4.1 Worlds & Civilizations

Profiles of major Alpha Quadrant worlds give each planet's class, official name, political system, capital, dominant species, population, warp-capable date, points of interest, and historical notes, spanning Federation worlds such as Earth, Mars, and Bajor as well as nonaligned powers like Cardassia, Ferenginar, the Tholian Assembly, and the Breen.

Earth (Sol III)

Class: M
Official Name: United Earth (founded 2113)
Political System: United Federation of Planets (founding member, 2161)
Capitals: San Francisco, Paris, Kyoto, Lima, Cape Town, Christchurch
Dominant Species: Human; Cetacean
Population: 4.2 billion (Human); 8.1 million (Cetacean)
Warp Capable: 2063
Points of Interest: UFP Council Chambers; Starfleet Headquarters; Starfleet Academy; Cochrane Memorial; Yosemite Valley; Angel Falls

Moon (Sol IIIa)

Class: D
Official Name: Lunar Colonies (founded 2039)
Political System: United Federation of Planets (charter member, 2161)
Capital: Tycho City
Dominant Species: Human
Population: 50.2 million
Warp Capable: N/A
Points of Interest: Tranquillity Base; Lake Armstrong; New Berlin; Lunaport
Historical Note: First manned landing by Apollo 11 (1969)

Mars (Sol IV)

Class: K
Official Name: United Martian Colonies (founded 2103)
Political System: United Federation of Planets (charter member, 2161)
Capital: Utopia Planitia
Dominant Species: Human
Population: 133.8 million
Warp Capable: N/A
Points of Interest: Olympus Mons; Valles Marineris; Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards
Historical Note: Original flag was based on a painting of a bullfighter on velvet

Terra Nova (Eta Cassiopeia III)

Class: M
Official Name: Terra Nova Colony (founded 2087)
Political System: United Federation of Planets (admitted 2178)
Capital: Logan City
Dominant Species: Novan (human)
Population: 347,000
Warp Capable: N/A
Historical Note: First manned landing by S.S. Conestoga (2087, original mission patch is shown); contact reestablished in 2151

Izar (Epsilon Bootis II)

Class: M
Official Name: Izar Colony (founded 2183)
Political System: United Federation of Planets (admitted 2183)
Capital: New Seattle
Dominant Species: Human
Population: 185.0 million
Warp Capable: N/A
Points of Interest: Starfleet Tactical School; Izar Institute of Meteorology
Historical Note: First manned landing by S.S. Horizon (2183)

Delta (Delta IV)

Class: M
Official Name: Deltan Union
Political System: United Federation of Planets (admitted 2223)
Capital: N/A
Dominant Species: Deltan (humanoid)
Population: 3.8 billion
Warp Capable: 2223
Points of Interest: To limit exposure to Deltan pheromones, offworld humanoids are restricted to the Deltan moons of Seyann and Cinera

Deneb V (Deneb Kaitos V)

Class: M
Official Name: Commonwealth of Denebia
Political System: United Federation of Planets (admitted 2259)
Capital: Port Drexler
Dominant Species: Denebian (humanoid); Human
Population: 11.2 billion (total system population 19.0 billion)
Warp Capable: 2259
Points of Interest: Federation Academy of Sciences
Historical Note: Deneb II was colonized by Deneb V over 300 years ago

Betazed (Beta Zeta V)

Class: M
Official Name: Fifth House of Betazed
Political System: United Federation of Planets (admitted 2273)
Capital: Rixx
Dominant Species: Betazoid (humanoid)
Population: 1.3 billion
Warp Capable: Antiquity
Points of Interest: Lake Cataria; Janaran Falls; University of Betazed
Historical Note: Named by John Burke, Chief Astronomer of the Royal Academy

Trill (Trillius Prime)

Class: M
Official Name: Trill Symbiosis
Political System: United Federation of Planets (admitted 2285)
Capital: Mak'ala
Dominant Species: Trill (humanoid); Symbiont (non-humanoid)
Population: 650 million (Trill); 11 million (Symbiont)*
Warp Capable: Antiquity
Points of Interest: Hoobishan Baths; Tenarian Ice Cliffs; Caves of Mak'ala
Historical Note: Existence of symbionts was not widely known prior to 2367

Capella (Alpha Aurigae IV)

