The Eurasian Rimworlds Combine
| POLITICS: | Authoritarian; Fascist Dictatorship |
| POPULATION: | 42.7 million (approx) |
| ECONOMY: | The ERC is one of the most centrally planned and isolated economies, and faces desperate economic conditions after over a decade of sanctions from the ICA and ICC. |
| INTERNATIOAL RELATIONS: | Unoffical ceasefire in effect with ICA. No official diplomatic relations with any of the other colonial powers. |
| COLONIES: | Exact number unknown: in 2260 the ERC controlled 5 star systems |
Description:
A group of star systems at the outermost of the European and UPP colonised arms, the rebel colonies that make up the Eurasian Rimworlds Combine (ERC) seceded during the Colonial Wars of 2258-2260, and the region has been a galactic hotspot ever since.
The leaders of the ERC have refused to sign a treaty with the ICA, granting them substantial autonomy – demanding instead recognition and total independence, something that the ICA were unwilling to give. An unofficial ceasefire has been in effect since 2260, with a 1 parsec DMZ established between ERC and UEF space. Any civilian craft that enters the DMZ without authorisation space is boarded and searched. Any military craft traversing through without authorization can be considered an act of war.
The ERC is obsessed with securing more space and its aggressive tendencies has warranted many corporations to refuse trade. Unlike the FWA, the ERC is not a democratic society but rather a fascist dictatorship bent on technological advancement. Despite political isolation, the ERC has an active intelligence network both inside and outside of its borders. Their agents have gained access to high levels of government and corporate information. The ERC monitors insurrections on separatist colonies within ICA space and covertly supports them where appropriate, to both further their own political goals and destabilise their enemies internally.
Most of the ERC's offensive starship capability is made up of ColSec and CMC craft captured during the Colonial Wars 11 years ago. They have recently begun manufacturing their own craft, however.
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