Republic of the Apollo V system

The Republic of the Apollo V system, shortened to Apollo V in reference to their planetary system, is a republic located in the Galactic North part of the Briserian Federation (8th millennium). The Apollo V Republic is considered as one of the only remaining true republic in the Known Worlds, with a direct democracy, and is also considered as one of the best places to live, with an overwhelmingly high level of industrialization, yet one of the less polluted planet. The Apollo V Republic controls the Apollo V planetary system, which contains Planet Corinth, its capital and sole inhabitable planet, 3 gas giants, and 8 telluric planets.

## History

The Republic was founded in the 7800s, with the exact date unknown. It was founded by GMWF colonists and was planned to be a leisure system, with breathtaking landscapes present throughout the planetary system. It was settled with mostly engineers, scientists and technocrats, and gradually became extremely industrialized, in a similar fashion as the other Apollo systems. The Apollo V industry experienced an extremely fast degree of automation, and human labor was almost no longer needed. The colony, which attracted only tourists, and almost no settlers, the unemployment quickly rose to about 80%. The government, issued the universal basic income for all citizens, and a new and bold right; the right to not work. The robots, which produced immense consumer goods, were mainly for the citizens, and only a low percentage of the production was made to be exported.

In 8020, the Briserian Federation ceased to function, and the Republic, like the other 120 subjects of the Federation, were left alone. An informal (then formal) union between the Apollo systems, was formed. The Briserian Stratocracy, formed from the subjects historically tied to the Pan-Briserian Federation, quickly rose again from its ashes, and started an expansionist policy, and annexed most of the Galactic North part of the Briserian Federation. The Apollo Systems, considered this as a threat, and rightly so, as multiple attempts of siege were carried out against the Apollo Systems.

During the Great War of 8021, the Republic and other Apollo systems, fell under the Stratocracy, but the Stratocrat forces were rapidly overwhelmed by Imperial forces, and most of the Apollo Systems fell under the Empire. The Republic went underground, but maintained multiple bases across Planet Corinth, and hidden space stations in the system. All of which came in handy during the Corinthian counter-offensive, which successfully vanquished Imperial forces.

## Government

The Apollo V Republic, is a direct democracy, one of the last direct democracies existing in the Known Worlds. The governing body, is a council of all "cities" (from settlement to large cities), governing the system. Each settlement is governed by its population. Local and system-wide laws are voted by everyone impacted.

## Military

The Military of the Apollo V Republic, is a deliberately weak military, with a maximum of 50,000 soldiers enlisted. For emergencies, the civilian population can join the army and all able men and women receive a compulsory military training of at least six months.

The Military, is also automated, with a large part of the military being comprised of GOVERN-BOTS, military bots developed by IDS and *de facto* illegal, due to the weaponization of AI.

During the multiple sieges against the Apollo V system, the local fabrication of GOVERN-BOTS and its derivatives grew exponentially, with over 1,000,000 GOVERN-BOTS built, and a daily rate of robots built per day reaching 15,000.