Class: M
Official Name: Ten Tribes of Capella
Political System: United Federation of Planets Protectorate (established 2267)
Capital: N/A
Dominant Species: Capellan (humanoid)
Population: 160,000*
Warp Capable: N/A
Points of Interest: Tomb of Leonard James Akaar
Historical Note: Capella is a major source of the rare mineral topaline

Neural (Zeta Bootis III)

Class: M
Official Name: None
Political System: United Federation of Planets Protectorate (established 2268)
Capital: Kahn-ut-tu
Dominant Species: Hill People, Village People (humanoid)
Population: 27.3 million*
Warp Capable: N/A
Points of Interest: Peace Bridge
Historical Note: First contact by U.S.S. Farragut (2254)

Deneb IV (Alpha Leonis IV)

Class: M
Official Name: Bandi
Political System: United Federation of Planets (treaty signed 2364)
Capital: Farpoint
Dominant Species: Bandi (humanoid)
Population: 450 million*
Warp Capable: N/A
Points of Interest: Farpoint Station; Old City
Historical Note: By treaty, Starfleet operates Starbase Farpoint Station

Bajor (B'hava'el VII)

Class: M
Official Name: Third Republic of Bajor
Political System: United Federation of Planets (admitted 2374; not yet ratified)
Capitals: Dahkur, Sahving
Dominant Species: Bajoran (humanoid)
Population: 3.8 billion
Warp Capable: 2328; first interstellar flight (solar-sail vessel), 1571
Points of Interest: Calash Retreat; Dakeen Monastery; Kendra Valley; Fire Caves
Historical Note: Occupied by Cardassia (2328-69, 2374-75)

Talos IV (Talos Star Group)

Class: M
Official Name: Unknown
Political System: Nonaligned (contact proscribed by General Order 7)
Capital: Unknown
Dominant Species: Talosian (humanoid)
Population: Unknown
Warp Capable: Circa 500,000 years ago
Points of Interest: N/A
Historical Note: First Contact by S.S. Columbia (2236)

Sigma Draconis VI

Class: M
Official Name: Congress of Morg and Eymorg (founded 2268)
Political System: Nonaligned (pending development of warp drive)
Capital: N/A
Dominant Species: Morg, Eymorg (humanoid)
Population: 1.3 million*
Warp Capable: N/A
Points of Interest: N/A
Historical Note: Society was reintegrated by U.S.S. Enterprise (2268)

Tholia

Class: Y*
Official Name: Tholian Assembly
Political System: Unknown (diplomatic relations with UFP established 2271)
Capital: Unknown
Dominant Species: Tholian (non-humanoid*)
Population: Unknown
Warp Capable: Unknown
Points of Interest: N/A
Historical Note: First contact by U.S.S. Enterprise (2269)

Ferenginar

Class: M
Official Name: Ferengi Commerce Authority
Political System: Ferengi Alliance
Capital: Ferenginar
Dominant Species: Ferengi (humanoid)
Population: 78.2 billion
Warp Capable: Antiquity
Points of Interest: Sacred Marketplace; Tower of Commerce
Historical Note: First contact by U.S.S. Enterprise-D (2364)

Cardassia Prime (Cardassia VI)

Class: M
Official Name: Cardassian Union
Political System: Nonaligned
Capital: Lakat
Dominant Species: Cardassian (humanoid)
Population: 7.9 billion*
Warp Capable: 1925*
Points of Interest: Imperial Plaza, Lakarian Amusement Park, University of Culat
Historical Note: Most major cities destroyed by Dominion occupation (2375)

Breen

Class: P*
Official Name: Breen Confederacy
Political System: Nonaligned
Capital: Unknown
Dominant Species: Breen (humanoid*)
Population: Unknown
Warp Capable: Unknown
Historical Note: Breen aligned itself with Dominion forces and attacked Earth during the Dominion War (2375)

Tamar

Class: M*
Official Name: Children of Tamar
Political System: Nonaligned (cultural exchange with UFP established 2368)
Capital: Unknown
Dominant Species: Tamarian (humanoid)
Population: Unknown
Warp Capable: 2050*
Historical Note: First contact occurred on El-Adrel IV between Dathon and Jean-Luc Picard of the U.S.S. Enterprise-D (2368)