Economy

Catsfernian Economy

The Catsfernian Economy is a thriving powerhouse worth over a quadrillion Septims annually. It is primarily supported by private business and industry, however the government does have some state run industries to craft adequate products in order to keep taxes low. The tourism industry is the leading business in Catsfern followed by information technology, arms manufacturing, book publishing, and various forms of agriculture. Catsfern also imports and exports very little preferring instead to be as economically self sufficient as possible. Due to this and Catsferns unique culture a large amount of niche industries have emerged as well. Another large part of the Catsfernian economy is the drug trade.In Catfern drug production and sale of drugs is fully legitimized, regulated, and taxed.

Primary Industries.

Tourism

Catsfern is a hotspot for tourism, so much so is that catering and doing business with tourists is the leading industry in Catsfern. The Catsfernian government it's self actually produces a good bit of souvenirs for tourists to sell at a profit. These Items are often overpriced, but thats typically what one would expect for a souvenir item.

Information Technology

The production and support of electronic devices has become a leading industry in Catsfern due to a mix of high intelligence leading to swift advancements, high demand form A.I. citizens, and government support.

Arms Manufactureing

The production of weaponry for both military and civilian use has also become quite important for the economy. The production is lead by three companies Catsfernian Armament Solutions, National Guns Incorporated, and The Catsfernian Weapon Makers.

Book Publishing

Due to the high intelligence of Catsfern a general thirst for knowledge from all walks of life exists, because of this almost anyone who wants to can write down their life story and have it published as a book by a number of express online and physical publishers. Fiction especially of an erotic nature is also quite popular in forms varying from novels to manga.

Agriculture

Agriculture in Catsfern is highly diversified, due to the wide variety of climates found within the empire and investment into large scale Indore farming almost every crop imaginable can be grown in Catsfern. A good portion of Agriculture is devoted to growing drug crops such as cannabis and poppies.

Drugs

Catsfern produces and locally sells a large amount of drugs annually. Production and wholesale of drugs is handled by private companies but all final sales to consumers are handled by the government. private companies produce drugs and sell them to the Catsfernian government wholesale, the drugs are then sent to government run distributaries and sold for a profit. All government distributors have the right to refuse service and recommend medical help is someone seems to come into the distributary a little too often.

Niche industries

Breast Milk

One surprisingly popular product in Catsfern is human, and (even more valued by some) Neko Girl breast milk. There is of course regulation in place to prevent anyone getting sick and to insure no women are being taken advantage of. One company in particular Hewcow INC has taken the lead in human milk production with its ads on some power pornographic chanels occasionally being mistaken for main features.

BDSM Equipment

As a nation renowned for being perverts and with practically no legislation against lewd activity in public it has become a hot bed for more fetishistic activity. Due to this BDSM equipment in Catsfern is renowned for being of quite high quality in both pleasure in use and durability.

Sewer Mining

One interesting industry that has evolved in Catsfern is sewer mining. What started as a few poor people rummaging through raven rocks sewers looking for discarded valuables have become a multi billion Septim industry. Sewer mining companies are contracted with the government to clean out the nations sewers, and in exchange they get a small commission annually and the right to collect and sell any possibly valuable material found.

Recycling

Deu to Catsferns quest for economic self sufficiency the recycling industry has become quite important. Any products households don't need made of wood, meta, glass, or certain plastics can be recycled for a good price in Catsfern. The Catsfernian government has a large hand in the industry both processing and selling recycled material, or using it to support government projects.

Scientific Volunteering

The scientific pursuits of Catsfernian scientists often require human volunteers to test on. The Catsfernian government has not outlawed possibly dangerous experimentation but does require anyone participating to be fully informed about the experiment and to receive substantial compensation. This has lead to a habit of some tougher yet less active individuals to receptively volunteer for scientific experiments rather than get a conventional job.