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Thislist of fictional countriesgroupsfictional countriesand imagined nations together, by the region of the world in which they are supposed to be located.
Africa[edit]
- Bahari:North African country fromScorpion
- Beninia:African nation fromStand on Zanzibar
- Bozatta:African nation fromScorpion
- Buranda:African nation fromYes Minister
- Carbombya, Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of:North African country fromTransformers
- Clonka Minkus:African country created by British animatorDavid Firthfor his seriesThe News Hasn't Happened Yet.
- Dahomalia:African nation fromStand on Zanzibar
- Democratic Republic of Dahum:African nation from James Bond novelSolo
- Gafir:A fictional nation situated at the cross roads of thered sea,littered with desert, once under British rule until the year 1950, was created as anApril Fools' Dayjoke asInstagram’s country of the day in 2018.
- Gindra:East African country fromMetal Gear: Ghost Babel
- Kangan:African nation fromAnthills of the Savannah
- Sangala:West African country from24
- Wakanda:Small African nation featured in the Marvel Comics series The Avengers. The nation is ruled by King T'Challa, also known as the superheroBlack Panther.
- SeeFictional African countries.
Americas[edit]
Antarctica[edit]
- Hili-liland:a nation near theSouth Pole,founded byAncient Romans,in the 1899 novelA Strange DiscoverybyCharles Romeyn Dake.It is south ofTsalaland has a more developed civilization. It consists of Hili-li City on Hili-li Island, along with some outlying island colonies.
- Leaphigh, Leaplow, Leapup, Leapdown, Leapover, Leapthrough, Leaplong, Leapshort, Leapround, Leapunder:ten independent kingdoms in the Antarctic archipelago of the Leap Islands, in the 1835 novelThe MonikinsbyJames Fenimore Cooper
- Tsalal:an island in the 1838 novelThe Narrative of Arthur Gordon PymbyEdgar Allan Poeand its 1897 sequelAn Antarctic MysterybyJules Verne.It has atribal societyled by a chief, Too-Wit.
Asia[edit]
Oceania[edit]
- Australasian Confederation:A nation from the HOI4 mod,Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg.
- Australis:A country based onAustraliainStrike Witches.
- BabaKiueria:a country in Australia in the filmBabaKiueria
- Erewhon(anagram ofnowhere): in the novelErewhonbySamuel Butler.
- New Zeiland:A country based onNew ZealandinStrike Witches.
- Wirrawee:In TheTomorrow seriesbyJohn Marsden
- Wumpa Islands:an archipelago southeast of Australia in theCrash Bandicootvideo games series.
Europe[edit]
Island nations[edit]
Antarctic[edit]
- Hili-liland:a nation near theSouth Pole,founded byAncient Romans,in the 1899 novelA Strange DiscoverybyCharles Romeyn Dake.It is south ofTsalaland has a more developed civilization. It consists of Hili-li City on Hili-li Island, along with some outlying island colonies.
- Leaphigh, Leaplow, Leapup, Leapdown, Leapover, Leapthrough, Leaplong, Leapshort, Leapround, Leapunder:ten independent kingdoms in the Antarctic archipelago of the Leap Islands, in the 1835 novelThe MonikinsbyJames Fenimore Cooper
Atlantic[edit]
- Birdwell Island:de factoindependent island community in theClifford the Big Red Dogseries similar in geography and custom to an islands off of the east coast of the United States.
- Fröland:Island in the North Sea in the Dutch TV seriesFröland- country?
- Islandia:self-isolated country inAustin Tappan Wright's novelIslandia
- Sahrani:Atlantic island divided into the northern communist Democratic Republic of Sahrani and the oil-rich democratic monarchy of the Kingdom of South Sahrani in the video gameArmed Assault
Caribbean[edit]
- Barclay Islands(the Barclays): British-dependent Caribbean archipelago off the Bahamas embroiled in conflict between Castro's Cuba and the drug trade inFrederick Forsyth's novelThe Deceiver.
