Erra
From Future Of Mankind
Overview
Erra is the home-world of Ptaah, Quetzal, Semjase and 500,000 others.
Star System
Universe
Physical Characteristics
- Gravity: 3% higher than 1 Earth-g
- Diameter: Almost the same as the Earth
Government
- Leadership chosen according to level of spiritual wisdom
Health
- Average lifespan: ~1000 Earth-years
- Age of puberty: 12 to 16 Earth-years
- Age of maturity/marriage: 70 Earth-years
- Diseases: All STDs eradicated
- Genetic alterations: All pubic hair removed!
Economy
- Non-monetary
- Robot-assisted
- Borrowed-asset scheme (e.g. flying cars etc)
- Food and housing free
- Poverty eradicated
Relationships
- Monogamistic and polygamistic - one man to many women (sometimes)
- Some women are bisexual
- Divorce rate is zero
Languages
- Main languages: Errin and Sarat
- Federation common: Kosan
- Number of languages: 16,403 (July 2002 quote)
- Average number learned by Errans: 3
- Exceptional number learned by a few Errans: 100
- Technology-assisted learning
- Any language can be learned in 3 weeks
Crime
- Non-existent
- Murder eradicated
- Prostitution eradicated
Last War
- 50,000 years ago
Other Interesting Facts
- There are no roads on Erra
- Orchards of fruit trees hundreds of metres high with giant fruit e.g. tomatoes, which are processed on an industrial scale
- Only couples without any genetic disorders are permitted to procreate
- Population of planet is carefully controlled
- Expectant mothers receive their own house and land (100m x 100m)
- They regularly send impulses to Earth-scientists to plant inventions within their minds