|caption = [[San Lina]], the {{wp|Financial centre|financial capital}} of Puertego
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| caption = (Clockwise from top left) A tank of the [[Arcerion Armoured Corp]]'s Royal Arcerion Dragoons engages Capetian troops during urban fighting; An Arcer submarine of the [[Royal Arcerion Submarine Service]] on patrol in the Songun Sea; Members of the [[Royal Moorden Regiment]] conduct a clearance of a destroyed baseball diamond in [[The Cape]]; Convoy ships group together to run the Songun Straits Gap during the mid war.
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| date = 1935-1943
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| place = [[Crona]]
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| gdp = {{increase}} $1,108,410,624,000 (nominal, 2027 est.)
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| growth = 9.2% (2027)
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| per capita = {{increase}} $13,040 (nominal, 2027 est.)
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| per capita rank = [[List of countries by GDP|6th (nominal, 2027)]]
| territory = No significant mainland changes<br>Alstin gains TBA
| sectors = *{{wp|Primary sector of the economy|agriculture}}: 25%
| result = Levantia and Odoneru Treaty Association victory
*{{wp|Secondary sector of the economy|industry}}: 66%
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*{{wp|Tertiary sector of the economy|services}}: 4%
*{{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.)
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| debt = {{decreasePositive}} 77% of GDP (FY 2027)
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The '''Cronan Theatre of the Second Great War''' was one of the secondary theatres of combat during the Second Great War. It saw continued fighting of varying intensity across the Southern portion of the continent as well as smaller island raiding actions in the [[Polynesian Sea]], [[Sea of Orixtal]], and [[Okatian Sea]]. The war in Crona started later than the outbreak of hostilities in [[Sarpedon]] and [[Levantia]], due to the delayed entry of [[The Cape]] into the conflict. Despite continued engagements and conflicts elsewhere, the Second Great War in Crona ended with the joint Arco-Capetian Armistice of 1943, also known as the [[Songun Declaration]], which ended open hostilities between the two nations. [[Arcerion]] and [[Burgundie]] fought The Cape in several major land engagements along the [[Capetian Peninsula]], as well as significant naval actions throughout the [[Songun Sea]].
== Prelude to War ==
Prior to the war, Arcerion had just concluded several years of direct combat operations against Ardmore, during which its Armed Forces were unsuccessful in their attempt to uphold the Ardmori Royal Family and prevent the Kingdom of Ardmore from collapsing. As part of the withdraw, Arcerion helped resettle thousands of Ardmori citizens and was undergoing a significant economic and cultural post-war boom from both the Ardmori intelligentsia that had emigrated, as well as the significant investments from wealthy Ardmori businesspeople who fled the new communist regiment of the Ardmori Cooperative.
By 1934, Arcerion was a modern, industrial state with a strong, diversified economy and was considered to be one of the fastest growing nations in Crona. By this time, The Cape had a newly formed socialist government, and there was no normalized diplomatic relationship between [[Kurst Capital Region|Kurst]] and [[Cape Town]]. The Cape's new government was seeking to engage with larger economies to help export raw natural resources and finished goods to help boost its flailing economy that was struggling to compete with its northern Neighbor, [[Paulastra]], and was becoming increasingly threatened by the Arcer economy, which was set to collapse most native industry in The Cape by the mid-1940s due to its pro-business and free market policies. On New Year's Day the Cape prepared a delegation to travel to the now wartime capital of [[Caphiria]], [[Venceia]].
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.
