22nd Century

The 22nd century, lasting from January 1st 2200 to December 31st 2199, is the 2nd century of the 2nd millenium CE. It covers the maturation of the Early Planetary Era. Highlights included various independence movements, extraplanetary colonies, and the strengthening of corporations.

On Earth, the South African Union and Brazil were the up and coming nations of the century, and came onto the world stage. The United States, the Cascade-Pacific Republic, Canada, and Mexico formed the North American Pact, originally as a loose assembly for defense and resource management. Numerous political wars rocked Southern Asia. Hundreds of thousands of animal species had cells frozen for conservation, as climate change began to heavily affect the world. Most coastal cities around the world built large seawalls, and the last fossil fuel power plants closed, in Saudi Arabia. Numerous wars in the Middle East led to a regional peace in 2140.

In space, Mars and Saturn declared independence. The Saturn Rebellion was violent and lasted for multiple years, as opposed to the Martian independence movement, which was largely peaceful. A space elevator was built on Mars in 2192. Most major corporations became to buy up other, smaller ones, quickly building up temperamental corporate empires.

Key issues of the century included climate change, the role of government versus the role of corporations, the ownership of space colonies, content creation laws, and government responsibility.