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==Society==

[[File:Elite-Dangerous-Federation-City.png|thumb|250px|A Federation city]]

[[File:Elite Dangerous ~~Human~~ City ~~Concept Art~~.png|thumb|250px|~~Human Megalopolis~~]]

In this modern age it's hard for us to imagine that before the Federation, humanity existed on just a single world, bar a few small colonies on Mars and the Moon. Even stranger to our current experience was the fact that so many disparate tribal groupings, or "[[Country|countries]]" existed on one world.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5597abc79657bab1445913c2 The Founding of the Federation - GalNet]</ref>

In this modern age ~~it’s~~ hard for us to imagine that before the Federation, humanity existed on just a single world, bar a few small colonies on Mars and the Moon. Even stranger to our current experience was the fact that so many disparate tribal groupings, or ‘[[Country|countries]]’ existed on one world.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5597abc79657bab1445913c2 The Founding of the Federation - GalNet]</ref>

=== Hierarchy and Commerce ===

To an outsider, the hierarchy of Federation society is based on democratic principles - people vote within their System/State to elect [[Congressmen]], and a [[President of the Federation|President]] with an 8-year term and a ~~‘Vote~~ of ~~Confidence’~~ after the first 4 years.<ref name=":3">[http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=f72c0f91b2 Newsletter #22]</ref> There are trillions of citizens who can vote in the elections. The interstellar democracy is supported by ancient bureaus.<ref name=":5" />

To an outsider, the hierarchy of Federation society is based on democratic principles - people vote within their System/State to elect [[Congressmen]], and a [[President of the Federation|President]] with an 8-year term and a "Vote of No Confidence" after the first 4 years.<ref name=":3">[http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=f72c0f91b2 Newsletter #22]</ref> There are trillions of citizens who can vote in the elections. The interstellar democracy is supported by ancient bureaus.<ref name=":5" />

However, corporate loyalty oils the machine, and Federation space is a battleground of commerce. Commercial organisations compete as aggressively as the law will allow for the time and attention of the [[Federal Citizen|Federal citizen]], who goes through life bombarded by advertising.<ref name=":3" />

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== Population ==

~~[[File:Elite-Dangerous-Federation-City.png|thumb|250px|Federation city]]~~

The Federation has an estimated population of 2,519,927,670,889 (2.519 trillion) as of February 3304 CE.<ref name=":10">https://eddb.io/system Federation populated systems</ref> It is the most populous [[Galactic Superpower|superpower]] in the Milky Way [[galaxy]]. [[Federal Citizen|Federal Citizens]] populate 5,967 [[Star Systems|star systems]], primarily in the [[Core Systems]].<ref name=":10" /> Many more Federal systems are uninhabited.

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 ==Society==
+[[File:Elite-Dangerous-Federation-City.png|thumb|250px|A Federation city]]
-[[File:Elite Dangerous Human City Concept Art.png|thumb|250px|Human Megalopolis]]
+In this modern age it's hard for us to imagine that before the Federation, humanity existed on just a single world, bar a few small colonies on Mars and the Moon. Even stranger to our current experience was the fact that so many disparate tribal groupings, or "[[Country|countries]]" existed on one world.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5597abc79657bab1445913c2 The Founding of the Federation - GalNet]</ref>
-In this modern age it’s hard for us to imagine that before the Federation, humanity existed on just a single world, bar a few small colonies on Mars and the Moon. Even stranger to our current experience was the fact that so many disparate tribal groupings, or ‘[[Country|countries]]’ existed on one world.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5597abc79657bab1445913c2 The Founding of the Federation - GalNet]</ref>
 === Hierarchy and Commerce ===
-To an outsider, the hierarchy of Federation society is based on democratic principles - people vote within their System/State to elect [[Congressmen]], and a [[President of the Federation|President]] with an 8-year term and a ‘Vote of Confidence’ after the first 4 years.<ref name=":3">[http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=f72c0f91b2 Newsletter #22]</ref> There are trillions of citizens who can vote in the elections. The interstellar democracy is supported by ancient bureaus.<ref name=":5" />
+To an outsider, the hierarchy of Federation society is based on democratic principles - people vote within their System/State to elect [[Congressmen]], and a [[President of the Federation|President]] with an 8-year term and a "Vote of No Confidence" after the first 4 years.<ref name=":3">[http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=f72c0f91b2 Newsletter #22]</ref> There are trillions of citizens who can vote in the elections. The interstellar democracy is supported by ancient bureaus.<ref name=":5" />
 However, corporate loyalty oils the machine, and Federation space is a battleground of commerce. Commercial organisations compete as aggressively as the law will allow for the time and attention of the [[Federal Citizen|Federal citizen]], who goes through life bombarded by advertising.<ref name=":3" />
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 == Population ==
-[[File:Elite-Dangerous-Federation-City.png|thumb|250px|Federation city]]
 The Federation has an estimated population of 2,519,927,670,889 (2.519 trillion) as of February 3304 CE.<ref name=":10">https://eddb.io/system Federation populated systems</ref> It is the most populous [[Galactic Superpower|superpower]] in the Milky Way [[galaxy]]. [[Federal Citizen|Federal Citizens]] populate 5,967 [[Star Systems|star systems]], primarily in the [[Core Systems]].<ref name=":10" /> Many more Federal systems are uninhabited.

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