- Booty Island:a pirate island in theCaribbean Seain the gameMonkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge,part of the Tri-Island area (governed by Elaine Marley)
- Cascara:a tiny Caribbean island in the movieWater
- Cayuna:an imaginary Caribbean island modelled on Jamaica in the novels ofJohn Hearne
- Crab Island:poor Caribbean island shaped like acrab,under the domination of Crocodile Island, in thePatrouille des Castorscomics
- Crocodile Island:Caribbean island shaped like acrocodile,with a dictatorial government which seems to be heavily influenced byTahiti,in thePatrouille des Castorscomics
- Guarma:A Caribbean island east of Cuba thatArthur Morgan,Dutch, Javier, Micah, and Bill Gets stranded on in Chapter 5 ofRed Dead Redemption 2
- Jambalaya Island:an ex-pirate island in the Caribbean, turned to a tourist attraction center, inEscape from Monkey Island
- Mêlée Island:apirateisland in theCaribbean Sea,from theMonkey Islandgames, part of the Tri-Island area (governed byElaine Marley)
- Phatt Island:an island in the Caribbean in the gameMonkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
- Plunder Island:a pirate island in the Caribbean in the gameThe Curse of Monkey Island,part of the Tri-Island area (governed by Elaine Marley)
- Porto Santo:a tiny island nation in Latin America visited bySteve Urkelin theFamily Mattersepisode "South of the Border" (Note: Porto Santo is a real island ofMadeiraArchipelago)
- Sacramento:a Caribbean Island fromÉrico Veríssimo's novel,O Senhor Embaixador(The Ambassador), heavily based on Cuba.
- San Lorenzo:a tiny, rocky island nation located in the Caribbean Sea inKurt Vonnegut'sCat's Cradle
- San Marcos(2):Caribbeanisland from an episode ofThe A-Team
- San Monique:Caribbean nation run by a drug lord in theJames BondmovieLive and Let Die
- Santa Costa:Caribbean island dictatorship from the pilot episode ofMission: Impossible.Appears to lie somewhere between Cuba and the Venezuelan coast on a map seen–briefly–at the start of the episode.
- Scabb Island:ananarchicpirate island in the Caribbean in the gameMonkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
- Skull Island(2): a small pirate island in the Caribbean in the gameThe Curse of Monkey Island
- Tropico:island nation in the Caribbean in theTropicocomputer game
Indian Ocean[edit]
- Blefuscu:a land where all the people are tiny from the bookGulliver's TravelsbyJonathan Swift.Enemies ofLilliput
- Genosha:an island nation which was established as a mutant homeland inMarvel Comics
- HouyhnhnmsLand:a land where horses rule. The animalistic human-like creatures in this land are calledYahoos.From the bookGulliver's TravelsbyJonathan Swift.
- Ishkebar:small island nation between India and Thailand fromThe Suite Life of Zack and CodyTV series, episode "Boston Holiday"
- Javasu:an island in the Indian Ocean, the alleged country of "Princess Caraboo"
- Lilliput:a land where all the people are tiny from the bookGulliver's TravelsbyJonathan Swift
- Pala:island utopia inAldous Huxley'sIsland
- Saint Georges Island:an island nation located somewhere in theArabian Sea.It was the centrepoint of the episodeA Victory for Democracyfrom the sitcom,Yes, Prime Minister.
- Skull Island:fromKing Kongmovie(s)
- Taprobane:a country described as "about ninety percent congruent with the island of Ceylon (nowSri Lanka) "fromArthur C. Clarke'sThe Fountains of Paradise
Mediterranean[edit]
- Al Amarja:Mediterranean island state in theOver the Edgeroleplaying game
- Barataria:island kingdom, presumably somewhere in the Mediterranean. The setting for Act II of the operettaThe Gondoliers,byGilbert and Sullivan.
- Mervo:an island principality in the Mediterranean in the novelThe Prince and BettybyP. G. Wodehouse
- Mypos:island nation around the Greek isles, home of Balki fromPerfect Strangers
- Pathos:neighbor of Mypos, part of a different Tri-Island Area inPerfect Strangers
- Skeptos:neighbor of Mypos, part of a different Tri-Island Area inPerfect Strangers
Pacific[edit]
- Baki:homeland of Omio inMadeleine L'Engle's writing, a small Pacific island nation once dominated by British
- Balnibarbi:land containing the metropolis called Lagado from the bookGulliver's TravelsbyJonathan Swift
- Bensalem:utopian island nation located somewhere off the Western coast of the continent of America fromFrancis Bacon'sThe New Atlantis
- Caspak:a huge island country located in the South seas somewhere between South America and Australia fromEdgar Rice Burroughs'The Land That Time Forgotand its sequels
- Eleutheria:an island nation in the SouthwestPacific Oceanfrom the Eleutheria Model Parliament role playing game.
