Why Join the Federation?

Why do so many species want to join the Federation of Planets? A central plot to Deep Space Nine was Bajor's petition to join and Starfleet has standing orders to present itself and the UFP in a positive light to encourage new races to consider membership, but what can the UFP offer?

This is Part Three of a Federation series I'm working on exploring the different aspects of the UFP.

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Music from bensound.com, purple-planet.com and freesfx.co.uk and Mass Effect 3

"Floating Cities" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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This Video is for educational purposes with commentary.