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 with São Lenoas and Aexodiana shown in red and blue respectively | |
| 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 unicameral state government |
• Governor | Saulo Alves Pimentel |
• President of the State Congress | Mirela Shinoda Alvarez |
| 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 Pesos 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 Banco Barreto. 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.