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'''National governments''' were governing factions which led the nations on [[Earth]] for thousands of years before the dawn of the [[United Nations Space Command]].
'''National governments''', '''nations''', or '''countries''' are a form of [[human]] government often controlling land on a [[planet]] or [[natural satellite]].{{Ref/Book|Id=page17-18|Enc22|Page=17-18}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
 
Human nations often built monuments to those they perceived as heroes, usually in the defense of or the conquest of other nations.{{Ref/Film|Film=Believe: The John 117 Monument}}


==History==
==History==
===Ancient times===
===Formation of the UEG===
Human political organizations began in the form of primitive tribes. Over a period of several thousand years, they advanced into a variety of cultures worldwide. The first governments were theocracies, arising in river valley cultures that grew in places such as Egypt, China, and Mesopotamia. Empires and Monarchies, such as Assyria, Persia, Qin and Han China, Maurya India, Carthage, and Rome formed around Eurasia from 2000 B.C.E. to 500 C.E., with many of those mentioned being supplanted by other empires, or coming to prominence through the conquest of their predecessors. One of the few governments that was not a monarchy or dictatorship was the city-state of Athens in the Greek Peninsula, which while it existed, was a direct democracy.
{{main|Unified Earth Government}}
The national governments of Earth engaged in several colonial proxy-wars, one of which was the [[Interplanetary War]] in the 2100s.{{Ref/Reuse|halowars.com}} In [[2163]], multiple national naval and spaceborne expeditionary units were merged together to form the [[UNSC Marine Corps]].{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=57}} Ultimately, the individual national governments on Earth were subsumed by a centralized Earth government known as the [[Unified Earth Government|Unified Earth Government (UEG)]], which controlled the [[United Nations Space Command|United Nations Space Command (UNSC)]].{{Ref/Site|Id=halowars.com|D=01|M=6|Y=2017|URL=http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/Timeline.aspx|Site=Official Halo Wars Community Site|Page=Timeline|Detail=(Defunct, Copy on [[Archive:Halowars.com/Timeline|Halopedia]])}}
===26th-century===
By the 26th century, nations still exist and officially control territories on Earth.{{Ref/Reuse|page19}} The [[Wikipedia:Exonym and endonym|endonyms]] of several countries, including [[United Korea|Hanguk]] and [[Germany|Deutschland]], have been adopted into official usage alongside their exonyms.{{Ref/Game|Id=essen|Game=[[Halo 3]]|Detail=[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/C variant|MJOLNIR/C armor description]]}} As well, the UEG recruited [[ODST]]s from every nation in the UEG.{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/odst/guide.aspx|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Halo 3: ODST Field Guide - ODST|Quote=ODSTs are recruited from the Special Operations Groups of all the nations of the Unified Earth Government (UEG)}} At this time, the [[United Nations|United Nations (UN)]] acted as an adjudicator of administrative tasks between nations.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2969315_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2969315|Site=Halo Waypoint|Quote=Query Answer: Human records indicate that the assembly (ref: United Nations) is a vestigial organization responsible for adjudication of administrative tasks between territorial sectors on Erde-Tyrene.}} People originating from nation states at this point in time are also given national identity certification papers, something that at least [[Quito Space Tether]] security personnel are allowed to check.{{Ref/Map|H3|Orbital|Quote=Upon request, all passengers are required to present their National Identity Certification papers to Quito Orbital Elevator authority personnel.}}
 
==Types==
===Earth===
Nations have historically controlled various territories on Earth.{{Ref/Reuse|page17-18}} They were run from [[city|national capitals]].{{Ref/Book|Id=page19|Enc22|Page=19}}
{{Earth Nations}}


===Post-classical era===
===Colonies===
The end of Ancient Times, marked by the fall of the Roman Empire of the Mediterranean Basin in the fifth century C.E., heralded the coming of new empires such as the Islamic Caliphate, Byzantium, and Tang China. In the Americas (both North and South), the Toltec, Aztec, and Incan empires flourished. At the end of this period in the fifteenth century C.E., the kingdoms of Europe, which had been relatively barbaric and primitive through most of this era, went through a renaissance and gained the technological knowledge that would allow them to conquer most of the planet in the next five hundred years.
{{Main|Human colonies}}
[[Ganymede]] is divided into numerous habitat-states including [[Aigburth]] - the political chaos of which is regarded as entertaining, if not educational. The [[Jovian Habitats]] around [[Jupiter]] are considered [[Sol|Solar]] nations.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=40-41}}


