List of fictional European countries
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This is a partial list offictional countriesin Europe.
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- Adjikistan:FeaturedEurasiancountry inSOCOM: US Navy Seals.
- Alanbrooke:A fictionalizedIrelandinBarbie in Rock 'N Royals.
- Al-Alemand:Islamic state consisting of the former Germany and theLow Countries.From thealternate historybookThe Years of Rice and Salt,byKim Stanley Robinson.
- Al Amarja:Island nation located in Mediterranean, from therole playing gameOver the Edge.
- Aldovia:A European kingdom inA Christmas Princeby Netflix.
- Alfaine:Appeared inJules Lemaitre'sPrince Hermann Regent(1893).
- Alpenstein:European principality and former ally ofNazi Germanyfeatured inSan Sombrèro: A Land of Carnivals, Cocktails and Coups.[1]
- Alpine Emirates:Islamic states in theBavarian Alpsin thealternate historybookThe Years of Rice and Salt,byKim Stanley Robinson.
- Alsander:Southern European state inJames Elroy Flecker'sKing of Alsander(1914).
- Altis and Stratis:an insular Mediterranean country inARMA 3located between Italy and Greece, and modelled after the real-life Greek Aegean islands ofLemnos(Altis) andAgios Efstratios(Stratis).[2]
- Alvonia:European kingdom from the filmMy Pal, the King(1932).
- Anatruria:Balkanic kingdom in theBernie RhodenbarrnovelThe Burglar Who Thought He Was Bogart.
- Andalasia:The cartoon kingdom inEnchantedwhere Giselle, Prince Edward, Queen Narissa, Nathaniel and Pip live.[3]
- Apollonia:AnItalian-based kingdom inBarbie as the Island Princess.
- Arendelle:small Nordic kingdom based on real-life Norway in the 2013 filmFrozen.[4]
- Ariana:A country to the south of Atropia.[5][6]
- Arnovia:Small country between Switzerland, the German Empire, and Austria-Hungary; year 1911. BookPeril in Parisfrom the seriesTaylor & Rose: Secret Agents,written by Katherine Woodfine.
- Arstotzka:The communist state in the video gamePapers, Pleasewhere the player character works as an immigration inspector at a border checkpoint.
- Atlantic Europa( Đại Tây Dương Europa quốc ): A European country mentioned inThe Tale of Eliminating Bandits( đãng khấu chí, 1847), one of the sequels ofWater Margin.
- Atropia:A fictional pro-Western dictatorship used for US and NATO exercises; exercise maps depict the country's borders as loosely corresponding to those ofAzerbaijan.[5][6]
- Averna:A fictional oil-rich principality on the Adriatic Sea in the novel,Sweet Danger(1933) byMargery Allingham.
- Axphain:Neighbor ofGraustark.
B[edit]
- Bacteria:Thinly disguised version ofFascistItaly from the filmThe Great Dictator.Bears the same name as themicroorganism.
- Balinderry:Strategically placed quasi-Irish nation that is crucial to a defence radar system, but has an IRA-type insurgency, in an episode ofThe Six Million Dollar Man.
- Balkistan:Appeared inAllen Upward'sThe Prince of Balkistan(1895).
- Baltland:a monarchy in Northern Europe based onSweden,Norway,andDenmarkinStrike Witches.
- Baltish,A fictional country from a Lithuanian TV show of the same name.
- Bandrika(sometimes spelledVandreka): Eastern EuropeanAlpinecountry, the setting of the first part of the filmThe Lady Vanishes.The language spoken in this country is an amalgamation of several European languages.
- Barataria,Fictional island nation, presumably in the Mediterranean, promised byDon Quixoteto Sancho Panza in the novelThe Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha.Setting for part ofGilbert and Sullivan'sThe Gondoliers,it becomes a Republican Monarchy during the course of the operetta.
- Baronia:the country from which Prince Paul comes inThe Secret SeriesbyEnid Blyton
- Barscheit:a principality inThe Princess Elopes(1905), a "Ruritanian" romance byHarold MacGrath.
- Bartovia:a European Country inThe Simpsons;in the episode "The Italian Bob"Sideshow Bobwas trying to decide on a new place to live, he took a globe, spun it, and stabbed it with a knife, so as to get a random country. After a couple of more unpleasant options, the knife stabs Bartovia, to which Bob says, "Now cut that out."
- Belgardia,an impoverished European Kingdom inKing Kelly of the U.S.A.
- Belgica:A monarchy in Western Europe based onBelgiuminStrike Witches.
- Belgravia:A fictional European country inThe Princess Switchon Netflix.Belgraviais also the name of a district inCentral London.
- Belsornia:A country created byElinor Brent-Dyerand home to a number of characters who appear in theChalet Schoolseries
- Bessonia:A "small Latin state" bordering Switzerland inTiny Carteret(1930) bySapper.
- Blitva:A state in northeastern Europe, ruled by a dictator; in the novelBanket u Blitvi(Banquet in Blitva,1939) by Croatian novelistMiroslav Krleža.Blitvais the Croatian word forchard.
- Borduria:Atotalitarianstate from the comics seriesThe Adventures of Tintin,located in theBalkans.Its first appearance is inKing Ottokar's Sceptre(1938).
- Borginia:Northern-European country featured in theApollo Justice: Ace AttorneyandAce Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworthvideo games.
- Borostyria:A kingdom in the 1933Ar sắc ne LupinnovelThe Woman with Two Smiles.
- Borovia:Central-European country fromThe Big KnightsTV programme (1999).
- Borobiais also a communist Eastern European country in theG.I. Joecomics byMarvel Comics,starting from issue #61 (1987).
- Borsovia:A kingdom in Eastern Europe that featured inGordon Murray's BBC Television children's puppet seriesA Rubovian Legend,1955–63.
