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Eurasia Eurasia (, ) is the largest continental area on Earth, comprising all of Europe and Asia. Primarily in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres, it spans from the British Isles and the Iberian Peninsula in the west to the Japanese archipelago a ...
n country in SOCOM: US Navy Seals. * Alanbrooke: A fictionalized
Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
in Barbie in Rock 'N Royals. * Al-Alemand: Islamic state consisting of the former Germany and the
Low Countries The term Low Countries, also known as the Low Lands ( nl, de Lage Landen, french: les Pays-Bas, lb, déi Niddereg Lännereien) and historically called the Netherlands ( nl, de Nederlanden), Flanders, or Belgica, is a coastal lowland region in N ...
. From the
alternate history Alternate history (also alternative history, althist, AH) is a genre of speculative fiction of stories in which one or more historical events occur and are resolved differently than in real life. As conjecture based upon historical fact, altern ...
book ''
The Years of Rice and Salt ''The Years of Rice and Salt'' is an alternate history novel by American science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson, published in 2002. The novel explores how world history might have been different if the Black Death plague had killed 99 per ...
'', by
Kim Stanley Robinson Kim Stanley Robinson (born March 23, 1952) is an American writer of science fiction. He has published twenty-two novels and numerous short stories and is best known for his ''Mars'' trilogy. His work has been translated into 24 languages. Many ...
. * Al Amarja: Island nation located in Mediterranean, from the
role playing game A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal a ...
'' Over the Edge''. * Aldovia: A European kingdom in ''
A Christmas Prince ''A Christmas Prince'' is a 2017 American Christmas romantic comedy film directed by Alex Zamm, written by Karen Schaler and Nathan Atkins and stars Rose McIver, Ben Lamb, Tom Knight, Sarah Douglas, Daniel Fathers, Alice Krige and Tahirah Shari ...
'' by Netflix. * Alfaine: Appeared in
Jules Lemaitre Jules is the French form of the Latin "Julius" (e.g. Jules César, the French name for Julius Caesar). It is the given name of: People with the name *Jules Aarons (1921–2008), American space physicist and photographer *Jules Abadie (1876–195 ...
's ''Prince Hermann Regent'' (1893). * Alpenstein: European principality and former ally of
Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...
featured in '' San Sombrèro: A Land of Carnivals, Cocktails and Coups''. Gleisner, T., Cilauro, S. and Sitch, R. (2006) ''
San Sombrèro ''San Sombrèro'' (subtitled ''A Land of Carnivals, Cocktails and Coups'') is a parody travel guide book examining the eponymous fictional country, described as the birthplace of tinted sunglasses and sequins. This country is set in Central Amer ...
'' Melbourne:
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* Alpine Emirates: Islamic states in the Bavarian Alps in the
alternate history Alternate history (also alternative history, althist, AH) is a genre of speculative fiction of stories in which one or more historical events occur and are resolved differently than in real life. As conjecture based upon historical fact, altern ...
book ''
The Years of Rice and Salt ''The Years of Rice and Salt'' is an alternate history novel by American science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson, published in 2002. The novel explores how world history might have been different if the Black Death plague had killed 99 per ...
'', by
Kim Stanley Robinson Kim Stanley Robinson (born March 23, 1952) is an American writer of science fiction. He has published twenty-two novels and numerous short stories and is best known for his ''Mars'' trilogy. His work has been translated into 24 languages. Many ...
. * Alsander: Southern European state in
James Elroy Flecker James Elroy Flecker (5 November 1884 – 3 January 1915) was a British novelist and playwright. As a poet, he was most influenced by the Parnassian poets. Biography Herman Elroy Flecker was born on 5 November 1884 in Lewisham, London, to Willia ...
's ''King of Alsander'' (1914). * Altis and Stratis: an insular Mediterranean country in '' ARMA 3'' located between Italy and Greece, and modelled after the real-life Greek Aegean islands of
Lemnos Lemnos or Limnos ( el, Λήμνος; grc, Λῆμνος) is a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within the Lemnos regional unit, which is part of the North Aegean region. The p ...
(Altis) and
Agios Efstratios Agios Efstratios or Saint Eustratius ( el, Άγιος Ευστράτιος), colloquially Ai Stratis ( el, Άη Στράτης), anciently Halonnesus or Halonnesos ( grc, Ἁλόννησος), is a small Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea abo ...
(Stratis). * Alvonia: European kingdom from the film ''
My Pal, the King ''My Pal, the King'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code Western film directed by Kurt Neumann, starring Tom Mix, and featuring Mickey Rooney and James Kirkwood.Quinlan, David (1997) ''The Film Lover's Companion: An A to Z Guide to 2,000 Stars and t ...
'' (1932). * Anatruria: Balkanic kingdom in the Bernie Rhodenbarr novel ''The Burglar Who Thought He Was Bogart''. * Andalasia: The cartoon kingdom in '' Enchanted'' where Giselle, Prince Edward, Queen Narissa, Nathaniel and Pip live. * Apollonia: An
Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...
-based kingdom in
Barbie as the Island Princess ''Barbie as the Island Princess'' is a 2007 computer-animated musical film. It was released to DVD on September 18, 2007, and made its television premiere on Nickelodeon on September 23, 2007. The film is part of the Barbie film series and the se ...
. *
Arendelle ''Frozen'' is a 2013 American computer-animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 53rd Disney animated feature film, it is inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's 1844 fair ...
: small Nordic kingdom based on real-life Norway in the 2013 film '' Frozen''. * Ariana: A country to the south of Atropia. * Arstotzka: The communist state in the video game
Papers, Please ''Papers, Please'' is a puzzle simulation video game created by indie game developer Lucas Pope, developed and published through his production company, 3909 LLC. The game was released on August 8, 2013 for Microsoft Windows and OS X, for Li ...
where the player character works as an immigration inspector at a border checkpoint * Atlantic Europa (大西洋歐羅巴國): A European country mentioned in ''The Tale of Eliminating Bandits'' (蕩寇誌, 1847), one of the sequels of ''
Water Margin ''Water Margin'' (''Shuihu zhuan'') is one of the earliest Chinese novels written in vernacular Mandarin, and is attributed to Shi Nai'an. It is also translated as ''Outlaws of the Marsh'' and ''All Men Are Brothers''. The story, which is s ...
''. * Atropia: A fictional pro-Western dictatorship used for US and NATO exercises; exercise maps depict the country's borders as loosely corresponding to those of
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...
. * Averna: A fictional oil-rich principality on the Adriatic Sea in the novel, ''
Sweet Danger ''Sweet Danger'' is a crime novel by Margery Allingham, first published in October 1933, in the United Kingdom by Heinemann, London and in the United States by The Crime Club as ''Kingdom of Death''; later US versions used the title ''The Fea ...
'' (1933) by
Margery Allingham Margery Louise Allingham (20 May 1904 – 30 June 1966) was an English novelist from the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", and considered one of its four "Queens of Crime", alongside Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers and Ngaio Marsh. Alli ...
. * Axphain: Neighbor of
Graustark Graustark is a fictional country in Eastern Europe used as a setting for several novels by George Barr McCutcheon. Graustark's neighbors, which also figure in the stories, are Axphain to the north and Dawsbergen to the south. Description Gr ...
.