=== Caphirian Affair ===
The Capetian delegation depart by seaplane in April of 1935, arriving in Caphiria two weeks later after engine trouble forced them to remain in Pelaxia for several days for engine repairs. Upon arriving, the delegation offered to enter into an alliance with Caphiria, from which Caphiria would be free to use Capetian bases and also stage troops in the South of Crona. Strategically, the Cape allows Caphiria to place significant pressure on St. Brendan's Strait, effectively jeopardizing the Western approaches to the Odoneru Ocean and preventing Urcea from receiving a significant amount of trade. In return, the Capetians would receive a significant amount of industrial planners and civil engineers from Caphiria to help mold their economy along socialist lines with expertise provided from their new Sarpedonian allies. Concurrent to this, Caphiria would send several battalions of troops to help train the Capetian Armed Forces, which were now in their infancy as a professional fighting force, still relying heavily on conscripts and draftees. Caphiria also agreed, that in return for raw materials to assist its war effort, that it would send the Cape enough weapons and technical experts to both equip several divisions as well as begin local, licensed weapons manufacturing, with the eventual hope it would be able to resell these to the Caphirians to support their own war effort.
Urcean intelligence services however had both intercepted telegrams and letters from the Capetian delegation after their arrival in Venceia, but they had also been able to spy on the Capetians during their brief stop in Pelaxia, learning of these plans, transmitting them back to [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]]. Significantly concerned that this would not only widen the scope of the war, but also severely impact the Western Odoneru, the Urcean Consul in Arcerion provided an intelligence docket to the Arcer Prime Minister, informing him of both Caphirian and Capetian schemes to destabilize Crona. Fresh from their loss in the Ardmori Civil War, the [[Government of Arcerion|Confederate Parliament]] was hesitant to get involved in what was quickly becoming a world war of industrial scale, and quietly sent the Foreign Secretary to Cape Town to personally deliver a letter of protest over the matter, informing the Cape that any actions that were taken in this manner would be considered a direct threat to the economic sovereignty of Arcerion.
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.
Little happened in the months following diplomatically, but Cahpiria and The Cape secretly signed agreements and moved ahead with their plan. Caphirian soldiers appeared in June of 1934, and began training the Capetian defence forces, with weapons and equipment as available flowing in through Eastern Ports. Its lack of a national intelligence service meant that Arcerion's access to information that indicated the Cape was arming itself and that Caphiria was already staging the submarine tenders and building the facilities necessary to support commerce raiding ships came only sporadically from the Urcean Defense Attache in the [[New Archduchy]]. By the summer of 1935 however, it was becoming explicitly clear that The Cape's military was burgeoning and Caphirian ships had already made several port calls into the Eastern parts of The Cape, ferrying advisors, equipment, and intelligence.
== Economic Sectors ==
[[File:Arco ports.jpg|thumb|Ships docked at the quay in Chester-on-Moore, [[Moorden Governorate]], [[Arcerion]] in the 1920s load steel and other metal products to be shipped to [[Levantia]]. ]]
=== Agriculture ===
On 14 November 1935, a Caphirian submarine that was based out of the newly constructed submarine pens in the Eastern Capetian Peninsula sighted what it assessed as a cargo freighter bound Eastward for Levantia. Based on radio communications that Caphiria had intercepted from the vessel, it was able to ascertain it was indeed an Arcer-flagged vessel, although it was confirmed to be carrying both steel products such as road wheels for tanks, as well as some chemical compounds required to manufacture ammunition. It torpedoed the vessel, the ''SS Finch'', which was lost with all hands and sunk quickly due to its explosive and heavy cargo. Arcerion did not learn of its sinking until two weeks later when the company lodged a formal protest after sailors from a Burgoignesc vessel chartered out of Equatorial Ostiecia found flotsam belonging to the ''Finch''. Enraged, the Arcer government summoned the Caphirian Consul in the New Archduchy to answer for the ship's sinking and the loss of two dozen crew. The Arcer government acknowledged it was carrying weapons and other materiel required for the Levantian war effort, but it reminded Caphiria that Arcerion was both neutral and the ship was privately owned and operated. Embattled, the Caphirian Consul conedd it was unfortunate but that the vessel was a legitimate military target. Arceiron expelled the Consul via rail, however his expulsion was leaked in the Kinnaird Financial Times, and he required escort from members of the [[Royal Arcerion Constabulary]] to avoid being assailed on his exit. The Arcer government also sent telegrams and diplomatic letters to the Capetian government, who were now emboldened with several divisions and a fledgling armed forces, which rebuked the claims as 'Capitalist Slander,' insisting Arcerion had made itself a combatant by supporting Urcea and its allies.
