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{{Infobox military conflict
{{wip}}
|partof      = [[The Deluge]]
{{Infobox economy
|conflict    = War of the Northern Confederation
| country    = Puertego
|date       = 5 March 2008 – 1 July 2010
|image = Panama-city-panorama.jpg
|place      = [[Crona]]
|image_size = 300px
|image      = File:Tepelcali.jpg
|caption = [[San Lina]], the {{wp|Financial centre|financial capital}} of Puertego
|caption    = The House of the High Chiefs burning during the Sack of Tepetlcali
| currency  = [[Damillo]] (DMO, Đ)
|result     = Decisive Urcean victory
| year      = {{wp|Calendar year}}
*Establishment of the Kingdom of [[New Harren]]
| organs    =
*Collapse of the [[Northern Confederation]]
| group      = {{plainlist|
|combatant1  =  
*{{wp|Developing country|Developing/Emerging}}
:Urcea
*{{wp|World Bank Lower-middle income economy|Lower-middle income economy}}}}
:Mixcala
| gdp       = {{increase}} $1,108,410,624,000 (nominal, 2027 est.)
:Cheektowaga (from 2009)
| gdp rank  = {{plainlist|
|combatant2  =  
*[[List of countries by GDP|10th (nominal, 2028 est.)]]}}
:Northern Confederation
| growth    = 9.2% (2027)
|commander1  =  
| per capita = {{increase}} $13,040 (nominal, 2027 est.)
:[[Martin St. Clair]]
| per capita rank = [[List of countries by GDP|6th (nominal, 2027)]]
:Chief Akosala
| sectors    = *{{wp|Primary sector of the economy|agriculture}}: 25%
:Chief Axigalantu
*{{wp|Secondary sector of the economy|industry}}: 66%
|commander2  = War Chiefs of the Northern Confederation
*{{wp|Tertiary sector of the economy|services}}: 4%
|strength1  = ~60,000 4,000+ 2,500+
| components =
|strength2   = Unclear, more than 80,000 warriors
| inflation  = *12.5%
|casualties1 =  
| bankrate  =
|casualties2 =  
| poverty    = {{decreasePositive}} 36% living at or below $3.20 a day (2026)
| gini      = {{increaseNegative}} 50.8 {{color|darkred|high}}
| hdi        = {{increasePositive}} 0.646 {{color|darkorange|medium}}
| labor     = {{plainlist|
*{{increase}} 96 million (July 2028)
*{{steady}} 80% employment rate (July 2028)}}
| occupations = {{plainlist|
*{{wp|Primary sector of the economy|agriculture}}: 57%
*{{wp|Secondary sector of the economy|industry}}: 33%
*{{wp|Tertiary sector of the economy|services}}: 10%
*(2016)}}
| unemployment = 1.2% (official numbers) 11.7% (estimated)
| average gross salary = Đ7,152,640 ($325.12) monthly (2027)
| gross median =
| average net salary = Đ4,770,920 ($216.86) monthly (2027)
| net median =
| industries = {{hlist|{{wp|machinery}}|{{wp|steel}}|{{wp|cement}}|{{wp|chemicals}}|{{wp|food processing}}|{{wp|lumber}}|{{wp|mining}}|{{wp|textiles}}|{{wp|construction}}|{{wp|alchohol}}}}
| edbr      = {{increase}} {{wp|Ease of doing business index#Ranking|Easy #76 (2027)}}
| exports    =
| export-goods = Tin, Natural Rubber, Sugar, Fish, Chemicals, Iron, Steel, Copper, Gold, Silver, Tobacco, Aluminum, Nickel, Zinc, Textiles, Machinery, Alcohol, Cement, Lithium, Paper, Diamonds, Refined Petroleum, Processed Food
| export-partners =
| imports    =
| import-goods = Grains, Corn, Pharmaceuticals, Fertilizer, Livestock, Automobiles, Electronics, Crude Oil, Natural Gas, Coal, Electricity, Broadcasting Equipment
| import-partners =
| current account =
| FDI        = {{plainlist|
*{{increase}} $512 billion (31 December 2027 est.)
*{{increase}} Abroad: $8 million (31 December 2027 est.)}}
| current account = $37,033 million (2028 est.)
| gross external debt = $1,086,181,153,981 (31 December 2027 est.)
| NIIP      =
| debt      = {{decreasePositive}} 77% of GDP (FY 2027)
| balance    = + 0.7% of CDP
| revenue    =
| expenses   =  
| aid        =
| credit    = {{plainlist|
*Scope:
*BB
*Outlook: Stable}}
| reserves  = $105.2 billion
}}
}}
The '''War of the Northern Confederation''' was a military conflict in [[Cusinaut]] between the Apostolic Kingdom of [[Urcea]] and its native allies and members of the Northern Confederation. Initially started as a blood feud between Mixcala and Tepetlcali, two members of the Confederation, Urcean intervention lead to full scale escalation of the conflict. The Confederation government, which had lost legitimacy in the eyes of Mixcala and other tribes and cities, collapsed following a string of Urcean allied military victories in 2008 and 2009, including the destruction of Tepetlcali, once a leading city of the Confederation.


