This is README for STATES. If unsure, choose the closest matching option from the list. Do NOT invent new categories. Allowed values for template:
Classification
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Type: (choose one)
- Planetary government
- Interstellar federation
- Interstellar empire
- Corporate state
- Corporate holding / megacorp
- Military junta
- Colonial administration
- Breakaway state / separatist polity
- Protectorate
- Trade league / economic bloc
- Nomadic / fleet-based polity
- AI-governed system (banned/legacy)
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Tier: (choose one)
- Micro polity
- Minor planetary state
- Major planetary state
- Multi-system state
- Regional power
- Major power
- Great power
- Superpower
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Alignment: (choose 1 political + 1 economic)
Political:
- Liberal democracy
- Parliamentary democracy
- Federal democracy
- Technocracy
- Authoritarian republic
- Military dictatorship
- One-party state
- Oligarchy
- Corporate governance
- Anarchic / decentralized
Economic:
- Free market capitalism
- Regulated capitalism
- State capitalism
- Market socialism
- Planned economy
- Mixed economy
- Extraction economy (resource-based)
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Era:
- Post-AI Rebellion civilization
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Doctrine: (choose 1–3)
- Defensive posture
- Fleet in being
- Power projection
- Expeditionary warfare
- Asymmetric warfare
- Guerrilla / insurgency
- Fortress systems defense
- Trade protection / convoy focus
- Rapid response / mobile warfare
- Deterrence-focused
Technology Level
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Shield technology:
- None
- Experimental
- Limited
- Mature
- Advanced
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Cybernetics:
- Level 0 only
- Levels 0–1
- Levels 0–2
- Levels 0–3 (rare)
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Prolong technology:
- None
- 1st generation (limited)
- 1st generation (widespread)
- 2nd generation (elite)
- 2nd generation (widespread)
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AI:
- Fully banned
- Restricted (expert systems only)
- Controlled AI use
- Open AI integration (rare)