Merke, Planet

Merke, Planet‏‎

Union World in the Spinward Sector - Narul Naron Region

Marginal gardenworld GWC 4C - Arrid -

The workd was originally colonized by Thauran colonists before the Thaurans became Union.

Merke declared independence from the Thauran Empire in 5020. and became a constitutional monarchy and joined the Union in 5023 OTT.

The world is very dry and has only one open body of  water (about 1 % of the planets surface). The water is a "soup" of minerals and salts.

There is no known native animal life, only a few fungi and algae that exist in caves and caverns underground.

Merke has been partially terraformed, is a major agricultural producer with a focus on legumes (beans, lentils etc). But also chicken, hogs and goats.

Merke is well run by a popular  constitutional monarchy and elected ministers. The planet is represented since 5024 OTT and has about 2 billion inhabitants.

There is a Class C spaceport with a large freight port section. Three space bus lines frequent the planet with several stops a day. A busy shuttle service connects Merke with its large

moon (Jukila, moon ) and three other destinations in the system ( Narul's Star )

The current queen is Pana Pansad the third. She is also the heir and owner of a large bean farm and spends most of her time with her hobby, collecting Saresii art.