Canceron

"The Largest Democracy" Canceron is a planet in the Cyrannus star system, and one of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol, orbiting Helios Delta. It is named after the Cancer tribe who resided on Kobol, though its citizens may not have been affiliated with that tribe. Canceron shares an orbit with Aerilon and Hestia, occupying the L4 and L5 positions.Battlestar Galactica Map of the 12 Colonies.
Canceron has the largest population of the Twelve Colonies and is a temperate world with extremely large cities. However, despite its population Canceron has been unable to convert that into economic success and several of Canceron's massive cities are surrounded by extensive slums. Canceron's remoteness from the other major colonies may be responsible for its seeming inability to get a large-scale industrial, military or tourism economy established, although there are signs following the First Cylon War of an economic upturn.
== History==
Canceron was colonised some time before or during the 11th century, being under a democratic system of government for a thousand years before the Fall of the Twelve Colonies. It was largely ignored by the imperial superpowers, Virgon and Leonis, but remained economically behind as a result of its distance. The development of faster-than-light propulsion was a boon to Canceron, as it and neighbouring Aerilon could profit on the extraction and shipping of minerals from themselves and the gas giant, Ragnar.
==Geography==
Perhaps thanks to its fertility, it boasted a large population, reaching some 6.7 Billion at the time of the Cylon War.
==Culture==
Canceron was founded as a constitutional democracy, with a planetary congress representing some eighty-eight regional states.
==Notes==
==Gallery==
Epic-map-of-battlestar-galactica-8217-s-12-colonies 1.jpg|The Cyrannus map made for Caprica.
Twelve Colonies Map.jpg|The original map made for Season 1
File:CanceronThePlan.jpg|Canceron from orbit
==Sources==
Category:Twelve Colonies of Kobol
Category:Planets