United Interstellar Federation of Nations

The United Interstellar Federation of Nations (commonly abbreviated as UIFN) is an interstellar federal republic comprised of interstellar governments that exist autonomously under a single federal government based on the idealogy of universal rights and values, sharing knowledge and technology with peaceful cooperation, exploration, scientific innovation and defence. It was founded in the year 2999.

It succeeded the United Interstellar Worlds, in which the constitution that once governed the Worlds was replaced with the Federal Worlds Declaration.

The highest authority was the Office of the President of the United Interstellar Federation of Nations, in which the highest position is the President, as well as the positions of head of state and head of government. Currently, the President is Eyes of Silver, the first avian to be elected president.

It is not known exactly how many member nations are there in the Federation, as its former existence as the UIW has seen immense increase in membership roughly 80-100 years before the Federation. It has three capitals: Earth, Centralis and Levfersora. However, home-worlds within the Federation have special administrative statuses granted by the Federal Parliament. It is the sole major power in the whole of Sector 001 as it encompasses the whole of Sector 001, making it one of the largest interstellar nations in galactic history.

Establishment
In 2999, all the member nations of the United Interstellar Worlds convened in the government office in Republic City, on the planet of Levfersora(planet colonised by the United Republic) for the annual Worlds Summit. It would be the last of the Worlds Summits, as during the Summit all members of the UIW signed and ratified the already drafted Federal Worlds Declaration. On the 14th of February 2999, the Federation cmae into existence, marking a new chapter for the interstellar community and for Sector 001.

First President
After the Federation was founded, a new Federal Parliament was set up. Under the Federal Parliament, an election was held to select the President. Over 20 candidates took part in the elections, all vying for the Presidency. However, after 3 weeks of competing, an unlikely candidate emerged as the victor of the elections: Holland West, who was a Human-Tanaran hybrid. He began his presidency almost immediately after the elections concluded, but since then has built a reputation for himself. In April of that year, he and United Federal Fleet (also called UniFed) commissioned the Speedbird as the Federation's flageship and as the presidential transport. He also personally commissioned into service the U.F.S. Speedmarque, the Speedbird's sister ship.

Seeking Recognition
President West realised that as the years went by, diplomatic and trade relations with other alien civilisations gradually declined due to lack of maintained contact. The first official order he made as President was to send Federation ships to other space sectors, in order to renew faded relations but to also create new ones in the process, thus continuing the mission of the former United Interstellar Worlds as well as seeking recognition for the Federation from the greater galactic community.

In Sector 002
When the Atlantis successfully restored relations between the Federation and the Celestial Imperium in the year 3000, word that the Worlds was now the UIFN soon spread throughout Sector 002. This caused chaos in the nations bordering Sector 002 shared by the Federation. The Norani Empire, in particular, became so consumed by the chaos surrounding the news that it feared the Federation. Seeking to curb the Federation's ever growing power, the Empire launched a fleet to invade Federation space. The Federation was caught off-guard, surprised by the Norani showing up in systems closest to the Sector 001-002 Border. Within days, star systems such as Nistra, Volvonis and Aeon and planets like Bothar(home-world of the Botharians) and Calgary were overrun by Norani forces and captured, their cities razed to the ground and millions of Federation citizens injured or killed. President West called for a Federal Convention, an emergency summoning of the entire federal government in times of crisis. However, unknown to anyone, Norani spies managed to infiltrate the federal government, posing as Federation councillors.

When the convention began, a Xandian Federation councilman began coughing out blood and soon collapsed. It was caused by one of the Norani spies poisoning his drink with a mix of cyntesine(a chemical poisonous to Xandians) and a nerve agent. Chaos soon ensued within the conference arena where the government had convened. In the midst of the confusion a Norani spy pulled out a stolen Federation AIBG (Artificial Intelligence Beam Gun) and shot the President directly next to his abdomen and his head. All Norani spies then immediately fled the scene. Captain Burnsfield-Lee ran to the President and cradled him in his arms as he was bleeding. The mortally injured President and the Captain were then transported on board the Atlantis which then jumped to the nearest medical facility in Spaceport Kelvin. There, the President received medical treatment but went under a coma approximately 15 minutes after the assassination attempt. Soon after the Federation, under Interim President Calvin Star, launched an attack on the occupied Federation systems to reclaim lost territory. After the Federation crushed the Norani fleet, the remaining belligerents returned to Sector 002, and the Norani Empire asked for a truce with the Federation suing for peace. Eventually, a truce was made, but not without the cost of several million deaths of Federation citizens and the attempted assassination of President West, who still to this day lies in Spaceport Kelvin Medical Centre in a coma under high security. Since then, no official elections have been held.