Following the conflict, several regional tribes and cities were reorganized into a new confederation, the Kingdom of [[New Harren]], in union with the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]]. The remainder of the Confederation's territories were absorbed into [[Algoquona]], who refused to join New Harren and rapidly annexed the remainder of the Confederation's former territory. The conflict inaugurated [[The Deluge]], a period of increased [[Occidental]] involvement in Western Crona.
The economy of Puertego is a mixed socialist-oriented market economy with the private sector allowed to operate in much of the economy though state control still being common in many industries such as utilities and natural resources. The economy is one of the fastest growing on the continent with it consistently measuring 8-9% GDP growth every year with the economy showing no real signs of slowing in its growth any time soon unless a catastrophic event hits the economy unexpectedly. While the economy has seen rapid and continuous growth ever since 2008 there are still many people who critique many aspects of the economy such as the massive income inequality and poverty allowed to exist in it with Puertego having some of the worst income inequality in the entire world, there has also been criticism towards the countries heavy corruption in state run industries, lack of wage growth despite the growing economy, and the lack of a lot of social welfare commonly found in other countries.


== Background ==
The Puertegan economy was formerly almost exclusively based on farming cash crops and selling them abroad with things such as sugar and rubber however in recent times the economy has been moving to a more industrialized one with the country making it very easy and profitable for companies to outsource their production to Puertego, in recent times Puertego has become a large producer of things such as steel, textiles, chemicals, various refined metals, and aluminum though natural resource extraction still remains a large sector of the economy with mining copper, tin, zinc, nickel and other minerals as well as farming sugar, rubber, and tobacco still being large industries in Puertego. Services are a small sector of the economy with the government prioritizing industry and the only real service jobs are in shipping, finance, or banking or government operated utility companies. Remittances are the last part of the Puertegan economy with the country receiving an estimated $70 billion back from the 14 million Puertegan working abroad often in [[Pelaxia]], [[Cartadinia]], and [[Caphiria]]. The economy of Puertego is largely export based with exports outnumbering imports on a scale of 12 to 1, the country is one of the world's largest importers of energy with them buying coal, oil, and natural gas from almost anyone aboard who will sell it to them as well as being a large importer of food.
{{Main|Northern Confederation}}
The Northern Confederation existed as a binding union of many dozen small tribes and Cronan cities since the 17th century, but the leading tribes of the Confederation were the Honeoye, the Mixcala, the Cheektowaga, the Tepetlcali, the Algosh, and up until 1910, the Schoharie. The Confederation, which provided mutual defense and ensured fair trade agreements between its members, played a critical role in discouraging Occidental expansion into northwestern [[Crona]] until the 21st Century. Urcea's efforts to break the Northern Confederation and expand [[New Harren|its colony in Crona]] were half-hearted at best and had been repulsed several times in the 19th and 20th centuries.


