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The Gasan Federation, also known as the Gas Giants, the Second Federation or the New Federation, was a major human state which existed from Jovian reforms of 2658 on forward. The Gasans were the second most powerful, economically and militarily state in 2714, second only to the Lunaregnum Empire, but as opposed to the isolationist and secretive Lunar Empire, the Gasans dominated the interstellar stage of humanity in trade and society.

## Government system

The Gasans were a constitutional monarchy, operating on a similar legal framework to the preceding Federation. The Gasans, like the preceding Federation, operated on a Bicameralist system, having a senate and a federal assembly. The Senate included 125 seats, all of which are chosen by the Head of state, the King of the Gasans, while the Federal assembly includes 425 seats, seated by representatives elected from counties across the federation. The counties were inherited from the Old Federation, and more or less correspond to the various Rock People societies that were unified into the Old Federation, although many of them were divided into several counties, in a manner which depended on the relative population, economy and most importantly the manner through which these states had been incorporated into the Old Federation at the time. Like was the case with the Old Federation, the senate was meant to represent the central government, while the federal assembly is supposed to represent the interest of the various decentralized provinces that made up the federation.

The New Federation switched things around however. During the time of the Old Federation, the senate had less power than the federal assembly, had no legal rights to propose laws, and was mostly ceremonial, expected to mostly never vote against laws proposed by the federal assembly. The Head of State was a ceremonial office, whose main role was the opening and closing of parliament, and reading out newly applied laws. The Jovian reforms gave more power to senate, and the role of the Head of State became much less ceremonial.

The head of government is a prime minister, elected independently to the members of federal assembly, (although vague political parties are sometimes observed to have formed from time to time). Under the Old Federation, the prime minister had the power to appoint ministers, appoint members of the senate and was the commander in chief of the Gasan armed force, but their power was massively stripped down during the Jovian reforms, and was reduced to a figurehead whose only real purpose was to be an adviser to the crown.

## Population

The population of The Gas Giants is 5.4 billion, making it the second most populous sovereign state of the Victorian Field after The Lunaregnum Empire. Most of the Gasan population(4.9 billion) inhabit the planetary mainlands while a minority inhabit the moons and rings, those being settled by small and heavily industrialized cities. The most populous planet of the federation is Saturn, with a population of 1.8 billion, while the least populous is Uranus, with a population of 1.1 billion. Jupiter and Neptune have a population of 1.6 and 1.3, respectively.

## History

The Gas Giants have a relatively short history, spanning from the Jovian reform of 2658 to the Gasan Civil War of 2714. However, the federation was restored later in the year at the end of the civil war, as the United Gas Giants, with the same territorial extent and roughly the same structure and culture.

The Gasan Federation formed after the Grand Duchess Veronica Thirdleg assumed control over the Federation, restructuring it into what it is. The principles of parliament and democracy were largely abandoned considered as the weakness that allowed the Gasans to falter in the war against Mars, and a stronger, more traditional monarchy was established, while however keeping the planet-province system adopted during the Blockader's reform. This allowed the Jovian reformist to adopt the concept of the Royal Guards, historically inspired by the Metian Guards of Florence Thirdleg. The reformist also began to disregard some of their asteroids, believing only the Gasan people to matter. They therefore sold several of them to Terran states, such as Pallas, which was sold to the Australians.

Under the rule of Iyderan Thirdleg, Mars saw a rise of nationalism.

## Culture

The Gas Giant Federation is a nation state, inhabited by the gasan people. For information about the culture of the Gas Giants, click here