List of fictional countries

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.

A[]

Name	Image	Work	Notes
Absurdistan		Numerous	Absurdistan is a term sometimes used to satirically describe a country in which absurdity is the norm. See Absurdistan (disambiguation).
		Tyrant	A Middle Eastern parliamentary republic which is in fact a totalitarian dictatorship struggling to free itself.
Aburĩria, Free Republic of		Wizard of the Crow	An African country ruled by a totalitarian dictator known only as the "Ruler" in the novel by Kenyan author, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o.[1]
Adjikistan		SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 2	Central Asian country, located between Afghanistan and Pakistan and devastated by a civil war. Post-Soviet Republic
Achu, Atchoo, Kingdom of		Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir	A fictional monarchic country where its whereabouts are unknown, but based on the complexion of its inhabitants, it could possibly be in The Middle East/Horn of Africa. Not much of it is known outside of "Princess Fragrance". Its climate is mainly tropical and the only known person of the monarchy is Prince Ali.
Al Quolanudar		What We Do in the Shadows	A kingdom formerly ruled by the vampire Nandor the Relentless. Located in southern Iran where he was born, it was dissolved in 1401, although Nandor did not learn of this fact until 2019, prompting an unsuccessful attempt to become an American citizen.
		Scorpion	A South American nation of Spanish-speaking people engaged in a long term border war.
		A Christmas Prince	A monarchical European nation ruled by the family of the movie's titular character.
		My Pal, the King	A small European kingdom ruled by a child king.
		The Alteration	During the state funeral of the late King Stephen III of England, a brother of the Emperor of Almaigne is mentioned as being in attendance. Almaigne is a unified German nation-state, however, its national boundaries do not match those of the real-life Germany.
Altis and Stratis, Republic of		ARMA 3	A Mediterranean island nation located to the south of Italy and formerly a territory of the British Empire; its geography (and culture) are based on the Greek islands of Lemnos and Agios Efstratios. By the events of the game's timeline in the 2030s, the country has been ravaged by a brutal civil war and is being led by a military junta. Its capital is Pyrgos.
Ambrosia		Billy Liar	A presumably European country over which the protagonist rules in a quasi-military dictatorship.
Americas, Federation of the		Call of Duty: Ghosts	Fascistic superstate comprising Latin America, with militarily-occupied territories in North America stretching from Panama to South Texas and Southern California in the United States.
America, Confederate States of		Numerous	Numerous works of alternate history detail the workings of the Confederacy as an independent nation 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.
America, Pacific States of		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.
America, People's Republic of		East of West	A nation formed by Mao Zedong and his followers fleeing China located in the Western United States. It is a dynastic state operating in name as a single party socialist state.
Amestris		FullMetal Alchemist	Country ruled by a military dictadorship that useds the powers of the Alchemists, in the story the country has many parallels with fascist regimes of Europe.
Anchuria, Republic of		Cabbages and Kings	American writer O. Henry coined "banana republic" to describe the Republic of Anchuria. Central American banana republic.
Anchuria, Republic of		Sunset	A fictional South American republic ruled by a military dictator and in the middle of a civil war.
, Kingdom of		Royal Hearts	A European kingdom. The Kingdom of Angosia and the Kingdom of Meravia were once united as the Kingdom of Ambrosia. The 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 Peshawar Lancers	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	European country, inspired by Soviet Russia.
Republic of Anura		The Janson Directive.	An island country in the Indian Ocean located 402,25 km east of Sri Lanka and former Dutch colony. A language is spoken. An ethnic Muslim minority called Kagama is trying to secede with the Kagama Liberation Front. Inspired by Sri Lanka.
Arendelle, Kingdom of		Frozen (2013 film)	A monarchy in Scandinavia ruled by Queen Elsa, inspired by Norway.
Arstotzka		Papers, Please	A totalitarian, possibly communist nation that faces large-scale immigration at its border after a six-year war with neighboring Kolechia.
Arulco		Jagged Alliance 2	Governed by a Queen, but after a coup is transformed in a police state.
Arvee		Lucky Loser	A small Southeast Asian state bordering Thailand in the 2006 Thai film. 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.[2] 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.[3][4]
		The Abominables	A poorly treated country between Turkey and Iran.
Atlantis		Timaeus, and Critias	A fictional island mentioned within an allegory on the hubris of nations in Plato's works Timaeus and Critias.[5] It represents the antagonist naval power that besieges "Ancient Athens", the pseudo-historic embodiment of Plato's ideal state.[6] 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.[7]
Attica		United States Army	A fictional unstable country in the Middle East used for training exercises by the United States Army.
Attolia		The Thief (Turner novel)	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	A peaceful country in the Southern Hemisphere inhabited by fairy-tale "good guys".
Aurelia		Ace Combat	A country on the southeastern South Osean continent in Strangereal. Despite being a small nation, Aurelia is very wealthy and developed. It contains the Gaiuss Tower, the tallest skyscraper on Earth. Its capital is Griswall.
Auroa Archipelago		Ghost Recon Breakpoint	An arcipelago-based nation, owned by multimillionaire Jake Skell. Taken over by the "Wolves" and "Sentinel PMC".
Azmenistan		The Expendables 3, The Onion Movie	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.[8]
Axphain		Graustark	Neighbor of Graustark in several novels.
Azakstan[9]		Spooks	A fictional country in series 9 episode 3 of the series Spooks. MI5 is forced to work with FSB Officer to track down Aibek, a rogue nationalist from the ex-Soviet state of Azakstan.

