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==Economy==

Bulkh is an industrialized nation with a strong manufacturing sector. It's close ties with [[Burgundie]] have led to a number of agreements with has allowed Burgoignesc companies to establish manufactories in Bulkh while paying local salaries, however all manufactories must comply to [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] health and safety standards.

[[File:Bulk carrier Bulk Holland at Oil Refinery Anchorage 4, Cockburn Sound, July 2022 03.jpg|200px|right|Bulk carrier built in Bulkh.]]

[[File:Nautilus_Maxi_(1976)_Seløy_undervannservice.jpg|200px|right|A Bulkh build cable-laying ship.]]

*Phoenix Shipyard: This family-owned shipyard, located in the historical southern port of Qalat, has a long tradition of building small, wooden dhows for traditional fishing and coastal transportation. Their focus on preserving this cultural heritage while incorporating sustainable practices sets them apart.

[[File:Briqueterie au Sénégal 01.jpg|250px|right]]

Bulkh has a massive {{wp|sand mining}} and {{wp|elutriation}} industry in support of its {{wp|construction aggregate}} industry. It cultivates and exports 4.8 megatonnes of sand and silica. Bulkh also has {{wp|Gypsum#Mining|gypsum mining}} the excavates 12 million tonnes of the substance. These aggregates are exported or combined in {{wp|concrete}} dry-mix, and {{wp|cinderblocks}} and sold premixed and packaged around the world.

Although Bulkh is mostly arid, the nation is a major agricultural producer and exporter, with over 325,300 employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Because of the climate the largest agricultural subsector is grazing (sheep, goats, and Zebu cattle) in the large semiarid zones. Across the country there is a mix of irrigation and dry-land farming. Plantation farming for crops like tea, rice, sugar, and rubber exist in the heavy rainfall coastal zones but the heavy winds from the interior desert keep much of the moisture restricted to the coast.

Pisciculture is also a formidable subsector with sizable domestic and deep-water fleets, farms, and sustenance communities.