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» LCARS » Xenology Database » U » United Federation of Planets (Alpha Quadrant)
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Vulcan, Human, Tellarite and Andorian representatives at the Babel Conference.
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First Contact between Earth and Vulcan.
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The United Federation of Planets (UFP) is an interstellar alliance of planets and colonies, founded in 2161. It promotes mutual trade, exploration, scientific, cultural, diplomatic and defensive interests. The five founding members of the Federation were Vulcan, Earth, Andoria, Alpha Centauri and Tellar. By 2373, there were more than 150 member planets spread over eight thousand light years. Nearly half of all Federation citizens live in colonies.
The planet Castal I was the site of a conflict between Talarian and the Federation in the 2350s. The Galen border conflicts with the Federation occured in the 2350s over the Galen system, in which Federation colonies had been established. The conflicts reached a peak in 2356 in the Talarian attack on Galen IV, after which a peace accord was reached.
In the mid 24th century, the UFP was involved in an extended conflict with the Cardassians. A truce was reached in 2366, but it was violated by Captain Benjamin Maxwell. His actions were illegal even though his suspicions about the Cardassians proved true. A peace treaty was reached in 2367, negotiated in part by Captain Edward Jellico. One clause of the treaty states that captives of either government would be allowed to see a representative from a neutral government during their incarceration. After three years of negotiations, in 2370, a treaty established the Demilitarized Zone, or DMZ, a buffer zone along the border of the Federation and Cardassian space. Neither side is allowed to place military outposts, conduct fleet exercizes, or station warships anywhere in the DMZ. Some borders were redrawn, placing some Federation colonies in Cardassian space, and vice versa. Federation colonists banded together to form the Maquis, a terrorist organization to fight Cardassian rule.
The Jem'Hadar killed the Bajoran colonists on New Bajor for violating their territory in 2370, along with several Federation ships in the Gamma Quadrant. Travel through the wormhole was suspended until the USS Odyssey could assess the threat. The USS Odyssey was subsequently destroyed while on it's mission.
In 2371, the Romulans agreed to grant the Federation use of a single cloaking device for use in the Gamma Quadrant only in exchange for all intelligence reports on the Dominion. |
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| Mercassium compound is a synthetic composite used in shield generator construction by the Federation. That technology is not shared with anyone. |
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Earth is the Federation's base of operations, and Paris is the capital. The Federation Council is a the governing body of the United Federation of Planets. It consists of representatives from the Federation's member planets. The Council Chambers are located in San Francisco on Earth. Membership in the council is considered a great honor, and T'Pau of Vulcan is the only person to have refused a seat on the council. The council is lead by the Federation President.
The Federation Naval Patrol is the Federation's version of the Coast Guard. The Federation Archaeology Council is an organization of archaeologists, that holds symposiums. The Federation Astronomical Committee is whose responsibilities includes naming celestial objects. The Federation Astrophysical Survey maintains current and accurate celestial navigation charts. The Federation Department of Temporal Investigations is a governmental agency that assesses potential damage to the time line caused by time travellers. The Federation Science Council is a government agency that advises the Federation on scientific matters. |
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| The Federation Code of Justice is a set of laws that include provisions insuring that a defendant is innocent until proven guilty, and if innocent, will be set free. The Federation Grand Jury is a panel of citizens that determined if the evidence in criminal cases was sufficient to warrant an indictment. There is a Federation Penal Settlement located in New Zealand on Earth. The Federation Supreme Court is the highest judicial body in the Federation. |
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A credit is a unit of monetary exchange used in the Federation.
Federation Day is a holiday that celebrates the founding of the Federation in 2161. |
| Member Worlds |
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| Acamarians, Ajilon Prime, Alpha Centauri, Altair IV, Andoria, Angosia III, Antede, Anticans, Antos IV, Arbazan, Ardana, Argelians, Arkaria, Atreans, Atreonid, Axanar, Bajor, Balduk, Bandi, Berellians, Betazed, Betelgeuseans, Bilana, Bolians, Bre'el IV, Brikar, Bynars, Cairn, Camorites, Catualla, Coridan, Corvan II, Dalvos Prime, Danteri, Delb II, Deltans, Denebians, Denobula, Doraf I, Earth, Elaysian, Fabrini, Gallamite, Gideon, Grazerite, Halanan, Haliian, Hekaras II, Hermat, Huanni, Hurada III, Inferna Prime, Jenkin, Kaldra IV, Kenda II, Kobheerians, Ktarians, Lumerian, Medusans, Minos Korva, Napean, Novan, Oceanus IV, Peliar Zel, Pentarus V, Ramatis, Rigelian, Risa, Selay, Skorr, Styris IV, Tavela Minor, Tellarite, Tessen II, Trill, Tyree, Tyrellia, Ullian, Ventax II, Vulcan, Zakdorn, Zaldans. |
| Federation Colonies |
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Ajilon Prime: A M-Class planet located in the Alpha Quadrant, and the location of a Federation Colony. It was the site of a skirmish between Klingon and Federation forces in 2373.
