MARS

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MARS WAS THE FIRST PLANET COLONIZED BY THE FEDERATION IN THE 2450S, WHICH ITS OWN ATMOSPHERE WAS ARTIFICIALLY ALTERED BY 2480S TO BE FIT FOR HUMAN EXISTENCE WITHOUT ADDITIONAL LIFE SUPPORT. HOUSING MOST OF THE LOWER TO MIDDLE CLASS OF NAUTICON CITIZENS, ITS POPULATION FILLED HUMONGOUS CITIES AND DWARFS EVEN THE POPULATION OF TERRA ITSELF.

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF MARS WAS TO UTILIZE ITS HUGE POPULATION AS A LABOR FORCE FOR MANUFACTURING. BOASTING AN INTERCONNECTED, PLANET-WIDE SYSTEM OF OVER 500 FACTORIES AND MANUFACTORIES, IT PRODUCES AROUND 40% OF THE FEDERATION'S SUPPLIES, PARTS, AND MODULES. AS SUCH, MAR'S HUNGER FOR ENERGY AND RAW MATERIALS ARE GINORMOUS, REQUIRING ENERGY IMPORTS FROM THE POWER PLANTS OF VENUS AND MERCURY AS WELL AS THE ALLOYS FROM SATURN'S GREAT MINING INDUSTRY. THE FINISHED PRODUCTS FROM THESE FACTORIES ARE THEN EXPORTED TO THE REST OF THE FEDERATION FOR CONSUMPTION OR FURTHER CONSTRUCTION IN THE SHIPYARDS OF SATURN AND URANUS.

HOLDING THE MOST INDUSTRIAL CAPACITY IN THE ENTIRE FEDERATION, THE PLANETARY GOVERNMENT OF MARS HOLDS A LOT OF SWAY IN NAUTICON POLITICS. IT THEREFORE ACHIEVED A GREATER AUTONOMY COMPARED TO THE REST OF THE FEDERAL PLANETS, WHICH WAS NOT CHALLENGED AS LONG AS THE NATIONWIDE INDUSTRY QUOTAS WERE MET.