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| country    = Puertego
|image = Panama-city-panorama.jpg
|image_size = 300px
|caption = [[San Lina]], the {{wp|Financial centre|financial capital}} of Puertego
| currency  = [[Damillo]] (DMO, Đ)
| year      = {{wp|Calendar year}}
| organs    =
| group      = {{plainlist|
*{{wp|Developing country|Developing/Emerging}}
*{{wp|World Bank Lower-middle income economy|Lower-middle income economy}}}}
| gdp        = {{increase}} $1,108,410,624,000 (nominal, 2027 est.)
| gdp rank  = {{plainlist|
*[[List of countries by GDP|10th (nominal, 2028 est.)]]}}
| growth    = 9.2% (2027)
| per capita = {{increase}} $13,040 (nominal, 2027 est.)
| per capita rank = [[List of countries by GDP|6th (nominal, 2027)]]
| sectors    = *{{wp|Primary sector of the economy|agriculture}}: 25%
*{{wp|Secondary sector of the economy|industry}}: 66%
*{{wp|Tertiary sector of the economy|services}}: 4%
| components =
| inflation  = *12.5%
| bankrate  =
| 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
}}


{| class="wikitable"
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.
! colspan="2" |Vilauristre
|-
| colspan="2" |Royal Capital City
|-
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The view of the inner harbor of Vilauristre
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.
|-
!Nation
|[[Burgundie]]
|-
!Country
|[[Burgundie]]
|-
!Province
[[Ile Burgundie]]
|-
!Settled
|circa 930AD
|-
!Incorporated
|circa 1003AD
|-
!Borough
|List


* Harborside
== Economic Sectors ==
* The Quays
=== Agriculture ===
* Commerce Street
* Devil's Den
* [[Adelmar Medical and Academic Area|AMA]]
* Riulinha
* Aldelmar Park
* South Vilauristre
* Casernecamp
* Colinegibbet
|-
! colspan="2" |Government
|-
!• Mayor
|TBD
|-
!Population
|8,500,000
|}


== History ==
=== 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.


Historical affiliations:
=== Manufacturing ===
*Kingdom of the Impari Impaxi [[350 BC]]–[[132]] AD
*The Bergenddium [[132]]–[[636]]
*Alvaria [[636]]–[[937]]
*Archbishopric of Rabascall-Bergendia [[937]]–[[1175]]
*Vilauristre Conference [[1175]]–[[1597]]
*Kingdom of Magnia-Bourgondi [[1597]]–[[1725]]
*Duchy of Bourgondi [[1725]]–[[1793]]
*Duchy of Bourgondi-Estia [[1793]]–[[1812]]
*[[Burgundie]] [[1812]]–present


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.


First settled in the 4th or 5th century BC by Impari Impaxi peoples, the city was formally incorporated in [[1247]] and then elevated to city status in [[1478]]. It has served as an important trading hub in southeastern [[Levantia|Levantine]] circuit since its settlement and has been the capital of 4 civilizations or nations. Following its modernization in the late-1800s, it was one of the few metropolitan areas with a population already over one million residents. After the [[Second Great War]], the population boomed again and has been growing steadily ever since.
=== Construction ===


Vilauristre has served as the political and administrative capital of the [[Burgundie]] since [[1462]], more or less. There were a few instances where the government evacuated the city to avoid riots, mobs or military incursion, but for the most part, the legacy of government has always rested in the city. During the period of the [[History of Burgundie#Trade%20Company%20Empires|Trade Company Empires]], Vilauristre was catapulted into the world of global politics. It became only regionally important following the independence of [[Burgundie]] at the cost of its overseas empire in [[Audonia]], [[Alshar]], and [[Vallos]]. Wallowing in relative obscurity for the next century Vilauristre played second fiddle to [[Port Diteaux]], which took on a global role during the [[History of Burgundie#Trade%20Route%20Empire|Trade Route Empire]]. As the 20th century dawned and the country embarked on the era known locally as the [[History of Burgundie#Pax%20Burgundia|Pax Burgundia]], Vilauristre clawed its way back into the spotlight. Particularly in the aftermath of the [[Second Great War]], Vilauristre, emerging entirely unscathed, steadily grew its influence as a global intermediary and negotiation center.
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.


Today the city is vibrant and diverse with a massive population. Urban renewal is pervasive and greenovation has taken the development of the city by storm. While green space is fairly accessible to most residents the high density of the city means that most buildings are multi-family, mid or high-rise, with single-family homes only accounting for 2.1% of the total residential market. Also due to the population density, most mid- and high-rise buildings are multi-use. The first one or two stories being commercial with a residential tower above is a common layout in the city. Problems with drug abuse, homelessness, and poverty are prevalent in some of the lower-class neighborhoods, but a very strong and well funded Department of Public Health and Social Resiliency keep the numbers of residents suffering those indignities at proportionally low rates.
=== Energy & Other Utilities ===


=== Vilauristre Defensive Positions ===
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.
The Vilauristre Defensive Positions were a late 19th century scheme of earthwork fortifications in the south-east of [[Burgundie]], designed to protect Vilauristre from foreign invasion landing on the south coast. The positions were a carefully surveyed contingency plan for a line of entrenchments, which could be quickly excavated in a time of emergency. The line to be followed by these entrenchments was supported by thirteen permanent small polygonal forts or redoubts called Vilauristre Mobilization Centers, which were equipped with all the stores and ammunition that would be needed by the troops tasked with digging and manning the positions.


