São Lenoas (state)

State of São Lenoas Estado de São Lenoas
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Motto: Unidade na diversidade Unity in diversity
A map of the state
Status	Zalguda Park Espindola State Park São Lenoas Oikoian Business Complex
Location	Southeast Carinansia
Capital	Aexodiana, Lekeadia Province
Largest	São Lenoas, São Pacária Province
Official languages	Carinansian
Recognised regional languages	Various
Ethnic groups (2100)	67.8% Amalges 14.5% Cabales 6.7% Aurelian people 5.6% Runasim people 5.4% Totrê
Religion (2100)	74.4% Atheism 13.2% Catholic Godsinian 12.1% Aurelian Buddhism 0.3% Other
Demonym(s)	Lenista
Government	Federal bicameral state government
• Governor	Saulo Alves Pimentel
• Lieutenant governor	Jeremías Abellán
• President of the State Congress	Mirela Shinoda Alvarez
Legislature	State Congress
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	Chamber of Localities
State of Carinansia
• Admitted as a state	13 December 1965
• Lekeadia Capital City Compromise	15 September 1981
Population
• 2100 estimate	45,831,470 (1st)
GDP (nominal)	2100 estimate
• Total	$2,977,000,810,000
• Per capita	$64,955.39
Gini	31.2 medium
HDI (2099)	0.951 very high
Calling code	+553

The State of São Lenoas (Carinansian: Estado de São Lenoas) is the most populous state in the Serenacy, home to 22.7% of the country's population, and contributing 24.8% of the country's economy, being home to the country's premier financial center, the city of São Lenoas. Making up 68.9% of the state population and contributing 79.3% of its economy, it has substantial autonomy within the state to dictate its own affairs. The capital city of Aexodiana is mostly made up of PUS voters, but the state government has remained mostly PRC since the 2073 election following the country's worst economic crash in January of that year.

It is home to the largest population of Aurelians outside of Aurelia, with roughly 90% of them shown to live in the Libertad district of São Lenoas. The area received its first surge of Aurelian migration in the early 20th century, being welcomed by the Imperial government thanks to their cheap labour costs and work ethic. In 2044, with the new technology revolution, the area became a new hotspot for Aurelians to migrate to, as the city had many new opportunities in high-tech design and manufacturing. Examples include the planning and construction of the country's first fusion power plant further down the Altiplano, or the new high-tech industrial complex in the district.

After the entry of São Lenoas into the Serenacy, the state quickly sought to repair the damage that the civil war had brought, like the reconstruction of the Apiranga district. The Reconciliation Board was formed in 1974 following a lawsuit against the federal government issued by former Imperial tlacotli, and indigenous residents of the state received a formal state apology. A program to return land stolen from them began the next year, with San Cargoza planned district constructed to give them access to cheap, high-quality housing as well.

The 1998 Sunset Scandal was caused by Governor Jerónimo Villa's financial involvement with Atardece Investments, exposed just days after his second inauguration in August that year. Impeachment proceedings were launched by members of the PTC with most members of the PRC voting also to do so, but due to the presence of sufficient holdouts in the party, he remained in power. He remained in the position for months despite his corrupt dealings now being public knowledge, evading prosecution by fleeing the country hours before the second Impeachment proceedings on 23 January 1999, with a unilateral vote after holdouts received government grants for infrastructure for the provinces they represented. He evaded trial in Wexford for years, only being caught by federal Agencia de Control de Narcóticos (ACN) agents after his role in financing the Mujer cartel was uncovered two weeks prior. He was put on trial at the federal Tendate courthouse in the state. After being convicted federally, he received numerous state convictions to be served after the federal sentencing at the Q'ara Q'asa work camp in La Plata mining manganese ore. He died in 2011 after being stabbed to death by a prisoner.

In 2014 Osvaldo Fonseca Ventura was elected the state's new governor, remaining in office continuously for over 2 decades, with the exception of a period from 2022 to 2026, during which he managed to pass a constitutional amendment as a State Senator, abolishing term limits and allowing him to run again in the 2026 election. The third-cousin twice-removed of 7th president Achcauhtli Ventura, he passed several reforms in the state increasing government transparency and establishing campaign limits in his first gubernatorial term. During his second term, he was involved in an infrastructure program to make all state tap water drinkable and established a free universal healthcare system, which President Xiutecuhtli Carintecatl adopted nationwide in early 2021 after seeing the early success of the program. It was the 21st and final constitutional amendment that he had passed during his 56-year presidency.

