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== Economy ==

Quetzenkel is a primarily rural country consisting mostly of subsistence farming, with a handful of large urban areas . About 60.5% of Quetzeni live below the recognized national poverty line, with rural poverty rates standing at about 77.9% and urban rates at about 27.5%. Unemployment and underemployment in urban areas are serious problems. Since the establishment of the Kingdom, the construction and service sectors of the economy have grown substantially; many foreign engineers have moved into the Kingdom's cities requiring an entirely new economic apparatus to support them. Quetzenkel's economy is primarily reliant on foreign aid from Urcea, which is used to fund the myriad of infrastructure programs that began in 2016. Consequently, many rural farmers are moving to urban areas to take advantage of the construction projects, a phenomenon which many analysts have indicated is making the urban underemployment problem worse. A small mining sector exists in Quetzenkel, though there is considerable potential for its expansion as prospectors from Levantia are seeking deposits of uranium and other valuable materials, like those found in New Harren.