- Braslavia:A fictional country, a dictatorship, bordering Austria inLa Patrouille des Castorsepisodes 13 La Courone Cachée and 14 Le Chaudron du Diable.
- Bratislavia:A fictional country mentioned inCount Duckula.
- Bratislava,portrayed as a country inThe Slipper and the Rose.
- Bretzelburg:central European dictatorship fromSpirou et Fantasiocomics.
- Commonwealth of Britannia:A country in northwestern Europe based on theUnited kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandinStrike Witches.
- Brogavia:ANazi-occupied Balkan nation featured inCommando Comics.
- Brungaria:An eastern European country politically opposed to the United States and a principal source of antagonists in theTom Swift Jr.book series.
- Buronia:A European monarchy in the North Sea next to the United Kingdom featured inPrince of Peoria
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- Cagliostro:a small European kingdom in the animated filmThe Castle of Cagliostro.
- Caledonia:a European sovereign kingdom country inScandalepisodeHeavy is the Head,whose current monarch is the Queen Isabel of Caledonia and later, her son, Prince Richard of Caledonia. It is based in theUnited Kingdom.[7]
- Carovia:small European kingdom from the filmTrouble for Two.
- Carpania:European kingdom in the filmThe Great Race.
- Carpathia:Kingdom in central Europe from the playThe Sleeping PrincebyTerence Rattiganand the subsequent filmThe Prince and the Showgirland musicalThe Girl Who Came to Supper
- Chernarus:meaning "Black Rus",apost-Soviet statelocated in Eastern Europe and setting forARMA 2andDayZ.[8]The terrain used on those games is set in the fictional "South Zagoria" province, an accurate recreation from geographical data of real landscape between the cities ofÚstí nad LabemandDěčínin theCzech Republic.[9]
- Chocovakia:European republic setting for the #0-issue of the FlemishSpike and Suzy-series, borders Belgium, named based onCzechoslovakia.
- Codophia:a European country featured inAce Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth.It was divided into Allebahst and Babahl during the events of the game.
- Concordia:a small country only a few miles across somewhere in Europe in the playRomanoff and Julietand itsfilm adaptation.
- Cordina:locale inNora Roberts' romance novels, especially the Cordina's Royal Family series.
- Cordovia:Fictional war torn country in the present day Russian province of Dagestan. Mentioned in Season 2 ofBoJack Horseman.
- Cordonia:Fictional country of the Prince who stays at Grey House as mentioned in ’The Good Witch’ TV Show. It is also mentioned in thePixelberry StudiosgameChoices.
- Corona,the kingdom in which the Disney filmTangledis set. It hasGermanicandPolishinfluences.[10]
- Coronia,Balkan kingdom fromGet Smart.Inspired byRuritania.
- Costa Lottsa:Tiny nation located between Italy and France, mentioned inSan Sombrèro: A Land of Carnivals, Cocktails and Coups[1]
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- Dacia:A country based on theKingdom of RomaniainStrike Witches.
- Dalmatia:a tiny Balkan nation whose royal family were exiled toGreat Britainafter a communist revolution there. Dalmatia did really exist, although it had not had its own king since the Middle Ages. The royal family is fictitious, as is the hymn. Seen in the TV seriesYou Rang, M'Lord?.
- Darklonia:Country ruled by Destro's cousin, Darklon, inG.I. Joe: A Real American Hero.
- Dawsbergen:neighbor ofGraustark.
- Donovia:A country to the north of Atropia.[5]
- Doppelkinn:neighboring principality to Barscheit (Harold MacGrath,The Princess Elopes,1905).
- Dor:The kingdom thatThe Tale of Despereauxtakes place in.
- Drackenberg:a European country fromLloyd Alexander'sThe Drackenberg Adventure.
- Drasuvania(ドラスベニア Dorasubenia) is a fictional Eastern Europe country in the world of11eyes.It is the home country of Verard and Yukiko Hirohara. It lies at the border between Europe and Asia.
- Dreisenburg:A tiny Germanic nation featured in the pilot ofThe Secret Service.
- Drusselstein:a fictional Germanic kingdom inPhineas and Ferb.It is the home country ofDr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz.
- Ducklovia:a country borderingSerbiainCount Duckula
- Dulcinea:a kingdom inBarbie as the Princess and the Pauper,where King Dominick is from.
- Dunwyn:a kingdom in the TV seriesAdventures of the Gummi Bears.
- Druznia:a country based on Russia that is against the Americans seen in the TV seriesRegular Show.
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- East European Republic:an anti-American power from theMission: ImpossibleTV episode "Submarine". Possibly the same as the East European People's Republic (EEPR) from "The Party" and the European People's Republic from "Invasion".
- Ehrenstein,of which the capital is Dreiberg: principality of Princess Hildegarde inHarold MacGrath,The Goose Girl(1909, #8 US best seller).
- Eisneria:a republic in theBalkansfrom theRoad RoversTV series.
- Elbonia:afourth-worldpost-communistEastern European country in the comic stripDilbert.
- Eldia:a Germanic island nation from the manga/anime seriesAttack on Titan.
- Enchancia:The main kingdom inSofia the First.[11]
- England, England:TheIsle of Wightbecomes its own country and an England-themed Theme Park in the novelEngland, England.
- Essenheim:appeared inJohn Rowe Townsend'sA Foreign Affair(1982).
- Estrovia:European kingdom in the filmA King in New York.
- Esturia:dictatorship in Eastern Europe inLa Patrouille des Castorsepisode 5 La Bouteille à la Mer.
- Euphrania:A tiny kingdom in the filmThe Slipper and the Rose.
- Eurasia:the fictional superstate inGeorge Orwell'sNineteen Eighty-Fourformed from Europe and the formerSoviet Union.
- Euroslavia:Eastern European country that comprises most of Europe; home to a supervillain in the cartoonThe Ripping Friends.
