ECONOMY
GDP per Capita:- $3,800
The economy of Waddan is based around three key industries.
1. Livestock - A key part of every tribe is it's herd of livestock. It is mainly sheep, goats, white oryx and occasionally other similar animals that form the backbone of every tribe. Through the summer months the tribe work in small sub-groups to herd the animals around the land before bringing them together in the winter into safe areas around tribal cities. As well as herding the animals some small numbers of the tribe are responsible for gathering through either foraging or farming feed for the winter. As such the various industries associated with such activity have also sprung up, for example leather goods, a healthy wool trade and meat and diary products.
2. Metals Mining - It was not until late in the 20th Century that large quantities of metals were discovered across the lands, since 1980 they have been increasingly mined as tribes have sought to diversify their economy. The metals mined in Waddan include.
Cassiterite - A major source of tin and therefore used in many modern electronics for things such as solders.
Tantalum - A key ingredient in resistors and capictors it is also used heavily in components used in nuclear power stations and jet engines.
Coltan - used to manufacture tantalum capacitors which are used for portable telephones, personal computers, automotive electronics, and cameras.
Tungsten - used for a variety of purposes such as incandescent light bulb filaments, X-ray tubes (as both the filament and target), electrodes in gas tungsten arc welding, superalloys, and radiation shielding.
In addition to these rare metals the nation also has a significant amount of bauxite and iron ore, much of which is still untapped.
3. Fertilisers - With a hefty supply of animal waste the nation has created an efficent fertiliser industry. While this is based largely in the South of the nation where trains of waste of shipped in and processed in plants there has become more use of other materials such as gases and other biproducts to ensure a rich supply that can be exported across Mundus.