Free Planets Association

The Free Planets Association (FPA) is a confederacy of 16 planets and moons in Zones 27-29. It was founded in Year 86 with 14 planets and moons, and since then has added two constituent planetary bodies.

Government
Each planetary body of the FPA runs its own planetary government. Of the 16 member planetary bodies, 9 are flawed democracies, 6 are one-party states, and 1 is a "one planet, three systems" state.

Each planetary body also sends a representative to the FPA Congress, which currently comprises of 16 members. This small body of government regulates migration and trade within the Zones controlled by the FPA, and has the power to draft a united military force from amongst its constituent planets. The Congress internally elects a chair of the FPA Congress from within its members each election cycle, and this chairperson leads government proceedings.

History
Archaeological evidence suggests that the planetary bodies in Zones 27-29 were sparsely populated because of their lack of resources. The few planets capable of supporting life did not harbour any permanent sentient civilizations, though nomadic space traders have established outposts throughout the Zones.

After the Third Great Expedition, several factions began establishing bases of operations on three main planets in the zones. Because of relative spatial isolation, these Zones were safer from invasions and were key strategic links bridging the earlier Zones with Zones 30 and beyond. Because of the relative peace in these Zones, their military presence was eventually outscaled by later arriving factions.

The historically low population of these zones explains their lack of immigration regulations. After the Calamity, a flood of refugees from Zones 31 and beyond settled in Zones 27-29. The wide population influx had differing impacts on each planet. Some planets with more advanced infrastructures and economies could tolerate the population influx and expanded. Most planets experienced decades of social unrest due to resource limitations.

Refugees from the Calamity represented great species, economic, and social diversity. Population growth outscaled what initial infrastructure could support, even with foreign aid. The poorer planets experienced greater degrees of homelessness and poverty.

Civil unrest became rampant in various cities throughout Zones 27-29. The No Violence Group sought to decrease the amount of inequality while at the same time ensuring each planet and region preserved its own regulatory autonomy. In Year 84, the No Violence Group and several leaders from the most populated cities began meeting to propose a unified federation to govern the planets. The result was the formation of the FPA in Year 86.