Post by Ryan Pensler on Apr 24, 2012 4:21:13 GMT -5
The Orb Union is a nation whose territory encompasses several islands to the east of New Guinea. Despite its small size and lack of natural resources, Orb has considerable industrial and military power. This is due to an abundant supply of geothermal energy thanks to its numerous active volcanoes, access to advanced technology, and laws granting nondiscrimination to Coordinators, which causes several Coordinator scientists to live at Orb. The Island nation itself controls its own Mass Driver, called "Kaguya", the space military satellite Ame-no-Mihashira. Because of Orb's relative political and economic stability and stance as a neutral nation, it is known as the "Land of Peace."