Beginning in the mid 20th Century, internal disputes and Occidental encroachment lead to a general weakening and loss of face of the Confederation. The commercial domination of the Confederation by the [[Honeoye]] in the 20th century lead to resentment and suspicion among the members of the geographic center of the Confederation. Increasing border skirmishes between the Algosh, Canandaigua, Gowandis, and others gradually destabilized the outward facing political cohesion once enjoyed by the Confederation, leading to members separately pursuing foreign allies. In 2004, a short skirmish between Tonawandis and Cheektowaga lead to the capture of Cheektowaga's Chief Axigalantu, and the Confederation government was unable to resolve the dispute. Subsequently, following years of disagreement between Mixcala and Tepetlcali, a large Tepetlcali force sacked Mixcala in early 2008. A blood feud ensued, which completely destabilized the Northern Confederation, and the Algosh took advantage of the chaos and began to subjugate other members of the Confederation under the leadership of its Hierarchs, who served as war chiefs. The Apostolic Kingdom of [[Urcea]] intervened on behalf of Mixcala, forming an alliance. The [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]] deployed eight divisions to the [[New Harren]] colony and organized them as the ''Army of St. Thomas'' under the purview of the Far Western Command commanded by Lecáti [[Martin St. Clair]], while Urcean diplomat Martin de Daphan worked to establish ties with prospective Urcean allies.
== Economic Sectors ==
=== Agriculture ===


==Formation of Algoquona==
=== Mining ===
[[File:Potosi Décembre 2007 - Industrie Minière.jpg|thumb|left|A mine in the eastern mountains of Puertego]]
Mining has always been and remains a large part of the Puertegan economy with the country producing according to 2025 data 18,500 tons of tin, 1,400,000 tons of zinc, 270,000 tons of nickel, 24,500 tons of cobalt, 2,400 tons of lithium, 120 tons of gold, 4,160 tons of silver, and 45,000,000 tons of iron ore. It is estimated through official state numbers that 14% of the population is employed through mining with wages in the sector being barely below average for Puertego and all being employed in the state-run mining company with private companies in that sector being disallowed by law granting the state a complete monopoly on mining operations in Puertego.


== Campaign ==
=== Manufacturing ===


=== Tonawandis ===
The manufacturing industry in Puertego has experienced rapid growth in recent years with the countries cities becoming heavily industrialized, manufacturing accounts for 2/3rds of GDP in Puertego and employs 1/3rd of the countries workforce. In 2030 the government of Puertego announced that the manufacturing industry had been completely privatized with the last few factories of the state-owned cement company being liquidated and the company being disbanded, growth in the sector remains extremely high with it experiencing a growth rate of around 14% yearly. The largest manufacturing sectors in Puertego are metallurgy, cement, chemicals, and textiles with smaller industries in arms, alcohol, machinery, food processing, and arms. In Puertego it's estimated that around 80% of manufacturing businesses are foreign owned with the 20% domestic owned ones almost universally being owned by high-ranking government officials in Puertego.
In the beginning of March 2008, following the agreement between Mixcala and Urcea, the Urcean Royal Navy launched a preemptive strike on Tonawandis, the Confederation member closest to the New Harren colony which controlled the coastline near Cao. The attack on Tonawandis consisted of a two-day and night naval bombardment followed by an amphibious attack by the Royal Marine Corps. Tonawandis, which had no defenses save concrete machine gun emplacements and a mid-20th Century frigate re-purposed as an artillery barge, which was quickly destroyed by the Royal Navy. Use of armed air-cushioned landing craft to spearhead the assault resulted in a mostly uncontested Urcean landing. Urcean forces then proceeded inland to try and capture major settlements in Tonawandis territory as part of a pseudo-blitzkrieg strategy to decapitate the Tonawandisi tribal government. Advancing, Royal Fusiliers fought the Battle of Cattaraugus on March 6th, losing 77 fusiliers against more than 250 native losses. The capture of Cattaraugus was significant as it was where the Tonawandisi were holding Axigalantu, former Chief of the Cheektowaga. Axigalantu on his part pledged alliance, conversion to Catholicism, and loyalty to Urcea if restored in his land, which Urcean negotiators agreed to.