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* Bacteria: Thinly disguised version of
Fascist Fascism is a far-right, Authoritarianism, authoritarian, ultranationalism, ultra-nationalist political Political ideology, ideology and Political movement, movement,: "extreme militaristic nationalism, contempt for electoral democracy and pol ...
Italy from the film ''
The Great Dictator ''The Great Dictator'' is a 1940 American anti-war political satire black comedy film written, directed, produced, scored by, and starring British comedian Charlie Chaplin, following the tradition of many of his other films. Having been the onl ...
''. Bears the same name as the
microorganism A microorganism, or microbe,, ''mikros'', "small") and ''organism'' from the el, ὀργανισμός, ''organismós'', "organism"). It is usually written as a single word but is sometimes hyphenated (''micro-organism''), especially in olde ...
. * Balinderry: Strategically placed quasi-Irish nation that is crucial to a defence radar system, but has an IRA-type insurgency, in an episode of ''
The Six Million Dollar Man ''The Six Million Dollar Man'' is an American science fiction and action television series, running from 1973 to 1978, about a former astronaut, USAF Colonel Steve Austin, portrayed by Lee Majors. After a NASA test flight accident, Austin is reb ...
''. * Balkistan: Appeared in
Allen Upward George Allen Upward ( Worcester 20 September 1863 – Wimborne 12 November 1926) was a British poet, lawyer, politician and teacher. His work was included in the first anthology of Imagist poetry, ''Des Imagistes'', which was edited by Ezra Pound ...
's ''The Prince of Balkistan'' (1895). * Baltish, A fictional country from a Lithuanian TV show of the same name. * Bandrika (sometimes spelled ''Vandreka''): Eastern European
Alpine Alpine may refer to any mountainous region. It may also refer to: Places Europe * Alps, a European mountain range ** Alpine states, which overlap with the European range Australia * Alpine, New South Wales, a Northern Village * Alpine National Pa ...
country, the setting of the first part of the film ''
The Lady Vanishes ''The Lady Vanishes'' is a 1938 British mystery thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Margaret Lockwood and Michael Redgrave. Written by Sidney Gilliat and Frank Launder, based on the 1936 novel ''The Wheel Spins'' by Ethel L ...
''. The language spoken in this country is an amalgamation of several European languages. * Barataria, Fictional island nation, presumably in the Mediterranean, promised by
Don Quixote is a Spanish epic novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Originally published in two parts, in 1605 and 1615, its full title is ''The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha'' or, in Spanish, (changing in Part 2 to ). A founding work of Wester ...
to Sancho Panza in the novel ''
The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha is a Spanish literature, Spanish Epic (genre), epic novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Originally published in two parts, in 1605 and 1615, its full title is ''The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha'' or, in Spanish, (changing in Part 2 ...
''. Setting for part of
Gilbert and Sullivan Gilbert and Sullivan was a Victorian era, Victorian-era theatrical partnership of the dramatist W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911) and the composer Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900), who jointly created fourteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896, of which ...
's ''
The Gondoliers ''The Gondoliers; or, The King of Barataria'' is a Savoy Opera, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It premiered at the Savoy Theatre on 7 December 1889 and ran for a very successful 554 performances (at that time the ...
'', it becomes a Republican Monarchy during the course of the operetta. * Baronia: the country from which Prince Paul comes in ''The Secret Series'' by
Enid Blyton Enid Mary Blyton (11 August 1897 – 28 November 1968) was an English children's writer, whose books have been worldwide bestsellers since the 1930s, selling more than 600 million copies. Her books are still enormously popular and have b ...
* Barscheit: a principality in ''The Princess Elopes'' (1905), a "Ruritanian" romance by
Harold MacGrath Harold MacGrath (September 4, 1871 – October 30, 1932) was a bestselling and prolific American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. He sometimes completed more than one novel per year for the mass market, covering romance, spies, my ...
. * Bartovia: a European Country in ''
The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, ...
''; in the episode "
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"
Sideshow Bob Robert Underdunk Terwilliger Jr., PhD, better known as Sideshow Bob, is a recurring character in the animated television series ''The Simpsons''. He is voiced by Kelsey Grammer and first appeared in the episode " The Telltale Head". Bob is a se ...
was trying to decide on a new place to live, he took a globe, spun it, and stabbed it with a knife, so as to get a random country. After a couple of more unpleasant options, the knife stabs Bartovia, to which Bob says, "Now cut that out." * Belgardia, an impoverished European Kingdom in ''
King Kelly of the U.S.A. ''King Kelly of the U.S.A.'' is a 1934 American romantic musical film directed by Leonard Fields. The film stars then popular singer Guy Robertson in his only feature film appearance.https://earlysoundguy.com/2018/07/22/where-did-you-go-guy-robe ...
'' * Belgravia: A fictional European country in ''
The Princess Switch ''The Princess Switch'' is a 2018 American Christmas romantic comedy film directed by Mike Rohl from a screenplay by Robin Bernheim and Megan Metzger. The film stars Vanessa Hudgens, Sam Palladio and Nick Sagar. The film's concept of two peopl ...
'' on Netflix.
Belgravia Belgravia () is a Districts of London, district in Central London, covering parts of the areas of both the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Belgravia was known as the 'Five Fields' Tudor Period, during the ...
is also the name of a district in
Central London Central London is the innermost part of London, in England, spanning several boroughs. Over time, a number of definitions have been used to define the scope of Central London for statistics, urban planning and local government. Its characteris ...
. * Belsornia: A country created by
Elinor Brent-Dyer Elinor M. Brent-Dyer (6 April 1894 – 20 September 1969) was an English writer of children's literature who wrote more than one hundred books during her lifetime, the most famous being the '' Chalet School'' series. Early life and education B ...
and home to a number of characters who appear in the
Chalet School The Chalet School is a series of 64 school story novels by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer, initially published between 1925 and 1970. The fictional school was initially located in the Austrian Tyrol, before it was moved to Guernsey in 1939 following th ...
series * Bessonia: A "small Latin state" bordering Switzerland in ''Tiny Carteret'' (1930) by
Sapper A sapper, also called a pioneer (military), pioneer or combat engineer, is a combatant or soldier who performs a variety of military engineering duties, such as breaching fortifications, demolitions, bridge-building, laying or clearing minefie ...
. * Blitva: A state in northeastern Europe, ruled by a dictator; in the novel ''Banket u Blitvi'' (''Banquet in Blitva'', 1939) by Croatian novelist
Miroslav Krleža Miroslav Krleža (; 7 July 1893 – 29 December 1981) was a Yugoslav and Croatian writer who is widely considered to be the greatest Croatian writer of the 20th century. He wrote notable works in all the literary genres, including poetry (''Ba ...
. ''Blitva'' is the Croatian word for
chard Chard or Swiss chard (; ''Beta vulgaris'' subsp. ''vulgaris'', Cicla Group and Flavescens Group) is a green leafy vegetable. In the cultivars of the Flavescens Group, the leaf stalks are large and often prepared separately from the leaf blade; ...
. *
Borduria Borduria (Cyrillic: Бордурија) is a fictional country in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. It is located in the Balkans and has a rivalry with the fictional neighbouring country of Syldavia. ...
: A
totalitarian Totalitarianism is a form of government and a political system that prohibits all opposition parties, outlaws individual and group opposition to the state and its claims, and exercises an extremely high if not complete degree of control and regul ...
state from the comics series ''
The Adventures of Tintin ''The Adventures of Tintin'' (french: Les Aventures de Tintin ) is a series of 24 bande dessinée#Formats, ''bande dessinée'' albums created by Belgians, Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Hergé. The series was one ...
'', located in the
Balkans The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the who ...
. Its first appearance is in ''
King Ottokar's Sceptre ''King Ottokar's Sceptre'' (french: link=no, Le Sceptre d'Ottokar) is the eighth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. Commissioned by the conservative Belgian newspaper for its children's sup ...
'' (1938). * Borginia: Northern-European country featured in the '' Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney'' and '' Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth'' video games. * Borostyria: A kingdom in the 1933
Arsène Lupin Arsène Lupin (French pronunciation: ʁsɛn lypɛ̃ is a fictional gentleman thief and master of disguise created in 1905 by French writer Maurice Leblanc. The character was first introduced in a series of short stories serialized in the magazi ...
novel ''The Woman with Two Smiles''. * Borovia: Central-European country from ''
The Big Knights ''The Big Knights'' is a British animated television series. It was created by Neville Astley and Mark Baker (animator), Mark Baker through their studio The Big Knights Ltd., in co-production with BBC Worldwide and in association with BBC Bristo ...
'' TV programme (1999). ** Borobia is also a communist Eastern European country in the ''
G.I. Joe ''G.I. Joe'' is an American media franchise and a line of action figures owned and produced by the toy company Hasbro. The initial product offering represented four of the branches of the U.S. armed forces with the Action Soldier ( U.S. Army), Ac ...
'' comics by
Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...
, starting from issue #61 (1987). * Borsovia: A kingdom in Eastern Europe that featured in
Gordon Murray Ian Gordon Murray (born 18 June 1946 in Durban, Union of South Africa), is a South African-born British designer of Formula One racing cars and the McLaren F1 road car. He is the founder and CEO of Gordon Murray Automotive. Early life Born t ...
's BBC Television children's puppet series ''
A Rubovian Legend ''A Rubovian Legend'' is a British children's television series created by Gordon Murray. It centers around a fictional kingdom ruled by King Rufus XIV and Queen Caroline, assisted by Albert Weatherspoon and the Lord Chamberlain. Premise The sh ...
'', 1955–63. * Bratislavia: A fictional country mentioned in ''
Count Duckula ''Count Duckula'' is a British children's animated comedy horror television series created by British studio Cosgrove Hall Films and produced by Thames Television as a spin-off from '' Danger Mouse'', a series in which an early version of the ...
''. *
Bratislava Bratislava (, also ; ; german: Preßburg/Pressburg ; hu, Pozsony) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Slovakia. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, it is estimated to be more than 660,000 — approxim ...
, portrayed as a country in ''
The Slipper and the Rose ''The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella'' is a 1976 British musical film retelling the classic fairy tale of Cinderella. The film was chosen as the Royal Command Performance motion picture selection for 1976. Directed by Bryan Forb ...
''. * Bretzelburg: central European dictatorship from ''
Spirou et Fantasio ''Spirou & Fantasio'' (french: Spirou et Fantasio, wa, Spirou eyet Fantasio) is one of the most popular classic Franco-Belgian comics. The series, which has been running since 1938, shares many characteristics with other European comics, European ...
'' comics. * Brogavia: A
Nazi Nazism ( ; german: Nazismus), the common name in English for National Socialism (german: Nationalsozialismus, ), is the far-right totalitarian political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in ...
-occupied Balkan nation featured in ''
Commando Comics ''Commando For Action and Adventure'', formerly known as ''Commando War Stories in Pictures'', and colloquially known as ''Commando Comics'', is a British comic book magazine that primarily draws its themes and backdrops from the various inciden ...
''. * Brungaria: An eastern European country politically opposed to the United States and a principal source of antagonists in the '' Tom Swift Jr.'' book series. *Buronia: A European monarchy in the North Sea next to the United Kingdom featured in ''
Prince of Peoria ''Prince of Peoria'' is an American teen sitcom, created by Nick Stanton and Devin Bunje, that premiered on November 16, 2018, on Netflix. Premise ''Prince of Peoria'' follows "Emil, a 13-year-old prince from a wealthy island kingdom" who "trave ...
''


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*Creponia: mentioned in That’s So Raven *
Cagliostro Count Alessandro di Cagliostro (, ; 2 June 1743 – 26 August 1795) was the alias of the Italian occultist Giuseppe Balsamo (; in French usually referred to as Joseph Balsamo). Cagliostro was an Italian adventurer and self-styled magician. ...
: a small European kingdom in the animated film ''
The Castle of Cagliostro is a 1979 Japanese animated action-adventure comedy film co-written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, with animation produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha (TMS). It is the second feature film featuring Monkey Punch's master thief Arsène Lupin III, f ...
''. * Caledonia: a European sovereign kingdom country in ''
Scandal A scandal can be broadly defined as the strong social reactions of outrage, anger, or surprise, when accusations or rumours circulate or appear for some reason, regarding a person or persons who are perceived to have transgressed in some way. Th ...
'' episode Heavy is the Head, whose current monarch is the Queen Isabel of Caledonia and later, her son, Prince Richard of Caledonia. It is based in the
United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
. * Carovia: small European kingdom from the film ''
Trouble for Two ''Trouble for Two'' is a 1936 American mystery film directed by J. Walter Ruben and starring Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell. It is based on '' The Suicide Club'', a short story collection by Robert Louis Stevenson. A European prince, un ...
''. * Carpania: European kingdom in the film ''
The Great Race ''The Great Race'' is a 1965 American Technicolor slapstick comedy film starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, and Natalie Wood, directed by Blake Edwards, written by Arthur A. Ross (from a story by Edwards and Ross), and with music by Henry Mancin ...
''. * Carpathia: Kingdom in central Europe from the play '' The Sleeping Prince'' by
Terence Rattigan Sir Terence Mervyn Rattigan (10 June 191130 November 1977) was a British dramatist and screenwriter. He was one of England's most popular mid-20th-century dramatists. His plays are typically set in an upper-middle-class background.Geoffrey Wan ...
and the subsequent film ''
The Prince and the Showgirl ''The Prince and the Showgirl'' (originally titled '' The Sleeping Prince'') is a 1957 British romantic comedy film starring Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier, who also served as director and producer. The screenplay written by Terence Rattig ...
'' and musical ''
The Girl Who Came to Supper ''The Girl Who Came to Supper'' is a musical with a book by Harry Kurnitz and music and lyrics by Noël Coward, based on Terence Rattigan's 1953 play '' The Sleeping Prince''. The musical premiered on Broadway in 1963. Plot The story is set i ...
'' * Chernarus: meaning " Black Rus", a
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located in Eastern Europe and setting for '' ARMA 2'' and ''DayZ''. The terrain used on those games is set in the fictional "South Zagoria" province, an accurate recreation from geographical data of real landscape between the cities of
Ústí nad Labem Ústí nad Labem (, , ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 92,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of its eponymous region and district. It is a major industrial centre and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway ju ...
and
Děčín Děčín (; german: Tetschen, 1942–1945: ''Tetschen–Bodenbach'') is a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 47,000 inhabitants. It is the 7th largest municipality in the country by area. Administrative parts D ...
in the
Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
. * Chocovakia: European republic setting for the #0-issue of the Flemish
Spike and Suzy ''Spike and Suzy'' (British title), ''Willy and Wanda'' (American title) or ''Luke and Lucy'' (in a 2009 film and video game) (Dutch: ''Suske en Wiske'', french: link=no, Bob et Bobette) is a Belgian comics series created by the comics author Wil ...
-series, borders Belgium, named based on
Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 ...
. * Codophia: a European country featured in '' Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth''. It was divided into Allebahst and Babahl during the events of the game. * Concordia: a small country only a few miles across somewhere in Europe in the play '' Romanoff and Juliet'' and its
film adaptation A film adaptation is the transfer of a work or story, in whole or in part, to a feature film. Although often considered a type of derivative work, film adaptation has been conceptualized recently by academic scholars such as Robert Stam as a dial ...
. * Cordinia: a small sovereign state in the south of France that appears in A Royal Christmas. * Cordina: locale in
Nora Roberts Nora Roberts (born Eleanor Marie Robertson on October 10, 1950) is an American author of more than 225 romance novels. She writes as J. D. Robb for the ''in Death'' series and has also written under the pseudonyms Jill March and for publication ...
' romance novels, especially the Cordina's Royal Family series. * Cordovia: Fictional war torn country in the present day Russian province of Dagestan. Mentioned in Season 2 of
BoJack Horseman ''BoJack Horseman'' is an American adult animation, adult animated Black comedy, black Comedy drama, comedy-drama streaming television series created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg. It stars the voices of Will Arnett, Amy Sedaris, Alison Brie, Paul F ...
. * Cordonia: Fictional country of the Prince who stays at Grey House as mentioned in ’The Good Witch’ TV Show. It is also mentioned in the Pixelberry Studios game ''Choices''. *Corona, the kingdom in which the Disney film ''
Tangled ''Tangled'' is a 2010 American 3D computer-animated musical adventure fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Loosely based on the Grimms' Fairy Tales, German fairy tale ''Rapunzel'' ...
'' is set. It has Germanic and
Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...
influences. *Coronia, Balkan kingdom from ''
Get Smart ''Get Smart'' is an American comedy television series parodying the secret agent genre that had become widely popular in the first half of the 1960s, with the release of the ''James Bond'' films. It was created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry, an ...
''. Inspired by
Ruritania Ruritania is a fictional country, originally located in central Europe as a setting for novels by Anthony Hope, such as ''The Prisoner of Zenda'' (1894). Nowadays the term connotes a quaint minor European country, or is used as a placeholder name f ...
. *Costa Lottsa: Tiny nation located between Italy and France, mentioned in '' San Sombrèro: A Land of Carnivals, Cocktails and Coups'' *Crenotaninia, a small place where Bjorn is from in the episode of
Fish Hooks ''Fish Hooks'' is an American animated television series created by Noah Z. Jones for Disney Channel and Disney XD. The show ran for three seasons from September 3, 2010 to April 4, 2014, airing a total of 59 episodes. Plot The series revolves ...
. *Crystallia, a rich island country between
Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...
and
Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...


