Paris

Paris was the capital and largest city Greater European Union state of France. It was situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region. The city of Paris, within its administrative limits (the 20 arrondissements), had a population of about 11-million. Its metropolitan area was one of the largest population centres in Europe, with more than 46-million inhabitants.

An important settlement for more than two millennia, Paris had become, by the 12th century, one of Europe's foremost centres of learning and the arts and the largest city in the Western world until the 18th century. Paris was one of the world's leading business and cultural centres and its influences in politics, education, entertainment, media, science, and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the Earth's major global cities.

In 2053 it was the site of the Traité d'Unification signing, establishing the Unified Governments of Earth or United Earth. It act as the capital for almost one century.

Tragically in 2153, Paris was ground zero in the second phase of the Xindi First Strike on Earth, following its attack on San Francisco, rendering the entire area a massive crater that consumed millions. Following the destruction of Paris, the United Earth government moved its emergency capital to the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. Reconstruction efforts began but massive flooding from the Seine river into the crater instead created the Paris Sea.