I think my sheet for the United Systems Republic is now more-or-less finished, as I only need to write the response for the first explorers.

To summarise the nation, I've gone for a vast and sprawling Republic with a large population/manpower. Yet instead of this being an advantage, it has led to the Senate fighting amongst itself over trivial matters with the senators from each colony unable to agree on anything, really. Not only this, but as a result of the Republic going 'stale' and not uniting around a common cause, which used to be expansion, people are simply looking to their own wants/desires and care little for trying to work for the betterment of the Republic. As a result, with the discovery of the Gates and so-forth, the Grand Archon/current government are looking to start expanding once again to unite the Systems Republic under a common cause and return to a 'golden age' of sorts.
[indent]I must say, I'm quite looking forward to interacting with the other nations![/indent]