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This is a list of fictional countries from published works of fiction (books, films, television series, games, etc.). Fictional works describe all the countries in the following list as located somewhere on the surface of the Earth as we know it – as opposed to underground, inside the planet, on another world, or during a different "age" of the planet with a different physical geography.
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| Abou-Yamen | The Under-Gifted (1980) | A country in the Middle East. Its name is inspired by Abu Dhabi (city in the UAE) and Yemen.[1] | |
| Absurdistan | Politische Studien (1971)[2] | An imaginary land in which absurdity is the norm, especially in its public authorities and government.[3] | |
| Absurdistan, Republic of | Absurdistan by Gary Shteyngart (2006)[4] | A country located on the coast of the Caspian Sea, which gained its independence following the fall of the Soviet Union. The country has rich oil reserves, and its population consists of two ethnic groups: Sevo and Svanϊ. Two groups are deeply divided over the proper direction in which the "footrest" of the Orthodox cross is to be tilted, which eventually leads to an outbreak of the civil war in the country.[4][5] | |
| Abuddin | .svg) | Tyrant (2014) | Middle Eastern parliamentary republic under totalitarian dictatorship of the Al-Fayeed family, with its population struggling to free itself from their rule.[6] |
| Aburĩria, Free Republic of | Wizard of the Crow by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (2006) | African country ruled by a totalitarian dictator known only as the "Ruler".[7] | |
| Achu, Kingdom of | .svg) | Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir, first appearance S01, E22 (March 13, 2016)[8] | A monarchic country located in a tropical climate. Home of Prince Ali. |
| Acquasorgiva | Acquasorgiva by Mura (1939) | A city built around a spring on top of a mountain near the sea in the Central African colony of Fascist Italy.[9] | |
| Adabat | Sonic Unleashed (2008) | Country inspired by the Southeast Asian countries. | |
| Adal, United Republic of | .svg) | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022) | A country in the Caucasus region, bordering Russia to the north, and Urzikstan to the east, south, and southwest. It is connected to the Black Sea via its southernmost point, which is its capital city, Al Mazrah. The population primarily speaks Arabic.[10] |
| Adjikistan | .svg) | SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 2 (2006) | Central Asian country, located between Afghanistan and Pakistan and devastated by a civil war. It is a post-Soviet state.[11] |
| Aerugo | Fullmetal Alchemist (2001) | A principality with an economy focused on exports of its agricultural products and trade. It has been at war with its northern neighbour, Amestris, since 1835.[12] | |
| Africa, United States of | Star Trek: The Original Series (1966) | A 23rd-century country in Africa.[13] One of its member states was Kenya.[14] In the novels, which are not considered part of the main canon, Senegal and South Africa were also listed as the members.[15][16] | |
| African Caliphates | Star Trek: Khan, issue 3 by Mike Johnson (2013) | A polity which consisted of Africa. It was formed from United Africa, country ruled by dictator Ama Owusu, sometime between 1992 and 1996. During that period, it was also invaded by the neighbouring Pax Europe, which has conquered its Northern African territory, including Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, and Morocco. The African Caliphates were defeated and conquered by the resistance movements in 1996. The country was featured in the 2013 comic Star Trek: Khan, which is not considered part of the main Star Trek canon.[17][18] | |
| African Confederation | Star Trek: The Next Generation, first appearance S05E18 "Cause and Effect" (March 23, 1992) | A 24th-century political entity in Africa. Somalia was one of its members.[19][20] | |
| African Federation | Star Trek: Control by David Alan Mack (2017) | A political entity with territory in Africa. It was mentioned in the 2017 Star Trek novel Control, which is not considered part of the main canon.[21] | |
| African Union | Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans (2015) | A country with territory consisting of Africa, Europe (excluding Russia), Central Asia, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. It additionally had colonies on Mars before their declaration of independence. The country was founded following the end of the Calamity War, an interplanetary conflict which had heavily devastated Earth.[22] | |
| Agrabah | Aladdin (1992) | A sultanate city-state located in the Middle East, near the Jordan River. Its culture is based on the cultures of Arabia and India. The country is home of Princess Jasmine.[23] | |
| Aht Urhgan, Empire of | Final Fantasy XI | ||
| Akaristan | Contraband Police (2023) | A dictatorship whose leader's name is Akarov | |
| Aktia Kingdom | Magi: The Labyrinth Of Magic | ||
| Aktobe | The New Order: Last days of Europe | A warlord state in Kazakhstan. | |
| Al-Alemand | The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson (2002) | A Muslim state consisting of the former Germany and the Low Countries.[24] | |
| Al Amarja | Over the Edge (1992) | An independent island state in the southern Mediterranean. The western side of the island is covered by three interconnected cities (from north to south): the port town of Skylla, the slums of The Edge and the tract housing of suburban Traboc. Most of the population lives there. Freedom City, the capital of Al Amarja, is on the eastern end of the island. It consists mainly of stately government buildings and the opulent homes of government officials, surrounded by the rickety slums that house the government employees. The only difference between Washington D.C. and Freedom City is here the drug dens and brothels are in the good part of town and are very exclusive. The rest of the island is undeveloped hilly forest, at the center of which lies an extinct volcano called Mount Ralsius. | |
| Al Qolnidar | What We Do in the Shadows, first appearance S01E08 "Citizenship" (May 15, 2019) | A 13th-century Kingdom located within the boundaries of modern southern Iran, once ruled by Nandor the Relentless. The country was dissolved in 1401. Its inhabitants spoke Al Qolnidarese.[25][26][27] | |
| Alanbrooke | Barbie in Rock 'N Royals (2015) | A monarchical country inspired by Ireland.[28] | |
| Albigion, Kingdom of | The Secret History Of Queen Zarah And The Zarazians by Mrs. Manley (1705) | A kingdom in the British Isles, with Queen Albania at its throne. The country is a satirical parody of the Kingdom of England, and its ruler, Queen Anne.[29] | |
| Albino | "The Albino Deaths by Ronal Kayser; Weird Tales. Weird Tales v.27 n.3 March 1936 pg.258". | A french-speeking volcano Mediterranean (?) island living on olive-trees, fishing, and swimming tourism whose king was overthrown by the Dictator. Two American journalists, Bill Kyle and Beatica Field have victim of a plot of the Red Circle, a secret royalist society, with the hope that, once they have been kidnapped, convinced to be in the hand of the Dictator, and put free by a commando of the Red Circle, the news in American press that the Dictator had tortured an American girl oriented the U.S. government to send marines, force the Dictator to flee and put the King back on throne. Thus they are lured in the subterranean tunnel below the castle where the Dictator imprisons and tortures his opponents and bounded to the Wheel of Death (two wheals whose spokes ray off; the outer rim seems a circular ladder whose spokes are honed to razor sharpness; the inner rim too has honed spokes) In order for not finishing in the thick, viscid, greenish pool below the wheel and be ate by the prehistoric sea-thing trapped in the earthquake that lifted the headland from the ocean's bed, Bill Kyle is forced to climb the outer ladder so that Beatica Field tied spread-eagled inside the inner rim, hands and ankles bound to the ring, had to keep walking around and her naked feet and her hands are cut by the spokes. An albino snake dispose of the plotters leaving the journalists alone, allowing Bill Kyle to free both and to discover proofs of the plot. | |
| Albion, Kingdom of | Trinity Blood | A sovereign state located in the British Isles. Its capital is Londinium, formerly known as London in the pre-Armageddon world. | |
| Aldastan | Command & Conquer: Generals | Central Asian state formed out of a union of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. | |
| Aldorria | Scorpion | South American nation engaged in a long-term border war in the episode "Plight at the Museum".[30] | |
| Aldovia, Kingdom of | A Christmas Prince (2017) | A constitutional monarchy located in the Southeast Europe.[31][32] | |
| Alfaine, Kingdom of | Prince Hermann Regent by Jules Lemaître (1893) | An absolute monarchy in Europe, ruled by King Christian XVI, and his son, regent Prince Hermann. Country was based on the German Empire.[33] | |
| Algeria, Free State of | The New Order: Last Days of Europe | ||
| Allagan Empire | Final Fantasy XIV | ||
| Allebahst, Kingdom of | Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (2009) | A kingdom in Europe, that was formed in the 2010s in the break up of the Duchy of Cohdopia, into the Kingdom of Allebahst, and the Republic of Babahl. The Cohdopian royal family continued to rule in Allebahst. Both countries were reunified into Cohdopia in 2019. Allebahst was especially known for having the strictest immigration policy in the world.[34] | |
| Almaigne | The Alteration by Kingsley Amis (1976) | A monarchy with Emperor at the throne, located in Central Europe, which united German speaking states. It is based on German Empire, though its borders do not match those of real Germany.[35] | |
| Alpenstein | San Sombrèro by Tom Gleisner, Santo Cilauro, and Rob Sitch (2006) | A European principality located in the Alps. It was a former ally of Nazi Germany in the Second World War.[36] | |
| Alpine Emirates | The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson (2002) | Muslim states in the Bavarian Alps.[24] | |
| Alsander, Kingdom of | King of Alsander by James Elroy Flecker (1914) | Small, sleepy kingdom in Southern Europe[37] | |
| Altai-Tuvan Republic | The New Order: Last Days of Europe | Country in Central Siberia, that can form after collapse of the Siberian Free Territory. | |
| Altay, Kingdom of | The New Order: Last Days of Europe, a mod for Hearts of Iron IV (2021) | Country emerged in the aftermath of Sergey Taboritsky's genocidal Holy Russian Empire. Its capital is Biysk. | |
| Alterac | Warcraft | One of the seven human nations to join the Alliance of Lordaeron during the Second War. It was ruled by the Perenolde family. | |
| Altis and Stratis, Republic of | .svg) | Arma 3 (2013) | An island nation located in the Mediterranean Sea, to the southeast of Malta, and near Italy. It consists of two main islands, which are Altis, and smaller Stratis. The official languages of the country are English and Altian (which is derived from Greek), with the later mostly spoken only by the older generation. The population is majority Christian. Its capital is located in Pyrgos. The country used to be a colony of the British Empire, becoming an independent presidential republic before the beginning of the 21st century. In 2026, the country experienced a coup d'état organized by the army, which launched it into a brutal civil war, eventually, leading to them ruling the county as a military junta. In 2035, the country was invaded by NATO, which restored the parliamentary republic. The state was inspired by the islands of Lemnos and Agios Efstratios in Greece.[38] |
| Alvonia, Kingdom of | My Pal, the King (1932) | A small European kingdom ruled by the ten-year-old King Charles V.[39] | |
| Amazonas, Federative Republic of | Strike Witches (2007) | A country in South Liberion (that universe's equivalent to South America). It was inspired by Brazil. | |
| Ambrosia, Kingdom of | Royal Hearts (2018) | Ambrosia was a European kingdom, that was divided centuries ago by its lans king into two countries, Angosia, and Meravia, each given to one of his two twin sons. Both countries would be united again, if one of them would not have a male heir on the throne.[40] | |
| Amehon | Hurricane Polymar (1974);[41] Gatchaman II S02E05 "The Big Attack of the Mysterious Cavemen" (October 29, 1978)[42] | A country with its capital in Washinkyo (based on Tokyo and Washington, DC), which was attacked by the Neanderthal cavemen from the neighbouring country of Fruginia. Amehon is based on Japan and United States. | |
| America, People's Republic of | East of West (2013) | Nation formed by Mao Zedong and his followers fleeing China, that is located in the Western United States. It is a dynastic state operating as a one-party socialist state.[43] | |
| American Empire | Star Trek Federation: The First 150 Years by David A. Goodman (2012) | A state in South America in the 21st century.[44] | |
| Americas, Federation of the |  | Call of Duty: Ghosts (2013) | A sociopolitical, economic, and military union of states in South and Central America, as well as Mexico and the Caribbean, with the capital in Caracas. The superstate was formed in 2014, with the unification of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Venezuela, and quickly expanding to its current territory via conquest. It eventually lead in 2017 to an outbreak of a war lasting two decades with the United States, during which, the Federation had occupied southwestern states of the United States.[45] |
| Amestris |  | Fullmetal Alchemist (2001) | A unitary parliamentary republic under a fascist military dictatorship. It is a land-locked country, with a population of around 50 million, composed of various ethnic and religious groups. The country has been at war with its neighbor Aerugo since 1835. Its military uses alchemy.[12] |
| Anatruria, Kingdom of | The Burglar Who Thought He Was Bogart by Lawrence Block (1995) | A kingdom in the Balkans region of Europe.[46] | |
| Anchuria, Republic of | Cabbages and Kings (1904) | American writer O. Henry coined "banana republic" to describe the Republic of Anchuria. Central American banana republic. | |
| Anchuria, Republic of | Sunset (2015) | Fictional South American republic ruled by a military dictator and in the middle of a civil war. | |
| Anglo-French Empire | Shadows of Doubt (2023) | ||
| Angosia, Kingdom of | Royal Hearts (2018) | Angosia is a European kingdom. It was formed centuries ago, when the Kingdom of Ambrosia was divided into two states, Agnosia and Merania, by its last king, which each state given to one of his two twin sons. If one of the countries would not have a male heir on the throne, both countries would be reunited. In 2018 it was ruled by King Nikolas, who planet to claim neighbouring Merania, as its new king Hank Pavlik was uncertain of wanting to being on the throne.[40] | |
| Angrezi Raj | The Peshawar Lancers (2002) | After 'The Fall' of 1878, a meteor shower which rendered the Northern Hemisphere inhospitable, millions of British refugees as well as the British Government relocated to the peripheries. By 2025, the Angrezi Raj has become the successor to the British Empire with its capital based in Delhi. It consists of the Indian subcontinent; Australasia; Southern Africa; colonial outposts in the British Isles, Northern Europe and North America; and protectorates over Madagascar and the Batavian Republic (a post-Fall Dutch state). | |
| Annexia | Naked Lunch (1959) | European country, inspired by Soviet Russia. | |
| Antegria | Papers, Please (2013) | Antegria is a country to the west of Arstotzka. It is one of the four countries in the game that do not border Arstotzka directly. | |
| Apollonia, Kingdom of | Barbie as the Island Princess (2007) | A kingdom inspired by Italy. | |
| Apotos | Sonic Unleashed | A coastal country with the characteristic architecture of the Greek islands like Santorini, Patmos and Mykonos. | |
| Araby | Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay | ||
| Arandas, Kingdom of | Argevollen (2014) | A kingdom long at war with its neighbor Ingelmia. | |
| Arbrau | Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans (2015) | A democratic country with territory consisting of Canada, Alaska, and Russia, ruled by the Prime Minister and the Parliament in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It additionally had colonies on Mars before their declaration of independence. The country was founded following the end of the Calamity War, an interplanetary conflict which had heavily devastated Earth.[22] | |
| Archadian Empire | Final Fantasy XII (2006) | One of the main political powers in the game and the largest empire in Ivalice. | |
| Arendelle, Kingdom of | Frozen and Frozen II | Monarchy in Scandinavia ruled by Queen Anna, inspired by Norway. | |
| Ariana, Islamic Republic of | United States Army | A fictional country made for the US and NATO exercises, located to the south of Atropia.[47][48][49] | |
| Arnovia | Taylor & Rose Secret Agents: Peril in Paris by Katherine Woodfine (2018) | Small country between Switzerland, the German Empire, and Austria-Hungary in 1911 | |
| Arstotzka | Papers, Please (2013) | Totalitarian, possibly communist nation that faces large-scale immigration at its border after a six-year war with neighboring Kolechia. | |
| Artemyra | Magi: The Labyrinth Of Magic | ||
| Artena, Kingdom of | Deus Salve o Rei (2018) | ||
| Arulco | Jagged Alliance 2 (1999) | Governed by a Queen, but after a coup it is transformed in a police state. | |
| Arvee | .svg) | Lucky Loser (2006) | Small Southeast Asian state bordering Thailand. It has a fledgling national soccer team that is coached by Thai soccer player Pong after he is passed over as the coach of the Thai national team. Originally the country in this comedy was intended to be Thailand's real life neighbor Laos and involving its national team but Laotian diplomats saw the trailer and felt that the film's depiction of the team might be seen as offensive by Laotians and could trigger anti-Thai violence in Laos.[50] The film's release was delayed so it could re-edited and re-shot to replace Laos with the fictional country "Arvee". All prints of the original version of the film were burned at an event in the presence of the film's producers.[51][52] |
| Asamando | Shadowrun: Dark Terrors (2017) | A ghoul nation in western Africa. Its capital is Nyamkopon. | |
| Aslan | Area 88 (1979) | A Middle Eastern nation torn apart by a civil war. It is the main setting for this series. | |
| Aslerfan | The Abominables (2012) | Poorly treated country between Turkey and Iran. | |
| Assham | Science Ninja Team Gatchaman S01E80 "Come Back Boomerang!" | A country modeled after India. It is famous for its peacocks. | |
| Atlantic Europa | Dang Kou Zhi (蕩寇志) / The Tale of Eliminating Bandits by Yu Wanchun (1847) | A country in Europe. | |
| Atlantis | Timaeus, and Critias (360 BC) | Fictional island mentioned within an allegory on the hubris of nations in Plato's works Timaeus and Critias.[53] It represents the antagonist naval power that besieges "Ancient Athens", the pseudo-historic embodiment of Plato's ideal state.[54] Atlantis falling out of favor with the deities and submerging into the Atlantic Ocean. In many other works Atlantis has become an advanced prehistoric civilization in contemporary fiction, from comic books to films.[55] | |
| Atropia, Republic of | United States Army | A fictional pro-Western dictatorship used for the US and NATO exercises. The Islamic Republic of Ariana lies to the south. The country has two official names, The Great and Liberated People's Free Republic of Atropia and Associated States of Greatness (shortened for your reading pleasure), and The People's Free and Liberated Republic of True Atropia.[56][57] Exercise maps depict the country's borders as loosely corresponding to those of Azerbaijan.[58][48][49] | |
| Attica | United States Army | Fictional country in the Middle East, invaded by its neighbor Ellisia, and several terrorist forces; used for training exercises by the United States Army.[59] | |
| Attolia | The Thief (1996) | Situated in the minor peninsula, sharing it with the countries of Sounis and Eddis, in the fictional world of the book series The Queen's Thief, by Megan Whalen Turner. | |
| Auradon, United States of | Descendants (2015) | Peaceful country in the Southern Hemisphere inhabited by fairy-tale "good guys". | |
| Auremia |  | Auremian (Youtuber) | A fictional nation envisioned by Auremian, claimed to span the entirety of Guayana Region and the disputed Essequibo territory. |
| Auroa Archipelago | Ghost Recon Breakpoint (2019) | Archipelago-based nation, owned by multimillionaire Jake Skell. Taken over by the "Wolves" and "Sentinel PMC". | |
| Australasia | Star Trek: Khan by Mike Johnson (2013) | A country, which consisted of Australia, Oceania, and Southeast Asia, ruled by dictator, and genetically modified soldier, Bernard Maltuvis. It was formed as one of seven members of the Augment Council, in 1992, during the Eugenic Wars, in which genetically modified humans had overthrew governments of over 40 countries, and conquered the world in the following three weeks. Later the country was renamed to Maltuvisland after its ruler. On 7 May 1996, it has invaded The Khanate, a country consisting of the Indian subcontinent, Central Asia, and most of Russia, which was ruled by Khan Noonien Singh. During the invasion, Maltuvis's camp was ambushed, and he was killed by Noonien Singh. In the following days, The Khanate forces had retaliated, conquering territories of the Maltuvisland, which were left unprotected. The country was featured in the 2013 comic Star Trek: Khan, which is not considered part of the main Star Trek canon.[17][18] | |
| Australasian Confederation |  | Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg, a mod for Hearts of Iron IV (2016) | A British Dominion in Oceania, formed by the union of the nations of Australia and New Zealand. On the aftermath of the collapse of the British Empire, the political situation deteriorated quickly, and the nation is currently under martial law. |
| Australis, Commonwealth of | Strike Witches (2007) | A country in the Southern Hemisphere. Its real-world counterpart is Australia. | |
| Austrian Democratic Republic | Eternal Golden Dawn, a mod for Hearts of Iron IV (scheduled for release 2024) | ||
| Avant-Garde France | Red Flood, a mod for Hearts of Iron IV (2022) | After losing The Great War, the French Third Republic would fall into anarchy until Action Française took over and formed the French Fourth Republic. Eventually, Antonin Artaud and his followers would storm the National Assembly and took over France. Upon doing so he renames Paris to Le Soleil, and throws the constitution of the Fourth Republic into the Seine. Their ideology is Accelerationism which calls for the end of tradition. If Artaud allies with the escadron, eventually, Artaud abolishes France and establishes “L’Etat Irreel” (The Unreal State) and declares war on Reality. If Artaud goes with the acephale, led by Georges Bataille, France will become ultra liberal and legalize nudity and drugs. If Artaud goes with the Druidists led by Marc Augier, he will be inaugurated and what happens next depends on if he is shot or not. If he isn't shot, France will be returned to a Celtic way of life and rejecting post-Roman accelerationism in favor of organic, local acceleration for utopia, and France will go back to a tribal society. If Augier is shot, he will be reborn as an insane man, and his ideals will become distorted to achieve a hellish utopia. France will become a total tribal society, with factories being destroyed and farms revoked in favor of a Hunter gatherer existence, hunting for food and enemies of Augier. Augier's ideals if he is shot is comparable to werewolves. France will go to war with the United Kingdom and the German Socialist Räterrepublik. When it will, is uncertain. | |
| Averna, Principality of | Sweet Danger by Margery Allingham (1933) | An oil-rich principality on the Adriatic Sea. | |
| Axis-of-Evil | Massive Assault (2003) | A military alliance of countries during the Third World War, which fought against the Democracy Alliance. The war ended, with the decisive defeat of axis, on 15 June 2056. Following the war, its member were occupied by the Democracy Alliance, which then formed the Free Nations Union in 2058.[60] | |
| Axphain | Graustark (1901) | Neighbor of Graustark in several novels. | |
| Ayx Empire | Ninja Gaiden (1988) | Fascist absolute monarchy under a totalitarian dictatorship in North America, ruled by the evil Emperor Garuda. | |
| Azadistan, Kingdom of | Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (2007) | A developing constitutional monarchy in the Middle East, located between the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf. | |
