Empire Size
Concept · Empire · Stellaris 4.5.2
Empire Size (empire) in the Stellaris encyclopedia: Empire Size is a measure of the territorial expanse in the form of controlled Districts, Systems, Colonies, and Pops.
Empire Size in the game's words
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Empire Size is a measure of the territorial expanse in the form of controlled 
Districts, 
Systems, 
Colonies, and 
Pops.
A high Empire Size is a strain on the administrative capacity and increases the cost of Technologies, Traditions, and Edicts.
The Empire also becomes easier to infiltrate for espionage purposes.
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Source: common/game_concepts (concept_empire_size) and localisation/english, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776).