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[[Image:Galaxymap1.jpg|200px|thumb|Map of the Star Wars galaxy released by Star Wars Insider]]
The fictional [[galaxy]] where the setting of the ''[[Star Wars]]'' saga occurs is known simply as the '''Star Wars galaxy''' while in the canon it is referred as the Galaxy or the Known Galaxy. Fans refer to it as the '''Galaxy Far Far Away''' or '''GFFA''' for short. Judging from the maps, it appears to be a galaxy of [[Galaxy classification|Sb type]]. According to some sources the length of the galaxy is 120,000 light years across.

There are approximately 400 billion stars and around half of these have planets that can support life.  10% of those developed life, while [[sentience|sentient]] life developed in 1/1000 of those (about 20 million).

==Galactic divisions==
The Galaxy is divided concerning the distance from the core.
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===Deep Core===
The '''Deep Core''' is at the center of the galaxy, even closer than the [[Core Worlds]] like [[Coruscant]] and [[Alderaan]].

It has countless stars packed together in a relatively small area, so hyperspace travel is slow and dangerous.  The intense radiation and relatively young stars mean that it has very few inhabitable worlds compared to the rest of the galaxy.  After the [[Battle of Endor]], Imperial forces loyal to the ressurected Emperor [[Palpatine]] fortified the Deep Core as a bastion of Imperial might.

The few known worlds of the Deep Core include [[Byss]], Khomm, Ruan, and the [[List of Star Wars Planets#Empress Teta|Empress Teta]] system.  The [[Koornacht Cluster]] is one particularly dense area of stars, located at the edge of the Deep Core bordering on the Core Worlds, and contains numerous planets including [[N'Zoth]], the homeworld of the [[Yevetha]]. The moon [[Ebaq 9]] was the setting for a major battle during the [[Yuuzhan Vong invasion]], resulting in a [[New Republic (Star Wars)|New Republic]] victory following the successful execution of a trap for the [[Yuuzhan Vong]].
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'''Reference'''

* {{cite book|author=Horne, Michael Allen|title=The Dark Empire Sourcebook|publisher=Honesdale, PA: West End Games|year=1993|id=ISBN 0-87431-194-2}}
===Core Worlds===
The '''Core Worlds''' are the known worlds, or planetary systems, that are near the core of the Star Wars galaxy. These worlds are rumored to be the first planets in the Star Wars universe to hold [[Human (Star Wars)|human]] life. These humans expanded and formed the [[Old Republic]]. [[Coruscant]] is by far the most important of the Core worlds and is, according to legend, the source of the first humans. However, there are numerous other worlds which can be (contracted; show full)* [[List of Star Wars moons]]
* [[List of Star Wars planets]]
* [[List of Star Wars races]]
* [[List of Star Wars systems]]
* [[Sectors of Star Wars]]

==References==

* {{cite book|author=Horne, Michael Allen|title=The Dark Empire Sourcebook|publisher=Honesdale, PA: West End Games|year=1993|id=ISBN 0-87431-194-2}}⏎
*‘Star Wars Episode I: Incredible Locations’
*‘Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina’
*“Star Wars: Shield of Lies.”

==External links==
*[http://www.lowlight.com/swmap/ Galaxy navigator]
*[http://www.nav-computer.com Galaxy navigator and maps]
*[http://starwars.wikicities.com/wiki/The_Galaxy Star Wars Wiki|The Galaxy]

[[Category:Star Wars lists|Galaxy]]
[[Category:Star Wars location lists|*]]
[[Category:Star Wars locations]]