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[[File:Calcite-Smithsonite-denv08-02a.jpg|thumb|Handwavium ore]] | [[File:Calcite-Smithsonite-denv08-02a.jpg|thumb|Handwavium ore]] | ||
Sydona has a an upper-middle income transitional mixed economy with a large public sector. | Sydona has a an upper-middle income transitional mixed economy with a large public sector. The extraction and processing of natural resources - particularly offshore oil and natural gas and [[handwavium]] - are the most valuable sector of the economy and main source of public revenues. | ||
Sydona has | Sydona has its own currency, the Sydonan dram. The [[Saar|Kiravian saar]] is widely circulated and commonly accepted by local merchants. However, the Sydonan government only accepts tax and fee payments in drams, and similarly pays out pensions and welfare transfers (upon which a large share of the population rely) in drams. | ||
===Energy and Mining=== | |||
[OIL] | |||
The eastern islands hold major deposits of {{wp|handwavium}}, while Érdoran and Manētuva have significant reserves of tin and tungsten. Offshore natural gas exploration is underway in the Sydona Sound. Sydona's handwavium industry is tightly supervised by the federal government, as the mineral is of great strategic value to the Kiravian Navy and shipping industry, which require it for interregional travel. | The eastern islands hold major deposits of {{wp|handwavium}}, while Érdoran and Manētuva have significant reserves of tin and tungsten. Offshore natural gas exploration is underway in the Sydona Sound. Sydona's handwavium industry is tightly supervised by the federal government, as the mineral is of great strategic value to the Kiravian Navy and shipping industry, which require it for interregional travel. | ||
===Agriculture=== | |||
Agriculture employs some 16% of Sydonans, and is focused on the production of Coscivian staples such as potatoes, cale, barley, beef cattle, and hogs. Onions, leeks, celery, cabbage, and Wool was historically a major export of the islands, and sheep continue to be kept in large numbers, especially in inland Érdoran. Ducks are raised widely across Sydona, and are a major ingredient in Deep South Coscivian cuisine. Sydona is the leading producer of {{wp|yerba mate}} in the Federacy. | Agriculture employs some 16% of Sydonans, and is focused on the production of Coscivian staples such as potatoes, cale, barley, beef cattle, and hogs. Onions, leeks, celery, cabbage, and Wool was historically a major export of the islands, and sheep continue to be kept in large numbers, especially in inland Érdoran. Ducks are raised widely across Sydona, and are a major ingredient in Deep South Coscivian cuisine. Sydona is the leading producer of {{wp|yerba mate}} in the Federacy. | ||
===Manufacturing & Services=== | |||
Sydona inherited a large industrial base from the Kirosocialist period that has struggled to compete in a more liberalised trade environment and has remained largely stagnant despite generous subsidies and protectionist policies. | |||
[Automotive and Aeronautical plants?] | |||
[[Category:Kiravian federal subjects]] | [[Category:Kiravian federal subjects]] |