Mrisst

• Mrisst
  Type: Terrestrial
  Temperature: Temperate
  Atmosphere: Type I (breathable)
  Hydrosphere: Moderate
  Gravity: Light (0.8 of Standard)
  Terrain: Forests, mountains
  Length of Day: 20 standard hours
  Length of Year 278 local days
  Sapient Species: Mrissi (N), wide variety of other
  species
  Starports: Stellar
  Population: 3.5 billion Mrissi, 6 billion (students of various species)
  Planet Function: Educational center
  Government: Representative democracy
  Tech Level: Space
  Major Exports: None
  Major Imports: Educational material, computers

• Mrisst is a small planet in the GaTir system and a member of the New Republic. The Mrissi were subjugated by the Empire for decades; many were conscripted into military service. After the Battle of Endor, the Mrissi were more than willing to throw off the Imperial yoke and support the New Republic.
  The planet is a very mild, terrestrial world, and quite hospitable to humans and similar life-forms. Small lakes and rivers dot the four major continents. The terrain is predominantly jungle, consisting of varied forms of vegetation such as the tiny "spinetrees" and the slender, thousand-meter-tall "spirepines."
  Planetary weather is extremely mild, and the Mrissi
  have flourished on this world. Mrisst is fairly self sufficient, and imports little more than high technology and high energy fuel sources. Most of the planet's population relies on efficient solar, hydro and thermal heating sources, but there are some cases where advanced energy souces are still necessary. Mrisst does have one major commodity to sell: education.
  Mrisst has become a center of higher learning for many of the economically disadvantaged students of the galaxy. The Mrisst Trade and Science Academy (MTSA, often pronounced as "MiTSA") provides a high quality educational program to students who may have been unable to attend the Imperial Academy or other large and expensive universities. While the prestige level of a Mrisst education is lower than that of the larger, wealthier institutions, Mrisst graduates tend to get a better education, which is borne out once the graduates get into the work force.
  During Thrawn's campaign, Mrisst was recaptured by the Empire. Thrawn used Mrisst as a staging area for his final assaults leading into the attack on Coruscant.