- Evallonia:Central European country in the novels ofJohn Buchan.
- Evarchia:Eastern European country fromBrigid Brophy'sPalace Without Chairs.
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- Fairytopia:A kingdom inBarbie: Fairytopiaand its sequels and spinoffs, neighbored by Flutterfield (based onSpain) and Shimmervale (based onPortugal).
- Kingdom of Flanders-Wallonia:A Germanpuppet statefeatured in the HOI4 mod,Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg.
- Faricia:A federalWestern Europeancommunist statein theNinja Gaidenseries.
- Fasilica:appeared in an early 1914 serial byRex Stout,of laterNero Wolfefame, reprinted in the 1990s asA Prize for Princes.
- Flavonia:appeared inViolet Needham'sBetrayer(1950) and other novels by the author.
- Florin:one of the fictional principalities inWilliam Goldman's novelThe Princess Bride.
- Floravia:A European kingdom inBarbie: Princess Adventure.
- France-outre-mer:A nation fromContinental Europein the novelThe Peshawar Lancers.
- Franistan:from theI Love Lucyepisode 'The Publicity Agent' in which Lucy pretends to be the "Maharincess of Franistan", royalty from a faraway land who is a big fan of Ricky's, in order to get Ricky some publicity.
- Freedonia:From theMarx Brothers' filmDuck Soup.It is ruled by Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho Marx).
- Franchia:A strange country inWelcome to Night Vale,described as "a land of arches'. It is a country with no residents at all, with the possible exception of a great beast, just hundreds of square miles of ancient stone arches, intertwined and leaning against each other, with the wind hollowing through the narrow alleyways.
- Federation of the Communes of France:Asyndicalistnation inwestern Europefeatured in the HOI4 mod,Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg.
- Frobnia:CommunistEastern Blocnation inCentral EuropefromInfocom's interactive fiction gameBorder Zone,bordering neutral Litzenburg.
G[edit]
- Gallia:a country in western Europe based on France in theStrike Witchesuniverse.
- Gallowmere:A fictional kingdom in theMediEvilvideo game series.
- Gantha:Southern European state inJames Elroy Flecker'sKing of Alsander(1914).
- Genovia:FromThe Princess Diariesnovel series and film adaptations (The Princess DiariesandThe Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement). In the novels, it is a principality between Italy and France; in the film it is between Spain and France. Either way, it is based onMonaco,and to a lesser extent onAndorra.
- Gerolsteina fictional Grand Duchy inJacques Offenbach's comic operaLa Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein.The realm also appears in Robert Louis Stevenson'sPrince Ottoand Eugène Sue'sThe Mysteries of Paris
- Glenraven:a tiny country in the Alps, no bigger thanLiechtenstein,squeezed into the border between France and Italy inGlenravenseries byMarion Zimmer Bradley.
- Glottenberg:kingdom inSport RoyalandThe Heart of Princess OsrabyAnthony Hope
- Gonobutz:Bob de Moor'sBarellicomics.
- Gorgas:A country to the northwest of Atropia.[5]
- Granbretan:a future evil version ofGreat Britainwhere the noble classes hide behind metal masks of various totem animals, created byMichael Moorcockin hisThe History of the Runestaffbooks.
- Grand Fenwick:a Duchy inThe Mouse That Roaredand sequels byLeonard Wibberley.
- Graustark:Eastern European country in several novels byGeorge Barr McCutcheon.
- Greenvale:the kingdom in the video gameOverlord: Dark Legendis set.
- Graznavia:an Eastern European republic ravaged by civil war inThis War of Mine,a video game by11 bit studios.
- Grenyarnia:a secret European country only rich people know about, alluded to byJerry Seinfeldas a highly exclusive vacationing destination in the30 RockepisodeSeinfeldVision.[12]
- Grimzimistan:The rival country of Réndøosîa (see below) inThe Amazing Adrenalini Brothers.
- Groland:A parody of France as well asEuropean microstates,shown onCanal Plustelevision.
- Grulovia:a fictional Eastern European country from thePsychonautsgame series.
- Grünewald:an imaginary Germanic state where the novelPrince Otto(1885) byRobert Louis Stevensonis set.
- Guilder:one of the fictional principalities inWilliam Goldman'sThe Princess Bride.
- Gyenorvya:A fictional small European country hosting EuropeVision, (a parody of EuroVision) in the Netflix SeriesQ-Force.
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- Havária:a Eastern European country inGyörgy Moldova's short storyAz új császár új ruhája(2018).
- Hav:a European city-state inJan Morris's novelLast Letters from Hav.Crimea-like in location.
- Hedestad:A Swedish island inStieg Larsson's novelMän som hatar kvinnor(2005).
- Helvetia:A country inCentral Europebased onSwitzerlandinStrike Witches.
- Herzoslovakia:a small Balkan state inAgatha Christie's novelThe Secret of Chimneys(1925) and in "The Stymphalean Birds"from the novelThe Labours of Hercules(1947).
- Hohenphalia:home principality of Princess Hildegarde inHarold MacGrath'sArms and the Woman(1899).
- Hohenwald:home principality of the heroine inRichard Harding Davis,The Princess Aline(1895).
- Holstenwall:a shadowy village of twisted buildings and spiraling streets inThe Cabinet of Dr. Caligari(1920).
- Principality of Hazelrink:homeland of the princess Charlotte Hazelrink in the AnimePrincess Lover!
I[edit]
- Illyria:Eastern European country featured in the playTwelfth NightbyWilliam Shakespeare& subsequently inLes Mains Sales(Dirty Hands) byJean-Paul Sartre.Illyria is also an ancient Greek & Roman name for a part of theBalkans.Illyria is again used as a fictional kingdom in the film,Secret Society of Second-Born Royals
- Irania:small European kingdom from the filmTrouble for Two.
