United Federation of Planets

Total Area:

58,500,000,000 LY³

Disputes:

Dispute with Klingon Empire over Archanis Sector;
Dispute with Maquis insurgents over colonies in Cardassian Demilitarized Zone.

Natural Resources:

Dilithium, lead, iron, silicon, titanium, thorium, molybendum, deuterium.

Planetary Use:

Agricultural 2%; Inhabited 5%; Industrial 12%; Unused 81%

Population:

875,234,000,000

Birth Rate:

9 Births/1,000 Population (2372)

Death Rate:

8 Deaths/1,000 Population (2372)

Life Expectancy at Birth:

124 years male, 129 years female (Terran)

Total Fertility Rate:

1.1 children born/woman (2372)

Nationality:

Noun-Federation(s); adjective-Federation

Species Divisions:

Humanoid 78%; Non-Humanoid 13%, Non-Corporeal 9%

Religion:

Secular Humanism 51%; Christianity 9%; Jewish 1%; Bajoran 2%; Betazed 3%; other 11%; none 23%

Language:

Predomitably Federation Standard English, sizable minorities speaking Vulcan, Bajoran, and Betazed. Universal Translators virtually eliminate most language barriers.

Labor Force:

411,258,000,000

Long-Form Name

The United Federation of Planets; abbreviated UFP

Type

Republic; strong democratic tradition

Administrative Divisions

156 Member worlds, 1295 Colony worlds.

Independence

August 12, 2161

Constitution

August 12, 2161

Legal System

Based on English-Terran common law; judicial review of legislative acts.

National Holiday

Federation Day, August 12 (2161)

Executive Branch

president, Cabinet

Legislative Branch

unicameral Federation Counsel

Judicial Branch

Federation Supreme Court

Leaders

Chief of State and Head of Government: President Jaresh-Inyo

Suffrage

Universal at age 18

Elections

President-every 6 years; Federation Council-every 4 years

Flag

blue background with the words "The United Federation of Planets" in gold type centered in the bottom third of the flag. The seal of the Federation (Circular disk covered with starfield, surrounded by laurel branches) is centered in the upper two-thirds of the flag.

Overview

The Federation has a massive socialist economy built around large scale, inexpensive production of almost all consumer goods. No money is used for all basic expenses (food, clothing, and shelter). A large-scale heavy industrial base can build almost anything. The economy is in a wartime production mode because of the recent war with the Klingons, the Borg threat, and the Dominion threat.

Unemployment Rate

1%

Budget

2.98 Trillion Credits (FY 2372)

Industrial Production

growth rate +1.9% (2372)

Industries & Agriculture

large-scale replication, starship/space station construction, Pharmaceutical agriculture, computer programming, asteroid mining, antimatter production

Illicit Drugs

Illicit producer of cannabis for domestic consumption; significant production of Romulan Ale, and Brekkian Felicium

Fiscal Year

Calendar Year

Spaceways

51,500 LY

Spaceports

119 Major Spaceports, 789 Minor Spaceports, 6341 Space Stations

Merchant Marine

1470 ships, 3266 unmanned cargo drones.

Telecommunications

621,000,000,000 comm. terminals; 8743 subspace comm. relays; 5220 commercial holo-recreation transmitters.

Branches

Department of Exploration and Defense (including Starfleet Command and Marine Corps)

Defense expenditures

841 Billion Credits (FY 2372)