After his reelection in 2026, Fonseca went against his left-wing rhetoric and passed a tax cut for the top 5% of income earners and corporate revenue earners, in a bid to invite more corporations to the state. He also established several planned development regions around São Lenoas to provide new arrivals with places to live. Today, these artificial cities have been wholly absorbed into the São Lenoas Metropolitan Region, home to over 8 million people. A quarter of them come from other parts of the state, with the majority of others coming from different, predominantly rural, parts of the country. Unlike previous governors who feared overpopulation, Fonseca welcomed it, making the state very desirable for migrants, causing its population to nearly double in the next two decades. He resigned in 2037 citing his age of 87 years as the reason, replaced by a new PUS government.

The state received a 7.5 billion peso Serene grant to build a massive new deepwater port in Punto Banderas, as well as build a new freight bullet train between the Port of Punto Banderas and various manufacturing and agricultural regions around the state, massively increasing the speed at which these goods can be exported abroad or domestically. The rail network would become redundant during Ventura's presidency when he built the Interstate Maglev System. The Serene government spent 18% of the total $737.9 billion on building 500km of Maglev within the state, which has since been expanded to roughly 900km. The state is home to the Comarillos strait Maglev tunnel which is one of 3 such tunnels between Lekeadia and mainland Oikoia.

The state's population growth has slowed down, but it remains the country's predominant financial center and has the most Senators in the National Congress out of any state. It is expected to surpass 50 million people by 2110 provided current trends continue. It is also home to the largest number of tall buildings in the Serenacy and the world, with 65,000 highrises and 360 skyscrapers, the bulk of both in the city. Torre Lenistana at 464m tall is the city's tallest building and is privately owned by Trijar Co. Punto Banderas and El Cormira are the state's second and third largest cities, with the size after the top three dropping substantially to roughly 370 thousand.

Geography

São Lenoas is the capital of the most populous state in Carinansia, São Lenoas, located at latitude 23°33'01'' south and longitude 46°38'02'' east. The total area of the municipality is 5,467.2 square kilometres, according to the Carinansian Institute of Geography and Statistics (ICGE), being the second largest in the state in terms of territorial extension. The entire municipality is considered to be urban.

The city is on a plateau placed beyond the Serra do Plano (Carinansian for "Plains Range"), itself a component of the vast region known as the Altiplano, with an average elevation of around 711 meters above sea level, although being at a distance of only about 65 kilometers from the Comarillos Strait. The distance is covered by three highways, the Jucambe, Pacaria, and Libertad, (see "Transportation" below) that roll down the range, leading to the Comarillos Tunnel and the beach resort of Buenas Velas, ultimately arriving to the ports of Pecadores and Punto Banderas. Rolling terrain prevails within the urbanized areas of São Lenoas except in its northern area, where the Sierra Patria Range reaches a higher elevation and a sizable remnant of the Eneas rainforest. The region is seismically stable and no significant activity has been recorded since the 1768 earthquake. The Interstate Maglev also crosses the state, connecting mainland Oikoia with Lekeadia via the Comarillos and Buenavista Tunnels in the northern and southern edges of the city of São Lenoas.

Administrative Subdivisions

São Lenoas is subdivided into eleven provinces and one independent city. The largest and most populous province is São Pacária, it is the only province on the Suroikoian mainland and is classified as 100% urbanised. It is the most populous province in the entire Serenacy with 31,623,714 people. The least populous province is Lekeadia, with only 253,468 people despite being the second largest in the state.

Aexodiana is the capital city of the state and exists as an independent city with a population of 267,893 people, home to the three branches of government, and the headquarters of some state institutions such as the State Transportation Committee. However, the financial, banking, cultural, and entertainment capitals of Oikoia are generally considered to be the city of São Lenoas.

Subdivision name	Capital city	Head of Government	Population	Notes
São Pacária	São Lenoas	Márcia Salles Villa	31,623,714	Consolidated city-province government, 100% urban
Roca Minera	Punto Banderas	Jurandir Castillo	7,572,689	Home to the country's largest cargo port, 100% urban
Zinaco	El Cormira	Aline Hashimoto Martins	1,990,064	Largest partially rural province in the state with a 94.4% urbanisation rate
Chilajuca	Jirumal	Antônio López Pires	1,055,380	Home to the original state capital
Las Lopino	Las Lopino	Victor Jardim	841,729	State's industrial center, 100% urban
Hidajuato	Cartes	Valentina Matos da Nakamura	584,761	Home to the state's largest cruise and fourth-largest passenger port
Quinagu	Teccatan	Jorge Justo Kimura	502,742
Santa Rodres	La Conlega	Joaquim Machado da Siqueira	447,976
South Comarillo	San Cates	Pablo Mendes Torres	370,649
Obrenas	Moreno	Ana Rios	320,405	Home to a regional trade and transport hub
Aexodiana	Aexodiana	Álvaro Silveira Guavara	267,893	Independent city government
Lekeadia	Zitajoa	Manuel Pejon Monteira	253,468	State's lowest urbanisation rate of 33%

