Arbuto

The Grand Kingdom of Arbuto, better known as Arbuto, formerly known as Nova Scotia, is a nation in Multi's Earth World, established on March 3, 2021.

History
Much of what is now Nova Scotia was divided among Vinland and the Halifax Republic. The northern islands were owned by Vinland, but later released as a vassal state under the name of the Duchy of Cape Breton, while the rest of Nova Scotia was claimed by Halifax. On March 1, the Halifax Republic and the Duchy of Cape Breton united as the Grand Duchy of Nova Scotia, while still under indirect Vinlandic rule. On March 5, Nova Scotia was granted complete independence from the Vinlandic government. While most other members left, Synth_Wave, the only inhabitant left, approached his old colleague BigVinny, asking for Almondia to annex Nova Scotia. However, Vinny denied the request for annexation, citing that making Nova Scotia a colony would be too risky in regards to international relations. Instead, as Vinny had just recently transferred all authority to Badlichick, thus making him a figurehead, Vinny would propose a personal union between Almondia and Nova Scotia. Both realms would be independent from one another and adhere to their own respective interests, but they would be closely allied and Vinny would be a figurehead monarch of both nations, therefore loosely yet symbolically uniting the two nations. Synth accepted. Recognizing its Vincentarian heritage, Nova Scotia's official name was changed to the Grand Kingdom of Arbuto, which is the Vincentarianized version of the Latin work arbutus, meaning "strawberry tree" (Synth is best known by the Vincentarians as his former username "Strawberry_Boi," hence the name change referencing that)

Politics
The Grand Kingdom of Nova Scotia is, as expected by the name, a monarchy. However, the monarch is not actually a member of Nova Scotia itself. The monarch is BigVinny, King of Almondia, who only exists as a figurehead with no power to make any decisions. It must be noted that Almondia and Nova Scotia are by no means politically united, but are under a personal union and share a strong bond as a result of both nations' shared Vincentarian heritage, which was the primary cause of the personal union. Synth is the sole inhabitant, and has been appointed as Prime Minister of the Kingdom.