Earth
Astrographical
Region	Local Bubble
Sector	Orion Arm
System	Solar System
Sun(s)	1 – Sol
Moon(s)	1 – Luna
Orbital position	3
Rotation period	24 standard hours
Orbital period	365.242 local days
Physical
Diameter	12,756.2 km
Climate	+/- 14º Centigrade [57 Fº], moderate humidity
Axial Tilt	23.44 degrees
Gravity	1 standard
Dominant terrain classification	Multiple
Geography	7 continents 4 major oceans 6 major mountain chains (1 underwater) 38 major lakes/inland seas 24 major desertic areas 12 subtropical deserts 2 cool coastal deserts 8 cold winter deserts 2 polar deserts 3 large canyons
Species
Dominant	Humans (currently dominant life form of the planet)
Indigenous	Humans Many other non-sapient species
Societal
Official language	English (official) Other minor languages
Affiliation	Multiple local powers and world superpowers (—November 22, 2229) United Powers League (November 22, 2229—2499/2500) United Earth Directorate(2499/2500—)
Population	c.2000 – Est. 6 billion+ humans c.2301 – Est. 23 billion+ humans
Status	Terran home planet UED capital world

Earth is the "lost" homeland of the terrans of the Koprulu Sector, often referred to as "Old Earth".^[1] Earth history is well known to us until the 21st century.^[2]

HistoryEdit

Rise of the UPLEdit

However by the time the 23rd century was reached, genetic engineering and cybernetics were in common use, and Earth's population had reached 23 billion. Consequently, a resource and overpopulation crisis was developing.^[2]

Earth's corporate factions who supported the capitalization of genetic engineering and cybernetics were opposed by those who saw this as a degeneration of the human race. These groups included humanist factions as well as religious conservatives who resorted to terrorism in these turbulent times. The conflict was resolved by the creation of the United Powers League, which generally supported the humanist philosophy and controlled all nations except for a few volatile Latin American states. The UPL banned many religions and made English the world-wide language.^[2]

The UPL proceeded to arrest and kill many people who opposed its "divinity of mankind" philosophy (which included "purity" from cybernetics, mutations, and so forth). It was during this time that Doran Routhe set up the colonization of the Koprulu Sector. Contact between the colonists and Earth was seemingly lost, and the Koprulu Sector terrans could not have found their way back to Earth.^[2]

The UED and the Brood WarEdit

With the discovery of the protoss and zerg, the United Powers League reformed to become the United Earth Directorate and launched an invasion of the Koprulu Sector, ostensibly in an effort to protect itself from the distant aliens.^[3] The invasion was repelled by a tenuous alliance of the Sector's powers.^[4]

Due to the infestation of UED personnel, including Alexei Stukov, the zerg are aware of Earth's current status and have determined its location for future infestation. For now, though the zerg are focused on the Koprulu Sector.^[5]

LocationsEdit

Earth is divided into seven continents, locations of note including:

• Africa
• Antarctica
• Asia
  • Japan
• Europe
  • Aegean Sea
  • Germany
  • Italy
    • Rome
    • Venice
  • Russia
• North America
  • United States of America
• Oceania
• South America

NotesEdit

Earth will not play a role in StarCraft II.^[6] Chris Metzen and others at Blizzard have toyed with the image of the zerg invading and the mass destruction that would cause, but it is not an idea the story development team are set to explore in the immediate future.^[7]

Earth's population crisis (such as reaching 23 billion by 2301) was explored in The Real Science of StarCraft II. Dr. Charles A. Hall considered this to be a difficult, if not impossible figure to reach. He pointed out that peak oil has been reached and that there is only so much land available for agriculture. A shortage of resources, as experienced by Earth in the 22nd century, would theoretically lead to a decline in population rather than continued growth.^[8]

ReferencesEdit

1. ↑ Grubb, Jeff (February 27, 2001). StarCraft: Liberty's Crusade. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 0-671-04148-7.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Underwood, Peter, Bill Roper, Chris Metzen and Jeffrey Vaughn. StarCraft (Manual). Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.
3. ↑ Underwood, Peter, Chris Metzen and Bill Roper. StarCraft: Brood War (Manual). Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.
4. ↑ StarCraft: Brood War. Vivendi Games. Cinematic: The Ascension (in English). 1998.
5. ↑ Blizzard Entertainment. 2012-12-03. StarCraft II Creative Development Q&A - Part 7. Blizzard Entertainment. Accessed 2012-12-03.
6. ↑ Chris Metzen, Brian Kindregan, StarCraft Legacy staff. 2010-10-23. BlizzCon 2010 StarCraft II Lore Panel. StarCraft Legacy. Accessed 2010-10-25.
7. ↑ 2011-10-22, BlizzCon 2011 - Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm - Campaign and Lore Panel (Full). YouTube, accessed on 2011-11-07
8. ↑ Groen, Andrew. The Real Science of StarCraft II. (July 26, 2010). Gamepro. The Real Science of StarCraft II Accessed 2010-12-09

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