Phobos

Phobos is the largest of Mars' two natural satellites and it is and has historically been an important trade port in the Inner Solar System. It is controlled by a state called the Phobos Authority or more formally the Phobos Port Authority.

21st Century
The first humans to walk the surface of Phobos were American pioneers in 2026 shortly after the Apophis Event. They quickly established a base on the body's surface, that would serve as a foothold for the exploration and exploitation of Mars. The moon would later also be joined by a Chinese base on its opposite pole, and European and Indian elements would later be incorporated in the American base. As interplanetary traffic increased in the Inner System, namely between Luna, Mars, and the Asteroid Belt Phobos developed into a wealthy port, that served as a stop-over point. During the Crisis, when Phobos became estranged from supplies from Earth, Phobos became entrenched in a resource crisis that eventually blossomed into a conflict between the Chinese and Russian, and the American, European and Indian factions on the base. This war, which has come to be called the Consolidation Struggle by modern Phobians and was won by the Chinese faction. After this conflict the Phobos Authority was established by the victors to oversee governance of the moon.

22nd Century
During the twenty-second century the Authority emerged as a regional power within the Outer System, controlling the flow of ice to both the growing population of Luna and the burgeoning terraforming efforts on Mars. During this period the Authority became a much more liberal institution under influence from the democratic Martian and Lunar colonies. It released many economic freedoms and created a representative body under the power of the Port Master. The Authority also used its new wealth to spin the small body to produce its current gravity. And was moved outwards in its Orbit around Mars in a deal with the government of Tharsis to allow for the construction of the Pavonis space elevator that was such a boon for both polities. Eventually it's stranglehold on the water ice trade was relinquished as wildcat settlers from Earth and Luna push out into the asteroid belt and the gas giants shifting the direction of trade.