Cheunaso


 * This article is about the Pigganian state. For other uses, see Cheunaso (disambiguation)

Cheunaso ( /šɛˈʌnˈʌˈso/ (🔊 Listen) ) is a southern state in Piggania. It borders the state of Eagletopia to the east, Senua, to the north, Maxbor to the northwest, and the Pig Territory to the west. Cheunaso is the 4th largest state/territory in Piggania by area, and the 2nd largest by population out of the 10 states and territories in Piggania. The state capital is Yintyre, however the largest city in Cheunaso is Dox, the largest city in all of Piggania, with a population of 987,323 at the last (2020) census.

Cheunaso was mostly just sand and some hills and mountains in the north. It is mentioned in a Benumian tale, saying that an adventurer ventured past the mountains and found wide valleys of sand. Aside from this tale, there was no proof of intelligent life living in Cheunaso pre-settlement.

In 1961, explorers from the Pig Territory began looking at Cheunaso. They claimed the land as part of their territory. After the Birdio Territory began settling in the north of Piggania, there was much competition between it and the Pig Territory for who could claim the most land the fastest. For years, a col war-esque tension arose between the two powers until they eventually met up with each other. The pigs saw eggs from the birds, and wanted them for themselves. They invaded Birdio land, and declared war on May 31, 1974 to claim the lands of the Birds.

After being defeated in 1976 in the Cheunaso War, the Pig Territory ceded its claimed land to the Birdio Territory. Thereafter, the birds began exploring their newly claimed area of Cheunaso. After explorers granted the land to the Pigganian government, Cheunaso was made a state. At the time, Cheunaso's borders were different, but as adventurers explored further northward, the borders of Cheunaso began to expand.

Ultimately, Cheunaso's borders stayed the way they were, without exploring further into Senua. Cities such as the ports of Leafpond and Dox began to build up as the Pigganian government converted Cheunaso from a war-torn battlefield into a liveable place for the inhabitants of Piggania.

During the 90's, tourism was a huge industry, along with natural gas and oil minig offshore. Among the raptors of Piggania, fish from the Cheunaso Sea were, and still are very popular. Wormfishing and Nematodenoodling were also booming industries there. Throughout the late 90's, and into the 2000's trade with other countries was huge via Cheunaso's ports. Today, the main industries come from natural gas, wormfishing, and tourism. Christianity is the highest practiced religion, with about 41% of Cheunaso's population practicing it. The most popular sects are Protestantism (18%), and Swinism (7%). 28% of the population could not say if they practiced a religion. 14% of the population are full atheist, 12% are agnostic, and 5% practice another religion.

The geography of the state is marked by the North Cheunaso Ridge, a clustered group of hills and short mountains in northern Cheunaso, marking the state's borders. The Great Sand Valley runs through the west-central area of the state. The rest of the state's terrain is mainly lush, flat grassland, with scattered conifer trees. It has many major coastal cities and cities to the north. The salty Cheunaso Sea has many beaches, and is a popular tourist destination.

Cheunaso's economy is medium-high with a GDP of $222.4 billion CAD ($163.6 billion USD) in 2019. It has a GDP per capita of $106,794 CAD ($78,566.44 USD), 4th-highest in the nation after Cenome, Senua and Birdux. Cheunaso has many strict laws, and does enforce them, but is fairly lax in the ways of arson, because a Shanksgiving tradition of theirs was developed in the 80's by lighting your family's house on fire. This was marked as illegal in 1989, however, the Pyromania still sticks around in the heart of many Cheunasoans.

Etymology
The state is named for Rumble Cheunaso, a government official and military commander who led divisions during the Cheunaso War. He had begun training soldiers in the early 70's, before the war, and he found the land in which the pigs had claimed parts of. The government offices temporarily called the area "Cheunaso's Land," but after his brave feats in the war, the state's name was officially changed to Cheunaso in his honor.

Geography
Cheunaso is located in Southern Piggania, and comprises of 155,186 km 2(60,397 mi2) of area, making it the 4th largest state/territory in Piggania. It has 153,145 km 2(59,129 mi2) in land area, and it has 2,041 km 2(1,268 mi2) in water making it the 4th largest state/territory in terms of land area, and 3rd largest in terms of water area.

The North Cheunaso Ridge is a cluster of hills and mountains on the border with Senua and Eagletopia, creating a fertile patch of land where Cheunaso's capital, Yintyre is located. In this ridge is Cheunaso's largest lake, Lake Chakutat at 30 sq km (19 sq mi) is located.

Central Cheunaso is made up of lush and sandy valleys. Under these valleys is Cheunaso's source of water, the Nappsbird Aquifer, and underground source of water. 43% of Cheunaso lies atop it.

Cities
Below are the 10 largest cities in Cheunaso by population: Dox is the largest city in Cheunaso as well as all of Piggania. It has the largest metro in Piggania and Cheunaso with a population of 1,201,455.

