Trade efficiency

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A country's trade efficiency is a number which abstractly quantifies how good its trading is. Trade efficiency is used in the computation of trade taxes and generated trade, as well as success in getting merchants into centers of trade, and their stickiness once in.

Trade efficiency (abbreviated "TE" in many places) is determined based on a country's trade technology, domestic policies, religion, and several other factors. The base level of trade efficiency is a function of the country's trade technology level:

Trade	Base Trade     
Level	Efficiency	Other Effect
0	20%		
1	30%		Allows Trading Posts
2	40%		Allows Monopolies
3	50%		Allows Trade Embargos
4	55%		Allows Chief Judges
5	60%
6	65%
7	70%
8	80%
9	90%
10	100%

Then the following modifiers apply:

• Aristocracy domestic policy setting: +5% to -5%
• Land domestic policy setting: +5% to -5%
• State religion is Reformed: +10%
• State religion is Counterreform Catholic: -10%
• Refineries: +1% for each one
• Trade agreements: -1% for each one
• Each monopoly: +2%
• Each trade embargo: -3%

Trade efficiency cannot be lower than 0%, but it can rise above 100%. When trade efficiency is greater than 100%, a country gets a special bonus of +50% on its chances to create and expand trading posts.