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==Economy== | ==Economy== | ||
Kelekona is | Kelekona's economy is noted to be among the worst in all of northern Crona in part thanks to the cycle of violence that has perpetuated from the First Telekonese Conflict in the 1980s until the end of the Second Kelekonese Civil War in 2025. Although agriculture and the private ownership of land are somewhat common, the vast majority of the populace are below the {{wp|poverty line}} due to the isolated nature of many of Kelekona's communities and the high unemployment rate in most of the cities throughout the country. One of Kelekona's foremost challenges to its economy is the its poor access to viable sources of water for irrigation; the vast majority of Kelekona's lakes are in the southeastern corner of the country, and many of the rivers are either originated in Varshan or in Arcerion with the latter having been a major source of contention between various Kelekonese regimes and Arcerion up until the end of the Third Telekonese Conflict. | ||
Kelekona holds many natural resources within its borders, similar to many other nations around the Malentine Basin. Among its largest troves of minerals include ores of cobalt, lithium, iron, and tungsten. Many of these minerals have a wide range of applications ranging from being among the materials needed for {{wp|lithium-ion batteries}} to {{wp|radiation shielding}}. The wealth of those four minerals alone has allowed for Kelekona to subsist on resource and mineral extraction as the only fully-functional sector of the Kelekonese economy ever since the late 2000s, but there have been a few breakthroughs in both its technology sector and the field of telecommunications; both sectors are presently reliant on support and funding from Arcerion, but both are poised to become major sectors of the Kelekonese economy in the future as the nation becomes more and more stable. | |||
The Royal Bank of Arcerion | The relative stability that the nation has found itself in after the end of the Second Civil War in 2025 through not just the efforts of its government but also from peacekeeping forces from [[The Cape]] and Arcerion has allowed for the Kelekonese economy to experience a period of economic growth at an average of 13% in GDP growth for the past few years; though GDP growth has happened on average since 2002, with the GDP growing from 116.6 billion that year to 544.0 billion in 2032. In 2027, the [[Royal Bank of Arcerion]] has approved a loan of £1.6 billion as well as an additional line of credit of an undisclosed amount to be used in Kelekona's efforts in reconstruction and restoring order. Much of the money loan has been put into use for infrastructure upgrades, namely replacing the dirt roads and destroyed paved roads with gravel roads, energy sector improvements, and rail modernization to help in integrating Kelekona the Malentine Basin's growing combined and interconnected economic framework. | ||
Kelekona's biggest trading partner is Varshan, but Arcerion is poised to soon surpassing the former. Varshan has historically been the biggest trading partner not only because of Kelekona's history of having been a Varshani tributary state for centuries, but also because of the two lands having been indigenous-majority countries. However, Arcerion has been becoming Kelekona's first choice in trading ever since the fall of Varshan after the Deluge ended in 2024 through it being where much of Kelekona's exports are sent to and due to its relative stability compared to Varshan; the minerals imported to Arcerion are used in its manufacturing sector for various technological products. It is also through Arcerion that Kelekona imports energy, foodstuffs, machinery used in the agricultural sector, and other goods from. Historically, the amount of imports from Arcerion has fluctuated over the years due to the tense relationship between the two countries, but with the end of formal hostilities since 2007 and the current Kelekonese government's abolition of the military in 2025 trade between the two nations have increased. | |||
Kelekona's biggest trade partner is Varshan, closely followed by Arcerion. Varshan is the primary cultural influence for trade due to common indigenous heritage, however Arcerion imports a large amount of Kelekonan resources for its manufacturing sector, although Arcer energy, foodstuffs (mainly agricultural products), farming and agricultural machinery, and other goods are one of the major import sectors of the Kelekonan economy. Arcer imports year over year from Kelekona have fluctuated due to the conflicts between the two nations, however since the lack of formal hostilities since the 2007 Telekonese Conflict, imports to Arcerion from Kelekona have grown to account for roughly 45% of all Kelekonese exports. Arcer oil and gas remain the two primary sources of crude oil and non-renewable energy in Kelekona. | Kelekona's biggest trade partner is Varshan, closely followed by Arcerion. Varshan is the primary cultural influence for trade due to common indigenous heritage, however Arcerion imports a large amount of Kelekonan resources for its manufacturing sector, although Arcer energy, foodstuffs (mainly agricultural products), farming and agricultural machinery, and other goods are one of the major import sectors of the Kelekonan economy. Arcer imports year over year from Kelekona have fluctuated due to the conflicts between the two nations, however since the lack of formal hostilities since the 2007 Telekonese Conflict, imports to Arcerion from Kelekona have grown to account for roughly 45% of all Kelekonese exports. Arcer oil and gas remain the two primary sources of crude oil and non-renewable energy in Kelekona. | ||
=== Energy === | ===Energy=== | ||
Kelekona has no domestic power plants in the country, meaning that the country has to rely on other countries to get its needed energy. As such, the current situation with Kelekona's energy sector is that it is entirely dependent on Arcerion's energy sector, itself consisting of both nuclear and fossil fuel power plants, but the most common resources that Kelekona imports from Arcerion for use in its energy sector are oil and gas due to the relative low cost of the two materials. Up until 2025, energy-related imports were often lacking, resulting in many places in Kelekona falling under {{wp|power outage|blackouts}} or {{wp|brownout (electricity)|brownouts}}, but with the rise of a more friendly form of government in Kelekona, energy-related imports have risen dramatically with areas of Kelekona that are connected to the current power grid having reported less frequent occurrences of blackouts and brownouts. Many isolated communities in Kelekona have resorted to using {{wp|solar panels}} to handle their needs in electricity as access to the national power grid is often nonexistent, with larger solar panels often being used for local power grids to handle the needs for multiple households in a given locality. | |||
==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
===Ethnicity=== | ===Ethnicity=== | ||
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Arzalism was once the majority religion in Kelezuno throughout much of its existence until the Nahibian revival of the 19th Century. It is speculated that the vast majority of the nation's irreligious might actually be practicing Arzalis as successive Kelekonese governments up until the Qarawi regime and beyond have either been complacent in or even outright encouraged the persecution of Arzalis, thus forcing many to hide their faith by identifying as more palatable affiliations such as irrelgion, Nahibianism, or even a form of Christianity. | Arzalism was once the majority religion in Kelezuno throughout much of its existence until the Nahibian revival of the 19th Century. It is speculated that the vast majority of the nation's irreligious might actually be practicing Arzalis as successive Kelekonese governments up until the Qarawi regime and beyond have either been complacent in or even outright encouraged the persecution of Arzalis, thus forcing many to hide their faith by identifying as more palatable affiliations such as irrelgion, Nahibianism, or even a form of Christianity. | ||
==Commitments to pacifism== | ==Commitments to pacifism== | ||