United Arab Republic

The **United Arab Republic** is a federation in the Middle East, with the capital of Cairo, Egypt. It was created in 1971, with the merger of Egypt, Iraq, Syria, Kuwait, Sudan, Jordan, Lebanon, and Libya, governed by pan-arab socialist governments with similar goals, ruling parties, and aspirations. In 1984, Algeria and Tunisia would join, and Yemen, Morocco, Sahrawi, and Mauritania would join separately by the next decade. With the collapse of capitalism in the rest of the Arabian peninsula, preceded by years of mass protest and unrest, Saudi Arabia and Oman would join, along with the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Bahrain, which would be merged into the new state of Eastern Arabia. By 2050, Kurdistan and Iran would join the republic, until it merged into the Global Union in 2081.

## Member States

### Egyptian Arab Socialist Republic (1971-)

Capital: Cairo

Egypt, one of the founding members of the UAR, would remain among its most important countries due to its location, being located in the center of the UAR and home to its capital and one of its largest cities, Cairo. Additionally, the Suez Canal would remain an essential part of trade, not only for the UAR itself but among both capitalist and socialist trade powers. Tourism and trade along the Suez Canal would provide substantial financial benefits for the UAR, as Egypt would remain a central powerhouse to the larger republic.

### Syrian Arab Socialist Republic (1971-)

Capital: Damascus

Syria, which was the first Arab country to undergo socialist revolution, played a large role in the formation of the UAR, and plays a prominent role to this day.

### Iraqi Arab Socialist Republic (1971-)

Capital: Baghdad

Iraq would undergo a socialist revolution in the early 1960's almost directly alongside Syria, as both countries formed a close union before the formation of the UAR. The star in its flag represents the Kurdish minority, which would later be kept even after Kurdistan became its own independent state, which occupied parts of Iraq.

### Sudanese Arab Socialist Republic (1971-)

Capital: Khartoum

After its own revolution, Sudan would be one of the leading countries advocating for pan-Arabism, however, it remained a culturally divided country, politically over-represented by its north. After conflict and divisiveness, Sudan would join the UAR in 1971, though many in its south wanted to separate and be its own country. In 1978, an agreement was made for the establishment of South Sudan, a new republic that the UAR would militarily protect, and technically a part of the union, but in reality economically and politically independent for the most part.

### Libyan Arab Socialist Republic (1971-)

Capital: Tripoli

Libya would join the UAR after its socialist takeover in the 1960's. For many years, it would become among the most prosperous republics not only in the UAR, but in Africa itself. Muammar Gaddafi would take leadership of Libya under the UAR and would be a well respected leader in the nation.

### Palestinian Arab Socialist Republic (1971-)

Capital: Jerusalem

Palestine would become well respected as the religious capital of Islam and an important tourist and religious destination. Though it is one of the smallest republics, millions across the UAR would tour it for religious purposes, and the country would see astounding success under socialism.

### Jordanian Arab Socialist Republic (1971-)

Capital: Amman

Jordan would also counter lots of religious tourism, also serving a strategic location next to Saudi Arabia until its eventual revolution in the early 2000's.

### Lebanese Arab Socialist Republic (1971-)

Capital: Beirut

Lebanon would undergo socialist development as one of the founding member states of the UAR.

### Kuwaiti Arab Socialist Republic (1971-)

Capital: Kuwait City

Kuwait would also be a founding member of the UAR, establishing close ties to Iraq. Although there were efforts to combine Iraq and Kuwait into one republic, Kuwait chose to retain its leadership and have its economic needs met.

### South Sudanese People's Republic (1978-1997)

Capital: Juba

With its creation in 1978 as a separate republic from Sudan, South Sudan operated more independently than the rest of the UAR, despite being recognized as a member state. South Sudan would receive military protection and economic aid, and would have healthy trade relations between the rest of the republic; however, it was near fully politically and economically dependent otherwise. South Sudan would have a christian majority unlike the rest of the republics, and have a vastly different geographical climate than the rest of Sudan, hence the reason opposition movements took place and it operated almost completely independently. With the creation of the United African Federation and the less looming presence of capitalism and opposition movements in Africa, South Sudan would eventually register to formally leave the republic, doing so in 1997 and becoming fully independent for around a decade before joining the UAF in 2008.