| Azakstan[61] | Spooks S09E03 "" (27 September 2010) | Fictional ex-Soviet state. | |
| Azania | Black Mischief by Evelyn Waugh | ||
| Azar | Aladdin (2019) | A country in the Middle East, located near Agrabah.[62] | |
| Azmenistan | The Expendables 3 (2014) and The Onion Movie (2008) | Post Soviet country, whose army is hired by the main antagonist in The Expendables 3. Also involved in a conflict with their neighbor, Sloravia, who needs to listen to their women more in The Onion Movie.[63] | |
| Aztlan | Shadowrun (1989) | A country covering all of Central America, between Rio Bravo and Nueces River and the Andes, of which its population includes fictional races such as Elves and Dwarves. |
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| Baam Empire | Tōshō Daimos (1978–1979) | ||
| Babahl, Republic of | Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (2009) | Babahl was a European country that existed in the 2010s. It was one of two states formed from the dissolution of Cohdopia, and it existed until Cohdopia's reunification in 2019. | |
| Babar's Kingdom | .jpg) | Babar the Elephant series, first appearance in Histoire de Babar (1931) | Country, supposedly in Northern Africa, inhabited by intelligent elephants that are usually bipedal and civilized. |
| Backhairistan | The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius (2002) | The Republic of Backhairistan, more commonly known as Backhairistan is a micronation from the TV Series, Jimmy Neutron. It is the home country of the character Bolbi Stroganovsky. | |
| Bacteria | The Great Dictator (1940) | Satire of Fascist Italy, the country is ruled by 'Il Diggedy' Benzino Napaloni, a satire of Benito Mussolini. | |
| Baden-Württemberg, Kingdom of | Spartakus: World in Revolution, a mod for Hearts of Iron IV (not yet released) | ||
| Bahari | Scorpion (2014) | North African country that at one time was occupied by the Third Reich; circa early 2016, they uncovered a prototype "Sun Gun". | |
| Baharuth Empire | Overlord (2010) | ||
| Bahavia |  | Cory In The House (2007) | A country in Asia, located somewhere between Ukraine and India. Culturally inspired by India and Pakistan. It is a home country of Meena, one of the main characters in the show.[64] For over 800 years countries of Bahavia and Dubinia were sworn enemies, until signing a peace in 2008, with the help of the United States.[65] |
| Bajirib, Republic of | Resident Evil: Degeneration (2008) | Country located in Central Asia. It is run by a dictator, and is said to have sponsored bio-terrorism. | |
| Bakalakistan | Rucka Rucka Ali comment from 2021 | Joke country made by satirist Rucka Rucka Ali.[66] | |
| Balandor | White Knight Chronicles (2008) | ||
| Balbadd Republic | Magi: The Labyrinth Of Magic (2009–2017) | ||
| Balnibarbi | Jonathan Swift's satirical novel Gulliver's Travels (1726) | Balnibarbi is a fictional kingdom visited by Lemuel Gulliver after he was rescued by the people of the flying island of Laputa. The book states that the kingdom of Balnibarbi is part of a continent which extends itself "eastward to that unknown tract of America westward of California and northward of the Pacific Ocean",[2] and places it southeast of Luggnagg, which is "situated to the North-West". | |
| Balt-Rhein Empire | Altair: A Record of Battles (2007–2023) | A militaristic empire in the western part of the great continent Rumeliana. | |
| Baltia | Langrisser: The Descendants of Light (1991), and Langrisser II (1994) | ||
| Baltish | Baltish (2007) | Country from a Lithuanian TV show of the same name. | |
| Baltland | Strike Witches (2008) | A monarchy in Northern Europe, the fictional counterpart to Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. | |
| Bandara | Abdullah the Great (1955) | Fictional version of King Farouk's Egypt. | |
| Bandiaterra |  | Geography Now (2015) | Danish-speaking archipelago nation with Bantu influences, located in the Indian Ocean. Created by YouTube channel Geography Now as an April Fool's Day prank. |
| Bandrika | The Lady Vanishes (1938) | Central-Eastern European Alpine country. | |
| Bangalla/Bengalla | .svg) | The Phantom (1936) | Central African nation (located in Asia in the film of the same name). |
| Bangistan | Bangistan (2015) | Country featured in the Bollywood film by the same name. | |
| Banoi Archipelago | Dead Island (2011) | Archipelago devastated by crime, poverty and a kuru epidemic. Despite this is home to magnificent resort. The capital is Moretsby. Its local forces are being trained by Australian Defence Force and SAS-R. | |
| Baracas | .svg) | CSI: Miami (2002–2012) | Pro-American South American country which supports the torture teams of the U.S. force in the region. |
| Barama | The Beasts of Clawstone Castle (2005) | Beautiful country made rich by oil reserves. | |
| Baraq | The A-Team S04E13 "Wheel of Fortune" (January 14, 1986) | South American country with a pro-Soviet government. | |
| Barbieland | The Barbie film (2023) | A land of plastic home to the Barbies and Kens. It is a matriarchy where the Barbies hold all the prestigious jobs. | |
| Barotseland, Kingdom of | The New Order: Last Days of Europe | ||
| Barou Island | Neo Ranga (1998) | Tiny island kingdom near Indonesia in the 1998 comic anime, protected by an enormous statue of its god. | |
| Barsarato | The Paradise Virus (2003) | Caribbean island between Cuba and the United States. | |
| Bartovia | The Simpsons S17E08 "The Italian Bob" (December 11, 2005) | An Eastern European country shaped like Bart Simpson's face. When Sideshow Bob decided to leave Springfield after trying unsuccessfully to kill Bart, he chose a destination at random by spinning a globe but got undesirable locations including Bartovia, North Korea and Florida. | |
| Basenji | I Dream of Jeannie S05E04 "Guess Who's Going to Be a Bride? Part 2" (1969) | Middle Eastern country of which Jeannie's great-uncle Suleiman was Maharaja until his abdication. It is the sworn enemy of the neighboring country Qasha. | |
| Bashkortostan | Largo Winch 2 (2011) | Post-Soviet Republic, with access to the Black Sea. Not to be confused with the real Bashkortostan, which is a federal subject of Russia. | |
| Basran | Roy of the Rovers (1986) | Middle Eastern country where 8 members of the Melchester Rovers were killed by terrorists. | |
| Bastok, Republic of | Final Fantasy XI (2003) | A city-state in the southern portion of the continent of Quon, in the middle of the desert-like Gustaberg region. | |
| Bekkastan | Relic Hunter S03E20 "The Warlord" (2002) | Central Asian country that resembles Afghanistan. | |
| Belavia | The Prince and Me 3: A Royal Honeymoon (2008) | Denmark's dependent Slavic country somewhere in the Balkans or Eastern Europe. | |
| Belgravia | NCIS S08E15 "Defiance" (2011) | European monarchy. | |
| Belgravia, Kingdom of | The Princess Switch (2018–2021) | ||
| Bemba Kingdom | The New Order: Last Days of Europe | Absolute Monarch state led by Kafula Musungu Citimukulu XXXIV. | |
| Beninia | Stand on Zanzibar (1968) | African nation that aspires to become a first world country. | |
| Bensalem | New Atlantis by Francis Bacon (1626) | An island discovered by the crew of a European ship after they are lost in the Pacific Ocean somewhere west of Peru. Bensalem is the utopian land where "generosity and enlightenment, dignity and splendour, piety and public spirit" are the commonly held qualities of the inhabitants. | |
| Benzeen | G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (Marvel) issue #109 (February 1991) | An oil-rich Middle-Eastern nation bordered by Oman to the east, the Arabian Sea to the south and Trucial Abysmia to the west and north. It was invaded by Cobra from Trucial Abysmia in 1991. The Emir fled and called on the country's ally, America, for assistance. GI Joe fought Cobra, but the war ended with the Emir paying a ransom to Cobra to leave. | |
| Bernai Island | Watch Dogs (2014) | Micro-nation located in a lake between Chicago and Pawnee in the State of Illinois. Its sovereignty comes from a legal loophole, however isn't recognized by any entity, even at local level. It is designated as a constitutional monarchy and has imposed trade sanctions to North Korea. | |
| Berzerkistan | Doonesbury (2007, 2011) | Located between Iran and Russia.[67] Its capital is either called Bmzklfrpz City[67] or Trff City.[68] | |
| Besźel | The City & the City (2009) | City state in Eastern Europe, occupying the same geographical space as the rival city of Ul Qoma. | |
| Bharatiya Commune |  | Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg, a mod for Hearts of Iron IV (2016) | A nation in northeast India in a world where the Central Powers won World War I and the Nazi party never rose in Germany. It borders Nepal, Bhutan, and Tibet to the north, Burma to the east, The Princely Federation to the southwest and Delhi to the west. Formed by Syndicalist rebels in the aftermath of the complete collapse of British control over India, it is a socialist republic. |
| Bialya | DC Comics, first appearance Justice League #2 (June 1987) | Persian Gulf country located in the Middle East north of Iran and Saudi Arabia. During the Cold War, the country was little more than an arid desert, with a small struggling populace. | |
| Bikini Bottom | SpongeBob SquarePants | Country underwater on the floor of the PO (Pacific Ocean) | |
| Bien | Science Ninja Team Gatchaman episode 43 "A Romance Destroyed by Evil" (July 22, 1973) | A monarchy at one point at war with the United States. | |
| Blefuscu | Jonathan Swift's satirical novel Gulliver's Travels (1726) | Land where all the people are tiny. | |
| Boa Vista | Gunmen (1994) | Cocaine-producing South American country. Its capital city is Boa Vista City. | |
| Bohemia, Duchy of | Trinity Blood | ||
| Bolumbia | The Shadow of a Titan (1910) | South American dictatorship, from Felix Wedgwood's novel.[69] | |
| Boñigolandia | Mort & Phil (1958) | African country that aims to enter a nationally sponsored team into the Formula One World Championship. | |
| Borastria | The Prince's Diamond; the Adventures of George Travers, Esq., Gentleman (1898) by Emeric Hulme Beaman | Eastern European kingdom involved in a Zenda-like kidnapping by The Secret Order of the Far Reaching Vengeance episode in the story of a magic diamond belonging to the Rajah of Frizzlybad. | |
| Borduria |  .svg)  .svg) .svg) | The Adventures of Tintin (1938–1976) | Totalitarian state from the comics series, located in the Balkans and neighbouring Syldavia. It is depicted as a stereotypical Eastern Bloc country |
| Borginia | Ace Attorney (2001) | Northern Europe republic that is stated to be very small in size, and is best known in the series for being home to the world-famous singer Lamiroir. | |
| Borostyria | Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar (1907) | Balkan principality modeled on Montenegro.[70] | |
| Borovia | The Big Knights (1999–2000) | Somewhere in central or eastern Europe. | |
| Bouazizi Empire | American War (2017) | Empire made up of a multitude of failed Middle Eastern and North African states in the late 21st century; influences the Second American Civil War by trying to prolong it | |
| Bozatta | Scorpion S04E03 "Grow a Deer, A Female Deer" (October 9, 2017) | Nation in Sub-Saharan Africa, where poachers are a threat to wildlife conservation. | |
| Braganza, Dominion of | The Peshawar Lancers (2002) | Shadowy post-Fall nation based around Rio de Janeiro ruled by a caudillo of the month. | |
| Brazuela | Totally Spies! S01E01 "A Thing for Musicians" (November 3, 2001) | A coastal nation used by musician Ricky Mathis to stage his world takeover attempt. | |
| Bretonnia | Warhammer | ||
| Britannia, The Commonwealth of | .svg) | Strike Witches (2007) | A country in northwestern Europe, correlating to modern Great Britain. It is the setting for most of the first season. |
| Britannula, The Republic of | Anthony Trollope's The Fixed Period (1882) | The Republic of Britannula, a fictional island in the vicinity of New Zealand, is a former British Crown Colony which demanded, and was granted, independence from Great Britain in the mid-20th century. Its 250,000 inhabitants have, with few exceptions, retained British law and customs, and also her currency. Britannula is a thriving agrarian society whose wealth is mainly based on sheep farming and the wool trade. Its capital, Gladstonopolis, is named after 19th century British Liberal statesman and Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone. | |
| British States of America | .svg) | Sliders S01E05 "Prince of Wails" (April 12, 1995) | In a reality where the American Revolution was suppressed, the BSA is a heavily taxed and dictatorially-run section of the British Empire (albeit due to the ambitions of the Sheriff of San Francisco)- |
| Brobdingnag | Jonathan Swift's satirical novel Gulliver's Travels (1726) | Land occupied by giants. | |
| Brungaria | Tom Swift, Jr., second series (1954–1971) | Eastern European dictatorship similar to the Soviet Union. | |
| Brutopia | Donald Duck universe; first appearance in A Cold Bargain (1957) | A hostile country, aiming for world domination; a caricature of the Soviet Union. | |
| Bruzundanga | "Os Bruzundangas" (1922) | Ignorant, corrupt and impoverished country satirizing Brazil. | |
| Buchistan | I Dream of Jeannie S01E01 "The Lady in the Bottle" (September 18, 1965) | Middle Eastern country where Jeannie lived before she became trapped in her bottle for 2,000 years. | |
| Buenaventura | Air America (1998) | Small Latin American nation which served as the setting for the TV series. | |
| Bufferia | Marionettes (film) (1934) | A fictional Eastern European anti-Bolshevik constitutional monarchy, which is racked by economic chaos and political unrest. | |
| Bultan | Designated Survivor S02E20 "Bad Reception" (May 2, 2018) | A nation presumably in Southeast Asia. A nation with a fairly low economy, the Bultanese government hoped to increase their GDP by claiming rights to drill for oil in the nearby Pulu Islands. | |
| Buranda | Yes Minister S01E02 "The Official Visit" (3 March 1980) | Developing African country, formerly known as British Equatorial Africa. | |
| Burgundy, SS-Order State of | .svg) | The New Order: Last Days of Europe, a mod for Hearts of Iron IV (2020) | A totalitarian esoteric Nazist police state in Western Europe led by Heinrich Himmler, created by Adolf Hitler after Himmler almost revolts following the near-defeat of Nazi Germany in the West Russian War. |
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| Cagliostro | Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) | Tiny, mountainous European duchy. | |
| Calbia | The King Maker (2005) | Tiny Balkan republic in the Doc Savage adventure. | |
| Caledonia | Scandal S05E01 "Heavy Is the Head" (September 24, 2015)[71] | European monarchy featured in the season 5 premiere episode which bears strong similarities to the United Kingdom. | |
| California Free State | Shadowrun (1989) | A republic in North America | |
| Cambrai | Guiding Light season 42 (1994) | War torn European country on the long-running U.S. soap opera. | |
| Canada, State of | The New Order: Last Days of Europe, a mod for Hearts of Iron IV (2020) | National Socialist German puppet state established after Hermann Göring's conquest of North America. | |
| Canton Confederation | Shadowrun (1989) | One of the four major splinter states resulting from the former People's Republic of China. | |
| Carbombya, Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of | The Transformers (TV series) (1984–1987) | Oil-rich coastal desert kingdom in North Africa ruled by Abdul Fakkadi, intended to be a thinly-veiled jab at 1980's Libya under Muammar Gaddafi. | |
| Caribbean Alliance | Star Trek: Vulcan's Heart by Josepha Sherman and Susan Shwartz (1999) | A political entity in the Caribbean in the 24th century. It was mentioned in the 1999 Star Trek novel Vulcan's Heart, which is not considered part of the main canon.[72] | |
| Carjackistan | Tank McNamara strip from August 5, 2008[73] | Backward country in the sports-themed comic strip. | |
| Carnelia, Republic of | Iron Man #117, September 1978 (first appearance) | Small eastern country in Europe. Its capital and largest city is Pershyy Misto. | |
| Carovia | Trouble for Two (1936) | Country in Europe. | |
| Carpania | The Great Race (1965) | Setting for the great pie fight and the film's spoof of Prisoner of Zenda. | |
| Carpathia | The Sleeping Prince (1953) | Balkan kingdom in the play by Terence Rattigan and the subsequent film The Prince and the Showgirl. | |
| Carphatian Republic | Tom Clancy's Net Force Explorers 5: The Great Race (1999) | Balkan authoritarian and militaristic country under an embargo. Its political ideologies are a mix between Nazism, communism, and racism. It uses the Cyrillic alphabet. | |
| Cascadia | Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016) | Corporocratic country, located in South-East Australia. Border the countries of OmniStat and Sabaeus. | |
| Catalonia, Duchy of | Trinity Blood | ||
| Central African Republic | The New Order: Last Days of Europe, a mod for Hearts of Iron IV (2020) | Country that can be formed in the event of a total Organization of Free Nations victory in the South African War. | |
| Central Eurasian Republic | The New Order: Last Days of Europe, a mod for Hearts of Iron IV (2020) | Country Emerge in the wake of the collapse of the Holy Russian Empire, following the death of Sergey Taboritsky. The Republic was established by Mikhail Baganov, a desperate Novosibirsk general who resisted the Holy Russian Empire and saved refugees as possible. | |
| Chernarus |  | Arma 2 (2009) and DayZ (2018) | Former Soviet republic in Eastern Europe. Located on the coast of the fictional Green Sea, Chernarus shares its northern border with Russia. Its capital is Novigrad. The country's native population, language and much of its geography are modelled respectively after the Czech Republic; however, Chernarus also has a sizeable ethnic-Russian population, especially in the northern border regions. One such region in the north east, called South Zagoria, is the primary focus of game's campaign. An expanded, post-apocalyptic depiction of Chernarus is the setting for the DayZ standalone game. |
| Chinese Federation |  | Code Geass (2008) | Monarchy comprising the entirety of East (except Japan), South, and Central Asia. Its capital is located in Luoyang, and is controlled by an emperor (who serves more as a symbolic head of state) and a council of eight eunuchs. |
| Chocolaslovakia / Chokowakije | Spike and Suzy (1946) (first appearance) | A country bordering Belgium that is inspired by 20th century Eastern European countries. It is the primary setting of the series' very first story. | |
| Chula, Republic of | Mort & Phil album El tirano (1999) (first appearance) | Parody of Chile. South American country ruled by dictator Antofagasto Panocho (a parody of Augusto Pinochet), whom Mort and Phil are sent to kill. | |
| Chun-nan | Sonic Unleashed (2008) | Country based on the villages of Medieval China with a landscape particularly similar to Tianzi Mountain. | |
| Clow, Kingdom of | Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle (2014) | ||
| Coalition States | Rifts (1990) | Fascist empire founded upon the post-apocalyptic ruins of the American Midwest.[74] | |
| Cobra Island | G.I. Joe (1988) (first appearance) | Terrorist organization Cobra Command caused the formation of the island in the Gulf of Mexico, claimed the island and declared sovereignty. They used it as a base and as a front that gave Cobra agents around the world diplomatic immunity. | |
| Cohdopia, Principality of | Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (2009) | Country located in Europe. Sometime in the 2010s, it was split into two countries, Allebahst and Babahl, but was reunited in March 2019. | |
| Columbia | BioShock Infinite (2013) | A floating city-state that seceded from the United States and turned into a theocratic dystopia. | |
| Commonwealth of American States | The Hammer of God (1993) | CAS is located in the territory of what was once the United States. Its capital is located in Washington, its legislature is called the General Assembly, whose members are referred to as senators, and West America is one of its constituent regions.[75][76] | |
| Concordia | Romanoff and Juliet (1981) | Unstable European country, where every day is Independence Day. Is considered a joke by the United Nations. | |
| Concordia, Kingdom of | Final Fantasy Type-0 (2011) | ||
| Condors, The | The Prophet and the Idiot (2023) | An extremely small, poor and corrupt African island nation in the Indian Ocean, ran by a former member of the Russian regime who turned the nation into a tax haven. Child mortality is extremely high and healthcare is practically nonexistent, and the population of the country has an average age of 18 years old and a 50% illiteracy rate. It is one of the few African nations that was never colonized, because it had nothing of value. | |
| Confederate States | .svg) | Numerous (1861) (first appearance) | Numerous works of alternate history detail the workings of the Confederate States as an independent regime after defeating the U.S. in the American Civil War. Such works include Bring the Jubilee, the Southern Victory Series, East of West, C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America, and The Guns of the South. |
| Confederation of Free Orient Peoples | Battletech | ||
| Congaree Socialist Republic | Southern Victory (1997) (first appearance) | One of a few African-American Communist states established during the Red Rebellion (1915–1916) during the First Great War (an analogue of the First World War in a reality where the Confederacy became independent). | |
| Congol | Science Ninja Team Gatchaman | ||
| Congotanga | Congo Crossing | Congotanga, West Africa, has no extradition laws; the government is controlled by foreign gangsters | |
| Cordinia | A Royal Christmas | Small sovereign country – kingdom – from a 2014 American holiday romance television film called Cordinia, which is loosely based on Monaco (but amalgamates the place names, Corsica and Sardinia). | |
| Cordovia | BoJack Horseman | A war-torn principality, in the state of the civil war, ruled by the despotic Prince Gustav | |
| Corona, Kingdom of | Tangled | Small European kingdom with German and Polish influences. | |
| Corrino Empire | Dune | An empire depicted to have conquered almost every planet | |
| Corteguay, Socialist Democratic Republic of | Tom Clancy's Net Force Explorers 4 The Ultimate Escape (1999) | South American country located in an island in the Pacific Ocean. Totalitarian state. Capital city is named "Adello". Obtained independence in 2005. | |
| Cortina, Republic of | United States Army | Unstable U.S. ally located on the Island of Aragon, used for training exercises by the United States Army. | |
| Corto Maltese | DC Comics | Small island nation off the coast of South America. In The Dark Knight Returns, Corto Maltese was the location of the Corto Maltese Revolution and a military standoff between the United States, the Soviet Union, and Superman which resulted in a Soviet nuclear EMP attack on the United States. In Batman, photojournalist Vicki Vale's photos of the revolution were featured in Time Magazine. | |
| Cortuguay | The Adventurers (1970) | Civil war ravaged Latin American country, based on the Harold Robbins novel of the same name. | |
| Costa Estrella | Princess Protection Program | Neighboring country of Costa Luna which is invaded by General Magnus Kane, the dictator of Costa Estrella | |
| Costaguana | Nostromo | South American country under a dictatorship, based on Colombia | |
| Costa Gravas | .svg) | Chuck | Latin American Communist country that eventually became democratic after an unsuccessful coup d'état. Its name is a reference to film director Costa-Gavras. |
| Costa Luna | Princess Protection Program | Small island kingdom where Rosie Gonzales comes from. | |
| Costa Sentava | Secret Service (2008) | South American island country under a dictatorship. The leader; a man named Vargas, used nerve gas against civilians and is hostile to the US. | |
| Costa Verde | Renegade | Latin American narco-state with no extradition treaty with the United States. | |
| Country of the Blind | The Country of the Blind | Country where all the population are blind, situated in a hidden valley near Ecuador, from a short story by H. G. Wells. | |
| Crashbania | The Bad Barons of Crashbania and other books by Norman Hunter | ||
| Creta | Fullmetal Alchemist | Country located in west of Amestris. | |
| Cromania | Close Enough S01E16 "Men Rock!" (2020) | Cromania is an amalgamation between the Balkan countries of Croatia and Romania. | |
| Ctesi Phox | Aladdin (2019) | A country in the Middle East, located near Agrabah.[62] | |
| Curaguay | The A-Team | Small South American island republic off the Pacific coast. Prone to revolutions. Its capital city is Bazajos. Alternate spelling Caraguay. | |
| Czervenia | America's Army 3 (2009) | Eastern European country, in war with the United States. The language is based on Spanish, Slovenian and Czech.[77] |
