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| house = {{House Link | Gallia}}
 
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| docking = Yes
 
| docking = Yes
 
| terrain = Terrestrial
 
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| diameter = 13,267 km
 
| diameter = 13,267 km
 
| mass = 6.20 x 10e24 kg
 
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| temperature = -67�C to 60�C
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| escape_velocity = 12.34 km/sec
 
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Amiens was the third planet colonized in [[Gallia]] after [[Planet New Paris|New Paris]] and [[Planet Orleans|Orleans]]. This is one of the reasons why [[Picardy]], despite being located near the edge of Gallic space, is considered part of the [[Gallic Core Worlds|Core Worlds]]. However, very few jump hole paths were found leading from Picardy to systems located farther from New Paris, and space exploration continued in different directions.
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Amiens was the third planet colonized in Gallia after New Paris and Orleans. This is one of the reasons why Picardy, despite being located near the edge of Gallic space, is considered part of the Core Worlds. After colonization, the system was surveyed more extensively, but very few jumpholes were found leading out of the system, with the exception of the path to Maine. Gallic space exploration instead turned to the south.
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Amiens was discovered in 48 A.G.S., a year after the jumphole to Picardy was found. The planet proved less-then-optimal for human colonization due to the arctic climate dominating most of the surface, but exploration teams detected signs of rich mineral deposits on, and not far below the surface. It was not until 204 A.G.S. that the first mining colonies were established, followed in the next century by an extensive industrial and civilian influx. The civilian population clustered around the industry, which gave rise to a few massive cities which housed the bulk of the planet's population, all located in the equatorial region.
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The planet climate began to change as a result of the unchecked industry. Pollutants in the atmosphere caused the planet to warm up by as much as three degrees in under a century. Rather then curbing this, Gallic leaders made the controversial decision to accellerate the process. It was hoped that if the planet warmed up sufficiently, a much larger portion of it's surface would be habitable. These efforts succeeded, and the average temperature was raised by a full 12 degrees by 400 A.G.S., and widened the equatorial "hot band" by several hundred kilometers.
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The colonists however would pay a terrible price. Most of the cities had sprung up around major coastal regions, where the land was flat and fertile. As the warming trend continued, oceanic levels rose by a full 35 meters, and three of the "Megacities" as they were known, were completely submerged when their sea defenses collapsed. Thousands of colonists lost their lives, and millions were left homeless. While most colonists eventually rebuilt further inland, a number of settlers left for other, more stable living space, such as Planet Marne.
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Since then, the warming trend has continued, and ocean levels continue to rise as well. Cities on Amiens are required to be founded no less then 100 meters above the current sea level on the planet, and cities less then 20 meters above sea level are forbidden to expand further. Despite these restrictions, the Amiens population is growing steadily. The last census puts the population just below 750 million.
  
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Amiens was discovered even earlier than [[Planet Orleans|Orleans]], in 48 [[AGS]]. The planet, however, proved to be slightly less suitable for human colonization than Orleans. Further research showed the presence of extensive resource deposits. The first settlements on the planet were founded in 204 AGS and belonged to mining companies searching for easily accessible places where the planet's riches could be extracted from its crust. Years later, some of those settlements grew into cities with multi-millions of residents. The resource potential of Amiens was not nearly as impressive as on other known resource planets like [[Planet Marne|Marne]]. However, the initial mining efforts caused massive pollution that resulted in slight temperature growth on the planet. Scientists multiplied the effect by deliberate climate changing efforts, resulting in a 10°C temperature growth everywhere on the planet except for polar regions by 300 AGS. This relatively small change became critical to make living conditions on Amiens far more profitable. Civilian colonists poured in, attracted by very cheap land and real estate costs accompanied by massive government investments. Since the colonists needed employment, industry grew quickly. It became more profitable to process Amiens ores locally rather than use off-planet facilities.
 
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By 400 [[AGS]], Amiens became a well-developed world that no longer resembled a typical resource producing planet. Large cities were built, and the planet's population reached two hundred million people. At that time, [[Picardy]]'s economic growth was slowed by rapid developments in other systems. Later, however, development of the [[Gallic Border Worlds]] boosted Picardy as one of the primary gateways into [[Burgundy]], which affected Amiens in a major way. Amiens was one of the main suppliers for station construction in the Border Worlds. Moreover, many colonists who formerly settled on Amiens moved onward to space stations and, most importantly, to [[Planet Marne|Marne]]. In the decade before and after 550 AGS, Marne absorbed dozens of millions of Amiens' inhabitants. The population has decreased gradually since then, with [[Planet Lyon|Lyon]], Marne and [[Planet Le Mans|Le Mans]] taking Amiens rank among the most populated worlds of Gallia down to sixth. The economy of the planet is currently far from its most robust, with many industries either abandoned or working at half of their full capacity. The unemployment rate is rather high, as is the rate of unrest and opposition with the current central government. This resulted in Amiens being one of the primary places where [[the Council]] recruited its members and raised the funding for its operations.
 
 
==Missions Offered==
 
==Missions Offered==
 
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==Bribes Offered==
 
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[[Category: Gallic Royal Police]]
 
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Planet Amiens
Planet Amiens.jpg

Owner Gallic Royal Police
Location 6E, Picardy
Flag-gallia.png Gallia
Technical information
Population unknown
Docking Yes
Terrain Terrestrial
Diameter 13,267 km
Mass 6.20 x 10e24 kg
Temperature -67°C to 60°C
Escape velocity 12.34 km/sec

Amiens was the third planet colonized in Gallia after New Paris and Orleans. This is one of the reasons why Picardy, despite being located near the edge of Gallic space, is considered part of the Core Worlds. After colonization, the system was surveyed more extensively, but very few jumpholes were found leading out of the system, with the exception of the path to Maine. Gallic space exploration instead turned to the south.

Amiens was discovered in 48 A.G.S., a year after the jumphole to Picardy was found. The planet proved less-then-optimal for human colonization due to the arctic climate dominating most of the surface, but exploration teams detected signs of rich mineral deposits on, and not far below the surface. It was not until 204 A.G.S. that the first mining colonies were established, followed in the next century by an extensive industrial and civilian influx. The civilian population clustered around the industry, which gave rise to a few massive cities which housed the bulk of the planet's population, all located in the equatorial region.

The planet climate began to change as a result of the unchecked industry. Pollutants in the atmosphere caused the planet to warm up by as much as three degrees in under a century. Rather then curbing this, Gallic leaders made the controversial decision to accellerate the process. It was hoped that if the planet warmed up sufficiently, a much larger portion of it's surface would be habitable. These efforts succeeded, and the average temperature was raised by a full 12 degrees by 400 A.G.S., and widened the equatorial "hot band" by several hundred kilometers.

The colonists however would pay a terrible price. Most of the cities had sprung up around major coastal regions, where the land was flat and fertile. As the warming trend continued, oceanic levels rose by a full 35 meters, and three of the "Megacities" as they were known, were completely submerged when their sea defenses collapsed. Thousands of colonists lost their lives, and millions were left homeless. While most colonists eventually rebuilt further inland, a number of settlers left for other, more stable living space, such as Planet Marne. 

Since then, the warming trend has continued, and ocean levels continue to rise as well. Cities on Amiens are required to be founded no less then 100 meters above the current sea level on the planet, and cities less then 20 meters above sea level are forbidden to expand further. Despite these restrictions, the Amiens population is growing steadily. The last census puts the population just below 750 million.

Missions Offered

No missions offered here

Bribes Offered

Commodities

Exports
Imports


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