abstract
| - The UPF's jurisdiction does not extend to the surface of its member planets. In addition, it is forbidden from influencing or manipulating the internal affairs of a member government. As a result, its members range from utopian democracies and corporate-controlled worlds all the way to totalitarian dictatorships and criminal-ruled near-anarchies. The UPF is governed by the Council of Worlds, which is composed of delegates from each member planet, as well as observers from the most powerful mega- corporations. It funds and controls Star Law (which fights criminals that fall outside the jurisdiction of member planets), as well as Spacefleet and Landfleet (the most heavily armed forces in Frontier space) to defend against Sathar incursion and pirate attacks. The UPF also runs the Planetary Survey Administration, which explores and surveys newly discovered systems and planets. The PSA was greatly expanded after events that lead to an anti-Sathar rebellion in the Liberty system. From this, the Frontier Expeditionary Force was also formed. Other important parts of the UPF include the Security Council and the Medical Services Organization. The UPF and its agents are free to make contact, trade, and help primitive civilizations, usually to protect them against the Sathar.
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