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Unitary State: A Unitary State is an interstellar political entity, or polity, that is characterized by a very high degree of centralization, strong policies that direct the entire sectors or states, and a strong disregard for local/planetary differences.

Other Unitary State Terms

Unitary States are sometimes known as:

Administrations
Artifact Republic
Autonomous Region
Caliphate
Comagistrants
Commands
Commonwealths
Community
Congresses
Constellation
Covenants
Defence Initiative
Democracies (Constitutional)
Democracies (Direct)
Democracies (Parliamentary)
Democracies (Presidential)
Democracies (Unitary)
Foundation
Freehold
Freeport
Free States
Government
Independent States
Initiative
Magistries
Monarchies (Unitary)
Nations (Republic)
United States
United Nations
Palatinate
Peoples Republic
Polity
Principalities
Principates
Raj
Republics (Constitutional)
Republics (Democratic)
Republics (Parliamentary)
Republics (Presidential)
Republics (Unitary)
Senate
Society
Signatorates
State

Like all governments, sometimes the political terms in a polity's name may be misleading. Governments using this term in their name may actually vary greatly from the standard and accepted definition of the term.

Five Most Common Power Structures

A Unitary State is one of the five most common power structures found in governance:

Confederation
Empire
Federation or Federal State
Hegemony
Unitary State

Please see Government for more information.

Unitary State (Government) Representative Examples

(Unitary) Democracies (President):

Democracy of Greats
Emulan (Democracy)
Etra (Democracy)
Fjords (Democracy)
Joie De Vivre (Democracy) (Associate State of the Solomani Confederation)
Kostov Confederate Republic (Democracy) (Member State of Solomani Confederation)
Purity (Democracy)
Winston Democracy

(Unitary) Commonwealths (Prime Minister):

Aoiftu Roakh (Commonwealth) of the Aslan
Aslan Hierate (Commonwealth) of the Aslan
Commonwealth of Gadjick
Commonwealth of Mendan, also commonly known as the Mendan Commonwealth
Hanuman Systems (Commonwealth) (Member State of Solomani Confederation)
Hreahiyouea (Commonwealth)
Iyeaao'fte (Commonwealth)
Karhyri Worlds (Commonwealth)
Khosarliyh (Commonwealth)
Ktouho'as (Commonwealth)
Oleaiy'fte (Commonwealth)
Sea'ai'teluarliyh (Commonwealth)
Steaakh Hlaia (Commonwealth)
Steaakh Yeasaol (Commonwealth)
Steaak'heafera (Commonwealth)
Ulane Hierate (Commonwealth)
Woal Warliylr (Commonwealth)
Yehaso (Commonwealth)
Zodia Colonies (Commonwealth) of Humaniti (Client states of Aslan Hierate)

(Unitary) Democratic Republics (President):

The Alntzar Domain (Democratic Republic) (Client state of the Zhodani Consulate)
Avalar Consulate (Democratic Republic) (Client state of the Zhodani Consulate)
Bellerophon World Polity (Democratic Republic) of Humaniti (Member sate of the Vegan Autonomous District)
Domain of Alntzar (Democratic Republic) (Client state of the Zhodani Consulate)
Eiaplial Davr (Democratic Republic) (Client state of the Zhodani Consulate)
Gamma Republic (Democratic Republic)
Izrats Kriezhlas Unity (Democratic Republic)
Lenj (Democratic Republic) (Client state of the Zhodani Consulate)
Pa'an (Democratic Republic) (Client state of the Zhodani Consulate)
Vegan Autonomous District (Democratic Republic) of the Vegans (Client state of the Third Imperium)
Weltenbund (Democratic Republic) (Former client state of the Zhodani Consulate)
Zhodani Client State ZC (Democratic Republic) (Client state of the Zhodani Consulate)
Zhodani Consulate (Democratic Republic) of the Zhodani

(Unitary) Federal Republics (Leader):

Atapas-atta-wapawab (Federal Republic) of the Bwaps
The Commonwealth of Deneb (Federal Republic)
Geonee Cultural Region (Federal Republic)
Grand United States of Quesada (Federal Republic) (Member State of Solomani Confederation)
Izrats Kriezhlas Unity (Federal Republic) of the (Vlazhdumecta, a Minor Human Race)
M'norr Republic (Federal Republic)
Neubayern (Federal Republic)
Taakas Yh'Drak (Federal Republic) of the Drakarans
Third Reformed French Confederate Republic (Federal Republic) (Member State of Solomani Confederation)
Vegan Polity (Federal Republic) of the Vegans

(Unitary) Monarchies (King or Queen):

Corona Regnum (Unitary Monarchy)
Delsun Comagistrant (Unitary Monarchy)
Demos of Nobles (Unitary Monarchy)
Esperanza (Unitary Monarchy)
Grand Duchy of Douglas (Unitary Monarchy)
Kingdom of Sylea (Unitary Monarchy)
Kingdom of Drinax (Unitary Monarchy)
Grendal (Unitary Monarchy)
Mnemosyne Principality (Unitary Monarchy)
Munsonian Principality (Unitary Monarchy)
New Colchis (Unitary Monarchy)
Principality of Caledon or Principality of Caledon (Unitary Monarchy)
Queendom Remnants (Unitary Monarchy)

(Unitary) Parliamentary Republics (Prime Minister):

Covenant of Sufren (Parliamentary Republic)
Glenauran Signatorate (Parliamentary Republic)
Grand Duchy of Kalradin
Irrgh Manifest (Parliamentary Republic) of the Vargr
Loyal Nineworlds Republic (Parliamentary Republic)
Suerrat Republic (Parliamentary Republic) of the Suerrat
Terran Republic (Parliamentary Republic)

(Unitary) Republics (Leader):

Unitary State (Government) References & Contributors

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science

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 * Foundation
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 * Free States
 * Government