Arcerion, believing that Caphiria was biding its time until it could finally close off the Songun Straits and use The Cape as its Cronan base of operations, sent a telegram to the Urcean Defense Attache in the New Archduchy, requesting a diplomatic presence in Arcerion with requisite defense officials to begin secret plans for "joint defense of economic and sovereign interests."
=== Mining ===
== Early War (1935-1938) ==
[[File:Potosi Décembre 2007 - Industrie Minière.jpg|thumb|left|A mine in the eastern mountains of Puertego]]
The early phases of the war little resembled the violent clashes of armies between Levantia and Sarpedon. Arcerion submitted a formal declaration to The Cape on Christmas Day, 1935 that the two countries were now to be diplomatically disconnected and Arcerion considered there to be an open state of hostilities between The Cape and Arcerion due to the Caphirian Affair and insistence of Capetian leadership on hosting Caphirian soldiers, sailors, and air crew.
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.
=== Outbreak of War ===
==== Arcer Response ====
The Confederate Parliament was initially hesitant to be dragged into another war not even half a decade after the first. Hawkish Members of Parliament who called for entering the war on the side of Urcea and Burgundie were often shouted down, reminded of the ills of war and told that Crona was thus far untouched by the horrors of the conflict. But after the Caphirian Affair and the sinking of the ''SS Finch'', public opinion shifted wildly against Caphiria and its allies, specifically new communist Capetian government officials. Arcerion's long held grudge against the Cape for its control of the Songun Straits meant that it now had reasonable ''casus belli'' to fight its Southern neighbour.
[[File:Aircraft factory easthampton.jpg|thumb|An aircraft manufacturing and assembly facility in [[Easthampton]], Arcerion during the 1930s builds wing sections during the Second Great War. ]]
Preparations for the war began immediately. Little concerned about Northern neighbours such as Kelekona and Tiechaxha, Arcer forces moved to the southern governorate of [[Moorden Governorate|Moorden]], and began training heavily for coastal defense against what could be a possible invasion. The Arcer Air Force and Nava Service began shifting major assets to Chester-on-Moore and the Southern coastline of the nation, protecting its access to the Songun. Of note was the [[Royal Arcerion Submarine Service]], which began patrolling and foraying further into the Songun Sea conducting reconnaisance, intelligence gathering, and infiltration of Capetian waters in preparation for a larger campaign.
Arcerion also invited significant staffs of Urcean and Burgoignesc defense attaches, arriving through the New Archduchy and travelling to Kurst across the nation via the National Railway Service. The most important of these were Burgundian officials who helped to coordinate Operation Flyhook, one of the major long-term combat operations against the Capetian Navy, a joint action by Arcer and Burgoignesc ships.
One of the most critical components to the early Arcer war effort was preparing the nation economically for what lay ahead. Thankfully, a strong national railway system, combined with the New Archduchy being part of Urcea's sphere of influence meant that Arcers would not go hungry and materiel to support their Levantine allies could continue to flow. On the homefront, Arcer industry began retooling for the war effort. manufacturers of circuitry and electronics began to manufacture radios and other important electronics for the war effort whilst larger shipyards and automotive manufacturers built new vessels and armaments for the sea and land forces. The benefit of a strong domestic aircraft industry also assisted Arcerion as they were able to rely on this to generate much of their early war airlift and transport capabilities to supplement their land forces. Where Arcerion truly lacked was heavy and strategic bombers, as most of their forces were oriented to support the infantry and armoured troops with close air support or fight screens. Development of a native heavy bomber was slow progress, and Urcean blueprints and designs were licensed with their Levantine counterparts sending officials to Arcerion to help redesign factories to accommodate the new needs of their ally.
