Summary of three, formerly four, major enterprises, now states. They don't exactly work with eachother despite having the same goal. More information can be found in III. DOCUMENTS tab.
Main North side corporate which holds power over sea trade, ocean-borne combat and ocean research. They are the closest with the Hollow research because they're able to simulate Hollow conditions in the deep ocean. Their tech is trained by diving into the extreme depths, upgraded and trained again. There have been attempts to deep dive into Hollow however they were not able to retrieve their mechs back.
Ground based military agency which conducts their Hollow research on ground and underground. They believe they can work around the main entrance to the Hollow by making a different one. Their military complexes reside above the ground, while residential and commercial areas are hidden underground and are completely separated to not get in the way of the military.
Agency with a focus on space exploration and space travel. They believe in their ability to gather resources from outer space that can help them enter the Hollow. Thanks to them, residents of the entire planet are spread throughout the planetary system, habitating other planets and beyond, no matter which corporate the people are aligned with.
What's left of the south side, both from war and Hollow corruption. No sane being enters the exile willingly. Traitors, spies and people working against the system are exiled here.