Terra Nova

Terra Nova - also known as Imperia - is the capital world of the Imperium and all of its territories. It is the fourth planet from the primary Solaris and is the only world in the Solaris System that is habitable or inhabited.

Terra Nova is a terrestrial world with a diameter of 12,190 kilometers. Its atmosphere is a breathable oxygen mix Type One and the average planetary climate is temperate. As with Old Earth, its gravity is 1.0 Standard. It has a rotation period of 25 standard hours and an orbital period of 329 standard days.

As of the beginning of the 77th year of the reign of Galatea Maxima, the world had a population of approximately three billion sentients. The majority of these - 65% of the planetary population - are centered in one of the city's five vast metroplexes - Imperial City, Bellucente, Memnon, Lutant or Petras. The largest of these is Cedelphia itself, which is the capital "city" of the Imperium. It is home to the Realm Government, site of the Imperial Palace, the Ministries, as well as the headquarters for the Imperium's military, security and intelligence apparatus.

Those residents of Terra Nova - native born residents are referred to as New Terrans or as Imperials - who do not live in one of the five great cities live in outlying small cities and large towns. Many of these communities are centered on the agriculture, livestock, and other industries which support, feed and maintain the planet's population. Because of Imperial policy regarding the defense of the capital, the world produces all of its own food and only imports cuisines and foreign delicacies and other luxury goods.

Terra Nova is protected by a Class IX planetary shield network and a Type V planetary defense grid. Also, the Sovereign Navy maintains the Home Fleet which is solely responsible for the defense of the Solaris System and Terra Nova in particular.