The remainder of the Tonawandis campaign saw little organized resistance as the Army of St. Thomas continued its inland march, finally pacifying the last Tonawandis settlement on August 19th, 2008. Despite its status as a conquered tribe rather than an allied one, the Urcean Government promised Tonawandis would be fully represented in the new, Urcean-led confederation to come. Despite this promise, about half of the Tonawandisi army did not lay down their arms continued to fight on for the remaining two years of fighting.
=== Construction ===


=== Tepetlcali ===
Construction in Puertego has been a booming sector since the onset of the nation's rapid industrialization with the demand for new factories in the nation with the building of new factories and infrastructure to accommodate the countries rapidly growing industry as well as the governments large scale projects across the country. Construction in Puertego is privately owned with the state-run construction company being liquidated in 2019 with 4 large-scale privately-owned construction companies all filling its place almost immediately with the companies being owned by the current minister of Internal Security, two former members of the National Assembly, and a high-ranking general in the Puertegan army, however besides the big four construction companies in Puertego there are several much smaller privately owned construction companies which often operate on the grey market in an attempt to dodge taxes on their work with construction estimated to be the largest grey market industry in Puertego by far.
Simultaneous to the Tonawandis campaign, Urcean special forces and aerial infantry began a campaign against the city-state of Tepetlcali. Following a few skirmishes, the Royal Air Force inserted a brigade's worth of Air Grenadiers within the city's boundaries on March 15th, 2008. Following a night of dense street fighting, Urcean forces disabled the city's power grid and communications network, after which time several thousand Mixcalan soldiers entered the city and sacked Tepetlcali, which was soon after depopulated. With the destruction of its main city and capture of its High War Chiefs, the Tepetlcali city-state imploded, though some resistance continued until the territory was cleared by July 2009.


=== Cheektowaga ===
=== Energy & Other Utilities ===
With Chief Axigalantu in hand, the Urcean Royal Navy began to bombard Cheektowaga in August of 2009 and a general amphibious advance of 15,000 Urcean and Mixcalan troops dislodged most of the initial defenders, allowing Axigalantu to land and establish a rival court, and many Cheektowagans rose to support him. A quick campaign in September and October overcame the whole of Cheektowaga as Urcean, Mixcalan, and Cheektowagan troops fought off loyalists. The incumbent chief, Axigalantu's nephew Amagonzes, fled to Quetzenkel at the end of October but was handed over to the Royal and Imperial Army as a token of good faith by the Quetzenkeli. The Royal and Imperial Army turned Amagonzes over to the Cheektowagans, who executed him following his refusal to swear allegiance.


=== Algoquona and Free Cities ===
The energy and other utility sectors of Puertego remain under complete state control with the state granting itself a monopoly on the sector. The energy sector is primarily fueled through natural gas, crude oil, and coal though hydropower also makes up a sizeable portion of energy generated however the government has made an attempt to switch to less environmentally destructive methods of energy generation with multiple nuclear power plants currently being built in order to meet the nation's growing energy needs. The national energy grid often has trouble producing enough energy to sustain the national energy consumption which spiked significantly after the nations rapid industrialization with the government choosing to save energy for the industrial sector leading to only 1 in every 4-5 streetlights being kept on and scheduled black outs in the nation's cities being a daily occurrence often lasting around 2.5 hours each day and only buildings deemed necessities like government offices and hospitals being unaffected, though there have been initiatives by the government to increase the percentage of the population with access to electricity in their homes only around 45% of Puertegans currently have access with the presence of large amounts of informal housing being a primary obstacle to achiving higher levels. The water industry in Puertego is also state owned just like the electricity industry with many recent improvements to the water supply of Puertego in recent years such as vastly improved sanitation and disinfecting along with access to clean drinking water in cities being almost universal and in rural areas reaching an average of 75% with access.
With the lower tribes pacified by the fall of 2009, the Royal and Imperial Army advised the Concilium Purpaidá that the war aims of Urcea were achieved and that a viable confederation could be created out of the newly controlled lands. Still, a small alliance of twenty seven cities and villages pledged resistance to the Urceans and alliance with Algoquona. Algoquona, on its part, was unwilling to come to an accommodation and, on November 14th, 2009, more than 40,000 Algoquonan warriors and several hundred vehicles invaded northern Cheektowaga and overwhelmed the outnumbered Urcean and Cheektowagan forces there, forcing them back to the southern coast of Cheektowaga. A four month Urcean bombing campaign ensued in an effort to dislodge them. In April 2010, the Army of St. Thomas advanced north with 30,000 men and pushed the Algoquona out by July, when the Algoquona were willing to come to terms. The free cities submitted to Urcea the same month.