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Name	Image	Work	Notes
Babar's Kingdom		Babar the Elephant series	A country, supposedly in Northern Africa, inhabited by intelligent elephants that are usually bipedal and civilized.
Bacteria		The Great Dictator	A satire of Fascist Italy, the country is ruled by 'Il Diggedy' Benzino Napaloni, a satire of Benito Mussolini.
Bahari		Scorpion	A North African country that at one time was occupied by the Third Reich; circa early 2016, they uncovered a prototype "Sun Gun".
Bahavia		Cory In The House	A country from the Disney Channel show Cory In The House.
Bakalakistan		Rucka Rucka Ali	Joke country made by satirist Rucka Rucka Ali.[10]
Baltish		Baltish	Country from a Lithuanian TV show of the same name.
Bandara		Abdullah the Great	Fictional version of King Farouk's Egypt.
Bandiaterra		Geography Now	A 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	A Western European country based on Nazi Germany.
Bangalla/Bengalla		The Phantom	A central African nation (located in Asia in the 1996 film of the same name).
Bangistan		Bangistan	Country featured in the Bollywood film by the same name.
Banoi Archipelago		Dead Island	An 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 .
Baracas		CSI: Miami	Pro-American South American country which supports the torture teams of the U.S. force in the region.
Barama		The Beasts of Clawstone Castle	A beautiful country made rich by oil reserves.
Barou Island		Neo Ranga	Tiny island kingdom near Indonesia in the 1998 comic anime, protected by an enormous statue of its god.
Bartovia		The Simpsons	Appearing in "The Italian Bob", Bartovia is 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	A Middle Eastern country of which Jeannie's great-uncle Suleiman was Maharaja until his abdication. It is the sworn enemy of the bordering country Qasha.
Bashkortostan		Largo Winch 2	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	Middle Eastern country where 8 members of the Melchester Rovers were killed by terrorists.
Bekkastan		Relic Hunter	Central Asian country that resemble Afghanistan.
Belavia (Велавия)		The Prince and Me 3: A Royal Honeymoon	Denmark's dependent Slavic country somewhere in the Balkans or Eastern Europe.
Belgravia		NCIS	European country with a monarchy. The episode "Defiance" involves the Defence Minister and his daughter.
Belka		Ace Combat	A country on the northeastern Osean continent in Strangereal. Known for its advanced technology, it was a federation at the time of the Belkan War, but was reduced to a principality following the Belkan War. Many Belkans seek vengeance against other world powers for fighting them in the Belkan War; this vengeance is usually done by pitting world powers against each other. Its capital is Dinsmark.
Beninia		Stand on Zanzibar	African nation that aspires to become a first world country.
Bernai Island		Watch Dogs	A 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. Is designated as a constitutional monarchy and has imposed trade sanctions to North Korea.
Berzerkistan		Doonesbury	Located between Iran and Russia.[11] Its capital is either called Bmzklfrpz City[11] or Trff City.[12]
Besźel		The City & the City	City state in Eastern Europe, occupying the same geographical space as the rival city of Ul Qoma
Ben Fero Republic			City state on a fictional island, controlled by a religious cult
Bialya		DC Comics	A Persian Gulf country in the DC Comics Universe.
Blefuscu		Gulliver's Travels	A land where all the people are tiny from the book by Jonathan Swift.
Bolumbia		The Shadow of a Titan	A South American dictatorship, from Felix Wedgwood's novel.[13]
Boñigolandia		Mort & Phil	African country that aims to enter a nationally sponsored team into the Formula One World Championship.
Borduria		The Adventures of Tintin	A totalitarian state from the comics series, located in the Balkans.
Borostyria		Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar	A Balkan principality modeled on Montenegro.[14]
Borginia		Ace Attorney	A Northern European 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.
Bowser's Kingdom		Super Mario	An absolute monarchy ruled by Bowser, King of the Koopas.
Bozatta		Scorpion	A nation in Sub-Saharan Africa, where poachers are a threat to wildlife conservation.
Braganza, Dominion of		The Peshawar Lancers	A shadowy post-Fall nation based around Rio de Janeiro ruled by a caudillo of the month.
		Sliders	In the episode Prince of Wails, set 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		Gulliver's Travels	A land occupied by giants from the book by Jonathan Swift.
Brungaria		Tom Swift, Jr.	An Eastern European dictatorship similar to the Soviet Union, in the Tom Swift, Jr. series.
Bruzundanga		Os Bruzundangas	An ignorant, corrupt and impoverished country satirizing Brazil.
Buchistan		I Dream of Jeannie	A Middle Eastern country where Jeannie lived before she became trapped in her bottle for 2,000 years.
Bufferia		Marionettes	Eastern European anti-Bolshevik monarchy from the 1933 Soviet comedy.
Bultan		Designated Survivor	A Southeast Asian country with a harsh legal system governed by a Prime Minister.
Buenaventura		Air America	A small Latin American nation which served as the setting for the TV series.
Buranda		Yes Minister	A developing African country, formerly known as British Equatorial Africa.