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Dalmatia Dalmatia (; hr, Dalmacija ; it, Dalmazia; see #Name, names in other languages) is one of the four historical region, historical regions of Croatia, alongside Croatia proper, Slavonia, and Istria. Dalmatia is a narrow belt of the east shore of ...
: a tiny Balkan nation whose royal family were exiled to
Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It is ...
after a communist revolution there. Dalmatia did really exist, although it had not had its own king since the Middle Ages. The royal family is fictitious, as is the hymn. Seen in the TV series '' You Rang, M'Lord?''. * Darklonia: Country ruled by Destro's cousin, Darklon, in '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero''. * Dawsbergen: neighbor of
Graustark Graustark is a fictional country in Eastern Europe used as a setting for several novels by George Barr McCutcheon. Graustark's neighbors, which also figure in the stories, are Axphain to the north and Dawsbergen to the south. Description Gr ...
. * Donovia: A country to the north of Atropia. * Doppelkinn: neighboring principality to Barscheit (
Harold MacGrath Harold MacGrath (September 4, 1871 – October 30, 1932) was a bestselling and prolific American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. He sometimes completed more than one novel per year for the mass market, covering romance, spies, my ...
, ''The Princess Elopes'', 1905). * Dor: The kingdom that
The Tale of Despereaux ''The Tale of Despereaux'' (, ) is a 2003 children's fantasy book written by Kate DiCamillo. The main plot follows the adventures of a mouse named Despereaux Tilling, as he sets out on his quest to rescue a beautiful human princess from the r ...
takes place in. * Drackenberg: a European country from
Lloyd Alexander Lloyd Chudley Alexander (January 30, 1924 – May 17, 2007) was an American author of more than 40 books, primarily fantasy novels for children and young adults. Over his seven-decade career, Alexander wrote 48 books, and his work has been tran ...
's ''The Drackenberg Adventure''. * Drasuvania (ドラスベニア Dorasubenia) is a fictional Eastern Europe country in the world of 11eyes. It is the home country of Verard and Yukiko Hirohara. It lies at the border between Europe and Asia. * Dreisenburg: A tiny Germanic nation featured in the pilot of ''
The Secret Service ''The Secret Service'' is a 1969 British science fiction television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and filmed by their production company, Century 21, for ITC Entertainment. It follows the exploits of Father Stanley Unwin, a pup ...
''. * Drusselstein: a fictional Germanic country in ''
Phineas and Ferb ''Phineas and Ferb'' is an American animated musical-comedy television series created by Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh for Disney Channel and Disney XD. Produced by Disney Television Animation, the series was originally broadcast as ...
''. It is the home country of
Doofenshmirtz Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz, also known as Professor Time, is a fictional character from the American animated television series ''Phineas and Ferb''. He was created by Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, and is voiced by Povenmire. He was origina ...
. * Ducklovia: a country bordering
Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...
in ''
Count Duckula ''Count Duckula'' is a British children's animated comedy horror television series created by British studio Cosgrove Hall Films and produced by Thames Television as a spin-off from '' Danger Mouse'', a series in which an early version of the ...
'' * Dulcinea: a kingdom in
Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper ''Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper'' is a 2004 computer-animated musical fantasy film. It was released to video on September 28, 2004, and made its television premiere on Nickelodeon on November 14, 2004. This film is the first musical in th ...
, where King Dominick is from. * Dunwyn: a kingdom in the TV series ''
Adventures of the Gummi Bears ''Adventures of the Gummi Bears'' is an American animated television series, created by Disney CEO Michael Eisner, produced by Walt Disney Television Animation, and distributed by Buena Vista Television. The series, loosely inspired by the gum ...
''. * Druznia: a country based on Russia that is against the Americans seen in the TV series ''
Regular Show ''Regular Show'' (known as ''Regular Show in Space'' during its eighth season) is an American animated sitcom created by J. G. Quintel for Cartoon Network. It ran from September 6, 2010, to January 16, 2017, over the course of eight seasons a ...
''.


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* East European Republic: an anti-American power from the '' Mission: Impossible'' TV episode "Submarine". Possibly the same as the East European People's Republic (EEPR) from "The Party" and the European People's Republic from "Invasion". * Edwal:
Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
, in Leslie Reid's ''Cauldron Bubble'' (1934). * Ehrenstein, of which the capital is Dreiberg: principality of Princess Hildegarde in
Harold MacGrath Harold MacGrath (September 4, 1871 – October 30, 1932) was a bestselling and prolific American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. He sometimes completed more than one novel per year for the mass market, covering romance, spies, my ...
, ''The Goose Girl'' (1909, #8 US best seller). * Eisneria: a republic in the
Balkans The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the who ...
from the ''
Road Rovers ''Road Rovers'' is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation that premiered on Kids' WB on September 7, 1996, and ended after one season on February 22, 1997. It was later shown on Cartoon Network from February 7, ...
'' TV series. *
Elbonia ''Dilbert'' is an American comic strip written and illustrated by Scott Adams, first published on April 16, 1989. It is known for its satirical office humor about a white-collar, micromanaged office with engineer Dilbert as the title characte ...
: a fourth-world
post-communist Post-communism is the period of political and economic transformation or transition in former communist states located in Eastern Europe and parts of Africa and Asia in which new governments aimed to create free market-oriented capitalist economi ...
Eastern European country in the comic strip ''
Dilbert ''Dilbert'' is an American comic strip written and illustrated by Scott Adams, first published on April 16, 1989. It is known for its satirical office humor about a white-collar, micromanaged office with engineer Dilbert as the title characte ...
''. * Eldia: a Germanic island nation from the manga/anime series ''
Attack on Titan is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama. It is set in a world where humanity is forced to live in cities surrounded by three enormous walls that protect them from gigantic man-eating humanoids referred to as ...
''. * Enchancia: The main kingdom in ''
Sofia the First ''Sofia the First'' is an American animated fantasy children's television series. The show follows a young peasant girl named Sofia ( Ariel Winter), who becomes a princess after her mother marries the king of Enchancia. Episodes focus on her ad ...
''. * England, England: The
Isle of Wight The Isle of Wight ( ) is a county in the English Channel, off the coast of Hampshire, from which it is separated by the Solent. It is the largest and second-most populous island of England. Referred to as 'The Island' by residents, the Isle of ...
becomes its own country and an England-themed Theme Park in the novel ''
England, England ''England, England'' is a satirical postmodern novel by Julian Barnes, published and shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1998. While researchers have also pointed out the novel's characteristic dystopian and farcical elements, Barnes himself de ...
''. * Essenheim: appeared in
John Rowe Townsend John Rowe Townsend (19 May 1922 – 24 March 2014) was a British children's writer and children's literature scholar. His best-known children's novel is ''The Intruder'', which won a 1971 Edgar Award. His best-known academic work is a reference s ...
's ''A Foreign Affair'' (1982). * Estrovia: European kingdom in the film ''
A King in New York ''A King in New York'' is a 1957 British comedy film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin in his last leading role, which co-stars, among others, his young son Michael. The film presents a satirical view of the McCarthy communist-hunt era ...
''. * Euphrania: tiny kingdom in the film ''
The Slipper and the Rose ''The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella'' is a 1976 British musical film retelling the classic fairy tale of Cinderella. The film was chosen as the Royal Command Performance motion picture selection for 1976. Directed by Bryan Forb ...
''. *
Eurasia Eurasia (, ) is the largest continental area on Earth, comprising all of Europe and Asia. Primarily in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres, it spans from the British Isles and the Iberian Peninsula in the west to the Japanese archipelago a ...
: the fictional superstate in
George Orwell Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic. His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to totalitar ...
's ''
Nineteen Eighty-Four ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'' (also stylised as ''1984'') is a dystopian social science fiction novel and cautionary tale written by the English writer George Orwell. It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburg as Orwell's ninth and final ...
'' formed from Europe and the former Soviet Union. * Euroslavia: Eastern European country that comprises most of Europe; home to a supervillain in the cartoon ''
The Ripping Friends ''The Ripping Friends: The World's Most Manly Men!'' (also known as ''The Ripping Friends'') is an animated television series, created by John Kricfalusi, creator of ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'' on Nickelodeon. The series aired for one season on Fox ...
''. * Evallonia: Central European country in the novels of
John Buchan John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (; 26 August 1875 – 11 February 1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation. After a brief legal career ...
. * Evarchia: Eastern European country from Brigid Brophy's ''Palace Without Chairs''.


