Trade Federation

The Trade Federation is a huge, private, interstellar corporation engaged in free trade, mining of natural resources, and some industrial production. It also has a huge fleet of flying saucers and asteroid ships plus legions of armed droids used as foot soldiers, starfighter pilots, and a large portion of starship crews.

Much of the leadership of the Trade Federation is provided by Neimodians.

The Federation formed in the year 650 IR.

It's relations with the Imperial Republic have been mixed but almost always has hostile relations with the Sith Empire.