C[]

Name	Image	Work	Notes
Cagliostro		The Castle of Cagliostro	A tiny, mountainous European duchy in the Lupin III film.
Calbia		The King Maker	A tiny Balkan republic in the Doc Savage adventure.
Caledonia[15]		Scandal	A European monarchy featured in the season 5 premiere episode which bears strong similarities to the United Kingdom.
Cambrai		Guiding Light	War torn European country on the long-running U.S. soap opera.
Carbombya, Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of		Transformers	An 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.
Carjackistan		Tank McNamara	Backward country in the sports-themed comic strip.
Carovia		Trouble for Two	A country in Europe.
Carpania		The Great Race	Setting for the great pie fight and the film's spoof of Prisoner of Zenda.
Carpathia		The Sleeping Prince	Balkan kingdom in the play by Terence Rattigan and the subsequent film The Prince and the Showgirl.
Carphatian Republic		Tom Clancy's Net Force : The Great Race	A 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	Corporocratic country, located in South-East Australia. Border the countries of OmniStat and Sabaeus.
Central Usea, Federation of		Ace Combat	A large country located on the Usean continent in Strangereal. Despite apparently being a major country, the location and capital of Central Usea is never shown, though the Skully Islands are part of it. It was the first country depicted in the Ace Combat series, being the setting of Air Combat.
Chernarus		Arma 2 and DayZ	A former Soviet republic in Eastern Europe. Located on the coast of the fictional Green Sea, Chernarus shares its northern border with the Russian Federation. 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	A 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.
Chula, Republic of		Mort & Phil	Parody of Chile. South American country ruled by dictator Antofagasto Panocho (a parody of Augusto Pinochet), whom Mort and Phil are sent to kill.
Cobra Island		G.I. Joe	The 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.
Congaree Socialist Republic		Southern Victory	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).
Country of the Blind		"The Country of the Blind"	A country where all the population are blind, situated in a hidden valley near Ecuador, from a short story by H. G. Wells.
Coalition States		Rifts	A fascist empire founded upon the post-apocalyptic ruins of the American Midwest.[16]
Concordia		Romanoff and Juliet	Unstable European country, where every day is Independence Day. Is considered a joke by the United Nations.
Cobrastan		Papers, Please	Cobrastan is a fake country likely made up by Jorji Costava, in his fake passport, presented on day 4. According to the passport, Cobrastan has at least one city, Bestburg, which Jorji also likely made up.
Cordinia		A Royal Christmas	A 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).
Corona		Tangled	Small European kingdom with German and Polish influences.
Cortina, Republic of		United States Army	An unstable U.S. ally located on the Island of Aragon, used for training exercises by the United States Army.
Corto Maltese		DC Comics	A 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.
Socialist Democratic Republic of Corteguay		Tom Clancy's Net Force: The Ultimate Escape	A South American country located in an island in the Pacific Ocean. Totalitarian state. Capital city is named "Adello". Obtained independence in 2005.
Cortuguay		The Adventurers	Civil war ravaged Latin American country, based on the Harold Robbins novel of the same name.
Costaguana		Nostromo	South American country under a dictatorship. Based on pre-Castro Cuba.
Costa Luna		Princess Protection Program	A small island kingdom where Rosie Gonzales comes from.
Costa Gravas		Chuck	A Latin American Communist country that eventually became democratic after an unsuccessful coup d'état. Its name is a reference to film director Costa-Gavras.
Crashbania		The Bad Barons of Crashbania and other books by Norman Hunter
Czervenia		America's Army 3	Eastern European country, in war with the United States. The language is based on Spanish, Slovenian and Czech.[17]

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G[]

Name	Image	Work	Notes
Gafir		Instagram	A fictional nation situated at the cross roads of the Red Sea, littered with desert, once under British rule until the year 1950, was created as an April Fools' Day joke as Instagram's country of the day in 2018.
Garnia, Republic of		Black Jack	A small Eastern European republic, been through 25 years of civil war. A known city is San Mérida.
Genosha		Marvel Comics	An 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.
Gérolstein		La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein	18th-century German principality in the opéra bouffe.
Gilead, Republic of		The Handmaid's Tale	A theocratic country occupying the territory of the former United States in the novel by Margaret Atwood and its associated adaptations.
Gindra		Metal Gear: Ghost Babel	A war-torn country in East Africa. Is mentioned to be landlocked and a former French colony.
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.[21]
Glubbdubdrib		Gulliver's Travels	A 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.
Gondal			An imaginary world created by Emily Brontë and Anne Brontë.
Gondor		"The Lord of the Rings"	The greatest realm of Men, kingdom in the west of Middle-earth during the Third age.
Gondour		"The Curious Republic of Gondour"	An ideal republic imagined by Mark Twain in his short story.
Grinlandia		Novels by Alexander Grin	The name of the country is never mentioned by the author himself, and the name Grinlandia was suggested in 1934 by literary critic Korneliy Zelinsky.
Guilder		The Princess Bride	"The sworn enemy of Florin".
Grand Fenwick		The Mouse That Roared	A duchy in The Mouse That Roared (1955) and sequels by Leonard Wibberley.
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) or The Man in the High Castle (including the Pacific States of America and Western South America).
Graustark		Various Works	Eastern European country in several novels by George Barr McCutcheon.
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 Portughese.
Graznavia		This War of Mine	An 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.
Grenyarnia		30 Rock	"A country only known by the richest people on earth," from NBC's 30 Rock.
Groland		Canal+	Country featured in various humorous programs on French television channel Canal+.

