Galactic Empire
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Galactic Empire
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| 2|Political Information | |
| Type of Government | *Devolved constitutional monarchy (de jure) *Humanocentric authoritarian empire (de facto) |
| Founding document | [Declaration of a New Order](../declaration-of-a-new-order.html) |
| Constitution | [Imperial Charter](../imperial-charter.html) |
| Head of State | [Galactic Emperor](../galactic-emperor.html) [Palpatine](../palpatine.html) |
| Head of Government | [Grand Vizier](../grand-vizier.html) [Sate Pestage](../people/sate-pestage.html) |
| Commander in Chief | [Supreme Commander](../supreme-commander.html) [Darth Vader](../people/darth-vader.html) |
| De facto leader | [Emperor Palpatine](../emperor-palpatine.html) |
| Executive branch | *[Imperial Inner Circle](../people/organizations/imperial-inner-circle.html) **[Sim Aloo](../sim-aloo.html) **[Mas Amedda](../mas-amedda.html) **[Ars Dangor](../ars-dangor.html) **[Kinman Doriana](../kinman-doriana.html) **[Janus Greejatus](../janus-greejatus.html) **[Armand Isard](../people/armand-isard.html) **[Ardus Kaine](../ardus-kaine.html) **[Sly Moore](../sly-moore.html) **[Sate Pestage](../people/sate-pestage.html) **[Sarcev Quest](../sarcev-quest.html) **[Wilhuf Tarkin](../wilhuf-tarkin.html) |
| Legislative branch | [Imperial Senate](../imperial-senate.html) |
| Judicial branch | *[Supreme Court](../supreme-court.html) *[Regional Courts](../regional-courts.html) *[Procurator of Justice](../procurator-of-justice.html) |
| 2|Societal Information | |
| Capital | [Imperial Center](../imperial-center.html) |
| Official language | [Imperial Basic](../imperial-basic.html) |
| Currency | [Imperial Dataries](../imperial-dataries.html) |
| State religious body | [Order of the Sith Lords](../order-of-the-sith-lords.html) and [Dark Side Adepts](../dark-side-adepts.html) (both unofficial) |
| National holiday | [Empire Day](../empire-day.html) |
| 2|Historical Information | |
| Formed from | *[Galactic Republic](../galactic-republic.html) *Remnants of the [Confederacy of Independent Systems](../confederacy-of-independent-systems.html) |
| Date of establishment | 19 BBY |
| Era(s) | [Rise of the Empire Era](../time/history/rise-of-the-empire-era.html) |