Earth

Earth has been taken over by the progressives. They have instituted a rank system where the top rank (class 1) has absolute controll over all the other ranks. This seems to be somewhat inspired by the Indias caste system. They are born into the ranks, and outside of the religious service, or the UEPF there is no social movement, indeed it is seen as undesirable. They have greatly reduced their population to somewhat over half a billion people, what they consider to be the max sustainable populations. They also seem to have lost some of their technology, since the ships they currently have they have troublemaintaining, and wouldn't be able to make anymore. THey are ruled by what is essentially the world league.