Earth Sphere Union

The Earth Sphere Union contains the entirety of the planet of Earth, along with the moon that orbits it, Luna. Although it is not necessary for every sovereign nation to recognize the ESU as the proper governing force for extraterrestrial matters, nearly all do, and official ESU representative and matters are handled jointly.

Each nation elects one to three officials to represent them in extraterrestrial affairs, which then construct a council. A board of leaders is then voted upon, drawing from members within the council. This ‘Board of Leaders’ are officials that represent the ESU in high-level matters, functionally similar to a President or Chancellor.

Within the Earth sphere, nations still bicker and argue, but since the transition into a post-colonization world, there has been an increase in unity between nations on Earth. Nothing is perfect, but there haven’t been major land-wars between nations since the dawn of space colonization.

Atlantis and Phoenicia
Self-governing ocean-states located in the Northern and Southern Atlantic Ocean respectively. Although they began as essentially tax-havens for the rich and successful, they developed into their own self-run nations. Numerous companies maintain headquarters here, regardless of their origin. They predate space colonization, and are old enough to have generations of individuals born and raised only there.

A rigid ‘results driven’ society means that everyone needs to be special- or at least useful in some way, to warrant being there. Limited space often means that there is fundamentally no real “poor” in either of these places, as a lack of steady income could mean deportation. Many stores and other basic functions are maintained by autonomous robots, with middle class ‘skilled laborers’ managing and maintaining them.

Although very similar, both nations are seperate. Each governed and maintained by a different set of corporations. Their construction triggered a push by national governments to limit construction in territories not controlled by any specific nation, such as international waters. After their completion, it was now a lot more difficult to construct a new city within international waters.

Luna
One of the first colonization attempts by humanity, the moon or ‘Luna’ maintains some of the first non-Earth residences. Many of the first families to move and originate here maintain a high level of influence due to their position, and while Luna possesses much a similar composition as other nations on Earth, it also has a very friendly relationship with nearby colonies.