Unified Earth Government

The Unified Earth Government (UEG), is the central civilian government that administers Earth and its colonies throughout a portion of the Orion Arm of the Milky Way galaxy. It houses the Colonial Administration Authority and the United Nations, which in turn governs the United Nations Space Command.

During the Human-Covenant War, the UNSC has assumed the governing function of the civilian UEG in the face of possible extinction from the overwhelming Covenant threat. The UEG still exists by January 2553, though whether it has regained executive and legislative power from the UNSC is unknown.

History
The Unified Earth Government traced its origins back to the Interplanetary War of the mid- to late-22nd Century in the Sol System. With numerous Earth governments fighting independent battles against Frieden and Koslovic forces, the United Nations became involved, eventually using the war to absorb most, if not all, Earth governments into itself to form a global government to combat the terrorists and stabilize the planet and its other world colonies. The UN won the war and the Unified Earth Government was formed, with its primary defense, scientific and exploratory force being the newly formed UNSC.

Although the UEG seemed to have complete control over Earth and its colonies, the United Nations still existed as an organization and a political entity in the 26th century. There are still numerous national governments under the UEG's power, although their overall authority is negligible as most governing functions are handled by the UEG.

In January 2553, Dr. Ruth Charet took office as the President of the Unified Earth Government.

Colonial Administration Authority
The Colonial Administration Authority is the branch that administers the various colonies that belong to the UEG, incorporating the UNSCDF. It keeps extensive files on every colony world and city under the UEG, available to UNSC members for planning missions.

United Nations
Even though it originally formed the UEG, the United Nations has been absorbed into a branch of the Earth government by the 26th century. Its exact function or role is unclear, but it is assumed that it still exists in the same manner as it was originally created.

United Nations Space Command
The United Nations Space Command is the UEG's primary military, exploratory, and scientific arm. The military, known as the UNSC Defense Force, is intended to protect innocent colonists and colony worlds from attack by privateers, Insurrectionists and other threats, such as the Covenant. It includes various special forces, and militia organizations, but is mainly comprised of the Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and Army.

Nation-states
Information suggests that at least some nations on Earth and other planetary bodies still exist and probably maintained their independence at least partially despite the global unification that was performed by the United Nations and the UEG in the 22nd century, during the Interplanetary War. However, these may have just been administrative divisions, or they may have retained some autonomy while still being a part of the UEG.

Asia Africa Oceania Americas
 * Micronesia
 * China
 * Japan
 * Mongolia
 * Pakistan
 * Korea
 * East African Protectorate
 * Republic of Kenya
 * United Republic of Tanzania
 * Commonwealth of Australia
 * Republic of Cuba
 * Republic of Chile
 * United Republic of North America
 * Canada
 * Mexico
 * United States of America

Europe Katagalugan Ganymede
 * Switzerland
 * United Kingdom
 * England
 * Scotland
 * Federal Republic of Germany
 * Ireland
 * New Legaspi
 * New Manila
 * Aigburth

Economy
The UEG uses the United Nations Credit monetary unit to organize its economic stability by selling or buying military equipment, supplies and costs for shipping, etc. The U.N. Credit was implemented by the United Nations some time before its dissolution and replacement with the Unified Earth Government in 2164. For transporting food and raw materials between colonies, the UEG maintains a merchant navy, run by the Department of Commercial Shipping.

Sphere of influence


Human-occupied systems were known to encompass a relatively wide radius of the Orion Arm of the Milky Way Galaxy, in various stages of colonization, from the well developed Inner Colonies to the relatively recent and struggling Outer Colonies. Thus far, 70 colonies have been referenced. Most of these colonies, under the influence of the UEG, were therefore controlled militarily by the UNSC.

The territory encompassed by the Inner Colonies seemed to stretch in at least a 11.5-light year radius around Earth, and the Outer Colonies beyond that. By 2468, the outermost colony was Harvest, at twelve light years from Earth - later, colonies were founded well beyond in the Outer Colonies. Colonies may have been settled after Harvest, or founded during the Human-Covenant War.

