The United Federation of Planets (abbreviated as UFP and commonly referred to as the Federation) was an interstellar federal republic from the Duyi'zu Universe, composed of planetary governments that agreed to exist semi-autonomously under a single central government based on the principles of universal liberty, peace, rights, equality, and progress, with the purpose of furthering the universal rights of all sapient life. to share their knowledge and resources in peaceful cooperation and space exploration. The Federation members exchange knowledge and resources to facilitate peaceful cooperation, scientific development, space exploration, and mutual defense.
ne of the most powerful interstellar states in known space, it encompassed 8,000 light years prior to the First Multiverse War. At its heigh, their numbers and memberships greatly increased across the galaxy after being one of the founding members of the Alliance of Nations in (1415 NE) with the other allied members to stand against the Combine and the Axis of Empires.
Unlike its imperial rivals - especially the Klingon Empire and the Romulan Star Empire - who derived power from a single species subjugating other races and joined either the Axis or the Coalition. The Federation's various member worlds joined voluntarily and were equals in the Federation's democratic society. The Federation Starfleet was incorporated to maintain exploratory, scientific, diplomatic, defense and later, during the First War, offensive combat functions.
History[]
Founding of the Federation[]
First Multiverse War[]
Beta Quadrant Invasion[]
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The Alliance of Nations[]
With the bonds made between the Federation and the Alliance, Starfleet accepted the offer of joining in friendship with almost half the galaxy under at fleet protection as well as the Allies with their newly upgraded technologies. While encouraging military use, they still half their skills in diplomacy needed when making contact with new worlds and civilizations. The Federation while in a moment of peace but cold-war with their rivals, they were given access to the Alliance’s dimensional drives and created some new versions for safer travels with concern of the Portal storms and breaking the barriers.
The Dominion War[]
Battle of Endor[]
Moment of Peace[]
Remnant Wars[]
Second Multiverse War[]
Infection War[]
Unification with the Multiversal Federation[]
Government[]
The Federation's government was structured as that of a representative republic, with its capitol located on Earth.
The exact nature of the government of the Federation has never been made clear on screen. From the information available, the United Federation of Planets would appear to be a constitutional representative republic, to and in which constituent members delegate some of their sovereignty, who participate in a legislature known as the Federation Council, elect a chief executive known as the Federation President, and which are ostensibly balanced by a judiciary headed by a Federation Supreme Court.
The exact division of powers between the Federation government and the governments of its member worlds is unknown, though various episodes indicate the Federation placed great value on maintaining local sovereignty over local affairs, Kirk makes reference to the Vulcan embassy, either to the Federation itself or to United Earth, which suggests that member worlds continue to exchange diplomatic representatives with each other. This is consistent with other facts that member worlds were left to manage their own governance in accordance with their own traditions and local laws, so long as the general requirements of membership were met, similar to how the member states of the former European Union are bound together in the Zol Universe.
However, Federation law did grant the government emergency authority to override local governance and declare martial law on a member's territory.
Executive Branch[]
The executive branch was responsible for the day-to-day management of the Federation. The democratically-elected Federation President was the head of this branch. The Federation President served as both the head of state and head of government; as chief executive officer of the government, the President determined most of the Federation's foreign policy, managed budgetary concerns, and served as supreme commander of the Federation's military forces. The President's office was located in the Earth city of Paris on the European continent.
The Federation Cabinet was a special executive committee to the President of the United Federation of Planets.
Executive Agencies[]
The Federation also maintained a number of executive agencies that assisted in the administration of its affairs:
- Central Bureau of Penology
- Department of Cartography
- Department of Temporal Investigations
- Earth Broadcasting Company
- Federation Archaeology Council
- Federation Astronomical Committee
- Federation Bureau of Agricultural Affairs
- Federation Bureau of Industrialization
- Federation Bureau of Planetary Treaties
- Federation Naval Patrol
- Federation News Network
- Federation News Service
- Federation Science Bureau
- Federation Science Council
- Federation Standards Measurement Bureau
- Solar News Network
- Starfleet - see below.
- Starfleet Broadcasting
- Terraform Command
- UFP News
- United Earth Space Probe Agency (UESPA) (existed from the 21st and at least into the 23rd century)
In addition, at least one rogue agency, known as Section 31, was known to have operated in the name of the Federation.
Legislative Branch[]
The Federation Council was the unicameral legislative body of the Federation. Composed of representatives from the various member worlds, the Federation Council held the power to create, amend, and ratify Federation law. The Federation Council also held a great deal of influence over the operations of the Federation's military service, Starfleet. It sometimes served as the judging body of specially-convened courts-martial, and on occasion issued operational orders to Starfleet. The Council also held influence over the making of Federation foreign policy. The Council's meeting chamber was in the Earth city of San Francisco, on the west coast of the North American continent.
Judiciary Branch[]
The judiciary was the branch of government responsible for resolving legal disputes. It consisted of a hierarchy of courts, with the Federation Supreme Court at its apex. Federation courts sometimes relied on panels of citizens known as juries. The Federation Grand Jury heard testimony as part of criminal investigations, while the Federation Special Jury tried war criminals. Alongside the civilian courts, Starfleet had its own system of courts martial.
Society and Culture[]
There is no official Federation religion, although members are free to practice their own religious and philosophical beliefs, as protected by the Guarantees contained in the Articles of the United Federation of Planets.
Every August 12, Federation citizens observe Federation Day, a patriotic holiday established in remembrance of the founding of the Federation.
Presidents of the United Federation of Planets[]
Territories[]
Duyi'zu[]
- Earth
- Andoria
- Tellar Prime
- Vulcan
- Arcadian
- Cait
- Kasheeta
- Bzzit khaht
- Grazerite
- Xelatian
- Zaranite
- Risa
- Efrosian
- Etaris
- Rigel IV
- Haliia
- Hekaras ll
- Cordian
- Betazed
- Benzar
- Arbazan
- Zakdorn
- Bolarus IX
- peilar zel II
Alternate Timelines[]
In an alternate timeline created by the death of Gabriel Bell prior to the Bell Riots in 2024 (12XX NE), Duyi'zu Earth remained a pre-warp civilization, which had never expanded beyond the Sol system by the 24th century (15th century). Consequently, neither the Federation nor Starfleet ever existed. The USS Defiant, having been protected from the changes in the timeline by a subspace bubble, detected Combine transmissions emanating from Alpha Centauri. This would indicate that the Empire of the Combine Race was able to expand considerably further in this timeline due to the lack of Federation interference in the Beta Quadrant War and likely to have subjugated this version of Earth and other worlds.
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Trivia[]
- The Federation became one of the major influence on the Alliance states over the centuries, giving ideas for some to seeking out new allies and members join through diplomacy and friendship.