Cenome


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

Cenome ( /si'nom/ (🔊listen) ) is a coastal state in northwestern Piggania. It borders Senua to the west, Birdux to the north, and Khyanol to the south. Cenome is the 6th largest Pigganian state, and the 9th most populous state of the 11 Pigganian states and territories. The state's capital is Cepenoil, but its largest city is Taunocsh. The Taunocsh Metro Area is the largest metropolitan area in Cenome, with an estimated population of 401,321. The majority of Cenome's population lives in the three metro areas of Taunocsh, Cepenoil, and Voure. Cenome is home to the largest reaserch park in Piggania, and holds the highest laboratory of economic value in Piggania, the Cepenoil Chemical Engineering Lab or CCEL.

Cenome was first established by the Birds in 1961, making it the 3rd discovered region chronologically after Birdux and the Pig Territory. Cenome was named in honor of Mark Cenome, one of the people on the discovery team who helped located Piggania, with Cenome being his last name. During the Cheunaso War, Cenome was a huge target, and it is filled with battlefields, with the 1975 Bombing of Taunocsh Assault killing an estimate 1,200 birds and civillians living there, about 10% of all the bird casualties in the war. On October 12, 1979, Cenome was one of the first 4 regions to become a state of Piggania, and a government was instituted immediately. Following Independence Day, on November 12, 1980 Donella Feathering created the Sustained Tank Flying Module, or the STFM, which is essentially a jetpack. This invention was very critical to Cenome, and they take it well by putting the phrase "We don't jump, we jet!" on their license plates, and their website's homepage. But, this also sparked Cenome to create many new revolutionary inventions, such as Melevane, one of the most important substances ever discovered.

Cenome is typically wide-open fields with tall grass in them. Valleys and grasslands are very prevalent in the west part of the country. However the Cenoman Hills cover the central part of Cenome, and the highest mountain in the state, Frosthill Mountain is in these hills. The Cenoman Hills are a big part of Cenoman culture, so much so that Cenome's nickname used to be "The Hill State," and there is a National Park dedicated to them and the areas around them. Cenome is located by the Great Piggy Planet Ocean, and thus has a great supply of wormfishing, and a large water area. Cenome is typically cool, sticking its temperature at around 10-16°C (50-60°F), however some parts of Cenome are colder.

Cenome nowadays is home to many large companies ranging from retail stores, to banks, to tech companies, to really any sort of big business due to its lax tax laws. This has caused a surge of population recently, with people emigrating in for work, and for good pay. Due to the abundant resources and job oppurtunities, workers can receive much money, and has made Cenome one of the highest second-level administrative divisions by GDP per capita in all of Piggy Planet.