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| Dacia | .svg) | Strike Witches | |
| Dahomalia | Stand on Zanzibar | African nation created by merging of Dahomey, Upper Volta and Mali. | |
| Dahum, Democratic Republic of | .svg) | James Bond novel Solo | Western African breakaway state, in a war with Zanzarim. |
| Dai-Nippon, Empire of | The Peshawar Lancers | A Japanese-ruled Chinese country located in Far East. Its capital is Beijing (still known as Peking). | |
| Dali Sultanate | Pax Britannica, a Hearts of Iron IV mod | ||
| Dalmasca, Kingdom of | Final Fantasy XII | ||
| Damascus, Caliphate of | The Peshawar Lancers | Formed after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire during the Fall, the Caliphate stretches from Persia to Hungary. | |
| Danu | The Redundancy of Courage | Based on East Timor, the setting of the novel by Timothy Mo. | |
| Darrar, Federal Republic of | Borderlines | African nation in the Horn of Africa based on Ethiopia in the legal thriller novel, Borderlines by Michela Wrong.[78][79] | |
| Darwen | The Witcher: Blood Origin | ||
| Datlof | The Yogscast | Nation created originally by Lewis Brindley in a game of Civilization V, the nation was later published in the Yogscast's book, described as a communist dystopia with a pig-centered culture and economy. | |
| Dawsbergen | Novels by George Barr McCutcheon | Country in Eastern Europe mentioned in several novels by author George Barr McCutcheon. | |
| Democracy Alliance | Massive Assault (2003) | A military alliance of democratic countries during the Third World War, which fought against the Axis-of-Evil. The war ended in decisive aliance victory on 15 June 2056. It was followed by the formation of the Free Nations Union in 2058.[60] | |
| Democracy of Yakut | Battletech | ||
| Derkaderkastan | Team America: World Police | Islamic republic overrun by terrorists. The team fails to stop their attack on the Panama Canal and their aircraft get shot down trying to invade the country. | |
| Deutsches Reich | The New Order: Last Days of Europe | A potential state that appears during the SS Civil War. They are remnants of Albert Speer's reformist faction. Located in southwestern Germany and are led by Reinhard Gehlen. Its capital is Ravensburg. | |
| Dhalmekia | Final Fantasy XVI | ||
| Diamantara, Republic of | Michiko & Hatchin | South American nation inspired by Brazil. | |
| Dietsland | The New Order: Last Days of Europe | A name for the Netherlands when puppeted by a Speer-led Germany. | |
| Dínom-Dánom, Kingdom of | A palacsintás király | A fictional kingdom, the setting of the TV-film. | |
| Dinotopia | Dinotopia | Hidden, utopian island from James Gurney's illustrated books and featured in several other related works. | |
| Divine Mandate of Siberia | The New Order: Last Days of Europe | Country formed from the Unorganized Siberian Territories when Alexander Men appears in 1963. Its capital is Omolon. | |
| Djebana | Superlópez | Arabic country ruled by the Bey of Djebana, which Superlópez visits to investigate incidents related to nuclear radiation, and later to inquire about the Bey's connections with a Mafia family. | |
| Donovia, United Republics of |  | Fictional Eastern European state used by the U.S. Army for opposing force training exercises.[80] | |
| Doofania | Phineas and Ferb (2008) | A short-lived city-state, located on a floating platform off the coast of the United States. It was proclaimed and ruled by mad scientist Heinz Doofenshmirtz. It sunk into the ocean within an hour of being launched into water. Its only inhabitants were Doofenshmirtz and his robot assistant. It was featured in the episode "Hail Doofania!".[81] | |
| Doria Kingdom | Science Ninja Team Gatchaman | ||
| Dowa, Kingdom of | ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. | ||
| Drachma | Fullmetal Alchemist | Country located in north of Amestris. | |
| Draka, The Domination of | The Domination | Originating from the Crown Colony of Drakia (the Cape Colony having been transferred from the Netherlands to Great Britain after the American Revolutionary War) which had been settled by Boers, American Loyalists, Hessian mercenaries, French royalists and former Confederates, the Domination became an expansionist slavocratic empire. | |
| Drome | The Light Beyond novel by E. Phillips Oppenheim | Underdeveloped Eastern European kingdom interesting to both Italy and Turkey. | |
| Drusselstein | Phineas and Ferb | A German-speaking monarchic country in Eastern Europe inspired by countries such as Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Switzerland, which is the birthplace of Heinz Doofenshmirtz. It is a very rural country, with the population strongly believing in black magic, and due to its narrowness it gets its energy from a goat-powered rotating shaft extending the length of the country. | |
| Druznia | Regular Show (International version only) | Anti-American country in Europe. Based on Russia. | |
| Dubinia | Cory in the House (2008) | A country, which used to be an enemy of Bahavia.[65] | |
| Durhan | Archer | Kingdom that is the birthplace of the Prince of Durhan. |
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| Eagleland | EarthBound | The country most of the first half of the game takes place in, a parody of the United States. | |
| Eastasia | Nineteen Eighty-Four | A totalitarian dictatorship encompassing much of Asia. It follows an ideology described as "Death-worship", and is the smallest and youngest of the three super-states in George Orwell's novel. | |
| East African Federation | The New Order: Last Days of Europe | Potential country in former Reichskommissariat Ostafrika and made from the East African Interim Unity Government. Its capital is Arusha. | |
| East Asian Union | Star Trek: Khan by Mike Johnson (2013) | A country, which consisted of East Asia and the Russian Far East, ruled by dictator, and genetically modified soldier, Verity Cheng. It was formed as one of seven members of the Augment Council, in 1992, during the Eugenic Wars, in which genetically modified humans had overthrew governments of over 40 countries, and conquered the world in the following three weeks. Sometime between 1992 and 1996, the population of China has rebelled, overthrowing the dictatorship, and forming the Pan-Asian Resistance, a movement aimed at defeating the dictatorships set up by the council, and restoring the pre-war governments.[17][18] | |
| East Hun Chiu | Designated Survivor | Totalitarian country in East Asia located on the fictional Hun Chiu Peninsula off the coast of China. Ruled by Chairman Kyung Kim, is in constant rivalry with its democratic neighbour West Hun Chiu. Its capital city is Lu'Tan. It bears similarities to the real life nation of North Korea. | |
| Eastern Coalition | Star Trek: First Contact (1996) | Eastern Coalition (abbreviated to ECON) was a political entity in Asia in the 21st century. It fought in the Third World War, between 2026 and 2053, against United States and Europe. It was first mentioned in the 1996 film Star Trek: First Contact.[82] | |
| Eastern Slav Republic | Resident Evil: Damnation | A country in Eastern Europe formed after the fall of the Soviet Union. Its capital is Holigrad. | |
| Ecotopia | Ecotopia | An ecological utopia appearing in the novels Ecotopia and Ecotopia Emerging by Ernest Callenbach. | |
| Eddis | The Thief | Situated in the minor peninsula, sharing it with the countries of Sounis and Attolia, in the fictional world of the book series The Queen's Thief, by Megan Whalen Turner. | |
| Edonia | Resident Evil 6 | East European-themed country featured in Resident Evil 6 embroiled in a civil war. | |
| Eggmanland or Robotnikland | Sonic Unleashed and Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog | City-state founded by Doctor Eggman in the Sonic franchise. Highly technological with inspirations both in Dieselpunk and Cyberpunk. | |
| Elbonia | Dilbert | Fourth-world post-communist Eastern European country, whose economy is based on mud. | |
| Eldia | Attack on Titan | In the past Eldia was an empire that controlled much of the world for centuries thanks to the power of the giants known as the Titans. It disappeared when the nine houses of the families that controlled the empire went into civil war. After this the last remnant of the Eldian empire takes refuge on Paradis Island and become a hermit kingdom. Its population lives surrounded by three walls to protect themselves from the Titans. | |
| Electopia | Mega Man Battle Network | ||
| El Ohtar | Protocol | Middle Eastern nation. Its name is 'Rathole' spelled backwards. | |
| El Rico | Asylum | A Latin American country whose embassy in London provides asylum for whistle-blower Dan Hern and internet pirate Ludo Backslash. El Rico has made several unsuccessful bids to host several international sports tournaments including the FIFA World Cup, and experiences brief regime change on a weekly basis (with the El Rican embassy in London possessing a reversible presidential portrait and replacement plaques and flags in anticipation). | |
| Empire of the Isles | Dishonored | A constitutional monarchy comprising four isolated islands known as Gristol, Morley, Serkonos, and Tyvia, with Gristol being the largest and most politically dominant island. The Isles are home to the bulk of human civilization in the known world, which as of the 1800s, is undergoing a whale oil-powered Industrial Revolution that has spurred rapid urbanization and technological advancement, particularly in the Imperial capital of Dunwall in Gristol. | |
| Enchancia | American animated fantasy children's television series Sofia the First | The kingdom where Sofia and her widowed mother, Miranda, have lived a peasant life until the widowed King Roland of Enchancia and Miranda fall in love and get married. | |
| Enclave | .svg) | Fallout | Remnants of the United States government after a nuclear war. |
| Endostan | Relic Hunter | Middle Eastern kingdom. The military attempt a coup d'état, while trying to recover the Star of Nadir. | |
| Environment, The | Nineteen Ninety-Four, Nineteen Ninety-Eight | Country defined by mass consumerism, unlimited credit, the pursuit of leisure, ‘lifestyle packages’ and recreational employment formerly known as the United Kingdom. It was created in the aftermath of 'The Difficulties' of the 1980s and governed by the Department of the Environment, a combined governmental and corporate entity which in 1994 was abolished in favour of mega-markets. In 1998, the Environment was annexed by the AmJap Corporation and converted into a power station, its citizens enslaved to generate electricity via treadmills. | |
| Equatorial Kundu | The West Wing, The Newsroom, IZombie | West African republic. | |
| Erewhon | Erewhon | Country satirizing aspects of Victorian society. | |
| Estoccia | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Country where Joe King is based with the Emergency Aid Organisation. | |
| Etchechuria | The Stolen March | Lost Pyrenean country lying between France and Spain where nursery rhyme characters come to life. | |
| Eurasia | Nineteen Eighty-Four | A totalitarian Communist super-state from the George Orwell novel, consisting of Europe, except the British Isles, and Russia. It was created when the USSR annexed Europe. It follows a political ideology called "Neo-Bolshevism". | |
| Europe, United States of | Star Trek: The Role Playing Game (1986) | A 22nd-century country in Europe, with Germany as one of its member states. It was featured in the 1986 RPG sourcebook The Federated, which was part of the Star Trek: The Role Playing Game, and is not part of the main cannon.[83] | |
| European Alliance | Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989) | 24th-century political entity in Europe. Brussels was one of its cities. It was mentioned in the episode "The Price"[84] | |
| European Hegemony | Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989) | A political entity in Europe, formed in the early 22nd century. It was mentioned in episodes "Up The Long Ladder" (1989) and "Attached" (1993) of Star Trek: The Next Generation | |
| European Soviet Socialist Republics | Alterland by Marcin Wolski (2003) | A communist dictatorship, which controls most of Europe in an alternative reality in which Soviet Union conquered the continent after winning the Second World War. One of its member states is the Autonomous Republic of Privislia, which location correspondes to Poland.[85] | |
| European Territories | Star Trek: Khan, issue 2 by Mike Johnson (2013) | A country, which consisted of Europe, excluding Russia, ruled by dictator, and genetically modified soldier, John Ericssen. It was formed as one of the seven members of the Augment Council, in 1992, during the Eugenic Wars, in which genetically modified humans had overthrew governments of over 40 countries, and conquered the world in the following three weeks. Sometime between 1992 and 1996, following the dissolution of the council, the country was transformed into Pax Europa, which was still ruled by Ericssen, and which eventually fell in 1996. The country was featured in the 2013 comic Star Trek: Khan, which is not considered part of the main Star Trek cannon.[17][18] | |
| Europia, United Republic of | Code Geass | ||
| Eylstadt, Principality of | Izetta: The Last Witch |
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| Farasin | Aladdin (2019) | A country in the Middle East, located near Agrabah.[62] | |
| Far Far Away | Shrek 2 | A kingdom located, as the name suggests, far far away. Inspired by Hollywood, it is a medieval monarchy and home to several fairy tale creatures/characters. | |
| Farfelu, The Most Royal Kingdom of | The Kingdom of Farfelu | Surrealistic place in the novel by André Malraux.[86] | |
| Faricia, Federal Socialist Republic of | Ninja Gaiden series | A federal communist country in Western Europe in the Ninja Gaiden series. | |
| Fe'ausi | Diplomatic Immunity | South Pacific island from the New Zealand television series. | |
| Federated Commonwealths of America | A Different Flesh | In an alternate reality where Homo erectus populate the New World instead of Native Americans, the Federated Commonwealths is analogous with the United States. However, the former British colonies which formed the FCA broke away in 1738, the government of the FCA is based on the Roman Republic even more so (having two equally powerful chief executives called Censors and lifelong-serving Senators) and, due to the existence of 'sims', westward expansion began much sooner and human slavery was abolished by 1804. | |
| Federated Territories | The Fifth Element (1997) | A democratic world government of Earth and its interstellar colonies in the 27th century.[87] | |
| Federation of Novosibirsk and Altay | The New Order: Last Days of Europe | Country that can unite Russia in TNO. Known as the Russian Federation after uniting Russia. | |
| Federation of Soviet Socialist Republics | The New Order: Last Days of Europe | A technocratic socialist state formed by Andrei Zhdanov after reuniting Russia under the ideology of Ultravisionary Socialism. | |
| Federation of the Americas | Call of Duty Ghosts (2013) | A country formed after a war in the Middle East weakened the United States. Invades the US in 2015. War is still ongoing as of 2027. | |
| Feldenberg | The Abominables | Beautiful Alpine country now famed for its well-beloved but useless Rescue Dogs. | |
| Ferris Dominion | Star Trek: Khan by Mike Johnson (2013) | A country, which consisted of the most of South America, ruled by dictator and genetically modified soldier, Asahf Ferris. It was formed sometime between 1992 and 1996, from the South American Union, which was founded by Ferris in 1992, during the Eugenic Wars, in which genetically modified humans had overthrew governments of over 40 countries, and conquered the world in the following weeks. Sometime between 1992 and 1996, the country had fought a war against the North American Coalition. During the conflict, Northern America was heavily bombarded with nuclear missiles, heavily devastating most United States and Canada. The remaining portions of the country formed the New American Empire, in Mexico and Central America. Both countries have fought in Mexico, with conflict resulting in Ferris Dominion being pushed south from the northern portion of the South America. During her rule, Ferris ammased massive wealth, at the cost of her subjects, who were left in poverty. The dictatorship was defeated in 1996 by the resistance movements. It was featured in the 2013 comic Star Trek: Khan, which is not considered part of the main Star Trek canon.[17][18] | |
| Flanders-Wallonia, Kingdom of |  | Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg | Country in Western Europe headed by Wilhelm II's third son, King Adalbert I. It is deeply divided between the Flemish and Walloon populations. |
| Flausenthurm | The Smiling Lieutenant | Kingdom in Eastern Europe. | |
| Flemish National State | The New Order: Last Days of Europe | Ultranationalist state formed by the Flemish SS-Langemarck division when they rebel against the SS State of Burgundy, after which they will immediately declare war on Burgundy and the Belgian National Order. | |
| Florin | The Princess Bride | Setting of the 1973 fantasy romance novel and 1987 film. | |
| Fook Island | Imagined island created by the South African artist Walter Battiss. | ||
| Four-City Alliance | Trinity Blood | ||
| Franbel | Science Ninja Team Gatchaman | ||
| Franc, Kingdom of | Trinity Blood | ||
| France, Federation of the Communes of |  | Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg | A socialist and syndicalist federal republic in Western Europe, which was proclaimed on June 22, 1920, after the French Civil War, and is the leader of the Syndicalist International. |
| France-outre-mer | The Peshawar Lancers | After 'The Fall' of 1878, a meteor shower which rendered the Northern Hemisphere inhospitable, many European fled to the imperial peripheries of their respective empires. By 2025, France-outre-mer, with its capital based in Algiers, is beginning to recolonise Metropolitan France. | |
| Franchia | Welcome to Night Vale | Country filled with nothing but natural arches and a monster that doesn't stop hunting. It is also known for not needing to learn another language to be able to talk to someone else. | |
| Franco-Iberian Union | Civilization: Beyond Earth (2014) | Franco-Iberia is a union of France and Spain, with additional territories around the Mediterranean Sea, including Italy, and in the North Africa, including Algeria and Tunisia. Its dual capitals are Paris and Madrid. The country was formed shortly after the fall of the European Union, following the global crisis known as the "Great Mistake" in the 2040s. It is well developed nation, focused on environmental technology and cultural development.[88][89] | |
| Free Rhine Republic | The New Order: Last Days of Europe | ||
| Freedonia | Duck Soup | European country from the 1933 Marx Brothers film. Rufus T. Firefly, played by Groucho Marx, is appointed leader of the troubled nation. Conflict with neighbouring Sylvania looms. Chaos ensues. | |
| Freedonia | Despicable Me 3 | Mediterranean European Anglophone country. Is shaped like a pig's head. The name was inspired by the 1933's film Duck Soup. | |
| French Stereotypes, Republic of | Futurama (2003) | A 30th-century country which has participated in the 3004 Olipic Games. Its population represents popular stereotypes of French people.[90] | |
| Frizzlybad | The Prince's Diamond. The Adventures of George Travers, Esq., Gentleman by Emeric Hulme Beaman. | The Rajah of Frizzlybad is the owner of a magic diamond "conferring upon the wearer the power to attract and engage the attention and affection of any member of the opposite sex, with whom the wearer might happen to come into personal contact at the time." | |
| Fuso, Empire of | Strike Witches | An island-country placed at the eastern tip of the Eurasian continent. It is based on the Empire of Japan. |
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| Gallia, Republic of | Strike Witches | ||
| Gamorra Island | WildStorm | An outlaw Asian Pacific island nation located in the western Pacific Ocean. | |
| Garlean Empire | Final Fantasy XIV | ||
| Garnia, Republic of | Black Jack[broken anchor] | Small Eastern European republic, been through 25 years of civil war. A known city is San Mérida. | |
| Gazth-Sonika | Madlax | Country located in an unspecified place in southwest Asia. | |
| Genosha |  | Marvel Comics | Island nation that has been home to a mutant sanctuary and concentration camp at various points. |
| Genovia |  | The Princess Diaries | European principality from novels and film adaptations. Borders France and Spain. |
| German Socialist Räterrepublik | Red Flood, a mod for Hearts of Iron IV | When the Russian Empire was defeating the German Empire, workers striked and Germany was split into 2. The German Socialist Räterrepublik is led by the Spartacus League. One of the potential leaders for the German Socialist Räterrepublik is Joseph Goebbels. | |
| Germanian Empire | Izetta: The Last Witch | ||
| Germanicus, Kingdom of | Trinity Blood | ||
| Germany, Free Socialist Republic of | Spartakus: World in Revolution, a mod for Hearts of Iron IV | ||
| Gerolstein | The Mysteries of Paris | Rodolphe Grand Duke of Gerolstein is the hero of Eugène Sue novel. | |
| Gérolstein | La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein | 18th-century German principality in the opéra bouffe. | |
| Gestahlian Empire | Final Fantasy VI | ||
| Ghosimba | Steve Scarghost | A fictional country located in the English Channel but Spooky | |
| Gilead, Republic of | The Handmaid's Tale | Theocratic country occupying the territory of the former United States in the novel by Margaret Atwood and its associated adaptations. | |
| Gilnean kingdom | Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness | ||
| Gindra | Metal Gear: Ghost Babel | War-torn country in East Africa. It is mentioned to be landlocked and a former French colony. | |
| Gladonnia, Kingdom of | Snow White (1987) | ||
| Glome, Kingdom of | Till We Have Faces | ||
| Glovania | Gasoline Alley | Home country of the biological parents of the character, Skeezix, in the comic strip. Skeezix's father Col. Henri Coda was the ruling Grand Duke prior to a revolution. Glovania's capital and major seaport is Ragpo, located on the Mediterranean to the east of Italy.[91] | |
| Glubbdubdrib | Gulliver's Travels | Small island nation (about one-third the size of the Isle of Wight) governed by a tribe of magicians; from the novel by Jonathan Swift. | |
| Golden Empire | The Witcher: Blood Origin | ||
| Goldstruck Republic | Ace Attorney | A country in Northern America. Mentioned in the episode "Northward, Turnabout Express – 1st Trial"[92] | |
| Gömböc | Pikkó herceg és Jutka Perzsi | A country that is the setting of the opera. The capital is Ypsilon. | |
| Gondal | Imaginary world created by Emily Brontë and Anne Brontë. | ||
| Gondour | The Curious Republic of Gondour | Ideal republic imagined by Mark Twain in his short story. | |
| Goritania | Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Adventures | In the episode "Death and the Queen", Goritania is a kingdom which by the 1800s had known five centuries of peace due to a perception filter placed around the country. The Doctor suggested that it would become a People's Republic and fight against Napoleon. | |
| Gramovian Federation | This War of Mine | Neighbour country of Graznavia. Sends peacekeepers to end the civil war in Graznavia. Called "Confederation of the North" in Romance languages like French or Brazilian Portuguese. | |
| Gran Colombian Empire | The Last Ship (TV Series) | A growing coalition of South American nations that seeks to rival/surpass the United States as a superpower. It serves as the main antagonistic force of the final season. | |
| Grand Cathay | Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay | ||
| Grand Chien | Jagged Alliance 3 | ||
| Grand Fenwick |  | The Mouse That Roared | Duchy in The Mouse That Roared (1955) and sequels by Leonard Wibberley. |
| Graustark | Various Works | Eastern European country in several novels by George Barr McCutcheon. | |
| Graznavia | This War of Mine | Eastern European republic ravaged by civil war in This War of Mine, a video game by 11 bit studios. | |
| Great Britain, Republic of | Doctor Who | In a parallel universe visited by the Third Doctor in Inferno, Great Britain is a republic with a fascist government. In the later episodes Rise of the Cybermen and The Age of Steel, a different Republic of Great Britain is depicted as a democratic and more technologically advanced nation, the origin place of a new race of Cybermen. | |
| Great Khanate | Star Trek: The Eugenics Wars, Vol. 2: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh by Greg Cox (2003) | A totalitarian dictatorship in India, in the 20th century. It was formed in 1992, by a faction of genetically modified human soldiers, led by Khan Noonien Singh, during the global conflict known as the Eugenic Wars. The state has numerous puppet states across South East Asia and the Middle East. Its capital was located in the Chandigarh, India. | |
| Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere | Various Works | In some fictions based on a hypothetical Axis victory in World War II, alongside depictions of the Greater German Reich are mentions or equally detailed depictions of a farther-expanded Co-Prosperity Sphere, such as In The Presence of Mine Enemies (encompassing all of Oceania), The Man in the High Castle (including the Pacific States of America and Western South America), Mecha Samurai Empire, and Days of Infamy. | |
| Grenyarnia | 30 Rock | "Country only known by the richest people on earth," from NBC's 30 Rock. | |
| Greylock | The Republic of Sarah | Small town between New Hampshire and Quebec that declared independence from the US after the discovery of coltan. | |
| Grinlandia | Novels by Alexander Grin | Name of the country is never mentioned by the author himself, and the name Grinlandia was suggested in 1934 by literary critic Korneliy Zelinsky. | |
| Groland | Canal+ | Country featured in various humorous programs on French television channel Canal+. | |
| Groznia | The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Small, tumultuous nation in Southeast Europe. | |
| Grulovia | Psychonauts 2 | ||
| Gruzinia | The Caucasian Chalk Circle | Setting of Bertolt Brecht's play The Caucasian Chalk Circle, first performed in 1948. Though the extent of Gruzinia's sovereignty and international recognition is unclear, it is a heavily capitalist society ruled by autocratic monarch Georgi Abashvili. The country is likely inspired by Georgia. Alternative spellings include "Grusinia". | |
| Guangdong, State of | The New Order, Last Days of Europe | A corporatocratic artificial state carved out of the Chinese region of Guangdong by a victorious Empire of Japan in the Second Sino-Japanese War. By 1962 it is ruled by Suzuki Teiichi, keeping the "four corporations" of Guangdong (Yasuda, Sony, Fujitsu and Matsushita Electric) in check. After a major scandal erupts on the home islands, Suzuki and Yasuda are forced to retire and will be succeeded by any of the three remaining corporations, plus one of the two newcomers, Hitachi, who join alongside Cheung Kong. | |
| Guilder | The Princess Bride | "The sworn enemy of Florin". | |
| Gustavia | Victorious (2011) | A monarchy mentioned in episode "Locked Up!". The chancellor of Yerba was given an octopus as a gift from the Prince of Gustavia.[93] | |
| Guylos Empire | Zoids |
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| Halla | Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne | Kingdom from the 1456 Satyajit Ray film. | |
| Halwan, The Kingdom of | Marvel Comics | Country located in North Africa. | |
| Harmonious Empire of China | Pax Britannica, a Hearts of Iron IV mod | ||
| Harum | The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends | ||
| Hatch Islands | Michael Vey: Storm of Lightning | Formerly the country of Tuvalu, the country was renamed after the series antagonist following a coup against the prime minister and subsequently used as the temporary headquarters of Elgen Inc, a company that builds and operates power plants powered by genetically modified rats. | |
| Hav | Last Letters from Hav | independent country in the Eastern Mediterranean, described in an epistolary novel by Jan Morris. | |
| Havária, Kingdom of | Az új császár új ruhája | Havária is a kingdom in Eastern Europe, the parody of Hungary. | |
| Hawaii |  | Alternate History Hub: What if Hawaii was never annexed by America? | Hawaii from a world where Lord George Paulet's brief takeover of the islands in 1843 escalated further than it did in the real world, leading to conflict between Great Britain and the United States that deters USA from annexing its 50th state. Contrary to popular imagination, it is not a tropical paradise, having existed for years as a sugar state that imported people from east and southeast Asia to work on its plantations. The country had an apartheid regime similar to that of South Africa, leading to the disappearance of the Hawaiian culture. After the sugar collapse of the 1970s, the lack of American tourism compared to our world leads Hawaii to be a poor third world country filled with civil strife and unrest. |
| Helghan Empire | Killzone | ||
| Helic Republic | Zoids | ||
| Helvetian Commonwealth | Strike Witches | ||
| Henan, The People's Republic of | Shadowrun | ||
| Herland | Herland | Nation populated entirely by women who gained the ability to reproduce asexually following a volcanic eruption two-thousand years prior which both swiped out the nation's men and isolated it from the outside world. With the name 'Herland' being attributed to the country by an all-male expedition party, they chose to conceal its exact location to prevent further intrusions. | |
| Hidalgo | Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze | South American country, not to be confused with a similarly named state of Mexico. | |
| Hispania, Kingdom of | Trinity Blood | ||
| Hizuru | Attack on Titan | ||
| Hoboken | Spike and Suzy | A tropical island in the pacific that's governed like in the Middle Ages. It is the setting of the series' second story, and a recurring location in it. In the original Dutch language version, it is called Amoras. | |
| Holoska | Sonic Unleashed | Country based on the Inuit villages in Arctic. Despite that, there is also some elements of Antarctica in its scenarium. | |
| Holy Alliance | The Two Georges | Dynastic union between France and Spain whose overseas empire includes most of Latin America (territories named include Nueva España and New Granada) and North Africa. The Holy Alliance is one of the British Empire's greatest rivals. | |
| Holy Britannian Empire |  | Code Geass | Nation born from the defeated remnants of the British Empire that is the world's dominant military superpower. It occupies the entirety of the Americas and much of Eurasia, including Japan. |
| Holy Empire of Sanbreque | Final Fantasy XVI | ||
| Holy Order of Spain | Pax Britannica, a mod for Hearts of Iron IV | ||
| Holy Russian Empire | The New Order: Last Days of Europe | After the West Russian War, the West Russian Revolutionary Front splits into multiple warlords, including Komi. Eventually, Igor Shafarevich wins the 1963 election and abolishes democracy. However, due to insurgency elections are allowed in Komi. Eventually, Komi unites West Russia and Sergey Taboritsky takes power and tries to find Alexei. Eventually Komi unites Russia and forms the Holy Russian Empire, however Taboritsky, Blessed Regent of All Russia, dies alone and hopeless as Alexei is never found. After Taboritsky's death, Russia will split into a 2nd warlord period and will never unite again. Although the story of Russia is over, her peoples are not... | |
| Hontwal Republic | Science Ninja Team Gatchaman | ||
| Horizon Islands | .svg) | Arma 3 | Francophone federative state comprising an archipelago located in the Pacific Ocean, between Vanuatu and Fiji. Its capital is La Roche. The Federation is split into four Divisions; the Northern Division, sometimes synonymous with its largest province, Tanoa, is the setting for ARMA 3's "Apex" expansion. |
| Hungaria, Marquisate of | Trinity Blood | ||
| Hungarian Socialist Federal Soviet Republic | Spartakus: World in Revolution, a mod for Hearts of Iron IV |
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| Iberian Union | The New Order: Last Days of Europe | ||
| Idel-Ural Free State | The New Order: Last Days of Europe | Nation formed after midnight in the Holy Russian Empire | |
| Idris | The Shadowhunter Chronicles, Shadowhunters | Shadowhunter home country. | |
| Illéa | The Selection | North American state comprising the former territories of the entire continent, composed of 35 states. Formed after the events of a Chinese-American war. Its capital is located in California. | |
| Illyria | Dirty Hands | Eastern European country that surrounds the plot of Les Mains Sales. | |
| Imperial Britain | Pax Britannica, a mod for Hearts of Iron IV | ||
| Impor | Papers, Please | Coastal country to the southwest of Arstotzka. It is bordered by Kolechia to the east, Republia to the north, the United Federation to the west, and is one of the four countries that do not border Arstotzka directly. | |
| Indelhia | Science Ninja Team Gatchaman | A vast country plagued by long periods of drought, which the ISO is attempting to rectify with the creation of a dam. Its name derives from a combination of India and Delhi. | |
| Indocarr | Mile 22 | Southeast Asian country, based on Indonesia. | |
| Indochina, Empire of | Red Flood, a mod for Hearts of Iron IV | ||
| Ingelmia | Argevollen | ||
| Ingenistan |  | Ingen (Youtuber) | Fictional nation made by Ingen. Location is likely in Svalbard. |
| Inglessia | Turn A Gundam | ||
| Iraf | The Onion | Country located between Iran and Iraq, which was invaded by the United States when it was learned that they possessed weapons of mass destruction. Post-invasion, it began rapid economic and social development, and is touted as a success story for American military intervention. | |
| Irania | Trouble for Two | Country in Europe. | |
| Iron Kingdom | Final Fantasy XVI | ||
| Ishkabar | The Suite Life of Zack and Cody | Small island between India and Thailand. | |
| Ishtar | Ishtar | Middle Eastern country with a low intensity war. | |
| Isla Island | American Dad! | Dictatorial Caribbean island featured in the episode "Moon Over Isla Island". | |
| Isla Trueno | Sniper: Ghost Warrior | Latin American country, whose democratic government was overthrown in a coup. | |
| Islamic States of America | Prayers for the Assassin | Islamic half of the United States after much of the country's populace undergoes mass conversions to Islam. | |
| Islamic Union | 2024: The Islamic Union has declared independence from Germany (Deutschland) and finally, after thinking again, Germany gives almost all its land to the Islamic Union (IU). The Islamic Union succeeded in invading/unifying some of the former German countries, after that the Islamic Union declared war on Poland and the Islamic Union won the war, and finally the Islamic Union and Poland declared a ceasefire until May/June. | ||
| Islandia | Islandia | Self-isolated country in Austin Tappan Wright's novel of the same name. | |
| Isle of Fogg | San Sombrèro | Only one of the 23 (fictional) Outcropp Islands off the west coast of Scotland to be inhabited, mentioned in a parody travel guidebook. | |
| Isthmus Republic | Licence to Kill | Central American country, based on Panama. Hideout of Franz Sanchez. | |
| Italian Confederation | Shadowrun | ||
| Italian Democratic Republic | Alternate History Hub: What if Italy was divided like Germany after WWII? | After Communist parties were elected into power, for the sake of Soviet-American relations, Italy was divided into a North and a South Italy. North Italy is Communist under the PCI, but not part of the Warsaw Pact, and similar to Yugoslavia, slowly moved away from Moscow during the cold war. As the only Communist nation that came to be democratically, and not burdened by the poorer southern half, it is more Western and stable than the rest of the Eastern Bloc. | |
| Italian Republic | Alternate History Hub: What if Italy was divided like Germany after WWII? | After Communist parties were elected into power, for the sake of Soviet-American relations, Italy was divided into a North and a South Italy. South Italy is under American influence, with the USA building naval bases along its coast. Having lost its industrial northern half, it becomes a corrupt failed state, with the Mafia holding most of the power in the country. | |
| Italy, Socialist Republic of | .svg) | Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg | Syndicalist state in northwestern Italy, which dominates the northern half of the Italian Peninsula. Born from the ashes of the Kingdom of Italy after its humiliating defeat in the Weltkrieg, the newborn Republic fell short of uniting the entire peninsula under its rule, but this goal still is a constant in both internal and foreign policies. |
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| Jaddo | Beyond Bloom | ||
| Jagiello, Grand Duchy of | Trinity Blood | ||
| Jakovia | Jeremiah and the Princess novel by E. Phillips Oppenheim | Eastern European country ruled by a playboy monarch. | |
| Jark Empire | Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh | ||
| Javanese Republic | Shadowrun | ||
| Jeuno, Grand Duchy of | Final Fantasy XI | ||
| Jipang | DreamMix TV World Fighters | ||
| Joe, Nation of | Futurama (2003) | A 30th-century country, which has participated in the 3004 Olympic Games. Its team consisted only of one person, the total Joe, whose face also appears on the state flag, implying that he was the only citizen of said country. Nation of Joe was briefly featured in the 2003 episode "Bend Her".[90] | |
| Jola, Republic of the | The New Order: Last Days of Europe | Country located in West Africa. It is a small and weak nation without a real army, and thus it is protected and influenced by Wolofia. | |
| Jorvik | Star Stable (franchise) | Jorvik is an island nation located in Northern Europe, whose name is presumably inspired by the Old Norse word for Scandinavian York. It is where all video games within the Star Stable franchise are set, including Starshine Legacy, Star Academy, the Star Stable game series, and Star Stable Online. | |
| Judeopolonia | Roku 3333 czyli śnie niesłychanym by Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz (1817) | A dystopian kingdom in Central Europe, which, by 34th century, replaces Poland, and is controlled by Jewish elites. Its capital is Moszkopolis, located in place of Warsaw, and is ruled by King Moszko XII. It was featured in the 1817 book Roku 3333 czyli śnie niesłychanym by Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz, based on premise of future in which "Jewish people took over Poland".[94] |
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| Kadir | The Jewel of the Nile | North African country, ruled by a dictator dealing with an insurgency. Based on Libya. | |
| Kahndaq | DC Comics | Ancient Middle-Eastern country in located on the Sinai Peninsula, between Egypt, Israel and Jordan. | |
| Kallipolis | Republic | ||
| Kalopea | Podróż do Kalopei by Wojciech Gutkowski (1817) | An utiopian country in Australia, inhabited by Polish-speaking Kolops. It was founded by Władysław II the Exile, Duke of Poland, after he was dethroned and exiled from Poland in the 12th century.[95][96] | |
| Kamaria | Australian Army | Fictional country used for military training purposes. Appears on maps as an upside-down Tasmania. | |
| Kambezi | MacGyver | Southern African country, located near Zimbabwe. It is home of a huge population of black rhinos which is approaching extinction due to poachers. It is also a military dictatorship and relies heavily on dagga exports. | |
| Kambezi | Blindspot | Central African nation in war with its neighbour for the control of a pipeline. | |
| Kamistan, Islamic Republic of | 24 | Middle Eastern Islamic republic reminiscent of Iran. | |
| Kanem, Republic of | The New Order: Last Days of Europe | Country in West Africa | |
| Kangan | Anthills of the Savannah | West African country ruled by the dictator Sam in the novel by Chinua Achebe. | |
| Karakalpakstan, People's Republic of | The New Order: Last Days of Europe | Country in Central Asia. | |
| Karifistan | Ernest in the Army | Middle Eastern country. | |
| Karistan | Legend of the White Horse | Central European country, based on Poland. | |
| Karlsland, Empire of | Strike Witches | Central European country based on the German Empire. | |
| Karzhegistan | ARMA 2: Operation Arrowhead | Central Asian country. | |
| Kashfar | Scandal | Middle Eastern country mentioned in the episode "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot". Four US Army soldiers stationed there are taken hostage, causing President Fitzgerald Grant to send in a SEAL team to rescue them. | |
| Kasnia | .svg) | DC Comics | War-torn Eastern European monarchy. |
| Kastovia |  | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) | Client-state of Russia and former Soviet republic, located where South Ossetia should be. It was inspired by Donetsk People's Republic. The capital city is Verdansk. Later invaded by Al-Qatala terrorist group. |
| Katanga | Ernest Goes to Africa | African monarchical state ruled by Prince Abdul Kazim. | |
| Katoren | Koning van Katoren/How to Become King | A monarchy where 6 ministers seize power after the king dies without an heir, and where a young man needs to complete 7 (5 in the movie) tasks in order to become the new king, most of them solving a major issue in one of its cities. In the movie version, the country has notable Italian and German influences in 2 of its regions. | |
| Kaukistan | 24 | Country that was a state in the Soviet Union. After 1991, was annexed by the Russian Federation. A terrorist group called New Dawn try to restore the country's independence. | |
| Kazahrus | Blindspot | Russian-speaking absolute monarchy known for human rights violations. The former king raped an embassy employee, who later gave birth to an heir. Is also stated to be an ally of the United States, which have a military base in the country. | |
| Kazakh, People's Union of | Battletech | ||
| Kazirstan | Beyond Two Souls | Country with a rift with its neighbour. | |
| Kekistan |  | Meme culture | Country that acts as a refuge for internet trolls, shitposters, and other types of people that according to them are "oppressed" by political correctness and normie culture. According to internet users is led by President Big Man Tyrone. |
| Kemerovo, Principality of | The New Order: Last Days of Europe | Russian Warlord state led by Nikolay Krylov, turned "Rurik II". | |
| Kenopia | Totally Spies! | A monarchy in Africa, which for 20 years was at war with neighbouring country of Lyrobia. Featured in the episode "Queen for a Day". | |
| Kerplankistan | Big Time Rush | Country where Big Time Rush got their first number one record. As seen in the episode "Big Time Wedding", it is shown to have a monarchy. | |
| Khemed |  | The Adventures of Tintin | Arabic emirate from the comic. |
| Khura'in | Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Spirit of Justice | Absolute monarchy located on the western edge of the Far East. | |
| Kijuju | Resident Evil 5 | Central African country, devastated by an epidemic. | |
| Kinakuta, Sultanate of (also Queena-Kootah) | Cryptonomicon | Island state from Neal Stephenson's novels. | |
| Kingdom of Loathing | Kingdom of Loathing | Small island nation ruled by King Ralph XI. Most of the game takes place here. | |
| Kingdom of the Two Sicilies | Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg | A relatively stable state in the south of the Italian Peninsula, all that is left of the once grand plans for an Italian Federation. The tense and militarized border with the Socialists to the north define its internal and foreign policies. | |
| Kinkow | Pair of Kings | A fictitious Pacific island nation of which a pair of Chicago teenaged fraternal twin brothers discover they are rulers | |
| Kislev, Tzardom of | Warhammer | ||
| Klayd (Kureido) | My Hero Academia | Country to the west of an egg-shaped island in the Bay of Biscay (bordering another fictional country called Otheon) | |
| Klopnod | The Patrick Star Show | ||
| Klopstokia | Million Dollar Legs | Small bankrupt country which enters the 1932 Olympic Games to earn funds for its treasury. | |
| Kokshetau, Khanate of | The New Order: Last Days of Europe | A bandit state in Kazakhstan. | |
| Kolechia | Papers, Please | Neighbouring country west of Arstotzka. After the Six-Year War with Arstotzka, entrants from and via Kolechia are finally able to enter Arstotzka through the border town Grestin, although entrants from Kolechia are occasionally harassed by the Ministry of Admission and the Arstotzkan government due to the terrorist threat they pose. | |
| Koratvia | SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 3 | Eastern European country which act as the game's setting. | |
| Kostanay, Islamic Republic of | The New Order: Last Days of Europe | A warlord state in Kazakhstan. | |
| Krakozhia, Republic of | The Terminal | Slavic Eastern European country from the 2004 film. During the events of the film, civil war breaks out and is resolved in 9 months. | |
| Krasnovia, Democratic People's Republic of | U.S. Army training exercises[97] | Enemy state to the US, standing in for the Soviet Union. After the Cold War, it was replaced by the breakaways republics like Donovia, Gorgas, Minaria, Atropia and Ariana. | |
| Krassnia | The Restoration Game | Country based on South Ossetia located in the Caucasus and republic of the Soviet Union in the Caucasus that declared independence with the dissolution of the Soviet Union from the 2010 science fiction/techno-thriller novel The Restoration Game by Ken MacLeod.[98][99][100][101][102] The novel's protagonist, Lucy Stone, is a computer programmer who grew up in Krassnia when it was still part of the Soviet Union.[98] At the time of the novel's setting in 2008, she is working for a videogame company in Edinburgh, Scotland.[98][100] Stone's mother, commissions her company to create an MMORPG based on Krassnian mythology which leads into the rest of the novel's plot.[98][99] MacLeod was originally going to set his novel in the near future but was forced to change it when the Russo-Georgian War happened in August 2008 while he was writing it which not only brought the real South Ossetia to international attention (he wanted someplace obscure for Lucy Stone's homeland) but also made certain events in the book impossible, and was therefore now set in 2008, sometime before August that year.[100][101] | |
| Krastava | The Mourner | Small central European country, located between Czechoslovakia and Poland. | |
| Kravonia | Sophie of Kravonia book by Anthony Hope, first published 1906 | ||
| Kreplachistan | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | Breakaway former Soviet republic from which Dr. Evil steals a nuclear warhead. | |
| Krpshtskani | Science Fair | Very poor country ruled by Grdankl the strong about the size of Luxembourg with only one car. | |
| Kubanacan | Kubanacan | Small Caribbean island country. | |
| Kul Tiras | Warcraft | ||
| Kulagong | Paper Tiger | South East Asian country dealing with an insurgency and inspired by Malaysia. | |
| Kumandra | Raya and the Last Dragon | Country inspired by many Asian locations. Was divided for a long time into five separate countries, then reunited as it would remain. | |
| Kumar | Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 | Middle Eastern wartorn country between Syria and Lebanon. | |
| Kumbolaland | Good Omens | African nation which is devastated after War (one of the Horsemen of the Apolcalypse) instigates an all-out civil war. It had known three thousand years of peace and had formerly been the colony of Sir-Humphrey-Clarksonland. | |
| Kumranistan | Yes, Prime Minister | Central Asian Islamic republic from the 2013 remake of Yes, Prime Minister, formerly part of the British Empire and a Soviet Socialist Republic; this country is a variation of Qumran (a fictional oil-rich sheikdom located in the Persian Gulf) which featured in the original series of Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister. | |
| Kumsa | Far Cry 4 | Country that borders the west of Kyrat, which can be seen in some maps. | |
| Kunami, Emirate of | .svg) | Designated Survivor | Emirate and Middle Eastern nation in the Persian Gulf. It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, and maritime borders with Qatar, Bahrain and Iran. A unitary parliamentary monarchy, it is ruled by Emir Farhad Abbasi. Its capital city is Raza'a, and the minority state religion is Shia Islam. |
| Kundu, Republic of Equatorial | The West Wing | African nation mentioned in several episodes of The West Wing. | |
| Kurjikistan | Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders | War-torn Arab-speaking Middle Eastern country. Appear on the episode 9 "Blowback" of the 2nd season. Based on Iraq and Afghanistan. | |
| Kyrat |  | Far Cry 4 | East Asian nation in the Himalayas, roughly equivalent to Nepal. Is a landlocked country and border India and other three fictional countries: Papir Republic, Yinke and Kumsa. When the game starts is ruled by a ruthless dictator called Pagan Min and a civil war between the country's armed forces and an insurgent group called "The Golden Path", and by the end of the game, the protagonist Ajay Ghale becomes the leader of the country. |
| Kyrgyz Socialist Republic | The New Order: Last Days of Europe | Independent Central Asian nation. | |
| Kyria | The Vagabond | North African kingdom shown in the South Korean TV series. |