=== Manufacturing ===
==== Capetian Response ====
In The Cape, outbreak of hostilities was marked with much consternation as the Capetian Regime in Cape Town realized they were far from their Caphirian Allies. Economically, they were still attempting to industrialize, with the majority of their factories and heavy industrial facilities still undergoing painful transitions under the new communist regime. Preparations for the war began, but the leadership focused on a poor strategy of defending their two islands in the Songun Straits, XX and YY. The Caphirian delegation in Cape Town was furious at the Arcer declaration, as they had several infantry regiments and armoured car formations training in The Cape, as well as a significant investment from their engineers and naval services to increase the ability of eastern Capetian ports to accommodate commerce raiding vessels and submarines in Caphiria. Caphirian vessels and naval command also grew concerned as closing St. Brendan's Strait from the Urcean and Levantine forces was a critical component in their strategy to choke off the Odoneru.
The Capetian military leadership at their headquarters had a difficult strategic situation, however. Paulastra, while ambivalent, shared a significant land border with both Arcerion and the Cape. With all things being equal, Arcerion's economy and shared interest in Washakara was likely to have them leaning in the favour of the Confederates in Arcerion. To the East and South, St. Brendan's Strait and the Polynesian Sea represented two large maritime areas of operation that the Capetian navy was fundamentally underequipped and resource to effectively fight in, as a fledgling green water navy with outdated First Great War vessels. Lastly, in the Songun, the [[Royal Arcerion Naval Service]] and the other elements of the Arcer Armed Forces had distinct advantages - a limited frontage along the southern edge of Moorden Governorate, as well as a safe area to base ships out of in the Malentine Basin. Arcerion also could rely on their economic ties with Paulastra to keep the Kingdom out of the war, and the rail lines and ports of the New Archduchy to keep the Odoneru sea lines of communication to Levantia open. Therefore, a strategy to defend everything possible was emplaced by the Capetian communist generals, as they believed that the loss of any territory or not defending certain areas was to admit a weakness in both national ability and sovereignty.
[[File:Capetian troops drilling.png|thumb|Capetian droops drill in basic marching during a training camp run by Caphirian officers in 1935. ]]
=== The Ænglic Alliance ===
''Main Article: [[Alstin in the Second Great War]]''
The Untied Republic of Alstin, to the West, was another Ængle nation and one of the original colonisers of South Crona. Despite being geographically removed from the Songun Sea and Southeastern Cronan Peninsula, they remained close ties to Arcerion and their mutual beneficial alliance was a historic one based off of caretaker policies of the Indigenous peoples and lands at the time. Alsitn already had major concerns about unrestricted Caphirian submarine activity. The United Republic had secretly sent Defense Attaches to Kurst to begin coordinating closely with their future ally, and plans for both joint defense and mutual spheres of influence, which would last well into the 21st Century, were disucssed.
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.
Alstinian entry into the war would mark another challenge for Capetian Forces, as they now had to deal with a much larger and more experienced naval force in the Sea of Orixtal, Ocean of Cathay, and Polynesian completely interdicting their trade and ability to sustain their war effort with foreign support.
=== Construction ===
Alstin's defense staff in Arcerion eventually formed a joint command, based out of Kurst, known as Cronan Joint Allied Staff and Headquarters (CJASH), which evolved throughout the course of the war to accommodate the rapidly changing face of conflict in the South Cronan area of operations.
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.
=== "The Quiet Front" ===
The start of the war for both sides was characterized by the Kinnaird Financial Times as "A Quiet Front," or as the defense staff at CJASH considered it, "a sleepy period." All three committed nations to the war effort spent time training forces, producing new equipment, ammunition, and units to be used in upcoming offensives. While some dogfights and aircraft engaged eachother over the Songun Sea, action was generally limited to Arcer submarines destroying Capetian shipping via torpedoes or mine warfare. This trend continued into the new year, with the Confederate Parliament summoning the Arcer General Staff to lay out a campaign plan for 1936. Letters from Urcean diplomats stressed the need to fully reopen St. Brendan's strait so as to resume trade from the WesternOdoneru, and as a supporting ally to the major power fighting, the Confederate Parliament undertook this by issuing the General Staff a memorandum to present options on how to end the Caphirian and Capetian interdiction of trade.
