Most Serene Solar and Intersolar Confederation
The Solar Confederation, officially The Most Serene Solar and Intersolar Confederation, is a polity based in the Sol system. The country is a federal republic divided into numerous cantons and territories, with federal level institutions based on Earth. The Confederation, sometimes referred to as SolGov, maintains a policy of armed neutrality; it has not fought in international conflict since early formation and avoids association with polarizing alliances. The Sol system has become the location of choice for numerous international organizations.
Structure
SolGov is a semi-direct democratic federal republic. The territory of SolGov is divided into numerous "Solar" sectors, which function as directly democratic federal cantons, as well as "Intersolar" frontiers which operate under stratocratic martial law. These cantons differ in exact details of governance, but are required by the Terran Constitution to draft and uphold a constitution of their own. Citizens are granted rights by the Terran Constitution to hold referendums that can directly influence and challenge government and legislation changes, an element of direct democracy. Many important institutions within SolGov exist to maintain order and stability across all sectors, with vast amounts of resources poured into these efforts.
Of the many federal-level institutions of the Solar Confederation, none are as powerful nor large as the Department of Administrative Affairs (DAA). Formed as a small supportive office intended to aid in handling miscellaneous issues with interdepartmental cooperation and policy, the DAA has since grown in scope and manpower to 40 billion: a legion of administrators, officials, and civil servants. The department consumes roughly 12.000.000 liters of ink, 60 hectares of blotting paper, and 24 billion bricks of sealing wax every single weekday. The DAA handles a wide range of tasks and issues, from representing the Confederation to operating colonial supply lines. It handles most administrative issues outside of the Sol system for the Confederation, and is the second most-likely institution one will encounter on the frontier.
Culture and Ideology
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Relations
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