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| Lampukistan | Switch reloaded | Switch was the German version of the Australian series Fast Forward. In the parodic news segment (spoof of RTL aktuell), a reporter would usually report on events in the fictitious country of Lampukistan, from whose capital Porada Ninfu (marked on a map shaped like Saxony-Anhalt) the reporter sometimes reports, but sometimes also reports on Lampukistan from places that have no connection with what is happening. | |
| Land of Fire | Japanese manga and anime fictional ninja series Naruto | One of the largest and most powerful countries seen, and is the home of the main characters of the Naruto series. | |
| Landis, Republic of | Final Fantasy XII | Country located on the continent of Valendia. | |
| Lanilani, Kingdom of | Cory in the House (2007) | A kingdom located in Africa.[103] | |
| Lasria | Dark Sector | Eastern European country and Soviet Union's satellite country. | |
| Latveria |  | Marvel Comics | Isolated European kingdom ruled by the tyrannical Doctor Doom. |
| Laurania | Savrola | European country located on the Mediterranean torn by civil strife. | |
| Lebon | Toast of London | Lebon is a small country in the Middle East, mentioned in the second episode of the third season. | |
| Lechitic Empire (also known as the Grand Lechia) | Turboslavic conspiracy, Janusz Bieszek's Słowiańscy królowie Lechii | A country, that in accordance to the Turboslavic conspiracy theory, used to be a vast and powerful empire controlling vast area in Central, Southern and Eastern Europe, and a rival of the Roman Empire, in the 1st century BCE. It was ruled by Lechites, which would be ancestors of modern Polish people, with its centre located in modern Poland. According to the believers of the conspiracy theory, the true history was censured and Grand Lechia erased from the history books.[104][105] | |
| Leirkrakeegovnia | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | The country Melip(clay)nos claimed to be from in S1 EP15. A celebration song from that country for when a dog loses its virginity is played (the language of the song is Estonian, implying the country may be European, specifically Baltic). | |
| Leutonia | SCTV | Homeland of The Shmenge Brothers, Yosh and Stan, played respectively by John Candy and Eugene Levy. | |
| Liberion, United States of | Strike Witches | ||
| Libertalia | Mythical city | Mythical city founded by pirates where equality and freedom reign supreme | |
| Lichtenburg | Saved by the Bell | Season 3 episode "Palm Springs Weekend." An Eastern European monarchy. | |
| Lichtenburg | The Son of Monte Cristo | Eastern European kingdom ruled by General Gurko Lanen. | |
| Lichtenslava | The Simpsons comics | Eastern European country. Governed by Generalissimo Monsanto. | |
| Liechtenhaus | Piccolo grande amore | Small Western European principality. | |
| Liechtenstamp | The Suite Life on Deck | ||
| Lilliput | Gulliver's Travels | Land where all the people are tiny from the book by Jonathan Swift. | |
| Limberwisk |  | Geography Now! | Arctic nation located in the Norwegian Sea between Norway and Greenland. It was created by YouTube channel Geography Now as a 2018 April Fools' Day joke. |
| Listenbourg |  | Created as an internet meme in October 2022.[106][107] | Fictional country attached to the west of the Iberian Peninsula designed to poke fun at the poor geographical knowledge of Americans.[106][107] |
| Livonia | .png) | ARMA 3: Contact | Polish-speaking country that is a member of NATO and borders four other countries, Poland, Russia through Kaliningrad, Lithuania, and Belarus.[108][109] |
| Loompa Land | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Jungle nation home to the Oompa Loompas, A human-like species that highly worship Cocoa Beans in the book by Roald Dahl. | |
| Loopsynberg | The Amazing World of Gumball (2013) | A country located in the continent of Boomboxembourg, inhabited by anthropomorphic boomboxes. Mentioned in the episode "The Boombox". | |
| Lordaeron, Kingdom of | Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness | ||
| Loveless Land | Wild Wild West | ||
| Lovitzna | Biggles Goes to War | Presumably Slavic monarchy situated in Europe. In the book Biggles Goes to War, Biggles aids a neighbouring country, Maltovia, against Lovitzna in a war. | |
| Lower Slobbovia | Li'l Abner | Occasional exotic setting for the classic hillbilly comic strip by Al Capp. | |
| Lucrece, Kingdom of | Live A Live | A medieval kingdom that ends up wiped out by the Lord of Dark Odio. | |
| Luftnarp | Welcome to Night Vale | Alpine country where the people are all somewhat disfigured and speak in guttural rattles. | |
| Lugash | The Pink Panther | South Asian country whose greatest national treasure is the Pink Panther diamond. Was ruled by a Maharajah until a revolution which forced the royal family to flee to Italy. | |
| Luggnagg | Jonathan Swift's 1726 satirical novel Gulliver's Travels | Luggnagg is an island kingdom, one of the imaginary countries visited by Lemuel Gulliver. It has two principal ports, Clumegnig on the southeast coast, which is visited by ships from Maldonada (the port city of Balnibarbi), and Glanguenstald in the southwest, which has commerce with Japan. The capital of Luggnagg is Traldragdubb | |
| Lukano | Time Crisis 3 | Lukano is a fictitious country on the Mediterranean Coast. Lukano's building constructions are based on Oia, Greece, the district which is located in Santorini, Greece. | |
| Lunga | A fehér folt | Fictional country located in Africa. | |
| Lusitania | Strike Witches | ||
| Luxenstein | Bratz | Another fictional country located in Europe in the series. | |
| Lyonesse | The Stolen Lake | South American country, neighbour to New Cumbria. | |
| Lyrobia | Totally Spies! | A monarchy in Africa, ruled by Queen Tassara, which for 20 years was at war with neighbouring country of Kenopia. Featured in the episode "Queen for a Day". |
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| Macedonia, Marquisate of | Trinity Blood | ||
| Madripoor | Marvel Comics | Island nation located in Southeast Asia. | |
| Magadan Socialist Republic | Battletech | ||
| Mahishmathi / Magzhmathi | Baahubali (franchise) | Fictional country in ancient India | |
| Malagawi | The Professional (1981 film) | African dictatorship, led by Colonel Njala. | |
| Malaguay | Soap | Latin American country in the midst of a perpetually-failing uprising against the country's communist leaders, an endeavour led by El Puerco ("The Pig"). | |
| Maldonia | The Princess and the Frog | Fictional country named mixed with Maldives and Macedonia. | |
| Malicuria | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Monarchy run by Emperor Aleister from the episode "April's Fool" of 1987 animated TV series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.[110] | |
| Maltovia | Biggles Goes to War | European nation. Intimidated by its neighbour, Lovitzna, with which it is at war. | |
| Malynera | Patalliro! | Kingdom located in South Seas, a major producer of diamonds. | |
| Mandorra | The Brigand | Kingdom in southwestern Europe. | |
| Marina Venetta | The Man from Acapulco | Republic from the French movie Le Magnifique (The Man from Acapulco). | |
| Marivella Islands | Tales of the Gold Monkey | South Pacific volcanic chain consisting of hundreds of mysterious and tropical islands featured in the 1982 adventure television series and now described as the Republic of the Marivelles. | |
| Markovia | DC Comics | Independent Alpine nation in DC Comics, ruled by the superhero Geo-Force. | |
| Marley | Attack on Titan | Fascist empire that controls a huge portion of the world. This was born after the fall of the ancient Eldian empire during the great Titan War. It is characterized by being extremely racist with the Eldians and having in their control the power of the Titans. | |
| Marooner Republic | Pax Britannia, a mod for Hearts of Iron IV | ||
| Marshovia | The Merry Widow | Kingdom in Eastern Europe. | |
| Maru, Kingdom of | Elena of Avalor | Country where Avalor City is located. | |
| Matobo | The Interpreter | State in the sub-Saharan region of Africa. | |
| Maurania | Hercule Poirot's The Kings of Club | Country where Prince Paul of Maurania came from. | |
| Mazuri | Sonic Unleashed | Country based on the traditional villages of Sub-Saharan Africa, specifically villages from Mali, Togo and Madagascar. | |
| Medici |  | Just Cause 3 | Island country located in the Mediterranean, home country of the main character Rico Rodriguez. The country is a republic in name, but is ruled de facto by Generalissimo Sebastiano Di Ravello. Medici's provinces are often the home of numerous outposts and at least one major military base for its forces and militia. |
| Mediterranean Alliance | Star Trek: The Motion Picture. A Novel by Gene Roddenberry (1979) | A political entity with territory on the Mediterranean Sea. One of its known members was Gibraltar. In the 21st century, it has constructed a hydroelectric dam in the Strait of Gibraltar. The entity still existed by the 2270s.[111] | |
| Meeskatania | "Some Assembly Required" | Country that Mrs. Bubkes came from. At war with its neighbor Zeeskatania | |
| Mendi State | The New Order: Last Days of Europe | Country on the southwest coast of West Africa. | |
| Mendorra | One Life to Live | European monarchy on the long-running U.S. soap opera. | |
| Merania, Kingdom of | Royal Hearts | The neighboring European kingdoms of Merania and Angosia were once a single kingdom, whose King at the time had twin sons and couldn't decide who would be king, so he divided the Kingdom into two separate kingdoms. If there was ever a time with no male heir on the throne, the two kingdoms would be united again. The head of a ranch in Montana is the heir to the crown of Merania. The King Nikola of Angosia plans to claim ownership of Merania if the heir to the crown of Merania is not into remaining its king. | |
| Meropis | Philippica | Parody of Atlantis created by Theopompus of Chios. | |
| Meruza | Aconcagua | Andean mountainous country, from the Japanese videogame. Under a military dictatorship. | |
| Metrofulus | Cicak Man | Cold city-state in the Cicak-Man movies. | |
| Mikene Empire | Great Mazinger | ||
| Milagua | Lou Grant | Dictatorship in Central America. | |
| Militesi Empire | Final Fantasy Type-0 | ||
| Mindlesia | No Umbrellas Allowed | ||
| Miranda, Republic of | The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie | Unplaced country somewhere in South America. One of the characters in the film, Don Rafael Acosta, is the ambassador to France for the nation of Miranda. | |
| Mojosujo | Esperanto culture | The country that Esperantists jokingly say Esperanto came from, to avoid explaining the language.[112] | |
| Moldavia | Dynasty | European monarchy ruled by King Galen in the TV series Dynasty. At the end of the show's fifth season, rebels storm the palace during the wedding of Galen's son Prince Michael to Amanda Carrington, killing some guests and exiling the royal family. | |
| Moldovakia | Recess | Country from the animated TV series. | |
| Moloni Republic | Metal Gear Acid | Southern African country, where the game is set. | |
| Molvanîa |  | Molvanîa: A Land Untouched by Modern Dentistry | Former Post-Soviet Republic from a parody guide |
| Mombaka | Red Scorpion | African Marxist country, in the middle of a civil war, which involves Soviet, Cuban and Czechoslovakian soldiers. Based on Mozambique and Angola. | |
| Mongolian Principality | Pax Britannica, a mod for Hearts of Iron 4 | ||
| Monroe Republic | Revolution | Republic in the northern United States, from the TV show Revolution. | |
| Montemor, Kingdom of | Deus Salve o Rei | ||
| Montequinto | Fast and Furious 9 | Central American country, which features tropical rainforest and instability. | |
| Mordengrad | Sentinels of the Multiverse | ||
| Moroc-Songhrati, Kingdom of | Red flood, a mod for Hearts of Iron IV | Country in Southeast Asia ruled by Andrew I. | |
| Moronika | You Nazty Spy! | Country used in this, and a few subsequent The Three Stooges shorts, to satirize the Nazis and the Third Reich. | |
| Mosul and Kerkuk | The New Order: Last Days of Europe | A Turkish puppet state formed in the aftermath of the Iraq War. It encompasses Northern Iraq and is majority Kurdish with Assyrian and Arab minorities, along with Turkish settlers which have recently arrived in the area. | |
| Muldonia | Special Forces | Independent former Soviet republic bordering Russia and Bosnia. Hostile to the United States and the United Kingdom. Full name is the Muldonian National Republic, capital city is Casz. | |
| Mundania | The Beasts of Clawstone Castle | Alpine country ruled by a neighbouring country. | |
| Murmansk People's Republic | The New Order: Last Days of Europe | ||
| Muslim Bloc | Star Trek: The Sundered by Michael A. Martin and Andy Mangels (2003) | A Muslim-majority political entity in the Middle East, formed in the early 21st century, following the democratic revolution in the region. In 1853, the region was heavily bombarded with nuclear missiles launched by the Eastern Coalition during the Third World War. It was mentioned in the Star Trek novel The Sundered which is not considered part of the main canon.[113] | |
| Mypos | Perfect Strangers | Country that Balki Bartokomous came from. |
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| Nabradia, Kingdom of | Final Fantasy XII | ||
| Nadia | Aladdin (2019) | A country in the Middle East, located near Agrabah.[62] | |
| Nafrece | Madlax | ||
| Nairomi | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | African country appearing in the DC Extended Universe. | |
| Nambutu | .svg) | Casino Royale | African nation with an embassy in Madagascar. |
| Nargit. The Kingdom of | "Mistress of the Blood-Drinkers by Ralston Shields; Horror Stories. Horror Stories v.9 n.3 March 1940 pg.88" (PDF). | A remote and tiny state on the borders of Tibet and Afghanistan, whose people are caled the Vashni by Tartars and Afghans. There it occurs a killing disease, Kang Urdu (the Watery Death) known by Westerner physicians as Vollmer's Disease which covers the body with an eruption of blisters and, most of the time, brings to death in few days. | |
| Naruba | Designated Survivor | Western African nation stated to be one of the poorest in the world. It is located in between Niger, Mali, Nigeria, Benin and Burkina Faso. The capital is the city of Soji. | |
| Nation of the American Endless, The | East of West | Lakota nation located in the Great Plains. Founded as a confederacy of various Plains tribes. Currently at the forefront of technogical development, supplying arms and technology to the other American nations. Its government is located in the Machine City, and consists of a tribal council. | |
| National Socialist America | .svg) .svg) | The Man in the High Castle | Contiguous United States east of the Mississippi River headed by a pro-Nazi German puppet government after a German victory in World War II. In the television series, however, the German-occupied section of the U.S. is depicted as a mere province of Germany, not a puppet state, and includes parts of Canada (which remained a free, neutral, and democratic nation in the book). |
| Nayshall, Kingdom of | Street Fighter 6 | ||
| Nazi Germany (global) | .svg) | Wolfenstein: The New Order | An alternate, technologically advanced version of Nazi Germany that effectively conquered 75% of Earth's available surface (as well as having established various colonies on the Moon and Venus) by the 1960s, in part due to their looting and reverse-engineering of technology developed by the Jewish secret society known as Da'at Yichud. Shown to be a rump state relegated to continental Europe by the 1980s. |
| Necromonger Empire | Riddick | An empire who like to destroy almost every planet in the universe specially a person named Riddick. The head of state is Lord Marshal | |
| Nerdocrumbesia | Match Game | "Sleazy" country from the TV game show. | |
| Netfrica | Mega Man Battle Network | ||
| Netopia | Mega Man Battle Network | ||
| Nevoruss | Breath of the Past, Russ we hadn't known about | Powerful state in the north of Russia and America created by Russian writer Grigoriy Demidovtsev. | |
| New American Empire | Star Trek: Khan by Mike Johnson (2013) | A country with territoris in Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, and northern portion of South America. It was formed sometime between 1992 and 1996 in place of the North American Coalition, which itself was founded in 1992 by dictator Alexander Newton, during the Eugenic Wars, in which genetically modified humans had overthrew governments of over 40 countries, and conquered the world in the following three weeks. During the conflict, a nuclear explosive was detonated in Washington, DC. Sometime between 1992 and 1996, the country had fought a war against the South American Union (which was then reformed into the Ferris Dominion). During the conflict, Northern America was heavily bombarded with nuclear missiles, devastating most United States and Canada, with only a few remaining pockets of civilization such as San Francisco, with the area becoming known as The Great Wastelands. The remainder of the state was reformed into the New American Empire, which continued war against the Ferris Dominion, with battles in Mexico, which resulted in them conquering territories in the northern portion of South America. The dictatorship was defeated and destroyed in 1996 by the resistance movements. It was featured in the 2013 comic Star Trek: Khan, which is not considered part of the main Star Trek canon.[17][18] | |
| New Asia | The Creator (2023) | ||
| New Asian Union | God Eater | ||
| New California Republic |  | Fallout, Fallout 2, and Fallout: New Vegas | Self-proclaimed republic located in what was once the U.S. states of California, Nevada, and Oregon, with territory in the Baja strip. Founded by Vault 15 survivors and surrounding powers in 2186. The benevolent republic supports many old-world values. |
| New Cumbria | The Stolen Lake | South American country ruled by Queen Ginevra, visited by Dido Twite on her return from Nantucket. | |
| New England, Republic of | .svg) | The Alteration | An alternate reality where Henry VIII never became King and Martin Luther and Thomas More became Pope, Protestantism was limited to the breakaway republic. The secular head is the First Citizen (Joseph Rudyard Kipling is mentioned as First Citizen, serving from 1914 to 1918) and the head of the 'schismatic' church is the Archpresbytor of Arnoldstown. Also mentioned is New England's war against Louisiana and Mexico from 1848 to 1850 (with Edgar Allan Poe as a leading general), its technological and scientific advance over the papal jurisdiction, its productions of banned Shakespeare plays and its practice of 'separateness' against Native Americans. |
| New German Republic | Rifts | Technologically advanced Post-apocalyptic society encompassing Central Europe that is governed by the Triax megacorporation in the Rifts role-playing game.[114] | |
| New Germany | Doctor Who | Mentioned by Pete Tyler in Rise of the Cybermen. | |
| New Human Empire | Trinity Blood | ||
| New Macedonia, Republic of |  | Elementary | Republic of Macedonia agrees to a name change in order to access the European Union and the Eurozone. In real life, Macedonia did change its name in 2019 but the name was North Macedonia. |
| New Orleans, The Kingdom of | East of West | Absolute monarchy founded by freed slaves after the alternate American Civil War. A major economic power in the region, as it owns many oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Its capital is located in New Orleans, Louisiana. | |
| New Rearendia, Republic of | .svg) | Cars 2 | Former European colony and now republic that gained its independence shortly before 2011. It exists on the alternative Earth inhabited by anthropomorphic vehicles.[115] |
| New Spain, Republic of |   | Sliders | Most powerful country in North America in a parallel universe where the Spanish Empire never lost control of the New World to the British Empire featured in "As Time Goes By". Canadians frequently cross the border into New Spain to find jobs and escape persecution in their native country. |
| New Swissland | Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants | Country where people are given silly names, including Pippy Peepee Poopypants. | |
| New United States of America | Cyberpunk, Cyberpunk 2077 | Technologically advanced alternate reality of the United States with 51 states. After the Fourth Corporate War in 2040, the United States was rebranded as the New United States of America. In 2064, the NUSA started an Unification War to reclaim previously lost states. The megacorporation Militech dominates much of the country's politics. | |
| New Zanzibar | The Simpsons | When the Simpson family visits Tanzania, the country is involved in a coup and changes its name to "New Zanzibar" before changing its name again to "Pepsi Presents: New Zanzibar". The President of the country promoted himself as a benefactor and builder, even despite this, he obtained power by asphyxiation of his political opponents. He was later deposed and was replaced by the Simpsons's tour guide. | |
| New Zeiland | Strike Witches | Country based on New Zealand. | |
| Nibelia, Kingdom of | Seek and Destroy (2002 video game) | Nibelia is a big island with a town full of harbours and especially a fortress where the respected King of Nibelia lives. | |
| Niberia, Democratic Republic of | The International (2009 film) | Niberia is one of the countries where weapons are being shipped. The capital is Dénué. | |
| Nibia | Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls | Small Central African State, the setting of the movie. | |
| Nicaragua, Revolutionary Republic of |  | Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg | The first socialist state in the Americas, led by charismatic revolutionary Augusto César Sandino, who managed to expel the Americans in 1931 and marched on the capital in the aftermath. |
| Ninjago | Ninjago: Masters Of Spinjitzu | Large island shaped like one half of a Yin Yang, its capital being New Ninjago City. It has a very diverse set of biomes, each community perfectly fledged out and working in harmony. The only thing ruining the circle of harmony are the evil forces attempting to either destroy the land or to rule it. | |
| Nippon | Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay | ||
| Nobita, Nobita's Underground Country |  | Doraemon | A country that appears in the Doraemon episodes "Nobita's Underground Kingdom" and "Okonomiken kokyohin iroko". Both are located in Nobita Nobi. |
| Nogova | Operation Flashpoint: Resistance | Island nation located in Northern Europe; its capital is the small city of Ligny. Formerly run by a pro-Soviet government from the end of World War II to the mid-1970s, at which point growing dissent, and disinterest from Moscow, led to the country becoming a fully-fledged democracy. A Soviet-backed coup takes place in the early 1980s; the resistance to which forms the basis of the game's campaign. | |
| Norgborg | San Sombrèro | Small nation located within the Arctic Circle, featured in a parody travel guidebook. | |
| Norland | Danger! and Other Stories | Small European country which defeats the mighty British Empire by effective submarine warfare, in Arthur Conan Doyle's story "Danger! Being the Log of Captain John Sirius". | |
| Norteguay | Scorpion | Central American country suffering from sanctions. | |
| North Africa, Republic of | Counterforce | Arab nationalist of the Mediterranean Sea. Closely analogous to Libya. | |
| North American Coalition | Star Trek: Khan by Mike Johnson (2013) | A country, which consisted of North America, ruled by dictator and genetically modified soldier, Alexander Newton. It was formed as one of seven members of the Augment Council. It was formed in 1992, during the Eugenic Wars, in which genetically modified humans had overthrew governments of over 40 countries, and conquered the world in the following three weeks. During the conflict, a nuclear explosive was detonated in Washington, DC. Sometime between 1992 and 1996, the country had fought a war against the South American Union. During the conflict, Northern America was heavily bombarded with nuclear missiles, devastating most United States and Canada, with only a few remaining pockets of civilization such as San Francisco, with the area becoming known as The Great Wastelands. The remainder of the state was reformed into the New American Empire, consisting of Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, and conquered territories in the northern portion of South America. The country was featured in the 2013 comic Star Trek: Khan, which is not considered part of the main Star Trek canon.[17][18] | |
| North American Confederacy | The Probability Broach | Country in an alternate timeline where the Whiskey Rebellion resulted in a libertarian utopia free of governmental interference and consequently a more advanced world, technologically and civilization-wise. | |