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Name	Image	Work	Notes
Halla		Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne	A kingdom from the 1969 Satyajit Ray film.
Hallownest		Hollow Knight	A ruined, subterranean kingdom populated by intelligent insects in the 2017 video game Hollow Knight.
Hav		Last Letters from Hav	An independent country in the Eastern Mediterranean, described in an epistolary novel by Jan Morris.
Hidalgo		Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze	South American country, not to be confused with a similarly named state of Mexico.
Holy Alliance		The Two Georges	A dynastic union between France and Spain whose overseas empire includes most of Latin America (territories named are Nueva España and New Granada). The Holy Alliance is one of the British Empire's greatest rivals.
Holy Britannian Empire		Code Geass	A 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.
Horizon Islands		ARMA 3	A 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.

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K[]

Name	Image	Work	Notes
Kadir		Jewel of the Nile	A North African country, ruled by a dictator dealing with an insurgency. Based on Libya.
Kahndaq		DC Comics	An ancient Middle-Eastern country in located on the Sinai Peninsula, between Egypt, Israel and Jordan.
Kallipolis		Republic
Kamaria		Australian Army	A 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	A Middle Eastern Islamic republic reminiscent of Iran.
Kangan		Anthills of the Savannah	A West African country ruled by the dictator Sam in the novel by Chinua Achebe.
Karistan		Legend of the white horse	Central European country, based on Poland.
Karzhegistan		ARMA 2: Operation Arrowhead	Central Asian country.
Kasnia		DC Comics	War-torn Eastern European monarchy.
Kastovia		Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)	A 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.
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.
Kazirstan		Beyond Two Souls	Country with a rift with its neighbour.
		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.
		Scandal	A 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.
Kenyopia		Totally Spies!	African country,
Kekistan		Meme culture	A country that acts as a refuge for internet trolls, shitposters, and other types of people that according to them are "opressed" by political correctness and normie culture. According to internet users is led by President Big Man Tyrone.
		Big Time Rush	The 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	An Arabic emirate from the comic.
Khura'in		Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Spirit of Justice	An absolute monarchy located on the western edge of the Far East.
Kijuju		Resident Evil 5	Central African country, devastated by an epidemic.
Kinakuta		Cryptonomicon	An island state from Neal Stephenson's novels.
Kingdom of Wisdom		The Phantom Tollbooth	From the children's fantasy book by Norton Juster.
Kingdom of Loathing		Kingdom of Loathing	A small island nation ruled by King Ralph XI. Most of the game takes place here.
		Million Dollar Legs	A small bankrupt country which enters the 1932 Olympic Games to earn funds for its treasury.
Kolechia		Papers, Please	Kolechia is a 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			Eastern European country which act as the game's setting.
		Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery	A breakaway former Soviet republic from which Dr. Evil steals a nuclear warhead.
Krakozhia		The Terminal	A 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		US Army	Enemy state standing in for Soviet Union. After the Cold War, it was replaced by the breakaways republics like Donovia, Gorgas, Minaria, Atropia and Ariana.
Krastava		The Mourner	Small Central European country, located between Czechoslovakia and Poland.
Krpshtskani		Science Fair	A very poor country ruled by Grdankl the strong about the size of Luxembourg with only one car.
Kulagong		Paper Tiger	South East Asian country dealing with an insurgency and inspired by Malaysia.
		Yes, Prime Minister	A 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.
		Good Omens	An 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.
Kumsa		Far Cry 4	Country that border the west of Kyrat, which can be seen in some maps.
		Designated Survivor	An 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.
		The West Wing	An African nation mentioned in several episodes of The West Wing.
		Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders	A 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	An 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.
Kyria		The Vagabond	North African kingdom shown in the South Korean TV serie.
Kumar		Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2	Middle Eastern wartorn country between Syria and Lebanon.

L[]

Name	Image	Work	Notes
Latveria		Marvel Comics	An isolated European kingdom ruled by the tyrannical Doctor Doom.
Lasria		Dark Sector	Eastern European country and Soviet Union's satellite country.
Lovitzna		Biggles Goes to War	A presumably Slavic monarchy situated in Europe. In the book Biggles Goes to War, Biggles aids a neighbouring country, Maltovia, against Lovitzna in a war.
Laurania		Savrola	A European country located on the Mediterranean torn by civil strife.
Leasath		Ace Combat	A country on the northeastern South Osean continent in Strangereal. A small but militarized state, Leasath's government became a fascistic dictatorship after a destructive civil war in the 2010s. Its capital is Alendal.
Leutonia		SCTV	Homeland of The Shmenge Brothers, Yosh and Stan, played respectively by John Candy and Eugene Levy.
Lichtenburg		Saved by the Bell	Season 3 episode "Palm Springs Weekend." An Eastern European monarchy.
Lichtenburg		The Son of Monte Cristo	An Eastern European kingdom ruled by General Gurko Lanen.
Lichtenslava		The Simpsons comics	An Eastern European country. Governed by Generalissimo Monsanto.
Lilliput		Gulliver's Travels	A land where all the people are tiny from the book by Jonathan Swift.
Liechtenhaus		Piccolo grande amore	Small Western European principality.
Livonia		ARMA 3: Contact	A Polish-speaking country that is a member of NATO and borders four other countries, Poland, Russia through Kaliningrad, Lithuania, and Belarus.[22][23]
Limberwisk		Geography Now!	An 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.
Loompa Land		Charlie and the Chocolate Factory	A Jungle Nation home to the Oompa Loompas, A human-like species that highly worship Cocoa Beans in the book by Roald Dahl.
Luftnarp		Welcome to Night Vale	An alpine country where the people are all somewhat disfigured and speak in guttural rattles.
Luxenstein		Bratz	It is another fictional country located in Europe in the series.
		The Pink Panther	A 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.
Lower Slobbovia		Li'l Abner	An occasional exotic setting for the classic hillbilly comic strip by Al Capp.
Lyonesse		The Stolen Lake	South American country, neighbour to New Cumbria.
Lyrobia		Totally Spies!	African country.
Leirkrakeegovnia		Brooklyn Nine-Nine

