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Bolarus is home to many valuable exports that fuel the Bolian economy. Despite the absence of money in the [[Federation]], Bolarus is still home to a [[MA:Bolian credit exchange|credit exchange]], and is widely renowned even outside [[MA:United Federation of Planets|Federation]] borders as a centre for commerce. It is home to a wide range of gambling venues, which have been administered by the [[Ferengi]] Gambling Commission since 2373. They are among the many [[MA:United Federation of Planets|Federation]] races that used [[MA:Deep Space 9|Deep Space Nine]] as a trading post for [[Bajor]] and the [[MA:Gamma Quadrant|Gamma Quadrant]], and their freighters were sometimes the subject of [[MA:Maquis|Maquis]] raids around 2371.

Bolian crystal steel is a highly valuable and collectable material that sells for a high price among some cultures. In addition, Bolians mine silicates and heavy metals, and ship alloys such as [[MA:Rodinium|Rodinium]] and [[MA:Polyduranium|Polyduranium]]. Industrial plants export high-technology commodities, including [[MA:Anti-gravity|anti-gravity]] transport units. The Bolian industrial culture is becoming more and more immersed in ship building.

The [[MA:Bank of Bolias|Bank of Bolarus]] is an important financial institution throughout both the [[MA:Alpha Quadrant|Alpha]] and [[MA:Beta Quadrant|Beta Quadrants]]. Variations in the [[MA:Bolian Credit Exchange|Bolian Credit Exchange]] can have implications in trade for many races, and were cited during the mediation in trade between the [[MA:United Federation of Planets|Federation]] and the [[Karemma]] in 2371.

Fleets of vessels take advantage of good weather during the Bolian spring to harvest aquatic plant life and species of fish.

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