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''The single largest sector of Puertego's economy is manufacturing with it making up 64% of the economy and employing 33% of the workforce, the primary manufacturing products in the country are steel, aluminum, various chemicals, and textiles with Puertego also having become a very attractive place for companies to outsource jobs to due to the of their workforce and the low taxes and regulations on business there. Resource extraction is also a very large section of the economy with it making up 28% of the economy and employing 57% of the population, the primary resources sold off by Puertego are often minerals such as iron, gold, tin, nickle, and copper, and agriculture products such as rubber and sugar, all of the natural resources in Puertego including minerals, oil, non-food agriculture, and even fresh water and owned and operated by government run companies. Services are a relatively small section of the economy only making up 8% of the economy and employing 10% of the population with most of the people working in this sector working in finance, banking, or utilities.'' | ''The single largest sector of Puertego's economy is manufacturing with it making up 64% of the economy and employing 33% of the workforce, the primary manufacturing products in the country are steel, aluminum, various chemicals, and textiles with Puertego also having become a very attractive place for companies to outsource jobs to due to the of their workforce and the low taxes and regulations on business there. Resource extraction is also a very large section of the economy with it making up 28% of the economy and employing 57% of the population, the primary resources sold off by Puertego are often minerals such as iron, gold, tin, nickle, and copper, and agriculture products such as rubber and sugar, all of the natural resources in Puertego including minerals, oil, non-food agriculture, and even fresh water and owned and operated by government run companies. Services are a relatively small section of the economy only making up 8% of the economy and employing 10% of the population with most of the people working in this sector working in finance, banking, or utilities.'' | ||
===Currency=== | ===Currency=== | ||
''The official currency of Puertego is the Puertegan Damillo, the Damillo is the second longest lasting currency in Puertego having been in use for 26 years. The Damillo currency suffers from an inflation rate of 20% though the government has been making strides to attempt to reduce inflation over the years. The Damillo is split into denominations of 10, 20, 50, 100, 250, 500, and 1,000.'' | ''The official currency of Puertego is the Puertegan Damillo, the Damillo is the second longest lasting currency in Puertego having been in use for 26 years. The Damillo currency suffers from an inflation rate of 20% though the government has been making strides to attempt to reduce inflation over the years. The Damillo is split into denominations of 10, 20, 50, 100, 250, 500, and 1,000 which are all issued by the Puertegan Central Bank.'' | ||
===Healthcare=== | ===Healthcare=== | ||
'' | ''Puertego offers free healthcare to all its citizens though the quality is notoriously poor with overcrowding meaning that often times patients have to share beds, unsanitary conditions, and long wait times, there is also a lot of corruption in the government run healthcare with embezzlement being commonplace in the nation's hospitals and many patients reporting doctors demanding bribes to write perscriptions for them. However there have been attempts by the government to increase the quality by cracking down on corruption in the industry with much heavier monitoring of staff and administrators, additionally the government has begun building clinics in rural communities with no access to regular hospitals and also provides free clean water and free vaccinations to all citizens with the latter being attributed to a large reason for the country almost eradicating certain diseases like Polio.'' | ||
===Labor=== | ===Labor=== | ||
''How is labor organized within your country? Are there any social institutions or unions which deal with labor concerns?'' | ''How is labor organized within your country? Are there any social institutions or unions which deal with labor concerns?'' | ||