Khila'afa'iyya

Khila'afa'iyya is a planet in the solar system, ruled by the Caliphate.

Physical Geography
Europe is a vast steppe. The Mediterranean coast is lush.

The Middle East and North Africa is a vast dry grassland, except for the Mediterranean coast and areas around the Nile, Tigris, and Euphrates rivers.

The Sahara is a vast desert, but has large swathes of scrubland. There are not very many dunes.

Sub-Saharan Africa is largely arid, except for Central Africa which has a small band of rainforest and some grassland.

India is largely arid. The south is extremely tropical.

Southeast Asia and Australasia are extremely tropical.

Most of Australia except for the northern tip is extremely arid.

China and most of Central and Northern Asia are a vast steppe.

Most of the Americas is at least semiarid. The Amazon and Caribbean, however, are very lush and tropical.

There is no ice at the poles.

Political Geography
The world is ruled by the Caliphate.

The capital is at Qus'tanti'niyya, or Istambul. The Mediterranean world, from the Atlantic to the Indus, is the core of the Caliphate.

The rest of the world is split up into emirates, sheikdoms, khanates, and subordinate tribes.