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Swanstone is a state in Southwestern Cygnia and is the 12th-most extensive, 6th-most populous, and 7th-most densely populated Cygnian state. Swanstone is bordered by New Cambridgeshire to the north, The Capes to the south, and Auralia to the east. The state has a western coastline facing the. The state of Swanstone, with an estimated 6.43 million residents in 2012, is often referred to as Swanstone State to distinguish it from Swanstone City, the state's most populous city and the imperial capital of Cygnia.

With an estimated population of 4.399 million in 2012, Swanstone City is one of the most populous cities in Cygnia and the premier gateway for legal immigration to Cygnia. Swanstone City is a global city, exerting a significant impact upon commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education and entertainment. Swanstone City makes up over 68% of the population of Swanstone State. Three-quarters of the state's population lives in the Swanstone City Metropolitan Area. Both the state and Swanstone City were named for the native black swans that inhabit the area. The state capital is Fremantle.

Swanstone had been inhabited by the Wadjuk Aboriginal people for thousands of years by the time the earliest Europeans came the Swanstone. The first Europeans to arrive were Dutch explorers led by in 1606. Janszoon returned in 1614 with colonists to claim the region for the Dutch, who built Port Nassau on what is today Rottnest Island, where the present-day capital of Fremantle developed. The Dutch soon also settled New Rotterdam and parts of the Darling Scarp, establishing the colony of New Holland, a multicultural community from its earliest days and a centre of trade and immigration. The British annexed the colony from the Dutch in 1670. The borders of the British colony, the Colony of Swanstone, were similar to those of the present-day state.

Many landmarks in Swanstone are well known to both international and domestic visitors, including Independence Square, Federation Hall and Elizabeth Quay.