System-state

A system-state was a type of generally consisting of a single  and its associated dependent territories. System-states were, by definition, independent of any larger intragalactic governments and were usually self-contained and self-sufficient. Though a great many system-states existed during the in s unreachable by the   of the ancient , many of these lost their independent status with the rise of large transgalactic states like the. Pressured into joining such governments by financial sanctions or stripped of their sovereignty through outright invasion, many of these states were absorbed into the Republic and the various iterations of the. Only those isolated in the, , and the successfully maintained their system-state status into the.

Behind the scenes
The primary inspiration for the system-state concept is the similar, a sovereign urban center surrounded by dependent territories that traditionally exists independent of any larger outside government. Contemporary examples of sovereign city-states include the and the.