Most Serene Solar and Intersolar Confederation

Solar Confederation

Basic Information

Official Name:	The Most Serene Solar and Intersolar Confederation
Other Names:	N/A
Capital City:	Neue Waldstätte, Earth
Structure:	{{{structure}}}
Denonym(s):	Not Specified
Founded:	1 FS

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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.

Department of Administrative Affairs

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 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. All civil servants and administrators start their career in the DAA, and those outside of the DAA frequently interact with it.

Sonnensöldner

As all able-bodied citizens are required to be drilled in military matters, the Solar Confederation permits those who have completed their compulsory active service period to offer service as a Sonnensöldner — a state-certified mercenary. Many Solar Mercenary Companies and individual specialists will provide their expertise in warfare, policing, military engineering, and intelligence operations for good pay. The Sonnensöldner are required to follow and uphold Solar Law in all of their actions, and must vow to never harm another SolGov citizen in their line of work.

The Terran Regency

The Sol System itself is ruled centrally from labyrinthian administrative offices on Earth. Understood to be a major remnant from the days as TerraGov, the entity known as the Terran Regency plays an active role in both governing the Sol system and the military administration of Intersolar sectors. By consequence, the Regency establishes and enforces SolGov's borders, customs, and tariffs. The institution is deeply traditional, sometimes to the point of maintaining standards and policies considered anachronistic and strange in the modern day. The Regency sometimes refers to itself as TerraGov in modern documentation, to the confusion of many inexperienced civil servants.

Culture and Ideology

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Relations

While SolGov actively pursues it’s own national interests, SolGov still sees itself (and is seen by others) as a nominally neutral nation, and as such goes out of its way to maintain cordial relations with other polities.