Medea (Planet)

TYPE: FEDERATION COLONY POPULATION: 18 MILLION

Medea is usually considered on of the "outer planets" of the federation. It is known for its many weapon factories. 60% of the population is employed in these or other factories on the planet.

FEDERATION COLONISTS FIRST SETTLED MEDEA 97 YEARS AGO. MANY IMMIGRANTS ARRIVED IN THE FIRST THREE DECADES OF ITS SETTLEMENT.

RECENTLY, THERE HAS BEEN MUCH POLITICAL UNREST AT MEDEA. A SIGNIFICANT MINORITY OF MEDEANS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED  ANTI-GOVERNMENT, ANARCHIST MOVEMENTS. IN TOTAL, AN ESTIMATED 31 RIOTS HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN VARIOUS SETTLEMENTS. CASUALTIES ARE ESTIMATED AT 68 DEAD, 804 WOUNDED, AND 11 MISSING. AMONG THOSE CASUALITIES, 2 CHILDREN DIED AND 51 WERE WOUNDED.