- Ingenistan:Small kingdom in Svalbard. The name comes from the youtuber Ingen.
- Socialist Republic of Italy:Asyndicaliststate in Southern Europe featured in the HOI4 mod,Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg.
- Ithuvania:Eastern European country used as an experiment, featured inThe Far Sidecartoon books.
- Ixania:a smallBalkancountry of little global importance inEric Ambler'sThe Dark Frontier.
- Ix:officially theKingdom of Ixis a Kingdom that borders Oz. It is the titular nation inQueen Zixi of Ix.
J[edit]
- Jugendheit:kingdom of King Frederick inHarold MacGrath'sThe Goose Girl(1909, #8 US best seller) Note that the name is a kind of pig-German literally meaning "youthness".
K[edit]
- Kalos:a region based onFranceinPokémon X and Y.
- Karathia:Slavic monarchy in theThree Investigatorsseries.
- Karetsefia:Eastern European country inElizabeth Kay'sBeware of Men with Moustaches.
- Karistan:Central European country in thePolish-American filmLegend of the White Horse.
- Karlova:European kingdom inEdgar Rice Burroughs'sThe Rider(1918).
- Karlsberg:principality of the hero ofSigmund Romberg's "The Student Prince" (1924 Broadway musical; 1954 film withMario Lanza).
- Empire of Karlsland:A country based on theGerman EmpireinStrike Witches.
- Kasnia:war-torn Eastern European monarchy in theDC Animated Universe.
- Krassnia:Formerrepublicof theSoviet Unionin theCaucasusthat declared independence with thedissolution of the Soviet Unionbased onSouth Ossetia,from the 2010 novelThe Restoration GamebyKen MacLeod.[13][14][15][16][17]
- Kastovia:a fictional country in the Caucasus, from the 2019 video gameCall of Duty: Modern Warfare.
- Katzenstok:a republic in theBalkansfromRoad RoversTV series.
- Keltic Sultanate:Islamic sultanate comprising the British Isles. From thealternate historybookThe Years of Rice and Salt,byKim Stanley Robinson.
- Kemalia:A country used in US and NATO exercises that has its borders loosely correspond to those ofTurkey.[5]
- Klayd:A country in Europe where some events ofMy Hero Academia: World Heroes' Missiontake place.
- Klopstokia:Central European country fromMillion Dollar Legsfilm byEdward F. Cline.
- Klugenstein:Germanic dukedom fromA Medieval Romance(1870 short story) byMark Twain.
- Kochenia:A European country in theKorean dramaBlood.
- Krakozhia:from the filmThe Terminal.
- Krasnia:Ivor Novello'sGlamorous Night,Stage play, 1935.
- Krastava:small Eastern European country located between Poland and Czechoslovakia from the novelThe MournerbyRichard Stark.
- Kravonia:Eastern European country from the novelSophy of KravoniabyAnthony Hopeand the subsequent film.
- Krayia:realm of Queen Nadya inNoël Coward's,The Queen Was in the Parlour(play, 1922).
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- Laevatia:Balkan state in Nevil Shute's 1938 novelRuined City.
- Lampidorra:principality in the filmPenny Princess.
- Lanconia:Eastern European country referenced inJude Deveraux's romance novels.
- Lapathia:appeared in theThree Investigatorsseries (created byRobert Arthur, Jr.) in the bookThe Mystery of the Flaming Footprints(1971).
- Latkovia:an Eastern nation featured in theAmalgam Comicscrossover betweenMarvel ComicsandDC Comics.
- Latveria:a kingdom in theFantastic Fourcomic-book series ruled by tyrannicalDoctor Doom.
- Latvislavia:fictional European country inDonald Duck.Known of its nationalfootballteam.
- Laurania:the republic inSavrola (A Tale of the Revolution in Laurania)byWinston Churchill.
- Laurentia:kingdom in the stage musicalKing's Rhapsodyand subsequentfilm.
- Letzenstein:a tiny state, presumably based onLiechtenstein,which is featured inMeriol Trevor's "Letzenstein Chronicles" series of books.
- Leutonia:Eastern European home of theHappy Wanderers(Yosh & Stan Shmenge) fromSCTV.
- Lichtenburg:made famous byEthel Mermanin the musical comedyCall Me Madam.
- Lichtenburg:a Balkan grand duchy in the filmThe Son of Monte Cristo.
- Lichenstamp:a country in one episode of the comedy seriesThe Suite Life on Deck.
- Liechtenhaus:a small European principality featured in the Italian filmPiccolo grande amorebyCarlo Vanzina(1993).
- Limaria:a country used in US and NATO exercises that lies on Atropia's western border and has its borders loosely correspond to those ofArmenia.[5]
- Limberwisk:an April Fools joke byGeography Now.
- Lipays:A country in theBay of Biscay.
- Lissenberg:appeared inJane Aiken Hodge'sLeading Lady(1990).
- Listenbourg:afictional countryat the edge of theIberian Peninsulawhich originated as aninternet memespread onTwitter.[18][19]
- Litzenburg:politically neutral country in Central Europe fromInfocom's interactive fiction gameBorder Zone,bordering communist Frobnia.
- Livonia:from the video gameARMA 3: ContactandDayZ: Livonia,it is aPolish-speakingBalticcountry that is a member ofNATOand borders four other countries, includingRussiathroughKaliningrad,andBelarus.[20]
- Losaniais a small country in Eastern Europe byWorld's End Harem.
- Lower Slobovia:fictional island country inAl Capp'sLi'l Abner
- Lubenia:opponent state created for the joint Russo-BelarusianZapad 2017 exercise.SupportsVeyshnoriain its struggle for independence. The territory of Lubenia corresponds to that of Poland'sPodlaskieandWarmian-Masurianvoivodeshipsand also includes parts of Lithuania'sAlytusandMarijampolėcounties. As a whole, the area encompassed by Lubenia roughly corresponds to theSuwałki Gap– a point of great strategic and military importance forNATO.[21][22]
- Lucrania:pro-Nazicountry bordering Germany, France and Switzerland inBiggles – Secret AgentbyW. E. Johns.