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* Fairytopia: A kingdom in '' Barbie: Fairytopia'' and its sequels and spinoffs, neighbored by Flutterfield (based on
Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...
) and Shimmervale (based on
Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...
). * Fasilica: appeared in an early 1914 serial by
Rex Stout Rex Todhunter Stout (; December 1, 1886 – October 27, 1975) was an American writer noted for his detective fiction. His best-known characters are the detective Nero Wolfe and his assistant Archie Goodwin, who were featured in 33 novels and ...
, of later
Nero Wolfe Nero Wolfe is a brilliant, obese and eccentric fictional armchair detective created in 1934 by American mystery writer Rex Stout. Wolfe was born in Montenegro and keeps his past murky. He lives in a luxurious brownstone on West 35th Street in Ne ...
fame, reprinted in the 1990s as ''A Prize for Princes''. * Flavonia: appeared in
Violet Needham Amy Violet Needham (5 June 1876, Mayfair – 8 June 1967, London), was the author of 19 popular novels for children, a number of which, during the 1940s, were made widely available to the British public by BBC's The Children's Hour radio programm ...
's ''Betrayer'' (1950) and other novels by the author. * Florin: one of the fictional principalities in
William Goldman William Goldman (August 12, 1931 – November 16, 2018) was an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. He first came to prominence in the 1950s as a novelist before turning to screenwriting. He won Academy Awards for his screenplays '' ...
's novel ''
The Princess Bride The Princess Bride may refer to: * ''The Princess Bride'' (novel), 1973 fantasy romance novel by American writer William Goldman William Goldman (August 12, 1931 – November 16, 2018) was an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. He ...
''. * Floravia: A European kingdom in ''Barbie: Princess Adventure''. * Franistan: from the ''
I Love Lucy ''I Love Lucy'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on CBS from October 15, 1951, to May 6, 1957, with a total of 180 half-hour episodes, spanning six seasons. The show starred Lucille Ball, her husband, Desi Arnaz, along with ...
'' episode 'The Publicity Agent' in which Lucy pretends to be the "Maharincess of Franistan", royalty from a faraway land who is a big fan of Ricky's, in order to get Ricky some publicity. *
Freedonia Freedonia, Fredonia or Fredon is the name given to several fictional countries. The name was used for some aspects of the United States in the 19th century, and later popularized by the 1933 Marx Brothers film '' Duck Soup'' where it was the nam ...
: From the
Marx Brothers The Marx Brothers were an American family comedy act that was successful in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in motion pictures from 1905 to 1949. Five of the Marx Brothers' thirteen feature films were selected by the American Film Institute (AFI) ...
' film '' Duck Soup''. It is ruled by Rufus T. Firefly (
Groucho Marx Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx (; October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977) was an American comedian, actor, writer, stage, film, radio, singer, television star and vaudeville performer. He is generally considered to have been a master of quick wit an ...
). * Franchia: a strange country in ''
Welcome to Night Vale ''Welcome to Night Vale'' is a podcast presented as a radio show for the fictional town of Night Vale, reporting on the strange events that occur within it. The series was created in 2012 by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor. Published by Night Val ...
,'' described as "a land of arches'. It is a country with no residents at all, with the possible exception of a great beast, just hundreds of square miles of ancient stone arches, intertwined and leaning against each other, with the wind hollowing through the narrow alleyways. * Frobnia: Communist
Eastern Bloc The Eastern Bloc, also known as the Communist Bloc and the Soviet Bloc, was the group of socialist states of Central and Eastern Europe, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America under the influence of the Soviet Union that existed du ...
nation in Central Europe from
Infocom Infocom was an American software company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that produced numerous works of interactive fiction. They also produced a business application, a relational database called ''Cornerstone (software), Cornerstone''. ...
's interactive fiction game ''
Border Zone Border control refers to measures taken by governments to monitor and regulate the movement of people, animals, and goods across land, air, and maritime borders. While border control is typically associated with international borders, it a ...
'', bordering neutral Litzenburg.


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* Gallowmere: A fictional kingdom in the ''MediEvil'' video game series. * Gantha: Southern European state in
James Elroy Flecker James Elroy Flecker (5 November 1884 – 3 January 1915) was a British novelist and playwright. As a poet, he was most influenced by the Parnassian poets. Biography Herman Elroy Flecker was born on 5 November 1884 in Lewisham, London, to Willia ...
's ''King of Alsander'' (1914). * Genovia: From ''
The Princess Diaries ''The Princess Diaries'' is a series of epistolary young adult novels written by Meg Cabot, and is also the title of the first volume, published in 2000. The series revolves around Amelia 'Mia' Thermopolis, a teenager in New York who discovers ...
'' novel series and film adaptations (''
The Princess Diaries ''The Princess Diaries'' is a series of epistolary young adult novels written by Meg Cabot, and is also the title of the first volume, published in 2000. The series revolves around Amelia 'Mia' Thermopolis, a teenager in New York who discovers ...
'' and '' The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement''). In the novels, it is a principality between Italy and France; in the film it is between Spain and France. Either way, it is based on
Monaco Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Lig ...
, and to a lesser extent on
Andorra , image_flag = Flag of Andorra.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Andorra.svg , symbol_type = Coat of arms , national_motto = la, Virtus Unita Fortior, label=none (Latin)"United virtue is stro ...
. * Gerolstein a fictional Grand Duchy in
Jacques Offenbach Jacques Offenbach (, also , , ; 20 June 18195 October 1880) was a German-born French composer, cellist and impresario of the Romantic period. He is remembered for his nearly 100 operettas of the 1850s to the 1870s, and his uncompleted opera '' ...
's comic opera ''
La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein ''La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein'' (''The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein'') is an opéra bouffe (a form of operetta), in three acts and four tableaux by Jacques Offenbach to an original French libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy. The s ...
''. The realm also appears in Robert Louis Stevenson's ''Prince Otto'' and Eugène Sue's
The Mysteries of Paris ''The Mysteries of Paris'' (french: Les Mystères de Paris) is a novel by the French writer Eugène Sue. It was published serially in 90 parts in ''Journal des débats'' from 19 June 1842 until 15 October 1843, making it one of the first seria ...
* Glenraven: a tiny country in the Alps, no bigger than
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein (), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (german: link=no, Fürstentum Liechtenstein), is a German-speaking microstate located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland. Liechtenstein is a semi-constitutional monarchy ...
, squeezed into the border between France and Italy in ''Glenraven'' series by
Marion Zimmer Bradley Marion Eleanor Zimmer Bradley (June 3, 1930 – September 25, 1999) was an American author of fantasy, historical fantasy, science fiction, and science fantasy novels, and is best known for the Arthurian fiction novel ''The Mists of Avalon'' an ...
. * Glottenberg: kingdom in ''Sport Royal'' and ''
The Heart of Princess Osra ''The Heart of Princess Osra'' is part of Anthony Hope's trilogy of books which spawned the genre of Ruritanian romance. This collection of linked short stories is a prequel: it was written immediately after the success of ''The Prisoner of Zen ...
'' by
Anthony Hope Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins, better known as Anthony Hope (9 February 1863 – 8 July 1933), was a British novelist and playwright. He was a prolific writer, especially of adventure novels but he is remembered predominantly for only two books: ''Th ...
* Gonobutz: Bob de Moor's
Barelli ''Barelli'' is a comics series featuring an eponymous character, created by Bob de Moor, which first appeared in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine ''Tintin'' on July 27, 1950. ''Barelli'' made sporadic serial runs throughout the 1950s, 1960s ...
comics. * Gorgas: A country to the northwest of Atropia. * Granbretan: a future evil version of
Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It is ...
where the noble classes hide behind metal masks of various totem animals, created by
Michael Moorcock Michael John Moorcock (born 18 December 1939) is an English writer, best-known for science fiction and fantasy, who has published a number of well-received literary novels as well as comic thrillers, graphic novels and non-fiction. He has work ...
in his ''
The History of the Runestaff ''The History of the Runestaff'' is an omnibus collection of four fantasy novels by Michael Moorcock, consisting of '' The Jewel in the Skull'', '' The Mad God's Amulet'', '' The Sword of the Dawn'', and '' The Runestaff''. Charting the adventur ...
'' books. *
Grand Fenwick The Duchy of Grand Fenwick is a tiny fictional country created by Leonard Wibberley in a series of comedic novels beginning with '' The Mouse That Roared'' (1955), which was made into a 1959 film. In the novels, Wibberley goes beyond the mer ...
: a Duchy in ''
The Mouse That Roared ''The Mouse That Roared'' is a 1955 satirical novel by Irish-American writer Leonard Wibberley, which launched a series of satirical books about an imaginary country in Europe called the Duchy of Grand Fenwick. Wibberley used the premise to m ...
'' and sequels by
Leonard Wibberley Leonard Patrick O'Connor Wibberley (9 April 1915 – 22 November 1983), who also published under the name Patrick O'Connor, among others, was an Irish author who spent most of his life in the United States. Wibberley, who published more than 100 ...
. *
Graustark Graustark is a fictional country in Eastern Europe used as a setting for several novels by George Barr McCutcheon. Graustark's neighbors, which also figure in the stories, are Axphain to the north and Dawsbergen to the south. Description Gr ...
: Eastern European country in several novels by
George Barr McCutcheon George Barr McCutcheon (July 26, 1866 – October 23, 1928) was an American popular novelist and playwright. His best known works include a series of novels set in Graustark, a fictional East European country, and the novel ''Brewster's Millio ...
. * Greenvale: the kingdom in the video game '' Overlord: Dark Legend'' is set. * Graznavia: an Eastern European republic ravaged by civil war in ''
This War of Mine ''This War of Mine'' is a war survival video game developed and published by the Polish game development company 11 Bit Studios. The game differs from most war-themed video games by focusing on the civilian experience of war rather than front ...
'', a video game by 11 bit studios. * Grenyarnia: a secret European country only rich people know about, alluded to by
Jerry Seinfeld Jerome Allen Seinfeld ( ; born April 29, 1954) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He is best known for playing a Jerry Seinfeld (character), semi-fictionalized version of himself in the sitcom ''Seinfeld'', which he ...
as a highly exclusive vacationing destination in the ''
30 Rock ''30 Rock'' is an American satirical sitcom television series created by Tina Fey that originally aired on NBC from October 11, 2006, to January 31, 2013. The series, based on Fey's experiences as head writer for ''Saturday Night Live'', takes ...
'' episode ''
SeinfeldVision "SeinfeldVision" is the first episode of the second season of '' 30 Rock'' and the twenty-second episode of the series. It was written by the series' creator, executive producer and lead actress, Tina Fey and directed by producer Don Scardino. Th ...
''. * Grendel: England in Leslie Reid's ''Cauldron Bubble'' (1934). * Grimzimistan: The rival country of Réndøosîa (see below) in ''
The Amazing Adrenalini Brothers ''The Amazing Adrenalini Brothers'' is a 2D Flash animated television series created by Dan Chambers, Mark Huckerby, and Nick Ostler. It was commissioned by CITV and Cartoon Network in the UK, S4C in Wales, YTV and VRAK.TV in Canada and is ...
''. * Groland: A parody of France as well as
European microstate The European microstates or European ministates are a set of very small sovereign states in Europe. In modern contexts the term is typically used to refer to the six smallest states in Europe by area: Andorra, Liechtenstein, Malta, Monaco ...
s, shown on
Canal Plus Canal+ (Canal Plus, , meaning 'Channel Plus'; sometimes abbreviated C+ or Canal) is a French premium television channel launched in 1984. It is 100% owned by the Groupe Canal+, which in turn is owned by Vivendi. The channel broadcasts several ki ...
television. * Grulovia: a fictional Eastern European country from the ''
Psychonauts ''Psychonauts'' is a 2005 platform video game developed by Double Fine Productions. The game was initially published by Majesco Entertainment and THQ for Microsoft Windows, Xbox and PlayStation 2. In 2011, Double Fine acquired the rights for t ...
'' game series. * Grünewald: an imaginary Germanic state where the novel ''
Prince Otto ''Prince Otto: A Romance'' is a novel written by Robert Louis Stevenson, first published in 1885. The novel was largely written during 1883. Stevenson referred to ''Prince Otto'' as "my hardest effort", one of the chapters was rewritten eight tim ...
'' (1885) by
Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for works such as ''Treasure Island'', ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll a ...
is set. * Guilder: one of the fictional principalities in
William Goldman William Goldman (August 12, 1931 – November 16, 2018) was an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. He first came to prominence in the 1950s as a novelist before turning to screenwriting. He won Academy Awards for his screenplays '' ...
's ''
The Princess Bride The Princess Bride may refer to: * ''The Princess Bride'' (novel), 1973 fantasy romance novel by American writer William Goldman William Goldman (August 12, 1931 – November 16, 2018) was an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. He ...
''. * Gyenorvya: A fictional small European country hosting EuropeVision, (a parody of EuroVision) in the Netflix Series ''
Q-Force ''Q-Force'' is an American adult animated comedy series on Netflix. In April 2019, Netflix ordered 10 episodes of the series, with Gabe Liedman as a showrunner, along with Sean Hayes, Todd Milliner, and others as executive producers. It was r ...
''.


