Editing Bajoran (section)

==Federation membership==

In the [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|''Deep Space Nine'']] premiere episode "Emissary", Captain [[Jean Luc Picard]] informs Benjamin Sisko that one of his tasks as commander of DS9 is to develop a continuing evaluation of Bajor for potential membership in the [[United Federation of Planets]].

In the episode "[[Rapture (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)|Rapture]]", Federation membership of Bajor is an important plot-point.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's Must-Watch Episodes|url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/star-trek-deep-space-nine-s-must-watch-episodes-1842983112|access-date=2021-03-13|website=io9|date=April 22, 2020 |language=en-us}}</ref>

Later, in the non-canon [[Deep Space Nine relaunch|''Deep Space Nine'' relaunch]] novels, Bajor finally joins the Federation. Most of the Bajoran Militia are absorbed into [[Starfleet]], with Colonel Kira (now commanding DS9) promoted to captain. Also, the Bajoran government (here named the '''Third Republic of Bajor''') begins selecting a councillor to represent Bajor on the Federation Council.

In the ''[[Star Trek: Picard]]'' pilot episode, a star map shows the planet Bajor within the bounds of Federation territory, suggesting that by the year 2399 (when the episode takes place), Bajor has indeed joined the Federation.