- Luftnarp:a country located in the Alps inWelcome to Night Vale.[23]
- Lusitania:a country in western Europe based onPortugalinStrike Witches.
- Lutha:a small Balkan kingdom from the novelThe Mad KingbyEdgar Rice Burroughs.
- L'Manberg:a small unrecognised country based on the United Kingdom from the YouTube seriesDream SMP.
M[edit]
- Madelvia:a small European kingdom that appears in theFreeformfilmMy Christmas Prince.
- Magyaristan:Islamic state in the former Hungary. From thealternate historybookThe Years of Rice and SaltbyKim Stanley Robinson.
- Malaria:a kingdom in the animated filmIgor.
- Maldavia:principality in Eastern Europe that is mentioned by Muffy in theArthurseason 10 episode "Family Fortune".
- Mandorra:European kingdom in the U.S. motion picture,The Brigand.
- Mandrika:Mountainous European country onAlfred Hitchcock's filmThe Lady Vanishes(1938).
- Margoth:European kingdom inEdgar Rice Burroughs'sThe Rider.
- Marisi:appears inRex Stout'sA Prize for Princes( "Ruritanian romance" set in Fasilica and Marisi; serialized in 1914 and reprinted as a book in the 1990s; author is the later creator of theNero Wolfemystery series).
- Markovia:European monarchy in theDC Universe.
- Marshovia (Marsovia, Makovnia):small Eastern European kingdom most likely located somewhere nearTransylvaniain the operettaThe Merry Widow.
- Medici:a Mediterranean country and setting ofJust Cause 3
- Medioka:Ruritaniatype of mid-European country presented in theMickey Mousecomic stripstory "The Monarch of Medioka" (1937–38).
- Mendorra:principality located near Germany from the American soap opera,One Life to Live.
- Mervo:island principality inThe Prince and BettybyP. G. Wodehouse
- Messina:principality inRichard Harding Davis's,The King's Jackal(1891).
- Minaria:Alternative name for Limaria.[5]
- Misty Isles:an island nation in the Mediterranean in Harold Foster's Prince Valiant.
- Mittenheim:grand duchy inThe Heart of Princess OsrabyAnthony Hope
- Mixo-Lydia:Balkan country in the novels ofAngela Thirkell;has a long-standing enmity with neighbouring Slavo-Lydia.
- Moldavia:Eastern European country from the first episode ofBatmanand laterDynasty
- Moldovakia:Eastern European country inRecessbest known for its spies and its luge team.
- Molvanîa:Eastern European country from a parody travel guidebook; from the same authors asPhaic TănandSan Sombrèro.
- Monaco:Western European country and the main setting of the second season ofYakitate!! Japananime.Unlike the real lifeMonaco,the Monaco from the anime series is not a principality and is ruled by a King.
- Monte Lucio:state ruled by a count inViolet Needham’s novel,The Changeling of Monte Lucioand also mentioned in some of her other works.
- Montenaro:European country featured inThe Princess Switch: Switched Again.
- Montland:an English-speaking constitutional monarchy in theDead or Alivevideo game series.It is a home country ofAmyandLuna.
- Moronica(alternatively,Moronika): parody ofNazi Germanyfrom theThree StoogesshortYou Nazty Spyand its sequelI'll Never Heil Again,with"Moe Hailstone"as its dictator. A nation called Moronica also appeared in 2010'sBikini Jones and the Temple of Eros.
- Morvania:An Eastern European country inJem,ruled by Queen (formerly Princess) Adriana Slododac.
- Morvania(2): the Eastern European setting ofAndre Norton's first published novel,Ruritanian romanceThe Prince Commands(1934). Though tiny, it seems to have been important due to strategic location; on his way there, the title character had to attend state occasions inLondon,Paris,andBerlin.
- Muravia:Republic in the Balkans with capital Stefania inDashiell Hammett's storyThis King Business,featuringThe Continental Op.
- Mypos:Native home of Balki Bartokomous onPerfect Strangers.
N[edit]
- Nafrece:a country inBirdie Wing: Golf Girls' Story.
- Narcissia:A fictional version ofScotlandruled by Princess Portia inBarbie: Princess Charm School.
- Neustria:A French-speaking 14th-century western European kingdom inLeslie Barringer's Neustria cycle of historical fantasy. An actualNeustriaexisted from about the 6th to the 10th century, when it was absorbed into France.
- Neutralia:Fictional version ofPortugalfromArrival and DeparturebyArthur Koestler.
- Neutralia:Mediterranean republic inScott-King's Modern EuropebyEvelyn Waugh
- New German Republic:A technologically advancedpost-apocalypticsociety encompassingCentral Europethat is governed by the Triaxmegacorporationin theRiftsrole-playing game.[24]
- Nexdoria:a country fromComing 2 America,the neighbors of Zamunda
- Nihilon:a country somewhere in central Europe, run by nihilists, inAlan Sillitoe's comic novelTravels in Nihilon.
- Niroli:focus of a series ofHarlequin Presentsnovels.
- Nordland:Ivor Novello'sKing's Rhapsody,1949, stage play; probably not in Scandinavia because the characters have rather Balkan-sounding names. (Note: Nordland is a county of Norway).
- North Elbonia:fictional European country north ofElboniainDilbertcomics. Obviously a satire ofNorth Korea
- Norvenia:a fictional English-speaking country inThe Boxtrolls.
- Novistrana:from the computer gameRepublic: The Revolution.
- Novoselic:The European country governed by Sonia Nevermind and her royal family in the PSP gameSuper Dangan Ronpa 2,the sequel toDangan Ronpa,developed by Spike.
