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Following the [[Second Great War]], the importance of Medimeria began to fade as the {{wp|Jet Age}} largely made it redundant as a strategic military base. Ships also began to have increased efficiency in their internal combustion engines and they eventually were able to bypass Medimeria all together on their journeys with the [[Prevailing Winds]] from [[Crona]] and eastern [[Audonia]]. By the end of [[Operation Kipling]], in which it played only an ancillary reserve force staging area role for elements of the [[Urcea]]n [[XII Corps (Urcea)|XII Corps]], military and shipping technology had progressed to the point that Medimeria's position, alone, in the middle of a pacified sea, made it more of a burden than a boon. With the rapid increase of consumerism, that accompanied the rise of living standards, Medimeria's self-sufficiency waned, and it eventually became a massive importer of foreign goods, running a large trade deficit. The increased demand for electricity, telecommunications, and eventually internet, placed more and more financial burden on the government to develop and maintain the infrastructure, without any compelling exports or strategic significance. | Following the [[Second Great War]], the importance of Medimeria began to fade as the {{wp|Jet Age}} largely made it redundant as a strategic military base. Ships also began to have increased efficiency in their internal combustion engines and they eventually were able to bypass Medimeria all together on their journeys with the [[Prevailing Winds]] from [[Crona]] and eastern [[Audonia]]. By the end of [[Operation Kipling]], in which it played only an ancillary reserve force staging area role for elements of the [[Urcea]]n [[XII Corps (Urcea)|XII Corps]], military and shipping technology had progressed to the point that Medimeria's position, alone, in the middle of a pacified sea, made it more of a burden than a boon. With the rapid increase of consumerism, that accompanied the rise of living standards, Medimeria's self-sufficiency waned, and it eventually became a massive importer of foreign goods, running a large trade deficit. The increased demand for electricity, telecommunications, and eventually internet, placed more and more financial burden on the government to develop and maintain the infrastructure, without any compelling exports or strategic significance. | ||
In [[2002]], one of the world's largest undiscovered deposits of {{wp|Phosphorite|phosphorite}} was discovered in Medimeria. Phosphorite is a primary industrial ingredient in the manufacturing of {{wp|fertilizer}}. Interest in Medimeria and its economy was transformed overnight, as large investments in mine construction began later in 2002. | |||
Despite the new economic sector, the island remained largely irrelevant to Burgoignesc overall interests, and the self-governing and culturally distinctive style of the island gradually returned as Burgoignesc military interest receded. | |||
===Cession to Urcea=== | ===Cession to Urcea=== | ||