Economy of Ciarnesia

The Economy of Ciarnesia is the 53rd largest in the world by purchasing power parity (PPP). It is fueled by the production of industrial and military goods as well as vast uranium exports.

Overview
Ciarnesia operates a mixed economy which is mostly capitalist. With a GDP of $190.2 billion dollars, the economy is strong for a country of it's size. However, Ciarnesia's economy ranks low among European countries with similar population such as Belgium, Greece and Portugal.

Weaknesses in the country's economy can be highly attributed to socialist economical practices. Ciarnesia currently has a high rate of state ownership; especially in industrial and residential sectors. The government owns and operates approximately 8.5% of all heavy industrial operations, and 14.3% of all residential operations in the country.

Uranium and Industrial Goods have been the linchpin of the Ciarnesian economy for more than sixty years. The country produces approximately 6,150 tonnes of Uranium a year, placing it as the 4th largest Uranium producing country in the world. Ciarnesia holds approximately 10.8% of the world's Uranium production.

However, other industries have been rapidly developing in the country since 1998. Pharmaceuticals and Computers hold the country's largest growth sectors. In addition, copper production has been rising since 2002.

Service Sector
Ciarnesia's service sector employs approximately 58.2% of Ciarnesians and makes up about half of the country's GDP.

Retail Services
The country's retail sector is fairly small and employs about 12.9% of the country.

The average salary of a retail worker in Ciarnesia is approximately $7,926.

Business Services
The business services sector includes bankers, accountants, real estate workers and other related jobs and employs about 9.2% of the country.

The average salary of an engineering worker in Ciarnesia is approximately $23,592.

Engineering Services
The engineering sector includes electrical engineers, construction workers, plumbers, mechanics and telecommunications engineers; and employs about 16.7% of the country.

The average salary of an engineering worker in Ciarnesia is approximately $19,108.

State Services
The state services sector is the largest division of the country's service sector, employing approximately 19.4% of the country. State services include police, firefighters, educational workers, healthcare workers and transportation workers. The majority of state service work is funded by the Ciarnesian government.

The average salary of a state services worker in Ciarnesia is approximately $16,745.

Agricultural Sector
The agricultural sector employs approximately 7.1% of Ciarnesians and makes up about 8.5% of the country's GDP. Agricultural technology is slightly underdeveloped in Ciarnesia and as a result agricultural products are not a major part of the country's economy nor it's workforce.

The average salary of an agriculture worker in Ciarnesia is approximately $3,979.

Unemployment
At 17.8%, Ciarnesia has an above-average unemployment rate. However, unemployment inequality among seperate raions is highly common, with most of the unemployment concentrated in the Free Immigration Zone and Ukranei County.

Unemployment is a very prominent social issue in Ciarnesia and is often a strong opposition point to the existance of the Ciarnesian Free Immigration Zone.