M[]

Name	Image	Work	Notes
Madripoor		Marvel Comics	An island nation located in Southeast Asia.
Mahishmathi / Magzhmathi		Baahubali (franchise)	A fictional country in ancient India
Malagawi		The Professional (1981 film)	An African dictatorship, led by Colonel Njala.
Maldonia		The Princess and the Frog	A fictional country named mixed with Maldives and Macedonia.
Malicuria		Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	A monarchy run by Emperor Aleister from the episode "April's Fool" of 1987 animated TV series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.[24]
Maltovia		Biggles Goes to War	A 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.
Islamic Republic of Mansur		The Jason Directive	Breakaway state seceded from Yemen after a revolution led by a Shia mullah. Recognised by the United Nations. Is a poor country composed by parts of the Rub Al-Khali desert.
Marina Venetta		The Man from Acapulco	Republic from the French movie Le Magnifique (The Man from Acapulco).
Marivella Islands		Tales of the Gold Monkey	A 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	An independent Alpine nation in DC Comics, ruled by the superhero Geo-Force.
Marley		Attack on Titan	A 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.
Marshovia		The Merry Widow	Kingdom in Eastern Europe.
Maru, Kingdom of		Elena of Avalor	A country where Avalor City is located.
Matobo		The Interpreter	A state in the sub-Saharan region of Africa.
Maurania		Hercule Poirot's The Kings of Club	Country where Prince Paul of Maurania came from.
Medici		Just Cause 3	An 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.
		"Some Assembly Required"	The country where Mrs. Bubkes is from and Candance didn't realize is a place.
Mendorra		One Life to Live	A European monarchy on the long-running U.S. soap opera.
Merania, Kingdom of		Royal Hearts	The European Kingdom of Merania was once part of the Kingdom of Abrosia. The 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.
Meropis		Philippica	A parody of Atlantis created by Theopompus of Chios.
Meruza		Aconcagua	Andean mountainous country, from the Japanese videogame. Under a military dictatorship.
Metrofulus		Cicak Man	A cold city-state in the Cicak-Man movies.
		"Fictional country"
Molvanîa		Molvanîa: A Land Untouched by Modern Dentistry	Former Post-Soviet Republic from a parody guide
Moldavia		Dynasty	A 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.
Momchilgrad Republic			Fictional microstate on the territory of Bulgaria, created after the Sixth World War.
Mombaka		Red Scorpion	An African Marxist country, in the middle of a civil war, which involves Soviet, Cuban and Czechoslovakian soldiers. Based on Mozambique and Angola.
Monroe Republic		Revolution	Republic in the northern United States, from the TV show Revolution.
Montequinto		Fast and Furious 9	Central American country, which features tropical rainforest and instability.
Moronika		You Nazty Spy!	Country used in this, and a few subsequent The Three Stooges shorts, to satirize the Nazis and the Third Reich.
Mundania		The Beasts of Clawstone Castle	An Alpine country ruled by a neighbouring country.
Mypos		Perfect Strangers	Country that Balki Bartokomous came from.
Mikene Empire		Great Mazinger
Meeskatania		Some Assembly Required	Country that Mrs. Bubkes came from, At war with its neighbor Zeeskatania

N[]