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* Hav: a European city-state in
Jan Morris (Catharine) Jan MorrisJan Morris, Paul Clements, University of Wales Press, 2008, p. 7 (born James Humphry Morris; 2 October 192620 November 2020) was a Welsh historian, author and travel writer. She was known particularly for the ''Pax Brita ...
's novel ''Last Letters from Hav''.
Crimea Crimea, crh, Къырым, Qırım, grc, Κιμμερία / Ταυρική, translit=Kimmería / Taurikḗ ( ) is a peninsula in Ukraine, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, that has been occupied by Russia since 2014. It has a pop ...
-like in location. * Hedestad: a Swedish island in
Stieg Larsson Karl Stig-Erland "Stieg" Larsson (, ; 15 August 1954 – 9 November 2004) was a Swedish writer, journalist, and activist. He is best known for writing the ''Millennium'' trilogy of crime novels, which were published posthumously, starting in 2 ...
's novel '' Män som hatar kvinnor'' (2005). * Herzoslovakia: a small Balkan state in
Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictiona ...
's novel ''
The Secret of Chimneys ''The Secret of Chimneys'' is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by The Bodley Head in June 1925 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year. It introduces the character ...
'' (1925) and in " The Stymphalean Birds" from the novel ''
The Labours of Hercules ''The Labours of Hercules'' is a short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in 1947 and in the UK by Collins Crime Club in September of the same year.Chris Peers, Ralph Spurrier and ...
'' (1947). * Hohenphalia: home principality of Princess Hildegarde in
Harold MacGrath Harold MacGrath (September 4, 1871 – October 30, 1932) was a bestselling and prolific American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. He sometimes completed more than one novel per year for the mass market, covering romance, spies, my ...
's ''Arms and the Woman'' (1899). * Hohenwald: home principality of the heroine in
Richard Harding Davis Richard Harding Davis (April 18, 1864 – April 11, 1916) was an American journalist and writer of fiction and drama, known foremost as the first American war correspondent to cover the Spanish–American War, the Second Boer War, and the First ...
, '' The Princess Aline'' (1895). * Holstenwall: a shadowy village of twisted buildings and spiraling streets in '' The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' (1920). * Principality of Hazelrink: homeland of the princess Charlotte Hazelrink in the Anime ''
Princess Lover! is a Japanese visual novel and the first title developed by Ricotta. It was first released as an eroge for Microsoft Windows on June 27, 2008, in both limited and regular editions, which was followed by an all-ages release for the PlayS ...
''


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*
Illyria In classical antiquity, Illyria (; grc, Ἰλλυρία, ''Illyría'' or , ''Illyrís''; la, Illyria, ''Illyricum'') was a region in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula inhabited by numerous tribes of people collectively known as the Illyr ...
: Eastern European country featured in the play ''
Twelfth Night ''Twelfth Night'', or ''What You Will'' is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Vio ...
'' by
William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...
& subsequently in '' Les Mains Sales'' (''Dirty Hands'') by
Jean-Paul Sartre Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (, ; ; 21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was one of the key figures in the philosophy of existentialism (and phenomenology), a French playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and litera ...
. Illyria is also an ancient Greek & Roman name for a part of the
Balkans The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the who ...
. Illyria is again used as a fictional kingdom in the film, ''
Secret Society of Second-Born Royals ''Secret Society of Second-Born Royals'' is a 2020 American science fantasy superhero action film directed by Anna Mastro from a screenplay by Alex Litvak and Andrew Green, based on a story by Litvak, Green, and Austin Winsberg. Zanne Devine, M ...
'' * Irania: small European kingdom from the film ''
Trouble for Two ''Trouble for Two'' is a 1936 American mystery film directed by J. Walter Ruben and starring Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell. It is based on '' The Suicide Club'', a short story collection by Robert Louis Stevenson. A European prince, un ...
''. * Ithuvania: Eastern European country used as an experiment, featured in ''
The Far Side ''The Far Side'' is a single-panel comic created by Gary Larson and syndicated by Chronicle Features and then Universal Press Syndicate, which ran from December 31, 1979, to January 1, 1995 (when Larson retired as a cartoonist). Its surrealist ...
'' cartoon books. * Ixania: a small
Balkan The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the who ...
country of little global importance in
Eric Ambler Eric Clifford Ambler OBE (28 June 1909 – 22 October 1998) was an English author of thrillers, in particular spy novels, who introduced a new realism to the genre. Also working as a screenwriter, Ambler used the pseudonym Eliot Reed for book ...
's ''
The Dark Frontier ''The Dark Frontier'' (1936) is Eric Ambler's first novel, about whose genesis he writes: "... Became press agent for film star, but soon after joined big London advertising agency as copywriter and 'ideas man'. During next few years wrote i ...
''.


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* Jugendheit: kingdom of King Frederick in
Harold MacGrath Harold MacGrath (September 4, 1871 – October 30, 1932) was a bestselling and prolific American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. He sometimes completed more than one novel per year for the mass market, covering romance, spies, my ...
's ''The Goose Girl'' (1909, #8 US best seller) Note that the name is a kind of pig-German literally meaning "youthness".


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* Kalos: a region based on
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
in ''
Pokémon X and Y and are 2013 role-playing video games developed by Game Freak, published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. They are the first installments in the sixth generation of the main ''Pokémon'' video game series. First a ...
''. * Karathia: Slavic monarchy in the ''
Three Investigators The Three Investigators is an American juvenile detective book series first published as "''Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators''". It was created by Robert Arthur Jr., who believed involving a famous person such as movie director Alfr ...
'' series. * Karetsefia: Eastern European country in Elizabeth Kay's ''Beware of Men with Moustaches''. * Karistan: Central European country in the
Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...
-American film ''
Legend of the White Horse ''Legend of the White Horse'' (original title: ''Biały smok'') is a 1987 Polish-American adventure children's film directed by Jerzy Domaradzki and Janusz Morgenstern, based on the magic realism novel '' White Horse, Dark Dragon'' by Robert C ...
''. * Karlova: European kingdom in
Edgar Rice Burroughs Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American author, best known for his prolific output in the adventure, science fiction, and fantasy genres. Best-known for creating the characters Tarzan and John Carter, he ...
's '' The Rider'' (1918). * Karlsberg: principality of the hero of
Sigmund Romberg Sigmund Romberg (July 29, 1887 – November 9, 1951) was a Hungarian-born American composer. He is best known for his musicals and operettas, particularly '' The Student Prince'' (1924), '' The Desert Song'' (1926) and '' The New Moon'' (1928). E ...
's "The Student Prince" (1924 Broadway musical; 1954 film with
Mario Lanza Mario Lanza (, ; born Alfredo Arnold Cocozza ; January 31, 1921 – October 7, 1959) was an American tenor and actor. He was a Hollywood film star popular in the late 1940s and the 1950s. Lanza began studying to be a professional singer at ...
). *
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: war-torn Eastern European monarchy in the
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. * Krassnia: Former
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of the
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in the
Caucasus The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia. The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range, have historically ...
that declared independence with the
dissolution of the Soviet Union The dissolution of the Soviet Union, also negatively connoted as rus, Разва́л Сове́тского Сою́за, r=Razvál Sovétskogo Soyúza, ''Ruining of the Soviet Union''. was the process of internal disintegration within the Sov ...
based on
South Ossetia South Ossetia, ka, სამხრეთი ოსეთი, ( , ), officially the Republic of South Ossetia – the State of Alania, is a partially recognised landlocked state in the South Caucasus. It has an officially stated populat ...
, from the 2010 novel ''
The Restoration Game ''The Restoration Game'' is a 2010 science fiction/techno-thriller novel by Ken MacLeod. The novel's main character and narrator, Lucy Stone, a computer programmer, grew up in the fictional Caucasian Soviet republic of Krassnia and in 2008 works ...
'' by
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. * Kastovia: a fictional country in the Caucasus, from the 2019 video game '' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare''. * Katzenstok: a republic in the
Balkans The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the who ...
from ''
Road Rovers ''Road Rovers'' is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation that premiered on Kids' WB on September 7, 1996, and ended after one season on February 22, 1997. It was later shown on Cartoon Network from February 7, ...
'' TV series. * Keltic Sultanate: Islamic sultanate comprising the British Isles. From the
alternate history Alternate history (also alternative history, althist, AH) is a genre of speculative fiction of stories in which one or more historical events occur and are resolved differently than in real life. As conjecture based upon historical fact, altern ...
book ''
The Years of Rice and Salt ''The Years of Rice and Salt'' is an alternate history novel by American science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson, published in 2002. The novel explores how world history might have been different if the Black Death plague had killed 99 per ...
'', by
Kim Stanley Robinson Kim Stanley Robinson (born March 23, 1952) is an American writer of science fiction. He has published twenty-two novels and numerous short stories and is best known for his ''Mars'' trilogy. His work has been translated into 24 languages. Many ...
. * Kemalia: A country used in US and NATO exercises that has its borders loosely correspond to those of
Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
. * Klayd: A country in Europe where some events of '' My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission'' take place. * Klopstokia: Central European country from '' Million Dollar Legs'' film by Edward F. Cline. * Klugenstein: Germanic dukedom from ''
A Medieval Romance A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes' ...
'' (1870 short story) by
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. * Kochenia: A European country in the
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''
Blood Blood is a body fluid in the circulatory system of humans and other vertebrates that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells, and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells. Blood in the c ...
''. * Krakozhia: from the film ''
The Terminal ''The Terminal'' is a 2004 American comedy-drama film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Stanley Tucci. The film is about an Eastern European man who is stuck in New York's John F. Kennedy ...
''. * Krasnia: Ivor Novello's ''Glamorous Night'', Stage play, 1935. * Krastava: small Eastern European country located between Poland and Czechoslovakia from the novel ''
The Mourner is a 2015 Japanese drama film directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi and based on a novel of the same name by Arata Tendo. It was released on February 14, 2015. Cast * Kengo Kora as Shizuto Sakatsuki * Yuriko Ishida as Yukiyo Nagi * Arata Iura as Sakuya ...
'' by
Richard Stark Donald Edwin Westlake (July 12, 1933 – December 31, 2008) was an American writer, with more than a hundred novels and non-fiction books to his credit. He specialized in crime fiction, especially comic capers, with an occasional foray into ...
. * Kravonia: Eastern European country from the novel ''Sophy of Kravonia'' by
Anthony Hope Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins, better known as Anthony Hope (9 February 1863 – 8 July 1933), was a British novelist and playwright. He was a prolific writer, especially of adventure novels but he is remembered predominantly for only two books: ''Th ...
and the subsequent film. * Krayia: realm of Queen Nadya in
Noël Coward Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 189926 March 1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what ''Time'' magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and ...
's, '' The Queen Was in the Parlour'' (play, 1922).


