Solar Federation

The Solar Federation is an interplanetary governmental organisation that effectively controls the Terran Solar System. It started as an off-shoot of a United Nations program that developed its own life and eventually surpassed the United Nations in governmental reach. Excepting the United Nations, all of it's member states are countries not groups of countries; and excepting The Republic of Mars and The Huǒxīng Republic, the two countries of Mars, all members control at least one full planet/moon. The UST (Unincorporated Solar Territories) is not technically a nation, but a jointly ruled part of the Solar System that has it's own vote. Uranus is the only planet with all its moons in the UST.

History

After the historic election in the early 2100s that granted Mars independence, it quickly joined the UN. However, with the growing number of colonists in space, the UN and it's offshoot program, the International Space Organisation, began to have issues. This was solved in the early 2300s by the creation of the Solar Federation. Earth's moon, however, stayed in the UN until recently when it left to pursue full Solar Federation state-hood.

Member States

The Solar Federation is comprised of the following nine member-states (in order of distance from Sol):

• The Free State of Mercury

• The Venusian Republic

• The United Nations (Earth)

• The Lunar Confederacy

• The United Republic of Mars and Huǒxīng (URMH)

• The Jovian League

• Titan

• Triton (semi-autonomous state)

• Unincorporated Solar Territories (UST)