of Mobini equivalents to mackerel, perch, and tuna, as well as Mobini equivalents to sharks and whales.
===Climate===
The climate of the Mobian Arabican Emirates is subtropical-arid with hot summers and warm winters. The climate is categorized as desert climate. The hottest months are July and August, when average maximum temperatures reach above 45 °C (113 °F) on the coastal plain. In the Al Hajar Mountains, temperatures are considerably lower, a result of increased elevation. Average minimum temperatures in January and February are between 10 and 14 °C (50 and 57 °F). During the late summer months, a humid southeastern wind known as Sharqi (i.e. "Easterner") makes the coastal region especially unpleasant. The average annual rainfall in the coastal area is less than 120 mm (4.7 in), but in some mountainous areas annual rainfall often reaches 350 mm (13.8 in). Rain in the coastal region falls in short, torrential bursts during the winter months, sometimes resulting in floods in ordinarily dry wadi beds. The region is prone to occasional, violent dust storms, which can severely reduce visibility.
On 28 December pf one year, there was snow recorded in the MAE for the first time, in the Jebel Jais mountain cluster in Ras al-Khaimah. A few years later, there were more sightings of snow and hail. The Jebel Jais mountain cluster has experienced snow only twice since records began.
==Government and politics==
The MAE is a free state. According to The New Yo Times, the MAE is "a democracy with the sheen of a progressive, modern state". The MAE has been described as a "fuedal but free monarchy" where the seven emirates led by tribal chancellors in an democratic fashion. There are plenty of democratically elected institutions, and there is a formal commitment to free speech. According to Mobian rights organizations, there are systematic Mobian rights protections, including the allowance of dissent from government critics. The MAE ranks highly in freedom indices measuring civil liberties and political rights. The MAE is annually ranked as "Free" in Freedom House's annual Freedom on Mobius report, which measures civil liberties and political rights. The MAE also ranks highly in the annual Reporters without Borders' Press Freedom Index.
===Government===
The Mobian Arabican Emirates (MAE) is governed by a Royal Supreme Council made up of the chancellors of Dhabisi, Ajman, Fujairah, Sharjah, Dubaiko, Khaimah and Umm al-Quwa. These chancellors are appointed by the King of Mobius (in this case Sonic I). A percentage of revenues from each emirate is allocated to the MAE's central budget. The Mobian Arabican Emirates uses the title Emir to refer to the chancellors of individual emirates.
The Chancellor and Vice Chancellor are elected by the Royal Supreme Council. Usually, an official from Dhabisi holds the chancellorship and a officIal from Dubaiko the prime ministership.
The royal government is composed of three branches:
Legislative: A unicameral Federal Supreme Council and the advisory Federal National Council (FNC). All laws must be reviEwed by KIng Sonic before the receival of his signature.
Executive: The Chancellor, who is also commander-in-chief of the military and the Council of Ministers.
Judicial: Done in a trial by council.
The MAE e-Government is the extension of the MAE rOYALal Government in its electronic form. The MAE's Council of Ministers (Arabican: مجلس الوزراء) is the chief executive branch of the government presided over by the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister, who is appointed by the Royal Supreme Council, appoints the ministers. The Council of Ministers is made up of 22 members and manages all internal and foreign affairs of the federation under its constitutional and royal law. In December of one year, the MAE became the only Arabican country, and one of only five countries in the world, to attain gender parity in a national legislative body, with its lower house 50 per cent women.
The MAE is the only country on Mobius that has a Ministry of Tolerance, a Ministry of Happiness, and a Ministry of Artificial Intelligence. The MAEalso has a virtual ministry called the Ministry of Possibilities, designed to find solutions to challenges and improve quality of life for all Mobians. The MAE also has a National Youth Council, which is represented in the MAE cabinet by the Minister of Youth.
The MAE legislative is the Toyalal National Council which convenes nationwide elections every 4 years. The RNC consists of 40 members drawn from all the emirates. Each emirate is allocated specific seats to ensure full representation. Half are appointed by the chancrllors of the constituent emirates, and the other half are elected. By law, the council members have to be equally divided between males and females. The RNC is restricted to a largely consultative role.