- Glubbdubdrib:an island governed by a tribe of magicians. About one third the size of the Isle of Wight. From the bookGulliver's TravelsbyJonathan Swift.
- Kinakuta(Queenah-Kootah):island state fromNeal Stephenson's novelsCryptonomiconandThe Baroque Cycle
- Luggnagg:an island state about 100 leagues SE from Japan. From the bookGulliver's TravelsbyJonathan Swift.
- Nuku'la Atoll:An archipelago in the South Pacific and former colony of theFrench colonial empirefeatured inSan Sombrèro: A Land of Carnivals, Cocktails and Coups.[1]
- Patusan:an island nation somewhere in theSouth China Seain the movieSurf Ninjasas well as in the filmThe Last Electric Knightand the TV seriesSidekicks.Also mentioned inLord JimbyJoseph Conrad.????
- Taka-Tuka-Land:Astrid Lindgren's book aboutPippi Longstockingmentions a travel to this country in the third book of the series. Pippi's father was a king there in the South Sea.
- Toga Toga Islands:South Pacific island nation featured onThe A-Team
- Vanutu:a tiny South Pacific nation consisting of four atolls from the novelState of FearbyMichael Crichton
Other or uncertain[edit]
- Aquabania:an idyllic island, the supposed home ofThe Aquabats
- Cacklogallinia:a kingdom off the coast of South America, fromA Voyage to Cacklogalliniaby Captain Samuel Brunt
- Cap'D'Far:a small island country from an episode ofScarecrow and Mrs. Kingwhose only export was fish bones
- Dinotopia:a hidden, utopian island fromJames Gurney's illustrated books
- Flyspeck Island:home of Gunk in the comic stripCurtis-- country?
- Huella Islands:islands off the coast of Cayenne, mentioned in theHardy Boysbooks. They are ruled by dictator Juan Posada and their "spy chief" is named Bedoya. The adjective isHuellan.
- Istan:an island state in the online role-playing game,Guild Wars Nightfall
- Lucre Island:a pirate island in the game,Escape from Monkey Island
- Malevelosia:an island kingdom filled with supervillains inJustice Squad
- Mardi archipelago:fromHerman Melville'sMardi and a Voyage Thither
- Mesa de Oro:unstable Latin American island in theThree Young Investigatorsseries. (The name means "golden table" inSpanish.)
- Nollop:island state from the novelElla Minnow PeabyMark Dunn
- San Cristobel:tropical island country inThe Guiding LightTV series, also the name for a separate fictional nation in the TV seriesAutoman
- San Esperito:South American island nation from the video gameJust Cause.Translated in English means "St. espionage".
- Pokoponesia:island nation from the animated version ofThe Tick
Transcontinental[edit]
- Holy Britannian Empire:A country based in North America which controls the whole Americas, Japan, New Zealand, and parts of the Middle East. From the Japanese anime franchiseCode Geass
- Eurasia:from the novelNineteen Eighty-FourbyGeorge Orwell
- Oceania:from the novelNineteen Eighty-FourbyGeorge Orwell
- Holy Russian Empire:A country from the HOI4 mod,The New Order: Last Days of Europe.
- United Americas:A conglomerate of North and Latin America mentioned in theAlienseries.
- Yukon Confederacy:a country in the novelFitzpatrick's WarbyTheodore Judson,which includes North America, Great Britain, and Australia.
Uncertain[edit]
- Agraria:Eastern country in the filmYou Know What Sailors Are
- Altruria:utopian country fromWilliam Dean Howells'A Traveler from Altruria
- Anemia:a country in the filmHot Stuff.Bears the same name as themedical condition.
- Ancapistan:a Libertarian utopia created byanarcho capitalists
- Angria:imaginary country from the poems of theBrontë sisters.
