Counties in the Orbit Empire

County
County
Location	Orbit Empire
Number	8
Populations	Smallest: Oakland; Largest: Desertlands
Areas	Smallest: Kai'ākea; Largest: Saint-Thomas
Subdivisions	Townships;

In the Orbit Empire, a county is a constituent political entity, of which there are 9. Bound together in a political union, each county holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sovereignty with the federal government. Due to this shared sovereignty, Orbitrans are citizens both of the federal republic and of the county in which they reside. County citizenship and residency are flexible, and no government approval is required to move between counties, except for persons restricted by certain types of court orders (such as paroled convicts and children of divorced spouses who are sharing custody).

Counties

The table below lists the 8 counties, with their abbreviation, current capital, largest city, the date they were admitted as a county, and population.

Counties of the Orbit Empire
Flag	Name and postal abbreviation		Cities		Admission	Population	Governor
Flag	Name and postal abbreviation		Capital	Largest	Admission	Population	Governor
	Desertlands	DL	Oasis City	Oasis City	Feb 20, 1840	31,456,851	Jardon Maron
	Eagles Nest	EN	Empire	Empire	Jan 14, 1835	8,894,661	Stanford May
	Emperia	EM	Emperia City	Scotts Island	March 5, 1808	1,882,453	Michael Lee
	Oakland	OK	Redwood City	Redwood City	Mar 9, 1836	952,531	Scott Wozniak
	Saint-Thomas	ST	Lac Empire	Lac Empire	Sep 10, 1841	1,806,443	Olivia Thomas
	South Ridge	SR	Bayshore City	Bayshore City	Dec 19, 1834	18,540,205	Bobby John
	Terre de Prospérité	TDP	Côte du Lac	Côté de la Baie	Oct 10, 1855	11,845,908	Jean-Paul Badeaux
	Vibe	VE	Vibe City	West Mesa City	April 20, 1721	14,100,923	Jeremy Corydon
	Kai'ākea	KA	Awamaikai	Awamaikai	July 15, 1951	2,543,992	Akami Kaimana