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|population_census =  
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|Gini = 50.2
|Gini = 50.2
|HDI = 0.625
|HDI = 0.655
|GDP_nominal = $322.418 billion
|GDP_nominal = $322.418 billion
|GDP_nominal_per_capita = $4,960
|GDP_nominal_per_capita = $4,960
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==Economy and Infrastructure==
==Economy and Infrastructure==
''How does your country's economy work?''
''The economy of Puertego is considered a mixed model economy based largely on natural resource extraction primarily via agriculture and mining and manufacturing primarily of steel, chemicals, and textiles. The economic liberalizations brought by the incumbent president have switched the country from an extraction based planned economy to one split between extraction and industry, the country has adopted much greater economic freedoms than it had under any previous governments with the Special Investment Zones established under him meant to attract foreign investment through very reduced regulations and taxes to business operating there, though the government also maintains monopolies with their state run industries which operate in utilities and natural resources. Economic growth in the nation has been relatively steady with the economy growing by an average of 6-7% each year since 2001 primarily attributed to the Special Investment Zones established at the time, foreign investors in Puertego get many benefits from the government including temporary subsidies for their investments and not having the full amount of their wealth made from it taxed. The poverty rate in Puertego is around 1 in 5 Puertetgans living below the poverty line, in addition the Puertegan government offers very little in terms of social welfare for average citizens, this combination means that there is a large amount of street crime in the nation's cities and a large black market as well with this being allowed to happen by pervasive corruption in almost all levels of the government.''
===Industries and Sectors===
===Industries and Sectors===
''What are the largest parts of your economy in terms of what they do?''
''What are the largest parts of your economy in terms of what they do?''