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Economy

Eldmark has a social market economy, the 20th largest nominal GDP (€745 billion), the 20th largest by purchasing power parity (€1.12 trillion), and the 4th largest economy in Asteria Superior. Benefiting from considerably rich natural resources, an educated population, and an diverse industrial and export-oriented agricultural base, the economy of Eldmark has seen its domestic production increase by 32.3% over the last decade. Agribusiness (agriculture and cattle-raising), which grew by 40% or 3.6% per year, remains the most dynamic sector. It maintains a "high" rating on the Human Development Index, but also has a medium GINI Coefficient, at 41.2. Economic inequality has become a problem, although it has been steadily decrehe last decade, being one of few countries in which this is the case. The bottom ten percent in the income hierarchy disposes of 1.36% of the country's resources, whereas the upper ten percent dispose of almost 36%.