The Dominion is the ruling body of the world. And, while it cannot be said that they do a bad job of keeping peace, they do do it in a rather "medieval" way. They are an example of what happens if an irrational dictator gets hold of a lot of power. The Dominion rules Earth with an iron fist. Curfews are in action on every town with a known resistance group, government passes must be obtained in order to travel between cities, or sometimes even between districts, and even the smallest crime is punished severely. Fortunately, with their conquest, and with conquests throughout history, population has been cut down to a manageable 10 billion, spread roughly even, however more dense in the 3rd world countries, which still suffer from lack of a lot of bare essentials, such as electricity, hardlight and chocolate.