Influence over these worlds were greatly reduced by the Covenant during the Human-Covenant War, with only Earth and a few scattered colonies left mostly intact by the end of the conflict in 2552. Since the end of the conflict, the UEG is working to restore its galactic territories and avoid secessionism, and the CAA has even recolonized some of its former worlds, including Reach.

Colony systems, worlds, and cities
Sol system
 * Earth - Human Homeworld. Unsuccessfully attacked by Covenant.
 * Africa
 * Cairo
 * East African Protectorate
 * Republic of Kenya
 * Mombasa
 * New Mombasa
 * Old Mombasa
 * Voi
 * United Republic of Tanzania
 * Zanzibar Island
 * Asia
 * Micronesia
 * China
 * Japan
 * Mongolia
 * Pakistan
 * Commonwealth of Australia
 * Sydney, Australia
 * Diego Garcia
 * Federal Republic of Germany
 * Essen
 * Korea
 * Kyonggi Province
 * Songnam
 * Republic of Chile
 * Republic of Cuba
 * Havana
 * Switzerland
 * United Kingdom
 * England
 * London
 * Islington
 * Birmingham
 * Doncaster
 * Sheffield
 * Bristol
 * Cheshire
 * Leeds
 * Plymouth
 * Portsmouth
 * Reading
 * Romford
 * Scotland
 * Edinburgh
 * United Republic of North America
 * Canada
 * Mexico
 * Mexico City
 * United States of America
 * New York
 * New York City
 * New Jersey
 * Newark
 * Cleveland, Ohio
 * Oregon
 * Salem
 * Illinois
 * Indiana
 * Boston, Massachusetts
 * Commonwealth of Kentucky
 * Great Lakes
 * Minnesota
 * Wisconsin
 * Luna - Natural orbiting satellite
 * Luna OCS Academy
 * Naniwa
 * Crisium City
 * Mars
 * Chiron
 * Argyre Planitia
 * Reyes-McLees Shipyards
 * Katagalugan
 * New Legaspi
 * New Manila
 * Seven Hills
 * Losantiville
 * Mare Erythraeum
 * Jupiter
 * Jovian Moons
 * Callisto
 * Ganymede
 * Aigburth
 * Lister
 * Io
 * Io Station
 * Europa

Epsilon Eridani system
 * Reach - Primary military installation. Glassed by Covenant in 2552; resettled by 2589.
 * Highland Mountains
 * CASTLE Base
 * Camp Hathcock
 * Camp Independence
 * Csongrád
 * Eposz
 * Aszod
 * Aszod ship breaking yards
 * Babd Catha Ice Shelf
 * Babd Catha Forerunner complex
 * Sword Base
 * Farkas Lake
 * Sabre Program Launch/Research Range
 * New Alexandria
 * Caracalla Park
 * Olympic Tower
 * Traxus Tower
 * Ezhtergom
 * Fairchild Field
 * HIGHCOM Armory Omega
 * Military Reservation 01478-B
 * Military Wilderness Training Preserve
 * ODG Facility A-331
 * Quezon
 * Reach Station Gamma
 * Reach Naval Academy
 * Ütközet
 * Alfold
 * Bars
 * Mohács
 * Manassas
 * Manassas Spaceport
 * Szurdok Ridge
 * Viery
 * Visegrád
 * Visegrád Relay
 * Beta Gabriel - Partially occupied by the Covenant
 * Tribute - Attacked, most likely glassed
 * Casbah
 * Irbid
 * Circumstance - Unknown status
 * Kuiper
 * Mira
 * Epsilon Eridani IV - Unknown Status
 * Tantalus - Unknown status

111 Tauri system
 * Victoria - Unknown status

23 Librae system
 * Madrigal - Glassed in 2528
 * Castra
 * Castra Arcology

26 Draconis system
 * Levosia - Unknown status

Beta Hydri system
 * Beta Hydri VI - Unknown status

Brunel system
 * New Llanelli - Glassed

Charybdis system
 * Charybdis IX - Glassed
 * Scyllion

Chi Ceti system
 * Chi Ceti 4 - Unknown status
 * Damascus Testing Facility

Cygnus system
 * New Jerusalem - Glassed in 2552

Ectanus 45 system
 * Chi Rho - Unknown status

Epsilon Indi system
 * Harvest - Glassed in 2525, recaptured by UNSC in 2531
 * Utgard
 * Gladsheim

