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Economy of The Oan Isles
Port of the Rock, industrial centre of The Oan Isles
Rank	4th (in Aurora) and 5th (in the ACA)
Currency	Oan Dollar (OAD or OA$) and Kirib
Fiscal year	Calendar Year
Statistics
GDP	$3 trillion
GDP growth	7%
GDP per capita	$33,000
GDP by sector	Agriculture 10% Industry: 40%, Services: 50%
Inflation (CPI)	2%
Population below poverty line	2%
Gini coefficient	10
Labour force	45 million
Labour force by occupation	Agriculture: 10%, Construction: 5%, Services 30%, Manufacturing: 50%
Unemployment	2%
Average net salary	$10,000
Main industries	Construction, financial services, information technology, tourism, manufacture
External
Exports	$400 billion
Export goods	Fish, wood, electronics, ships and vehicle parts
Main export partners	Staynes, Caltharus, Tuvaltastan, Dragonia
Imports	$700 billion
Import goods	Metals, fuel, petrochemicals, machinery and vehicles, grains, dairy and meat
Main import partners	Staynes, Caltharus, Tuvaltastan, Statarin
Public finances
Public debt	$6 billion
Credit rating	AAA (Oan Economics Institute)
Foreign reserves	$100 billion
All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars

The Oan Isles has a GDP of 3 trillion SHD. Three quarters of the economy are made up of the state and state-owned enterprise and a quarter is made up of the private sector. The biggest sector of the economy is the services sector which accounts for half of the economy, while the secondary sector accounts for two fifths and the rest is made up of the primary sector.

The Oan Isles has two currencies. It uses the Kirib for foreign transactions, while it uses the Oan Dollar for domestic transactions. The Oan dollar is pegged to the kirib. The Bank of The Oan Isles is the central bank of The Oan Isles. It issues Oan currency, shapes monetary policy, regulates the banking sector, acts as a lender of last resort and acts as a banker for the state.

The debt of the Oan Isles is over twice the value of GDP and wasted spending runs into billions of dollars. The Oan Isles benefits from its strategic location between the continents of Aurora and Gondwana, from a productive population, efficient management of the economy and access to an abundance of non-mineral natural resources. Although income is distributed unevenly, this is mitigated by high taxes and a large welfare system.

Primary sector

The primary sector makes up approximately a tenth of GDP.

Forestry

The Oan Isles' geography and climate are characterised as monsoon jungle. The Oan Isles has an abundance of trees. Forestry makes up 50 billion dollars of GDP. The government has a plethora of regulations to prevent our forests from being exploited and depleted. Plantations produce half of the wood, while the rest come from natural forests. The Oan forestry sector is dominated by two areas: wood for construction and furniture (for example from the Araucaria araucana) and wood for latex or rubber (for example from the Hevea brasiliensis). Most of the trees are grown by and wood is taken from small plantation and logging businesses, a third of whom are affiliated under the Oan National Forestry Corporation.

Fisheries

The Oan Isles is an island country spread across the biggest ocean on the planet Urth, the Pacific. It is located between the Aequator and the tropic of Makara. This means it has a tropical climate. This tropical climate allows coral reefs to thrive. Coral reefs house 25% of the world's marine life. This creates the perfect conditions for the fishing industry to thrive. Fish is very popular in the Oan Isles, because it is an affordable and easily accessible alternative to meat. Oans consume an average 30kg of fish a year per capita. Local consumption and foreign exports mean that fisheries contribute 100 billion dollars to GDP. Half of the fish is produced through aquaculture. Most of the fish is caught and raised by small businesses, a third of whom are affiliated under the Oan National Fisheries Corporation. Crustaceans such as lobster, shrimp and crabs, and fish such as haddock and tuna, generate the biggest income.

Food

The Oan Isles is largely formed from volcanic activity. These volcanoes supplied the soil with an adundance of nutrients. This has made Oan soil very fertile. Approximately a fifth of the land is used for farming and husbandry. The sector generates 150 billion dollars in GDP. Along with fisheries, it provides for 80% of the Oan food supply. A third of the sector is made up of grains, a third is made up of vegetables and fruit, and a third is made up of animal products such as dairy and eggs. Meat is expensive and scarce. The most common grain is maize, which makes up three quarters of all grains. A third of the food is produced in green houses and factories to conserve space and cut costs. Produce that is grown in the Oan Isles is not genetically modified.The most common meat is chicken.

Minerals

The Oan Isles is relatively young, in terms of the geographical time scale. It lies near or on the boundaries of tectonic plates: the Pacific and Auroran. Volcanic activity is common here. The islands were formed from volcanic activity. Most of the rock is formed from magma that cools down and hardens. Most of this rock is made up of the minerals that are common in the magma. Most of the mineral extraction is made up of quarrying. The main minerals that are quarried and used commercially are quartz, marble and granite. Mineral extraction makes up 5 billion dollars of GDP.

Secondary sector

The secondary sector (i.e. manufacturing and recycling) makes up 40% or 1,2 trillion dollars of GDP, and 540 billion dollars or 90% of exports.

Manufacturing

The biggest company in The Oan Isles and by far the biggest manufacturer in The Oan Isles is the Metatron Corporation. It has a market value of approximately 400 billion dollars. It is the eighth largest company in Aurora, according to the Aurora 100 index, published by the Auroran Stock Exchange. This company reflects the nature of Oan manufacturing. Approximately two fifths of the Oan manufacturing sector is made up of electronic consumer and industrial products. It is either the third or second largest manufacturer of electronics, in Aurora.

Approximately two fifths of the manufacturing sector is made up of the construction or assembly of maritime, aerial and terrestrial vehicles. The Oan Aeroapace Corporation has a monopoly on the construction and assembly of civilian and military rotary and fixed wing aircraft. The Oan Shipyards Corporation has a monopoly on the construction and assembly of civilian and military surface and submarine seacraft. The Oan National Motor Corporation has a monopoly on the construction and assembly of rail and road passenger and freight vehicles.

The rest of the manufacturing sector makes up a fifth of the manufacturing sector. In the Oan Isles textiles are made from plant fibres or polymers. These plant fibres are extracted from softwood trees and other plants. Polymers such as nylon and polyesters are used to make fabric. Furniture is made from wood and plastic. General tools and other implements are made from plastic, metal or wood, or a combination of all. This portion of the manufacturing sector is characterised by two things: recycling and plastic (recycling will be discussed in more depth under the section "Material Waste"). Processed food and beverages also play a part.

Recycling

The Oan Isles has a fairly small land area. Its plants and animals are sensitive. The people of the Oan Isles had to find a way to meet their needs and wants without damaging their home or depleting their natural resources. They developed a culture that was steeped in recycling. Goods are produced from waste materials. This sector produces a third of the material that is used in manufacturing. This contributes 400 billion dollars to the manufacturing industry. Almost all of The Oan Isles's waste is recycled or destoyed.

The Oan Chemicals and Fuel Corporation is the largest producer of vehicle and household fuel in the Oan Isles, in fact it has a monopoly on the Oan market. It primarily produces cellulosic ethanol and methane, that are used as fuel for vehicles and for household and industrial machinery. About four fifths (or 80%) of its products are produced from recycled materials. Cellulosic ethanol is made from plant matter while methane is derived from livestock and from the decay in old land fill sites and it supplies. It provide about half of Oan fuel needs.