The Province of Citrus Grove is the capital administrative district within the Republic, and is the de jure seat of the Directorate. Its name is derived from the prolific orange tree within its borders, but the Province is home to several significant geographical features, including a large pomegranate tree, a row of birch trees along its border with the United States, and the Garden of Omeleur, a holy site which is the official "home" of the Cult of the Supreme Being. The Province of Citrus Grove is currently administered by the Citizen-Premier Sophia Albina, as Governor.
The history of Citrus Grove has one of the more colorful within the collection of Nordale's provinces, having at one time bordered the Empire of Austenasia's Territory of Campo del Sol. Campo del Sol was the flashpoint of an international conflict while Nordale was a part of the Commonwealth of New Virginia. In June of 2021, the party in New Virginia's legislature representing the Nordalian people in the nation proposed a bill which would unanimously annex Campo del Sol from the Empire in a show of protest to diplomatic activities of Austenasia. Ultimately, before the bill could be voted on within New Virginia, Austenasia claimed the dissolution of the Territory, before later on Nordale annexed the area as a constituent part of Citrus Grove. As an homage to this, Citrus Grove also adopted the original flag of the Territory, sometimes humorously referred to as the Nordalian Battle Flag. |