The Largest Mining Sector in The Vast
World Census experts measured the volume of stuff removed from the ground to determine which nations have the largest mining industries.
 | Nation | WA Category | Motto | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  The Soul-Crushing Factories of Wulfhelm | Corporate Police State | “Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto” | |
| 2. |  The Republic of Sunset | Civil Rights Lovefest | “Not Thickness of Chains but Strength of Ideals” | |
| 3. |  The Empire of Tarasovka | Inoffensive Centrist Democracy | “Ab aeterno ad infinitum.” | |
| 4. |  The Empire of Treznor | Democratic Socialists | “Recruitment spammer meet ban hammer.” | |
| 5. |  The Federated Imperium of Kajal | Inoffensive Centrist Democracy | “Ia Mura risolu vi Ia Onou” | |
| 6. |  The Empire of Kan Chetopia | Corrupt Dictatorship | “Twirling Toward Freedom” | |
| 7. |  The Alternate Provisional Gov't of Northrop Grumman | Libertarian Police State | “.” | |
| 8. |  The Provisional Government of Northrop-Grumman Corp | Corporate Bordello | “.” | |
| 9. |  The Herpetological Empire of Sakkra | New York Times Democracy | “I took a calculated risk, but boy am I bad at math.” | |
| 10. |  The Continuing Adventures of The Starship Command | Civil Rights Lovefest | “Because It's There.” |