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   The galaxy   
   Astrographical   
   Total stars   
   400 billion[1]   
   Star systems   
   180 billion[1]   
   Size   
   120,000 light years[1]   
   Galactic arms   
   Bakchou Arm Divis Arm Ettarue arm South Arm Tingel Arm   
   Globular clusters   
   200[2]   
   Dwarf satellite galaxies   
   Companion Aurek (Rishi Maze)[2] Companion Besh (Firefist)[2] Companion   
   Cresh[2] Companion Dorn[2] Companion Esk[2] Companion Forn[2] Companion   
   Grek[2]   
   Societal   
   Regions   
   Deep Core[3] Core Worlds[3] Colonies[3] Inner Rim[3] Expansion Region[3]   
   Mid Rim[3] Outer Rim Territories[3] Tingel Arm[3] Wild Space[3] Unknown   
   Regions[3]   
   Major trade routes   
   Rimma Trade Route[3] Perlemian Trade Route[3] Hydian Way[3] Corellian   
   Run[3] Corellian Trade Spine[3]   
   Sentient species   
   +20 million[4][5]   
   [Source]   
   "Galaxy upon galaxy. Vast, unexplored realms of space. It is a wild,   
   untamed universe we live in. There is much danger here and therefore   
   much need for armies, generals, and soldiers. But along with those who   
   wage war there is also much need for those who explore new worlds and   
   make possible the exchange of knowledge and goods…who bring   
   civilization."   
   ?Mungo Baobab[src]   
   The galaxy was one of the billions of galaxies that existed in the   
   universe. This galaxy was the setting of the histories of the Galactic   
   Republic, the Galactic Civil War, the Yuuzhan Vong War, the Jedi and the   
   Sith.   
   According to some sources, the galaxy was 120,000 light years across, or   
   37,000 parsecs (a parsec is 3.258 light years), and approximately 13   
   billion years old. A black hole existed at the center of the galaxy. The   
   galaxy was orbited by seven satellite galaxies: Companion Aurek (also   
   known as the Rishi Maze), Firefist, and Companions Cresh through Grek.   
   However, most of the Companions were described as having ancient,   
   metal-poor stars and not much life. There was also a hyperspace   
   disturbance beyond the edge of the galaxy that prevented hyperspace   
   routes outside the disk. The galaxy had nearly two hundred globular   
   clusters.   
   While there was a hyperspace disturbance outside of the galaxy,   
   hyperspace made it possible within the galaxy to have an enormous, and   
   diverse, civilization. There were approximately 400 billion stars, and   
   around 180 billion of these had planets that could support life. Ten   
   percent of those planets developed life, while sentient life developed   
   in 1/1,000 of those (about 20 million). Factoring in output of heat and   
   light for advanced civilizations to form, there were 7.1 billion truly   
   habitable stars, and 3.2 billion habitable star systems, with only 69   
   million systems meeting the requirements for Imperial representation,   
   and 1.75 million planets considered full member worlds. In total, the   
   galaxy was populated by approximately 100 quadrillion different life   
   forms.   
   Contents   
   1 History 2 Astrography   
   2.1 Deep Core 2.2 Core Worlds 2.3 Colonies 2.4 Inner Rim 2.5 Expansion   
   Region 2.6 Mid Rim 2.7 Outer Rim Territories   
   2.7.1 Tingel Arm   
   2.8 Wild Space 2.9 Unknown Regions   
   3 Traffic routes   
   3.1 The super-hyperroutes 3.2 Additional routes of interest   
   4 Government and politics 5 Economy 6 Races and species   
   6.1 Extragalactic interaction   
   7 Speech 8 Behind the scenes   
   8.1 The Empire Strikes Back debate 8.2 The nameless galaxy 8.3 History   
   of published maps   
   9 Appearances   
   9.1 Non-canon appearances   
   10 Sources 11 Notes and references 12 See also 13 External links   
   13.1 In other languages   
   HistoryEdit   
   Main article: Timeline of galactic history   
   "…there's very little in this universe that rises above the mean   
   and petty. Maybe the stars themselves."   
   ?Princess Leia Organa[src]   
   Rakatan Star Map   
   Before recorded history,[source?] the first known galaxy-spanning   
   political entity was the Infinite Empire of the Rakata, which ended long   
   before the forming of the official so-called "galactic civilization".   
   Even before that, sentient beings, such as the Columi, headed into   
   interstellar space and built artifacts. Two of the oldest known   
   artifacts were the Pelgrin Oracle (ca. 2,000,000 BBY) and Centerpoint   
   Station, which was allegedly created by the mysterious Celestials (ca.   
   1,000,000 BBY).   
   The galaxy, as an official political entity, began to exist millennia   
   later, when Humans discovered hyperspace travel and met other sentient   
   races. When several worlds and species came to know each other, they   
   formed a loose affiliation that accepted common laws and currency, and   
   the Galactic Republic became the "official" galactic government. The   
   Hutts and a number of smaller Sith Empires rivaled the Republic, and the   
   beginnings of the latter rivalry were religious—the understanding   
   of the Force between light and dark. The Sith were defeated and   
   reemerged several times, a cycle that continued beyond the Yuuzhan Vong   
   War.   
   After a millennium of hiding in the wake of a major defeat, the Sith   
   managed to restore their Empire under Darth Sidious, after dissolving   
   the Republic and replacing it with the short lived Galactic Empire and   
      
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