United Federation of Planets

The United Federation of Planets are an alliance which was founded in 2161, and in 2373 it contained approximately 150 planetary governments and colonies, spread out across more than 8,000 light-years. These united governments are united for mutual trade, exploratory, scientific, cultural, diplomatic, and defensive endeavors. Federation members include Earth (humans), Vulcans, and numerous other planetary states.

The Federation is governed by the Federation Council, which is composed of representatives from various member planets, that meet in the city of San Francisco on Earth. The Council itself is led by a Federation Council President, whose office is in the city of Paris on Earth.

Although the Federation, and its deep space exploratory, scientific, diplomatic, and defensive operating authority, Starfleet, have done an extraordinary job of maintaining a generally peaceful climate in this part of the galaxy, the Federation and its member planets have been involved in a number of armed conflicts over the years. One of the major conflicts where with the Klingon Empire, a conflict that lasted for over a century until the Organian Peace Treaty where formed, and later the Khitomer conference in 2293. Other major conflicts were with the Romulan Star Empire, the Tholian Assembly, and the Cardassian Union.