Economy

In 2091 the service sector was the largest component of GDP at 71%, followed by the industrial sector at 22%. Agriculture represents 7% of GDP. The state produces 28% of Carinansian goods and services. São Lenoas (state) exports: computer chips 42%, vehicles 21%, food industry 16%, airplanes and helicopters 11%, telecommunications 7%, sugar and alcohol fuel 3% (2092).

São Lenoas state is responsible for approximately 15% of Carinansian GDP. The state's GDP (nominal) amounts CAR$2.9 trillion, making it the biggest economy in Oikoia and the Eastern Hemisphere. Its economy is based on computer chip production, the automobile and aviation industries, services, financial companies, commerce, textiles, sugar cane and coffee bean production.

The towns of northwest Chilajuca province and southeast Hidajuato province, are important university, engineering, film production, agricultural, technology, and health sciences centers. The Balonton Institute in São Lenoas is a Ichthyology science center that inspects and analyses marine life throughout the world. The Pardo Institute produces medical vaccines. The state is also at the vanguard of computer chip production, with large computer chip production facilities established in La Libertad, and also Las Lopino in Lekeadia.

Moreover, São Lenoas is one of the world's most important sources of beans, rice, various fruit, coffee, sugar cane, flowers and vegetables, maize, cattle, swine, milk, cheese, wine, and oil producers. Telecommunications and manufacturing centers such as Jose Prestes Ave. and Angelopolis in São Lenoas city is a magnet for retail shopping and shipping that attracts customers from the whole country and as far as Arcadia in Koelasia.

Governor of São Lenoas

Governor of São Lenoas
Regulador de São Lenoas
Incumbent Diego Alves Nakamura since 25 June 2089
Style	Governor
Status	Incumbent
Residence	Palacio de Cavadores
Appointer	Direct democracy
Term length	5 years
Constituting instrument	Constitution of São Lenoas
Precursor	Imperial Governors of São Lenoas
Formation	13 August 1602
First holder	Decimus Duccius Pullus
Salary	$140,000 per year

The governor of the State of São Lenoas is the head of government of São Lenoas, and is the commander-in-chief of the state's National Guard units. The governor is the highest-ranking official in the state and has a broad range of appointive powers in both the state and local governments, as specified by the São Lenoas constitution (1969, and amendments). Because of the extent of these constitutional powers, the governor of São Lenoas has been ranked as being among the most powerful governors in the Serenacy.

The current governor is Diego Alves Nakamura who has been in office since 2089.

Selection and Qualifications

Like most state chief executives in the Serenacy, the governor is elected by the citizens of São Lenoas to serve a five-year term. Under the Constitution of São Lenoas, the governor can run any number of times. This has allowed the incumbent governor to be the 7th-longest serving state governor in serene history. An eligible candidate for governor must be at least 25 years old, and also a resident of and a registered voter in São Lenoas for the six years preceding the election. Candidates meeting this minimum requirement must file his or her candidacy with the São Lenoas State Board of Elections, pay a filing fee of $450, file a financial disclosure, and create a legal campaign financial body. The governor, like all statewide officials in São Lenoas, is elected in the odd-numbered years, alongside national elections for president.

Powers and responsibilities

As the chief executive of the State of São Lenoas, the governor heads the executive branch of government, which includes all state executive departments and agencies, as well as advisory boards, commissions, committees, and task forces. The primary constitutional responsibility of the governor of São Lenoas, and any other state's chief executive, is to carry out the business of the state and to enforce the laws passed by the legislature. The governor also has some say in these laws, since the governor has the ability to veto any bill sent to his or her desk by the Maryland General Assembly, though the assembly may override that veto. The governor is also given a number of more specific powers as relates to appropriations of state funds, the appointment of state officials, and also a variety of less prominent and less commonly utilized powers. Additionally, the Governor can issue direct policy for the Lieutenant Governor, essentially allowing them to propose and vote on new legislation via this middleman.

Appropriations

Every year, the governor must present a proposed budget to the São Lenoas State Congress. After receiving the proposed budget, the congress is then allowed to decrease any portion of the budget for the executive branch, but it may never increase it or transfer funds between executive departments. The congress may, however, increase funds for the legislative and judicial branches of government. The governor has the power to veto any law that is passed by the State Congress, including a "line item veto", which can be used to strike certain portions of appropriations bills. The legislature then has the power to override a governor's veto by vote of five-eighths (62.5%) of the number of members in each house.