| North American Union | | The Two Georges | In an alternate timeline where the American Revolution never occurs, British America becomes a self-governing dominion within the British Empire. |
| North Darrar | Borderlines | African nation in the Horn of Africa-based on Eritrea in the legal thriller novel, Borderlines by Michela Wrong. The capital city is called Lira. North Darrar neighbours the Federal Republic of Darrar and has fought a war against it over a border dispute based on the Eritrean–Ethiopian War.[78][79] | |
| North Rhelasia | Young Justice | ||
| Norton Kingdom | Pax Britannica, a Hearts of Iron 4 mod | ||
| Norvenia | The Boxtrolls | English-speaking European country from the stop-motion animated film The Boxtrolls. | |
| Nova Africa |  | Fire on the Mountain | After Harriet Tubman participates in John Brown's uprising in 1859, a full-scale slave revolt results in the creation of a free African-American republic in the Deep South. The establishment of Nova Africa results in the creation of a socialist utopian world by 1959. |
| Novistrana | Republic: The Revolution | From the 2003 computer game. | |
| Novoselic, The Kingdom of | Danganronpa | Small absolute monarchy in Europe. | |
| Nuevo Rico |  | The Adventures of Tintin | South American nation within the classic Belgian comic series, adjacent to the also-fictional country of San Theodoros. |
| Nuku'la Atoll | San Sombrèro | Archipelago in the South Pacific and former colony of the French colonial empire featured in a parody travel guidebook. | |
| Numbani |  | Overwatch | Technologically advanced and prosperous West African city-state with a solarpunk aesthetic, which borders Nigeria and has humans and robots living together peacefully. |
| Nutopia |  | A conceptual country founded by John Lennon and Yoko Ono | |
| Nutziland | Der Fuehrer's Face | Parody of Nazi Germany that appears in Donald Duck's nightmare, in which workers are forced at gunpoint to work 48 hours a day in munitions factories. |
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| Oadpur | In Love and War[116] by Henry Seton Merriman | A northern tributary state of the British Empire whose Rajah was in difficulties and unable [...] to dispose of a claimant to his throne, whose hereditary right originated somewhere in the life time of St. Paul. | |
| Obristan | Papers, Please | Neighbor country north of Arstotzka, Kolechia, United Federation, and Antegria. Jorji Costava describes Obristan as a good place, and also comes off as more stable than war-torn Arstotzka. The inspector is given a choice to flee to Obristan, alone or with his family, when travel restrictions for Arstotzkan citizens are put in place on day 29. EZIC also evacuates the inspector's family to Obristan to safety in case he is arrested on day 23. | |
| Oceania | [117] | Nineteen Eighty-Four | Totalitarian superstate governed by Big Brother and Ingsoc compromising the Americas, the British Isles, Southern Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Oceanian control over India is mentioned as having been achieved following the sudden availability of tea.[118] |
| Oceanian Federation | Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans (2015) | A country with territory consisting of East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, Oceania and most of South Asia (excluding Afghanistan and Pakistan). It additionally had colonies on Mars before their declaration of independence. The country was founded following the end of the Calamity War, an interplanetary conflict which had heavily devastated Earth.[22] | |
| Octavia, the Empire of | The Onion | Fictitious totalitarian dictatorship that succeeded the United States following a fake coup created by the government as part of a scheme to erase the country's national debt. It is ruled by and named after Supreme Commander Octavius Del Monte, who is played by former Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Conner. | |
| Odan | Blindspot | Country in Central Africa, in war with its neighbour for the control of a pipeline. | |
| Okatootáia | Okatootáia | A fictional country in Sándor Petőfi's poem of the same name. The country is based on Hungary. | |
| OmniStat | Mirror's Edge Catalyst | Communist country in South-East Australia. Border the countries of Sabaeus and Cascadia. | |
| One State | Red Flood | Based on We, led by OP 01. Located in Zheltorossiya. Can invade Russia | |
| Oolong Island | DC Comics | A small Asian island nation in the Yellow Sea off the west coast of North Korea. | |
| Opium | The House of the Scorpion | ||
| Orsinia | Orsinian Tales, Malafrena | Central European country similar to Czechoslovakia or Hungary, the focus of Ursula K. Le Guin's Orsinian Tales and the novel Malafrena. | |
| Orussia | Strike Witches | Country based on the Russian Empire. | |
| Ostania, People's Republic of | Spy X Family | The People's Republic Of Ostania is a large country that borders the east of Westalis. The capital city of Ostania is Berlint. | |
| Osterlich | The Great Dictator | Representing Austria, it is a neighbour of Tomainia (Germany) and Bacteria (Italy), both of which seek to invade it. It is eventually invaded by Tomainia, and left to an uncertain fate. | |
| Ostman Empire | Strike Witches | Country located between Persia and Egypt on the Arabian Peninsula. It is based on the Ottoman Empire. | |
| Ostmark | Strike Witches | European country based on Austria-Hungary. | |
| Otheon | My Hero Academia | Country located on the east of an egg-shaped island in the Bay of Biscay | |
| Ottoman Republic | Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld (2010) | ||
| Outer Heaven | Metal Gear | Militarized South African state centred around mercenaries, led by Big Boss, who possesses a nuclear-equipped bipedal walking tank. | |
| Oz, Land of |  | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Absolute monarchy divided into four quadrants, Munchkin Country, Winkie Country, Gillikin Country, and Quadling Country. |
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| Pacific States of America |  | The Man in the High Castle | A puppet state governed by the Empire of Japan, consisting of the West Coast of the United States along with Alaska and Hawaii. Its capital is Sacramento. In the television series, it is depicted as an occupied province called the Japanese Pacific States, also occupying parts of British Columbia. |
| Paldonia |  | Freelance (2023 film) | Years after retiring from the military, ex-Special Forces operator Mason Pettits takes a job providing security for journalist Claire Wellington while she interviews Paladonian President Juan Venegas. When a military coup occurs in the middle of the interview, the three are forced to flee together into the forest. |
| Palombia |  | Spirou et Fantasio | Home of the Marsupilami. |
| Pan-African Alliance | Star Trek: The Sundered by Michael A. Martin and Andy Mangels (2003) | A political entity in Africa, in the 21st century. It was mentioned in the Star Trek novel The Sundered which is not considered part of the main canon.[113] | |
| Pan-Asian Coalition | Battlefield 2142 (2006) | The Pan Asian Coalition (PAC) was a political entity and military aliance of Russia and Asian countries in the 22nd century, during the ice age. It fought in war against the European Union and the Union of African States, for last habitable areas in North Africa and the Middle East, untached by the effects of the ice age. It was featured in the 2006 video game Battlefield 2142, and later mentioned in 2013 video game Battlefield 4.[119][120] | |
| Pan-Caribbean | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1995) | A 21-century country in the North America with territory consisting of the area of Pan-Caribbean. It was briefly featured in the episode "Past Tense, Part I".[121] | |
| Pan-Pacific Alliance | Star Trek: Control by David Alan Mack (2017) | A political entity with territory around the Pacific Ocean. It was mentioned in the 2017 Star Trek novel Control, which is not considered part of the main canon.[21] | |
| Pan-Semite Union | Star Trek: Dwellers in the Crucible by Margaret Wander Bonanno (1985) | A 23rd-century polity which included Egypt as one of its member states, and was a member of the United Earth government. It was mentioned in the Star Trek novel Dwellers in the Crucible, which is not considered part of the main canon.[122] | |
| Pan Slavia | Star Trek: Dwellers in the Crucible by Margaret Wander Bonanno (1985) | A 23rd-century country in Europe and potentially Asia, which was formed from territories inhabited by the Slavic people. It was a member of the United Earth government. The country was mentioned in the Star Trek novel Dwellers in the Crucible, which is not considered part of the main canon.[122] | |
| Panau |  | Just Cause 2 | Island country in Southeast Asia under dictatorial rule and the setting for the 2010 game. |
| Panem | The Hunger Games | In the novel, the nation of "Panem" has risen from the ashes of a post-apocalyptic North America.[123][124] Panem's seat of power is a utopian city, called "The Capitol", located in the Rocky Mountains. Outside of the Capitol, the nation is divided into twelve districts under the hegemony of a fascist, totalitarian dictatorship, headed by a tyrannical and cruel dictator. | |
| Papir Republic | Far Cry 4 | Country that border the south of Kyrat, which can be seen in some maps. | |
| Parador | Moon Over Parador | South American country and location of events. | |
| Pascua | Aladdin (2019) | A country in the Middle East, located near Agrabah.[62] | |
| Patagonian Workers' Front |  | Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg | An Anarchist country in South America which seceded from Argentina during the Patagonian Rebellion of 1920–22. |
| Patch Amberdash |  | Geography Now! | Country spread across three islands in separate oceans. Each island is populated by immigrants from the Baltic states. This was created by YouTube channel Geography Now! as a 2019 April Fools' Day joke. |
| Patusan | Various | Island nation somewhere in the South China Sea in Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad. Also mentioned in the 1993 film Surf Ninjas as well as in the film The Last Electric Knight and the TV series Sidekicks. | |
| Pavlodar, Republic of | The New Order: Last Days of Europe | A state in northern Kazakhstan. | |
| Pax Europa | Star Trek: Khan, issue 3 by Mike Johnson (2013) | A country with territory consisting of Europe, excluding Russia, and Northern Africa, ruled by dictator, and genetically modified soldier, John Ericssen. It was formed sometime between 1992 and 1996, from the European Territories, which were founded by Ericssen in 1992, during the Eugenic Wars, in which genetically modified humans had overthrew governments of over 40 countries, and conquered the world in the following weeks. In 1996, he Ericssen diad from being poisoned by a biological weapon unleashed by the Pan-Asian Resistance, with his country falling to the resistance movement soon after. The country was featured in the 2013 comic Star Trek: Khan, which is not considered part of the main Star Trek cannon.[17][18] | |
| Pendrang | The 1946 Universal movie serial Lost City of the Jungle | Small Himalayan nation bordering China ruled by a dictatorial casino heiress. Capital city is Zalabar. | |
| Penguina (L'île des Pingouins) | Penguin Island | 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 of France). | |
| People's African Union | Civilization: Beyond Earth (2014) | A union of countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa. It was formed from the joined efforts of the African Union and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, to stabilise, demoritise, and develop Africa, following period of instability, causes by numerous civil wars, and the environmental and migration crisis, in the late 21st century. Among its territories were Congo, Libya, Kenya, and Nigeria.[88][89] | |
| Perryland | Lab Rats | Since the island wasn't previously registered as a country, Perry took the liberty of fixing that and wrote her own national anthem. | |
| Petoria | Family Guy | Micronation created after Peter Griffin's household was allowed to secede from the United States due to a zoning error. It was repatriated in less than a week after it invaded U.S. territory to "annex" Joe Swanson's swimming pool, leading to a brief war and armed blockade. | |
| Petria |  | Road 96 | Impoverished federal country under a tyrannical dictatorship in the 2021 video game Road 96.[125] As of summer 1996 (when the start of the game takes place), the president is a dictator called "Tyrak" who is running for re-election against opposition leader "Flores".[125] The unnamed teenage protagonist has the option of either staying in Petria to campaign for Flores or leaving the country in search of a better life by illegally crossing the border into Petria's unnamed northern neighbor.[126] |
| Phaic Tăn | Phaic Tăn: Sunstroke on a Shoestring | Indochinese country from a parody travel guidebook. | |
| Phantom City | The Phantom City: A Volcanic Romance (1886) by William Westall | Incan city hidden in a Guatemalan volcano, where they maintain a pre-Conquest level of civilization. | |
| Pianostan | Inspector Gadget | ||
| Pineland | US Army | U.S. ally located in the continent of Atlantica. Its currency is the don. Created for military exercises. | |
| Ploopy Republic | The Ploopy Republic Wiki | Democratic republic in northwest Europe existing between 1630 and 8623. Home to the religion of Ploopyism. Inspired by Manny Heffley from the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. | |
| Pobreza Republic | Tropico 6 | Mentioned neighbour country of Tropico. Is implied that is heavily dependent on grain imported by Tropico and a poor country. Pobreza means poverty in Spanish. | |
| Poictesme | Biography of the Life of Manuel | Country situated roughly in the south of France in the books of James Branch Cabell. | |
| Pokolistan | DC Comics | Former Soviet Republic in the DC Comics universe formerly ruled by General Zod. | |
| Pokrovia | Kiki Strike series | Central European monarchy in the books of Kirsten Miller. | |
| Polish-Galician Socialist Republic | Spartakus: World in Revolution, a mod for Hearts of Iron IV | ||
| Polrugaria | The Tragic Life of a Polrugarian Minister | Archetypal Communist-ruled country, "heavily modelled on Poland"[127] in Isaac Deutscher's 1952 essay "The Tragic Life of a Polrugarian Minister". | |
| Polynesia (SCP-4036.The Adytite Republic of) |  | SCP Foundation | Termed SCP-4036 by the Foundation. SCP-4036 is an anomalous theocratic republic comprising 300 islands in Polynesia. created in 1857 by Norman Taylor (Known as PoI-432) upon hearing rumours of a "virgin island" located in Polynesia. Upon its creation. Taylor ruthlessly annexed the surrounding islands until attacking British New Zealand, igniting a war between itself and a coalition of the Foundation and several colonial powers. It was beaten back to its borders by the coalition during a battle on New Zealand's south island. Taylor was overthrown by Ohashi Hachigoro (PoI-433) and his rebels. In the present day, SCP-4036 is isolated, its location fabricated to prevent knowledge of its existence to the general public. Although freedom of religion is guaranteed in SCP-4036's constitution, practicing outside the state religion of Sarkicism is discouraged. |
| Polystralia | Civilization: Beyond Earth (2014) | A democratic country consisting of Australia and Oceania. Its members decided to unite in the late 21st century, following the global crisis known as the "Great Mistake". It became world's leading producer of food, and has the largest and most prestigious cargo fleet. Known members of the nation include: Australia, Cook Islands, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, and the Philippines. Its name is combination of words Australia and Polynesia, and it is also known as "the Commonwealth".[88][89] | |
| Pomorya, Duchy of | Shadowrun | ||
| Pontenero | Bombs on Monte Carlo (1931 film) | This musical comedy focuses on a warship from Pontenero. | |
| Pontevedro | Merry Widow | The embassy in Paris of the poverty-stricken Balkan principality of Pontevedro is holding a ball to celebrate the birthday of the sovereign when the beautiful young rich widow Hanna Glawari appears... | |
| Potamia | Aladdin (2019) | ||
| Pipi, Kingdom of | Leonce and Lena | A kingdom which is located next to the Kingdom of Popo. | |
| Popo, Kingdom of | Leonce and Lena | A kingdom which is located next to the Kingdom of Pipi. | |
| Potarneyland, Republic of | The Navy Lark | Republic that is located on the Indian subcontinent. Over the course of the series, it is revealed that Potarneyland had recently been granted independence from Great Britain, and had joined NATO because the Potanis considered it to be a "free gift scheme". | |
| Pottsylvania | The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show | A military dictatorship; parody of the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc countries. | |
| Poyais |  | A financial fraud committed by Gregor MacGregor | Micronation in Central America created by Scottish adventurer and conman Gregor MacGregor in the 1820s, actually a part of the real country of the Mosquito Coast in what is now part of the south-east coast of Honduras.[128][129] Poyais consisted of roughly a trangle with corners at Cape Gracias a Dios, Cape Camarón and the Black River's headwaters.[130]: 441 Its capital city was the (fictitious) seaside town of St Joseph which MacGregor claimed to have 20,000 people living in it.[131][132][133] While MacGregor was given ownership of the territory in 1820 by the king, George Frederic Augustus I, he did not actually handover its sovereignty and it remained part of the Mosquito Coast. In 1821, MacGregor went to Britain and claimed that George Frederic Augustus made him "Cazique" (prince) of Poyais and announced that he was there to find investment and settlers for the new country.[129] MacGregor claimed that the land was extremely fertile,[134] there was plenty of fish and animals to eat[135] and that large amounts of gold were found in the rivers[128] although none of these were true.[136] MacGregor sold lots of land to settlers[128] and had them exchange their British pounds for (fraudulent) Poyais dollars.[128] Some 250 people took up the offer and sailed to Poyais in 1821 and 1822, finding that it was not as claimed with some getting sick and dying of malaria with only fewer than 50 returning to Britain.[128] MacGregor was tried for fraud after he tried the Poyais scam in France.[128][129] |
| Princely Federation |  | Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg | Country in South India. |
| Proton Kingdom | Seek and Destroy (2002 video game) | It is one of the three nations of Quewar. Its main cities are Rivageders, Tughl, Bacherit, Naldnick and Zambneal. | |
| Prussia | Red Flood, a mod for Hearts of Iron IV | Officially known as the German Empire. Located in East Prussia. Created after the Spartacus League took over Germany. Led by Erich Ludendorff. | |
| Pryshia | The Witcher: Blood Origin | ||
| Pullamawang | Micro Nation | Island micronation that "forgot to mail in their paperwork" at the Federation of Australia and remained a separate country.[137] | |
| Punta Gorda | Adventure Inc. | Mountainous Central American country. Home to ancient Mayan ruins. |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Q-Stein Empire | Seek and Destroy (2002 video game) | The Q-Stein Empire is an authoritarian continental nation in Quewar. The home to the emperors palace is Q-Stein Capital. The city Gloonstat is the home to the Q-Stein Navy while the airport is based to the city of Magscopic | |
| Qalif | Princess Diaries | Middle Eastern country ruled by His Highness General Sheik Mohammed bin Zayed Faisal. | |
| Qasha | I Dream of Jeannie | Middle Eastern country that borders Russia, Afghanistan and its sworn enemy Basenji and contains the only known deposits of phinkilium, needed by NASA for the construction of Saturn XII. | |
| Qitzikwaka |  | Geography Now! | Country in the middle of the Sahara between Libya, Chad and Niger. A big part of its infrastructure is underground, and it has many allies. This country was created as an April's Fools day joke in 2020. |
| Quanlom | The Divine by Asaf Hanuka, Tomer Hanuka, and Boaz Lavie | ||
| Quebec, Republic of |  | Southern Victory Series | During the First Great War, the United States (a member of the Central Powers) creates the puppet state in Quebec to aid in the post-war U.S. occupation of Canada, later the suppression of Canadian guerrillas during the Second Great War. |
| Qumar | The West Wing | Middle Eastern state from the television series. | |
| Qumran (Kumrahn) | Yes Minister | Arabic oil sheikhdom. | |
| Qurac | .svg) | DC Comics | Persian Gulf country in the DC Universe, often used when DC needs a terrorist state. |
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| Ragaan | Embassy | South-East Asian country located halfway up the Malay Peninsula, somewhere between Thailand and Malaysia; from the Australian television series Embassy. | |
| Rajiteet | Aladdin (2019) | A country in the Middle East, located near Agrabah.[62] | |
| Rapia | The Amazing World of Gumball (2013) | A country located in the continent of Boomboxembourg, inhabited by anthropomorphic boomboxes. Mentioned in the episode "The Boombox". | |
| Rapture | BioShock | An underwater city-state, initially intended as a utopia for the world's greatest thinkers and artists, but a lack of government turned the city dystopian, with severe wealth disparity and genetic modifications. A civil war eventually left most of its population dead, and the few survivors insane. | |
| Realia | Boiling Point: Road to Hell | South American country based on Bolivia. | |
| Redania |  | The Witcher | Kingdom featured in the book and game series The Witcher. Loosely based on medieval Poland. |
| Reichtenburg | Blood Royal, Fire Below | Central European principality loosely based on Liechtenstein. | |
| Réndøosîa | The Amazing Adrenalini Brothers | The European home country of the titular brothers. Experiences an unusually high rate of natural disasters, to the point that their flag is always depicted with a hole through it. | |
| Republia | Papers, Please | Relatively small land-locked country surrounded by Antegria, Kolechia, Impor, and the United Federation. It is one of the four countries on the map that do not border Arstotzka. It was recently at war with Antegria. | |
| Republican Union of Nigeria and Ghana | Stand on Zanzibar | African country formed by merging of Nigeria and Ghana. | |
| Retrograd | Hófehér | Retrograd is a kingdom in the movie Hófehér. | |
| Rhelasia | Young Justice | Originally two nations of North and South, based on North and South Korea, from the TV series, Young Justice. | |
| Rhenish Republic | Spartakus: World in Revolution, a mod for Hearts of Iron IV | ||
| Rhythm, Democratic Republic of | The Amazing World of Gumball (2013) | A country located in the continent of Boomboxembourg, inhabited by anthropomorphic boomboxes. Mentioned in the episode "The Boombox". | |
| Ritimba | Dictator | Banana republic controlled by the player in this 1983 strategy video game. | |
| Robo-Hungarian Empire | Futurama | Parody of Austria-Hungary, it is mentioned as home of Bender's uncle. It is ruled over by Emperor Nikolai. | |
| Roce Faee | L'âtre périlleux | Fief of l'Orguelleus Faé, two days of distance from the court of King Arthur. | |
| Rocky Mountains States | The Man in the High Castle | De facto buffer zone between the Japanese-allied Pacific States of America and the Nazi satellite United States with its capital based in Canon City. In the novel, the R.M.S. is depicted as a sovereign nation situated between California and the Mississippi River. However, in the television series, it is a 'Neutral Zone' based solely along the Rockies. Effectively an anarchistic, libertarian society, the Neutral Zone acts as a refuge for Nazi or Japanese targets but being subject to Nazi or Japanese agents. | |
| Rodegham, Kingdom of | Kim Possible | A tiny kingdom in Europe. The country faces internal struggles with the Knights of Rodeghan, a rebellious knight order, which have sworn to destroy royal family, with their attempt beginning with the first king centuries ago. The country is currently ruled by King Wallace II, whose son, Prince Wallace III, having announced to turn the country into a republic upon inheriting the throne. The country was featured with the episode "Royal Pain".[138] | |
| Rolisica | Mothra | Thinly-veiled fictional interpretation of both the United States and the Soviet Union, with its name drawing from both "Russia" and "America". Its largest city, New Kirk City, is home to Clark Nelson (Jerry Ito), whose kidnapping of the Shobijin results in Mothra arriving to rescue them, attacking the city until the Shobijin are delivered to her at the airport. | |
| Romagna, The Duchy of | Strike Witches | ||
