The Unified Earth Empire, or UEE, is the central civilian government that administers Earth and its colonies throughout a portion of the Orion Arm of the Milky Way galaxy. It houses the Imperial Nations Space Command, as well as the Imperial Nations. It was formed in the 22nd century of an alternate universe which has been overthrown by insurrectionist. The Unified Earth Empire was formed to replace the United Earth Government, and serves as humanity's primary authority. The UEE can be considered totalitarian, due to it's desire to regulate every aspect of public and private life wherever feasible.