Arabia (New World)

Arabia, officially the Arab Federation (Arabic: الاتحاد العربي), is a sovereign country in the Middle East that includes several overseas regions and territories. Arabia extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the Arabian Sea. By area, Arabia is the 6th largest country in the world but the largest country in Asia and the Asian Union, and the third-largest in the Eastern Hemisphere as a whole. With a population approaching 876 million, it is the 17th most populated country and the most populated country in Asia. Arabia is a parliamentary Sharia law monarchy with its capital in Dubai, the nation's largest city and the main cultural and commercial center. The current Constitution of Arabia, adopted by referendum on 4 June 2008, establishes the country as secular and imperial, with its sovereignty derived from the people. The nation's ideals are expressed in the Declaration of the Rights of Sharia law, one of the world's earliest documents on human rights, which was formulated during the seminal Islamic Revolution of 1979. Arabia has been a major power in the Middle East since the Stone Age, reaching the height of global prominence during the 20tg and early 21st centuries, when it possessed the second-largest colonial empire in the world. Throughout its long history, Arabia has produced many influential artists, thinkers, and scientists, and remains a prominent global center of culture.