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== Economy ==
[[File:Shiobara Onsen Visitor Center.JPG|thumb|Visitor Center for Noreast National Park]]
Tourism on the Vakrestrender Isles became a massive hub for tourists quickly in 1940s as entertainment industry giants flocked to isles. Thanks to the collaboration of government officials, house Bjørn and entertainment executives. Tourism accounts for 35% of the GDP and more than 70% of the Vakrestrenders' foreign exchange receipts. More than 63% of government tax revenue comes from import duties and tourism-related taxes. The development of tourism fostered the overall growth of the country's economy. It created direct and indirect employment and income generation opportunities in other related industries. The first tourist resorts were opened in 1949 with Lyst Sted's Island Resort, which transformed massively transformed the economy.
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As a rule, gambling in the Vakrestrender can be divided into one of five categories: casino games, horse racing, lotteries, sports and results of elections betting. This is not including the online gambling platforms, which heavily contributes to the gambling economy. Notably slot machines have been banned in the country, after a scandal in 1968 where the casino "''Golden Bridge''" was exposed for rigging their slot machines. Resulting in a massive public out cry to ban slot machines outright fearing it will damage the tourism industry reputation.
Vakrestrender is one of the largest jewelry markets on Urth, due to few regulations maintained by the Bjørn family which the industry was "entrusted" with by the government. While parliament and policing agencies still has the ability to prevent unlawful behavior or unethical actions and can enforce new regulations into the jewelry industry. What this is means in practice is that the government is still able to have regulations in the industry however act under the Bjørn family name. The Bjørn family has maintained a close relationship with many of the world's leading jewelry designers and industry insiders. Allowing a particular special relationship and a web of connects to varies key members of the fashion world.
[[File:Diamond Polisher.jpg|thumb|One of the many small business attached to the jewelry industry, gem polishing.]]
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Varies cottage and niche industries have taken up around the jewelry market such as gem-stone polishing, clockwork repair and additional luxury fashion related services. Many of the businesses are small, natively owned family owned enterprises. Traditionally the techniques being used passed on via family members and a closely guarded trade secret.
Vakrestrender is a leading country in the fashion design industry, and leading country within the [[North Concordian Economic Forum]] followed by [[Hvaloaszna]] own garment industry. Valkyr fashion tends to be electic, taking in a wide variety of cultural elements from Ulvikrik, Auroran countries and with elements of Valkyr own culture. The Valkyr using the various diverse elements to create high end fashion clothing.
Professional business attire within Valkyr is a combination slim suits and ties for both sexes. A tradition started by Jarl Kristoffer Bjørn during his first rounds of attracting business.
Valkyr fashion industry was heavily subsisted in the 1950s and provided with low taxation status. As well as using connections from from the Royal Bjørn family to create network of various garment industry heads with fashion artists and designers. Acting as a middle man and the third party arbitrator for the fashion industry, a tradition carried out by royal family to this day by [[Jørgen Bjørn]].
=== Animation ===
The animation industry of Vakrestrender consists of more than 300 production companies organized into a trade association, Association of Ulvrikian Animations. The largest trade union for workers in the industry being the Animation Labor Association. The industry primary driven by the Bjørn family's patronage, healthy government subsidies in art and entertainment related industries.
=== Media ===
=== Film ===
=== Financial center ===
==== Boating and Plane Registration ====
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