O[edit]
- Oceania:fictional super state in George Orwell'sNineteen Eighty-Fourreferring to Great Britain, the Americas, Australasia and southern Africa.
- Ornowitza:a Dutchy that appeared inViolet Needham'sBetrayer(1950) and other novels by the author.
- Orsinia:Featured inUrsula K. Le Guin'sOrsinian TalesandMalafrena.
- Orussia:A country in Eastern Europe based on theRussian EmpireinStrike Witches.
- Osia,of which the capital was Bleiberg: setting ofHarold MacGrath's,The Puppet Crown(1901, in which year the book was the #7 US fiction best seller; a film version was released in 1915).
- Osterlich:Nation invaded by Bacteria andTomainiain the filmThe Great Dictator;obviously supposed to be Austria.
- Ostania:A country for the set ofSpy × Family,based on theGerman Democratic Republicduring theCold Warera.
- Ostmark:A country featured inStrike Witchesbased onAustira-Hungary.
- Otheonis a fictional country in Europe and a primary location for events inMy Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission.
- Ovitznia:A republic in the Balkans fromRoad RoversTV series.
P[edit]
- Paldea:European region based on the Iberian peninsula in the video gamesPokémon Scarlet and Violet.
- Pannonia:Appeared inGuy Boothby'sLong Live the King(1900).
- Panquita:European monarchy mentioned in second season ofYakitate!! Japananime. A member of that nation's royal family, Princess Anne, was a guest judge at the baking exhibition.
- Papilloma:Small European Kingdom, later Republic, from filmKath & Kimderella.Papilloma is a tiny and poor Spanish outpost on the heel of Italy. Last ruler was King Javier.
- Peaceland:European country featured in the animeNadesico,which was once a theme park, but formed its own nation. It is neutral in all conflicts, on earth and beyond, has no taxes, and has a great banking system similar to that of Switzerland. Ruri "Ruri Ruri" Hoshino, a famous character of the series, is originally a princess from there.
- Penglia:European country, bordering Aldovia featured in the filmA Christmas Prince.Both countries are engaged in a peace treaty originally signed on Christmas Eve 1419 that has to be renewed every 100 years.
- Penguin Island(L'île des Pingouins):in the 1908 novel byAnatole France,an island in theNorth Seawherepenguinswere miraculously transformed into humans (and which is in fact a satirical view on France).
- People's Republic of Great Britain:An Fictional version ofGreat Britainfeatured in theDoctor Whoepisode"Rise of the Cybermen".
- Pepeslavia:from the filmSu Excelenciastarring Mario Moreno (better known asCantinflas). Probably referring to Yugoslavia.
- Perusalemis a satire of Germany (Preussen, i.e. Prussia) inThe Inca of PerusalembyGeorge Bernard Shaw.
- Petrovakia:a fictional union republic in the gameHeavy Weapon,usually referring toCzechoslovakia.
- Pfennig Halbpfennig:presumably German/Eastern European Grand Duchy and setting for the operettaThe Grand Duke,byGilbert and Sullivan.Notable for an unusual law regarding "Statutory Duels", in which duelists compete by drawing playing cards – the loser then dies and becomes a "legal ghost".
- Poictesme:a country situated roughly in the south of France in the books ofJames Branch Cabell.
- Poland:Eastern European country similar to the realPolandin the playKing UbubyAlfred Jarry.
- Poldavia:a small country presumably in Eastern Europe inThe Blue LotusfromThe Adventures of Tintin.
- Pontevedro:a poverty-stricken Grand Duchy situated deep in the Balkans from the comedy playL'Attache d'ambassadebyHenri Meilhacand the subsequent operetta and filmThe Merry Widow.Pontevedro is a veiled reference to the Balkan country ofMontenegro.
- Pottibakia:Balkan country from the short story "What Does it Matter? A Morality" byE. M. Forster.Capital city: Ekarest.
- Pottsylvania:fromJay Ward's cartoon seriesThe Rocky and Bullwinkle Show.
- Povia:a small monarchy in the Balkans in theMission: ImpossibleTV episode "The Heir Apparent".
- Prydain:Welsh kingdom, ruled by the High King, inThe Chronicles of Prydainnovels byLloyd Alexander.
- (Kalbsbraten-)Pumpernickel:German duchy, a caricature ofSaxe-Weimar-EisenachinVanity Fair,The Fitz-Boodle Papers,and other works byWilliam Makepeace Thackeray
Q[edit]
- Qwghlm:a country off the northwestern coast of Britain inNeal Stephenson's fictionsCryptonomiconandThe Baroque Cycle.
R[edit]
- Razkavia:Germanic country inPhilip Pullman'sThe Tin Princess.
- Réndøosîa:a fictional Eastern European country plagued by natural disasters to the point that its flag is always depicted with a hole in it. It is also at war with the neighboring nation of Grimzimistan. Homeland of Enk, Adi and Xan, the main characters on the animated seriesThe Amazing Adrenalini Brothers.
- Republic of Great Britain:A fictional version ofGreat Britainfeatured in theDoctor WhostoryInferno.
- Republic of Krovtonova:A fictional Eastern European nation referenced in theFather Tedepisode "Speed 3",in which it is mentioned thatCraggy Islandhas been helping to ease the republic's unusually highmilksurplus.
- Robo-Hungarian Empire:A fictional Eastern European nation in severalFuturamaepisodes.
- Rogash:A small Central European country featured in theNight Courtepisode "My Life as a Dog Lawyer". Despite its small size it possesses nuclear weapons and missiles supplied by the US government in exchange for maintaining a listening post to spy on Switzerland.
- Romagna:A country in southern Europe in theStrike Witchesuniverse.
