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* In Dan Simmon's ''[[Hyperion]]'' books, the Hegemony of Man is a Multiple-World Order, with almost 250 planets under one government, all connected by millions of [[Portal Network|Farcaster portals]].
* The United Nations fulfiled this function (in ''Rocketship Galileo'' by [[Robert Heinlein]] peace is enforced by the guided rockets of the U.N. World Patrol, while ''The Ganymede Takeover'' by [[Philip K Dick]] makes reference to the U.N. Army fighting the [[Alien Invasion]]) before they became synonymous with corruption, indecision and inefficiency. Of course, that in itself can be a useful trope, as seen in the contemporary Takeshi Kovacs novels by Richard Morgan, where a U.N Protectorate maintains its rule over the Earth colonies by propaganda, military force and subtle corruption.
** A particularly cynical version appears in [[Larry Niven]]'s stories of Svetz the [[Time Travel|time traveler]]. The "SecGen" is apparently the absolute monarch of humanity, but the current SecGen (the product of [[Royally Screwed
* It is ''strongly'' implied that [[The Church]] of ''[[His Dark Materials]]'' wields de facto (if not de jure) power over the whole Earth. At least in Lyra's universe.
* In Olaf Stapledon's ''[[Last and First Men]]'', this happens ''several times'' over Man's eon-spanning [[Future History]]. The first of these is an Americanized World State.
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*** The Colonies may be united but they haven't been so for many years and they only did it because of the common threat presented by the Cylons. Before unification, it is mentioned the Colonies were very much at each others' throats. Which is why they built Cylon Centurion model robots in the first place. And old hatreds still run deep in whats left of the Fleet. It is occasionally mentioned the ships with mixed populations tend to be the most unruly.
*** All of that is depicted in the [[Prequel]] series ''[[Caprica]]''; the Colonies are all independent states, with different forms of government (although since each colony is an entire planet, it still semi-fits this trope). For instance, given talk of a "Prime Minister" and "Commerce Minister," it appears that Caprica itself (later capital of the Twelve Colonies) is a parliamentary republic. Also, it turns out that there ''wasn't'' just the one religion: a few people were monotheists.
**** Other sources such as ''The Caprican'' online newsletter explain a bit more of the differences between the Colonies. Leonis was an empire (albeit one in decline) and Virgon is a parliamentary monarchy and both had colonised Tauron for some time. Tauron was a democracy before the civil war but is hinted to be a military government. Aquaria/Aquarion, owing to its tiny population, could afford to have a participatory democracy. What is consistent is that almost every Colony, even the ones that share friendly relations, suffer from prejudice and dislike towards one another. It's explained that [[We ARE Struggling Together!|if it wasn't for the threat of the Cylons, the Colonies would not have united]].
* ''[[Star Trek]]'' is the number one utilizer. [[The Federation]] is in fact a government for ''several'' species, and it's rare for there to be any diversity in alien culture except in service to the plot. (Benzites do not report a situation to their commanding officer until they have fully analyzed it, for example, preventing a Benzite crewmember from heading off a situation before it can escalate to a dramatic level.) In one episode of ''[[Star Trek the Next Generation]]'', Picard and Beverly even discuss whether or not having [[One World Order]] is a prerequisite for Federation membership. (It isn't, technically, but apparently the question has never come up before.)
** ''[[Star Trek Deep Space Nine|Deep Space Nine]]'' was a little less blatant about this, partly because they stayed in one place so could get a bit more involved with the politics of alien races (particularly the Bajorans, who were shown to have different "provinces" on their planet, as well as at least one terrorist splinter group) and partly because it was [[Darker and Edgier]] anyway.
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* ''[[Teen Titans (Animation)|Teen Titans]]'': Starfire's family are the rulers of all of Tamaran.
* In ''[[Danny Phantom]]'', this is what used to be for the Ghost Zone when the evil dictator Pariah Dark ruled it with an iron fist. Naturally, the citizens weren't happy and rebelled. He tried to get his kingdom back AND take over Earth, but he had [[Big Damn Heroes]] on the opposite end.
* ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]'': ''Rocket Jimmy'' seems to imply that [[Crapsack World|Miseryville]] is its own planet, ruled by [[Royally Screwed
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== Expanded Universe ==
* In the ''[[Star Wars]]'' [[Expanded Universe]], species that don't have much to do with the greater galaxy are quite capable of maintaining several different cultures, factions, sects, teams, and fan clubs.
** A good aversion of [[Sci
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