The Sol Republic

The Federated Democratic Republic of the United Nations of Sol, the largest human nation in the galaxy. A liberal democracy with separated branches of government. The values of the Republic are materialism and militarism. The Republic is home to most of the corporations in the galaxy, and all of the corporations in the Bayakud Sector.

The United Nations of Sol ([O.C 2185-2277]N.C -15-77)
The united nations of sol started in the year -15 of the New Calendar The United Nation of Sol was formed from the remains of the preceding United Nations, which was dissolved after the third world war. The war ended in nuclear fire destroying most of the planet of Earth; completely destroying the United States of America, The United Soviet Socialist Republics, Brazil, The Canadian Confederacy, Free Florida, and the Chinese Earth State. The United Nations of Sol was created as a confederacy consisting of all the nations that had a foothold outside of earth. The Leaders of the UNS were the Celtic Union, The Arabic League, Tereshkova, India, and The Chinese Solar State. In 0 N.C (O.C 2200 ad), scientists discovered the secret to interstellar Travel. The UNS founded many ExtraSolar Colonies, most famously Eire and Terra Nova. The capital was held in Io, one of the moons of Jupiter.

In 65 N.C, a group in the Sector Alearabiat Aljadida (The New Arabia in Inglic) Sought to separate from The Arabic League, but as one of the Leaders of the UNS, The AL had the power to decline the secession of the group. The Group, who called themselves The Caliphate of New Medina, then declared war on the AL and, by extension, the UNS. This war lasted for 10 years, ending with Independence for The CNM, the destruction of many planets including New Medina itself, with the Planet Killer Weapons built by the UNS. The Two years following this war proved disastrous for the UNS, her people tired of war and propaganda, the UNS reformed into The Sol Republic.

The Early Republic (N.C 77-100)
The early Sol Republic had a very strong central government, It oversaw the rebuilding of planets which had been effected most by the war. Banning the use of PKWs and other weapons of mass destruction was the first order given by the new president of the Republic, Lyndon Hall. The rest of the 33 year period was spent rebuilding the economies of the planets most effected by the war.

The Discovery Period (N.C 100-150)
The year 100 N.C was the year that an Agdan diplomat met with the leaders of the Republic. This was the first time that human learned of xenospecies. The talks were mostly a forum for the leaders of the Republic to come to terms with the knowledge of xenospecies, and to open a diplomatic channel with Agda. This led to new star systems being investigated and new colonies being established in as many places as possible. New species were discovered, many in places already under Republic control, just being discovered for the first time. The original intention was to passively observe these civilizations and watch as they develop, but over time this notion was thrown out in favor of colonization and imperialism, ending the Discovery Period.

The Stagnant Period (N.C 150-225)
This period is marked by the stagnation that was felt by all territories of the Republic. While technology developed, it was relegated only to the wealthier territories, most of the Republic was held in technological and expansionary stagnation.

The Modern Period (N.C 225-Present)
The Modern Period is marked by increasing technological advancement across all sectors. The central government of the Republic has grown weaker leading to some frontier planets to have wildly varying political Ideologies. This period is also marked by the threat of the Rivaan State.

First Rivaan War (N.C 225-232)
The First Rivaan war started when Rivaan forces Attacked Republic ships stationed on the border between the Rivaan State and the Sol Republic. The war lasted for seven years, in which 1/2 of the systems in the Talich sector. The war was a major loss for the Republic, and led to the Republic increasing its military budget to just shy of 1 trillion Solars.

Second Rivaan War (N.C 253-268)
The Second Rivaan War Saw the Orion Class ships (Designed in 234 N.C, Built in 250 N.C, Commissioned in 253 N.C) leading fleets to take back territory lost in the first war. The Orion Class ships proved very effective against the older ships of the Rivaan State, no Orion Class ships were lost in the war, but 142 ships were lost on the Rivaan side. The Republic reclaimed all territory lost in the first war, and 6 sub-sectors of Rivaan territory, and forced the Rivaan state to settle with the claimed systems belonging to the Republic.

Third Rivaan War (N.C 270-296)
The Third Rivaan war started with the defection of the Orion Class SIS Hall to the Rivaan State. The Republic Had one goal: Eliminate the threat of the Hall, by capture or destruction. The war was a 26 year series of Naval and ground battles searching for the Hall. In 282 N.C, the Republic Initiated a draft due to the heavy losses on the battlefield. This all came to a head in 296 when the Hall was found, the ensuing battle lasted 3 months, with the Republic attempting the capture of the Hall, but eventually deciding to destroy it."It was liking watching your sister die, and you were the one to pull the trigger. It hurt to fire against one of our own ships, but we knew it had to be done. All in all it took about a week for every last system to be destroyed. The mood among the Officers on the bridge was one of exhaustion, no victory was won, just the end, twenty-six years and it came to this, three months and it came to this. it was the last option, but it was the only option that could be taken without sending every last marine to die in there.  -FADM Virginia Collins, Captain of the SIS Orion, Admiral of the 1st Fleet, on an SSN broadcast 7 months after the battle."

Conflict on Delta-Cox 9 (N.C 296-Present)
Delta-Cox 9, a planet in the Bayakud sector, had been a prison planet for the past 23 yrs. A wartime plan to reduce the cost of prisons, prisoners were dropped onto the planet, and left to survive with minimal contact to the outside world. In 296, the prisoners on the planet managed to contact the Vahns, and so they responded by sending ships, weapons and supplies to the prisoners. The Sol Republic Military responded by sending in troops to quell the rebellion, which, in turn, led to the Vahns hiring many different Mercenary companies to defend the prisoners. This escalation continued with the Republic contraction private military companies, like AVOC, to aid in the fighting.

Republica Ex Machina (The Republican Machine)
The political system that drives the Republic is the concept of the Republic itself. Every part of the Republic is split into smaller and smaller subsections. The nation is divided into sectors, sectors into sub-sectors, and sub-sectors into systems. The Capital of the Republic, Io, is split into three district for the three main branches of Government, the Executive, Judicial, and Legislative Branches. The Executive Branch, headed by President Elise Ardouin, enforces the laws and leads military operations. The Judicial Branch, led by the High Court, interprets the meaning of laws, applies laws to individual cases, and decides if laws violate the Constitution. The Legislative Branch, lead by the Congress, makes the laws and plan the budget.

Political Parties
The two Dominant Political Parties Are the Federation Party and the Labour Party. The Federation Party is a politically liberal party, who believe in a strong central government and support a strong military. The Labour Party is a democratic socialist party who believe in strong workers protections and normalising relations with Autonomous Zones. There are a few other parties that are smaller than the other parties, but still get seats in congress and governorships from time to time. The most popular extrabinary party is the Soviet Party, a syndicalist party, originally started on the moon colony of Tereshkova, but has since spread throughout the Republic. The Confederation Party was once one of the biggest parties in the republic, but is now the smallest well known party in the republic. While it once held the ideals of a weak central government, it is now primarily made up of fascists and xenophobes.