- Romanovia:Eastern European country featured in the comedyDodgeball: A True Underdog Story.Dodgeball is the national sport. This country was also mentioned inInspector Gadget.
- Rongovia:Fictional country mentioned inSantaland DiariesbyDavid Sedaris.It has an embassy to the US in Trumansburg, New York, and a very active Ministry of Fine Arts. The capital is Fat City. Rongovia is a state of mind.
- Rovinia:a kingdom mentioned inPursuit to Algiers.
- Rubovia:a kingdom in Eastern Europe that featured inGordon Murray's BBC Television children's puppet seriesA Rubovian Legend,1955–63.[25]
- Rumekistan:a fictional Eastern European nation featured inMarvel Comics'Cable & Deadpool
- Ruritania:a kingdom in central Europe fromAnthony Hope'sThe Prisoner of Zendaand associated works, which gave rise to theRuritanian romancegenre. Also used inErnest Gellner's nonfictionalNations and Nationalismas a stereotypical country developing nationalism.
S[edit]
- San Lorenzo:An insular European dictatorship with no extradition treaties, in the seriesLeverage,specifically the episodes The Big Bang Job and The San Lorenzo Job.
- Samavia:Eastern European kingdom inFrances Hodgson Burnett'sThe Lost Prince.
- Sardovia:An Eastern European Dictatorship borderingBelarusfrom theCBSprogramScorpion,also inFUBARfromNetflix.
- Saroczia:Eastern Europeancountry which the United States invades, which serves as the terrorist basis in the video gameWinback.
- Kingdom of Sauville:A small kingdom betweenFrance,SwitzerlandandItalyfrom anime seriesGosick.It consists of parts of the real Italian provinces:Aosta Valley,Liguria,Piedmont.
- Sciriel:kingdom inRoland Pertwee's late (1927) Ruritanian romanceA Modern Knight Errant,set just before and after World War I.
- Seravno:a Balkan country from the TV Series,Mission Impossible.
- Servia:appeared inBessie Marchant'sA Princess of Servia(c. 1925). Also an ancient foreign name forSerbia.
- Sercia:was a part ofGenoviaA Princess of SerciaSercia get Independence from Kingdom of Genovia
- Shimmervale:AMaltesebased kingdom powered by Crystallites inBarbie: Mariposa & the Fairy Princess.
- Skandistan:Islamic state comprising what was formerlyScandinavia.From thealternate historybookThe Years of Rice and SaltbyKim Stanley Robinson.
- The People's Republic of Slaka:a Balkan communist country inMalcolm Bradbury'sRates of Exchangeand its sequelWhy Come to Slaka?It also featured in the BBC drama,the Gravy Train moves East.
- Slavo-Lydia:Balkan country in the novels ofAngela Thirkell;has a long-standing enmity with neighbouring Mixo-Lydia.
- Slavosk:a country in Eastern Europe from the TV seriesDanger Man.Drake must travel to Slavosk to rescue the supposed sister of a famous professor from this country.
- Slorenia:a small East European country inMarvel Comics.Its inhabitants were massacred byUltron.
- Slovetzia:a tiny country in Eastern Europe in the filmThe Beautician and the Beast.Slovetzia is located betweenRomania,UkraineandHungary;situated roughly inTrans-Carpathia,a real region in the Ukraine. The republic is portrayed as apost-communistEastern European dictatorship.
- Sokovia:an Eastern European country home ofH.Y.D.R.A.and birthplace ofScarlet WitchandQuicksilverfromAvengers: Age of Ultron
- Island of Sodor:a large island in theIrish Sea,between theIsle of Manand the English mainland nearBarrow-in-FurnessinCumbria,to which it is connected by bridge.[26]The setting for theReverend W. Awdry'sThe Railway Seriesand it'stelevision adaptation.
- Soviet Unterzoegersdorf:the "last existing appanage republic of the USSR", a fake country created bymonochromfor theatre performances and computer games.
- St. Gregory:A BritishCrown dependencyin theChannel Islands,featured in theITVseriesIsland at War.Based uponJerseyandGuernsey.
- St. Tulipe:A tiny European principality (ministate) in the 1981 Italian filmMadly in Love.Its location is supposed to be between Germany and France.
- Strackenz:A tiny European duchy in the novelRoyal FlashbyGeorge MacDonald Fraserthat borders Denmark and Germany. It is threatened with invasion by both countries as a result of theSchleswig-Holstein Question.
- Suomus:A country in northeastern Europe, based onFinlandinStrike Witches.
- Svardia:A tiny European republic located in theBalkansfrom theMission: Impossibleepisode "The Train".
- Svenborgia[27][circular reference]:a secret European country only rich people know about, referenced byJack DonaghyandJerry Seinfeldas an exclusive vacationing retreat in theSeinfeldVisionepisode of30 Rock.[12]
- Svitz:a mysterious European country inWelcome to Night Valedescribed as, "A land of low rolling hills and off-key tones heard on the breeze" and "is perfect for the visitor with a strong constitution, and a low tendency for hallucination."
- Syldavia:Balkan monarchy featured in four stories ofThe Adventures of Tintin,neighbouringBorduria.
- Sylvania:a country ruled by Queen Louise in the filmThe Love Parade.The name is also used in the Marx Brothers' filmDuck Soup.It was the country which attacked Freedonia.
- Symkaria:a small Eastern European country fromMarvel Comics,the homeland of renowned mercenarySilver Sable.
T[edit]
- Taronia:Ruritanian Kingdom from the filmThirty Day Princess(1934)
- Tauri-Hessia:European country in the bookThe Circus of Adventure,part of theAdventure SeriesbyEnid Blyton.
- Tcherkistan:East European country from the filmSupercondriaque(2014)
- Tescara:European island nation located in the Atlantic Ocean. As a free trade zone enrolled into theUnited Nationsin 1991, it is used as place of origin for the suspects ofCSI: New York's season 1 episode 19, "Crime and Misdemeanor".
