The Major Players

[Aerilon]

Going from what we know in Star Trek, who (within the Alpha, and Beta Quadrants) would you say were the major players? I don't just means in terms of Military force, but also space size.

From what I've been able to peace together, the four 'powers' actually stand at the Breen, Federation, Klingon and Tholian, with the Cardassians and Romulans coming in a close second, followed by the Gorn and Talarian, followed (again) by the Ferengi and Tzenkethi in third place.

http://www.ucip.org/science/newmaps/alpha.jpg
http://www.ucip.org/science/newmaps/beta.jpg

[Jetfreak]

Well, the number of major players/states depend on the era,. As I recall, the Federation was still very small in the 2160's and the romulan empire was in total isolation before the 2360's

It would be better if you specified the year:D

[Atlantis]

TOS and TMP:
Federation
Klingons
Romulans
Gorn
Tholians

TNG and DS9:
Federation
Klingons
Romulans
Breen
Cardassians
Ferengi
Talarians

So I agree with Tycoon really. The Tzenkethi haven't really been expanded on at all, so I can't say anything about them.

[DarkPhoenix]

i agree with the above stated factoids. lol