Aldebaran Colony: Located on Aldebaran III, the colony was the site of experiments using carbohydrate compounds to slow the degeneration of plant life. Also the place where Belongo, nephew of the Ferengi Grand Nagus Zek was held by Starfleet Authorities. The Aldebaran Music Academy is located here. The 2224 Olympics were held on Aldebaran. An Argelian was favored to win the Gymnastics competition, but was beaten by Emony Dax.
Alpha Centauri: This Human colony is 4.3 light years from Earth, in the Beta Quadrant. It is a beautiful place, and was the home of Zefram Cochrane, the Human inventor of warp drive. The Cochrane Insitute of Alpha Centauri is an academic institution located on Alpha Centauri.
Alpha V Colony: Colony where Charles Evans, a child who had survived a transport crash and was raised by the Thasians, nearest surviving relatives lived.
Arvada III: Colony where many people died in a terrible tragedy. Beverly Crusher and her grandmother were among the survivors.
Barisa Prime: This colony is located near the Federation border with the Tzenkethi. A Founder posing as Ambassador Krajensky faked a distress call claiming the Tzenkethi had attacked the colony, but no such attack occured.
Benecia Colony: The Karidian Company of Players was scheduled to perform here following their trip to Planet Q in 2266. Benecia Colony's medical facilities were limited in 2269, when Dr. Janice Lester, who had taken control Captain Kirk's body planned to send her former body there.
Bersallis III: There were 643 colonists living on Bersallis III in 2369. The planet is subjected to fierce firestorms every seven years. The firestorms are caused by particle emission from the system's sun. The storms can get as hot as 300 degrees Centigrade, and the wind can be over 200 kilometers per hour. In 2369, The USS Enterprise-D assisted in evacuating the colony. All colonists were saved, but eight Enterprise crew members were killed.
Beta Agni II: A Class-M planet that experienced a tricyanate contamination of it's water supply in 2366. The contamination was neutralized by hytritium obtained with the assistance of the USS Enterprise-D, who delivered hytritium to the water supply by way of a class-4 probe. The contamination was part of a plot by the Zibalian Kivas Fajo to capture Data.
Blue Horizon: This planet was terraformed by Gideon Seyetik. DaVinci falls are located there. The falls are the height of Mount Everest and the water falls through continuous rainbows into an ocean the color of sapphire wine. Seyetik called them Blue Horizon's crowning glory.
Boradis III: The first outpost in this system was established here in 2331. By 2365, three other planets in the system were colonized. The population of Boradis III was infected with a plague that cost thousands of lives. The pathogen was found by Dr. Julian Bashir, and the entire population was inoculated.
Boradis IV: Located in the same star system as Boradis III, this colony was founded sometime between 2331 and 2365.
Boradis V: Located in the same star system as Boradis III, this colony was founded sometime between 2331 and 2365.
Caldos Colony: In 2271, Caldos was one of the Federation's first terraforming projects. It was patterned after the Scottish Highlands, and each building contained a cornerstone from Scottish building. Felisa Howard, grandmother to Beverly Crusher lived there. In 2370, the colony experienced problems with it's weather control matrix, and requested assistance from the USS Enterprise-D, which was already in orbit of the colony.
Cestus III: The Location of a Federation outpost that was destroyed by the Gorn in 2267. The Federation was unaware that the planet was part of Gorn territory. An agreement was achieved, and the planet was resettled by the Federation. In 2371, colonists there formed a league of six baseball teams, two of which were the Cestus Comets, and the Pike City Pioneers. The colony is eight weeks from Bajor at maximum warp.
Coltar IV: A farming colony that experienced a 'hiccup' in time in 2364 as a result of Dr. Paul Manheim's time/gravity experiments on Vandor IX.
Corinth IV: A Starfleet facility is located on this planet.
Cygnia Minor: An Earth colony that was threatened with famine in 2266.
