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A [[Colony]] is a group of [[sophont]]s living in a new territory, but retaining ties with their parent state.
 
== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
In most cases, Colonies in a [[TL:10-12]] society or more advanced refer to colonization of new [[planet]]s, [[moon]]s, or [[planetoid]]s. They are interstellar colonies expanding the reach of a [[World-State]] into a [[Pocket Empire]] or a larger political grouping. 

== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
A world, country, or foundation sponsors most colonies. Because colonies generally lose money, profit is rarely a motive for sponsoring a colony. A colony must become self-supporting; sponsors cannot supply [[good]]s indefinitely. Lingering problems will doom a colony.

Some colonists raise [[food]] to feed themselves and to sell to other colonists. Others produce [[commodities]] for export off-planet. There may be hunter/explorers as well - people who live in the wild, occasionally visiting [[civilization]] to sell their unusual finds. The last have limited use in any colonization scheme.

Farmers or miner/prospectors will settle first. Storekeepers and other businessmen will follow. The arrival of medium and large businesses usually signals long term success in producing saleable exports. Few colonies become self-sufficient in manufacturing. Saleable commodities from under-developed worlds are almost exclusively [[precious minerals]]. The economies of under- developed worlds are dependent on [[resource]] prices.
Under [[Colonization Study]] there are listed some outcomes of the [[SolSec]] [[Colonization Study]].

== Literature ==
"[[The little Settler Tom]]" from Better Home Publishing describes ideas, concepts and strategies of colonization.

== References ==
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