== Aftermath ==
=== Banking & Finance ===
As a consequence of the war, the Northern Confederation completely disintegrated by 2010, and many of its tribes outside of the area of fighting decided to accept Algoquona overlordship rather than exist as an independent polity. Strengthened by its new wards, the Algoquona conquered the remaining northwestern portions of the Northern Confederation by early 2011, establishing it as the major native power in Northwestern Crona. Though Urcea and Algoquona agreed to a ceasefire in July of 2010, the war did not formally end until the [[Treaty of Narasseta]] came into force in November 2012.


In 2010, Urcea and its native allies, in addition to Tonawandis which it had conquered in 2008, formed the Kingdom of [[New Harren]], a confederation of Levantine colonies, tribes, city-states, and other native polities. Nominally independent but in personal union with the Apostolic King of Urcea, the Kingdom of New Harren has largely supplanted the Northern Confederation as the preeminent "native league" in Northwestern Crona. Mixcalans have taken an extremely influential role in the affairs of the Kingdom and are second only to Urceans in terms of positions of power and distributed homesteads within conquered portions of the Kingdom.


[[Category:Urcea]]
 
[[Category:Wars]]
=== Gambling ===
[[Category:Crona]]
 
[[Category:Cusinaut]]
The gambling industry in Puertego was originally outlawed in by the 2002 Moral Standards Act which outlawed all unauthorized forms of gambling and provided for penalties ranging from monetary fines to short prison sentences, although the Puertegan government does not list gambling as an offense which someone is able to go to prison over. However, while gambling is still officially illegal in Puertego the law only applies to Puertegan citizens allowing many casinos to operate inside Puertego's borders designed to cater to the interests of tourists with 22 such establishments existing in Puertego. However, despite the restrictions on gambling imposed by the government gambling as a past time has been deeply ingrained in Puertegan culture with men who refuse to take part in gambling often being labeled as unmasculine or cowards with a fear of any risks causing illegal gambling to be a large black-market sector in Puertego with the police force often being paid bribes to look the other way on it. Common forms of illegal gambling in Puertego include cockfights or dogfights, card rooms, and sports books with most of those run by organized crime, the large number of opportunities for gambling plus many Puertegan men feeling they need to gamble due to cultural expectations has led to widespread gambling addiction plaguing Puertego.
[[Category:The Deluge]]
 