Delta Rana IV: A Federation colony was located on this Class-M planet. The colony was destroyed in 2361 by the Husnock. 11,000 colonists were killed in the attack. The only survivor was actually a member of the Douwd race posing as a human.
Delta Vega: This Class-M planet is located near the edge of the Milky Way Galaxy. It is the location of an automated lithium cracking station. The planet is visited only once every 20 years by cargo freighters.
Deneva: Colonized in the mid 22nd century, Deneva is considered one of the most beautiful in the galaxy. The population of Deneva in the mid-23rd century was approximately 1 million. It is a base for interstellar freighting. In 2267, the planet was infected by alien neural parasites, and many colonists were killed. The USS Enterprise, led by Captain Kirk, whose brother George Samuel Kirk was a resident of Deneva, discovered that the parasites were adversely affected by ultraviolet radiation. The crew of the Enterprise bombarded the planet with ultraviolet to eradicate the parasites.
Doraf I: This planet in Federation space was undergoing a terraforming project in 2368.
Dorvan V: This Class-M planet is located near the Federation-Cardassian border. In 2350, it was settled by a group of North American Indians who had left Earth 200 years ago, inorder to preserve their culture. The primary settlement was a villiage in a small valley on the southern continent. The planet was one of several Federation worlds that fell into Cardassian space after the Federation-Cardassian treaty in 2370. The USS Enterprise was sent to evacuate the colonists, who refused to leave. They instead renounced their Federation citizenships, and willingly became citizens of the Cardassian Union.
Draken IV: This planet is located in the Taugan sector, and is the location of a Starfleet base, the closest one to the Kaleb sector. The planet has ruins of Romulan origin.
Draygo IV: This Class-M Federation planet is uninhabited. It has an unusually large temperate zone, but is within three light years of Cardassian space.
Dulisian V: In 2368, this Federation colony sent a Priority-1 distress call reporting a massive failure of their environmental systems. The distress call was faked, sent in hopes of distracting the USS Enterprise from an attempted Romulan invasion of Vulcan.
Earth Colony 2: Settlement whose research station George Samuel Kirk, brother of James Kirk, hoped to be transferred to.
Elba II: Location of a Federation penal colony for the criminally insane. Elba II has a poisonous atmosphere. In 2268, the colony housed 15 inmates, including Captain Garth of Izar.
Galen IV: Class-M planet that was once the site of a Federation colony. The colony was destroyed in 2356, by Talarian forces. The Talarians claimed the Federation was intruding on Talarian territory.
Gamma 7 Outpost: Location of a Federation outpost colony located near the Demilitarized Zone.
Gamma Hydra IV: Class-M planet that was the site of an experimental colony where all six of it's members, none over 30 years old, died in 2267 of a radiation-induced hyperaccelerated-aging disease. Analysis of a comet in the Gamma Hydra system showed that radiation on the extreme lower range of the scale might have caused the disease.
Gault: This planet is the location of a sparsely populated farming colony. A young Worf and his adoptive parents, Sergey and Helena Rozhenko, were among the colony's 20,000 inhabitants.
Hakton III
Hanolan Colony: This colony is a few days away from the Bajoran system.
Iadara Colony
Ivor Prime
Izar Colony: Izar Colony is located in the Alpha Quadrant. It was founded in 2183. The capital is New Seattle, and the population is about 185 million. Home to Starfleet Tactical School and the Izar Institute of Meteorology.
Jaros II
Jouret IV
Juhraya
Kalandra Minor: Location of Federation outpost T-22. The planet is located near Cardassian space. It is a small planet that is mostly covered in oceans that are laced with an acidic compound that is fatal to most humanoids. 80% is covered with oceans. It was decommissioned in the mid 2200s. the outpost was on a 4 mile square island and consisted of 15 buildings. In the mid 24th century, the Federation explored the possibility of restarting the outpost. The leaves and grass on this planet are yellow, and the tree bark is a russety red.
Kessik IV
Korvat Colony
Luna: Colony on Earth's moon, founded in 2039. The Capital of Luna is Tycho City. The population of Luna is 50.2 million. New Berlin is a city on Luna. Tranquility Base and Lunaport are points of interest. Armstrong Lake is a body of water on the moon large enough to be visible from Earth.
Manzar Colony
Melona IV: While being readied for colonization, Melona IV was attacked by the Crystalline Entity. The presence of fistrium and kelbonite in caves on the planet protected most of the colonists, however two were killed enroute to the caves.