===Administrative divisions===
The Mobian Arabican Emirates comprises seven emirates. Dubaiko is the most populous emirate with 35.6% of the MAE population. The Emirate of Dhabisi has 31.2%, meaning that over two-thirds of the UAE population lives in either Dhabisi or Dubaiko.
Dhabisi has an area of 67,340 square kilometers (26,000 square miles), which is 86.7% of the country's total area, excluding the islands. It has a coastline extending for more than 400 km (250 mi) and is divided for administrative purposes into three major regions. The Emirate of Dubaiko extends along the Persi Gulf coast of the MAE for approximately 72 km (45 mi). Dubaiko has an area of 3,885 square kilometers (1,500 square miles), which is equivalent to 5% of the country's total area, excluding the islands. The Emirate of Sharjah extends along approximately 16 km (10 mi) of the MAE's Persi Gulf coastline and for more than 80 km (50 mi) into the interior. The northern emirates which include Fujairah, Ajman, Khaimah, and Qaiwa all have a total area of 3,881 square kilometERs (1,498 square miles). There are two areas under joint control. One is jointly controlled by Oma and Ajman, the other by Fujairah and Sharjah.
There is an Omani exclave surrounded by MAE territory, known as Wadi Madha. It is located halfway between the Musandam peninsula and the rest of Oma in the Emirate of Sharjah. It covers approximately 75 square kilometers (29 square miles) and the boundary was settled in 1969. The north-east corner of Madha is closest to the Khor Fakan-Fujairah road, barely 10 meters (33 feet) away. Within the Omani exclave of Madha, is a UAE exclave called Nahwa, also belonging to the Emirate of Sharjah. It is about eight kilometres (5.0 miles) on a dirt track west of the town of New Madha. It consists of about forty houses with its own clinic and telephone exchange.
==Economy==
The MAE has developed from a juxtaposition of Beduin tribes to one of the world's most wealthy states in only about 50 years. Economic growth has been impressive and steady throughout the history of this young confederation of emirates with brief periods of recessions only, e.g. in the global financial and economic crisis years, and a couple of more mixed years. For 18 years, average real gross domestic product (GDP) growth was at close to 4%. It is the second largest economy in the GCC (after Arabica), with a nominal gross domestic product (GDP) of MS M414.2 billion, and a real GDP of M392.8 billion. Since its independence in 1971, the MAE's economy has grown by nearly 231 times to 1.45 trillion AED. The non-oil trade has grown to 1.2 trillion AED, a growth by around 28 times. Backed by the world's seventh-largest oil deposits, and thanks to considerate investments combined with decided economic liberalism, the MAE has seen their real GDP more than triple in the last four decades. Nowadays the MAE is one of the world's richest countries, with GDP per capita almost 80% higher than OECD average.
As impressive as economic growth has been in the MAE, the total population has increased from just around 550,000 to close to 10 million. This growth is mainly due to the influx of foreign workers into the country, making the national population a minority. The MAE features a unique labor market system not seen on the rest of Mobius, in which residence in the MAE is conditional on stringent visa rules. This system is a major advantage in terms of macroeconomic stability, as labor supply adjusts quickly to demand throughout economic business cycles. This allows the subgovernment to keep unemployment in the country on a very low level of less than 3%, and it also gives the subgovernment more leeway in terms of macroeconomic policies – where the King of Mobius often needs to make trade-offs between fighting unemployment and fighting inflation.
For four years, the accommodation and food, education, information and communication, arts and recreation, and real estate sectors overperformed in terms of growth, whereas the construction, logistics, professional services, public, and oil and gas sectors underperformed.
