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Made famous as the birthplace of the Parliament of Worlds, the autonomously-governed Port Authority of Sector 17 of the known universe at the time has been known as an experimental autocracy, kleptocracy, and democracy while mixing interstellar commerce with a government populated with representatives from various star systems of the sector.

The inhabitants are thus considered the sector’s most cosmopolitan, even if their combinations of “culture” has led to furniture and architecture Famke aud den Novic, representative of the Tomorrow Hive, has deemed a public eyesore. The prevalence of hexagonal motifs in these has been explained “as to most efficiently save space,” although many suspect the influence of the Beekeeper Lobby.

The Port Authority is also known as a lively shopping district, with low-to-mid end fashion including the famous Indestructible Spectacles shop, video, game, and movie entertainment, and fifteen food courts.

—Maie-Knoumane