Nehru Colony: One of the Federation outposts that Dax established a subspace link with in order to collect historical data on wormhole activity.
New Beijing: Federation colony that was attacked by the Dominion. The planet was attacked by two regiments of Jem'Hadar soldiers. It was the worst massacre of the Dominion War. The official death toll was 5,000 Human colonists, all of whom were civilians. Cole of Section 31 claimed the death toll was actually much higher. The New Beijing Pediatric Center worked to correct prenatal microcellular damage. The Dominion attacked because they mistakenly believed that they were making a biogenic weapon for use against the Jem'Hadar. They were leaked this information by Section 31, who hoped the massacre would compel Dr. Ethan Locken, who worked at the Pediatric Center to joining their organization.
New Berlin: This Federation colony celebrates the Mazurka Festival.
New France Colony: One of the Federation outposts that Dax established a subspace link with in order to collect historical data on wormhole activity.
New Paris Colonies
New Providence
New Sydney
Norkan Outpost
Ohniaka III
Omicron Theta
Pelios Station
Penthara IV
Quadra Signma III
Ronara
Salva II
Setlik III: This colony was the site of an attack by Cardassians that was known as the Setlik III massacre.
Solarion IV
Taranko Colony
Tarod IX: A Federation world near the Romulan Neutral Zone that was devastated by the Borg.
Tendara Colony
Umoth VII
United Martian Colonies: The Martian Colonies were founded on the fourth planet in the Sol system in 2103. The capital is Utopia Planitia. Another city on Mars is Bradbury City. The population of the Martian colonies totals 133.8 million. Points of interest include Olympus Mons, Valles Marineris, and the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards. Gundersdotter's Dome was the location of an important battle in the Martian Revolution. The war is called the War for Martian Independence by Native Martians. Tangerine moova juice is a pink colored drink from Mars.
Vega Colony: This Human colony has been around since the 22nd century.
Veloz Prime
Volon Colonies: These colonies are located in the Demilitarized Zone. Ropal City is located here. These colonies became a hotbed of Maquis activity after they lost their Federation membership in the treaty that created the Demilitarized Zone.
Zayra IV. |
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| Amerindians, Argos VII, Ba'ku, Capella, Evora, Ingavi. |
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| Gamma Tauri IV: This is an unmanned monitor post. The Ferengi once stole a T-9 energy converter from this outpost. |
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The United Federation of Planets went to war with the Klingon Empire on Stardate 3198.4. The Organians would not allow the Federation and Klingons to fight. They made every weapon too hot to handle. Both fleets, no matter where they were, were immobilized. Ayelborne said that in the future the Klingons and the Federation would become friends, and that they would work together. Vulcan is a member of the Federation. (TOS: Errand of Mercy)
The Federation Council is part of the governing body of the Federation. T'Pau was the only person to turn down a seat on the Federation Council. (TOS: Amok Time)
Contributed by: Clare Bradley |
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TV: TOS: Amok Time; Metamorphsis; Operation -- Annihilate!; The Conscience of the King; The Man Trap; The Trouble with Tribbles; Tomorrow is Yesterday; What Are Little Girls Made Of?; Where No Man Has Gone Before; Whom Gods Destroy
TNG: Code of Honor; Face of the Enemy; Force of Nature; Gambit, Part I & II; Homeward; Journey's End; New Ground; The Maquis, The Outcast; Parts I & II; Masks; Preemptive Strike; Q-pid; Silicon Avatar; Suddenly Human; The Last Outpost; The Survivors; Unification, Part I; We'll Always Have Paris
DS9: Defiant; Emissary, Part II; Paradise; Second Sight; Shadowplay; The Ascent; The Forsaken; The Jem'Hadar; The Maquis Part I; Trials and Tribble-ations
VOY: Caretaker; Eye of the Needle
ENT: Future Tense
Movies: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home; Star Trek First Contact
Books: Star Trek Star Charts by Geoffrey Mandel
Star Trek: Roleplaying Game: Aliens by Decipher
Star Trek: New Frontier: House of Cards by Peter David
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Section 31: Rogue by Andy Mangels and Michael A. Martin
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Section 31: Abyss by David Weddle & Jeffrey Lang
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Lives of Dax: "Old Souls" by Michael Jan Friedman; "Dead Man's Hand" by Jeffrey Lang
Star Trek: New Frontier: No Limits: Soleta: Revelations by Keith R.A. DeCandido
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