| Romanovia | Inspector Gadget | Fictitious kingdom in Europe ruled by King Woodlig visited by Inspector Gadget in search of the kingdom's royal (coat of arms) seal. The country itself is supposed to be made up of gypsies and gypsy caravans. (season 1 episode 45) | |
| Romanza | Rosalie | Kingdom that forms part of the setting of the musical Rosalie (and film of the same name), that sees a democratic revolution and the overthrow of the monarchy. | |
| Roncador | The Green Child | Isolated, wholly agricultural, and almost entirely self-sufficient South American republic of around 50–60,000 people, formerly ruled by the Jesuits and then by Spain, until a revolution bringing the foundation of a utopian rural republic under the Englishman known as Doctor Olivero. The only settlement of note is the eponymous capital of Roncador, with 3,054 inhabitants. While the borders of Roncador are somewhat indefinite, it is around 30,000 square miles in area, bordered to the east and west by mountains and largely composed of unoccupied pampas, human settlement being confined to the valley of the country's principal river. It exports hides, yerba mate, sugar, and tobacco. | |
| Rook Islands | Far Cry 3 | Failed state within Indonesia, the archipelago is the location of Ubisoft's Far Cry 3. | |
| Rosaria, Grand Duchy of | Final Fantasy XVI | ||
| Rosas | Wish | An Island in the Mediterranean. In the Disney Movie 'Wish'. | |
| Rosenbach, Principality of | Bushin | ||
| Rouge Chité | L'âtre périlleux | Fief of Brun sans Pité, not far from the court of King Arthur. | |
| Rovinia | Pursuit to Algiers | Constitutional monarchy located near the Mediterranean which figures on the plot of the 1945 Sherlock Holmes film Pursuit to Algiers. | |
| Rozarrian Empire | Final Fantasy XII | ||
| Rubrum, Dominion of | Final Fantasy Type-0 | ||
| Ruffino | Three Investigators and the Secret of the Haunted Mirror | The main characters get into a plot of a former dictator of a Spanish-speaking island nation strongly resembling the Dominican Republic during/after the Trujillo era. | |
| Ruritania | The Prisoner of Zenda | German-speaking kingdom in central Europe from Anthony Hope's The Prisoner of Zenda and associated works. Also used in Ernest Gellner's nonfictional Nations and Nationalism as a stereotypical country developing nationalism. | |
| Rusalka | Ultraman Orb | Stand-in for Russia featured in the television series, Rusalka is a nation which Orb visited in 1908, fighting various monsters there; Rusalka was also the setting of a climactic battle between Orb and Maga-Zetton, the results of which created a gigantic explosion called the "Rusalka Great Explosion", a possible reference to the real-world Tunguska Event. | |
| Russian America | Alternate History Hub: What if Russia kept Alaska? | A version of Alaska not sold to America, becoming the last bastion of the White Army and pre-Soviet Russia due to the Red Army being unable to take control of the region. With the discovery of oil, the country gains an economic boom. | |
| Russian Democratic Union |  | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon | After ultra-nationalists take over the Russian Federation sometime prior to 2008, they rename the country to the Russian Democratic Union and invade and annex Georgia over the objections of the international community. After the RDU invades the Baltic States, NATO counter-attacks into Russian territory, captures Moscow, and deposes the RDU's ultra-nationalist regime. |
| Russian Republic | Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg | Alternate Russia where the White Army won the Russian Civil War |
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| Sabaeus | Mirror's Edge Catalyst | Theocratic and hermetic country, located in South-East Australia. Borders the countries of Cascadia and OmniStat. | |
| Sahrani, Kingdom of | ARMA: Armed Assault | Island nation of Hispanophones located in the mid-Atlantic Ocean. Prior to the events of the game's campaign, the nation is split between the pro-capitalist, monarchist South and the pro-Communist, republican North. However, a US-led intervention reverses an invasion from the North, which ultimately leads to the collapse of the Communist government. A royal coup in post-unified Sahrani forms the basis for the story line of ARMA: Queen's Gambit. | |
| Saillune, Kingdom of | Gosick | ||
| Saint George's Island | Yes, Prime Minister | Island nation located somewhere in the Arabian Sea. It was the centrepoint of the episode "A Victory for Democracy". A parliamentary republic and a Commonwealth member state, the island was on the verge of a communist coup. | |
| Saint Heron, Republic of | Rage to Kill (1988 film) | Beautiful caribbean island nation. | |
| Saint Keith | Cyborg Cop | Lawless caribbean narco state. | |
| Saint Marie | Death in Paradise | Caribbean island on which the series is set. It is a British overseas territory. | |
| Sakhovia | Final Score | Breakaway state located in North Caucasus, Russia. Tried to become independent with a war in 1999. | |
| Saltee | Airman | A kingdom located on an alternate, resource-rich version of the Saltee Islands, centered around the diamond industry. | |
| Samara, Christian Republic of | The New Order: Last Days of Europe | ||
| Samavia | The Lost Prince | Eastern European kingdom in Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel. | |
| Samoy | Embassy | Turbulent Southeast-Asian nation in Keith Laumer's 1965 novel. | |
| San Angelino | Gundam X | ||
| San Blas, Republic of | The Outer Limits | South American country located "west of the Orinoco Basin, slight north of the Equator" featured in "Tourist Attraction". Its major exports are coffee, copra, mahogany, maize and saffron. In 1963, it is ruled by General Juan Mercurio, who came to power in the latest of a string of revolutions. | |
| San Cristobal | Guiding Light, Another World | Caribbean principality on the long-running U.S. soap operas. | |
| San d'Oria, Kingdom of | Final Fantasy XI | ||
| San Escobar |  | internet meme | San Escobar is a Latin American country that originated as a blunder of Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Witold Waszczykowski and later have become an internet meme.[139][140] |
| San Esperito |  | Just Cause | Island country ruled by the dictator Salvador Mendoza. |
| San Lorenzo The Republic of | .svg) | Kurt Vonnegut's novel Cat's Cradle | A tiny, rocky island nation. The country's form of government is a dictatorship, under the rule of ailing president "Papa" Monzano, who is a staunch ally of the United States and a fierce opponent of communism. Its capital is the seaside city Bolivar. Its language is a fictitious English-based creole language |
| San Lorenzo | Hey Arnold! | Country in Central America where the protagonist was born and his parents went missing. | |
| San Lorenzo | Leverage, The Six Million Dollar Man | Small European nation featured in the third season of the TV series | |
| San Madeiro | DC Comics | Small Central American country. King Faraday saved its President Ortega the night before his potential reelection and got mistaken for the assassin.[141] | |
| San Marcos | .svg) | Bananas, Archer Vice, The A-Team, Bourbon Street Beat, MacGyver, Vivir Para Ti, Don Quixote, U.S.A. (1966) | Latin American banana republic. |
| San Miguel, 15th Federated Republic of | Gomer Pyle, USMC | Latin American banana republic, surrounded by Brazil, whose president, Manuel Cortez (played by Larry Storch, visits Camp Henderson in two episodes: "Wild Bull of the Pampas" and "The Wild Bull Returns". | |
| San Miguel | Firewalker | Central American country located in the Yucatan peninsula. | |
| San Monique | Live and Let Die | Caribbean country led by drug lord and Bond villain Dr Kananga, who secretly farms opium poppies on the island. The population of the island has a strong fear of voodoo and the occult. | |
| San Pasquale | Commander-in-Chief | South America dictatorship ruled by General Sanchez. Juan Duran later reassumes the presidency of San Pasquale. | |
| San Pedro | The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge | South American country from the Sherlock Holmes story. | |
| San Salvador | Ryhmy ja Romppainen | Banana republic in constant, but frivolous civil wars that are fought for show only, in the humor book series Ryhmy ja Romppainen by pseudonym Armas J. Pulla.[142] | |
| San Serriffe |  | The Guardian | Island nation created for April Fools' Day, 1977. |
| San Sombrèro |  | San Sombrèro | Central American country from a parody travel guidebook. |
| San Theodoros |  | The Adventures of Tintin | South American nation featured in several of The Adventures of Tintin stories, home of General Alcazar. |
| Sanbreque, Holy Empire of | Final Fantasy XVI | ||
| Sanc Kingdom | Gundam Wing | A nation on the Baltic Sea known for its dedication to pacifism ruled by the Peacecraft dynasty. They were eventually invaded by the United Earth-Sphere Alliance due to their ties to anti-Alliance sentiments in the orbital space colonies, with Peacecraft's two children Milliardo and Relena being placed into hiding. | |
| Sandimar | Hawaii Five-0 | A country mentioned in the episode "Poʻipu" (season 1, episode 9). | |
| Sangala | 24 | Western African republic and former French colony, it is said to share a border with the Republic of Congo. The democratic government led by Prime Minister Ule Matobo is overthrown in a coup by General Benjamin Juma of the Peoples Freedom Army in 24: Redemption. It is later invaded by the United States military in 24: Season 7 after the Juma regime begins to engage in genocide. The capital city is Mali Baso, and other notable locations include Sangala City and Kasanga Province. | |
| Santa Costa | Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series) | A Spanish speaking Caribbean island nation mentioned in the "Pilot" episode (season 1, episode 1), home of the dictator Rio Dominguez and is known for hosting two nuclear warheads that the IMF team must stop to avoid a nuclear standoff. | |
| Santa Prisca | DC Comics | Caribbean nation in the DC Universe, home to Batman villain Bane. | |
| Santhoma | Jimmy Sangster's Your Friendly Neighborhood Death Peddler | Santhoma is a country located on the west coast of the South American continent. It extends a total of one hundred and eighty miles from north to south and reaches its maximum breadth of fifty miles from east to west. It is bordered to the west by the Pacific Ocean and to the north, east and south by an extensive range of mountains which effectively cuts it off from the rest of the Latin American continent. The capital is called Canstartisville and is located on the coast about halfway between the north and south borders. Its president is Miguel Canstartis | |
| Santo Marco | Marvel Comics | South American nation appearing in Marvel Mainstream Continuity, Earth-616, which was briefly occupied by the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants until they were driven out by a mutant superhero team, X-Men. | |
| Santo Tondo | Tropico 6 | Caribbean dictatorship, rival of Tropico. The President of the country issued numerous absurd laws like a single legal haircut or banned underwear in name of equality. | |
| São Rico |  | The Adventures of Tintin | Portuguese-speaking South American country. |
| Saradia | Godzilla vs. Biollante | Middle Eastern country with an arid climate. The government of Saradia seeks the assistance of geneticist Genichiro Shiragami to create drought-resistant crops by modifying plants with DNA from Godzilla; Japan is then caught in the middle of a multinational battle for Godzilla's DNA between Saradian agents and the American organisation Bio-Major. | |
| Sarcozia | WinBack | Country in North America from where the terrorist group the Crying Lions originate from. The U.S. supported the Sarcozian Government in a civil war with the rebel faction, resulting in the rebel's defeat, thus, they form the Crying Lions and raid the U.S. military base that controls the United States government's secret weapon. The GULF satellite to attack the Center for Space development, and threaten the government to attack more targets if they don't meet their demands. Thus the government sends in the SCAT team to stop them. | |
| Sardinia, Kingdom of | Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg | Sardinia is a small constitutional monarchy under an authoritarian government located on the island of Sardinia. It is the last remnant of the Kingdom of Italy, which collapsed after its defeat in World War I. It is a member of the entente, which contains the remnants of the British and French empires, and aims to someday reclaim the Italian mainland, although its resources are very limited and it heavily relies on the support of the more powerful entente nations. | |
| Sardovia | Scorpion | Neighbor county of Belarus that shares Cold War-era infrastructure. | |
| Sarkhan | The Ugly American | Small, peaceful kingdom in Southeast Asia, from the 1965 novel by William Lederer and Eugene Burdick. | |
| Sauville, Kingdom of | Gosick | Small, French-speaking European kingdom that stretches from Switzerland, through the Alps between France and Italy, to the Mediterranean Sea. | |
| Scandinavia | Ransom aka The Terrorists | Scandinavian country inspired by Norway. | |
| Scandinavia, Kingdom of | Mobile Suit Gundam SEED | Country composed of Sweden, Norway and Finland. | |
| Science Kingdom | Dr Stone | Scientocratic country created by Senku in Dr Stone. | |
| Scorpion Empire | Battletech | ||
| Scratchistan | The Amazing World of Gumball (2013) | A country located in the continent of Boomboxembourg, inhabited by anthropomorphic boomboxes. Mentioned in the episode "The Boombox". | |
| Scratlantis | Ice Age: Continental Drift | An archipelago city-nation resembling an idyllic Ancient Greece, inhabited entirely by advanced sabre-toothed squirrels. Scrat ends up sinking the city by mistake, parodying the Atlantis myth. | |
| Seko | Far Cry 2 | Sotho-speaking Small Central African country, devastated by a war between the Communist UFLL (United Front for Liberation and Labour) and the Pan-African APR (Alliance for Popular Resistance). Former monarchy but the monarch escaped with all the country's gold. | |
| Selgina, Principality of | Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster | Mountainous country situated in the Himalayas, ruled by a monarchy and bearing a resemblance to Nepal, Bhutan and the Indian state of Sikkim. The heir to the Selginese throne, Princess Maas Doulina Salno, is possessed by the spirit of a Venusian intending to warn the Earth about the impending arrival of King Ghidorah after fleeing to Japan following the assassination of her father, the King. | |
| Serbia, Independent State of | The New Order: Last Days of Europe | German puppet state ruling over the territory of the former Kingdom of Serbia. It is a member of the Einheitspakt. | |
| Serdaristan | Battlefield: Bad Company, Mirror's Edge | Central Asian country ruled by the dictator Zavomir Serdar, which border Russia and have access to the Caspian Sea. Under Russian occupation when the game takes place. Also mentioned in Mirror's Edge. | |
| Serena Republic | Metal Gear Acid 2 | Small South American country, devastated by a civil war. Under control of General Delgado. | |
| Sevarno | Mission Impossible | Eastern European country under military rule featured in the two-part 1966 episode "Old Man Out" in episode 4 and 5 in which Catholic Cardinal Vossek becomes a political prisoner and hero to his people, is slated for execution in Sevarno's Central prison. Vossek is part of the country's freedom movement. The IMF team is tasked with smuggling Vossek out of the prison and country before his execution. Vossek's story is loosely based on the real life imprisonment of Hungarian Catholic Cardinal József Mindszenty. | |
| Seyrun | Gosick | Ancient kingdom, mentioned in Episode 8 of the series. | |
| Shaanxi, The Kingdom of | Shadowrun | ||
| Shamar | Sonic Unleashed | Country based on the Arab world, particularly Jordan. | |
| Shangri-La | Lost Horizon | Mystical, harmonious valley, enclosed in the western end of the Himalaya in James Hilton's 1933 novel. | |
| Shan Guo | Mortal Engines | An Anti-Traction country set in mountainous place. Shan Guo is largest anti traction group. Shan Guo is based on People's Republic of China. | |
| Sharo | Mega Man Battle Network | ||
| Shin Makoku | Kyo Kara Maoh! | ||
| Shitschtorchnia | Sugar Pine 7 | Eastern European country, home country of Alfredo. | |
| Shosken Kingdom | Science Ninja Team Gatchaman | Country based on Egypt, located in the Ohara desert. | |
| Siberian Black League | The New Order: Last Days of Europe | Led by Dmitry Yazov, formerly led by Dmitry Karbyshev, this bitter Russian warlord state wants revenge against the Greater German Reich in The Great Trial. Becomes known as Russian National Reclamation Government after uniting Russia, located in Omsk in a mod for Hearts of Iron IV. | |
| Sichuan | Shadowrun | A militaristic, magocratic warlord state located in central China. | |
| Sierra Gordo | G.I. Joe | South American country often used as a satire of banana republics in the comic book series published by Marvel Comics. | |
| Sim Nation | The Sims | Fictional country where The Sims takes place. Although mostly reminiscent of the United States, it contains elements of multiple real-world countries. | |
| Slaka | Rates of Exchange, Why Come to Slaka? | Balkan communist country in Malcolm Bradbury's Rates of Exchange and its sequel, Why Come to Slaka?. | |
| Slavic Federation | Civilization: Beyond Earth (2014) | A federation, with territory including Russia, as well as countries in Europe such as Poland, and Ukraine, and in Central Asia. It was formed by Russia in the late 21st century, in the aftermath of global crisis known as the "Great Mistake", with other neighbouring counties also joing. It is leading nation in engineering, scientific advancement and the development of spacefaring technology.[88][89] | |
| Slovetzia | The Beautician and the Beast | Small Eastern European country, bordered by Hungary, Romania, and Ukraine. | |
| Sodor |  | The Railway Series | A fictional nation geographically located in between the Isle of Man and Great Britain, it is the setting for The Railway Series. |
| Sokovia | Marvel Cinematic Universe | War-torn Eastern European country appearing on the Earth of the Marvel Cinematic Universe where Quicksilver. Scarlet Witch, and Helmut Zemo used to reside. It was destroyed after a battle between Ultron and the Avengers, creating an international scandal over collateral damage caused by the Avengers' responses. It briefly became the headquarters of Hydra and the hiding place of Loki's spear with the Mind Stone inside. | |
| Solís | Just Cause 4 | The fictional nation where Rico Rodríguez arrived to take down The Black Hand, the world's biggest private military, the world's most powerful private army run by Gabriela Morales, which served as a mercenary group to dictators Salvador Mendoza of Just Cause and Sebastiano Di Ravello in Just Cause 3, forming an army of his own named the Army of Chaos | |
| Sontar | Doctor Who | In the episode War of the Sontarans, an event known as the Flux allowed the Sontarans to rewrite human history. Replacing both the Russian Empire and China and occupying their respective territories, the Sontarans fight against Britain in that reality's version of the Crimean War, serving as a pilot scheme for the conquest of Earth for its entire history. | |
| Sordland, Republic of | Suzerain | The player serves as the President of the Republic of Sordland in a fictional, early Cold War-inspired world. Having recently abolished its half-century old monarchy, the country suffered political instability and civil war before being stabilized by the controversial Colonel Tarquin Soll. The nation is deeply conservative, and Soll's Old Guard dominates the Sordish Supreme Court and Grand National Assembly, but a growing reformist faction in both the opposition and Soll's own United Sordland Party threatens the Sollist establishment during the game's setting.[143] An under-development game set in the same universe, The Conformist, will take place during Soll's 20-year presidency.[144] | |
| Sounis | The Thief (Turner novel) | Situated in the minor peninsula, sharing it with the countries of Attolia and Eddis, in the fictional world of the book series The Queen's Thief, by Megan Whalen Turner. | |
| South Africa, Federal Republic of | Vortex | Successor state to the real world Republic of South Africa. After a civil war in South Africa during the 1990s over apartheid, South Africa ends apartheid and reconstitutes itself as a democratic federal republic. | |
| South Africa, United States of | 2001: A Space Odyssey | The successor state to the Republic of South Africa after the emigration of most white people and collapse of the economy in 2001: A Space Odyssey. | |
| South American Union | Star Trek: Khan by Mike Johnson (2013) | A country, which consisted of South America, ruled by dictator, and genetically modified soldier, Asahf Ferris. It was formed as one of seven members of the Augment Council, in 1992, during the Eugenic Wars, in which genetically modified humans had overthrew governments of over 40 countries, and conquered the world in the following three weeks. Sometime between 1992 and 1996, the country had fought a war against the North American Coalition. During the conflict, Northern America was heavily bombarded with nuclear missiles, heavily devastating most United States and Canada. During that time South American Union was reformed into the Ferris Dominion. The country was featured in the 2013 comic Star Trek: Khan, which is not considered part of the main Star Trek canon.[17][18] | |
| South Rhelasia | Young Justice | ||
| Sovereign Sandian Republic | Better Call Saul | When scouting for clients, Jimmy McGill encounters Richard Sipes, a conservative eccentric who wished for his 1100-acre New Mexico estate to secede from the United States and become a business-friendly sovereign nation, a 'Vatican of the United States' as he described it. McGill declined to serve as Sipes's legal counsel after he offered to pay him one million Sandian dollars (resembling US dollar bills but bearing Sipes's portrait) for his services. | |
| Soviet Socialist Republic | Battletech | ||
| Soviet Union (Union of Sovereign Soviet Republics) | Cyberpunk (role-playing game) | Alternate version of the Soviet Union which never collapsed and remained a major power well into the 21st century. In the roleplaying game and Cyberpunk 2077, the USSR is depicted as an oligarchic corpocracy under the whims of the Politburo and SovOil (a synthetic fuel megacorporation). | |
| Soviet Unterzoegersdorf | "Last existing appendage republic of the USSR", a country created by monochrom for theatre performances and computer games. | ||
| Sovonthak |  | Geography Now! | Country built near-entirely on coral reefs in the Andaman Sea. It was created by YouTube channel Geography Now! as a 2021 April Fools' Day joke. |
| Spagonia | Sonic Unleashed | Country based on the Western European countries. | |
| Spensonia | Thomas Spence works | Island between "Utopia and Oceana", where English mariners form a communal society in Thomas Spence's 18th century writings. | |
| Squamuglia | The Courier's Tragedy | Duchy ruled by the evil duke Angelo in The Courier's Tragedy, a fictional Jacobean revenge play by Richard Wharfinger, performed in The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon. | |
| Stormwind, Kingdom of | Warcraft | Hereditary monarchy controlling much of the southern continent of Azeroth. It is ruled by the House of Wrynn. | |
| Strackenz | Royal Flash | Duchy in the 1970 The Flashman Papers novel Royal Flash. | |
| Strategic Alliance Union | Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans (2015) | A country with territory consisting of South America, and most of North America, excluding Canada, Alaska, and Greenland. It additionally had colonies on Mars before their declaration of independence. The country was founded following the end of the Calamity War, an interplanetary conflict which had heavily devastated Earth.[22] | |
| Strong Badia | (image needed) | Homestar Runner | Sovereign nation located in Free Country, USA. Run by and named after the character Strong Bad. The country's only population is Strong Bad, a stop sign, a tire, a box of expired Chinese takeout, and The Cheat (the official population only includes the tire). |
| Suari | Columbo | Arab monarchy from episode "A Case of Immunity" (season 5, episode 2), ruled by King Hamid Kamal. | |
| Sultanistan | Criminal Case | Oil-exporting Arabic country. One of the game's cases revolves around the murder of its king, Khalid Souleyman, during a visit to America. | |
| Sulvania | Prisoner of Swing (1937) | Central European monarchy where swing music is banned. This is a parody of the fictional country Zenda from The Prisoner of Zenda.[145] | |
| Sunda | State of Siege | In Eric Ambler's novel State of Siege, is similar to Indonesia but much smaller, confined to a single island. | |
| Suomus | Strike Witches | ||