- Arcacia:mythical kingdom in the filmA Royal Family
- Ardistan:from the novelArdistan and DschinnistanbyKarl Friedrich May
- Aslan:fromanimeArea 88.Sometimes also transliteratedAsran.
- Auspasia:the noisiest and most talkative nation in the world; appears inGeorges Duhamel'sLettres d'AuspasieandLa dernier voyage de Candide
- Bahavia:country whereMeena Paroom's father is the ambassador in theDisney Channelseries, "Cory In The House".
- Bahkan:a nation threatened by the Federated Peoples' Republic in theMission: ImpossibleTV episode "Fool's Gold"
- Borginia:a republic from the videogameDino Crisis.It also appears inApollo Justice: Ace AttorneyandAce Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth,in which it is stated as being in northernEurope.
- Bregna:a centralized scientific planned state from the animated seriesAeon Flux
- Bukistan:anIslamiccountry in theCary GrantmovieDream Wife.Later referred to inI dream of Jeannie.
- Calia:fromModesty Blaiseepisode "The Jericho Caper"
- Candover:medieval country in the novelRats and GargoylesbyMary Gentle
- Celama, Kingdom of:mythical land where inhabitants fight for survival as a challenge to their dignity in novelsEl reino de CelamabyLuis Mateo Díez
- Chekia:mythical kingdom in the filmThe Only Thing
- Chernarus:post-soviet Republic from the gameDayZandArmA 2
- Coronia:a kingdom from the filmKing, Queen and Joker
- Danu:setting ofTimothy Mo's 1991 novelThe Redundancy of Courage,based onEast Timor
- Derkaderkastan:from the filmTeam America: World Police
- Dschinnistan (Djinnistan):in the novelArdistan and DschinnistanbyKarl Friedrich May
- Eastern Coalition of Nations:inStar Trek: First Contact,the Eastern Coalition of Nations (ECON) was one of the major powers involved in World War III
- Ecuarico:homeland of an exiled dictator in an episode ofGilligan's Island
- Eretz:home of a visiting prime minister, Salka Palmir, in an episode ofThe Six Million Dollar Man('Eretz' isHebrewfor 'land')
- Far Eastern Republic:a nation from theMission: ImpossibleTV episode "Commandante"
- Federated Peoples' Republic:a nation hostile toward the Kingdom of Bahkan in theMission: ImpossibleTV episode "Fool's Gold". Possibly the same as the Federated People's Republic: from theMission: ImpossibleTV episode "Time Bomb".
- Filemonia:one of the countries resulting of the 1991 collapse ofUSSRas told inMortadelo y Filemón: El 35 Aniversario
- Findas:country sunk under the waves inThe Book of ConquestsbyJim Fitzpatrick
- Forest Kingdom:fromSimon Green'sBlue Moon Rising.Ruled by King John.
- Freiland:fromFreilandby Theodor Hertzka
- Gavel:the republic in the animated pictureGhost in the Shell
- Gnubia:from television seriesMacGyver
- Gondour:an ideal republic imagined byMark Twainin his short storyThe Curious Republic of Gondour.
- Guamania:from the French-Canadian seriesDans une Galaxie près de chez vous
- Guravia:a country where the first robot president was elected in theAstro Boyanimated series
- Gzbfernigambia:a kingdom from the filmSuch a Little Queen
- Herland:in the novelHerlandbyCharlotte Perkins Gilman
- Hetland:a kingdom from the filmSuch a Little Queen
- Hillsdown:duchy inSimon Green'sBlue Moon Rising.Ruled by Duke Alaric.
- Inguanaguay:Fictional country in Disney cartoonThe Replacements.
- Kabulstan:a xenophobic third world military dictatorship in an episode ofMacGyver
- Kafaristan:from William Rose Benét's children's bookThe Flying King of Kurio
- Kajsa (Casha, Kasha):a sultanate, neighbor to Basenji from the sitcomI Dream of Jeannie
- Kamburu:totalitarian desert nation secretly ruled by a fugitive alien, based onIraqorLibya,in the comic book mini-seriesJLA: Destiny
- Kampong:from the novelThe Thirteen-Gun SalutebyPatrick O'Brian
- Kazahrus:an absolute monarchy known for Human Rights violations from the third season ofBlindspot
- Kekistan:based on the word "Kek", a variant of the acronym “LOL”(laugh out loud).
