United Earth

Facts

• Full name: United Earth
• Center of government: Earth
• Established 2130
  • First formed under the Traité d'Unification (Novel: Articles of the Federation)
  • Full unification of Earth occurred July 14, 2150, with the last holdout nations signing the Traité d'Unification (S31 Novel: Control)
• Core territory consists of the Sol system, excepting Mars
  • Many stations and facilities in Sol are jointly run by United Earth and the Confederated Martian Colonies
• Initially a reluctant client state of the Confederacy of Vulcan in interstellar affairs
• Founding member of the Coalition of Planets (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
• Founding member of the Federation
  • Officially considered the first member via signing order
    • Councillor Haroun al-Rashid (2161 - 2164) (ENT Novel: A Choice of Futures; ENT Novel: Tower of Babel)
    • Councillor Percival Kimbridge (2164 - ) (ENT Novel: Tower of Babel)
    • Councillor Jonathan Archer (2175 - 2184) (ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly")
    • Councillor Siobhan Tilly ( - 2248 - 2249 - ) (DIS Novel: The Way to the Stars)
    • Councillor Matthew Mazibuko ( - 2376 - 2380 - ) (DS9 Novel: Trill: Unjoined; Novel: Articles of the Federation)

Political Structure

• Federated parliamentary government
  • Defined by the United Earth constitution (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
  • Individual member states still function as semi-independent bodies
  • Functions under a socialist economy based on distribution of resources by need rather than wealth
    • Transition completed late-22nd century (VOY: "Dark Frontier")
    • Not strictly post-scarcity until development of the replicator
    • Moneyless economy on Earth established by "Dark Frontier", but seemingly not Federation-wide until 24th century
  • Executive
    • Prime Minister serves as head of government (ENT: "Demons", "Terra Prime"; ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do, Kobayashi Maru, Beneath the Raptor's Wing, To Brave the Storm)
      • United Earth Prime Ministers
      • Guided by cabinet of advisors, known as secretaries
        • Secretary of the Defense (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
      • Executive functions within the parliament divided into ministries, each led by a minister of the legislature
        • Presumed by Minister Littlejohn being a member of the legislative body by Beneath the Raptor's Wing, possibly based on Westminster system of government
        • Ministry of the Interior (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do, Kobayashi Maru, Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
      • Enforcement and oversight divided into bureaus
        • Bureau of Extraterrestrial Resource Extraction (ENT Novel: To Brave the Storm)
    • President serves as head of state (ENT Novel: To Brave the Storm)
      • United Earth Presidents
  • Legislature
    • United Earth Parliament (ENT Novel: To Brave the Storm)
      • Bicameral body consisting of elected ministers (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing, To Brave the Storm)
        • United Earth Ministers
  • Two military bodies prior to Federation membership
    • Earth Starfleet - Space-based defense
    • Military Assault Command Operations - Planetary defense
  • United Earth Space Probe Agency - civilian space exploration body
  • Earth Security Agency - United Earth intelligence agency (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference; SCE Short Story: "Aftermath")
    • Existed as an international cooperative prior to incorporation of United Earth, taken under United Earth jurisdiction upon incorporation
    • Often participated closely with Earth Starfleet on equal footing
    • Led by a director (SCE Short Story: "Aftermath")
  • Earth Cargo Service - United Earth merchant marine

Laws and regulations

• Transporters not allowed within any building designated as a historical landmark (TNG Novel: A Time for War, A Time for Peace)