Earth

Earth is the third planet in the Sol System and is the home planet of the human race and various animals.

Introduction
Earth consists of seven geological continents, which offer a myriad of different meterological and geological climates, which are home to a significant diverse population of animals, all of which are believed to be carbon-based lifeforms. It was formed 4.6 billion years ago.

Earth holds significant oceans and bodies of fresh and salt water, and also a mostly nitrogen atmosphere, although it contains oxygen to facilitate aerobic respiration.

History
The Earth gave rise to single-celled organisms about 3.5 billion years ago. Later, a certain species of exceptional intelligence came to rise, Homo sapiens, otherwise known as the Human race, 200,000 years ago. The enigmatic race known as the Forerunners are believed to have came to Earth 100,000 years ago, constructing "machines" in Africa. Later, humans eventually began to show signs of sentience and began to form first tribes then countires then empires and after thousands of years of wars against one another a governing body of sorts was formed with the UN in 1945. By 1961 man had reached space and in 1969 had finally stepped on an extrterrestial surface, humanity then entered an era of peace that was not broken until 2160.

After years of overcrowding on Earth and the other planets in the sol system, dissident factions emerged. The Neo-Communist Koslovics and Pro-Fascist Frieden movment began to battle one another and the United Nations. in March-June Jovian secessionist attacked United Nations Colonial Advisors on the moon Io led to three months of fighting between the Earth military and Jovian "Frieden" forces. National Goverments began to support their own Colonies which began in a proxy wars off planet, leading to tension and militarization on Earth. in 2162 armed conflict ripped through South America, starting the Rain Forest Wars, as Koslovic, Frieden, and UN forces all clashed over ideological differences, sparking additional conflicts off-planet. In December of 2163 The three factions clashed, this time on Mars. This was the first extraterrestial use of Marines, who launched lightening raids on Koslovics positions, permentally effecting military doctrine for centuries. in 2164 UN forces begin a massive military build-up and begin the first true interplanetary war. The UNSC are bolstered by a massive propganda campaign running on the victories on Mars and in the next six years take back the sol system and drive the dissident factions to destruction. Now with a massive military with no enemy to fight, overpopulation, famine and a collpasing population, the unified Earth faced trouble.

It wasn't until 2291 that this problem was solved when researchers created the Shaw-Fujikawa Slipspace Drive and gained access to Slipspace. In 2310 the UNSC unveil their first line of colony ships and the best and brightest from both civillian walks of life and the military go out to form the Inner Colonies. This eased the overpopulation problem upon Earth and it became the capital of the Colonial Administration Authority while the inner colony of Reach became the HQ of the UNSC.

It remained peaceful until insurrections began to open up in the outer colonies, flaring up a number of conflicts, promoting the creation of the SPARTAN-IIs but all this was cancelled by their first meeting with the alien alliance known as the Covenant. After contact at Harvest in 2525 the Covenenat systematically beat humans back to Earth in just over 25 years, with their last victory upon Earth's doorstep, Reach on September the 4th, 2552. On October the 20th they launched their first attack upon Earth, now ready for a final stand against the Covenant.

Before The First Battle of Earth
Prior to the first attempt to invade Earth there had been a supressed influx of information by ONI, resulting in people going about their normal lives even up until the attack. The forces disposition at Earth was heavy, with the Second Fleet, Seventh Fleet, the Sixteenth Fleet]] and the 6th Battle Group along with large amounts of Marines and ODSTs present, four SPARTAN-IIs, Admiral Hood and Earth's major feature, three hundred Orbital Defense Platforms, each sporting a Mk. V "Super" MAC. Also there where numerous human colonies on various moons, a large naval shipyard and factories at Mars and a listening post at Io.

Planetside
Africa
 * Republic of Kenya
 * Mombasa - First landing site of Covenant forces on Earth, destroyed in ensuing attack and retreat during the First Battle of Earth.
 * New Mombasa
 * New Mombasa Orbital Elevator
 * Old Mombasa
 * Voi - A town further inland from Mombassa and a source of major battles during the Second Battle of Earth
 * Diego Garcia - Island in the Indian Ocean and a major UNSC base.
 * United Republic of Tanzania
 * Zanzibar Island - Location of Wind Power Station 7

Oceania
 * Commonwealth of Australia
 * Sydney, Australia
 * HighCom Facility Bravo-6 - Home of HIGHCOM and HQ of the UNSC.
 * Sydney Synthetic Intellect Institute - A.I. research institute.

Asia
 * Korea
 * Kyonggi Province
 * Songnam
 * Special Warfare Center - Testing and training area, famous for testing the MJOLNIR MK VI and the C and V variants

North America
 * United States of America
 * Boston, Massachusetts
 * Chawla Base - An ONI base that housed the artifact from I Love Bees
 * Chicago, Illinois
 * Tactical Autonomous Robotic Defense System
 * Mexico
 * Base Segundo Terra - Mexico City, Mexico. Used as the staging area on the attacks on the Yucatan Peninsula and Havana.
 * Cuba
 * Havana
 * Centennial Orbital Elevator - A 200 year old antiquated Space Elevator that was destroyed during the Second Battle of Earth.

Europe
 * Federal Republic of Germany
 * Essen
 * Beweglichrüstungsysteme Testing Facility - Testing site of the C Variant MJOLNIR MK. VI

Antartica
 * Mount Erebus - Site of a Covenant attack during the Second Battle of Earth.

Orbital

 * Athens Station - A ODP defending Earth, destroyed by borders in the First Battle of Earth.
 * Cairo Station - A ODP defending Earth. It was the command center of Earth's Defence by Admiral Hood.
 * Malta Station - A ODP defending Earth, destroyed by borders in the First Battle of Earth.
 * Nassau Station - A ODP trapped in the 21st century by a slipspace "bubble".
 * Station Wayward Rest - Termination point of the COE. Destroyed during the Second Battle of Earth.

Luna
 * Luna OCS Academy - Training center of Naval personel.