[[File:Para training 1935.png|thumb|Members of the [[Arcerion Parachute Regiment]] train candidates on the use of static line parachutes during basic training in 1935. ]]
The General Staff consulted with their Alstinian allies, who concluded that while they had sufficient naval power to exert influence over the area and prevent both the Polynesian Sea and St. Brendan's Strait from being controlled by the Caphirian Navy, but they could not do so consistently due to a lack of permanent basing facilities that even Burgoignesc could not fully change. Concurrent to this, the Cape could always shift to an aerial method of interdicting ships, or submarine warfare from their own shores, meaning the only true option was to destroy the port facilities that the Cape and Caphiria operated from on the Cape's Eastern shores.
The General Staff drew up plans for a bold operation to invade the Cape and its Songun islands, using almost the entirety of the Arcer Army. It also would require a significant contribution from the Paulastran, who would have to drive South and invade the Cape. The Operation, codenamed ''[[Operation Lightfoot|Lightfoot]]'', would be the largest military and combined arms action undertaken by Arcerion to that point. Preparations began by forming an Airborne Division and training remaining Arcer troops for seaborne landings. Supply ships and the naval power required to sealift, escort, and support ground forces as they mvoed inland and attempted to seize ports would continue to be marshalled with merchant mariners called to service and the Confederate Parliament nationalizing several Arco businesses in the maritime trade and cwrgo shipping industry to acquire the tonnage required for such an operation.
==== Southwestern Peninsular Campaign ====
Alstin indicated to the CJASH that it was prepared to conduct landings on mainland Crona, to both support the war industry with the natural resources from the small, despotic Indigenous countries but also to provide itself with additional basing as its fleet increased in size to a wartime footing. This coincided with increased naval presence and the Alstinian naval action against the Caphirian Navy's Solemia Squadron, which such the destruction of much of the Imperial tonnage for relatively few Alstinian losses. This was part of the Alstinian campaign plan of both supporting their Arcer allies as they prepared for a major land engagement, while also trying to stymy the flow of resources from Varshan and Central Crona to Sarpedon's war effort.
=== Operation Lightfoot ===
''Main article: [[Operation Lightfoot]]''
In June of 1936, Arcerion had finished preparations for the invasion of the Cape and sent an Army Corps to land in the Cape and its Songun islands, to both destroy their military infrastructure, and with the eventual goal of seizing Cape Town and the Southern ports from which the majority of the Capetian Navy had been operating. The operation was earmarked by the largest air landing of paratroopers in the war, with three concurrent naval landings, two on the Cronan mainland and one on the Songun island of XX. The early phases of the operation were an unmitigated success. Capetian troops, devoid of the experience or institutionalized doctrine and knowledge of their Caphirian mentors began to shatter and break, and Arcer drives inland saw great success for Arcer forces. Capetian commanders achieved mixed successes with counterattacks and defensives, with those that had Caphirian training and support often providing stiff resistance against Arcer troops, inflicting heavy losses before they were forced to retreat, whilst the majority of Capetian officers, chosen for political reliability and indoctrinated with socialist teachings, sent waves of troops into fruitless attacks or sited poor defensive positions allowing numerically inferior Arcer soldiers to destroy them.
=== Energy & Other Utilities ===
Via the [[Ceylonia|Ceylonian Consulate]], the Cape received diplomatic notice from Arcerion, supported by the navies of Burgundie and Alstin, that the invasion would continue until the Cape capitulated, expelled all Caphirian forces from its land, and submitted to an occupation by Urcean and allied forces for the duration of the war. The Cape unilaterally denied these terms, and continued to fight Arcer troops. As the summer ended and turned to fall in 1936, Arcer troops had established significant beachheads and consolidated their gains on the Capetian mainland, having fully seized the island of XX, which now served as an ideal staging point and base of operations to support the main offensives. To the North, Paulastra was driving its troops South, having been convinced to join the war effort by Urcean promises of additional territory and economic cooperation to support the Paulastran economy. Its forces split on two fronts, the Northern Front and the Peninsular Front, and its ships aggrieved by Burgoignesc , Alstinian, and Arcer fleets at sea, the situation for the Cape was bleak, and cries for assistance to Caphiria were unheeded as even the Caphirians were unable to extricate themselves fully across St. Brendan's Strait due to the growing number of Arco submarines and allied warships patrolling there.
