Cosmo Babylonia (Galactic Century)

Cosmo Babylonia is one of the primary factions of Mobile Suit Gundam Alpha. A relatively small stellar nation that holds dominion over the Babylonia System and several other nearby star systems, is renowned throughout the galaxy as a "cosmic aristocracy" ruled over by the elite Ronah family.

First Galactic War
Alongside the majority of the galaxy, Cosmo Babylonia is currently engaged in war with the Zeon, holding a de facto alliance with the Federation. Unlike most other stellar nations, Cosmo Babylonia has held its own against Zeon, despite the much smaller size of its military; experts equate this to the performance of the Denan Zon, which is on par with that of the Imperial Zaku. Even so, it is a common belief that if the war continues on, Cosmo Babylonia will eventually succumb to Zeon superiority.

Structure
Established by the elite Ronah family, Cosmo Babylonia is a "cosmic aristocracy", in which the ruling government consists of nobility (in this case the Ronah family) who are directly responsible for the common peoples' betterment; as such, Cosmo Babylonia is somewhat in between the Federation and Zeon in structure, as it practices the non-democratic elitist rulership of Zeon, but also retains biological equality like the Federation.

In spite of this setup however, the "common" citizenry of Cosmo Babylonia enjoy a high standard of living and quality of life that does not exist in most other stellar nations, all due to the Ronah family's practice and emphasis of noblesse oblige. The official head of the Ronah family, and therefore Cosmo Babylonia's head of state, is the Patriarch, with the current holder of the title (and office) being Meitzer Ronah.

Serpiente Tacon
Besides the Babylonian Guard, Cosmo Babylonia's main form of defense is Serpiente Tacon, a specialized intelligence organization that functions in similar capacity to the Earth Federation's Manhunter Agency or the Zeon Empire's Imperial Security Directorate (ISD). Though much smaller than the aforementioned organizations, Serpiente Tacon is one of the most effective intelligence agencies in the galaxy, such that it is reputed to have agents in every other outside nation and territory. Alongside, Serpiente Tacon is also responsible for special security within Cosmo Babylonia itself, though unlike the ISD, it focuses more on subtlety when tracking and apprehending dissenters as opposed to outright brutality.

Trivia

 * As its name suggests, Cosmo Babylonia is based upon a similarly named nation from the Universal Century. Alongside this, the associated Crossbone Vanguard can be considered an amalgamation of the organization's various forms, being a private army and a pirate (privateer) band simultaneously.