Federation Protectorate

Federation Protectorates are worlds which the Federation has placed under the protection of Starfleet despite their non-member status. These are generally worlds with pre-spacefaring indigenous populations, and the protectorate status is aimed at preserving the Prime Directive and allowing the native culture to develop as much as possible on its own.

In many cases protectorates have not yet had first contact. In such cases Starfleet enforces a complete quarrantine of the world, and all researchers of the native culture do so covertly. However, there are also a large number of cases where by one means or another the indigenous culture became aware fo the spacefaring cultures around them. In these cases, research and trade take place out in the open, but Starfleet works to minimize the effects of contact and prevent excessive exploitation of either party.

Known Federation Protectorates

 * Capella IV
 * Obsidian
 * Neural
 * Mintaka III
 * Amerind