An 1847 report on [[Burgundie]]'s defenses believed that Vilauristre was practically undefendable. Following a number of proposals by senior military figures, an 1867 memorandum envisaged a scheme of simple earthworks for infantry and movable armaments, intended to be dug and manned in an emergency by the militia, the line being supported by permanent works, the Vilauristre Mobilization Centers, at 8km intervals, which acted as stores and magazines.
=== Banking & Finance ===


The Vilauristre Mobilization Centers were built along a 113-kilometer stretch of the [[Biscaine Bay]]'s coastline. The design of each of the 13 permanent forts site varied, but they were never very elaborate, just a magazine and storehouses for the mobilization of troops, with limited defenses. The intention was that the centers would, in addition to holding ammunition and other supplies, act as strong points in an almost continuous line of field fortifications.The trench lines joining the Defense Positions could be rapidly excavated on the outbreak of war.


* Castell Biscaine showing its commanding position high on the coast of Biscaine Bay
* A view of Castell Burgone
* Castell Flanq


==== Levantine Civil War Modifiactions ====
=== Gambling ===
Following the outbreak of the [[Kiro-Burgundian Wars#War%20of%20Faskano%20Strait|War of Faskano Strait]], [[Burgundie]] invested heavily in massive fortifications across its various frontiers. First in [[Flordeterra]], then in [[Ultmar]]. Just before the outset of the [[Great War#Levantine%20Civil%20War|Levantine Civil War]], the army set about upgrading the fortifications for Vilauristre and [[Port Diteaux]]. In Vilauristre three of the Mobilization Centers were chosen to be brought up to date, Castell Richelieu, Castell Leusseurs, and Castell Gardinier-Montell. Castell Richelieu was fitted with the new twin barrel 340mm cannons and torpedo station. A small anti-aircraft tower was added to the battery after the impact of air combat was demonstrated by [[Kistan]] early in the war, mounted with two 25mm anti-aircraft guns. Castell Leusseurs and Castell Gardinier-Montell were originally planned as shore batteries of the same design as Castell Richelieu, but the increasing importance of aerial bombardment shifted the design of these fortifications to primarily anti-aircraft. They were each fitted with a pair of 155mm cannons on its seaward face and topped with a quartet of 75mm anti-aircraft canons and a sextet of smaller 25mm anti-aircraft guns. These be


* Castell Richelieu before the placement of its second 340mm gun
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.
* Castell Leusseurs
* Castell Gardinier-Montell


== Tourist attractions ==
== Trade & Foreign investment ==
=== Foreign Trade ===


=== What To Eat ===
=== Free Trade ===


==== Traditional Cuisine ====
=== Foreign Debt, Aid, and Investment ===
The Rusty Scupper ([[Burgoignesc language|Burg]]: ''L'Embornal meirgee'')


==== Audonian Cuisine ====
== Labor Market ==
=== Unionization ===


==== Alshari Cuisine ====
=== Wages ===


==== Fusion Food ====
=== Labor Export ===


==== Fast Food ====
=== Welfare ===


=== Night Life ===
== Enviornmental Damages ==
 
==== Jazz Clubs ====
 
==== Night Clubs ====
 
=== Festivals ===
 
* Vilauristre Fringe Festival
* Summer in the City Festival
* Vilauristre Art and Film Lay Synod
* Dockfest
* Rue de Oulechard Jazz Festival
* Céilí and Sail Éille
** Held annually in March, Céilí and Sail Éille is a Celtic/Viking metal, counter-culture festival. It has morphed beyond just a music festival and has come to include a convention for tattoo artists, piercing specialists, and body morphologists. Primarily in the 1980s and 1990s the festival also featured a lowly form of Bataireacht but this devolved into a general mosh pit as the art of Bataireacht was fallen out of favor with the millennial youth. It is primarily attended by disenfranchised youth of the [[Fhasen]] lower middle class. From the genesis of the festival it has been hosted by the various Punk houses of Vilauristre but due to its increase in size in the mid 2010s the various houses have banded together to secure larger facilities through a takeover of an abandoned property for the event of through the sharing of venue rental fees.
 
== Where To Stay ==
 
== Historic Sights ==
 
=== Parks ===
Historically, [[Burgundie]] has in general, but on the [[Ile Burgundie]] in particular, developed a style of garden/park known as the ort a la themis, literally flower gardens of Themis, the [[Istroya]]n titaness of order. This style of garden is based on symmetry and the principle of imposing order on nature. These grand displays of man's might have been cultivated over centuries of the minor princelings of coastal [[Kingdom of Dericania]] to demonstrate their authority not only over their subjects but also over nature itself. In [[Burgundie]] in general there is a sense that the sea is perfect as it is and should be accepted but that land must be tamed and altered to fit the needs of mankind.
 
== Getting To and From Vilauristre ==
 
== Getting Around Vilauristre ==
Public transit is the primary mode of inner city transport in Vilauristre. It is called ViaVille and consists of a network of light rail, buses, and ferries. Since 2019 all public transit in the city is automated. Safety officers are present on higher risk routes but have yet to encounter any incidents of accidental death.
 
== Working In Vilauristre ==
 
== Living In Vilauristre ==
 
== Sister Cities ==
Vilauristre City Council maintains sister city relations with the following cities:
 
* [[Farpoint]], [[Pauldustllah]], since [[1956]]
* [[Kurikila]], [[Kistan]], since [[1965]]
* [[Venceia]], [[Heku]], since [[1984]]
 
==See also==
*[[Cities of Burgundie]]
*[[Global City Index]]
 
[[Category:Cities]]
[[Category:Cities in Burgundie]]

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