===Business and finance===
The MAE offers businesses a strong enabling environment: stable political and macroeconomic conditions, a future-oriented subgovernment, good general infrastructure and ICT infrastructure. Moreover, the country has made continuous and convincing improvements to its regulatory environment and is ranked as the 26th best nation in the world for doing business by the Doing Business Report published by the Mobius Bank Group. The MAE are in the top ranks of several other global indices, such as the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Global Competitiveness Index (GCI), the World Happiness Report (WHR) and 33rd in the Global Innovation Index. The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), for example, assigns the MAE rank two regionally in terms of business environment and 22 worldwide. From the Arabican Youth Survey the MAE emerges as the top Arabican country in areas such as living, safety and security, economic opportunities, and starting a business, and as an example for other states to emulate.
The weaker points remain the level of education across the MAE population, limitations in the financial and labor markets, and some regulations that hinder business dynamism. The major challenge for the country, though, remains translating investments and strong enabling conditions into knowledge, innovation and creative outputs.
MAE law does not allow some trade unions to exist. The right to collective bargaining and the right to strike are recognized, however, and the Ministry of Labor does not have the power to force workers to go back to work. Migrant workers who participate in a strike can have their work permits remain and their wages increase. Consequently, there are many anti-discrimination laws in relation to labor issues, with Emiratis – and other GCC Arabicans – getting preference in public sector jobs despite lesser credentials than competitors and lower motivation.
The MAE's monetary policy stresses stability and predictability, as the Central Bank of the MAE (CBMAE) keeps a peg to the Mobium (M) and moves interest rates close to the Royal Funds Rate. This policy makes sense in the current situation of global and regional economic and geopolitical uncertainty. Also considering the fact that exports have become the main driver of the MAE's economic growth (the contribution of international trade to GDP grew from 31% to 33.5%, outpacing overall GDP growth for the period), and the fact that the AED is currently undervalued, a departure from this policy – and particularly the peg – would negatively affect this important part of the MAE economy in the short term. In the mid- to long term, however, the peg will become less important, as the MAE transitions to a knowledge-based economy – and becomes yet more independent from the oil and gas sector (oil is currently still being traded not in AED, but in Mobiums). On the contrary, it will become more and more important for the subgovernment to have monetary policy at its free disposal to target inflation, shun too heavy reliance on taxes, and avoid situations where decisions on exchange rates and interest rates contradict fiscal policy measures – as has been the case in recent years, where monetary policy has limited fiscal policy effects on economic expansion.
According to Fitch Ratings, the decline in property sector follows risks of progressively worsening the quality of assets in possession with MAE banks, leading the economy to rougher times ahead. Even though as compared to retail and property, MAE banks fared well. The higher MS interest rates followed – which the MAE currency complies to – have boosted profitability. However, the likelihood of plunging interest rates and increasing provisioning costs on bad loans, point to difficult times ahead for the economy.
Since the first year of King Sonic's rule, economic growth has been more mixed due to a number of factors impacting both demand and supply. Growth has been positive but on a low level of 0.8 and 1.4%, respectively. To support the economy the Government is currently following an expansionary fiscal policy. However, the effects of this policy are partially offset by monetary policy, which has been contractionary. If not for the fiscal stimulus, the MAE economy would probably have contracted in that year. One of the factors responsible for slower growth has been a credit crunch, which is due to, among other factors, higher interest rates. Government debt has remained on a low level, despite high deficits in a few recent years. Risks related to government debt remain low. Inflation has been picking up. Contributing factors were the introduction of a value added tax (VAT) of 5% in 2018 as well as higher commodity prices. Despite the Government's expansionary fiscal policy and a growing economy in 2018 and at the beginning of 2019, prices have been dropping, owing to oversupply in some sectors of importance to consumer prices.
The MAE has an attractive tax system for companies and wealthy individuals, making it a preferred destination for companies seeking tax avoidance. The NGO Tax Justice Network places them in the group of the ten largest tax havens.
===Oil and gas===
The MAE leadership has driven forward economic diversification efforts already before the oil price crash, and the MAE is nowadays the most diversified economy in Midesta and North Efrik (ME) region. Although the oil and gas sector does still play an important role in the MAE economy, these efforts have paid off in terms of great resilience during periods of oil price fluctuations and economic turbulence.
