Category:United Federation Of Planets

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United Federation of Planets
Historical Data
Current Status:	active
Location:	Alpha Quadrant, Beta Quadrant
Capital:	Paris, Earth
Species of Note:	Founding members: Humans Vulcans Andorians Tellarites
Founded:	2161
Government Structure
Type:	Representative republic
Head Of State:	President of the United Federation of Planets
Legislature:	Federation Council
Judiciary:	Federation Supreme Court
Military:	Starfleet
Currency:	Federation credit

The United Federation of Planets (abbreviated as UFP and commonly referred to as The Federation) was an interstellar federal republic, composed of planetary governments that agreed to exist semi-autonomously under a single central government based on the principles of universal liberty, rights, and equality, and to share their knowledge and resources in peaceful cooperation and space exploration.

The United Federation of Planets is a confederation of species, mostly humanoid, in the alpha and beta quadrants. The peoples of the Federation are diverse and numerous. The most important institution of the Federation, not in respect of power but of interest, is the Federation Starfleet, a scientific, diplomatic and defensive organization set to explore new worlds and new civilisations; to boldly go where no one has gone before.

The Federation was founded in San Francisco, Earth in 2161.The seeds of the Federation were planted during a temporary alliance in 2154, in the search for a Romulan drone ship. It was this that first brought together the four species that would found the Federation: Humans, Vulcans, Andorians, and Tellarites.After the crisis, these four species remained together, founding the precursor to the Federation, called the Coalition of Planets, a year later. Other species soon joined: the Denobulans, the Rigelians, the Coridanites, and several others.Over the next several years, the ties between the members of the Coalition strengthened and became more structured, until, finally, in 2161, the Coalition became the Federation. The Federation has expanded rapidly since, and today is composed of some 150 planets, bound together in a voluntary union for trade, exploration, diplomacy, and mutual protection. The Articles of Federation were signed by the United Nations of Earth, Epsilon Indii, the Alpha Centuri Concordium of Planets, Vulcan and many more, to provide a common defense against the threat of attack from the Romulan Star Empire. This constitution signed at Babel provided for freedoms and liberties for all races, a representative democratic government with universal suffrage, and established Starfleet, a government agency to represent, defend the Federation and learn more about the universe in general.
The Federation is governed by the Federation Council, which is made up of representatives from each member planet. It is headquartered at San Francisco, Earth. Presiding over the Federation Council is an elected Federation Council President, who makes his office at Paris, Earth. Each member world is entitled to retain its own form of government, its own military, and its own intelligence agencies. The planet Vulcan, for example, is governed by a the Vulcan Council and a group of titled ministers, possesses a small interstellar navy, and has an internal intelligence agency known as the V'Shar. Law within in the Federation is regulated by the Uniform Code of Justice.

The Federation uses a non-monetary economic system of "credits" to govern trade. Interstellar trade is largely free and unregulated, apart from certain contraband things such as slaves, drugs, and weapons of mass destruction. Because of its freedom and diversity, the Federation is wealthy and prosperous.

Within the interstellar borders of the Federation there are many non-member worlds. Most of these are less-developed worlds, declared off-limits by the tenants of the Prime Directive. These planets are being left to develop as they will under the protection of a Federation whose existence they are unaware of. When a world has reached the appropriate phase of cultural development, it is contacted and strongly encouraged to join the Federation. Other non-member worlds are neutral or are allied to the Federation. An example of the latter is Kaferia, a highly advanced non-Federation world located well within Federation space, which nevertheless has maintained strong ties with the Federation for centuries.

There is no one Federation culture. Some races, such as the Vulcans, have a unified society, religion, and cultural base. Humans, however, are unified as a people, but still hold different cultural values. There are nearly 150 member-planets in the Federation, creating a mosaic of cultures and traditions, bound together by their common interests: peace, order, liberty, and the pursuit of knowledge.

The members of the United Federation of Planets are represented in its government. Government is divided into three domains: legislative, Federation Council; judiciary, consisting of Federal courts and an Interplanetary Supreme Court of Justice, and; executive, led by the President. The Federation Council drafts laws for the Federation. The President, with the assistance of his or her Cabinet, enforces those laws and represents the Federation in foreign affairs. The Judiciary judges and punishes those who've broken laws and treaties with foreign nations, on the assumption that a defendant is innocent until proven guilty. The Judiciary may also rule laws and actions of the Federation Council or the President unconstitutional, as per the Articles of Federation.
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