Rosdivan

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Economy

The Commonwealth of Rosdivan, though dwarfed in population and in total economy size by Cherry Ridge and Jerusalem, is actually the most prosperous nation in Prussian Bavaria, and third in the Greater Prussian Empire as a whole, behind Derscon and Reichskamphen. While divided, most analysts believe that this is in large part due to Rosdivan's far lower taxes, which have made it an attractive location for foreign businesses to invest in. Major trading partners of Rosdivan include Derscon, Cherry Ridge, Northford, and Small Countri.

The largest industry by far in Rosdivan is the construction and sale of nuclear fission reactors, followed closely behind by uranium mining itself. Because of the geographical scarcity of fossil fuels and the large abundance of uranium, once the nuclear age arrived, the Commonwealth of Rosdivan made the creation of a nuclear power industry a top priority, with large government subsidies and initial foreign investment (much of which was bought out by the government and either merged into the government owned Rosdivan Electric or sold to domestic interests). As a result, a large industry for the construction of nuclear reactors was built up, especially in shipbuilding. Although a large amount of petroleum was available in Derscon, and Derscon remains the primary exporter of petroleum to the Commonwealth, its limited availability, and government encouragement of nuclear propulsion (through tarriffs on oil and subsidies for powerplant construction) resulted in a very large trend towards the use of nuclear marine propulsion, especially with experience gained building reactors for the nuclear navy. Because of this, there are actually several models of nuclear marine reactors that are mass produced and available on the open market for installation into ships.

Shipbuilding forms the third largest industry and is a natural result of Rosdivan's situation as an island chain. Almost all interisland commerce is conducted through shipping, with the closely related flying boat responsible for much of the rest. In addition, because of the heavy use of nuclear propulsion, and its resultant lower cost of manufacture and installation in Rosdivan, Rosdivani-built ships can be a popular choice for foreign customers who desire the long range or lack of refuelings that are the province of nuclear propulsion.