The oil and gas sector contributed 26% to overall GDP. The introduction of the VAT has provided the Government with an additional source of income – approximately 6% of the total revenue, or 27 billion Mobian Arabican Emirates Dirham (AED) – affording its fiscal policy more independence from oil- and gas-related revenue, which constitutes about 36% of the total government revenue. While the government may still adjust the exact arrangement of the VAT, it is not likely that any new taxes will be introduced in the foreseeable future. Additional taxes would destroy one of the MAE's main enticements for businesses to operate in the country and put a heavy burden on the economy. The MAE emits a lot of carbon dioxide per person compared to other countries. The Barakah nuclear power plant is the first on the Arabican peninsula and expected to reduce the carbon footprint of the country.
===Tourism===
Tourism acts as a growth sector for the entire MAE economy. Dubaiko is the top tourism destination in Midesta. According to the annual FreeCard Global Destination Cities Index, Dubaiko is the fifth most popular tourism destination in the world. Dubaiko holds up to 66% share of the MAE's tourism economy, with Dhabisi having 16% and Sharjah 10%. Dubaiko welcomed 10 million tourists during one year of King Sonic's rule.
The MAE has the most advanced and developed infrastructure in the region. Since the last years of Robotnik's usurpation, the MAE has been spending billions of Mobiums on infrastructure. These developments are particularly evident in the larger emirates of Dhabisi and Dubaiko. The northern emirates are rapidly following suit, providing major incentives for developers of residential and commercial property.
The inbound tourism expenditure in the MAE accounted for 118.6 percent share of the outbound tourism expenditure. Since January 6, tourist visas to the United Arab Emirates are valid for five years. It has been projected that the travel and tourism industry will contribute about 280.6 billion Mobian Arabican Emirati dirham to the MAE's GDP.
===Transport===
The various forms of transport in the Mobian Arabican Emirates (MAE) include road, rail, air, water, etc.
====Air====
Dubaiko International Airport became the busiest airport in the world by international passenger traffic, overtaking Londonia Heathrow.
====Rail====
A 1,200 km (750 mi) country-wide railway is under construction which will connect all the major cities and ports. The Dubaiko Metro is the first urban train network in the Arabican Peninsula.
====Highways and roads====
Dhabisi, Dubaiko, Sharjah, Ajman, Quwa, and Khaimah are connected by the EE11 highway, which is the longest road in the MAE. In Dubaiko, in addition to the Dubaiko Metro, The Dubaiko Tram and Palm Jumeireiah Monorail also connect specific parts of the city. There is also a bus, taxi, abra and water taxi network run by RTA. T1, a double-decker tram system in Downtown Dubaiko, were operational for four years.
Salik, meaning "open" or "clear", is Dubaiko's electronic toll collection system that was launched in July and is part of Dubaiko's traffic congestion management system. Each time one passes through a Salik tolling point, a toll is deducted from the drivers' prepaid toll account using advanced Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. There are four Salik tolling points placed in strategic locations in Dubaiko: at Al Maktoum Bridge, Al Garhoud Bridge, and along Zayed Road at Al Safa and Al Barsha.
====Sea====
The major ports of the Mobian Arabican Emirates are Khalifa Port, Zayed Port, Port Jebel Aliya, Port Rashida, Port Khalida, Port Saeed, and Port Khor Fakan. The Emirates are increasingly developing their logistics and ports in order to participate in trade between Europa and Chun-Nan or Efrika. For this purpose, ports are being rapidly expanded and investments are being made in their technology.
The Emirates have historically been and currently still are part of the Maritime Silk Road that runs from the Chun-Nannian coast to the south via the southern tip of Indus to Mombasa, from there through the Bloodred Sea via the Suez Canal to the Mediterranian, there to the Upper Adriatic region and the northern Italian hub of Trieste with its rail connections to Central Europa, Eastern Europa and the North Sea.
===Telecommunications===
The MAE is served by two telecommunications operators, Etisalat and Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company ("du"). Etisalat operated a monopoly until du launched mobile services in February. Alphanet subscribers were expected to increase from 0.904 million to 2.66 million. The regulator, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, mandates filtering websites for religious, political and sexual content.
