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=== Agriculture and mining === | === Agriculture and mining === | ||
Compared to other states, Lombardia has a large agriculture industry (including fruit, vegetables, dairy, and wine production), but at less than 6% of the GSP, it makes a relatively minor direct contribution to the state's overall economy. The total economic contribution is likely more than double this value. Airborne exports of perishable fruits and vegetables amounted to approximately €311 million in 2010. By way of comparison, Lombardia exported more agricultural products by air that year than 14 other states did by all modes of transport, though its agriculture is somewhat dependent on illegal immigrants. | |||
Mining was previously a larger sector of Lombardia's economy during the industrial age, but has all but ceased in modern times. Today the mining sector of Cartadania is primarily concentrated around eastern Viterna, northern Nivarra, and western Galiza, though Lombardia still produces minor quantities of {{wp|anthracite}}, {{wp|feldspar}}, {{wp|gemstones}}, {{wp|sulphur}}, and {{wp|thorium}}. With the exception of gemstones and thorium, all of these are domestically used. | |||
=== Energy === | === Energy === | ||
[[File:Kashiwazaki-Kariwa 04780017 (8388173865).jpg|200px|thumb|right|Simon Ohlson Nuclear Generation Plant on Renaudin Lake.]] | |||
Lombardia consumes approximately 256.7 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity per year. Though Lombardia mines anthracite in the Ursa mountains, coal power is the third-largest production method used in the state. Instead, Lombardia relies more heavily on natural gas and nuclear power. In 2020, the generation mix was gas, nuclear, coal, hydro and other renewable sources. Simon Ohlson Nuclear Generation Facility is located in the state, about {{convert|48|km|mi}} southeast of Figueroa. It is the highest output facility in Cartadania and supplies three-quarters of Lombardia's nuclear power. | |||
The state is also a leader in renewable energy commercialization; it produces some of the most wind power in the nation. In 2015, 10.6% of the electricity consumed in Lombardia came from wind turbines. The Deloffre Wind Farm in Deloffre, Lombardia, is one of the world's largest wind farms with a 781.5 megawatt (MW) capacity. The Energy Information Administration states the state's large agriculture and forestry industries could give Lombardia an enormous amount of biomass for use in biofuels. It is frequently the site of experimentation and research for new energy generation methods, and the Cartadanian [[Department of Energy and Mineral Resources]] has large research facilities in the state as well. | |||
== Demographics == | == Demographics == | ||