Earth
Due to overpopulation, planetwide laws stated that each family could only have two children; during the destruction of the Formics and the subsequent colonization of their worlds, this rule was repealed. It is somewhat more advanced than present-day Earth; people are able to travel around in cars that hover over magnetic rails that go at 150 mph, for example. However, due to International Fleet rule, some nations have declined drastically. One shining example is Rotterdam, a city in the Netherlands, in which children roam the streets fighting each other for food.
Later in the series, Earth's first true federation of nations was built by Peter Wiggin (Free People of Earth, FPE) and experienced a golden age while he lived. Unfortunately, after he died, centralized control of humanity was lost until the establishment of Starways Council, and by then, Earth was one of many important worlds.
In the last three books of the Ender Quartet, it is revealed that Earth still holds a place of particular importance, especially because certain organizations have continually held headquarters there, the Vatican and large corporations being notable examples.
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