Editing National government

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Wikipedia|Nation state}}

'''National governments''', '''nations''', or '''countries''' are a form of [[human]] government often controlling land on a [[planet]] or [[natural satellite]].{{Ref/Book|Id=page17-18|Enc22|Page=17-18}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

Human nations often built monuments to those they perceived as heroes, usually in the defense of or the conquest of other nations.{{Ref/Film|Film=Believe: The John 117 Monument}}

==History==
===Formation of the UEG===
{{main|Unified Earth Government}}
The national governments of Earth engaged in several colonial proxy-wars, one of which was the [[Interplanetary War]] in the 2100s.{{Ref/Reuse|halowars.com}} In [[2163]], multiple national naval and spaceborne expeditionary units were merged together to form the [[UNSC Marine Corps]].{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=57}} Ultimately, the individual national governments on Earth were subsumed by a centralized Earth government known as the [[Unified Earth Government|Unified Earth Government (UEG)]], which controlled the [[United Nations Space Command|United Nations Space Command (UNSC)]].{{Ref/Site|Id=halowars.com|D=01|M=6|Y=2017|URL=http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/Timeline.aspx|Site=Official Halo Wars Community Site|Page=Timeline|Detail=(Defunct, Copy on [[Archive:Halowars.com/Timeline|Halopedia]])}}
===26th-century===
By the 26th century, nations still exist and officially control territories on Earth.{{Ref/Reuse|page19}} The [[Wikipedia:Exonym and endonym|endonyms]] of several countries, including [[United Korea|Hanguk]] and [[Germany|Deutschland]], have been adopted into official usage alongside their exonyms.{{Ref/Game|Id=essen|Game=[[Halo 3]]|Detail=[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/C variant|MJOLNIR/C armor description]]}} As well, the UEG recruited [[ODST]]s from every nation in the UEG.{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/odst/guide.aspx|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Halo 3: ODST Field Guide - ODST|Quote=ODSTs are recruited from the Special Operations Groups of all the nations of the Unified Earth Government (UEG)}} At this time, the [[United Nations|United Nations (UN)]] acted as an adjudicator of administrative tasks between nations.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2969315_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2969315|Site=Halo Waypoint|Quote=Query Answer: Human records indicate that the assembly (ref: United Nations) is a vestigial organization responsible for adjudication of administrative tasks between territorial sectors on Erde-Tyrene.}} People originating from nation states at this point in time are also given national identity certification papers, something that at least [[Quito Space Tether]] security personnel are allowed to check.{{Ref/Map|H3|Orbital|Quote=Upon request, all passengers are required to present their National Identity Certification papers to Quito Orbital Elevator authority personnel.}}

==Types==
===Earth===
Nations have historically controlled various territories on Earth.{{Ref/Reuse|page17-18}} They were run from [[city|national capitals]].{{Ref/Book|Id=page19|Enc22|Page=19}}
{{Earth Nations}}

===Colonies===
{{Main|Human colonies}}
[[Ganymede]] is divided into numerous habitat-states including [[Aigburth]] - the political chaos of which is regarded as entertaining, if not educational. The [[Jovian Habitats]] around [[Jupiter]] are considered [[Sol|Solar]] nations.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=40-41}}

[[Aethia]] was a country on the [[planet]] [[Meridian]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=BBSunder|HBatB|Detail=Adjunct - [[Free Frontier Education: The Sundered Legion]]}}

==Sources==
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