[[Category: IXWB]]
== Trade & Foreign investment ==
=== Foreign Trade ===
 
=== Free Trade ===
 
=== Foreign Debt, Aid, and Investment ===
 
== Labor Market ==
=== Unionization ===
 
=== Wages ===
 
=== Labor Export ===
 
=== Welfare ===
 
== Enviornmental Damages ==

Revision as of 10:51, 4 July 2023

Economy of Puertego
San Lina, the financial capital of Puertego
CurrencyDamillo (DMO, Đ)
Calendar year
Country group
Statistics
GDPIncrease $1,108,410,624,000 (nominal, 2027 est.)
GDP rank
GDP growth
9.2% (2027)
GDP per capita
Increase $13,040 (nominal, 2027 est.)
GDP per capita rank
6th (nominal, 2027)
GDP by sector
  • 12.5%
Population below poverty line
Positive decrease 36% living at or below $3.20 a day (2026)
Negative increase 50.8 high
Template:IncreasePositive 0.646 medium
Labour force
  • Increase 96 million (July 2028)
  • Steady 80% employment rate (July 2028)
Labour force by occupation
Unemployment1.2% (official numbers) 11.7% (estimated)
Average gross salary
Đ7,152,640 ($325.12) monthly (2027)
Đ4,770,920 ($216.86) monthly (2027)
Main industries
Increase Easy #76 (2027)
External
Export goods
Tin, Natural Rubber, Sugar, Fish, Chemicals, Iron, Steel, Copper, Gold, Silver, Tobacco, Aluminum, Nickel, Zinc, Textiles, Machinery, Alcohol, Cement, Lithium, Paper, Diamonds, Refined Petroleum, Processed Food
Import goods
Grains, Corn, Pharmaceuticals, Fertilizer, Livestock, Automobiles, Electronics, Crude Oil, Natural Gas, Coal, Electricity, Broadcasting Equipment
FDI stock
  • Increase $512 billion (31 December 2027 est.)
  • Increase Abroad: $8 million (31 December 2027 est.)
$37,033 million (2028 est.)
$1,086,181,153,981 (31 December 2027 est.)
Public finances
Positive decrease 77% of GDP (FY 2027)
+ 0.7% of CDP
  • Scope:
  • BB
  • Outlook: Stable
Foreign reserves
$105.2 billion

All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars.

The economy of Puertego is a mixed socialist-oriented market economy with the private sector allowed to operate in much of the economy though state control still being common in many industries such as utilities and natural resources. The economy is one of the fastest growing on the continent with it consistently measuring 8-9% GDP growth every year with the economy showing no real signs of slowing in its growth any time soon unless a catastrophic event hits the economy unexpectedly. While the economy has seen rapid and continuous growth ever since 2008 there are still many people who critique many aspects of the economy such as the massive income inequality and poverty allowed to exist in it with Puertego having some of the worst income inequality in the entire world, there has also been criticism towards the countries heavy corruption in state run industries, lack of wage growth despite the growing economy, and the lack of a lot of social welfare commonly found in other countries.

The Puertegan economy was formerly almost exclusively based on farming cash crops and selling them abroad with things such as sugar and rubber however in recent times the economy has been moving to a more industrialized one with the country making it very easy and profitable for companies to outsource their production to Puertego, in recent times Puertego has become a large producer of things such as steel, textiles, chemicals, various refined metals, and aluminum though natural resource extraction still remains a large sector of the economy with mining copper, tin, zinc, nickel and other minerals as well as farming sugar, rubber, and tobacco still being large industries in Puertego. Services are a small sector of the economy with the government prioritizing industry and the only real service jobs are in shipping, finance, or banking or government operated utility companies. Remittances are the last part of the Puertegan economy with the country receiving an estimated $70 billion back from the 14 million Puertegan working abroad often in Pelaxia, Cartadinia, and Caphiria. The economy of Puertego is largely export based with exports outnumbering imports on a scale of 12 to 1, the country is one of the world's largest importers of energy with them buying coal, oil, and natural gas from almost anyone aboard who will sell it to them as well as being a large importer of food.

Economic Sectors

Agriculture

Mining

A mine in the eastern mountains of Puertego

Mining has always been and remains a large part of the Puertegan economy with the country producing according to 2025 data 18,500 tons of tin, 1,400,000 tons of zinc, 270,000 tons of nickel, 24,500 tons of cobalt, 2,400 tons of lithium, 120 tons of gold, 4,160 tons of silver, and 45,000,000 tons of iron ore. It is estimated through official state numbers that 14% of the population is employed through mining with wages in the sector being barely below average for Puertego and all being employed in the state-run mining company with private companies in that sector being disallowed by law granting the state a complete monopoly on mining operations in Puertego.

