The United Commonwealth of Planets

Born out of the fragmentation of the Confederation of Free Nations, the United Commonwealth (the Commonwealth, the Federals, the UCP) is The Eden Quadrant's largest democracy. Composed of almost 1800 star systems, the Commonwealth has a far higher population than that of their primary rival, the Star-Union of Traxxis. The Commonwealth government is divided into three branches: The Executive, which enforces laws, is based in the Secretariat, a towering building in New York; the Legislative, which creates the laws, is split into the Federal Senate and the Upper and Lower Houses of the Federal Assembly. These are based out of the Federal House of Parliament in London. The Third and final Branch is the Judicial, which determines the legality of Laws. The Judicial Branch is headquartered in the Hall of Justice in Cairo.

Despite the acceptance of aliens by the majority of the Commonwealth's population, no nonhuman has ever held a political position higher than Lieutenant-Governor. A minority of humans are violently xenophobic, forming kill squads that hunt down aliens of prominence. Most of these kill squads were hunted down by the Commonwealth Department of Internal Security in the 2430's, however the Humanity First political party is often accused of supporting these groups.