The governor also sits on the board of public works, whose other two members are the secretary of state, and the treasurer. This board has broad powers in overseeing and approving the spending of state funds. They must approve state expenditures of all general funds and capital improvement funds, excluding expenditures for the construction of state roads, bridges, and highways. It can only seek funds through measures approved by the State Congress.

Appointment powers

The governor appoints almost all military and civil officers of the state government, subject to advice and consent of the São Lenoas State Congress. The governor also appoints the local Boards of Elections in each of the 11 provinces and in Aexodiana City. Previously, the governor appointed all provincial officials in the state, but this was amended in 2075. Should a vacancy arise in either of the two houses of the State Congress, the governor appoints a temporary senator until a special by-election can be held exactly three months later. The governor appoints all members of the State Committee, and requires an absolute majority of members present in the Chamber of Localities to approve these appointments.

State Committee

The governor of São Lenoas is the chairman of the State Committee which coordinates all state government functions. This is composed of the following members, all of whom, except the lieutenant governor, are appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the São Lenoas Chamber of Localities as heads of executive departments:

• Lieutenant governor – Jeremías Abellán
• Secretary of State – Marisa Barroso Yamada
• Secretary of Agriculture – Chun Berganza
• Secretary of Budget and Management – Valentín Rodríguez
• Secretary of Commerce – Bruno Ferreira Cardoso
• State Superintendent of Schools (appointed by the State Board of Education) – Lorena Dias Silveira
• Secretary of the Environment – Osvaldo Justino Enriquez
• Secretary of Health – Luis Prado Rosa
• Secretary of Housing and Infrastructure – Guillermo Ribeiro Camargo
• Secretary of Innovation – Manoela Coelho de Assis
• Secretary of Justice - Teodoro Ribeiro Álves
• Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services – Carolina Andina Laguna
• Secretary of State Police (commanding officer of the São Lenoas State Police) – Rolando Pinha
• Secretary of Transportation – Ehezomoc Fontes Gomez
• Secretary of Veterans – Yumbalamob Yamada Jimenez

Other members of the governor's staff may be invited to State Committee meetings as "attendees". The President of the State Congress is the most frequent attendee, although when the congress and governorship are controlled by opposing parties, this frequency greatly declines.

The governor also oversees several sub-cabinets that coordinate the activities of a certain function of state government that involves several state departments or agencies. Currently, these are the Renewal Agency, Lekeadia Protection Department, Comarillos Strait subcabinet, International Affairs Agency, Sustainable Commercial Development Agency, and the State Corporation subcabinet.

Torre Lenistana

Torre Lenistana
Former names	Bank of San Juan Trust
General information
Type	Skyscraper
Groundbreaking	13 April 2028
Construction started	29 July 2036
Construction stopped	2 February 2038
Completed	13 May 2038
Inaugurated	16 June 2038
Cost	$3.02 billion
Owner	Trijar Co.
Height	464m
Technical details
Floor count	70
Floor area	162,600.0 sq m
Design and construction
Architect	José Watanabe Nogueira

Construction on the skyscraper began shortly after the conclusion of the Vascara War. In order to provide employment to some returning veterans, the state provided subsidies for local infrastructure projects. The Bank of San Juan Trust agreed to finance a new tallest building, and after months of planning, ground broke in 2028. However, infighting among architects quickly resulted in several design changes, causing delays and pushing back the date of construction by years. Only in 2036 was a final design approved, and construction began. Less than two years later, the building was completed, inaugurated on National Liberation Day (Carinansia).

Currently, the tower is subdivided into several sections. Floors 1 to 8 are dedicated to retail and restaurants, drawing millions of visitors annually. Floors 9 to 11 are service floors, and 12 to 45 are occupied by various offices. Suroikoian Airways specifically is headquartered on floors 20 to 32, and WPB S.A. on 33 to 45. Floors 46 to 51 are service floors, and floors 52 to 59 are luxury apartments. Floors 60 to 67 is the Lenistano Hotel, the 68th and 69th floors are home to the exclusive Mirandas Restaurant. The top floor holds an observatory, from which there is an extensive view of the Zalguda Park.

Originally, the Bank of San Juan Trust occupied the top 25 floors, choosing to sublet the floors below to various offices. When the bank became insolvent in 2062, it was purchased by Roberto Bitencourt. He chose to let the entire building to various investors, before establishing high-end retail and musical performances from the 1st to 14th floor. He sold the building to Trijar, Co. in 2076 for $11.2 billion.