Aridoven Republic

The Aridoven Republic, officially the Republic of Aridova, is a federal republic in The Shining District.
A member of the Alycine Confederation, the republic is considered one of the galaxy's superpowers and strongest actors in the region.
== Government ==
The government of the Aridoven Republic is fairly standard for galactic democracies, with four branches of administration: The executive with the president as head of state. The Legislature with the People's House & Aridoven Senate acting as lower and upper houses respectively. The Judicial Department acts as the nation's legal branch, and the Department of Commerce & Labor serving economic and industrial needs.
== Military ==
The Aridoven Armed Forces consist of 4 branches, with 4 sub-branches, listed here by number of personnel .
* Aridoven Army
* Aridoven Navy
* Aridoven Guard (Militia)
** Aridoven Army Guard
** Aridoven Navy Guard
* Aridoven Officers Corps
** Aridoven Army Officers Corps (AAOC)
** Aridoven Naval Officers Corps (ANOC)
The Army & Navy are the normal military forces you see essentially everywhere else in the galaxy, with the Guard acting as home defense forces. Army forces are stationed in bases on various worlds where they are determined to be needed by upper command and logistics. Navy forces patrol republic space, namely trade and travel routes predominantly used by their citizens and non-military foreigners. They also travel the republics borders and hotspots of piracy and/or crime should they sprout up.
The Army Guard consists mostly of inactive civilians, lightly trained for possible foreign and domestic threats. The few active members provide security and manpower to AG armories and stockpiles, protect politicians, and supplement local law enforcement when needed. The Navy Guard has fewer to call upon if needed, but can still utilize local naval forces and, if necessary, commandeer civilian vessels and even arm them if required. Navy guardsmen too protect officials entering and leaving their domestic space, but will ultimately transfer them to the hands of the Navy. Both guards are responsible for dealing with threats and crises on the homeland, but for the most part handle natural disaster relief and assistance to governmental agencies as these instances occur.
The Aridoven Officers Corps, or AOC, is technically it's own branch and separate from both the Army, Navy, and Guard forces. That said, their main purpose is to train and provide officers to each of the other branches. The Army Officers Corps & Naval Officers Corps send their graduated cadets to become officers in the Army, Navy, and their respective Guards, on a as-needed basis.