Unity, give us strength! | |||||||
| Anthem | "Unity of our Peoples!
" | ||||||
| Language official |
English | ||||||
| others | Swedish, French | ||||||
| Religion main |
Anglicanism (64.95%) | ||||||
| others | Non-Comformist Christians (28.9%) | ||||||
| Ethnic Groups main |
Anglo-Saxon (70.7%) | ||||||
| others | Swedish (14.5%), Scottish (30.6%) | ||||||
| Demonym | Maritime | ||||||
| Government | Personal Union | ||||||
| Legislature | Maritime Court (Ceremonial Position) | ||||||
| King | Edward III | ||||||
| Royal house: | House of Nova Scotia | ||||||
| Population | 39 million people | ||||||
| GDP Total: |
$1.4 trillion | ||||||
| per capita | $274,324 | ||||||
| Independence | from April 22, 1981 | ||||||
| Currency | Maritime Angle | ||||||
| UTC−03:00 | Maritime Daylight Time (UTC-02:30) | ||||||
| summer | May - September | ||||||
| Driving Side | left | ||||||
| Calling Code | 144 | ||||||
| Internet TLD | .mar | ||||||
The Maritime Union is a personal union between the states of New England and Vineland that has been in existence since April 22, 1981. Through this union, the countries (despite ironically not being monarchies themselves) are headed by a king (Edward III as of 2014).
The idea of a unified Maritime state was conceived in the 1970s as New England and Vineland were sills vying for independence. Both British colonial dependencies shared a similar culture and held a high view of each other, a fact strengthened during their clamor for independence in the 1970s. Once New England was granted its independence in 1977, plans began to be drawn upon incorporating Vineland into the newly independent state.
However, Vinelandlanders disliked the idea of being absorbed into a mother state and thus a compromise was made. Newfoundland and New England would enter into a personal union, headed by a ceremonial monarch heralding from Nova Scotia. The official capital would, however, be on New English soil. The idea, much to the surprise of its own advocates, was accepted and in 1981, the two states entered into a personal union.
Since then, some have questioned how necessary the union is and how much Vineland benefits from it. "Nationalist" Vinelanders state that the union has simply made the isle a New English colony, likely stemming from the extreme population differences between the two. Unionist proponents claim that Vineland has had a substantially higher economic output and standard of living. A referendum held in 2015 showed that 49% of Vinelandlanders wish to succeed, while 51% prefer to remain. Attitudes have definitely been altered since then however and some are calling for a future referendum.
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