Cardassians

The Cardassians are a species that evolved on a world known to others as Cardassia Prime. They are a reptilian species with an affinity for high ambient temperatures and dim lighting. With a history of space travel going back several centuries, the Cardassians were one of the largest single-species polities that the Federation had encountered up until that point.

Society
The Cardassians are very much a fascist society, albeit one that has a peculiar lack of individual strongman or cult of personality. Instead the State is all. There is no civilian enterprise without state involvement and approval. The broader economy sits firmly in the grip of the Detapa Council, which runs everything. Expressions of art and culture are reviewed for suitability. Law and order considers what is of utility to the state first and foremost, with scant regard to the fate of the victim or the accused.