Republic of Inner Banks (1983: Doomsday)

The Republic of Inner Banks is a American Survior nation located around Albemarle sound in the Former US State of North Carolina. It currently has not applied for League of Nations membership.

Economy
Like most nations post-Doomsday, Farming took the center stage as the main industry.However, in recent years many other industries have also started to become important, as the world recovers.The current GDP per cappita is $14,871 US Dollars.

Farming
The largest industry by far. The region before Doomsday had long been assoicated with Farming, but post Doomsday it became a critical industry as thousands of refugees flooded the area. The main crops grown in the Area are Rice, Soybeans, Grain, blueberries, peaches and strawberries. In recent years Hay and Tobacco have started to return as the practicality of raising live stock and increased Trade between regional nations has increased.

Mining
This industry is relativly new, only starting in the early 2000s, but has since become a important part of the local economy.Being in a Coastal Region, the Inner Banks has significant deposits of Peat. These deposits have been harvested for their Energy content, as the Inner Banks lack conventional Energy deposits. Most of the Mining occurs around Edenton, where several rich deposits are. There is currently 7 Small power plants located throughout the nation that use Peat, the biggest is the Smith Energy Plant in Plymouth.Also a part of this industry is Bog Iron production. The coastal regions have many bogs, and as such Bog Iron. Although the Bogs have significant quanties of these goods, the expensive cost of mining them has resulted in lower production, which is only enough to meet the small scale demands. Another sector of Mining is Guano Mining. With a large population of Birds in the Area, even after Doomsday, this industry came natural and easy. Using wooden planks arranged into squares, and placing them in Swan bay, they manged to begin harvesting large amounts of this good. The Guano is then sent to a refinery in Williamston where it is coverted into either gunpowder, or fertilzer. These industries are expected to continue to grow

Fishing
The waters of Albemarle sound have long held schools of fish. After Doomsday, the need to feed the population resulted in extensive fishing, and the dumping of conservation laws. Although this helped feed the population for a few years, it has resulted in the sound being nearly depleted of Fish. This resulted in the return of conservation laws, and the start of aquaculture.