United Nations
The United Nations governs both Earth and its satellites, including Luna and hundreds of orbital stations. Founded in the mid-20th century, the United Nations was originally a transnational organization for intergovernmental cooperation. But by the end of the 21st century, in the face of rampant environmental degradation that threatened the planet’s entire ecosphere, Earth’s nations ceded their sovereignty to the UN, creating a unified global government. Under the United Nations, Earth established colonies on Luna, on Mars, and in the Asteroid Belt, but technological limitations prevented further expansion into the outer solar system. In exchange for sharing the discovery of the Epstein Drive, Mars gained its independence from Earth, and the new technology opened the Outer Planets to settlement as well. Eventually, the United Nations initiated policies to manage the further effects of climate change and pollution and begin to restore Earth’s damaged ecosystem. Many of these policies are still in effect, though population growth remains a serious issue, and thirty percent of the Earth’s energy output is dedicated to recycling systems to manage the waste of 30 billion people.
Demography and Population
ca. 31 billion
Military
Earth’s military, primarily the United Nations Navy and the United Nations Marine Corps, is arguably the most powerful combined military force in the system. Most of the UN Navy is spread throughout the solar system, overseeing and protecting Earth’s interests in the Belt and the Outers or keeping the peace as part of the Earth-Mars Coalition Navy. While not as technologically advanced as the navy of the Martian Congressional Republic, the United Nations Navy is considerably larger, consisting of capital ships such as dreadnoughts and battleships, as well as smaller vessels like cruisers, destroyers, frigates, corvettes, and more. Nevertheless, projections have shown that the technological superiority of Mars would give them the edge against Earth’s numbers in any major conflict between the two planets.
The United Nations Marine Corps serves aboard UN Navy vessels and guards Earth outposts in the Belt and beyond. Marines wear vacuum-rated and radiation shielded powered armor, enabling them to engage in combat operations virtually anywhere in the system. The UNMC can place over 100 million troops on the battlefield, far outnumbering the ground forces of any other nation including Mars, and the fact that UN marines are born, raised, live, and train in the one full gravity of Earth gives them a considerable advantage against opponents accustomed to the lower gravities of Mars or the Belt. The current leader of the Outer Planets Alliance, Fred Johnson, was formerly a colonel in the United Nations Marine Corps, where he gained infamy throughout the system as the “Butcher of Anderson Station.”
Founding Date
1945
Type
Geopolitical, Republic
Capital
Alternative Names
UN
Leader
Head of State
Government System
Democracy, Representative
Economic System
Mixed economy
Currency
UN Dollar (UN$)
Legislative Body
United Nations General Assembly
Judicial Body
United Nations Court of Justice
Subsidiary Organizations
Location
Controlled Territories
Neighboring Nations
Notable Members
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