- Klopstockia:from theW. C. FieldsfilmMillion Dollar Legs
- Kreplakistan:Soviet Republic from theAustin Powersfilms, likely based on the realKarakalpak Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic,now the Republic of Karakalpakstan, and "kreplach"– Eastern European Jewish dish consisting of meat-filled dumplings.
- Kumrahn:see Qumran
- Kumor:The diaries of Kumor
- Kurio:fromWilliam Rose Benét's children's bookThe Flying King of Kurio
- Khurland:mythical kingdom in the filmA Royal Family(but seeCourland)
- Lands Beyond:setting inNorton Juster'sThe Phantom Tollbooth
- Libria:a totalitarian state in the movieEquilibrium
- Litzenburg:neutral country in theBorder Zonecomputer game
- Lividia:mythical kingdom in the filmGreater Than a Crown
- Loompaland:a "terrible" country fromRoald Dahl's 1964 children's book,Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.It is inhabited by dwarves calledOompa Loompasand is full of extremely dangerous creatures calledSnozzwangers,Hornswogglers,Vermicious Knids,and wickedWhangdoodles.
- Low countries:fromSimon Green'sBeyond the Blue Moon.Capital city: Haven.
- Lukano:a small independent country facing theMediterranean SeafromTime Crisis 3video game. It neighbors Astigos, a small, peaceful island in the Mediterranean Sea.
- Macaria:utopian country fromA Description of the Famous Kingdom of Macaria(1641), published bySamuel Hartlib,now attributed toGabriel Plattes
- Malicuria:a monarchy run by Emperor Aleister, while Princess Mallory is his daughter, from the episode "April's Fool" of the1987-1996 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtlescartoon TV series. The episode is set on the Malicurianembassyin the United States.[2]
- Mandavia:a kingdom in the filmSpeed King
- Marnsburg:a member of the United Nations hostile to the United States in theMission: ImpossibleTV episode "Imitation"
- Monica:an anarchist state from the animated seriesAeon Flux
- Morevana:a kingdom in which fat is prized in the filmThe Slim Princess
- Moribundia:fromPatrick Hamilton'sImpromptu in Moribundia
- Mortadelonia:one of the countries resulting of the 1991 collapse ofUSSRas told inMortadelo y Filemón: El 35 Aniversario
- Isle of Naboombu:kingdom of anthropomorphic animals in the Disney filmBedknobs and Broomsticks
- New Swissland:Nation southwest ofGreenlandin theCaptain Underpantsseries. Every person born in this country is given a ridiculous name at birth.
- Nivia:from thePhotonTV series
- Nordenija:republic created by British artist Chris Shade
- Norgborg:Small nation located within theArctic Circle,featured inSan Sombrèro: A Land of Carnivals, Cocktails and Coups.[1]
- Nouvelle Atlantide or New Atlantis:a huge, rich, powerful, and very far from peaceful nation inAnatole France'sPenguin Island.Similar to theUnited States.
- Opperland:a fictitious country based on theNetherlandswhere theDutch languageis treated entertainingly,[1]
- Oriosa:Tarrant Hawkin's home country inMichael A. Stackpole's seriesThe Dragon Crown War Cycle.
- Ostnitz:country from theBorder Zonecomputer game
- TheLand of Oz:L. Frank Baum'sOz booksas well as the novel and playWickedand its sequels.
- Perusalem:land ruled byThe Inca of Perusalemin the short satiric play byGeorge Bernard Shaw
- Petoria:from the "E. Peterbus Unum"episode ofFamily Guy
- Pianostan:a country once visited byInspector Gadgetwhere its people remain happy so long as their King remains miserable
- Pomerania:a nation in the filmAnchors Aweigh.It has a navy which accepts non-Pomeranians. Not to be confused with the realPomerania,formerly a region ofPrussia.