Climate
The annual average temperature in the state is 14°C (57°F). Cheunaso has a semi-humid, cool climate. Mud is commonplace in Central-Southern Cheunaso during the Spring and Summer months. Autumn in Cheunaso is very colorful, with a wide variety of reds, yellows, oranges, and even some greens falling from the many trees in southern and northern Cheunaso. Winters are colder in higher elevations, so places near the North Cheunaso Ridge have snowy days. Winasprings usher in magenta skies and the harvest is not high, as Cheunaso is not one of the more agricultural states, its only agricultural land being in the far northeast by Maxbor, further up from the North Cheunaso Ridge.

The rural and agricultural northeast is, on average, about 2°C (3.6°F) cooler than the southern and central areas of the state. The annual average snowfall in Cheunaso is 102 cm (40 in), but this number varies depending on elevation. Overall, this makes Cheunaso the 10th coldest state/territory on Piggania on average.

The highest temperature ever recorded was 47°C (117°F) in Point Plax, just east of Dox on Squawkember 37, 2007. The lowest recoreded temperature was -46°C (-51°F) on Rumble's Summit, a peak on Mt. Cuenatoa, on Kennedember 19, 1994. The agricultural growing season is between August and Hogtember, ranging from 169 to 278 days. Harvest happens during the Winaspring months, after the plants have toughened out through the winter. The state receives an average of 18,560 hours of sunshine annually, and an average of 334 cm (131.5 in) of rainfall anually

Average Temperature in Cheunaso

Transportation
The main source of travel in Cheunaso is by car. According to the 2020 census survey, 98.3% of Cheunaso's population owned a car, 73.8% of which were gasoline-powered cars, 12.2% of which were elctric, 13.8% of which were hybird, and 0.2% of which were diesel. 2,050,306 motor vehicles were registered in this census, meaning the average person owns 1.2 cars.

Driving in Cheunaso is typically very safe, there is not much road rage or intoxication, but traffic is heavy as you go further south along the main routes. Cheunaso has a car insurance rate of 89%, the 6th highest in the nation.

Cheunaso has many highways and freeways, most of which are fairly clear in the center and north of the state. However, as one goes further south, there are many minor highways and a high amount of traffic due to high population and many things in that area. As one approaches the cities of Dextorn and Yintyre, the amount of highways and traffic also increases.

Public transit is a main mode of transportation in and between the larger cities of the area. The Cheunasoan railway of Cheunasotrak has lines in Leafpond, Yintyre, Bayville, Dextorn, and the Dox Metro Area. It is the largest and most used railway in the state, with an annual revenue of about $47 million CAD (34 million USD). It is split in up to 8 lines. The Blue Line, the Green Line, the Red Line, the Purple Line, the Orange Line, the Yellow Line, the Black Line, and then the Silver Line.

Hauling trucks can be no more than 4m (13.12 ft) tall, and can weigh no more than 46,000 kg (101,412.64 lbs) on any kind of highway, freeway, or road. This means that trucks that weigh more than this amount must have multiple different trucks haul the items to their designated location rather than just one. Billboards may only be used on highways, and are banned elsewhere. Billboards must all be grammatically correct, fact-checked, and not contain any content that is not suitable for all ages.

Major Routes
In total, Cheunaso has 2 freeways, 24 major highways, and 61 minor highways.


 * Piggania Route 204: Freeway that runs from Dox to Dextorn northwardly. It crosses through Uporil, and intersects with Piggania Route 198 near Salakt, just north of Uporil.


 * Piggania Route 198: Runs from Aron to Leafpond southwestardly. It intsersects with Piggania Route 204 just north of Uporil. It is the busiest of all the major routes in Cheunaso.


 * PG-H-201: Runs near the coast from Dox to Leafpond westwardly.


 * PG-H-199: Runs from Cheunaso Junction to Aron eastwardly.


 * PG-H-194: Splits off from PG-H-199, and curves northwardly to Yintyre


 * PG-H-177: Runs southwardly and eastwardly from Yintyre to Aron.


 * PG-H-206: Runs northwardly from Yintyre to Schirlont, making it the longest non-freeway highway in Piggania.


 * PG-H-189: Runs northwardly and westwardly from Yintyre to Berun in Maxbor.

Airports and Spaceports
Cheunaso has 2 international airports, and 1 spaceport. It also has a few various internal airports for travel in just Piggania.


 * Cheunaso International (pDOX) is the largest airport in the state, and is located in Dox, near the shoreline. It serves for mainly commercial and traveller flight, but there is a terminal in the back for cargo. It serves 26 different airlines. Up until 2017, it was home to the Sea Port Sentries, the air group tasked with protecting southern Piggania from attack, mainly from the Pig Territory.
 * Yintyre International (pYTY) is the second-largest airport in the state, and is located in northern Yintyre. It serves 7 airlines: PigFly, JetGreen, Uket Air, Vertonam Sky, Piggania Fliers, Omega Air, and OrmányFly.
 * Doxygarden Spaceport is one of three spaceports in the nation. It is located just west of Dox in Port Doxygarden, a lesser-known suburb of the city. It serves a multitude of 55 different flying organizations.