- Ticktockia:A small country between France and Germany, ruled by King Salazar the Pushy, that invades neighboring Warnerstock in the filmWakko's Wish.
- Thembria:A frigid land whose pillars are military dictatorship, unbridled incompetence, and constant threat of death from a firing squad. From Disney's cartoon seriesTail Spin.Home of Colonel Spigot, Sergeant Dunder, professor Crackpotkin, and others.
- The Triple Monarchy of Scythia-Pannonia-Transbalkania:fromDr. Engelbert Eszterhazystories byAvram Davidson.
- Thule:a sixth century country in what is now Norway on Hal Foster's Prince Valiant.
- Tomainia:NaziGermany-like country from the filmThe Great Dictator,ruled by Adenoid Hynkel.
- Transbalkania:a fictional kingdom featured in "Number 187", a story byBaroness Orczy.
- Trans-Carpathia:A country in Eastern Europe, used inG.I. Joe: A Real American Hero.Trans-Carpathia is also a real region in theUkraine.
- Transia:a small East European nation inMarvel Comics.The location of Mount Wundagore, and the birthplace ofQuicksilverand theScarlet Witch.
- Tratvia:A country inEuropethat formed the setting for the radio seriesThe Embassy Lark,which dealt with the trials and tribulations of the British Ambassador to Tratvia and the foreign relations between Tratvia and the United Kingdom. It would later feature in several episodes of the related radio seriesThe Navy Lark.
- Grand-Duchy of Trent:European Grand-Duchy from theMission: ImpossibleTV episode "The Choice".
- Tryphemia:King Pausole's country inThe Adventures of King PausolebyPierre Louÿs
- Turgisia:A small formerSovietrepublic located on theAzov Seabetween Russia and Ukraine from the Danish political drama seriesBorgen
U[edit]
- Ulgia:a politically unstable country from the animeNoir.
- Ulmreich:Southern European state inJames Elroy Flecker'sKing of Alsander(1914).
- Union of Britain:Asyndicaliststate inwestern Europefeatured in the HOI4 mod,Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg.
- Urk (also Uruk):The war-tornMediterraneancountry the characters onDescendants of the Sunare sent.
- Urseville-Beylestein:Prince Paul's country in the 1902 bookLove and the Soul HunterbyJohn Oliver Hobbes.
- Urzikstan:a fictional country in Caucasus, from the 2019 video gameCall of Duty: Modern Warfare.
V[edit]
- Varania:appeared in theThree Investigatorsseries (created byRobert Arthur, Jr.) in the bookThe Mystery of the Silver Spider(1967).
- Vascovy:appeared inJohn Oxenham(William A. Dunkerley),A Princess of Vascovy(1899).
- Duchy of Venezia:Country based on theRepublic of Venicein theStrike Witchesuniverse.
- VesbariaorWessbaria:opponent state created for the joint Russo-BelarusianZapad 2017 exercise.SupportsVeyshnoriain its struggle for independence. The territory of Vesbaria corresponds to that of Lithuania and Lower Latvia.[21][22]
- Veyska:Baltic state suffering dictatorial rule in theMission: ImpossibleTV episode "The Astrologer".
- VeyshnoriaorVeishnoriya:opponent state created for the joint Russo-BelarusianZapad 2017 exercise,concurrently co-opted as an internet micronation by elements of theBelarusian oppositionand others. The territory of Veyshnoria corresponds to that of theGrodno Regionand the northwestern parts of theMinskandVitebskregions.[5][21][22][28]
- Vlatava:European monarchy in theDC Universe.
- Vulgaria:Home to the Baron and Baroness Bomburst inChitty Chitty Bang Bang[29]and from The Three Stooges episode,Dutiful But Dumb.Also used as a fake name for former Yugoslavia byLawrence Durrellin some of his Antrobus short stories.
W[edit]
- Warnerstock:a small country between France and Germany in the filmWakko's Wish
- Weselton:a duchy inFrozen,neighbour ofArendelle.
- Wolfkrone:a small kingdom in theSoulcaliburvideo game series.
- Wolkekuckukkland:G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero,the neighboring country of Darklonia; the name is German forCloud-Cuckoo-Land,fromAristophanes' play, "The Birds".
Y[edit]
- Yakestonia:mountainous eastern European nation, where yodeling is prominent in local culture, but so is surfing on its coast. Important landmark is Mount Bubneboba, and its fresh mountain air is celebrated worldwide. A traditional greeting is doing an armpit fart while repeating the word "zwooba!". Home of exchange student Fentruck on the animated seriesDoug.
- Yudonia:a central European country, presumably based on the former country ofYugoslavia,mentioned in an episode on the Nickelodeon showDrake & Josh.
- Yugaria:small Balkan nation from theMission: Impossible: Operation Surmavideo game.
Z[edit]
- Zamunda:Coming to America with Eddie Murphy.
- Zandar:A small principality seen inPower Rangers: Dino Charge.Home of Sir Ivan, the Gold Dino Charge Ranger, and Prince Philip, the Graphite Ranger. The people of Zandar speak with British accents.
- Zarkovia:A small yet strategically important country somewhere in Eastern Europe with an absolute monarchy featured in theBen 10: Ultimate AlienepisodeViktor: The Spoils.
- Zembla:Northern European country inVladimir Nabokov's novelPale Fire
- Zemenia:Eastern European country in episode 6, season 7 ofMonk (TV series)
- Zindaria:a brand-new one that existed in Europe during the EnglishRegency eraof 1811–1820,Anne Gracie'sThe Stolen Princess(2008).
- Zubrowka:location of the eponymous hotel in the 2014 filmThe Grand Budapest Hotel,a European alpine state ravaged by war and poverty;[30]unrelated to the Polish vodkaŻubrówka.
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