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The post-independence construction of local infrastructure in support of the neighboring [[International Nature Preserve]] has made Copake a minor tourist destination and one of the major entrypoints for the Preserve by international travelers. The presence of these tourists and travelers, and the businesses erected to offer services to them, has had a major positive impact on Copake's economy. | The post-independence construction of local infrastructure in support of the neighboring [[International Nature Preserve]] has made Copake a minor tourist destination and one of the major entrypoints for the Preserve by international travelers. The presence of these tourists and travelers, and the businesses erected to offer services to them, has had a major positive impact on Copake's economy. | ||
The city of Tekuma, on the central peninsula of Copake, is the largest economic driver of the country. Significant foreign investment has been made to connect Tekuma to the rest of the country by rail and road as part of the [[improvement economy]] model, intended to bootstrap an urban, modernized, Occidentalized economy by means of massive infrastructure investments; by design, this has created a massive construction sector within the country. Unique to Copake is a process of radical urbanization, moreso than other improvement economy subjects, due to the completely decentralized nature of Copaish society as it existed prior to the [[2020]]s. This not only includes material connections to other places but also, as a critical part of {{wp|nation-building}}, the transformation of Tekuma into the cultural heart of what was once a disparate and fragmented people. This has meant the construction of elaborate government buildings, museums, [[Venua Faith|Venua]] and [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] worship sites, and grand boulevards and other public works measures in both new and traditional Copaish styles. While improvement economy efforts have sponsored improvements in other major cities, only in Copake has it had the effect of intentionally transforming a single city by means of massive investment within city limits themselves. In the process, Tekuma has transitioned from a backwater regional trade hub into an impressive city. This process has necessarily required the relocation of artists and architects, of which there were a small number, from the outlying portions of the country to Tekuma by means of impressive facilities and expansive grant programs. Accordingly, in addition to the usual group of construction workers and construction contract firm owners, Copake is relatively unique among the improvement economy countries in having artists and other niche artisans making up a sizable role of the emergent middle class. As part of these efforts, the University of Tekuma was chartered and opened in [[2034]], using primarily Occidental instructors but also a small core indigenous group of professors from both Copake and other areas in the Nysdra. | The city of Tekuma, on the central peninsula of Copake, is the largest economic driver of the country. Significant foreign investment has been made to connect Tekuma to the rest of the country by rail and road as part of the [[improvement economy]] model, intended to bootstrap an urban, modernized, Occidentalized economy by means of massive infrastructure investments; by design, this has created a massive construction sector within the country. Unique to Copake is a process of radical urbanization, moreso than other improvement economy subjects, due to the completely decentralized nature of Copaish society as it existed prior to the [[2020]]s. This not only includes material connections to other places but also, as a critical part of {{wp|nation-building}}, the transformation of Tekuma into the cultural heart of what was once a disparate and fragmented people. This has meant the construction of elaborate government buildings, museums, [[Venua Faith|Venua]] and [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] worship sites, and grand boulevards and other public works measures in both new and traditional Copaish styles. These new structures incorporate newfound and valuable Copaish marble which, though not traditionally part of Copaish architecture, has been incorporated into inidgenous designs to transform Tekuma into the "marble city". While improvement economy efforts have sponsored improvements in other major cities, only in Copake has it had the effect of intentionally transforming a single city by means of massive investment within city limits themselves. In the process, Tekuma has transitioned from a backwater regional trade hub into an impressive city. This process has necessarily required the relocation of artists and architects, of which there were a small number, from the outlying portions of the country to Tekuma by means of impressive facilities and expansive grant programs. Accordingly, in addition to the usual group of construction workers and construction contract firm owners, Copake is relatively unique among the improvement economy countries in having artists and other niche artisans making up a sizable role of the emergent middle class. As part of these efforts, the University of Tekuma was chartered and opened in [[2034]], using primarily Occidental instructors but also a small core indigenous group of professors from both Copake and other areas in the Nysdra. | ||
Though not significant prior to [[the Deluge]], Copake has become a major source of high quality and desirable {{wp|marble}} in trade with other Cronan states and [[Levantia]] to a lesser extent. Copaish marble is denser and tougher than other types of marble, making it more resistant to wear and better for use in construction. It's primarily made of high-quality calcite, which gives it a unique crystalline structure and distinct appearance. In the [[Occident]], Copaish marble is generally viewed to be similar in quality to the types of marble used in Antiquity in [[Caphiria]] and [[Great Levantia]], making it highly prized but expensive and somewhat complex to procure. Copaish marble was used heavily in the rebuilding of Tekuma. Mining operations have scaled up significantly since around [[2030]], and efforts to better equip the country for global export are underway. | |||
==Military== | ==Military== | ||