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For decades, coal power has played a limited role in Urcea's power sector relative to many other developed countries, in part because of public perception in the wake of early industrial accidents. In 2010, several applications for new "clean coal" plants were filed, though these make up a far smaller percentage of Urcea's energy supply given the rising supply of nuclear power. Urcea is the world's largest producer of natural gas due to a robustly developed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/hydrofracking hydrofracking] sector and the preponderance of well-designed drilling infrastructure. | For decades, coal power has played a limited role in Urcea's power sector relative to many other developed countries, in part because of public perception in the wake of early industrial accidents. In 2010, several applications for new "clean coal" plants were filed, though these make up a far smaller percentage of Urcea's energy supply given the rising supply of nuclear power. Urcea is the world's largest producer of natural gas due to a robustly developed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/hydrofracking hydrofracking] sector and the preponderance of well-designed drilling infrastructure. | ||
=== | ===Technology and the internet=== | ||
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Urcea is considered one of the world's most advanced countries in terms of technology. The country is considered about on par with [https://ixwiki.com/wiki/Caphiria Caphiria] in terms of the development and adoption of microprocessor-based devices, though some industrial sectors lag behind in automation due to concerted political and social resistance, especially from the [https://ixwiki.com/wiki/Guilds_(Urcea) nation's guilds]. | Urcea is considered one of the world's most advanced countries in terms of technology. The country is considered about on par with [https://ixwiki.com/wiki/Caphiria Caphiria] in terms of the development and adoption of microprocessor-based devices, though some industrial sectors lag behind in automation due to concerted political and social resistance, especially from the [https://ixwiki.com/wiki/Guilds_(Urcea) nation's guilds]. | ||
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The [https://ixwiki.com/index.php?title=Selectro&action=edit&redlink=1 Selectro] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80 1000PC] was released in 1972 with little fanfare; Selectro was a minor competitor of [https://ixwiki.com/index.php?title=ITM&action=edit&redlink=1 ITM] and its 1000PC computer was primarily intended as a niche product targeted towards computer hobbyists. Historians consider it to be the first commercially available [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/personal_computer personal computer] in Urcea and among one of the world's first. Early success of the product lead to increased production and advertisement, and the development of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VisiCalc first spreadsheet program] lead to dramatically increased demand for the product by 1974. | The [https://ixwiki.com/index.php?title=Selectro&action=edit&redlink=1 Selectro] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80 1000PC] was released in 1972 with little fanfare; Selectro was a minor competitor of [https://ixwiki.com/index.php?title=ITM&action=edit&redlink=1 ITM] and its 1000PC computer was primarily intended as a niche product targeted towards computer hobbyists. Historians consider it to be the first commercially available [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/personal_computer personal computer] in Urcea and among one of the world's first. Early success of the product lead to increased production and advertisement, and the development of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VisiCalc first spreadsheet program] lead to dramatically increased demand for the product by 1974. | ||
==Military and National Defense== | |||
''Further Information:'' [https://ixwiki.com/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_the_Apostolic_Kingdom_of_Urcea Armed Forces of the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea] | ''Further Information:'' [https://ixwiki.com/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_the_Apostolic_Kingdom_of_Urcea Armed Forces of the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea] | ||
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The seal of the [https://ixwiki.com/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_the_Apostolic_Kingdom_of_Urcea Armed Forces of the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea], which is formally a ministry within the [https://ixwiki.com/wiki/Concilium_Purpaid%C3%A1 Concilium Purpaidá]. | The seal of the [https://ixwiki.com/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_the_Apostolic_Kingdom_of_Urcea Armed Forces of the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea], which is formally a ministry within the [https://ixwiki.com/wiki/Concilium_Purpaid%C3%A1 Concilium Purpaidá]. | ||
Urcea's armed forces are divided into three branches: | Urcea's armed forces are divided into three branches: | ||