Huzzah!

[far-trader]

CotI has just registered it's 10,000th citizen. Welcome aboard spudboy

What? No caterers?! Oh well, at least there's the prizes...

...no? No prizes either? Oh. Well, at least we can change the sign at the Starport now

CotI UWP Population: 4

 

[Starviking]

CotI UWP Population: 4

Whoop-whoop! Now we can take on the Belgardian Sojourn!!!

 

[Icosahedron]

Far Trader, you've done it! Well done!

You've figured out the reason for those pop9 airless stone-age worlds!
The pop code refers to the number of people whose births have ever been registered, not to the number of citizens who currently exist.

Great milestone nevertheless. 3 cheers for CotI.