The United Terran Federation:
Government: Federal Republic
Capital: Arcturus Station
Head of State: President
Legislator: Federation Council
Judiciary: Supreme Courts
Races: Humans, Ghouls, and Synths.
Approx. Population:
Humans: 275 Billion
Ghouls: 50 Billion
Synths: 20 Billion
Total: 345 Billion
The sole ruling body of Earth and its colonies. Realizing that a strong centralized government was needed to ensure the survival of both Humans and Ghouls the political leaders of its predecessor the Global Alliance came together to form the United Earth Federation. This came after a successful military coup d'état in which several individuals were arrested on the charges of corruption and treason. Sometime later it was renamed to the United Terran Federation following its establishment of interstellar colonies within the Sol system and beyond.
Much like the old nation-state the United States which the Federation was heavily based on; though having the hindsight to correct some of the failings of its system, its powers are divided into three branches. The first being the executive which comprises of a President who is elected every five years via a popular vote and may serve two terms, alongside a vice president and a cabinet of advisors, all of whom are select by the president him/herself but requires the approval of the Federation Council. The President acts as the head of state and as chief and commander of the armed forces.
The second branch is the legislator called the Federation Council. Their powers include lawmaking, the establishment of infrastructure, the raising of armed forces, the creation of treaties with foreign nations, and if need be declare war. Each member of the Council like the president is elected via popular vote and can serve three-five years. It is led by the House Speaker.
Finally is the Judiciary that is the Supreme Courts, they are tasked with upholding the laws of the Federation and upholding its Constitution.
With the discovery of the mass relay Network, the Federation quickly spread out across the galaxy now spanning over three hundred worlds. Fifty-four of which contain populations that are over four billion.
Ghouls:
Ghouls are in many ways considered an odd quirk of evolution. They are exactly like their human counterparts in appearance, but they have two distinctive features that set them apart. First is their Kakugan, in which their eyes turn entirely black with red veins emerging from a similarly red iris and extending to the skin around the eye, and second their kagune an appendage that is generated from a unique internal organ to ghouls called a kakuhou, this appendage or appendages pending on the individual could be used to lethal effect in combat. It is also one of the few things that can easily harm a ghoul.
No one knows when or where ghouls first appeared, but one thing was for certain they were one of the most dangerous threats to humanity before the arrival of the Dragon Orphans. The reason being is that they had only three viable food sources coffee beans, themselves, and humans. The first two were largely discarded as the first was not enough to sustain a ghoul and the second had the severe negative side effect of causing mental instability. Because of this, they limited themselves to hunting humans, in response the humans create various methods of killing Ghouls and even created entire organizations dedicated to their extermination, the most infamous being Japan's own Commission of Counter Ghoul or CCG. This resulted in several bloody and tragic conflicts that would further fuel a vicious cycle of hatred. For a time it seemed that the inevitable end to their conflict was the extinction of one or both of their species.
Thankfully this tragic occurrence was prevented due to the actions of good people in the right place and the right time, and the creation of synthetic meat. Now and days Ghouls can freely walk down the streets of any city in the Federation their Kakugan freely displayed, without fear of being persecuted.
AIs of the Federation:
Ever since AIs were granted equal rights to their organic creators in 2397, they have peacefully lived alongside their creators. A reality once thought to be impossible by the rest of the galaxy.
The action of accepting their creations proved to be an immeasurable boon to the Federation during the 3rd Dragon War, as a way of thinking them Herold the first AI to be created and most newly born AIs joined the military in defense of their creators. With the aid of their A.I. creations, the Federation saw a noticeable increase in their overall war capabilities. Their weapons could now receive faster and more accurate targeting coordinates, warships saw an increase in efficiency for their engines, shields, and other functions. As a result, starships did not need as many crewmen to maintain them. Combat mechs became more effective and deadly in battles. Improvements in other facets such as mining, construction, and research were observed as well.
With the end of the war several AIs or Synths as they came to be called, went into civilian life bringing with them their talents and experiences. Thanks to the goodwill they bought by aiding in the war, Synths are treated little different from their organic counterparts. Though some oppose the existence of intelligent machines, they are largely regulated to a small but vocal minority.