Earth

Description
For detailed information, please refer to the standard issue Alliance Galactic Codex. Earth's orbit is riddled with debris generated by "bootstrap" space development; use of kinetic barriers is recommended at altitudes over 85 km.

Population (Surface): 11.4 billion Population (L4 and L5 stations): 250,000

Known Nations

 * Chinese People's Federation
 * United North American States
 * European Union

Notable Locations

 * China, a member-state of the Chinese People's Federation; owns the Heavy Metals Exomining
 * Mexico, a member-state of the United North American States; one of its companies, Merida Industries, went bankrupt in attempting to exploit Klensal

Moons

 * Luna

Mineral Deposits
Earth cannot be mined.



Trivia

 * If viewed from Luna, the Earth appears to be reversed.
 * According to Alestia Iallis and Commander Shepard, there is a "President Huerta of Earth", who (according to Cerberus Daily News) is the President of the United North American States. Huerta is controversial for having 'died' from a stroke a year before his term was scheduled to end, only to continue governing after his brain functions were transfered into a computer.