Sagittarius

Sagittarius is a constellation and administrative region within the Milky Way. It is one of the largest constellations astrometrically, and also contains the farthest Terran colonies from Sol.

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Colonial Features
Despite its distance from Terran home space, Sagittarius is a comparatively old settlement. Many of its star systems were among the first to be colonized by the people of Sol after Lyra and Eridanus, and it is for this reason that Sagittarius core space contains the most extraterrestrial infrastructure, and is often the most difficult to freely navigate due to its archaic layout.

Inherent in its rather scattered placement of colonies, Sagittarius is either overwhelmingly congested or devoid of traffic entirely, as the constellation continues to foster new developments in the outer ring. What does remain common, however, is the fact that Sagittarius receives more government funding than any other region, all in the name of bolstering its highly advanced gate network and bustling infrastructure.

Politics & Sovereignty
Sagittarius is currently dominated by the Terran Democratic Republic, the executing authority of the Alliance of Terra. Sagittarius is democratic and capitalistic, vesting a considerable amount of responsibility in large, privately-owned corporations where the management of planets and infrastructure is concerned.

For the most part, individual settlements do not receive much independence. Clusters of solar systems, however, are often governed by a district authority under the provisions of the Alliance, and may or may not be bound by federal legislation of the Democratic Republic.

Economy
The region of Sagittarius is, in general, an exceptionally well-oiled machine. In light of massive government expeditures, the constellation's gate network and planetary industries are second to none with regards to overall output and movement capacity. The region's inner core does not possess very many planets, however, and instead bolsters a primarily space-oriented commercial economy.

Primary inter-regional imports to Sagittarius are food, water, and life support supplies for non-terrestrial habitation, in addition to crude ores for refinement and manufacturing applications. The majority of these imports are shipped in from Aquarius, Eridanus, and Lyra constellations.

Inter-regional export from Sagittarius is dominated by the heavy machinery industry, especially for station building and terraforming applications. Computer components, life support systems, and synthetic materials are also considerably large markets in the constellation, though tend to be traded between surrounding regions rather than originating from Sagittarius itself. The majority of these exports are shipped to Capricornus, Eridanus, and Draco constellations.