Dunbarton (world)
Dunbarton is a lightly-populated planet that is the agricultural center of the Principality of Caledon.
Conditions/Environment
Dunbarton is a lush garden world. The planets two main continents, which straddle the equator, are almost literally greenhouses with thick vegetation growing in nutrient-rich soil that, geologically, is relatively young. Indeed, most of Dunbarton's settlements had to be hacked out of the dense vegetation - and while some early settlements farmed out their land way too quickly, the planet's eighty million residents learned to conserve their soil bright and early.
History
The current population descends from Caledonian settlers who settled on the planet in 225, a joint venture by the Royal Caledonian Expeditionary Service and Perham Land Ventures, a land speculation company that commissioned and chartered a large expedition.
While Perham went bust on the original venture, the settlers found an extremely profitable market for their goods.
Population and Government
Except for the major city, Tyne, on Tynedale Island off the coast of Hibernia, the first major continent, most of the population is settled in smaller coastal cities linked by boat, and inland agricultural settlements carved from the thick undergrowth.
Economy/Imports/Exports/Trade
While agriculture is the largest civil business, the starport is a key producer of Tech Level 11 vessels. The downport at Tyne, and the up-port, produce a wide variety of smaller merchant ships and warships.
Fealdoun Island, a 3,000 square km island about 200 km out to sea from Tyne, is the naval downport for the "Dunbarton Navy Yard" up-port, at which the Royal Navy Fleet Train is headquartered.
Starport and Transport Infrastructure
The planet has a small "A" Starport.
Boats and ships are the prime movers of goods, along with roads hacked out of the underbrush.