Description:
Interstellar union of multiple planetary governments
Leader:
President
Legislature:
Federation Council
Location:
Alpha & Beta Quadrant
Headquarters:
- Paris, Earth (President's Office)
- San Francisco, Earth (Legislative)
- Federation Headquarters (Ship) (3089-3191)
- Betazed (3195- ->)
Military:
Starfleet
Intelligence Service:
- Starfleet Intelligence
- Section 31 (unofficial)
Judiciary:
Federation Supreme Court
Membership:
- Admittance can be granted by invitation or by petition
- They had to have an "advanced level of technology"
- Government should have achieved stable planetary political unity
- No form of caste discrimination was to be practiced
- Provisional membership could also be granted
Founding Members:
- Earth
- Andoria
- Vulcan
- Tellar Prime
Miscellaneous:
- 2161: The United Federation of Planets is founded in San Francisco
- 2223: Relations with the Klingon Empire degenerate, starting a tense cold war
- 2256-2257: Klingon-Federation War occurs, ends with a peace accord in Paris
- 2267: Sign the Treaty of Organia, establishing a delicate peace with the Klingons
- 2270s: An attack on Earth by a massive machine lifeform called V'ger is averted
- 2286: An attack on Earth by a probe of unknown origin is averted
- 2293: The Khitomer Accords treaty with the Klingon Empire is signed
- 2311: Treaty of Algeron with the Romulans is signed following the “Tomed Incident”
- 2344: Enterprise-C is destroyed defending Narendra III, cementing the Alliance
- 2347-2350s: Federation-Cardassian war is fought
- 2364: An attempt by parasitic beings to take full control of Starfleet is thwarted
- 2367: The Borg destroyed 39 starships at the Battle of Wolf 359, they were defeated
- 2370: The Federation-Cardassian Treaty is signed, DMZ is formed
- 2373-2375: Dominion War is fought, Federation & their allies win
- 2385: An attack on Mars by rogue Synths costs over 90,000 lives
- 3069: The Burn occurs, Member worlds leave the Federation
- 3189: The Federation begins rebuilding itself