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* Laevatia: Balkan state in Nevil Shute's 1938 novel ''
Ruined City ''Ruined City'' is a 1938 novel by Nevil Shute, published by Cassell in the UK. In the US, the book was published by William Morrow under the title ''Kindling''. Plot summary The story is set in the Depression years of the 1930s, when a rich L ...
''. * Lampidorra: principality in the film ''
Penny Princess ''Penny Princess'' is a 1952 British Technicolor comedy film written and directed by Val Guest and starring Yolande Donlan, Dirk Bogarde and A. E. Matthews. It was made by Guest for his own production company, Conquest Productions. The film star ...
''. * Lanconia: Eastern European country referenced in
Jude Deveraux Jude Deveraux (born September 20, 1947; née Jude Gilliam) is an American author of historical romances. Deveraux has written over 40 novels, many of which have been on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list, including such titles as ''A Knight ...
's romance novels. * Lapathia: appeared in the
Three Investigators The Three Investigators is an American juvenile detective book series first published as "''Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators''". It was created by Robert Arthur Jr., who believed involving a famous person such as movie director Alfr ...
series (created by
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) in the book ''The Mystery of the Flaming Footprints'' (1971). * Latkovia: an Eastern nation featured in the
Amalgam Comics Amalgam Comics was a collaborative publishing imprint shared by DC Comics and Marvel Comics, in which the two comic book publishers merged their characters into new ones (e.g., DC Comics' Batman and Marvel Comics' Wolverine become the Amalgam C ...
crossover between
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and
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. *
Latveria Latveria is a fictional country appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is depicted within the storylines of Marvel's comic titles as an isolated European country ruled by the fictional Supreme Lord Doctor Doom, suppo ...
: a kingdom in the ''
Fantastic Four The Fantastic Four is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team debuted in ''The Fantastic Four'' #1 ( cover dated Nov. 1961), helping usher in a new level of realism in the medium. It was the first ...
'' comic-book series ruled by tyrannical
Doctor Doom Doctor Victor Von Doom is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, and first appeared in ''The Fantastic Four'' #5 in July 1962. The monarch of the fi ...
. * Latvislavia: fictional European country in
Donald Duck Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created by The Walt Disney Company. Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor shirt and cap with a bow tie. Donald is known fo ...
. Known of its national
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team. * Laurania: the republic in '' Savrola (A Tale of the Revolution in Laurania)'' by
Winston Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 Winston Churchill in the Second World War, dur ...
. * Laurentia: kingdom in the stage musical '' King's Rhapsody'' and subsequent
film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...
. * Letzenstein: a tiny state, presumably based on
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, which is featured in
Meriol Trevor Meriol Trevor (15 April 1919 – 12 January 2000) was a British Roman Catholic writer of children's books, historical novels and biographies. Her two-volume biography of Cardinal Newman won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1963. Biogra ...
's "Letzenstein Chronicles" series of books. * Leutonia: Eastern European home of the
Happy Wanderers ''Second City Television'', commonly shortened to ''SCTV'' and later known as ''SCTV Network'' and ''SCTV Channel'', is a Canadian television sketch comedy show that ran intermittently between 1976 and 1984. It was created as an offshoot from T ...
(Yosh & Stan Shmenge) from '' SCTV''. * Lichtenburg: made famous by
Ethel Merman Ethel Merman (born Ethel Agnes Zimmermann, January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was an American actress and singer, known for her distinctive, powerful voice, and for leading roles in musical theatre.Obituary ''Variety'', February 22, 1984. ...
in the musical comedy ''
Call Me Madam ''Call Me Madam'' is a musical written by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin. The musical is a satire on politics and foreign policy that spoofs postwar America's penchant for lending billions of dollars to ...
''. * Lichtenburg: a Balkan grand duchy in the film ''
The Son of Monte Cristo ''The Son of Monte Cristo'' is a 1940 American black-and-white swashbuckling adventure film from United Artists, produced by Edward Small, directed by Rowland V. Lee, that stars Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett, and George Sanders. The Small producti ...
''. * Lichenstamp: a country in one episode of the comedy series
The Suite Life on Deck ''The Suite Life on Deck'' is an American teen sitcom that aired on Disney Channel from September 26, 2008 to May 6, 2011. It is a sequel/Spin-off (media), spin-off of the Disney Channel Original Series ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody''. The ser ...
. * Liechtenhaus: a small European principality featured in the Italian film ''
Piccolo grande amore ''Pretty Princess'' ( it, Piccolo grande amore, lit, Little big love) is a 1993 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. Plot Liechtenhaus (a fictional tiny European principality) is ruled by Prince Max, but the little country is ne ...
'' by
Carlo Vanzina Carlo Vanzina (13 March 1951 – 8 July 2018) was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. Vanzina was born in Rome, the son of Maria Teresa Nati and film director Stefano Vanzina and brother of Enrico Vanzina. In English-speakin ...
(1993). * Limaria: a country used in US and NATO exercises that lies on Atropia's western border and has its borders loosely correspond to those of
Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...
. * Limberwisk: an April Fools joke by Geography Now. * Lissenberg: appeared in
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's ''Leading Lady'' (1990). * Listenbourg: a
fictional country A fictional country is a country that is made up for fictional stories, and does not exist in real life, or one that people believe in without proof. Sailors have always mistaken low clouds for land masses, and in later times this was given ...
at the edge of the
Iberian Peninsula The Iberian Peninsula (), ** * Aragonese and Occitan: ''Peninsula Iberica'' ** ** * french: Péninsule Ibérique * mwl, Península Eibérica * eu, Iberiar penintsula also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in southwestern Europe, defi ...
which originated as an
internet meme An Internet meme, commonly known simply as a meme ( ), is an idea, behavior, style, or image that is spread via the Internet, often through social media platforms. What is considered a meme may vary across different communities on the Internet ...
spread on
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. * Litzenburg: politically neutral country in Central Europe from
Infocom Infocom was an American software company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that produced numerous works of interactive fiction. They also produced a business application, a relational database called ''Cornerstone (software), Cornerstone''. ...
's interactive fiction game ''
Border Zone Border control refers to measures taken by governments to monitor and regulate the movement of people, animals, and goods across land, air, and maritime borders. While border control is typically associated with international borders, it a ...
'', bordering communist Frobnia. * Livonia: from the video game '' ARMA 3: Contact'' and ''DayZ: Livonia'', it is a
Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...
-speaking
Baltic Baltic may refer to: Peoples and languages * Baltic languages, a subfamily of Indo-European languages, including Lithuanian, Latvian and extinct Old Prussian *Balts (or Baltic peoples), ethnic groups speaking the Baltic languages and/or originati ...
country that is a member of
NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two No ...
and borders four other countries, including
Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...
through
Kaliningrad Kaliningrad ( ; rus, Калининград, p=kəlʲɪnʲɪnˈɡrat, links=y), until 1946 known as Königsberg (; rus, Кёнигсберг, Kyonigsberg, ˈkʲɵnʲɪɡzbɛrk; rus, Короле́вец, Korolevets), is the largest city and ...
, and
Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...
. *Losania is a small country in Eastern Europe by
World's End Harem is a Japanese manga series written by LINK and illustrated by Kotarou Shouno. The first part of the manga was serialized in Shueisha's online magazine ''Shōnen Jump+'' from May 2016 to June 2020, while a second part, ''World's End Harem: A ...
. * Lubenia is a fictional state created for the joint Russo-Belarusian Zapad 2017 exercise. Supports Veyshnoria in its struggle for independence. The territory of Lubenia corresponds to that of
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and Warmian-Masurian
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s of Poland. It also includes parts of Alytus and
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counties of Lithuania. Roughly corresponds to the Suwałki Gap – a point of great strategic and military importance for
NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two No ...
. * Lucrania: pro-
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country bordering Germany, France and Switzerland in '' Biggles – Secret Agent'' by
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. * Luftnarp: a country located in the Alps in ''
Welcome to Night Vale ''Welcome to Night Vale'' is a podcast presented as a radio show for the fictional town of Night Vale, reporting on the strange events that occur within it. The series was created in 2012 by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor. Published by Night Val ...
''. * Lutha: a small Balkan kingdom from the novel ''
The Mad King ''The Mad King'' is a Ruritanian romance by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, originally published in two parts as "The Mad King" and "Barney Custer of Beatrice" in ''All-Story Weekly'', in 1914 and 1915, respectively. These were combined for ...
'' by
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.


