Ardana

Ardana is the third planet in the Mu Leonis A system and homeworld of the humanoid Ardanans, a member of the United Federation of Planets.

History
See Ardanans.

Politics
The planetary government of Ardana is known as the Plutocracy of Ardana. The planet was admitted into the United Federation of Planets in 2263.

For centuries, the planet's population was divided into two castes: the city dwellers of Stratos and the Troglytes, those living on the planet surface. This division was initially ended in 2269 by Captain James T. Kirk of the USS Enterprise and formally ended by the Federation Council shortly afterward. The Ardanan government's use of torture and capital punishment at that time was also exposed by Captain Kirk.
 * It is assumed that these practices are no longer in use by the 24th century.

Astronomical Data
Ardana is a planet in the Beta Quadrant with one moon.
 * The Worlds of the Federation claims there are no moons.

Geography
Ardana's general climate is classified as cool and temperate.

Ardana is the only known source of the medicinal mineral zenite in the entire Federation.

Natural History
A species of native primate has evolved naturally on Ardana. However, the DNA of these primates is of an entirely different amino acid complex from the Ardanan people, lending proof that the Ardanans are not native to the planet.