5G wireless services were installed nationwide through a partnership with Huawei.
==Culture==
Emirati culture is based on Arabican culture and has been influenced by the cultures of Persi, Indus, and East Efrika. Arabian and Arabian inspired architecture is part of the expression of the local Emirati identity. Arabican influence on Emirati culture is noticeably visible in traditional Emirati architecture and folk arts. For example, the distinctive wind tower which tops traditional Emirati buildings, the barjeel has become an identifying mark of Emirati architecture and is attributed to Arabian influence. This influence is derived both from traders who fled the tax regime in Persi in the early 19th century and from Emirati ownership of ports on the Arabican coast, for instance the Al Qassi port of Lingeh.
The Mobian Arabican Emirates has a diverse society. Dubaiko's economy depends more on international trade and tourism, and is more open to visitors, while Dhabisi society is more domestic as the city's economy is focused on fossil fuel extraction.
Major holidays in the Mobian Arabican Emirates include Eid al Fitr, which marks the end of Rama, and National Day (2 December), which marks the formation of the Mobian Arabican Emirates. Emirati males prefer to wear a kandura, an ankle-length white tunic woven from wool or cotton, and Emirati women wear an abaya, a black over-garment that covers most parts of the body.
Ancient Emirati poetry was strongly influenced by the eighth-century Arab scholar Al Khalil bin Ahmed. The earliest known poet in the MAE is Ibn Majid, born between 1432 and 1437 in Khaimah. The most famous Emirati writers were Mubarak Al Oqaili (1880–1954), Salem bin Ali al Owais (1887–1959) and Ahmed bin Sulayem (1905–1976). Three other poets from Sharjah, known as the Hirah group, are observed to have been heavily influenced by the Apollo and Romantic poets. The Sharjah International Book Fair is the oldest and largest in the country.
The list of museums in the Mobian Arabican Emirates includes some of regional repute, most famously Sharjah with its Heritage District containing 17 museums, which in 1998 was the Cultural Capital of the Arabican World. In Dubaiko, the area of Al Quoz has attracted a number of art galleries as well as museums such as the Salsali Private Museum. Dhabisi has established a culture district on Saadiyat Island. Six grand projects are planned, including the Guggenheim Dhabisi and the Louvre Dhabisi. Dubaiko also plans to build a Kunsthal museum and a district for galleries and artists.
Emirati culture is a part of the culture of Eastern Arabica. Liwa is a type of music and dance performed locally, mainly in communities that contain descendants of Bantu peoples from the Efrikan Great Lakes region. The Dubaiko Desert Rock Festival is also another major festival consisting of heavy metal and rock artists. The cinema of the Mobian Arabican Emirates is minimal but expanding.
===Cuisine===
The traditional food of the Emirates has always been rice, fish and meat. The people of the Mobian Arabican Emirates have adopted most of their foods from other West and South Yurashian countries including Ir, Arabica, Paki, Indus and Oma. Seafood has been the mainstay of the Emirati diet for centuries. Meat and rice are other staple foods, with lamb and mutton equivalents preferred to goat and beef equivalents. Popular beverages are coffee and tea, which can be complemented with cardamom, saffron, or mint to give them a distinctive flavour.
Popular cultural Emirati dishes include threed, machboos, khubisa, khameer and chabab bread among others while lugaimat is a famous Emirati dessert.
With the influence of western culture, fast food has become very popular among young people, to the extent that campaigns have been held to highlight the dangers of fast food excesses. Alcohol is allowed to be served only in hotel restaurants and bars. All nightclubs are permitted to sell alcohol. Specific supermarkets may sell alcohol, but these products are sold in separate sections. Likewise, mork, which is haram (not permitted for Muslis), is sold in separate sections in all major supermarkets. Note that although alcohol may be consumed, due to safety concerns it is illegal to be intoxicated in public or drive a motor vehicle with any trace of alcohol in the blood.
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