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* Madelvia: a small European kingdom that appears in the Freeform film ''
My Christmas Prince My or MY may refer to: Arts and entertainment * My (radio station), a Malaysian radio station * Little My, a fictional character in the Moomins universe * ''My'' (album), by Edyta Górniak * ''My'' (EP), by Cho Mi-yeon Business * Mark ...
''. * Maestrazgo (Aragonese: Mayestrato) is a comarca in southeastern Aragon, Spain. Its names derives from the Maestrat/Maestrazgo mountain massif that extends to the east to the Comarques of the Valencian Community Alt Maestrat and Baix Maestrat. Also, a European fictional kingdom in the blog '' Blog de heraldica'' * Magyaristan: Islamic state in the former Hungary. From the
alternate history Alternate history (also alternative history, althist, AH) is a genre of speculative fiction of stories in which one or more historical events occur and are resolved differently than in real life. As conjecture based upon historical fact, altern ...
book ''
The Years of Rice and Salt ''The Years of Rice and Salt'' is an alternate history novel by American science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson, published in 2002. The novel explores how world history might have been different if the Black Death plague had killed 99 per ...
'' by
Kim Stanley Robinson Kim Stanley Robinson (born March 23, 1952) is an American writer of science fiction. He has published twenty-two novels and numerous short stories and is best known for his ''Mars'' trilogy. His work has been translated into 24 languages. Many ...
. * Malaria: a kingdom in the animated film ''
Igor Igor may refer to: People * Igor (given name), an East Slavic given name and a list of people with the name * Mighty Igor (1931–2002), former American professional wrestler * Igor Volkoff, a professional wrestler from NWA All-Star Wrestling * ...
''. * Maldavia: principality in Eastern Europe that is mentioned by Muffy in the ''
Arthur Arthur is a common male given name of Brittonic languages, Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. An ...
'' season 10 episode "Family Fortune". * Mandorra: European kingdom in the U.S. motion picture, '' The Brigand''. * Mandrika: Mountainous European country on
Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featur ...
's film
The Lady Vanishes ''The Lady Vanishes'' is a 1938 British mystery thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Margaret Lockwood and Michael Redgrave. Written by Sidney Gilliat and Frank Launder, based on the 1936 novel ''The Wheel Spins'' by Ethel L ...
(1938). * Margoth: European kingdom in
Edgar Rice Burroughs Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American author, best known for his prolific output in the adventure, science fiction, and fantasy genres. Best-known for creating the characters Tarzan and John Carter, he ...
's ''The Rider''. * Marisi: appears in
Rex Stout Rex Todhunter Stout (; December 1, 1886 – October 27, 1975) was an American writer noted for his detective fiction. His best-known characters are the detective Nero Wolfe and his assistant Archie Goodwin, who were featured in 33 novels and ...
's ''A Prize for Princes'' ("Ruritanian romance" set in Fasilica and Marisi; serialized in 1914 and reprinted as a book in the 1990s; author is the later creator of the
Nero Wolfe Nero Wolfe is a brilliant, obese and eccentric fictional armchair detective created in 1934 by American mystery writer Rex Stout. Wolfe was born in Montenegro and keeps his past murky. He lives in a luxurious brownstone on West 35th Street in Ne ...
mystery series). * Marshovia (Marsovia, Makovnia): small Eastern European kingdom most likely located somewhere near
Transylvania Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Ap ...
in the operetta ''
The Merry Widow ''The Merry Widow'' (german: Die lustige Witwe, links=no ) is an operetta by the Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehár. The librettists, Viktor Léon and Leo Stein, based the story – concerning a rich widow, and her countrymen's attempt t ...
''. * Medici: a Mediterranean country and setting of
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* Medioka:
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type of mid-European country presented in the ''Mickey Mouse'' comic strip story "The Monarch of Medioka" (1937–38). *
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: principality located near Germany from the American soap opera, ''
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''. * Mervo: island principality in ''
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* Messina: principality in
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's, ''The King's Jackal'' (1891). * Minaria: Alternative name for Limaria. * Mittenheim: grand duchy in ''
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'' by
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* Mixo-Lydia: Balkan country in the novels of Angela Thirkell; has a long-standing enmity with neighbouring Slavo-Lydia. * Moldavia: Eastern European country from the first episode of ''
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'' and later ''
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'' (note: Moldavia really exists as a nation itself and also as a region in Romania). * Moldovakia: Eastern European country in Recess best known for its spies and its luge team. *
Molvanîa ''Molvanîa'' (subtitled ''A Land Untouched by Modern Dentistry'') is a book parodying travel guidebooks. The guide describes the fictional country Molvanîa, a post-Soviet state, a nation described as "the birthplace of the whooping cough" and ...
: Eastern European country from a parody travel guidebook; from the same authors as
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and
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. * Monaco : Western European country and the main setting of the second season of ''
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''
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. Unlike the real life
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, the Monaco from the anime series is not a principality and is ruled by a King. * Monte Lucio: state ruled by a count in
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’s novel, '' The Changeling of Monte Lucio '' and also mentioned in some of her other works. * Montenaro: European country featured in The Princess Switch: Switched Again. * Montland: an English-speaking constitutional monarchy in the ''Dead or Alive'' video game series. It is a home country of Amy and
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. * Moronica (alternatively, ''Moronika''): parody of
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from the
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short '' You Nazty Spy'' and its sequel ''
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'', with "Moe Hailstone" as its dictator. A nation called Moronica also appeared in 2010's '' Bikini Jones and the Temple of Eros''. * Morvania: An Eastern European country in Jem, ruled by Queen (formerly Princess) Adriana Slododac. * Morvania (2): the Eastern European setting of
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's first published novel,
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''The Prince Commands'' (1934). Though tiny, it seems to have been important due to strategic location; on his way there, the title character had to attend state occasions in London, Paris, and Berlin. * Muravia: Republic in the Balkans with capital Stefania in
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's story ''This King Business'', featuring
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. * Mypos: Native home of Balki Bartokomous on '' Perfect Strangers''.


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* Nafrece: a country in '' Birdie Wing: Golf Girls' Story''. * Narcissia: A fictional version of
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ruled by Princess Portia in Barbie: Princess Charm School. * Neustria: A French-speaking 14th-century western European kingdom in
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's Neustria cycle of historical fantasy. An actual
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existed from about the 6th to the 10th century, when it was absorbed into France. * Neutralia: Fictional version of
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from ''
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'' by
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. * Neutralia: Mediterranean republic in '' Scott-King's Modern Europe'' by
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*New German Republic: A technologically advanced
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society encompassing
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that is governed by the Triax
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in the '' Rifts''
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. *Nexdoria: a country from Coming 2 America, the neighbors of Zamunda * Nihilon: a country somewhere in central Europe, run by nihilists, in
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's comic novel ''Travels in Nihilon''. * Niroli: focus of a series of Harlequin Presents novels. * Nordland: Ivor Novello's ''King's Rhapsody'', 1949, stage play; probably not in Scandinavia because the characters have rather Balkan-sounding names. (Note: Nordland is a county of Norway). * Norvenia: a fictional English-speaking country in ''
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''. * Novistrana: from the computer game '' Republic: The Revolution''. * Novoselic: The European country governed by Sonia Nevermind and her royal family in the PSP game '' Super Dangan Ronpa 2'', the sequel to '' Dangan Ronpa'', developed by Spike.


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* Oceania: fictional superstate in George Orwell's ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'' referring to Great Britain, the Americas, Australasia and southern Africa. * Ornowitza: a Dutchy that appeared in
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's ''Betrayer'' (1950) and other novels by the author. * Orsinia: featured in
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's ''
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'' and '' Malafrena''. * Osia, of which the capital was Bleiberg: setting of
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's, ''
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'' (1901, in which year the book was the #7 US fiction best seller; a film version was released in 1915). * Osterlich: nation invaded by Bacteria and Tomainia in the film ''
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''; obviously supposed to be Austria. * Ostania: a country for the set of
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, based on the
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during the Cold War era. * Otheon is a fictional country in Europe and a primary location for events in My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission. * Ovitznia: a republic in the Balkans from ''
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'' TV series.


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*Paldea: European region based on the Iberian peninsula in the video games ''
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''. * Pannonia: appeared in Guy Boothby's ''Long Live the King'' (1900). * Panquita: European monarchy mentioned in second season of ''
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''
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. A member of that nation's royal family, Princess Anne, was a guest judge at the baking exhibition. *Papilloma: Small European Kingdom, later Republic, from film ''Kath & Kimderella''. Papilloma is a tiny and poor Spanish outpost on the heel of Italy. Last ruler was King Javier. * Peaceland: European country featured in the anime ''Nadesico'', which was once a theme park, but formed its own nation. It is neutral in all conflicts, on earth and beyond, has no taxes, and has a great banking system similar to that of Switzerland. Ruri "Ruri Ruri" Hoshino, a famous character of the series, is originally a princess from there. * Penglia: European country, bordering Aldovia featured in the film
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. Both countries are engaged in a peace treaty originally signed on christmas eve 1419 that has to be renewed every 100 years. * Penguin Island (novel), Penguin Island (L'île des Pingouins): in the 1908 novel by Anatole France, an island in the North Sea where penguins were miraculously transformed into humans (and which is in fact a satirical view on France). * People's Republic of Great Britain: An Fictional version of United Kingdom, Great Britain featured in the ''Doctor Who'' episode ''"Rise of the Cybermen"''. * Pepeslavia: from the film ''Su Excelencia'' starring Mario Moreno (better known as Cantinflas). Probably referring to Yugoslavia. * Perusalem is a satire of Germany (Preussen, i.e. Prussia) in ''The Inca of Perusalem'' by George Bernard Shaw. * Petrovakia: a fictional union republic in the game Heavy Weapon, usually referring to
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. * Pfennig Halbpfennig: presumably German/Eastern European Grand Duchy and setting for the operetta ''The Grand Duke'', by
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. Notable for an unusual law regarding "Statutory Duels", in which duelists compete by drawing playing cards – the loser then dies and becomes a "legal ghost". * Poictesme: a country situated roughly in the south of France in the books of James Branch Cabell. * Poland: Eastern European country similar to the real Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Poland in the play King Ubu by Alfred Jarry. * Poldavia: a small country presumably in Eastern Europe in ''The Blue Lotus'' from ''
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''. * Pontevedro: a poverty-stricken Grand Duchy situated deep in the Balkans from the comedy play ''L'Attache d'ambassade'' by Henri Meilhac and the subsequent operetta and film ''
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''. Pontevedro is a veiled reference to the Balkan country of Montenegro. * Pottibakia: Balkan country from the short story "What Does it Matter? A Morality" by E. M. Forster. Capital city: Ekarest. * Pottsylvania: from Jay Ward's cartoon series ''The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show''. * Povia: a small monarchy in the Balkans in the '' Mission: Impossible'' TV episode "The Heir Apparent". * (Kalbsbraten-)Pumpernickel: German duchy, a caricature of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach in ''Vanity Fair (novel), Vanity Fair'', ''The Fitz-Boodle Papers'', and other works by William Makepeace Thackeray


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* Qwghlm: a country off the northwestern coast of Britain in Neal Stephenson's fictions ''Cryptonomicon'' and ''The Baroque Cycle''.