Name	Image	Work	Notes
Nairomi		Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice	African country appearing in the DC Extended Universe.
		Casino Royale	African nation with an embassy in Madagascar. Presumably a former French colony, given bilingual signage seen in the embassy.
		Designated Survivor	A 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.
		East of West	A 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.
		The Man in the High Castle	The contiguous United States east of the Mississippi River headed by a Nazi puppet government. In the television series, however, the Nazi-occupied section of the US is depicted as a mere province of the Reich, not a puppet state, and includes parts of Canada (which remained a free, neutral, and democratic nation in the book).
		Match Game	"Sleazy" country from the TV game show.
Nevoruss		Breath of the Past, Russ we hadn't known about	A powerful state in the north of Russia and America created by Russian writer Grigoriy Demidovtsev.
New California Republic		Fallout, Fallout 2, and Fallout: New Vegas	A republic located in what was once the 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.
		The Stolen Lake	South American country ruled by Queen Ginevra, visited by Dido Twite on her return from Nantucket.
New England, Republic of		The Alteration	In 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 Germany		Doctor Who	Mentioned by Pete Tyler in Rise of the Cybermen.
New German Republic		Rifts	A technologically advanced Post-apocalyptic society encompassing Central Europe that is governed by the Triax megacorporation in the Rifts role-playing game.[25]
New Orleans, The Kingdom of		East of West	An 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.
Republic of New Macedonia		Elementary	The Republic of Macedonia agree to a name change in order to access the European Union and the Eurozone. In real life FYROM did change its name in 2019 but the name was North Macedonia.
New Rearendia		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.
New Spain, Republic of		Sliders	The 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.
		Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls	Small Central African State, the setting of the movie.
			Country with hidden entrance from Salerno, existing 432 BC and abandoned in 98 BC
Ninjago		Ninjago: Masters Of Spinjitzu	A 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.
		Operation Flashpoint: Resistance	An 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.
Nordennavic		Ace Combat	A country on the northwestern coast of the Anean continent in Strangereal. A kingdom with a cold climate, it has maintained a policy of diplomatic neutrality for centuries. However, it is still capable of sending its air force to assist its allies and pacify threats to its neutrality.
Norland		Danger! and Other Stories	A 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".
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	A small absolute monarchy in Europe.
		San Sombrèro	Small nation located within the Arctic Circle, featured in a parody travel guidebook.
		Scorpion	A Central American country suffering from sanctions.
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.
Nuevo Rico		The Adventures of Tintin	A South American nation within the classic Belgian comic series, adjacent to the also-fictional country of San Theodoros.
		San Sombrèro	An archipelago in the South Pacific and former colony of the French colonial empire featured in a parody travel guidebook.
Numbani		Overwatch	West African city state, which border with Nigeria.

O[]

Name	Image	Work	Notes
Obristan		Papers, Please	A 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	[26] [26]	Nineteen Eighty-Four	A 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.[27]
Octavia, the Empire of		The Onion	A 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.
OmniStat		Mirror's Edge Catalyst	Communist country in South-East Australia. Border the countries of Sabaeus and Cascadia.
		HomeScapes	A country briefly mentioned in the videogame HomeScapes. It was said to be near the New Hebrides, hence the name.
Orsinia		Orsinian Tales, Malafrena	A Central European country similar to Czechoslovakia or Hungary, the focus of Ursula K. Le Guin's Orsinian Tales and the novel Malafrena.
Osean Federation		Ace Combat	A large country encompassing most of the western half of the Osean continent in Strangereal. A global superpower, it had expansionist ideologies until the 21st century, when it shifted to a more peaceful defense-based approach. It has one of the largest and strongest militaries in the world. Its capital is Oured.
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.
Outer Heaven		Metal Gear	A 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	An absolute monarchy divided into four quadrants, Munchkin Country, Winkie Country, Gillikin Country, and Quadling Country.

P[]

Name	Image	Work	Notes
Palombia		Spirou et Fantasio	Home of the Marsupilami.
Panau		Just Cause 2	An 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.[28][29] 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	A South American country and location of events.
Patch Amberdash		Geography Now!	A 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	An 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.
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).
		"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	A 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	An impoverished country under a tyrannical dictatorship in the 2021 video game Road 96.[30] 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".[31] 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.[32]
Phaic Tăn		Phaic Tăn: Sunstroke on a Shoestring	Indochinese country from a parody travel guidebook.
Pineland		US Army	An US ally located in the continent of Atlantica. Its currency is the don. Created for military exercises.
Piresia		Opinion poll	Fictional nation invented by Tárki, a Hungarian social science research institute, to establish baseline xenophobia in their poll.
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	A country situated roughly in the south of France in the books of James Branch Cabell.
Pokolistan		DC Comics	A former Soviet Republic in the DC Comics universe formerly ruled by General Zod.
Pokrovia		Kiki Strike series	A central European monarchy in the books of Kirsten Miller.
Polrugaria		"The Tragic Life of a Polrugarian Minister"	Archetypal Communist-ruled country, "heavily modelled on Poland"[33] in Isaac Deutscher's 1952 essay "The Tragic Life of a Polrugarian Minister".
Pomegranate, Republic of			Pro-Soviet country, invaded by the United States in the 1981 Soviet film.
Potarneyland, Republic of		The Navy Lark	A 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	From Jay Ward's animated TV series. An imaginary nation parodying the USSR.
Poyais		A financial fraud committed by Gregor MacGregor	A 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.[34][35] Poyais consisted of roughly a trangle with corners at Cape Gracias a Dios, Cape Camarón and the Black River's headwaters.[36] Its capital city was the (fictitious) seaside town of St Joseph which MacGregor claimed to have 20,000 people living in it.[37][38][39] 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 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.[40] MacGregor claimed that the land was extremely fertile,[41] there was plenty of fish and animals to eat[42] and that large amounts of gold were found in the rivers[43] although none of these were true.[44] MacGregor sold lots of land to settlers [45] and had them exchange their British pounds for (fraudulent) Poyais dollars.[46] Some 250 people took up the offer and sailed to Poyais in 1821 and 1822, finding that it was not was claimed with some getting sick and dying of malaria with only fewer than 50 returning back to Britain.[47] MacGregor was tried for fraud after he tried the Poyais scam in France.[48][49]
Pullamawang		Micro Nation	An island micronation that "forgot to mail in their paperwork" at the Federation of Australia and remained a separate country.[50]

Q[]

Name	Image	Work	Notes
		I Dream of Jeannie	A 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.
		Princess Diaries	A Middle Eastern country ruled by His Highness General Sheik Mohammed bin Zayed Faisal.
			A country in middle of the sahara between Libya, Chad and Nigeria. A big part of its infrastructure is underground. This country was created as an April's fool's day joke in 2020.
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	A Middle Eastern state from the television series.
Qumran ()		Yes Minister	An Arabic oil sheikhdom.
		DC Comics	An Persian Gulf country in the DC Comics Universe, often used when DC needs a terrorist state.