===Modern times===
[[Aethia]] was a country on the [[planet]] [[Meridian]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=BBSunder|HBatB|Detail=Adjunct - [[Free Frontier Education: The Sundered Legion]]}}
The dominant power in the sixteenth century C.E. was the Spanish Empire, with its conquest of most of the rich American civilizations, before being surpassed by the British Empire, which became the largest empire in Earth's history pre-UEG. After the First World War, Britain began to rapidly decline as a superpower and the United States rose to prominence. After [[World War II]] the two remaining superpowers, the Soviet Union and the United States, plunged themselves into the Cold War with the discovery of nuclear fission bombs and later thermonuclear fusion weapons. In the 1960s the Nuclear Age gave way to the Space Age, with the accomplishments of the superpowers being emulated by Europe, Japan, and eventually the rest of the world. Although the nuclear superpowers signed a treaty to limit their nuclear stockpiles (an event that would eventually lead to the the end of the Cold War), third world countries such as Pakistan and India obtained nuclear weapons technology which led to escalated conflicts between other smaller nations, while  political and theological differences lead to the rise of terrorism as an international threat.


===Unified Earth Government===
{{main|Unified Earth Government}}
The National Governments of Earth engaged in several colonial proxy-wars, one of which was the [[Interplanetary War]] in the 2100s. Ultimately, the individual national governments on Earth were subsumed by a centralized Earth government known as the '''Unified Earth Government''', which controls the United Nations Space Command. However, though the influence of the governments waned, the individual cultures, languages, and other such unique characteristics existed among the people under the UNSC until much later.
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==See also==
*[[Interplanetary War]]
**[[Frieden]]
**[[Koslovics]]
*[[United Nations]]
**[[United Nations Space Command]]
 
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Latest revision as of 00:57, August 26, 2024

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 There is more information available on this subject at National government on the English Wikipedia.

National governments, nations, or countries are a form of human government often controlling land on a planet or natural satellite.[1][2]

Human nations often built monuments to those they perceived as heroes, usually in the defense of or the conquest of other nations.[3]

History[edit]

Formation of the UEG[edit]

Main article: Unified Earth Government

The national governments of Earth engaged in several colonial proxy-wars, one of which was the Interplanetary War in the 2100s.[4] In 2163, multiple national naval and spaceborne expeditionary units were merged together to form the UNSC Marine Corps.[5] Ultimately, the individual national governments on Earth were subsumed by a centralized Earth government known as the Unified Earth Government (UEG), which controlled the United Nations Space Command (UNSC).[4]

26th-century[edit]

By the 26th century, nations still exist and officially control territories on Earth.[6] The endonyms of several countries, including Hanguk and Deutschland, have been adopted into official usage alongside their exonyms.[7] As well, the UEG recruited ODSTs from every nation in the UEG.[8] At this time, the United Nations (UN) acted as an adjudicator of administrative tasks between nations.[9] People originating from nation states at this point in time are also given national identity certification papers, something that at least Quito Space Tether security personnel are allowed to check.[10]

Types[edit]

Earth[edit]

Nations have historically controlled various territories on Earth.[1] They were run from national capitals.[6]

v • d • e
 
Earth nations
China • India • Japan • Korea • Pakistan
Individual nations
Multinational unions
Multinational regions
Italics indicate a defunct polity

Colonies[edit]

Main article: Human colonies

Ganymede is divided into numerous habitat-states including Aigburth - the political chaos of which is regarded as entertaining, if not educational. The Jovian Habitats around Jupiter are considered Solar nations.[2]

Aethia was a country on the planet Meridian.[11]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 17-18
  2. ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 40-41
  3. ^ Believe: The John 117 Monument
  4. ^ a b Official Halo Wars Community Site, Timeline: (Defunct, Copy on Halopedia) (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2017) [archive]
  5. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 57
  6. ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 19
  7. ^ Halo 3: MJOLNIR/C armor description
  8. ^ Bungie.net, Halo 3: ODST Field Guide - ODST: "ODSTs are recruited from the Special Operations Groups of all the nations of the Unified Earth Government (UEG)" (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
  9. ^ Halo Waypoint: "Query Answer: Human records indicate that the assembly (ref: United Nations) is a vestigial organization responsible for adjudication of administrative tasks between territorial sectors on Erde-Tyrene."
  10. ^ Halo 3, multiplayer map Orbital: "Upon request, all passengers are required to present their National Identity Certification papers to Quito Orbital Elevator authority personnel."
  11. ^ Halo: Battle Born: Adjunct - Free Frontier Education: The Sundered Legion
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