Economy of Kanjor
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[edit] Overview
- Kanjor's traditional economy based on agriculture, forestry, small artisanship, and fishing along coast
- Economy eventually moved toward mercantilism quickly due to Jewish merchants (many jews were not allowed to own land and therefore lived in -cities and became merchants and bankers)
- Industrialism came late due to traditional decentralization of Kanjor.
- starting in 2600s, Kanjor began making shift away from manufacturing and into a diversified economy
- government and regions worked together to find comparative advantages in each region; mass production manufacturing began to move to out of Numineux and into Oléri-des-Grâces & southern Martois; mass production on Isle switched to specialty production
- business (especially banking & insurance) moved to Numineux; water transportation businesses to the Isle & land transport moved to Numineux
- most education institutions established in Numineux (for business) and Isle (for government)
- healthcare headquarters established in each region
- Fortmix Energy established at Calais in Oléri-des-Grâces; a planned community built around the headquarters
- food production & processing was maintained in each region; to protect the special foods in each region
- despite growth in large cities; government and regions made effort to maintain small communities through tax eccentives and efforts to build and maintain local economies; saw what was happening to small towns and villages in other parts of Terra and wished to prevent the deterioration of small communities
- felt small towns and villages were lifeblood of Kanjorien culture & needed to be maintained
[edit] Economic Sectors
[edit] Le Grand Neuf
Les Grands Neuf, or the "Big Nine", are the nine most prominent businesses in Kanjor.
They are:
- Fortmix Energy
- Kanjor Aérospatiale
- ERAK Industries Lourdes
- Arsenal de Helion
- Réseau National Intégré de Transport
- Assurances Générales de Kanjor
- Crédit Pesançonnois
- Compagnie Générale Maritime du Chenal de Silliers
- Banque Générale de Kanjor
[edit] Agriculture
- has declined in number of workers due to mechanization
- nation is nearly self-sufficient in food production
- agriculture has not declined in importance like other nations; 8th largest agricultural exporter
[edit] Farming
- family owned on Isle; cooperative on mainland
- still fight in Martois between cooperative & private owned
- reliant on subsidies to farmers; equivalent to 23 billion KRP
- Western Silliers & Martois are biggest producers
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[edit] Harvesting the Sea
- large fishing industry
- crabs, lobsters, etc harvested
[edit] Energy
Fortmix Energy - mostly on mainland
Huile et Électrique Tondellois - on Isle of la Tondelle
[edit] Finance
- well-developed banking system; despite flirtations with communism; quote "it seems that Kanjor dislikes banks profiting from its own people but is content to exploit other nations' people"
- insurance is vitally important; provides
Assurances générales de Kanjor - headquarters in Pesançon
Banque Générale de Kanjor - headquarters in Atyr
Crédit Pesançonnois - headquarters in Pesançon
Assurances de Union Française - insurance corporation providing service to all French inhabitants of southern Seleya; formerly Assurances de Seleya du Sud. Headquarters in Voubaix
[edit] Infrastructure & Transportation
- dominated by the Compagnie Générale Maritime du Chenal de Silliers & Réseau national intégré de transport
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[edit] Road & Rail
Réseau national intégré de transport - state, semi-private
Réseau Ferré de Kanjor - private
[edit] River & Canal
[edit] Air Travel
AirKanjor - national air service
AirTondelle
[edit] Channel Ferry
Navigation Compan de Vapeur de Chenal - partially owned by national government & CGMCS
[edit] Manufacturing
Dominated by:
[edit] Régional Economies
[edit] International Trade
[edit] Currency & Central Bank
[edit] Present
The GDP of Kanjor at the start of 2728 was 4,017,625,714,039 Kanjoran rupees, the bulk of which (64%) came from domestic consumption and only 12% from foreign investments and 23% from the government. The GDP has increased by 4 times what it was 300 years ago, a steady and progressive growth.
In 2728, the nation had a surplus of over 5,800,000,000 Kanjoran rupees and was operating at a steady GDP and strong investments.
