Faction
Depending on your scenario, you will have different factions in your world that can trade and interact with you.
Press F or the two people in the bottom bar to open the faction overview.
There you will find the population data, stock levels and settings for the current map. With a Community Centre you can make further settings.
Faction Interface
This bar provides essential information about your settlement such as the overall population progress. You can check the current population of your citizens and assess the housing situation right next to it.
Population Window (Faction View)
Clicking on the icon featuring two people grants access to the population window within the faction view. Here, you'll find a wealth of information about your citizens like: Population count, workload, well-being, needs, age distribution etc.
Schedule (Faction View)
By clicking on the clock icon you can open the schedule window. Determine how long the residents should work on which days.
Other Factions
You can discover factions on new maps and start to build a relationship and trade with them.
To be able to trade with other factions, you need a market place and unlocked diplomatic relations with them.