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* Razkavia: Germanic country in Philip Pullman's ''The Tin Princess''. * Réndøosîa: a fictional Eastern European country plagued by natural disasters to the point that its flag is always depicted with a hole in it. It is also at war with the neighboring nation of Grimzimistan. Homeland of Enk, Adi and Xan, the main characters on the animated series ''
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''. * Republic of Great Britain: A fictional version of United Kingdom, Great Britain featured in the ''Doctor Who'' story ''Inferno (Doctor Who), Inferno''. * Republic of Krovtonova: A fictional Eastern European nation referenced in the ''Father Ted'' episode "Speed 3", in which it is mentioned that Craggy Island has been helping to ease the republic's unusually high milk surplus. * Robo-Hungarian Empire: A fictional Eastern European nation in several ''Futurama'' episodes. * Rogash: A small Central European country featured in the ''Night Court'' episode "My Life as a Dog Lawyer". Despite its small size it possesses nuclear weapons and missiles supplied by the US government in exchange for maintaining a listening post to spy on Switzerland. * Romanovia: Eastern European country featured in the comedy ''Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story''. Dodgeball is the national sport. This country was also mentioned in ''Inspector Gadget (1983 TV series), Inspector Gadget''. * Rongovia: Fictional country mentioned in ''Santaland Diaries'' by David Sedaris. It has an embassy to the US in Trumansburg, New York, and a very active Ministry of Fine Arts. The capital is Fat City. Rongovia is a state of mind. * Rovinia: a kingdom mentioned in ''Pursuit to Algiers''. * Rubovia: a kingdom in Eastern Europe that featured in
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's BBC Television children's puppet series ''
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'', 1955–63. * Rumekistan: a fictional Eastern European nation featured in
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' Cable & Deadpool *
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: a kingdom in central Europe from
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's ''The Prisoner of Zenda'' and associated works, which gave rise to the Ruritanian romance genre. Also used in Ernest Gellner's nonfictional ''Nations and Nationalism'' as a stereotypical country developing nationalism.


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* San Lorenzo: An insular European dictatorship with no extradition treaties, in the series Leverage (American TV series), Leverage, specifically the episodes The Big Bang Job and The San Lorenzo Job. * Samavia: Eastern European kingdom in Frances Hodgson Burnett's ''The Lost Prince (novel), The Lost Prince''. * Sardovia: An Eastern European Dictatorship bordering
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from the CBS program Scorpion (TV series), Scorpion * Saroczia: Eastern European country which the United States invades, which serves as the terrorist basis in the video game ''Winback''. * Sauville: small kingdom between France, Switzerland and Italy from anime series Gosick. It consists of parts of the real Italian provinces: Aosta Valley, Liguria, Piedmont. * Sciriel: kingdom in Roland Pertwee's late (1927) Ruritanian romance ''A Modern Knight Errant'', set just before and after World War I. * Seravno: a Balkan country from the TV Series ''Mission Impossible''. * Servia: appeared in Bessie Marchant's ''A Princess of Servia'' (c. 1925). Also an ancient foreign name for
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. * Sercia: Western European Fiction country, in Fandom * * Shimmervale: A Malta, Maltese based kingdom powered by Crystallites in ''Barbie: Mariposa & the Fairy Princess''. * Skandistan: Islamic state comprising what was formerly Scandinavia. From the
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book ''
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'' by
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. * Slaka (fiction), The People's Republic of Slaka: a Balkan communist country in Malcolm Bradbury's ''Rates of Exchange'' and its sequel ''Why Come to Slaka?'' It also featured in the BBC drama, ''the Gravy Train moves East''. * Slavo-Lydia: Balkan country in the novels of Angela Thirkell; has a long-standing enmity with neighbouring Mixo-Lydia. * Slavosk: a country in Eastern Europe from the TV series ''Danger Man''. Drake must travel to Slavosk to rescue the supposed sister of a famous professor from this country. * Slorenia: a small East European country in
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. Its inhabitants were massacred by Ultron'. * Slovetzia: a tiny country in Eastern Europe in the film ''The Beautician and the Beast''. Slovetzia is located between Romania, Ukraine and Hungary; situated roughly in Ruthenia, Trans-Carpathia, a real region in the Ukraine. The republic is portrayed as a
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Eastern European dictatorship. * Sokovia: an Eastern European country home of H.Y.D.R.A. and birthplace of Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver from Avengers: Age of Ultron * Sodor (fictional island), Island of Sodor: a large island in the Irish Sea, between the Isle of Man and the English mainland near Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, to which it is connected by bridge. The setting for the Wilbert Vere Awdry, Reverend W. Awdry's The Railway Series and it's television adaptation. * Soviet Unterzoegersdorf: the "last existing appanage republic of the USSR", a fake country created by monochrom for theatre performances and computer games. * St Gregory: a British Crown dependency in the Channel Islands, featured in the ITV (TV network), ITV series ''Island at War''. Based upon Jersey and Guernsey. * St Tulipe: a tiny European principality (ministate) in the 1981 Italian film ''Madly in Love''. Its location is supposed to be between Germany and France. * Strackenz: a tiny European duchy in the novel ''Royal Flash'' by George MacDonald Fraser that borders Denmark and Germany. It is threatened with invasion by both countries as a result of the Schleswig-Holstein Question. * Svardia: a tiny European republic located in the
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from the '' Mission: Impossible'' episode "The Train". * Svenborgia: a secret European country only rich people know about, referenced by Jack Donaghy and
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as an exclusive vacationing retreat in the ''
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'' episode of ''
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''. * Svitz: a mysterious European country in ''
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'' described as, "A land of low rolling hills and off-key tones heard on the breeze" and "is perfect for the visitor with a strong constitution, and a low tendency for hallucination." * Syldavia: Balkan monarchy featured in four stories of ''
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'', neighbouring
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. * Sylvania: a country ruled by Queen Louise in the film ''The Love Parade.'' The name is also used in the Marx Brothers' film '' Duck Soup''. It was the country which attacked Freedonia. * Symkaria: a small Eastern European country from
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, the homeland of renowned mercenary Silver Sable.


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* Taronia: Ruritanian Kingdom from the film ''Thirty Day Princess'' (1934) * Tauri-Hessia: European country in the book ''The Circus of Adventure'', part of the Adventure Series by
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. *Tcherkistan: East European country from the film ''Supercondriaque'' (2014) * Tescara: European island nation located in the Atlantic Ocean. As a free trade zone enrolled into the United Nations in 1991, it is used as place of origin for the suspects of ''CSI: New York'''s season 1 episode 19, "Crime and Misdemeanor". * Ticktockia: A small country between France and Germany, ruled by King Salazar the Pushy, that invades neighboring Warnerstock in the film ''Wakko's Wish''. * Thembria: A frigid land whose pillars are military dictatorship, unbridled incompetence, and constant threat of death from a firing squad. From Disney's cartoon series TaleSpin, Tail Spin. Home of Colonel Spigot, Sergeant Dunder, professor Crackpotkin, and others. * The Triple Monarchy of Scythia-Pannonia-Transbalkania: from ''Dr. Engelbert Eszterhazy'' stories by Avram Davidson. * Tomainia:
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'', ruled by Adenoid Hynkel. * Transbalkania: a fictional kingdom featured in "Number 187", a story by Baroness Orczy. * Trans-Carpathia: A country in Eastern Europe, used in ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (Marvel Comics), G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero''. Trans-Carpathia is also a real region in the Ukraine. * Transia: a small East European nation in
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. The location of Mount Wundagore, and the birthplace of Quicksilver (comics), Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch. * Tratvia: A country in Europe that formed the setting for the radio series ''The Embassy Lark'', which dealt with the trials and tribulations of the British Ambassador to Tratvia and the foreign relations between Tratvia and the United Kingdom. It would later feature in several episodes of the related radio series ''The Navy Lark''. * Trent, Grand-Duchy of: European Grand-Duchy from the '' Mission: Impossible'' TV episode "The Choice". * Tryphemia: King Pausole's country in ''The Adventures of King Pausole'' by Pierre Louÿs * Turgisia: A small former Republics of the Soviet Union, Soviet republic located on the Azov Sea between Russia and Ukraine from the Danish political drama series Borgen (TV series), Borgen


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* Ulgia: a politically unstable country from the anime ''Noir (anime), Noir''. * Ulmreich: Southern European state in
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's ''King of Alsander'' (1914). * Urk (also Uruk): The war-torn Mediterranean Basin, Mediterranean country the characters on Descendants of the Sun are sent. * Urseville-Beylestein: Prince Paul's country in the 1902 book ''Love and the Soul Hunter'' by John Oliver Hobbes. * Urzikstan: a fictional country in Caucasus, from the 2019 video game '' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare''.


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* Varania: appeared in the
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) in the book ''The Mystery of the Silver Spider'' (1967). * Vascovy: appeared in William Arthur Dunkerley, John Oxenham (William A. Dunkerley), ''A Princess of Vascovy'' (1899). * Vesbaria or Wessbaria is a fictional state created for the joint Russo-Belarusian Zapad 2017 exercise. Supports Veyshnoria in its struggle for independence. The territory of Vesbaria corresponds to that of Lithuania and Lower Latvia. * Veyska: Baltic state suffering dictatorial rule in the '' Mission: Impossible'' TV episode "The Astrologer". * Veyshnoria or Veishnoriya, a fictional opponent state created for the joint Russo-Belarusian Zapad 2017 exercise that was concurrently co-opted as an internet micronation by elements of the Belarusian opposition and others. The territory of Veyshnoria corresponds to that of the Grodno Region and the northwestern parts of the Minsk and Vitebsk regions. * Vulgaria: Home to the Baron and Baroness Bomburst in ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (film), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'' and from The Three Stooges episode, ''Dutiful But Dumb''. Also used as a fake name for former Yugoslavia by Lawrence Durrell in some of his Antrobus short stories.


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* Warnerstock: a small country between France and Germany in the film ''Wakko's Wish'' * Weselton: a duchy in '' Frozen'', neighbour of #Arendelle, Arendelle. * Wolfkrone: a small kingdom in the ''Soulcalibur'' video game series. * Wolkekuckukkland: G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, the neighboring country of Darklonia; the name is German for Cloud-Cuckoo-Land, from Aristophanes' play, "The Birds (play), The Birds".


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* Yakestonia: mountainous eastern European nation, where yodeling is prominent in local culture, but so is surfing on its coast. Important landmark is Mount Bubneboba, and its fresh mountain air is celebrated worldwide. A traditional greeting is doing an armpit fart while repeating the word "zwooba!". Home of exchange student Fentruck on the animated series ''Doug (TV series), Doug''. * Yudonia: a central European country, presumably based on the former country of Yugoslavia, mentioned in an episode on the Nickelodeon show ''Drake & Josh''. * Yugaria: small Balkan nation from the ''Mission: Impossible: Operation Surma'' video game.


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* Zandar: A small principality seen in ''Power Rangers: Dino Charge''. Home of Sir Ivan, the Gold Dino Charge Ranger, and Prince Philip, the Graphite Ranger. The people of Zandar speak with British accents. * Zarkovia: A small yet strategically important country somewhere in Eastern Europe with an absolute monarchy featured in the Ben 10: Ultimate Alien episode ''Viktor: The Spoils''. *Zembla: Northern European country in Vladimir Nabokov's novel ''Pale Fire'' *Zemenia: Eastern European country in episode 6, season 7 of ''Monk (TV series)'' * Zindaria: a brand-new one that existed in Europe during the English Regency era of 1811–1820, Anne Gracie's ''The Stolen Princess'' (2008). * Zubrowka: location of the eponymous hotel in the 2014 film ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'', a European alpine state ravaged by war and poverty;"The Republic of Zubrowka Before the War: A Central European Case Study of Social, Political, and Cultural Upheaval."
draft 19, course syllabus, Zubrowska Akademie Historic Library (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
unrelated to the Polish vodka Żubrówka.


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