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.
=== Operation Severance ===
Drive psot-lightfoot consolidation
drive into the Capetian heartland
=== Banking & Finance ===
january 1937 - fall 1937
stalemate by end of 1937
== Mid War (1938-1940) ==
More fighting in Sarpedon and Crona in 1938. Capetian forces are making gains by this point (?). Faneria reaches its greatest point of advance (?) before newly available R&IA troops and Urcean military as well as improved Fiannrian army jointly push back Fanerians and surround their breakthrough. General fighting everywhere.
lightfoot done by 1938, arco withdrawal from mainland (occupies islands until end war)
=== Gambling ===
1939 1940 commando raids along the coast of the cape to keep them down and out
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.
== Late War (1941-1943) ==
submarine actions and convoy running
continued commando raids (solemia islands, lotoa, escal, coribus)
== Trade & Foreign investment ==
== End of Hostilities and Armistice ==
=== Foreign Trade ===
full arco withdrawal
prevention of the cape from being major combatant or supporting caphiria
=== Free Trade ===
strengthened arco-burg relationship, arco-alstinian relationship, and burg-alstinian relationship
=== Foreign Debt, Aid, and Investment ===
Alstin acquired territorial possessions in the Orixtal, Polynesian, and Cathay
== Labor Market ==
=== Unionization ===
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=== Wages ===
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=== Labor Export ===
During the Second Great War Acer submarines saw extensive action against The Capetian Navy, operating in the Songun Sea and the Polynesian Sea. This was part of the larger Arcer [[Operation Forefront|naval mission]] to deny the Capetian Navy freedom of navigation and freedom of movement in the Songun sea, as well as conduct sea lane denial and commercial raiding to prevent [[the Cape]] from receiving the necessary materials and supplies it required to sustain its own war effort. Arcer submarines achieved the most success, as the Arcer surface fleet and Capetian Navy's capital ships never engaged directly in a major battle, the largest being a few smaller flotilla-sized actions between groups of escort ships that happened to make chance contact. Submarines operated under the umbrella mission of Operation Forefront, however under the command of Rear Admiral Lawrence Arthur Coxley, who was acting as Commander, Submarine Force, the Arcer Subsurface fleet operated under [[Operation Flyhook]], which was the sea lane denial, commerce raiding, and minelaying conducted by the submarine force at this time.
=== Welfare ===
Overall, Arcer submarines achieved great effect, sinking dozens of Capetian, Caphirian, and Corummese-flagged merchantmen, as well as a number of smaller Capetian warships of corvette and frigate-size. Moderate damage was done to Capetian major capital ships, although none were sunk, just forced into shipyards for repairs. During the war, four Arcer submarines were damaged by enemy fire or anti-submarine warfare, and an additional two were lost. His Majesty's Arcer Submarine ''Superior'', was destroyed by enemy surface vessels, likely due to depth charges and being unable to surface in 1951. HMAS ''Typhoon'' was lost with all hands during an emergency dive rehearsal as part of crew training in the Malentine Sea, where it sunk to 300 meters and was destroyed. The legacy of the war continues to influence modern Arcer submarine doctrine. An emphasis on torpedo and mine warfare are consistently emphasized as the most important aspects of the Service's capabilities, and while it maintains the ability to launch cruise missiles and anti-ship missiles, these are considered of secondary nature.
== Enviornmental Damages ==
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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.
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.
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36% living at or below $3.20 a day (2026)
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