Eridanus system
 * Eridanus II - Glassed in 2530
 * Elysium City
 * Luxor Spaceport
 * Lake Gusev

Groombridge 1830 system
 * Groombridge-1830 - Unsuccessfully attacked by Covenant

Groombridge 34 system
 * Station Delphi - Unknown status

Hellespont system
 * Troy - Glassed in 2537
 * Harmony - Glassed in 2537

Hydra system - Unknown status

Jericho system - Unknown status

Lambda Aurigae system
 * Roost - Unknown status

Lambda Serpentis system
 * Jericho VII - Glassed in 2535

Leonis Minoris system - Three colonies, two glassed in 2537

Luyten 726-8 system
 * Luyten
 * Newport
 * Old Willem

Paris system
 * Paris IV - Glassed

Procyon system
 * Arcadia - Glassed in 2549
 * Gihon - Natural orbiting satellite.
 * Pishon - Natural orbiting satellite.
 * Avalon
 * Caledonia
 * Eire
 * Lemuria
 * Mu
 * Abaskun
 * Pirth City
 * Pacifica

Sigma Octanus system
 * Sigma Octanus IV - Unsuccessfully attacked by Covenant
 * Côte d'Azur

Zeta Doradus system
 * Onyx - Disintegrated, slipspace-based core still intact
 * Camp Currahee
 * El Morro Point
 * Twin Forks River
 * Zone 67

Other Colonies
 * Actium - Glassed in 2545
 * Algolis - Attacked, most likely glassed
 * Ariel - Unknown status
 * Asmara - Attacked, most likely glassed
 * Asphodel - Unknown status
 * Atlas Moons - Still held
 * Ballast - Unsuccessfully attacked by Covenant
 * Biko - Glassed in 2525
 * Durban
 * Bliss - Glassed in 2526
 * Manikata
 * Coral - Attacked in 2552, most likely glassed
 * Cote d'Azure Glassed
 * Crystal - Unknown status
 * Cyrus VII - Unknown status
 * Draco III - Glassed
 * Lombard
 * Karnak
 * New Albany
 * Dwarka - Glassed
 * Emerald Cove - Abandoned in 2542
 * Eirene - Glassed
 * Endymion - Unknown status
 * Port Vernon
 * Far Isle - Unknown status
 * Forseti - Still held
 * Fumirole - Unknown status
 * Gilgamesh - Unknown status
 * Green Hills - Glassed in 2525
 * Hat Yai - Glassed in 2528 or 2529
 * Hellas - Unknown status
 * Juneou - Unknown status
 * Kholo - Glassed
 * Lenapi - Still held
 * Mamore - Still held
 * Minister - Still held
 * Miridem - Attacked, most likely glassed
 * New Constantinople - Glassed
 * New Harmony - Unsuccessfully attacked by Covenant
 * Monastir
 * Tyumen
 * Oasis VI - Unknown status
 * Paradise Falls - Unknown status
 * Lazy Acres
 * Ruthersburg - Unknown status
 * Sargasso - Unknown status
 * Second Base - Glassed in 2525
 * Skopje - Glassed in 2547
 * Verent - Unknown status
 * Verge - Attacked, stripmined for helium-3
 * Ciudad de Arias

UNSC bases Sabre Program Launch/Research Range
 * Fort York
 * Fort Deen
 * Roosevelt Military Base
 * Crow's Nest
 * Firebase Bravo
 * Camp Hathcock
 * Camp Independence
 * Chawla Base
 * Diego Garcia
 * Segundo Terra
 * Camp Currahee
 * Outpost C9
 * Rat's Nest
 * Sword Base

Trivia

 * Though the UN and the UEG are functionally separate entities, the name "United Nations" was used to refer to humanity's central governing agency in Halo: Contact Harvest.
 * Both the Unified Earth Government and the United Nations Space Command are references to the human government (United Earth Government) and military (Unified Earth Space Council), respectively, from Bungie's Marathon series.