In Geneva, Switzerland stands the majestic building that is the seat of Earth Federation government. A complex of towering buildings filled with the offices of a thousand politicians and bureaucrats the body of the ponderous beast. Surrounding the E.F. government building is a ring of embassies, one for each of the major factions of the system. Much of the city has evolved around these buildings and the business that they go about. There are convention centres for great political assemblies, high-end restaurants, special apartments. It is inside this building that the fates of millions upon millions is decided.