The Principality of Outer Baldonia is a defunct micronation that claimed sovereignty over approximately 4 acres (16,000 m2) of Outer Bald Tusket Island, the southernmost of the Tusket Islands off the southern tip of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
[1][2] Founded in 1949 by American businessman Russell Arundel,[3] the principality had a charter, a flag, currency,[4] passports, and an organized military.
[5] All citizens of the principality who caught a Bluefin tuna and paid a $50 fee were accorded the rank of prince.
[6]: 68 The text of the Charter of Outer Baldonia is preserved in the Yarmouth County Museum.
[2] In 1973, Outer Bald Tusket Island was sold by Russell Arundel for the price of one Canadian dollar to the Nova Scotia Bird Society.