R[]

S[]

Name	Image	Work	Notes
Sabaeus		Mirror's Edge Catalyst	A theocratic and hermetic country, located in South-East Australia. Borders the countries of Cascadia and OmniStat.
St. George's Island		Yes, Prime Minister	An island nation located somewhere in the Arabian Sea. It was the centrepoint of the episode "A Victory for Democracy".
, Kingdom of		ARMA: Armed Assault	An 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, monarchy 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.
Saint Marie		Death in Paradise	Caribbean island on which the series is set.
Samavia		The Lost Prince	Eastern European kingdom in Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel.
San Blas, Republic of		The Outer Limits	A 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 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.[51][52]
San Esperito		Just Cause	An island country ruled by the dictator Salvador Mendoza.
Sangala		24	A 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.
San Glucos		The Simpsons	South American country.
San Lorenzo		Cat's Cradle	A tiny rocky island nation located in the Caribbean Sea in the Kurt Vonnegut novel.
San Lorenzo		Hey Arnold!	A country in Central America where the protagonist was born and his parents went missing.
San Lorenzo		Leverage	A small European nation featured in the third season of the TV series
		DC Comics	A small Central American country. King Faraday saved its President Ortega the night before his potential reelection and got mistaken for the assassin.[53]
San Marcos		Bananas, Archer Vice, Don Quixote, U.S.A. (1966)	A Latin American banana republic.
San Miguel, 15th Federated Republic of		Gomer Pyle, USMC	A 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	A Caribbean country led by drug lord and Bond villain Dr Kananga.
San Salvacion		Ace Combat	A small country on the northwestern Usean continent in Strangereal. A neutral country, it was occupied by the Eruseans during the Continental War and the Lighthouse War. Its capital is the city of San Salvacion; whether this means it is actually a city-state is unknown.
San Salvador		Ryhmy ja Romppainen	A 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.[54]
San Serriffe		The Guardian	Island nation created for April Fools' Day, 1977.
San Sombrèro		San Sombrèro	A Central American country from a parody travel guidebook.
San Theodoros		The Adventures of Tintin	A South American nation featured in several of The Adventures of Tintin stories, home of General Alcazar.
San Pasquale		Commander-in-Chief	A 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.
Santa Prisca		DC Comics	A Caribbean nation in the DC Universe, home to Batman villain Bane.
		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	A Portuguese-speaking South American country.
Sakhovia		Final Score	Breakaway state located in North Caucasus, Russia. Tried to become independent with a war in 1999.
		Godzilla vs. Biollante	A 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.
		Scorpion	A neighbor county of Belarus that shares Cold War-era infrastructure.
		Winback	The country 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.
Sarkhan		The Ugly American	A small, peaceful kingdom in Southeast Asia, from the 1965 novel by William Lederer and Eugene Burdick.
Sauville		Gosick	A 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.
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.
Selatapura		Ace Combat	A city-state on the southwestern Usean continent in Strangereal. It was formerly part of Erusea, but seceded after the Continental War. The International Space Elevator was constructed off the coast of Selatapura.
		Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster	A mountainous country situated in the Himalayas, ruled by a monarchy and bearing 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.
		Gosick	Ancient kingdom, mentioned in Episode 8 of the series.
		Battlefield: Bad Company, Mirror's Edge	A 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.
Shangri-La		Lost Horizon	A mystical, harmonious valley, enclosed in the western end of the Himalaya in James Hilton's 1933 novel.
		Sugar Pine 7	Eastern European country, home country of Alfredo.
Sierra Gordo		G.I. Joe	A South American country often used as a satire of banana republics in the comic book series published by Marvel Comics.
Slaka		Rates of Exchange, Why Come to Slaka?	A Balkan communist country in Malcolm Bradbury's Rates of Exchange and its sequel, Why Come to Slaka?.
Slovetzia		The Beautician and the Beast	Small Eastern European country, bordered by Hungary, Romania, and Ukraine.
Sodor		Thomas the Tank Engine	Between England and the Isle of Man, the setting for the Reverend Awdry's Thomas the Tank Engine railway network managed by "The Fat Controller".
Solís		Just Cause 4	A South American island country, governed by the dictator Oscar Espinoza. Devastated by a war between the insurgent Army of Chaos and the Black Hand PMC, which serves as the country's armed forces.
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.
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.
Soviet Unterzoegersdorf			The "last existing appendage republic of the USSR", a country created by monochrom for theatre performances and computer games.
The 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.
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.
Sovonthak		Geography Now!	A 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.
Spensonia		Thomas Spence works	An island between "Utopia and Oceana", where English mariners form a communal society in Thomas Spence's 18th century writings.
Spotland		Spotters	a Monarch country which lived by dalmatian dogs
		The Courier's Tragedy	A 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.
		Royal Flash	A Duchy in the 1970 The Flashman Papers novel Royal Flash.
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.
Sunda		State of Siege	In Eric Ambler's novel State of Siege, is similar to Indonesia but much smaller, confined to a single island.
Svenborgia		30 Rock	A country known only to rich people. Jack Donaghy assumes Jerry Seinfeld had traveled there in the SeinfeldVision episode.[55]
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.

