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[[File:HW2 EpsilonEridani Render 2.jpg| | [[File:HW2 EpsilonEridani Render 2.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Map of the [[Epsilon Eridani system]], including Human colonies.]] | ||
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Under the administration of the [[Unified Earth Government]], [[human]]ity has surveyed and colonized several hundred [[planet|worlds]] across a portion of the [[Orion Arm]] of the [[Milky Way]] galaxy over 200 years of [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|superluminal travel]] via [[slipstream space]], following nearly three centuries of expansion across the [[Sol system]]. The planets under the jurisdiction of the UEG, together with [[Earth|humanity's homeworld]], are collectively referred to as '''"Earth and Her Colonies"'''.{{Ref/Level|[[Halo 3]]|[[Halo (Halo 3 level)#Eulogy|Halo]]}}{{Ref/Novel|Halo: The Fall of Chapter|Chapter=??}} Human space is divided into three regions: the Sol system itself, the Inner Colonies, and the Outer Colonies. | Under the administration of the [[Unified Earth Government]], [[human]]ity has surveyed and colonized several hundred [[planet|worlds]] across a portion of the [[Orion Arm]] of the [[Milky Way]] galaxy over 200 years of [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|superluminal travel]] via [[slipstream space]], following nearly three centuries of expansion across the [[Sol system]]. The planets under the jurisdiction of the UEG, together with [[Earth|humanity's homeworld]], are collectively referred to as '''"Earth and Her Colonies"'''.{{Ref/Level|[[Halo 3]]|[[Halo (Halo 3 level)#Eulogy|Halo]]}}{{Ref/Novel|Halo: The Fall of Chapter|Chapter=??}} Human space is divided into three regions: the Sol system itself, the Inner Colonies, and the Outer Colonies. | ||
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Various organizations exist to provide military defense for the colonies. The [[Colonial Military Administration]] was created to act as a unified security force for the colonies but was eventually sidelined due to widespread corruption. The CMA's role was taken over by the United Nations Space Command, which many colonists resent due to its perceived draconian influence. Some colonies maintain their own territorial defense forces, including [[Sedra]]'s [[Sedran Colonial Guard|Colonial Guard]], as well as the [[Gao Republic]]'s military. Anti-UNSC sentiments are not uncommon among these organizations, some of which—such as the [[Venezian militia]]—are openly secessionist. The UNSC also operated its own [[Colonial Militia]] program to train colonial citizens to deal with emergencies as well as local rebellion.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Contact Harvest|66}} | Various organizations exist to provide military defense for the colonies. The [[Colonial Military Administration]] was created to act as a unified security force for the colonies but was eventually sidelined due to widespread corruption. The CMA's role was taken over by the United Nations Space Command, which many colonists resent due to its perceived draconian influence. Some colonies maintain their own territorial defense forces, including [[Sedra]]'s [[Sedran Colonial Guard|Colonial Guard]], as well as the [[Gao Republic]]'s military. Anti-UNSC sentiments are not uncommon among these organizations, some of which—such as the [[Venezian militia]]—are openly secessionist. The UNSC also operated its own [[Colonial Militia]] program to train colonial citizens to deal with emergencies as well as local rebellion.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Contact Harvest|66}} | ||
Many colonies are named after locations on Earth, while others receive more descriptive or abstract names. Some worlds are only known by their astronomical designation, with the name of the star the world orbits followed by a numeric designation most often rendered in Roman numerals. On some colony worlds such as [[New Jerusalem]], [[New Jerusalem (city)|the capital]] [[city]] shares its name with the planet, as it is common for a colony's initial population center to be considered synonymous with the colony itself.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-that-escalated-quickly ''Halo Waypoint'': Canon Fodder - That Escalated Quickly]</ref> | Many colonies are named after locations on Earth, while others receive more descriptive or abstract names. Some worlds are only known by their astronomical designation, with the name of the star the world orbits followed by a numeric designation most often rendered in Roman numerals. On some colony worlds such as [[New Jerusalem]], [[New Jerusalem (city)|the capital]] [[city]] shares its name with the planet, as it is common for a colony's initial population center to be considered synonymous with the colony itself.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-that-escalated-quickly ''Halo Waypoint'': Canon Fodder - That Escalated Quickly]</ref> The [[Earth Survey Catalog]] also exists to document various extrasolar planets, assigning them identification codes.{{Ref/Book|Halo: Combat Evolved: Sybex Official Strategies & Secrets|Page=64}} | ||
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