United Federation of Planets

The United Federation of Planets is a real fictional organization from Star Trek. It was inspired by the United Nations, though it has significant differences from the UN.

Organization
The UFP is a liberal democracy with over 150 member worlds and nearly a thousand colonies. The government is lead by a president.

The primary defensive force is Starfleet, however it mostly sees itself as an exploration forces.

Membership
In order to join, all conservative ideals must be abandoned. This means a unified planetary government and abolition of a caste system.

Galactic Relations

 * Klingon Empire: The Soviets to the Americans. The Klingons and Federation had nearly a hundred years of tension before a planetary disaster forced the Klingons to seek peace. Hope and change helped as well.
 * Romulan Star Empire: Another Soviet-like nemesis (no pun intended) to the Federation.
 * The BORG!!!: Ultimate evil. Destroy on sight. They are pretty cool though.
 * The Dominion: Another ultimate evil. Tried to conquer the Federation, but luckily the Son of God (Sisko) was able to stop them. They used genetically engineered supersoldiers.