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Name	Image	Work	Notes
Takistan		ARMA 2: Operation Arrowhead	A 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.[56]
Tajinkistan		Lol:-)	Central Asian country, shown in the Canadian TV show Lol:-).
Tanquir		Guiding Light, Another World	Mediterranean kingdom on the long-running U.S. soap operas.
		Thirty-Day Princess	Ruritanian country.
Tazbekistan[57]		Ambassadors	Central Asian republic, setting for the 2013 BBC TV comedy series Ambassadors.
Tazbekstan[58]		Spooks	A 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.
Taured		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.
		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.
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.
Tescara		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.
The Great Fusion		The Great Fusion	An English-speaking country formed in 2015 by the union of countries with huge public debts, and which by 2022, comprise 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.
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.
Thulahn		The Business	An 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.
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.
		The In-Laws	Central American island country from the 1979 film
Tirania, Republic of		Mort & Phil, La gran aventura de Mortadelo y Filemón	A country governed by dictator Bruteztrausen; Spanish secret agents Mortadelo and Filemón helped depose Bruteztrausen and president Rompetechen was then elected.[59] Another version of this country appears in the film La gran aventura de Mortadelo y Filemón.
Trans-Carpathia		G.I. Joe	Eastern European Cobra stronghold; location of many stories from the G.I. Joe comic book line.
Tomainia		The Great Dictator	The setting of Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator, lampooning Nazi Germany. It is headed by Adenoid Hynkel, a parody of Adolf Hitler.
Transia		Marvel Comics	European country on the Earth of the Marvel Universe.
Tropico		Tropico	A 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.
		Don't Ask	Eastern European country mentioned in the novel by Donald E. Westlake.
		Liv and Maddie	A very cold country where Diggie Smalls goes to be a foreign exchange student.
		War, Inc.	A 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.[60] 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.
		San Sombrèro	An Asian country and former member of the Soviet Union featured in a parody travel guidebook.

U[]

Name	Image	Work	Notes
Ul Qoma		The City & the City	City-state in Eastern Europe, occupying the same geographical space as the rival city of Besźel.
Ugigistan		War Inc.
Umbutu, National Republic of (Republique Nationale d'Umbutu)		Independence Day: Resurgence	A 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.
The Union of The United States of America		East of West	An alternate version of The Union, formally established in 1910. Rife with civil unrest due to corruption. Its capital is Washington D.C.
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 Eurasian State		Made in China napoletano	A nation created after the People's Republic of China annexes Russia, the European Union and a part of another Asian country because of an economic recession in 2022. It forbid, at least to Italy, to produce its own goods and to import them from China.
United Islamic Republic		Executive Orders	A nation created by the conquest of Iraq by Iran in the Tom Clancy novel.
United Kingdom, the		V for Vendetta	A dystopian United Kingdom ruled by a fascist dictatorship called the Norsefire Party.
United States of America		Fallout	An alternative United States that collapsed prior to a nuclear war. Later reforming into "The Enclave"
United States of Romulus, the Republic of		Star Trek	A secessionist state formed after the alternate ; its subjugation by the Trekkie Nation resulted in the establishment of a caretaker government. Primarily comprising USA, its capital is Remus.
Uqbar		"Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius"	A 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	An 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	An Eastern European country, and a former member of the USSR.
USEA Federation		Ace Combat Infinity	A large country encompassing much of Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East. It was formed by the terrorist organization "Sons of Troia" in 2019 as a response to the United Nations' supposed mishandling of the Ulysses Disaster.
Ustinkistan		The Fairly OddParents	The home country of Vlad and Gladys, Timmy's maternal grandparents. The economy of the country is based on turnips.
Ustio		Ace Combat	A country on the northeastern Osean continent in Strangereal. Once a territory of Belka, Ustio was allowed to secede during an economic crisis in Belka. When the crisis did not subside and resource deposits were discovered in Ustio, Belka invaded, occupying almost the entire country; Belkan forces were eventually pushed out during the Belkan War. Ustio is known to supplement its regular military forces with mercenaries. Its capital is Directus.
Utopia		Utopia	Thomas More's island located in the New World. Usually described as a beautiful place where nothing can go wrong.
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.

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W[]

Name	Image	Work	Notes
Wadiya		The Dictator	Country in the movie The Dictator located in the Horn of Africa (in the area of Eritrea).
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.
West Angola		Scandal	A 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 Hun Chiu		Designated Survivor	A 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 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.
Wongnaileum		The Bodyguard 2	South East Asian country, the setting of the Thai comedy.
The World State		Brave New World	An all-encompassing state that governs Earth in a dystopian fashion. The Motto of the nation is "Community, Identity, Stability".
Wredpryd		Civilization	European country.

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Z[]

See also[]

• List of fictional countries by region

References[]