- Radiata:Home country in Radiata Stories
- Realia:a republic in theBoiling Pointvideo game
- La Republica de las Bananas (literally, "banana republic"):from the board gameJunta
- Riallaro archipelago:fromGodfrey Sweven'sRiallaro, the Archipelago of Exiles
- Rolisica:country in the filmMothramost likely a disguise of theUnited States.Capital city: New Kirk.
- San Gordio:a kingdom in the filmThe Cowboy Prince
- San Pedro:from theSherlock Holmesstory "The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge"
- Sercia:a republic inTime Crisisvideo game
- Serena Republic:a small country mentioned in theMetal Gear Acid 2video game
- Tanah Masa:fromKarel Čapek'sWar with the Newts
- Taronia:from the filmThirty Day Princess
- Tawaki:from the filmMan of the Moment
- Termina:the country in whichThe Legend of Zelda: Majora's Masktakes place.
- Tirania (also Republic of Tirania):country governed by dictator Bruteztrausen; Spanish secret agentsMortadelo and Filemónhelped depose Bruteztrausen and president Rompetechen was then elected.
- Tontecarlo:a gambler's paradise inSuperlópezcomic-books until Superlópez's tourism visit. Clearly based onMonte Carlo;"Tonte" refers to Spanish wordtonto(=fool).
- Trobokistan:former Soviet satellite nation inTotally Spies!TV series
- Ünderland:a small duchy borderingMichigan,fromThe Venture Bros.animated TV series. Formerly ruled bysupervillainBaron Ünderbheit,now ademocracyunder the presidency ofGirl Hitler.
- Unistat:analogue of the United States in theSchrödinger's Cat trilogyofRobert Anton Wilson
- The United States ofAnatidae:Duckworld equivalent of the United States in the filmHoward the Duck.
- Valaria:a kingdom in the filmThe Colonel of the Red Hussars
- Valeria:Spanish speaking democracy fromMission: Impossibleepisode "Wheels"
- Valeska:a tropical country from theThree StoogesshortSaved by the Belle
- Vambria:an Arctic communist dictatorship on the 1990sDisneyanimated TV seriesTaleSpin
- Vandreka:see Bandrika
- Versovia:dictatorship from Australian children's miniseriesEugenie Sandler P.I.fromABC Kids
- Volsinia:the country with unknown location inFrritt-FlaccbyJules Verne
- Yudonia:a country mentioned in the episode "We're Married" fromDrake & Joshsitcom. Very similar to countries like Russia,Ukraine,Belarus,Latvia,EstoniaandLithuania.
- Zagorias Federation:Mediterranean country, featured inTime Crisis 3video game, which invades Astigos, a small island, a territory of the neighbouring nation of Lukano
- Zanzibar Land:sole nuclear power in theMetal Gearseries of video games
Pun-based names[edit]
- Anvillania:a country where theWarner Brothers and Sisterswere declared royalty inAnimaniacs
- Applesauce Lorraine:a country, stated to be bordered by France andBaja California,fromRocky and Bullwinkle's epic "The Three Moosketeers". It is a parody of the region ofAlsace-Lorraine.
- Backhairistan:fromThe Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Geniusanimated TV series
- Brainania:from the animated seriesPinky and the Brain
- Brutopia:country appearing in severalDonald Duckstories, possibly referring to theSoviet Union
- Contraria:from the series WordGirl is the homeland of Nocan the Contrarian.
- Double Crossia:a country mentioned in theThree StoogesshortYou Nazty Spy
- Elbonia:Eastern European country from the comic stripDilbert
- Jumbostan and Unsteadystan:from the world ofDonald Duck
- Lower Slobbovia:ice-covered wasteland from the comic stripLi'l Abner
- North Elbonia:A Communist neighbour ofElbonia(see above); loosely based onNorth Korea.
- San Glucos:fromThe Simpsonsepisode "Sweets and Sour Marge"
- Yurp:a poor country depicted inI Am Weaselanimated TV series (punon "Europe")
- Zombikistan:possibly Eastern European country mentioned inMadWorldas being the original location of Mad Castle and whose major export is apparently zombies.
References[edit]
- ^abGleisner, T.,Cilauro, S.andSitch, R.(2006)San SombrèroMelbourne:Working Dog Productions
- ^"Episode 29 on ninjaturtles".Mirage Studios.29 December 2009.