The United Nations

The **United Nations** (**UN**) is a one-party totalitarian state originally established as a large nation encompassing a portion of the Terrean continent of Asia, attempting to unify the planet under one flag. The UN began the First Terrean War, which ended with the UN occupying 99% of Terra. The Second Terrean War (2TW) began when groups of rebellions and state-backed militant groups overthrew the UN in several countries. The UN officially conceded in 32 XTE, leaving Terrean factions to fight each other, retreating to rebuild their Luna colony and continuing to establish the UN.

## United Nations

An under-construction Luna shortly after the UN's annexation of the Lunar colonies.

Map of the United Lunar Colonies, circa -43 XTE

## History

The UN established itself as a nation before the Extrasolar Era. It was largely pushed by China, Russia, and many nations of Western Asia due to the west's success in colonizing much of outer Sol and profiting greatly while the rest of the world continued to suffer due to their monopoly. The UN capitalized on the world's collective displeasure for the west and took the opportunity to peacefully annex nations under the guise of building a union capable of holding the west responsible for their misgivings. They waged war on the west in 2195 AD (-69 XTE) and captured not only the rest of Terra, but the outer colonies such as Mars and Luna. This was the 1st Terrean War and the UN was initially successful. The UN annexed the entirety of North America by the end of year 2220 AD. (-44 XTE)

The UN established a colony on the planet of Perūn shortly before the extrasolar era began in 2264 XTE. It is estimated the colony was being built sometime between 2230 and 2260 AD (-34 to -4 XTE) in an attempt to establish a permanent human presence on another planet, however this was cut short likely due to the outbreak of the Second Terrean War. Western Terreans and Marsians emigrated to Perūn and founded an independent state, the Sectoral Republic of Perūn.

The 2TW began with the UN's official declaration of war on the Federations of Terra, a loose coalition of rebellions and breakaway states, in 2252 AD (-12 XTE). During this time the Unified Republic of Terra was formed, mainly out of UN colonies in North America attempting to replace the UN as a democratic state rather than a totalitarian one. Another large faction originally part of the Federations of Terra was Federal Metropolitan America which encompasses many territories making up the American Megalopolis to this day.

During the Second Terrean War, the United Nations Mars Colony (UNMC) also rebelled upon hearing the news, falling into a major civil war. This interplanetary two-front war is partially what caused the UN to retreat. On Mars, infighting continued for a few years after the UN conceded and ended the 2TW. Eventually, the imperial Marsian State was established

The UN has not taken any official stance on the Marsian State, though they are not allies. The UNMC was annexed by the Marsian State during the late stages of the Second Terrean War, and the UN no longer has a presence on Mars. The UN has not participated in any wars since the end of the 2TW. The UN currently only has a presence on the Moon with their Luna colony, and the asteroid belt with their Kuiper colony, which includes Eros sation.

## Government and politics

The UN is a one-party totalitarian dictatorship. The UN does not have any formal governing body, and the head of state (the President) is also the head of government. The President has absolute power over the UN, and can issue decrees which have the force of law. The President is elected by the Central Committee, which is made up of high-ranking party officials. The current President is Artyom Kutozov.

The UN does not have an official state religion, but atheism is actively promoted by the government. The UN does not recognize any other religions besides atheism, and religious freedom is not protected by law.

## Demographics

### Population

The U.N. Census Bureau reported 287.3 million residents as of March 1, 85 XTE, making it the second most populous nation in the solar system after Mars. According to the Bureau's U.N. Population Clock, on January 28, 87 XTE, the population will have a net gain of one person every 200 seconds, or about 432 people per day.

The United Nations has a diverse population. Asians/Eurasians make up the largest racial group at just over 43% of the UN population. White Europeans, mainly Slavic in ethnicity, form the second-largest group and are roughly 21% of the population. Blacks constitute the nation's third largest ancestry group at around 19% of the total UN population. The remaining 17% are officially categorized as "Other" by the U.N., though by publicly accessible records it appears the majority of citizens whom the state identifies as "Other" are English-speaking.

### Language

The UN has no official language. Mandarin is spoken by the majority of the population at roughly 55%. Russian is the second most popular language, and is spoken by around 21% of the population. English is the third, spoken by around 14% of the population. The remaining 10% of the population speaks a variety of other languages, the most common of which are Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi, and Arabic.