| Type | Interstellar institution |
| Purpose | Diplomacy • scientific exchange • cultural enrichment |
| Established | Over 14,000 years ago |
| Key periods | Expansion • collaboration • occasional turmoil |
| Languages spoken | Galactic Standard • individual species languages |
| Council's mission | Maintaining unity in the face of cosmic changes |
| Species represented | Zepyran Empire • Q'za'tor Collective • H'urr'uk Swarm • Emraadi Unity |
| Headquarters location | Centaurus constellation |