| Super Earth | Helldivers 2 | Globe spanning nation ran as a managed democracy. | |
| Svenborgia | 30 Rock | Country known only to rich people. Jack Donaghy assumes Jerry Seinfeld had traveled there in the SeinfeldVision episode.[146] | |
| Syldavia | The Adventures of Tintin | Balkan monarchy featured in four stories of The Adventures of Tintin, neighbouring Borduria. | |
| Sylvania | Duck Soup | Belligerent neighbor to Freedonia in the 1933 film. | |
| Symkaria |  | Marvel Comics | Country located in Balkan, Europe. |
| Syrian National State | The New Order: Last Days of Europe |
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| Tajinkistan | Lol:-) | Central Asian country, shown in the Canadian TV show Lol:-). | |
| Takistan |  | ARMA 2: Operation Arrowhead | Central Asian republic; the setting for the Operation Arrowhead expansion pack for ARMA 2. It borders Chernarus and its history, culture, and geography is reminiscent of Afghanistan. Its capital is Takmyr.[147] |
| Talas, Islamic State of | The New Order: Last Days of Europe | ||
| Tangania Kingdom | Gatchaman Fighter | ||
| Tanquir | Guiding Light, Another World | Mediterranean kingdom on the long-running U.S. soap operas. | |
| Taronia | Thirty-Day Princess | Ruritanian country. | |
| Taurasi[148] | Designated Survivor | Taurasi is a territory and protectorate of the United States located in the Caribbean. The capital is the city of Natassa | |
| Tuared | Urban legend | Country between France and Spain, supposedly located where Andorra should be. According to the legend, a Taured national appeared at Tokyo International Airport and disappeared when detained. | |
| Tazbekistan, People's Republic of[149] | Ambassadors | Central Asian republic, setting for the 2013 BBC TV comedy series Ambassadors. | |
| Tazbekstan[150] | Spooks | Fictional country in Series 8 - Episode 2 of the series Spooks. The British Government are running low on gas after an explosion at a gas processing plant. They try to broker a deal to buy gas from Tazbekstan. | |
| Tcherkistan | Supercondriaque | Eastern European country from the 2014 film. While France receives and accepts refugees from the country, it doesn't have diplomatic relations with it because of the civil war against a dictatorship. | |
| Tecala | Proof of Life | South American Andean country from the 2000 film. | |
| Tenbi | Maken-ki! | ||
| Teristan | Snake's Revenge | Middle Eastern country inspired by Iran. Have access to sea, and have various biomes such as jungles and deserts. The leader of the terrorist group "Rolla Radicals", called Highrolla Kockamaeme as taken control of a WMD in the province of Ishakibibil. | |
| Terra Verde, Republic of | Marvel Comics | Country located in Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north and east, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Costa Verde to the south. | |
| Tescara | .svg) | CSI: NY | Atlantic island mentioned in the TV series CSI: NY by Jerry Bruckheimer. According to the show, this nation joined the UN in 1991 and is a free-trade port. |
| Texas, Republic of |  | Numerous | The continued existence or the revival of the Republic of Texas has featured in numerous works of fiction often set during a Second American Civil War or a Second American Revolution and occasionally in tandem with American Civil War alternate histories. |
| The Empire (Warhammer) | Warhammer | ||
| The Empire | Akame ga kill | Totalitarian large and powerful absolute monarchy in the medieval fantasy world of Akame Ga kill | |
| The Great Fusion | The Great Fusion | English-speaking country formed in 2015 by the union of countries with huge public debts, and which by 2022, comprises all the world. Is an authoritarian regime, which condemns copyright infringement and digital piracy as the worst crimes. It is divided between very poor areas and a rich one. From the Spanish mobile game of the same name. | |
| Thembria | TaleSpin | A dictatorship invalidated by anthropomorphic warthogs. It borders Usland. The country is a parody of the Soviet Union. It appears in episodes "Flight of the Snow Duck", and "Flight School Confidential". | |
| Themyscira | DC Comics | Hidden island queendom in either the Atlantic Ocean or Mediterranean Sea settled by the Greek mythological all-female warrior Amazons ruled by DC's version of the mythical Queen Hippolyta. Original home of Wonder Woman. Originally called "Paradise Island." Not to be confused with the real-world ancient Greek town Themiscyra (note the different placements of the vowels "i" and "y"), legendary home of the Amazons. | |
| Thermidor | Izetta: The Last Witch | Country located in Western Europe. | |
| Thessalie | Un Journaliste du Siècle dernier, La Tunique de Nessus (1900) | Its king Carle is a lover of the fille galante Léna de Mauregard | |
| Thulahn | The Business | Asian kingdom located in the Himalayas based on Bhutan in the Iain Banks novel The Business. The country is depicted as very poor and in the process of being purchased by a millennia-old, benevolent, democratic but secretive commercial organisation known only as "the Business" so it can gain Diplomatic immunity and a seat in the United Nations. Negotiations for the acquisition take place between Business executive, Kate Telman (the novel's protagonist) and Thulahnese Crown Prince, Suvinder Dzung. | |
| Thule | Kinderen van Moeder Aarde (Children of Mother Earth) trilogy | A somewhat utopian nation that came to be after the Earth was devastated in a nuclear war, located in what's current day Greenland. It is a matriarchy, and generally pacifist where possible, although they do fight back occupation. It is named after the mythical country. | |
| Tibecuador | Fairly OddParents | Spanish-speaking Central American country, created by a wish of Timmy Turner. Is a poor and undeveloped country, and the inhabitants behave like the indigenous people of the Amazon rainforest. | |
| Tijata | The In-Laws | Central American island country from the 1979 film | |
| Timbuktu, Republic of | The Lousy World | Country mentioned in the episode "Kiepski prezydent". In the episode, Ferdynant Kiepski, the main character of the show, is chosen to be the president of the country, after its citizens saw his election campaign during his failed run for the office of the President of Poland | |
| Tirania, Republic of | Mort & Phil, La gran aventura de Mortadelo y Filemón | Country governed by dictator Bruteztrausen; Spanish secret agents Mortadelo and Filemón helped depose Bruteztrausen and president Rompetechen was then elected. Another version of this country appears in the film La gran aventura de Mortadelo y Filemón. | |
| Tokuwala | Web Therapy | Located in between Indonesia and Palau. Fiona Wallice is pleased to hear that one of Ted Mitchell's patients is a prime minister; her enthusiasm wanes when she discovers it is of the obscure nation of Tokuwala. | |
| Tomainia |  | The Great Dictator | Setting of Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator, lampooning Nazi Germany. It is headed by Adenoid Hynkel, a parody of Adolf Hitler. |
| Tomasia | Father Hilary's Holiday by Bruce Marshall[151] | Latin American country ruled by a dictatorial Generalissimo known as "el Libertator". This ruler convenes a sort of ecumenical conference attended, among others, by the British Father Hilary - a humble but outspoken Franciscan friar who is the book's protagonist. | |
| Trans-Carpathia | G.I. Joe | Eastern European Cobra stronghold; location of many stories from the G.I. Joe comic book line. | |
| Transamur |  | Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg | Country in east Asia that emerged after the Russian Civil War. While officially a republic, Transamur is in practice a dictatorship under Admiral Aleksandr Kolchak. Internationally, it is an ally and dependent state of the Empire of Japan. Transamur views itself as the legal successor of the Russian Empire. Its capital is Vladivostok. |
| Transia |  | Marvel Comics | European country on Balkan in the Marvel Universe. |
| Tropico |  | Tropico | Caribbean Spanish-speaking banana republic that serves as the main setting for the game. The country was a British colony before independence and the country goes through many eras whilst its leader (El Presidente or The Player) makes rational decisions on how to run and govern the country. It is located off the south-eastern coast of USA and north-west of Cuba. The country is inspired by Cuba. |
| Tsergovia | Don't Ask | Eastern European country mentioned in the novel by Donald E. Westlake. | |
| Tuareg Confederation of Azawad | The New Order: Last Days of Europe | ||
| Tundrabania | Liv and Maddie | Very cold country where Diggie Smalls goes to be a foreign exchange student. | |
| Turaqistan | War, Inc. | Fictional war-torn desert country from the 2008 political action comedy film. | |
| Turgistan |  | Borgen, 6 Underground | In Borgen it is a former Soviet republic, featured in "State Visit" in Series 1.[152] In 6 Underground it is a Central Asian dictatorship ruled by President Rovach Alimov, and appears to share borders with Uzbekistan and Mongolia. Its capital city is named Tyrus, and its native language appears to be a variant of Turkmen. |
| Turkestan | Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg | Country in Central Asia, which is largely inhabited by Turkic peoples, from whence it gets its name. One of the many nations that emerged from the fires of the Russian Civil War, its tense political scene stabilized by the current dictatorial government of Madamin Bek. Its capital is Tashkent. | |
| Turkmen, Islamic Republic of | Battletech | ||
| Tyranistan | San Sombrèro | Asian country and former member of the Soviet Union featured in a parody travel guidebook. | |
| Tyumen | The New Order: Last Days of Europe | A dissident communist rump state in western Siberia. Its capital is Tyumen. |
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| Ugigistan | War Inc. | ||
| Ukrainian State | Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg | Alternate Ukraine under the authoritarian, semi-democratic rule of Hetman Pavlo Skoropadskyi and his loyalist Otaman-Ministers, it has been closely aligned with Germany as a critical part of Mitteleuropa and the Reichspakt to which it provides vast quantities of grain, for almost two decades. | |
| Ul Qoma | The City & the City | City-state in Eastern Europe, occupying the same geographical space as the rival city of Besźel. | |
| Ululiona-Linulu |  | Geography Now! | Fictional country made as an April Fools joke by Geography Now! in 2023 |
| Umbutu, National Republic of | Independence Day: Resurgence | Dictatorial nation in Central Africa and a former province of the Congo, which declared its independence after the events of Independence Day. It is regarded as a breakaway state and is not recognised as an official country by the United Nations. Its official languages are English and French. | |
| Unaudited Arab Emirates | San Sombrèro | Parody of the United Arab Emirates in a mock tourist guide. | |
| Ündergargle | Danger Mouse | A mountainous country, featured in the episode "Duckula Meets Frankenstoat". It is a parody of Switzerland. | |
| Union of African States | Battlefield 2142 (2006) | The Union of African States was formed in the 22nd century, following begging of the ice age, which encompased most of the world. It controlled most of the remaining habitable areas in North Africa, which were not affected by the climate crisis. It was allied with the European Union, in a defensive war over those lands, fought against the Pan-Asian Coalition. It was mentioned in the 2006 video game Battlefield 2142.[119] | |
| Union of Britain |  | Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg | A federal dominant-party syndicalist republic on the island of Great Britain in the British Isles, born from the collapse of the British Empire and the British Revolution. |
| Union of Socialist Republics | Love Thy Neighbour, an unreleased mod for Hearts of Iron IV | ||
| Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | Red World, a mod for Hearts of Iron IV | Alternate Soviet Union that won the Cold War. Led by Dmitry Yazov. Yazov will be assassinated and one of his potential successors is Vladimir Putin. Another potential successor is Mikhail Gorbachev. | |
| Union of the United States of America |  | East of West | Alternate version of The Union, formally established in 1910. Rife with civil unrest due to corruption. Its capital is Washington D.C. |
| United Africa | Star Trek: Khan, issue 2 by Mike Johnson (2013) | A country, which consisted of Africa, ruled by dictator, and genetically modified soldier, Ama Owusu. It was formed as one of seven members of the Augment Council, in 1992, during the Eugenic Wars, in which genetically modified humans had overthrew governments of over 40 countries, and conquered the world in the following three weeks. Sometime between 1992 and 1996, following the dissolution of the council, the country was transformed into the African Caliphates. During that period, it was also invaded by the neighbouring Pax Europe, which has conquered its Northern African territory, including Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, and Morocco. The African Caliphates were eventually defeated and conquered by the resistance movements in 1996. The country was featured in the 2013 comic Star Trek: Khan, which is not considered part of the main Star Trek canon.[17] | |
| United Atlantic States | Shadows of Doubt (2023) | ||
| United Baltic Duchy | Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg | A puppet state of the German Empire in Eastern Europe, ruled and settled by Baltic Germans. Its first and presently ruler is Adolf Friedrich, Duke of Mecklenburg. Its capital is Riga. | |
| United Canadian and American States | Shadowrun | ||
| United Commonwealth of America | Pax Britannica, a mod for Hearts of Iron IV | ||
| United Earth Republic | Star Trek: Control by David Alan Mack (2017) | A state formed in 2113, as the first serious attempt at a global government. Several significant nation-states refused to join it, and by 2123 most other states had withdrawn. It was defunct within ten years. Seven years later, the United Earth government, with similar goal, was successfully founded. The state was mentioned in the 2017 Star Trek novel Control, which is not considered part of the main canon.[21] | |
| United Emirates of Orb | Gundam SEED | ||
| United Federation | Papers, Please | The United Federation (sometimes shortened to United Fed.) is a country located far to the west of Arstotzka, one of the four countries that do not border Arstotzka. Entrants from the United Federation are identified by a blue passport with a silver emblem of an eagle on the front. During the game, a polio outbreak happens here. | |
| United Islamic Republic | Executive Orders | Nation created by the conquest of Iraq by Iran in the Tom Clancy novel. | |
| United Islands | City Island (2022) | An archipelago country, which is a parody of the United States. | |
| United Kingdom, the |  | V for Vendetta | A dystopian United Kingdom ruled by a fascist dictatorship called the Norsefire Party. |
| United Kingdoms of Germany | Pax Britannica, a mod for Hearts of Iron IV | Country in Central Europe ruled by Franz Joseph's son, Rudolf II. It's capital is Frankfurt. | |
| United Socialist States of America | Back in the USSA | ||
| United States of America (Fallout) |  .svg) | Fallout | Alternative United States that collapsed prior to a nuclear war. |
| United States of America (Watchmen) | Watchmen | Alternative United States that won the Vietnam War and annexed Vietnam, turning it into the 51st state due to the superpowered use of Doctor Manhattan in the war. In the Watchmen TV series, as of 2019, the country is shown to have abolished presidential term limits, redesigned the flag, incorporated other Southeast Asian countries (such as Thailand) as "commonwealths", and instituted a system of reparations for slavery for African-Americans. | |
| Uqbar | Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius | Nation in Asia Minor in Jorge Luis Borges's 1940 short story "Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius" that is fictional within the story. | |
| Urk (also Uruk) | Descendants of the Sun | War-torn Mediterranean country monitored by the United Nations. The South Korean government provides peacekeeping forces and private hospitals send volunteer medical teams. | |
| Urkesh | Forever | Eastern European country, and a former member of the USSR. A pivotal crossroads of the Orient Express is located within the country. | |
| Urmania | The Tick | Eastern European country, and a former member of the USSR. | |
| Urzikstan | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) | Arab-speaking country located in the Caucasus, bordering Russia and Georgia. Capital city is Sahkra. Inspired by Syria. Under Russian occupation for two decades. | |
| Usland | TaleSpin | A democratic country inhabited by anthropomorphic animals, in which is located city of Cape Suzette. It borders Thembria. The country is a parody of the United States | |
| Ustinkistan | The Fairly OddParents | Home country of Vlad and Gladys, Timmy's maternal grandparents. The economy of the country is based on turnips. | |
| Uthman | Aladdin (2019) | A country in the Middle East, located near Agrabah.[62] | |
| Utopia | Utopia | Thomas More's island located in the New World. Usually described as a beautiful place where nothing can go wrong. | |
| Uzbek People's Republic | Another Freedom New Iron Curtain, a mod for Hearts of Iron IV |
V
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|---|---|---|---|
| Vadeem | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | State whose Prime Minister gangsters try to kidnap in the episode "Raphael Drives 'em Wild" of the 1987 animated TV series[153] | |
| Val Verde | Commando, Predator, Die Hard 2, Supercarrier | Spanish-speaking country resembling Nicaragua, in the films Commando, Predator, and Die Hard 2, and the TV series, Supercarrier. | |
| Valeska | Saved by the Belle | "Thriving kingdom in the tropics"; The Three Stooges are clothing salesmen trying to earn enough money to get home. | |
| Vandole Empire | Final Fantasy Adventure | ||
| Varania | The Mystery of the Silver Spider | Small principality in Europe, possibly based on Liechtenstein or Luxembourg. | |
| Vatican Papal State | Trinity Blood | ||
| Venezia, The Duchy of | Strike Witches | ||
| Vermillion Kingdom | Chivalry of a Failed Knight | Small European country in the Japanese light novel series written by Riku Misora and illustrated by Won. | |
| Vespuccia | Lamplight City | ||
| Vespugia | A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Troubling a Star | Spanish-speaking country in the south of South America mentioned in Madeleine L'Engle's A Swiftly Tilting Planet and Troubling a Star | |
| Veyshnoria | ,_fictional_enemy_republic_for_Zapad_2017_exercise.svg) | Zapad 2017 exercise | A neighboring country of Belarus, located northwest of Minsk. It was an enemy of Belarus in the 2017 military exercise. |
| Vietnam, Empire of | The New Order: Last Days of Europe | Japanese puppet state in Southeast Asia. The country is led by Emperor Bảo Đại, with the head of government being Prime Minister Vũ Ngọc Anh. Its capital is Thuận Hóa. | |
| Vigoor Empire | Ninja Gaiden | Imperialistic and landlocked nation in Western Asia. | |
| Vilena | The Expendables | Spanish-speaking Caribbean country, located between the Gulf of Mexico and South America, governed by a corrupt general and a corrupt CIA agent. | |
| Vlatava | DC Comics | Eastern European kingdom; birthplace of supervillain Count Vertigo. | |
| Volanca |  | Geography Now! | The country of quiet secret agents with no land, yet access to almost anywhere in the world. World's only leased country with hidden headquarter capitals, and partially declassified status, yet recognized by the UN. Originally referred to as Villanka in the Sovonthak episode of Geography Now (another April Fools episode), nobody is born a citizen but rather trained in elite humanitarian service fields to earn it. After about 8 decades of covert existence as a recognized entity, Volanca had finally disclosed their "statehood" to the public in 2014. |
| Volga Federation | Izetta: The Last Witch | ||
| Vosnia | State Secret | European dictatorship in a 1950 film starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. | |
| Vulgaria | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Don't Drink the Water | Far-off, make-believe land in the film version of the children's story Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang, its name based on Bulgaria. "Vulgaria" is also the tourist destination in Woody Allen's play and film Don't Drink the Water, a country located behind the Iron Curtain. "Vulgaria" is also used as the name of a fictional country in some of Lawrence Durrell's short stories based on the character of Antrobus, a British diplomat. | |
| Vyatka, Principality of | The New Order: Last Days of Europe | Monarchist state founded by Head of the House of Romanov, Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich (styled Tsar Vladimir III). | |
| Vyseni, Republic of | This War of Mine | Breakaway state, inhabited by the Lechitic Vyseni people. Claim Pegoren as the capital. During the game is at war with the Graznavian government. |
W
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|---|---|---|---|
| Wadiya |  | The Dictator | Country in the movie The Dictator located in the Horn of Africa (in the area of Eritrea), ruled by the titular dictator, Aladeen. Under his rule, many words in its dictionary have been changed into "Aladeen", including both "positive" and "negative", leading to mass confusion. The country is rich in oil and works on nuclear weapons |
| Wakanda | Marvel Comics | Small African nation featured in the Marvel Comics series The Avengers. The nation is ruled by King T'Challa, also known as the superhero Black Panther. The country is isolationist and concealed from the outside world in order to protect the valuable metal vibranium that makes it one of the world's most technologically advanced nations. | |
| Wale | Science Ninja Team Gatchaman | Country in South Africa, filled with poverty and plagued by a famine. | |
| Wellington Wells | We Happy Few | Microstate off the coast of what used to be the United Kingdom. Formed after an alternative World War II in which the United States never entered the war, causing the Allies to lose to the Axis. In exchange for Wellington Wells' independence, the Germans forcefully removed all children from the country, leaving the people with traumatic memories. As a result, the government mandated the use of hallucigenic drugs. This caused the people to stop producing goods and drove the country to a famine that no one's aware of. | |
| West Angola | Scandal | Coastal African nation framed for various terrorist attacks on the United States of America in season 4. Later invaded by the US military after President Fitzgerald Grant is blackmailed into doing so. | |
| West Britannia | Futurama | In the episode "All the Presidents' Heads", Professor Farnsworth travels back in time to 1775 to prevent his ancestor's treachery during the American Revolution. However, Fry causes Paul Revere to mistakenly warn that the British are attacking by land, not by sea. As a result, the American Revolution fails and all of North America is united as 'West Britannia' under British rule. | |
| West Hun Chiu | Designated Survivor | Democratic republic in East Asia located on the fictional Han Chiu Peninsula off the coast of China. Ruled by President Han, it shares borders with China to the west and the totalitarian East Hun Chiu to the east. Its capital city is Gyeon. An ally of the United States, it is similar to the real life South Korea. | |
| West Xylophone | They Might Be Giants Alphabet of Nations music video | A made up country that is mentioned in the Alphabet of Nations music video. The name takes up both W and X sense there is no real country that starts with W or X. Due to the other version of the song by TMBGkids the country is shaped like an actual xylophone and an island located in the Atlantic Ocean neighboring United States, Greenland and Iceland. | |
| Westalis | Spy X Family | It is the country next to Ostania in the show. | |
| Western Coalition | Star Trek: Control by David Alan Mack (2017) | A major political power in the 2140s. It included the United States, and was led by a Prime Minister of the Western Coalition. It was one of the main advocates of global unification, which eventually led to the formation of the United Earth government. It was featured in the 2017 Star Trek novel Control, which is not considered part of the main canon.[21] | |
| White Ruthenia | Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg | Alternate Belarus in Eastern Europe. It is an overwhelmingly agrarian Parliamentary Republic and German satellite, born from the collapse of the Russian Empire, currently under the leadership of Symon Rak-Michajłouski. | |
| Windurst, Federation of, | Final Fantasy XI |