The Dirt Belt

The Dirt Belt is a region of space in the western section of human space. It is located below The Deep and above The South. It is controlled by the Republic. 
== Overview ==
The Dirt Belt is a collection of systems running from the west to the south of human space. Many of the planets are recently settled and are not very habitable, and so are some of the poorer systems in Human space. Their economies are agricultural, and are the main food producers of the Republic, supplying to much more populated sectors like the Paradise Planets, the Deep, and the Core, and the highly populated planets near Earth. Most of the populations of these planets live in villages or on farmsteads, and are wary of the corruption and poverty in the cities. Even the larger cities, however, only have populations of about 60 thousand. 
=== Outfitters ===
* Ammo South
* Basic Outfits
* Common Outfits
* Delta V Basics
* Kraz Basics
=== Shipyards ===
* Basic Ships
* Tarazed Basics
== History ==
* 2350 - A group of philanthropic billionaires establish several colonies in the southern galactic rim, which probably included some Dirt Belt planets.
* 2420 - The first of the "Turf Wars" occurs, over mining rights in the Dirt Belt.
* 2730 - The Republic is formed, which includes the few Dirt Belt planets which are inhabited.
* 2890 - A hidden colony of Alphas is found in the Dirt Belt, having survived the Alpha War.
* 2890 - Many Dirt Belt planets are growing in population, but most are still very poor and barely habitable. There is a growing gap between rich and poor planets.
== Notes ==
* If you help the Wolf Pack during the Free Worlds campaign, one of their missions is to cut off the food shipments from the Dirt Belt to the rest of the Republic in order to force a faster conclusion to the war.
== Systems ==
Category:Human
Category:Human regions
Category:Region