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==Facts==

* Full name: Third Republic of Bajor
* Capital city: Ashalla, [[Bajor]]
* Established May 2369 following the end of the [[Bajoran Occupation]] (DS9: "Emissary"; DS9 Novel: ''Unity'')
** Initially led by the [[Bajoran Provisional Government]] during a restabilization period, but current government considered a direct successor of that one
* Core territory consists of the [[B'hava'el]] system
** Other territory:
*** [[Draygo]] system
*** [[Golana]]
*** [[Prophet's Landing]]
*** [[Sanelar]] system
*** [[Valo]] system
* Nation
** May 2369 - September 29, 2376: Independent
** September 29, 2376 - Present: [[United Federation of Planets]]
*** 154th member to join
**** Councilors chosen by appointment of the First Minister, ratification by the Chamber of Ministers
**** [[Rava Mehwyn]] (2376) (DS9 Novel: ''Bajor: Fragments and Omens'')
**** [[Krim Aldos]] (2376 - 2384) (DS9 Novel: ''Bajor: Fragments and Omens''; Novel: ''Revelation and Dust'')
**** [[Ishan Anjar]] (2384 - 2385) (Novel: ''Revelation and Dust''; Novel: ''Peaceable Kingdoms'')

==Political Structure==

* Executive
** Led by the Council of Ministers
*** Head of state First Minister; elected position
**** Vice-head Second Minister, suggesting a general pattern of precedence throughout the council
*** Divided into ministries, each led by a minister
**** Not all of equal significance either legally or governmentally
*** Known ministeries
**** Ministry of Agriculture (DS9: "Shakaar")
**** Ministry of Commerce (DS9: "Indiscretion", "The Changing Face of Evil"; DS9 Novel: ''Antimatter'', ''The Badlands, Part IV'', ''Avatar, Book Two'', ''Gamma: Original Sin'')
***** Runs the Bajoran Freight and Shipping Authority, manages Bajoran merchant marine (DS9: "The Changing Face of Evil")
**** Ministry of Defense (DS9 Novel: ''Ascendance'', ''Gamma: Original Sin'')
**** Ministry of the Interior (DS9 Novel: ''Antimatter'')
**** Ministry of Justice (DS9 Novel: ''Avatar, Book Two'')
***** Bajoran Intelligence (DS9)
**** Ministry of Public Works (DS9 Novel: ''Antimatter'')
**** Ministry of Religious Artifacts (DS9 Novel: ''The 34th Rule'')
**** Ministry of State (DS9: "Duet")
**** Ministry of Transportation (DS9 Novel: ''Gamma: Original Sin'')
*** [[Bajoran Ministers]]
* Military
** [[Bajoran Militia]]

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