United Planets
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A governing body in the 30th and 31st Century DC Universe, composed of Earth and a large number of other planets in the Milky Way Galaxy. The Legion of Super-Heroes defends this interstellar nation. There is a governing body called the United Planets Inner Council that appears to have five members: the President of Earth and the heads of government of four other planets. One of those members serves as the president of the United Planets.[1] The capital of the United Planets is Superman's 21st century home town of Metropolis, on the North American continent on Earth. The population of the United Planets is about 300 billion.[2] In later stories, it is stated that much of the government and bureaucracy of the United Planets is on Weber's World, an artificial world constructed for this purpose.
In many ways it seems similar to the United Federation of Planets from Star Trek, even to the point of accidentally being called "The Federation" in a published story. However, the first mention of the United Planets in a Legion story was in 1965,[3] more than a year before Star Trek premiered. There are references in the movie Forbidden Planet to a United Planets.
Among the enemies of the United Planets are:
