"Well, CONCORD isn't a governing body so much as an international peacekeeping force. Empire space is actually administrated by four nations: The Amarr, Gallente, Caldari, and Minmatar. The Amarr and Minmatar don't get along: the Caldari and the Gallente don't get along. I'm Gallente, but Capsuleers as a whole tend to ignore the national divides: we're much more similar to each other than we are to anyone planetside."