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{{Quote|Fight for her.|Bulletin board poster of Earth}} | {{Quote|Fight for her.|Bulletin board poster of Earth}} | ||
'''Earth''', known in prehistoric times as "'''Erde-Tyrene'''"<ref name="Cryptum">'''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'''</ref> or "'''Erda'''",<ref name="Primordium">'''[[Halo: Primordium]]''', ''page 238''</ref> is the third planet of the [[Sol system]], | '''Earth''', known in prehistoric times as "'''Erde-Tyrene'''"<ref name="Cryptum">'''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'''</ref> or "'''Erda'''",<ref name="Primordium">'''[[Halo: Primordium]]''', ''page 238''</ref> is the third planet and one of four terrestrial worlds of the [[Sol system]], Homeworld of the [[human]] species and current capital world of the [[Unified Earth Government]]. | ||
With a population of ten billion, Earth was the most populated planet in UEG territory prior to the Covenant invasion. Despite being dramatically reduced during the [[Battle of Earth|Covenant attack]] in 2552 due to both casualties inflicted by the Covenant and a major evacuation effort, the population had again risen to several billion by the end of the year [[2553]].<ref name="populateTwit"/> | With a population of ten billion, Earth was the most populated planet in UEG territory prior to the Covenant invasion. Despite being dramatically reduced during the [[Battle of Earth|Covenant attack]] in 2552 due to both casualties inflicted by the Covenant and a major evacuation effort, the population had again risen to several billion by the end of the year [[2553]].<ref name="populateTwit"/> | ||