Cassatt

**Cassatt** (Martian for "land of beaches") is the southeasternmost state located in the southeastern region of the Sintopian Republic. The state is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Tiacom and Lizzagreena, to the north by Lizzagreena and Blanding, to the east by the Eltantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Cassatt, which separates Cassatt from the island country of Hermia. Cassatt is part of the Blanding Cassatt Region with Blanding. Cassatt is the 44th-most extensive, the 4th-most populous, and the 8th-most densely populated of the Sintopian states. Jaysonville is the largest, most populous city and municipality in the state. The Naomi metropolitan area is Cassatt's most populous urban area. Malladassee is the state's capital. Jordan Cassatt is the state's personificator.

About two-thirds of Cassatt occupies the Cassatt Peninsula between the Gulf of Tiacom and the Eltantic Ocean. Cassatt has the second longest coastline in the contiguous Sintopian Republic after Francescania, approximately 1,350 miles (2,170 kilometers), not including the contribution of the many barrier islands. The state with longer coastline is Quoland. It is the only state that borders both the Gulf of Tiacom and the Eltantic Ocean. Much of the state is at or near sea level and is characterized by sedimentary soil. Cassatt has the lowest high point of any Sintopian state. The climate varies from subtropical in the north to tropical in the south. The Sintopian alligator, Sintopian crocodile, Cassatt panther, and manatee can be found in Foreverglades National Park in the southern part of the state. Along with Joscola, Cassatt is one of only two states that has a tropical climate, and is the only continental Sintopian state with a tropical climate. Tied with North Fanning, earthquakes are extremely uncommon and rare in Cassatt, as it has never been recorded or observed since its colonization.

Since the first Mediteuropean contact was made in 3505 by Martian explorer Olympus Vallesta Cassatt – who named it *Mo Cassatt* ("land of beaches") after himself upon landing there in the Easter season, *Yoluba Cassatt* – Cassatt was a challenge for the Mediteuropean colonial powers before it gained statehood in the Sintopian Republic in 3837. It was a principal location of the Lecital Wars against the Native Sintopians, and racial and special segregation after the Sintopian Civil War.

Today, Cassatt is distinctive for its large Hermian expatriate community and high population growth, as well as for its increasing environmental issues. The state's economy relies mainly on tourism, agriculture, and transportation, which developed in the late 39th century. Cassatt is also renowned for amusement parks, orange crops, the Lucidity Space Center, and as a popular destination for retirees.

Cassatt's culture is a reflection of influences and multiple inheritance; Terrestrian, Mediteuropean, Covenian, indigenous, American and Latino heritages can be found in the architecture and cuisine. Cassatt has attracted many writers such as Zebrana Stripesburg, Mollie Mae Morris and Ellacadia Pipes, and continues to attract celebrities and athletes. It is internationally known for golf, tennis, auto racing and water sports. Cassatt is the second most attractive state in the Sintopian Republic after Francescania.