Occupied Territories

The Department of the Occupied Territories is a government agency in the Ministry of the Interior responsible for the administration and management of territories conquered from other states and considered occupied but not colonial territory; planets and moons classified in this way are legally defined as an Occupied Territory. These territories are administered directly by the Central Galactic Government through this agency, and are differentiated from a Federal Territory mainly in that their governors are statutorily a military or State Security officer. Most worlds classed as an Occupied Territory are governed by a general or flag officer of OF-9 rank, such as a Lieutenant General or a Vice Admiral or a Prefect; however, some deemed to be of critical strategic interest or those with high populations may be governed by higher-ranked officers, dependent on the size of the joint forces necessary to maintain security.