Manufacturing

The manufacturing industry in Puertego has experienced rapid growth in recent years with the countries cities becoming heavily industrialized, manufacturing accounts for 2/3rds of GDP in Puertego and employs 1/3rd of the countries workforce. In 2030 the government of Puertego announced that the manufacturing industry had been completely privatized with the last few factories of the state-owned cement company being liquidated and the company being disbanded, growth in the sector remains extremely high with it experiencing a growth rate of around 14% yearly. The largest manufacturing sectors in Puertego are metallurgy, cement, chemicals, and textiles with smaller industries in arms, alcohol, machinery, food processing, and arms. In Puertego it's estimated that around 80% of manufacturing businesses are foreign owned with the 20% domestic owned ones almost universally being owned by high-ranking government officials in Puertego.

Construction

Construction in Puertego has been a booming sector since the onset of the nation's rapid industrialization with the demand for new factories in the nation with the building of new factories and infrastructure to accommodate the countries rapidly growing industry as well as the governments large scale projects across the country. Construction in Puertego is privately owned with the state-run construction company being liquidated in 2019 with 4 large-scale privately-owned construction companies all filling its place almost immediately with the companies being owned by the current minister of Internal Security, two former members of the National Assembly, and a high-ranking general in the Puertegan army, however besides the big four construction companies in Puertego there are several much smaller privately owned construction companies which often operate on the grey market in an attempt to dodge taxes on their work with construction estimated to be the largest grey market industry in Puertego by far.

Energy & Other Utilities

The energy and other utility sectors of Puertego remain under complete state control with the state granting itself a monopoly on the sector. The energy sector is primarily fueled through natural gas, crude oil, and coal though hydropower also makes up a sizeable portion of energy generated however the government has made an attempt to switch to less environmentally destructive methods of energy generation with multiple nuclear power plants currently being built in order to meet the nation's growing energy needs. The national energy grid often has trouble producing enough energy to sustain the national energy consumption which spiked significantly after the nations rapid industrialization with the government choosing to save energy for the industrial sector leading to only 1 in every 4-5 streetlights being kept on and scheduled black outs in the nation's cities being a daily occurrence often lasting around 2.5 hours each day and only buildings deemed necessities like government offices and hospitals being unaffected, though there have been initiatives by the government to increase the percentage of the population with access to electricity in their homes only around 45% of Puertegans currently have access with the presence of large amounts of informal housing being a primary obstacle to achiving higher levels. The water industry in Puertego is also state owned just like the electricity industry with many recent improvements to the water supply of Puertego in recent years such as vastly improved sanitation and disinfecting along with access to clean drinking water in cities being almost universal and in rural areas reaching an average of 75% with access.

Banking & Finance

Gambling

The gambling industry in Puertego was originally outlawed in by the 2002 Moral Standards Act which outlawed all unauthorized forms of gambling and provided for penalties ranging from monetary fines to short prison sentences, although the Puertegan government does not list gambling as an offense which someone is able to go to prison over. However, while gambling is still officially illegal in Puertego the law only applies to Puertegan citizens allowing many casinos to operate inside Puertego's borders designed to cater to the interests of tourists with 22 such establishments existing in Puertego. However, despite the restrictions on gambling imposed by the government gambling as a past time has been deeply ingrained in Puertegan culture with men who refuse to take part in gambling often being labeled as unmasculine or cowards with a fear of any risks causing illegal gambling to be a large black-market sector in Puertego with the police force often being paid bribes to look the other way on it. Common forms of illegal gambling in Puertego include cockfights or dogfights, card rooms, and sports books with most of those run by organized crime, the large number of opportunities for gambling plus many Puertegan men feeling they need to gamble due to cultural expectations has led to widespread gambling addiction plaguing Puertego.

Trade & Foreign investment

Foreign Trade

Free Trade

Foreign Debt, Aid, and Investment

Labor Market

Unionization

Wages

Labor Export

Welfare

Enviornmental Damages

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